Songs of Sion Set for the ioy of gods deere ones, vvho sitt here by the brookes of this vvorlds Babel, & vveepe vvhen they thinke on Hierusalem vvhich is on highe. By W.L.

SONGS OF SION .

Set for the ioy of gods deere ones , who sitt here by the brookes of this worlds Babel , & weepe when they thinke on Hierusalem which is on highe .

By W. L.

Let the word of god dwell in you plenteouslie in all wisdome teaching , & admonishing your owne selues in Psalmes , & Hymnes , & spirituall songs , singing with a grace in your harts to the lord . Colos. 3. 16.

To all such of the Congregation both men , woemen , and children o●… discretion that are of the English nation ▪ residing at Hamborough that seeke , & serue god in sincerity without hipocrisie or faction . Grace be giuen in Christ

BLessed , & beloued in the lord . The Christian sobriety ▪ & confortable charitie which I obserued in my table brothers occasioned the composing of these hymnes . It was their goodnes to make them publique for the benefitt of others also . They are all deuine songs , yea from meditations of the scripture are they drawne . If you shall vse them in your priuate families to gods glorie , ●…ur owne solace , & to the instruction , ●…edification of your children I haue ●…e end of my desire . Receaue them as ●…e symptomes of my soules affection the generall aduancment of gods ●…uice , to the priuate consolation of you your children , & to the praise , and ●…nour of our owne mother tongue . ●…us in the midest of manie harshe ●…mes of grudge , and despite I haue ●…arned to tune the songs of Sion . For which I praise god , and shall neuer ●…ase to pray for your blessednes in the ●…uing mercies of Iesus Christ his ●…uours . resting

Yours in the lord W. L.

An hymne or song .

Of seauen straines , or strings ●…et to the tone of seaven sobs , and sighes of a seaven times seauen s●…d soule for sinne , and is to be song i●… the tune of

I life mine hart to thee . PSAL 25 or . Flie soule vnto thy rest . Seauen times a daie will I praie to thee o god , and will prâise thee o lord for thy great gifts , and good graces , both to me , and mine PSALM CXIX .

When the spright of man doth sighe and sob to god , and is lift vp on highe , the spright of god doth bowe it selfe to man in ioy , and peace .

CYPRIAN .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. ●…OHN POWELL one of ●…he assistants of the worthy companie of the Marchants Aduenturers residing at Hamborough . Grace , peace , & mercie be multiplied in Christ Iesu.

WOrthy frend . When Iulian the Apostate infested the church of god , sontimes by barbarous cruelty , & somtimes by deuilish policie , among other his wicked practises that was not the least , nor the last when ●…e interdited the christians all vse of bookes , both priuatly , & publike●… for their children to learne excepte Poetry . It pleased almighty god in that distresse of his church to stirre vp a learned man one Apollinarius a singular Metaphrast to put into heroicall Greeke verse all the psalmes of Dauid by which blessing the children of god had vse , and comfort of that excel lent booke of the psalme , & the tyrants decree tooke noe hold of them , because nowe it was become deuine poesie , & poetry they might read . Which shewes vnto vs gods especiall , & singular providence for his church vpon all occasions . And nowe albeit ( god be blessed ) there is noe cause to complaine either of any such Apostatical power , for we haue an Apostolicall king , nor of any such wicked pollicy , for we haue had kings , & Queens nursing fathers , & nursing mothers of our church ; yet in these Hal●…yon daies of ours I haue presumed to metaphrase some passages of Dauid psalmes as an Essay to knowe whether we might expresse our harts to god in our holy soliloquies by mōasillables in our owne mother tongue , or no. It being a receaued opinion amongst many of those who seeme rather to be iuditious , then caprichious , that heretofore our english tongue in the true idiome thereof consisted altogether of Monasillables , vntill it came to be blended , and mingled with the commixture of Exotique languages . And I my selfe haue seene all the lord prayer vsed in the tyme of Iohn Wickleefe to be expressed in words of one sillable . And because gods children did reckon seauen tymes seauen yeares before they could enioy their yeare of Iubile . I haue made allusion in this little Essay to tune forth seauen tymes seauen sad sobbs for sinne , that when we haue spent the remaynder of our wretched dayes of our pilgrimage here , god may in his mercie wipe away all teares from our eyes , & bring vs to our eternall Iubile in his glorious kingdome . Which god grant to you , to me , & to all Christian people for his owne rich mercie sake , and the satisfactory meritts of Iesus Christ our lord Amen .

Written from my studie within the English house at Hamborough Jan. 24.

Yours because you are of Christ . WILL : LOE .

The first straine . 1. LOrd heare my suite , my plainte , That my soule makes to thee . Lord in thy truth one looke of grace Grant in thy loue to me . 2. Lord see the moane I make , Looke on me in thy grace Let not my sighes come backe in vaine But shewe to me thy face , 3. Loe I was borne in sinne . My kind , my shape , my all , My stocke , my flocke , my selfe from birth O Lord from thee did fall . 4. And I poore soule am sett In greefe , in paine , in woe , My sinnes come on , my soule doth faint , O quitt me of my foe . 5. My sinnes the haires doe passe That are set on my head , My hart doth feare , and faint , and faile And I am as one dead . 6. Thus goe I greeud , and goord , And frett in hart , and spright Thus am I faint with feare , & death My sinnes they doe me fright . 7. The deeds that I haue done Are sett in vewe of eie . My faults , my thoughts , my sinne my shame Thy lawes thy lookes doe spie .

1. SIGHE.

O that my thoughts , words , workes and waies were made so straight , and right , that I might keepe thy lawes 〈◊〉 lord all the daies , & nights of my whole life so should I be clere , & cleane from the guilt of sinne , & shame .

The second straine . 1. O God if thou shouldst waighe My waies , and take a vewe , ●…ould not scape thy rod , thy wrath I should in woe it rue . 2. ●…iudge me not I pray , O sheeld me from my fall , ●…r in thy sight none iust doth liue No none I say at all . 3. ●…rge is thy loue to me , For it with thee I treate ●… grant me it for Christ his sake Gainst sinnes so huge , so great . 4. O Christ what wight doth knowe ? His sinne , & faults of life O cleanse me from my sinnes at once Which are in me most rife . 5. And keepe me lord I craue Least sinnes doe ore me sway , So shall I then be free , and faine , To keepe thy lawe for aie . 6. This lord of thee I beg To thee I hold vp hands , And hart , & soule , both thirst , & gape As doth the drought in lands . 7. As maids doe watch , and waite , On Queenes some grace to haue So doe I lord both day , and night For grace both beg , and craue .

2. SIGHE.

O that there were such an hart i●… me to feare thee , & to keepe all th●… lawes that it might goe well with me & mine for aye .

The third straine . 1. LOrd turne thee to thy grace That once thou shewedst to me O saue me not for my good acts I seeke , I sue to thee . 2. My soule why dost thou faint ? And art with greefe soe prest ? My hart , my mind , why doe you thus Fret ●…ore within my brest . 3. Trust soule to god for aye , And thou the time shalt see When thou shalt thinke , & thanke him still For health , & peace to thee . 4. For why his wrath doth last , A space , and then doth slacke But in his face , & grace for aye , Thou canst not ioy long lacke . 5. Though gripes , and greefes full sor●… Doe lodge with thee all night Yet ioy , and grace shal be at hand Ere that the day be light . 6. The lord is kind , and meeke When we doe make him greeue , He is full slowe his wrath to shew , Great grace he doth vs giue . 7. And loe what loue good men To their owne seede doe beare , Like grace the lord doth shewe to such As searue him in his feare .

3. SIGHE.

O that I had wings like a doue ( my swete loue ) that I might fly hence to thee , & so be at rest both in mind , in thought , in hart , in soule , and in mine whole .

The fourth straine . 1. THE lord that made me knowes My shape my mould my lust ●…we weake , howe vaine , howe fraile , howe fond , And that I am but dust . 2. god in me set vp A pure hart in thy sight , ●…d eke in all my parts let be A good , and meeke sweete spright 3. With thy sweete spright of power Cure thou o lord my sore , And I shall teach the good , and ill To bowe to thy swete lore . 4. My soule doth pant , and bray Mine hart is neere at rest ●…t seekes to knowe thy lawe thy will , And what may please thee best . 5. O would it might thee please My waies to sett in right That I might both in hart , and deed . Thy lawes to keepe in sight . 6. O lord I doe tend still My daies , my time to serue That I , nor mien may haue a thought From thy lawes once to swerue 7. O saue me then o god , Looke on me with thy health For that I rate at such a price More than the wide worlds wealth

4. SIGHE.

O let the words of my mouth , the thoughts of my hart , the tune of my voice , & touch of my tongue be euer in thy sight o lord as a sweet smell for Christ his sake both at morne , Eue , & none daye .

The fift straine . 1. WIth ioy lord of the Iust Let my poore soule be fraught That I may liue in peace , and glee , And free from all that s naught 2. Lord keepe me for in thee I stay , and stand and feed Thou art my god , and of my goods O lord thou hast noe need 3. I giue them to the Saincts That in the world doe dwell Yea to the folke of faith , and loue Whose care is to doe well . 4. My hart is prest for aye , And eke my tongue is soe I will raise vp my soule in song In spight of hell , and foe . 5. To praise my god that hath Shewd loue and life to me , And made me scape both bloud , & blowe And soe did sett me free . 6. O lord what shall I pay To thee for this thy grace I vowe to thee , my selfe , my life My loue , and all my race . 7. Grant lord I beg , and pray In thee that we may rest So shall our soules sing to thy praise And aye in thee be blest .

5. SIGHE.

O my god why art thou gone from me , and why dost thou hide th●… sweete face from my prayer for seeke thee , & sue to thee with all m●… hart , and that thou knowst full well .

The sixt straine . 1. MY soule giue praise to god My spright shall doe the same , ●…d all the parts of hart , and mind Shall praise for aye his name 2. ●…ue thankes for all his gifts Shew soule thy selfe most kind , ●…d let not his good deeds to thee Once slipp out of thy mind 3. ●…e quitt thee of thy faults He rid thy life from death ●…is good , his grace doth waite on thee His word doth giue thee breath 4. If thou wert brought to graue , And turnd to mould , & dust Yet he will giue thee life in store As he to thee is iust . 5. Teach me then , lord to knowe Thy lawe , thy loue , thy lore , Thy workes , thy words , as signes ▪ seal●… I le lay them vp in store 6. O day of ioy to me When I learnd first to knowe Howe for to scape my selfe , my sin●… And hell that is soe lowe 7. I giue mine all to thee , My bud my branch , my fruite I beg of thee , o lord , my god To grant to me my suite .

6. SIGHE.

O my god to thy hands I giue ●… spright thou hast bine a pledge for m●… and that to death o god . Thou art th●… the god both of my health , life , & r●… for aye .

The seuenth straine . 1. O Lord thou hast me tride , And day by day dost knowe 〈◊〉 thoughts , my words , my lookes my deeds , My sighs , my groans , my woe . 2. ●…y bones they are not hid Thou knewst them all each one ●…r in thy note they were all wrote Each ioynt , and bone , by bone , 3. ●…ie still , and search mine hart , My thoughts proue day , & night ●…d if the ill doe touch me lord O leade me to the right . 4. ●…r thou canst rule my raines As when I was in wombe . giude me in this life of mine , And rest me in my tombe . 5. Keepe me from men that muse Of bloud of bane of ill , O let me thinke of thee o lord , And howe to doe thy will . 6. So shall noe shame me taynt My corps , my goods , my nam●… So shall I rest in ioy , and peace , And touch noe blot of sham●… 7. So shall thy folke for me , Be glad , and sing thy praise , So shall my selfe , my seed , my so●… Be thine in all my daies .

7. SIGHE.

O let not my suite come in 〈◊〉 to thee , but heare o my god , an●… to my soule I am , and will be thy 〈◊〉 from hell , thy port from the sea of 〈◊〉 world , and will bring thee to the●… ▪ of blisse .

A months minde .

●…o Thinke on death , & muse 〈◊〉 the graue , that the feare of death ●…ay not be fierce when Christ shall call vs out of this world , & is to be song in the tune of .

I sayd I will looke to my waie

PSALM XXXIX . death I will be thy death ( saith ●…rist ) for he is the death of death , the ●…eath of sinne , the life of man , & the breath of god for man to liue there in world with out end .

HAMBOROUGH Januarij 24. 1620.

To his much respected good frend Mr. THOMAS BARKER one of ●…e assistants of the worthy companie ●…f the Marchants Aduenturers residing at Hamborough . The blessing of both worlds in ●…rist Iesus .

WElbeloued . There is nothing more comfortable to a spirituall minded mā●…n to muse , & meditate of his ●…arture hence into the blessed ●…t of Christ in the other life : ●… to a wordling that would ●…ld vp a rest for his body here , & ●…g a requiem to his soule in this ●…le of teares nothing is more fearefull , & hiddeous then for hi●… to heare death spoken of . We m●… therefore examine our selues whether we can sing a song of●… in this exile , and banishment , whther we can solace our selues , in hymnes , & songs of our ends , a●… departure hence . For we m●… hence Nothing more sure , but t●… tyme when , the place where , 〈◊〉 the manner how Nothing mor●… vnsure . It is sufficient that g●… telleth vs our life is but a flov●… that fadeth , an hower th●… passeth a shadowe that depart●… a vanity that vexeth , a moment t●… warneth , a nothing when w●… haue done all we can . For ●… thoughts , our faults , our purpos●… our proiects , our loues , our liu●… when our breath departet●… perisheth in the twinckling of O then let vs meditate , & muse our selues , and sing , & say to our ●…les , that our end , & the last ●…ings are not the least , but the best ●…ngs that we can consider of to ●…rtifie vs , & make vs meete for ●…e sauing mercies of god in Christ , which I recomend you in my ●…arest loue , & rest .

Yours in life , & death . W. LOE .

The first muse . 1. ●…Eare soule thou hast thought of thy end And nowe muse on the way , ●…he first part is a life well spent , The last is deaths doomes day . 2. ●…all I call that the way of woe By which we passe to blisse ? sure there is noe way but that To bring me where Christ is . 3. ●…nd what is death nowe dost thou thinke ? But downe with all the stickes , ●…f which this earth , & tent of ours Is made , that gainst god kickes . 4. ●…eath is the farewell of old frends , Till they meete to be blest , ●…eath is the iudge to quitt from iayle , The soule that longs for rest . 5. Death makes the corps of cla●… 〈◊〉 slee●… But wakes the soule to see , Death payes the debte , & teares th●… bo●… And all to sett thee free . 6. There is a death of deaths my soule The death of hell , and woe , But Christ his death hath payd fo●… th●… His word doth tell thee soe . 7. O Christ my soule doth thinke on th●… And thankes thee day , and nigh●… That thou hast r●…d me from this deat●… By thy great power , and might .

1. THOUGHT . Thy Christ o soule hath set the●… free who through feare of death wer●… all their life time in bonds and thrall . HEB. 2. 15.

The second muse . 1. ●… Muse my soule sith thou art safe , Get home ene to thy rest , ●…r god to praise in songs , & psalmes I hold it for the best . 2. ●…y soule howe canst thou feare to goe In stepps where Christ hath bine ; ●…e hath to graue led thee the way O then leaue of to sinne . 3. ●…or hire of sinne is death , and graue To death are deepe fell wayes ; ●…here needs noe kinues , noe cords , noe swords , It comes on nights , and dayes . 4. ●…ne by a slatt , a flye , a grape , One by a bit of meate ●…ne by the ayre , a flower , a thorne Comes to his doome so great . 5. Why then my soule feare not th●… dea●… The sting of it is lost The bed of graue is sweete , and safe Through Christ his care , & cost . 6. Our sinne made death our foe at last Our frend Christ hath it made ; By death we pass the port of rest When all things else doe fade . 7. What if this giude doe lead my corps Through graue both darke & fell ●… Whiles at that tyme my soule doth liue And with my Christ doth dw●…ll .

2. THOUGHT . O my soule ioy , & be glad for thy Christ hath made thee say to death , o death where is thy death , o graue where is thy power . 1. COR. 15. 55.

The third muse . 1. WHat if my frends doe mourne for me And sobb , and sigh in moane ; What if my seed doe crie , and roare , And greeue , and waile , and grone ? 2. This while my soule sees him that was Once dead but nowe doth liue , And that for aye my Christ in god , My lord that life doth giue . 3. What care I who doth shutt mine ●…ies When death doth make me see As I am seene of god in Christ And then with him shall be . 4. What if my life the world doe not Set out in words , of fame Whiles I liue with the god of life What care I for the same . 5. If death showld still be foe to me He harmes but my worst part , My best part farre out of his reac●… Scornes both his ruth , and dar●… . 6. And more then this my corps once dea●… Feeles noe more sting of death , But then my soule is free , and liues In god by Christ his breath . 7. Nowe then my soule sich thou do●… bea●… Two things wrapt vp in breast Lett each part turne , and goe , & se●… His seate , his scite , his rest .

3. THOUGHT . O god they that dwelt in a darke place by thee haue seene the light , & they that walkt in the shade of death tho●… hast brought them to the light with great ioy , & peace . ESAY . 9. 2.

The fourth muse . 1. SHrinke not deare soule at sight of death Nor faint thou at gods call ●…owe oft hast thou hard bells to passe For frends , for foes , for all . 2. ●…owe oft hast thou the sicke bede seene Of wights in woe most rife ●…owe oft haue things bine done to death And all to giue thee life . 3. ●…nd canst thou hope that some way else For thee is made in sence When kings , & Prests , & rich , & poore And all must thus goe hence 4. ●…asse on my soule , & sing , & ioy In god that makes the graue , A place for thee to pass to bliss And knowes what thou wouldst haue . 5. Howe oft hast thou seene eies f●… clo●… And heard by dint of sword Howe oft vaine men in field ha●… foug●… In fence of a vaine word 6. What then nowe dost thou feare my soul●… The stage of death is bed , And graue that rests our bones in pea●… That here on earth haue fed 7. Let them feare death whose hart , & mind Is more sicke than their face Howe canst thou feare since nowe thy Christ Hath shed his bloud for grace .

4. THOUGHT . O giue me light that am set in a darke place , & shade of death , and giude me by thy good grace o Christ to the way of peace . LUCK . 1. 79.

The fift muse . 1. WHat losse is this sweet soule to loose This corps this flesh , this skinn ? ●…hen thou shalt winn thy god in Christ , Thy selfe fred from thy sinn . 2. ●…hen thou shalt see the soules the Saincts ●…n ioy , in rest , in blisse ●…hē thou this world a sea of sinne A sinke , a stye , shalt misse ? 3. ●… change most blest for thee to knowe To rid thee of these raggs . ●…nd thy selfe clad in robes of state In spight of death his brags . 4. ●…his skin , this shame , this dust , this dung , This earth , this mire , this clay ●…all shine as sunne in raies of rest When thou shalt see that day . 5. Thine eies that were full sad to 〈◊〉 Thine oft , and ill done deeds ; Shall then see Christ still in thy sigh●… Where grace , & good still feeds . 6. These eares that heare the ruth & rag●… Of tongue , as hott as hell ; Shall then the voice of Christ sh●… hea●… And saincts with him that dwell 7. And then this tongue that now dot●… pla●… Of greefe , of woe , of gall Shall tune a part in that sweet qui●… With Christ , with saincts , with a●…

5. THOUGHT . O my soule thy Christ hath tooke part with flesh , & bloud , that by deat●… he might beate downe him that had th●… power of death . HEB. ●… . 14.

The sixt muse . 1. ●…Owe what is death then say my soule Is t not a sleepe in graue ? ●…ey that did feele the worst of it The stile of sleepe it gaue . 2. ●…d aske thy corps , o my sweet soule When full with toyle of day , ●…it hath not bine glad to rest As cloyd with a foule way . 3. ●…nd nowe in this sweete sleepe of death Thou art sure to be blest ●…hy like a child wilt thou not goe To this thy bed thy rest ? 4. ●…idst thou ere see a bird in cage , Sitt still with in the grate ? ●…hat might flie foorth to woods , to groues To meete his loue , his mate ? 5. Did Paule when god his gyues 〈◊〉 bu●… And rid him out of iayle ? Crie out , & say , not yet o lord I doe not like this bayle . 6. Paule slepte twixt two that did 〈◊〉 keep But when that he was free And rid from iayle did he once tu●… To iayle those bonds to see . 7. O my sweete soule didst ere thou ●… At sea men sing their song●… And when to land they ●…āe did gr●… And tell their frends of wrong●…

6. THOUGHT . O heare me o lord , my god , & 〈◊〉 light to mine eies least I sleepe the 〈◊〉 of death . PSAL. 30. 3.

The seuenth muse . 1. ●…st thou o soule no mind to rest In all thy paine , and toyle ? 〈◊〉 wilt thou still goe on , & drudge 〈◊〉 lott on sea , on soyle . 2. ●…ve oft haue wights in woe , & greefe 〈◊〉 ought death to ease their paine ●…h death found thee , & wilt thou not ●…o goe from greefe be faine 3. ●…th name of death the fright my soule ●…hat if men call sleepe death ●…lt thou be fraid to close thine eies ●…r feare to loose thy breath . 4. ●…hat hurt will come to thee by that The first man was in sleepe ●…ē god a wife made him for helpe The man in ioy to keepe . 5. And what if nowe thy god forth Whilst thou dost sleepe in gra●… Doth make thy soule a spouse Ch●… His face , his grace to haue 6. My death o soule but parts the fr●… That each hath led the way , And nowe shake hands but for sp●… Till meete in rest thy may . 7. Goe then my soule to this sure gai●… Part with a frend a space The tyme will come when this ●… d●… Shall see thy Christ his face .

7. THOUGHT . The due of sinne my soule is d●… & graue , & hell . but the gift of god is l●… ioy , and blisse by Christ my lord , & god ROM , 6. 13.

The eight muse . 1. TEll me my soule was thou not loth At first to ioyne with me ? ●…hy nowe art loth to part with that , Which much woe letts thee see . 2. ●…ost thou not heare the wise to say , The day of death is cheefe ; ●…d is more good then day of birth Which brings thee woe , & greefe , 3. ●…ost not thou trust the wise mans words On throne in state in glee , ●…at thus did say of death , & birth Then harke thou once to me . 4. ●…he lord of life that knewe deaths force Doth say that they are blest ●…hat die in god , our lord , our Christ And from their woes haue rest . 5. O death howe sweete is that th●… rest To wights in vale of teares Howe sweete is thy grim face to those That liue in woe , & feares ? 6. O soule what man is so fell mad , And so in soule cast downe ? To hide himselfe in base things here To loose by them a crowne 7. My soule then see , & say in fine With men of gods owne lore . For me to die it is more good Then liue on this ville shore .

8. THOUGHT . O my soule if by one mans sinne death did raigne by one , much more they which haue much grace , & the gift of faith shall raigne in life by one Christ my lord and god . ROM. 5. 17.

The ninth muse . 1. WHat ayles thee o my soule , my deare , Such face , such feare to shewe ? Nowe death doe come to cite thee home Is all thy faith , but dewe 2. Is death soe fearce , soe fell , to eies , To thoughts that was soe free ; It is a shame to thee my soule Thou dost noe more Christ see . 3. Where is thy faith ? in words thou couldst Call oft for death in life Is all but talke ? is all but smoke ? Where is thy hope so rife ? 4. Hath thy sweete Christ now sent for thee And art thou loth to goe ? Rouze vp thy selfe for shame o soule And doe not serue him soe . 5. O lord raise vp this hart of mine That faints , & droopes in death O that I might thy cup once tast , And liue in thy sweete breath . 6. The spright would come , but fles is wea●… Lord helpe this guest of thine , And rid her from this flesh of sinne Which is a broode of mine . 7. I come to thee , o lord I come Streach forth thine hand to me ▪ O death , o graue where is thy sting My crowene , my god I see .

9. THOUGHT . They are blest that haue a p●…t i●… the first life for on such the last dea●… shall haue not strength but they shal b●… preests of god , and of Christ . Apoc. 20. 6.

FINIS .

Alls Pauls Prayers .

Metphrased into words of one syllable of great Brittains language , & are to be vsed by a devout Christian soule in his priuate soliloquies , & holy solaces with his god .

And are set to the tune of I loue the lord because my voice .

PSALM CXVI . O lord my god thou hast brought vp my soule out of the graue & thou didst hold me from those that goe downe to the pitt .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. NICHOLAS BACKHOUSE ●…archant one of the assistants of the worthy companie of the Marchant Aduenturers residing at Hamborough . The ioy of Ierusalem , & peace of Syon .

MUch endeered . The cheefest parts of gods seruice are either prayer ●…r praise Prayer for what we want . Praise in thanks giuing for what we haue receaued .

The sweete singer of Israell in his heauenly composed hymes vseth ●…oth to pray to god , & to praise ●…od . I need not recomend vnto you prayer I hope you vse it as I know you doe publikely soe I doubte no●… but you vse it also priuatly Preaching is gods speach to you Prayer is ours to him . Preaching belongs to me , I preach to you ●… your pastor , & pray for you also Prayer belongs to you to pray for me , your selfe , all yours , all go●… children . For the manner howe no●… better president , noe more perfect patterne , then S. Paulls practice 〈◊〉 his prayers , which I haue here metaphrased for you in the syllables of your owne mother tongue . Go●… the father is the objecte of your prayers , & prayses . God the sonne the presenter of them as the only master of requests in heauen . Go●… the holy ghost the very breath 〈◊〉 your prayers , the simle of you●… soule . Vse this blessed exercise both of prayer , & praise . Be in loue with it , & god will loue you . To which loue of his in this modell of my best loue to you I recomend your well disposed thoughts in the sauing mercies of Christ Iesus your lord , & mine . Resting

To be required by you , or your frends in Christs seruice W : LOE .

Eph. 1. 16. The first Prayer . 1. I cease not to giue thankes to thee O god my god most iust For all thy gifts of grace , & loue To vs that liue in dust 2. And lord I craue a glympse of light In Christ my lord thy sonne That so my faith may see that sight , And to it still may runne . 3. That I may knowe thy becke thy call My hope , my helpe , my all . That I may haue thy power , & strength To helpe me when I fall . 4. For thou o god hast made vs see What thou hast wrought in loue For thy sweete spouse thy church thy wife Thy ioy , thy simle , thy doue . 5. For thou hast set our Christ , o god At thy right hand to shine And thou to that place wilt vs bring For that deare loue of thine . 6. O god thou laidst my Christ fu●… lowe With in the earth so darke But thou didst raise him vp on high And settst him as a marke . 7. On which we fixe our eies of faith Our harts , our minds , our loue O bring vs all to him sweete god That is our deere , our doue . O god my hart is fixt on thee , and my tongue shall sing , & giue praise to thy name for aye . PSAL. 108. 1.

Eph. 3. 14. The second Prayer . 1. I day by , day doe bowe to thee And cease not in the night To seeke thee lord in all my thoughts And muse of all thy might 2. For of our Christ is nāde the church Of vs that liue in clay , And eke thy gaurd , & saincts on high That praise thee day , by day . 3. Graunt vs o lord that we may knowe Thy grace , our good , our end And that we may feele power , & strength And Christ may be our frend 4. Let him dwell in our harts o lord And then we shall thee see , With all thy saincts in breadth , & length In depth , in height , in glee . 5. Then shall we knowe the loue of Christ That else is past our skill The shalt thou fill vs with thy grace In him to doe thy will . 6. O lord for vs this thou canst doe And more then all that is Of thy good grace to worke in vs In Christ howe should we misse . 7. Praise be to thee in all the world , Thy church doe sing the same , And age to age shall eke sett forth For aye , to ours , thy name . O god thou art my god ere it be day will I seeke thee my soule , & flesh doe thirst , & long for thee as drie land which wants raine . PSAL. 63. 1.

Phil. 1. 9. The third Prayer . 1. GRaunt to vs lord that loue may dwell In these poore tents of ours For we must hence we knowe full And fade as doe the flowers 2. And graunt good lord that in thy loue It may growe more , & more That we may knowe what things are ill And lead not to thy lore . 3. So may we in the day of doome In Christ be void of shame And fild with his faire fruits of loue May scape the rod of blame 4. Then shall we sing the praise to thee In midst of all thy Saincts , Then shall our soules be glad , & ioy , That nowe is weake , & faints . 5. Icease not lord to pray for those That seeke , & sue to thee That they may knowe howe safe , & sure In Christ their soules may be 6. And that we all may walke , and worke In word , in worth , in all As he that hath vs cald to thi●… And rid vs of our thrall . 7. Who hath vs fred from power of death From foggs , & doggs of hell ▪ And set vs by his chaire of state With Christ fotaye to dwell . Saue vs o lord our god , & bring vs from those that doe not call on thee that we may call on thee , & laud , & praise ●…hy name for aye . PSAL. 106. 47.

The. 3. 11. The fourth Prayer . 1. THe lord our god our strength & stay Make vs to loue each one ; And make vs knowe howe that we are Made all of flesh , & bone . 2. That soe we may growe vp in grace And firme in hart , & minde That soe to all we may set forth Our loue both sure , & kind . 3. Yea not to cease till that our lord Doe come in clouds full bright To iudge this earth , & all the folke Yea all the world in sight . 4. For is it not the loue of Christ Who did loue vs soe deare That we through hope of grace in him Should liue voyd of base feare 5. Lord be thou ioy to all our harts Our words , our workes good make ▪ That we may loue , & liue in thee For thy sonne Christ his sake . 6. O god of peace , of loue , of life Grant vs to serue thee still In spright , in soule , in hart , in mind And this of thy good will . 7. Yea keepe vs lord from blame , & blott Till Christ doth come in skey . So shall we sure be of thy loue To liue , when we shall die . Heare me o lord , & that soone for my soule doth waxe faint hide not thy face from me : Least I be like them that goe downe to the graue . PSAL. 148. 7.

●…om . 7. 25. The fift Prayer . 1. ●… thanke thee lord that hast sett nowe In me a fight , a iarre ; My mind , my flesh , doe day by day In strife sett forth a warre . 2. My mind to thy sweete lawe giues way , My flesh in thrall is brought , My mind would keepe thy lawe , thy lore . And hath thy will still sought 3. But my base flesh is prompt , & seekes Thy lawe to cast me fro . O god what shall I doe in this ? With me the case is so . 4. My mind would doe the god full faine That thy lawes shewe to me But still my flesh doth frett , & fume Gainst this thy lawe to me 5. For I doe not that which I loue , But I doe that I hate , And all for that my mind is vext With this my flesh my mate . 6. What shall I doe o lord my god Ah wretch who setts thee free ? From this fell death of sinne , & shame That I thy grace may see . 7. I thanke my god who haue me fie●… For his sonne Christ his sake ; To him for aye both night , & day My hymnes , my songs I make . O god that thou wouldst beat downe the strong , & ill man that rules , & raigns in my weake flesh that I may say to him goe farre from me . PSAL. 139. 19.

●…o . 16. 24. The sixt Prayer . 1. THe grace of god be all my giude His power be all my staye His strength eke be to me a staffe By night , & eke by day , 2. For he it is that hath me taught That which the world nere knewe Till Christ our lord was made to vs Our lord , our god in vewe . 3. To god in hymnes still will I sing His praise is all my mirth The world shall sett him forth in praise . In all parts of the earth . 4. If there be wight that liues in life And doth not loue our god Let him tast of the lord of hosts His curse , his wrath , his rod 5. But let the loue of god , & grace Of Christ , be with you all That loue , & looke , & long for him To rid vs of our thrall . 6. And let our god that brought fro●… death Our Christ , our grace , our blisse Set vs with saincts in ioy , in light Where as our Christ nowe is . 7. So shall we tūe in that sweete qui●… Midst of those saincts in rest ; And see his saincts in light of light And so for aye be blest . O god let them that hate thee flit from thy sight as the mist doth from the sunne , but let them that loue thee be glad , & ioy in thee . PSAL. 68. 1.

〈◊〉 . 13. 20. The seuenth Prayer 1. O God we are poore sheepe that stray In wods , in waies of sinne ●…owe downe thine eare to vs , & heare And rid vs of this dinne . 2. ●…hat we may knowe thy grace in Christ That keepes vs as his flocke . ●…hat leads vs forth to streames of ioy And setts vs on a rocke . 3. ●…hat soe we may ore see this world And all the things in it ●…nd then doe place vs vp on high With him in ioy to sit . 4. Graunt vs good lord that we may see The good that doth thee please ●…o shall we liue in hart in mind In ioy , in rest , in ease . 5. Graunt lord what thou dost bid ●… do●… That we may doe the same Bid what thou wilt , & graunt vs grac●… And we will praise thy name 6. To Christ our lord the lambe of go●… That shed his bloud for sinnes , To rid vs from the feends of hell And all their crafts , & ginns . 7. Be praisd of vs all tymes , & tyds In woe , & eke in wealth And let the folke on all the earth Giue laud to him for health . O lord god of our health I crie d●… & night to thee , let my grones come nig●… to thee , & bowe downe thine eare to 〈◊〉 sighes that I make to thee .

The song of songs

Or the Canticle of Solomon betweene Christ , & his spouse , the two first chapters , & is set to the tune of , Blessed are they that perfect are

PSAL. CXIX . 1. part .

To his much esteemed good freend Mr. WILLIAM CHRISTMAS Marchant one of the deacons of the English Church residing at Hamborough :

Grace here , glory for euer in Christ .

LOuing , & beloued frend . The title of this heauenly hymne sheweth the excellency thereof . For it is called the song of songs , or the Canticles of wise Soloman . The subiecte is most sacred , for it is the ●…uptiall loue song betweene Christ , & his spouse . Wherein their mutuall loues by sweete resenblances are mystically , & maruelously expressed What more comfortable song then to sing our harts loue we beare to Christ in the blessed vnion by one spirit wherby we haue euerlasting life . Two of the first chapters of which song I haue metaphrased into Monosyllables , which I haue bequethed to your loue as a signe of mine , & to seale both ours . Receaue it as the rest of your colleagues , for I wish you all the happines of both worlds in the sauing mercies of Christ t●… which I recommend you , & a●… that looke vpon you with loue resting .

Yours because of Christ W. LOE .

The first Song .

The spouse speakes to Christ . 1. O that thou wouldst on me so cast Some lookes of thy sweete loue , That thou maist make me deere to thee My hart with grace to moue 2. Thy loue o Christ is farre more deare , And farre more sveete to me Then wealth , or wine , or limbe , or life , Or ought that I can see . 3. The sweete that I smell of thy name Is like an oyle most pure , And pourd it is on all thy saincts Such is thy loue soe sure . 4. O drawe me , drawe me , I will runne To bord , to bed with thee ; O pull me , pull me from my sinne O rid me , set me free .

The spouses speakes . 5. The good are glad in thee , thy loue They long , and looke for still They walke to thee , they talke of thee And all to doe thy will . 6. Graunt this o Christ , and then we shall Be all in all that is , And thou shalt find that none of v●… Of thy grace ought to misse . 7. O shewe me , whom my soule doth loue ▪ Where thou dost feed at noone . O why should I thus freet , & feel●… The losse of thee so soone .

The second Song .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. O Thou my church whom I doe loue For whom I shed my bloud 〈◊〉 thou knowe not what thou dost craue , & hast not seene the good 2. ●…hen gett thee to those flockes of mine where as they feed by those Whom I haue sett as giuds for them That I in loue haue chose . 3. ●…here feed , & fatt thy selfe with foode , That Saincts doe touch , doe tast ; And tune their soules in thankes to me For loue that aye doth last . 4. For deere thou art to me my loue , For shape , for strength , for speede : That none is like to thee my deere In thought , in word , in deede .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. Those parts of thee where loue doth looke Are set with pearls of grace With stones of price , with chaynes of worth , I loue to see thy face . 6. These signes of loue , are seales to thee , What shall be thine else where When thou shalt shine in bliss with me O spouse , my loue most deere . 7. There spangs , & specks of gold most pure I le add to all the rest . There shalt thou loue , & liue with me And eke for aye be blest .

The third Song .

The spouse speakes to her mates . 1. SEe nowe all ye that loue the lord Ye Nymphes , ye Mayds of grace Whiles that my lord , & king nowe seemes Farre of from me in place 2. And is in midst of troopes of saincts On highe where he doth dwell ; Where all doe tend on him in loue , Where all things sure goes well . 3. Yet see his grace doth stoope to me , I feele him with me here , By power of spright , by gifts of light , He comes to me most neere . 4. And though I be much ioy to him , Yet he is all to me ; As bunch of myrrhe twixt both my breasts , So sweete to hart is he

The spouse to her mates . 5. Oh is there ought in the wide world That smells , that smiles as he Ah sweete , ah sweete my soule doth feele His loue a life to me . 6. His loue layd close to my poore hart To sence giues such a touch . That for his loue to dye , to dye . I would not thinke it much . 7. Watch then , & wayte ye maids that mourne For this my loue will come ; And iudge he will in truth , & power The folke both all , & some .

The fourth Song .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. DEere spouse noe loue is lost on me To me thou art most sweete , To see thee clad in clothes of grace With rings , & roabs most meete . 2. ●… ioy , I like , I loue thee deere , Howe faire , howe fresh art thou ? None like to thee in shine of face , As I looke on thee nowe . 3. Howe chast , howe choice art thou my deere ? Thine eies like doues doe looke . Thine hart , thy mind , thy thoughts , thy all . I write them in my booke

The spouse speakes to Christ . 4. Nay thou my deere thou art the cheefe The choice , the sunne , the shine . From thee o Christ I haue these raies For they are none of mine

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. Thou art o Christ full of this grace Thou art the sea the spring ; And from thee I doe take these streames & to thee them doe bring 6. As thankes for all thy loue to me , And to thy saincts each one ; Who troope in bands to serue thee still , Though here they weepe , & mone . 7. For they are sure to rest in blisse When thou shalt call them home From out this sea of sobs , & sighes That doth soe frett , & ●…ome

The fift Song .

CAP. 2. Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. DEere spouse I am both faire , and sweete Of feild I am the rose , And sure all such as liue by me Full choice I am to those . 2. All things else that this world hath , be Vile weeds which are most base ●… am the sweet , the sence , the smell That yeald them all the grace . 3. & thou o loue art mongst the maids All choice , & cheefe in vewe Nought in the earth is like to thee , In face , in shine , in hue .

The spouse speakes to Christ . 4. ●… thou my deare , that one I loue Thou art the tree of life ; Thy shade let sheeld me from all harms And I will be thy wife .

The spouse speakes . 5. Thou with thy spright shalt lead me forth To the sweete streames of good , And I shall be fresht with thy loue Wrought to me in thy bloud . 6. O stay me , stay me take a care , O cheare my soule that faints , O come for I am sicke of loue To liue in midst of saincts . 7. O put thy left hand to my head Thy right hand to my side O stay me vp both head , & hart And still be thou my giude .

The sixt Song .

The spouse speakes . 1. ●… charge ye o you soules of saincts , By roes , & hindes of loue , ●…ake heed howe you doo●…vexe , & greeue The spright of my sweete doue . 2. ●…ake heed you wrong not his great name , with life soe leaud so vaine And doe not dare to moue his ire Who would saue you so fayne . 3. ●…oe I doe call , & he doth heare , And sends to me his voice ; My mounts of sinnes , & hills of shame Haue not so lowd a noice . 4. Noe roe , noe hind soe swift can runne Nor make such speede as he When I doe call , or cr●…e for him He comes , he runnes to me .

The spouse speakes . 5. And though this vaile of my baseflesh A full sight bares me fro , Yet wit●… mine eye of ●…aith , I looke On him that loues me soe . 6. I see him as in a cleare glasse , I see him shine full bright ; Through grates of words , & gates of life My soule of him hath sight . 7. And nowe me thinkes I heare him ▪ speake And thus to me doth say O church , o spouse lift vp thy head O faire one come thy way .

The seuenth Song .

Christ speakes . 1. ●…he storme is past of greefe , & woe The spring of ioy is seene all things nowe are fresh , & faire And full , & newe , & greene . 2. ●…n highe is ioy , on earth is peace , To men a great good will ; ●…d all the quire of saincts doe sing To shewe their loue , their skill . 3. ●…ot buds , but ●…iggs , & fruits are seene Of grace , of ioy , of loue ; come my deere , shake of thy sleepe Come on my milke white doue . 4. ●… let me heare thy voice my deere O plye me with thy plaints , ●… looke thou vp though face be sad I le place thee with my saincts .

Christ speakes . 5. O all ye that wishe well to me , And to my church , & name Put from my deere all those that seek●… Her faith , her loue to blame .

The spouse speakes . 6. For he is mine by faith , & trust , And I am his by loue . We both are one by his great pow●… I long to see my do●…e . 7. O come as swift as Roe , or Hind My loue , my life to me Till day doe breake , till sunne do●… shin●… Till shade of death doth flee .

A Canticle , or song .

Of the third & fourth chapters of the song of Solomon being Meta●…hrased into Monosylables of Great Brittains language , & is to be vsed by euery deuout soule in his priuat conference with his god .

And is set to the tune of Helpe lord for good , & godly men PSAL. XII .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. ISAAC LEE one of the assistants of the most worthy companie of the marchants-Adventurers residing at Hamb : Encrease of glory .

MOre than much beloued when god brought man forth at the first he put him not into a wildernes , but into a garden , a paradise , & place of pleasure wherby I see that his sacred maiestie did not reioyce in the misery , but in the delight & happines of his creatures . Cheerefulnes therefore pleaseth god better then dulnes , 〈◊〉 & heauines of hart . Let vs be ▪ godly , & good in our pleasures , & it will neuer displease our maker ) neither will he grudge , or repin●… at our ioy . To this purpose haue I framed certayne hymns for th●… priuat solace of such as shall take delight there in . One portion whereof I haue consecrated to you ▪ Let yt haue acceptance of you by your practice of yt ▪ I expect 〈◊〉 other guerdon for my paines . For the highest knowes with what an honest hart I composed this , & the rest , & what a desire I had in the framing thereof for the good of many . I haue euer hated epicurean resolution ▪ Let vs eate , & drinke to morrowe we shall dye . But I haue euer loued entyre 〈◊〉 exhortacion . Let 〈◊〉 vs pray , & praise god , To morrowe we shall liue For to loue , is to liue , & where we loue , the●…e we liue ▪ If we loue god , we shall liue in him by our prayers , by our prayses , & all by one spirit . O then let vs so loue him , that we may liue in him in our daylie voices , that they may be hard to his glory , our comfort , & good example of our brethren . The god of heauen ioy your ●…art in all your life , & in your death that we may all meete to sing together in the quire of heauen with the angells in the sauing mercies of our Sauiour Christ .

Yours much more then mine owne . W. LOE .

The first speach . The spouse speakes to Christ . 1. IN ●…ed I sought my loue by night , But could not find him there , I sought him but he was farre off , And did not come me neere . 2. I rose , & walkt the streates to see If my soule could him find Whom I did want , yet found I not The day starre of my mind . 3. Then ran I straight to those that teach And watch , & waite for me And sayd to them can ye shewe nowe Where I my loue might see . 4. And thus halfe spent with care , & cost , My soule gan faint , & faile Loe then my loue did shewe himselfe , & would not let me quaile

The spouse speakes to Christ . 5. So that by a newe acte of faith ▪ I sawe where he was not . We misse him in our beds of rest The world is not his lott . 6. The streets are strayts of cost , & care Where we doe lose him quite , But in the word , & soule of man We feele him in his might . 7. But when I found him hold I tooke Fast hold on him I layd , Noe more to part with him at all Then he to me thus sayd .

The second speach . Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. NOwe that my spouse hath toyld all night And lokt , & longd for me . I charge you all that are my frends , And looke to liue in glee . 2. Stirre her not vp , nor wake my deere With toyes , or tales of yore But let her rest in peace , & ioy , And vexe her nowe noe more . 3. Oh who is this that comes so faire From out the foule worlds lane , And hath shakt of her slough of sinne That would haue beene her bane 4. It is my Church , my chaire of state Where I doe loue to be It is my doue my stay my deere It glads me her to see .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. That is so quitt from world of wo●… From sinke of sinne , & shame ▪ She seekes to me for all her wants Shee trusts to my great name , 6. She smells as myrrh , & spice of cost Gracd with my chaines of loue , She is my spouse ▪ no spott she hath , She is my milke whit doue . 7. All faire , and full of grace most bright She comes , she rūns to me Come on my deere , make thou noe stay Thy loue , thy life to see .

The third speach . The spouse speakes . 1. O nowe my soule thou hast a glymse Of ioy that is on highe , O blest are they that vewe it all , Or doe that place come nighe . 2. The courts on earth of kings most greate Are rich , & rare to vewe , But this where my Christ rules , & raignes For aye is faire , & newe , 3. The gard of this great court of state Are Saincts , & sprights of might That doe his will at all his beckes , And dwell with him in light . 4. The courts of kings are made with hands Their care , their cost is vaine , But here s a Court not made by men Where my sweet Christ doe raigne .

The spouses speaketh . 5. He in him selfe is all the state , He giues his court the grace , He is the light , the hight , the all , That is still in that place 6. Come forth ye Saincts of god in ▪ Christ , & see this court of rayes O take a vewe of this your life O seeke it all your dayes . 7. Christ is your Bride groome , & you are To him a spouse most bright . He hath you bought with bloud most decre And gaynd you with his might .

The fourth speach . Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. HOwe faire art thou my deare , my spouse With out , & eke with in . Howe voyd of filth , or spotts of shame Of sinke , or stinch of sinne . 2. For I doe purge thee of the same My word doth make thee free , & they that teach to thee my lore Are all most sweet to thee 3. Their speach is full of grace , & loue To those that heare the same ●…heir words are impt with zeale of loue To keepe thee from all blame 4. Those that doe rule , & giude the stearne Are as the necke to head They are both strong , & stout to gard The soules that they haue fed ?

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. The two sweet bookes of league most newe Are breasts full fraught with milke , And all that sucke the ioyce of them Are clad in robes of silke . 6. That is the grace of Saincts , & such Shall shine in rayes of rest Till day doth dawne , & shad doth fade , And they for aye be blest . 7. Thus art thou faire , my loue in me In thee there is noe spott . I will in blisse sett thee my deere Cleane voyd of sinne , or blott .

The fift speach . Christ speakes still . 1. O nowe my loue I haue thee sought , And brought thee from the lands I haue the led in bands of grace From out the curse , & bands . 2. To me from all parts of the earth I will the giude , & call , & quite thou shalt be from the bands Of them that did thee thra●…l . 3. Who once did vexe , & greeue thee sore In bane , in bloud , in woe , But I will set thee safe from them , And rid thee from thy foe . 4. For thou my hart hast caught with loue One cast of thy faire e●…e Of faith I meane doth wound my hart which made me faint , & die

Christ speakes still . 5. All sweets the world can yeald to me Are banes to thy sweet ●…mell , Thou art my spouse , in life , & death The graue shall not thee quell . 6. The words which from thy lipps doe droppe When thou dost pray , or praise . Are farre more sweet to me then sweets That sunne doth see by dayes 7. Thou art a spring to me shutt vp A well seald by my ring , From whence doth flowe pure streams of loue To me thy lord , & king .

The sixt speach . Christ speakes . 1. THou art closd vp my spouse , my Deere That none might doe thee ill , That force of foes , nor rage of fends On thee might doe their will . 2. That noe wild Boore of wood so fell Thy rootes , thy plants might marre For I looke on thee with mine eies , And vewe their ire a farre . 3. Thy plants are like sweet fruits of choice My deere ones all they are Of thee , & them , as of mine eies I watch , & haue a care . 4. Sweet sent as Myrrhe , & cane ye yeald As all cheefe spice of choice So are thy plants o Deere to me For they doe heare my voice .

Christ speakes . 5. For tast , for touch , for smell , for hewe Thy fruits are all most pure I ioy to see them in this plight , And in my loue so sure . 6. From thee o spouse doth flowe full farre Thy streames to dales , & hills ▪ And I the spring doe flowe to thee To fill thy spouts , thy rills . 7. Who so of thee doth drink is drencht●… And thirsts noe more for aie Thou art the streames of god to flow●… To soules that faint in waye .

The seuenth speach . The Church speakes to Christ . 1. ●…f I be then so sweet my deere My Christ , my God , my Loue ●…he breathe on me with thy sweet breath That it my hart may moue . 2. ●… all ye powers of my sweete god Blowe on me North , & South ●…hat these my plants of my poore soule May blest be by his mouth 3. And make them sweet to him , as are The Plants of loue , & grace So shall my loue ioy still to come , And glad him in this place . 4. Yea he will come to me his owne which he hath bought full deere And will take of the fruit that he Hath made to him so neere .

Christ speakes . 5. I come my loue to thee myne owne As thou hast cald to me And as thou wilt , so will I take These fruits a part of thee . 6. I see thy workes , thy words , thy thoughts They all to me are sweet , For they are mine I gaue them thee , And all else that is meete . 7. Nowe all ye blest of me , & Sainct●… Cheere vp , & glad your mind That yett in this deere loue of min●… Such grace , & loue doe find .

A Canticle , or song .

Betweene Christ , & his church of the fift , & sixt chapters of the Song of Solomon metaphrased into Monosyllabls of Great Brittains language , & is to be vsed by euery deuout soule in his priuat conference with his god .

And is set to the tune of Lord be my iudge , & thou shalt see PSAL. CXXVI .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. WALTER PELL one of the assistants of the most worthy companie of the marchants-Adventurers residing at Hamb : Ioy of both worlds .

LOuing frend . If you would die well , you must endeuour to liue well . Then let your death be neuer so suddaine , It will not come vnexpected neither will you be vnprepared . The daies , & houers of daies that you haue spent in gods seruice either in praying , or praysing him shal be so many cordialls of comforts , ●… consciences of well led purposes , & will so take vp your hart in ioye , & solace , that noe terrour of death , or darkenes shall appale yt . Who would not then be busie in this so serious , so sacred a busines ? Let vs neuer thinke to be soundly merry , if this be not our musique . Reason , & Religion guides vs here vnto . For veary Reason sheweth vnto vs that we must all die , & Religion enlighteneth vs howe we may dye well . Fooles iudge actions by euents , But the wise for see by iudgment of reason , & faith what will inevitably ensue . To this purpose all this is sayd . That as I haue in myne endeered loue sent you an introduction herevnto in this paper token so you would accept , & practize it . So shall I euer rest your votary praying to god for your eternall happines in Christ Iesus his sauing mercies .

Your perpetuall votary . W. LOE .

The first speach . Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. I am come downe o spouse most deere To take those fruits of thine , Which thou with hart of grace , & loue Dost knowe of erst were mine . 2. I haue thought well of all thy workes , As well of will as deede . I dranke thy wine with milke so sweet With loue they doe me feede . 3. o you my frends , & saincts most blest Cheere vp your selues with me , And ioy your harts with this my spouse whose cates of love you see

The church speakes . 4. When once this world had luld in sleepe Of sinne , my selfe , my sence Yet wakt mine hart to Christ my Deere , & thou didst drawe me thence .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. Thou camst to me , & knockst full oft At doore of my poore hart Thou knockst I say full oft my d●…re And pearst me with thy dart . 6. And saidst I le come , & lodge with thee , And dwell with thee in grace . Shut out the world , thy sinns , thy shame ▪ & let me come in place . 7. For all the night I wayte for thee , My lockes with dropps of paine Are wett , & all to stay for thee That I thy loue might gaine .

The second speach . The Church speakes . 1. I haue put of my coate sayd I , Howe shall I put it on . My feete I washt , shall I them ●…ile Oh noe , my loue be gone . 2. Thus did I plead for my long stay For who so loues my deere Must care , & carke , & strang things tast Of woe him to come neere . 3. For cleane of soyle , of woe , & ill Who liues that seekes my deere No , No , the world will plague them all That serues our god in feare 4. But when my loue these words did heare He shrunke , & went me fro , & hid him selfe , & spake no●… more That I had searud him so .

The Church speakes . 5. And then I rouzd my hart I yearnd That had him lost so sone I rose , & lokt , & chid my selfe For that which I had done . 6. I sought him but he hid him selfe , And would not me come nigh I roard , & cride , & vsd all meanes I card not for to die . 7. For that I had lost him my deere That sought me for his doue , But yet I found him not , nor knewe He hard my voice in loue .

The third speach . The church speakes still . 1. THe men that should haue had a care They smote , & did me wound , With words most false , & vaine they sought , To ding me to the ground . 2. I charge you all that loue the lord If that you shall him find Tell him howe sicke I am of loue In hart , in soule , in mind . 3. O what ( say they ) is this thy Deere More then the sonnes of men That thou art thus farre gon in loue , And aye doe not him ken . 4. My loue sayd I is white , & red His face is pure , & bright He is the cheefe , & choice , of all In him is all the light

The church speakes still . 5. For god in him is full , & faire In grace , in face , in all . His head fine gold , his lockes 〈◊〉 flockes In him there is no gall 6. His eies like doues full of pure loue His cheeks as beds of spice , His lips as sweet , as flowers in May . To me he is not nice . 7. His hands are sett with port , & pri●… Pure myrrhe doth dropp him fro His will is rule of truth , & faith This is most true I knowe

The fourth speach . The spouses speaketh . 1. Yea all his acts are firme , & strong As sett in gold most sure . No shewe of change , but streight , & cleere Both sound , & safe , & pure 2. His mouth is as sweet things of choice From whence doth flowe my blysse He is all sweet , in part , in whole , And I poore soule am his .

A forraigne congregation speakes . 3. Since then o deere such is thy loue , Shewe vs where he is found , And we will seeke this loue with t●…ee In all the world so round 4. For none , but thee o church canst him Make knowne , in word , in deed O tell vs then , & we will ioyne , And he shall be our meede .

The spouses speaketh . 5. Then sayd I to those that him sought He is gone downe to be In beds of spice with soules , & saincts That is my loue , that s he 6. Yea I am his in his sweet loue , And he is mine by faith . In spight of hell , or sinne , or shame His word to me so saith . 7. And both of vs are one in god , And knitt in soule , & spright By loue most sweete , & ioy of hart I liue still in his sight .

The fift speach . Christ speakes to his church 1. Though thou my church didst me not seeke , But putts me farre thee fro , Yet nowe thou dost looke back to me I will not serue thee so . 2. But I vill come , & dwell with thee In grace , in loue , in awe . I will thee ioy , in mirth , & glee , And teach to thee my lawe . 3. Turne backe thine eies from me my deere That are thus fixt on me Thy strength of faith doth ioy me so That I mind none , but thee . 4. The men that feede thy soule with foode Haue all one hart , one tongue They tune all like a quire of saincts They sound forth all one songe .

Christ speaketh to his church . 5. So that their paines are not 〈◊〉 vai●… They bring to me much fruit . They cry , & call to me for helpe , And I doe heare their suite . 6. Thy locks , thy lookes , are seene so faire Thy blush , thy smile so sweet . That I doe ioy in them that teach Those things that are so meete 7. Though kings , & Queenes , & all folk else My name , my loue doe vse , Yet on thee , on thee loue I looke On thee I thinke I muse .

The ●…ixt ●…peach . Christ speakes to his spouse . 1. THou art my spouse most chast most pure Whom all the world doth loue Thou art my deere , my peere , my ioy , Noe spott in thee my Doue . 2. Those that doe looke , & see thy face Do praise , & plaud thee still , And bless thee that hast god thy lord , & didst yeald to his will . 3. & thus they say rapt with thy state What s shee so faire as morne So pure as sunne , so bright as mone , Of what state is shee borne . 4. Her face is faire through force of faith She is most bright in heue Yea in her looks is feare , & dread To cause her foes to rue .

The spouse speakes to Christ . 5. And thus all gast , & rapt with sight Of thy sweet port , & state They stand in stond all pale , & wan For thee they can not mate . 6. No more then glympse of starre can dashe The sunne in hight of skye , Or light on earth the mone at full Can darke or once come nigh . 7. Cheare vp thy selfe deere loue I say For though thou didst me miss ▪ I meane not thee my loue to leaue For all the world that is .

The seuenth speach . Christ speakes to his spouse 1. ●… did but goe to see my vine Howe it did bud , & sprout To see what fruits my plants did yeald And howe they were come out . 2. And nowe I see they bud , & blooe , And yeald me fruit good store . ●…le care for them , & they for me That they may haue the more . 3. The soules that came to me of late I prune , I plash , I purge That they may bring forth farre more fruite With this my rod , & scourge . 4. And nowe they are well growne my Deere I hast , I runne to thee , With speed at need I hast , I post With wings of wind to see .

Christ speakes to his spouse . 5. What thou dost want , or wouldst nowe haue Speake loue , I le giue thee it . Thou shalt not feare my loue to thee In rest by thee i le sitt . 6. Come then my loue to me full fast Let all Saincts ioy , & sing . To house of god i le safe , & sound My Deere shall my loue bring . 7. Nowe all ye Saincts , & soules on high Looke , see , fixe fast your eie , On this my loue , marke well her grace . No fault in her I spie .

A Canticle , or song .

Of the seuenth , & eight chapters of the song of Solomon being Metaphrased into Monosylabls of great Brittains language , & is to be vsed by euery deuout soule in his priuat conference with his god

And is sett to the tune of Giue thanks vnto the lord our god . PSAL. CVII .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. WILLIAM WALCOT marchant , one of the most worthie companie of Marchant Adventurers residing at Hamborough .

Happines for euer .

KInd frend . Forced fauours were euer sleighted , & thankles . But voluntary respects had euer with the best , and most noble minds courteous acceptance howe small , & meane soeuer the thing was . For a man to giue his soule to his Creator when he sees he must dye , & his goods to the poore , when he sees he must part with them , & to forgoe our sinne , w●… we can noe longer followe yt are cold , yea vnkind obediences . But for a young man to remember his creator in the daies of his yout ●… & in his best , & strongest age 〈◊〉 bequeath himself euery day to god in prayer , & praise is thatreasonable , & seasonable sacrifice where with the most high is most pleased . To this purpose and noe other god knoweth I haue tendered these voluntary Essaies to diuerse of my masters , & Table-brothers . Let me not seeme to to officious , while I desire to doe good , & expresse my loue . For 〈◊〉 vnto the rest so vnto you Beloued Gā-naunt haue I sent this parcell . Receaue yt , as I meane yt both with hand , & hart , & then ●… am assured ; it will neuer repent you of your acceptation , nor me of my dedication . The great lord keeper of heauen , & earth keepe you in his feare all the daies of your life , & preserue you for his sauing mercies in Christ Iesus in the end of your life , & for euer .

Yours in Christ to be required . W. LOE .

The first speach . Christ speaketh . 1. Her feet are sweet , her gate a grace All shod with Peace , & Truth , Of gods owne spell to runne the race From bane , & woe , & ruth . 2. Her loynes are girt fast with the same , The price of it is rare . The skill is framd with hand of might All full of cost , & care 3. Her wombe like a round cup that wants Noe wine to cheere her plants , As heaps of wheate sot all with flowers Pure graynes to helpe our wants 4. Her breast the two sweet leagues of grace Are as to twins of birth Whose milke doth feede the babs of god Which dwell here on the earth .

Christ speaketh . 5. Those that doe rule , & guide h●… folk●… Like necke doth beare vp head So those doe stay as tower of strength Till they at full are fed . 6. Her eies are like two fonts most clea●… In which we may well see Our selues in face , in fact , in faith ▪ And drawe thence life , & glee , 7. Her nose from whence we sent the good Is as some tower of state For she can Iudg , & find it out From tyme , to tyme past date

The second speach . Christ speakes still . 1. HEr tire of head is full of Grace To all that doe it see , And I am tyde by mine owne will O loue to be with thee . 2. O loue howe full in all thy parts Dwells loue , & life by me Howe sweet , & faire art thou in all When I doe looke on thee , 3. Thy growth is like a Palme tree tall , For prest , thou dost rise more Thy teats are full of milke , & mirth And yeald thy babes great store 4. I said I will goe to my tree And ioyne me to my Palme , & make it yeald all salues for sores To cure all wounds as Balme .

Christ speach still . 5. And I will cause her for to ye●… Good workes of faith , & life ▪ And w●…h her power to driue 〈◊〉 her The sinnes that a●…e so rife ▪ 6. The soules that thirsts shall haue their fill ▪ Her words shall spring a●… wine By mouthes of those that teach my lore , And preach those lawes of mi●…e 7. Yea they shall cause the lipp●… of hi●… That sleepes , & snorts in sinne To speake , & praise the god of 〈◊〉 That rouzd him from that di●….

The third speach . The church speakes . 1. Such as I am , I am not mine , But his that loud me deere , In none , but him will I be glad , None but him will I feare . 2. For he once gaue him selfe for me , And made of me his choyce . Him will I heare , he is my deere , Its life to heare his voice . 3. ●… come my loue , let ts lodg all night In fields , in townes , let ts goe , And see howe all our flockes doe feede Letts runne as swift as roe . 4. Vp to the vines let ts hast in morne , And vewe howe they doe bud , And see the signes of fruits , & grace And looke if they be good .

The Church speakes . 5. For hence we shall knowe full our tyme When we shall ioyne in one In all the blisse that I haue made To quitt thee of thy mone . 6. See loue thy plants both in them selues Doe bud , & bloome most fresh , And yeald a sent to moe them by That are but young , & neshe 7. All plants that growe in vs I keepe , Both old , & young I loue , And all for thee o Christ my god Thy Grace , & lookes to moue .

The fourth speach . The old Iewish Church speaketh . 1. O that I might my Christ once see Clad in this flesh of mine , & find him here on earth to dwell Made one , once of my line . 2. Then would I kisse , & cull my Deere The world could not me touch , But if it did I would not passe , Nor think of it so much . 3. Then would I bring thee to the light Though nowe pent vp in darke , And then thou shouldst me teach to knowe My Christ , my god , by marke 4. Then would I feast thee with the best with cupps of loue , & grace . Then would the soules in Christ be glad To vewe our rest , & place

The old Iewish church speaketh 5. His left hand then should stay my head His right hand stay my hart ▪ & them I would not feare the w●…d Nor hell , nor death his dart . 6. His heat would giue me life halfe dead , & raise me vp cleane gone , His light would make me shine a●… pearle O like him there is none 7. charge you o ye saincts that loue Dare not to greeue my decre ▪ Nor once to stirre him vp in ire , But learne his wrath to feare ,

The fift speach . Christ speaketh ▪ 1. WHo is this that from denns of sinne From lusts , & life most leaud Doth ●…and her selfe gainst all the ill ▪ & shewes her wrath , & feud 2. I●… not my church ? o it is shee Whom I haue loud of old , And did her take from powers of hell When she was bought , & sold. 3. And her from ire of sinne , & shame Where shee had falne from me I raisd to life from depth of hell . I quitt , I sett her free . 4. For there by faith she leand on me , And I to her gaue way . Then shee to me did ope her hart ▪ And thus to me did say .

The Iewisch church speaketh 5. O sett me as a signe , a seale On hart , on arme , on all . O hold me deere , my loue , my Christ For I to thee doe call . 6. Let naught me moue from thy sweet loue Lest greefe me gore , & woe , For the least shade when thou art gone Doth shew to me my foe . 7. The zeale where with I loue my Deere Is like the graue most ●…ell And burnes me vp like coles of fire To saue my soule from hell .

The sixt speach . The Iewish church speaketh . 1. YEa more then fire , or flame it is Noe source can quench this loue ▪ 〈◊〉 paines , noe gaines , or loss , or crosse From him my hart can moue . 2. ●…oe wealth , noe peelfe , noe feare , no force All this I scorne should me ●…nce moue to thinke , or ioy in ▪ ought But in his grace , & glee 3. ●…e haue a plant deere loue thou knowst The church that thou hast chose , ●…rom out the Iles so farre from hence . O we would not her lose . 4. ●…he is but smale of growth as yet For want of thy good grace , ●…ut if thou cast a looke on her . And let her see thy face .

The Iewish speaketh . 5. Howe fresh , howe faire will the come forth And growe , & beare to thee H●…r buds , her bloomes , her fruits of faith All good , & faire to see ,

Christ speaketh . 6. If she be firme , & fast to me As wall , as tower of strength I le make her pure , & sure in league By word , & deed at length . 7. And if she will giue way to me , And to my words giue eare I le make her safe in league of peace And she shall be my deere ,

The seuenth speach . The Iewish Church speaketh . 1. The faith , & loue that thou dost seeke In her , thou findst in me ●…y plea of faith found Grace , & Peace , & Iwas ioynd to thee . 2. The want of words to feed thy saincts Which thou in her dost craue ●…s not in me to doe thy will Howe then should , she it haue . 3. Grat thee to her thy Grace in good And shee will to thee bend . ●…he will thee serue in word , & deede If thou thy grace her send

Christ speaketh 4. My spouse is as a vine to me , She flowers , & fruits doth yeald ●…he is the corne that brings me thrift & growes faire in my feild .

The Iewish church speaketh . 5. My vine shall aye be in my sight , Yea till the world haue end . I will it dress , & keepe my selfe , And grace , & peace it lend . 6. Sith thus I care for thee my deere Shew thou thy loue in praise , & teach my name , my fame to all ▪ So long as last thy daies .

The spouse speaketh . 7. If thou my deere wouldst haue 〈◊〉 do●… As thou hast bid to me , Then grant me grace to act the sam●… And thou it sone shalt see .

A METAPHRASE .

Of the first , and second chap●…ers of Ieremies Lamentations for ●…he sacking , & burning of Ierusalem , and ●…he temple , by Nebuchadnezer king of Babell , and by Nebuzaradan the captaine of his gard , put into monosyllables of great Brittains language .

And is set to the tune of I lift mine hart to thee . PSAL. XXV .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. EDWARD MEEDE one of the assistants of the most worthy companie of Merchants Aduenturers residing at Hamborough . Grace in this world , and ioy in the other .

ALL happines in the lord Iesus . I present vnto you a part of Ieremies Lamentations metaphrased . You may see herein my true hart vnto you all . In the midst of lamentable discontents I tuned my soule , tongue , & pen to the land of god . And the rather in these lamentations for that they sorted some what to my retired meditations . One tyme , or other all men are not as they would be . It is the condition of gods children . Happie is that man that can vse gods scourge to his amen dement . The great moderator of all things knowes his children fittest to be made palmes , to be spread with burthens , & waights , & not to be Oliues . That so we might more thinke of our victorie , then of our rest . It is enoughe for vs that we shall once triumph in heauen , & rest for all . To this holy rest , and eternall tranquillity godgiude vs all , into whose blessed keeping I recommend you in Christ sauing mercies . And rest .

Yours much deuoted . W. LOE .

The first depth . From dumps , & doomes of woe From depth of wrath , & ●…re Aleph . we call , we crie , we roare o lord With zeale as hot as fire . The state where once thy name Was great in light of grace Is led a slaue by force of warre Bet●… . A curse is in the place . Our streeats that flockt with folke Most rich , in cloths most gay . Are nowe made void , & laid full wast Gimel . By night , and eke , by day . We that did rule , and raigne ▪ Daleth . And brusd the world wi●… might Doe nowe pay taxe , & tole , & disme By force of armes in spight . We weepe full sore all night , 〈◊〉 . By day our teares doe fall Our eies are sore , our cheekes are wett Yet on the lord we call . They that did loue vs once , Vau. & were our frends in shewe Are turnd to gall ▪ and doe vs kill As ferce as doth our foe .

The second depth OUr prince is made a slaue To sitt with folke most base , We find noe rest but woe and moane , Zain . & shame doth fill our face . our sinne , our sinne hath greeud The lord of hosts full sore . Our shame , our shame for that doth come . Heth. On vs nowe more , and more . Our things of worth the foe Hath seizd all to his hand They staine the church of thy great name Teth. We can them not with stand . The facts that we haue done Are all filths in his sight . He pluckes vs downe , & none doth build , Jod . Not one will doe vs right . We sighe for bread in want We giue our wealth for yt . O helpe sweete lord for we are vile Caph. O drawe vs from this pitt . O let all those that passe Looke on my woe , & see Lamed If ere they sawe the like of this That nowe is done to me .

The third depth . IN all my bones is fire A net my feete hath caught God turnes his face , & makes me faynt Mem. His wrath it hath me taught . His hand is on my necke , His yoke hath bound me sore Nun. He beares his hand so hard on me That I can rise noe more . My men of force are gone , My young men crusht with might My maids , & babes are trod to dust samech And all this in my sight . For these things weeps myne eie●… My soule is farre from glee The foe doth force me to this woe ▪ Ai●… . And none doth care for me . We stretch our hands for helpe ▪ And none doth take a care We are as is the filth of all Pe. They looke not howe we fare Yet thou art iust o lord For we haue gone from thee Thou wilt vs helpe for this at last . Zade . O shewe thy face to me .

The fourth dept. MY Preests gaue vp the ghost While they did seeke for meate The old men eke gaue vp their breath Koph . O lord our woe is great . I am in greefe o lord Mine hart is fild with woe The sword doth kill , & Death doth rage . Resch . For that thou art my foe . When I doe sigh , & grone Noe eie doth care for me . My foes doe ioy , & glad themselues Shin . My woe , & moane to see . O let my sighes o lord , Loud crie make in thine 〈◊〉 I haue done ill , cleanse me of that Than . And rid mine eies from tear●… . O lord why with a cloud , So black of wrath , & ire Hast thou vs clad , and cast vs downe Aleph . Why are we burnt with fire ? The lord doth raze our race , Our stocke , our flocke , our all ; Downe to the ground he dings vs fast Beth. Our prince , our peeres doe fall .

The fift depth . THe strength of all our house Gimel . Is spent , yea all is gone ●…he lords ferce wrath hath cut vs of To helpe vs there is none . ●…e bends his bowe at vs Daleth . He shootes vs through full sore He kills the choice of all our flocke O lord what wilt thou more ? Our forts of fence , & strength He. Our fields so fresh , so full ●…re all laid wast , our goods , our babes Our foes from vs doe pull . The king , & Preest at once V●… . The church , & state doe wai●… The daies of feasts are turnd to fa●… The lord he doth vs quaile . The lord hath cast downe all Zain . They roare , & make a noice With in thy house o'god ou●… king Where once was hard our voice Our , wall , our wealth , our state , Heth. Our god will lay full lowe . His hand is bent to stricke vs all Thy will o lord is so .

The sixt depth . The lawe , and all is gone Teth. Noe preest , noe peere of light ●…he lord hath rid vs of them all Not one doth come in sight . The graue men of our state Iod. The sage , & such as giude ●…oe sitt on ground in dust , & clay With sacke they cloth their side ●…ine eies to see this faile , Caph. with teares they drope , & melt ●…he babes doe sowne in midst of street Such woe , & want they felt . ●…hey crie for bread , for drinke Lamed . To all that stand them nighe , And in their lapps that gaue them sucke They faint , & faile , & die . What woe is like to ours ? Me●… . Our breach as seas doe roa●… There s none can helpe , or heale our wo●… O lord our greefe is sore . They that should see , & say , Nun. And tell vs of our sinne Haue taught vs things both vil●… & vain●… Noe good we find there 〈◊〉 All such as pass vs by samech Do scoffe at vs , & mocke Is this the place say they 〈◊〉 strengt●… Is this the whole earths rock●…

The seauenth depth . Our foes doe hi●…se , & gnash Ain . Their teeth , & thus doe saye ●…his is the day we haue sought for To bring thee downe for aye ●…ut lord this is thine acte Pe. To throwe vs downe each one ●…dayes of old it was thy will To bruise vs bone by done . Our teares doe showre on vs Zade . To thee our harts doe cry ●…y day , & night we take noe rest Our soules doe faint , & dye . We crye out in the night Koph . Like babes we hold vp hands We faint for want of bread o lord O rid vs of these bands O see sweet lord the babes Resh That are but a span long We eate for foode , our Pree●… are slay●… And cast out as the donge . The young , & old on ground Shin . Are cast , & ●…aint , & die Our maids so fresh , so faire in hew●… Are kild , & cast them by ▪ Naught else but feares o lord Th●…u . Doe wake vs day , & night It is the day of thy ferce wrat●… Of foes , of warre , of spight .

A METAPHRASE .

●…F THE THIRD Chap●…r of Ieremies Lamentations for ●…e sacking , & burning of Ierusalem , and 〈◊〉 temple , by Nebuchadnezer king of ●…abell , and by Nebuzaradan the captaine of his gard , put into monosyllables of great Brittains language .

And is set to the tune of I lift mine hart to thee . PSAL. XXV .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. IOHN GREENWELL on of the Assistants of the most worthy companie of marchants-Adventurers residing at Hamb : All ioy , & happines in Christ .

WElbeloued in the lord . We are all strangers here in the earth , our home is aboue in heauen . It was a great greefe to gods Israel to tune the songs of Sion in a strange country . Howe then is it with vs , that we like so well of the things here , & thinke not of the blessings aboue . Hierusalem was once the mistrisse of the world , th●… Metropolis of the earth , & ye●… when the worlds darling fo●… gatt god she was layd in the dus●… That is the cause of the Prophe●… lamentation . Indeed who would not shower downe teares to 〈◊〉 the holy place de●…iled , & Ierusa●… made an heape of stones ? But we see noe place be it neuer so glorio●… in our eies , noe persons be they neuer so gratious in the sight of men that can escape gods 〈◊〉 when he will scourge The Turkes haue encroched into Christendome , & made that ●…itty of Constantinople which was once the glory of the east , a veary cage of vncleane Mahumetans . What Christians hart doth not bleed to see yt ? to heare of yt ? We haue cause to lament this . The prophe●… ●…ad reason to condole that . O that our harts were touched with remorse for the poore distressed Christians that liue tributaries to the misbeleeuing . Turke . Consider in these hymnes the condition of gods people so subjecte to moane & misery . God directe all our ●…arts toward him in wealth , in woe , in all . And so I commending you to god with the rest ▪ in the sauing mercies of Iesus Christ , Am.

Yours because of Christ . W. LOE .

The first depth . 1. I am the man o lord Haue felt thy wrath , thy rod O send me helpe in this my woe My lord , my Christ , my god . 2. Thy stormes , & clouds of ire Doe beate me day , & night Thou shewst me woe , & wast , & warre And hidst from me the light . 3. All the day long o lord Thine hand is turnd gainst me Noe helpe , noe hope , noe ioy , noe mirth That I poore wretch can see . 4. My flesh , & skin are vile ▪ And parcht as in a drought , My bones , my hart are broke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 This lord thy wrath hath wroug●… 5. O lord thou makst a fo●… With me to warre , & fight With gall ▪ & greefe thou dost me 〈◊〉 And none will doe me right ▪ 6. As they that long are dead , And cleane cast out of mind So am I sett in night of death With w●… , & greefe all pind .

The second depth . 1. AN hedge is pight me round To close me in this woe ●… can'not stirre thy chaines me bind O lord what shall I doe ? 2. And when I cry , & roare In all my greefe , & gall He shutts me out , & will not heare Ne cares he for my call . 3. He ramzes me in so fast . With stones , & clay full thicke My pathes he crokes , & giues noe ease My soule is faint , & sicke . 4. As beares doe teare their pray , And waite more bloud to spill So hath my foes me rent , & tom●… As if it were thy will . 5. I peece , by peece am hald , And puld by hand to raggs I by my selfe do sitt , & weepe , While my foe sitts , & braggs . 6. Thy bowe o lord is bent , To shoote at my pale face I am a marke for shafts to hitt O yett shewe me some grace .

The third depth . 1. FOr see the shafts doe sticke In all my raynes through out I am the butt , & none but I At which shootes all the rout . 2. My foes make me their iest And song by night , & day Where is thy god , thy lord , thy helpe Thus they to me doe say . 3. Mine hart is fraught with gall , My bloud is drunke vp still With shame , & greefe I waile , & wast Make hast me lord to kill 4. My strength is dasht , my teeth Are broke with in my head Thou laist on loade on me poore I wish I were cleane dead 〈◊〉 5. My soule doth not once heare Of peace , of grace , of light I can ▪ not call to mind my state That once I had in sight . 6. O lord my strength , my hope ▪ My helpe I looke from thee . But all is gone , & there is none That cares , nor lookes to me ▪

The fourth depth . 1. ●… call to mind sweet god This moane , this woe of mine ●…his gall , this greefe , this plaint , this cry For I o lord am thine 2. ●…y soule is faint , & failes When I to mind doe call ●…y greefe hath made me cry , and roare To see my woe , & fall . 3. ●…et haue I hope in thee That thou wilt helpe at last , 〈◊〉 wilt not quite my soule for aye From thy sweet sight out cast . 4. It is thy loue o lord That I am not quite fold , And rid from earth , both braunch & roote And closd vp in the mold . 5. Thou failst me not in morne , All night I feele thy stay , Thy hand is great , & in thy truth Thou hearst what I doe say . 6. For thou o lord art mine My soule doth hope in thee Thou art my lot , my land , my rent Once more lord sett me free

The fift depth . 1. O thou art good o lord To them that wayte , & tend To soules that seeke , & sue to thee Thou dost thy grace downe send 2. It is right good o lord To hope for helpe from thee For of thee lord is all mans good O shewe thy smile to me . 3. It is full good for man In youth to beare thy rod For he shall learne there by to knowe The lord to be his god . 4. Then sitts he pale , & wan ▪ And mute with out a pe●…are He will take heede all tymes that 〈◊〉 Doe searue the lord in feare 5. And if he see there s hope His mouth from dust will cry , And to the lord make plaint , & 〈◊〉 To day that he doth dye . 6. He giues his cheeke to such As smite him , & doe taunt He wil not giue his eare to those That vaine & vile things cha●…

The sixt depth . 1. ●…He lord doth not for aye Cast of his choice of men ●…ut though they greeue yet in his tyme . He takes them from that den . 2. ●…or by his will the lord Greeues not his flocke at all ●…ot doth he crush the sonnes of men When they on him doe call . 3. ●…e rights men in their ill ▪ The face of the most high ●… sett to helpe the flocke of Christ Yea he will drawe them nigh . 4. Out of gods owne sweet mo●… Comes forth not good , & ill When we are plagud it is our 〈◊〉 That doth our deare soules kill ▪ 5. Let vs then search our waies , And turne to our good god So shall he quite put farre from His scourge , his plague , his 〈◊〉 6. Lift vp both hand , & hart To him that dwells on hi●… And shewe our sinns , ours 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Least that for them we dye .

The seuenth depth . 1. ●…Hou hast vs slayne o lord And hidst vs with a cloud ●… that our sute comes not to thee Though we doe cry full loud 2. ●…e are as drosse , and doung , Our foes doe on vs rage feare , & snare is come on vs , And that from age , to age . 3. ●…ine eies cease not to weepe But day , by daye we moane ●…ill thou o lord dost looke from high , & ease vs of our grone . 4. My eies , and hart doe ake , The one with teares doth run●… My hart it sobbs , & sighes full so●… For that which I haue done . 5. Men chase me like a bird , They haue cut of my life They cast great stones to keepe m●… dow●… They kill me in their strife . 6. Yet from these depths o lord I haue cald on thy name Thou to my voice wilt giue an 〈◊〉 And ease me of the same .

The eight depth . 1. THou wontst to say , Feare not , Thou wontst my cause to plead ●…nd to the streames of loue , & life Thou wast wont me to lead . 2. ●… lord my wronge thou seest Iudge thou my cause with those . ●…hat gape , & hope to eate me vp With rage they doe me close 3. ●…hou lord hast hard their cries Howe they doe rage , & roare ●…owe they doe spite , & spitt at me And raue still more , & more . 4. They make their songs on me They iest , & gibe , & mocke When they sitt downe , or rise , 〈◊〉 wal●… They flout , they feare thy floc●… 5. Giue them their lott o lord , Looke on the worke the wroug●… Giue them thy curse with greef of ha●… That haue my woe thus sough●… 6. Cast them all cleane from thee Let not the earth them beare For that they doe not seeke to the But rage with out all feare .

A METAPHRASE .

Of the fourth , and fift Chapters of Ieremies Lamentations for the sacking , & burning of Ierusalem , and the temple ▪ by Nebuchadnezer king of Babell , and by Nebuzaradan the captaine of 〈◊〉 gard , put into monosyllables of great Brittains language .

And is set to the tune of I lift mine hart to thee . PSAL. xxv .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. JOHN STAMPE , marchant one of the companie of the Merchants-Adventurers residing at Hamborough . Eternall blisse in Christ Iesus .

MYNE vnfained loue in Christ vnto you . Noe wise man would sell his thoughts for all the world . For as they are much pleasing to a mans selfe so are they beneficiall vnto others . I little thought whe I began to make an Essay into this businesse that it would haue enlarged it selfe into eleuen branches . What it is , & as it is ▪ Euen the all of it I devote to all my table-brothers ▪ Wherein your selfe haue a part . I shall desire your aecentance with the rest And euen so herein I commend my loue to you , my lines to the worlds rensure , & the vse of them to gods children ; for whose s●…ke I haue endeuored this Thus 〈◊〉 my prayers for your succesfu●… prosperity in all things . I leaue yo●… to gods sauing grace . Remaying

Your affectionate W. LOE .

The first depth . 1. HOwe is our gold so dymme ? The fine gold howe is t lost ? The stones of the lords house are wast This is our case , our cost . 2. Our sonnes that were so strong Are trod as clay in streete , And as the potts so are they broke They crush them with their feete . 3. The formes of fish in sea , That are most strange to see Yea they to young ones yeald their breasts with vs this may not bee . 4. The babe that suckes is drye , For bread the young ones cry , But bread , & breast they can hau●… no●… And so they faint , & dye . 5. They that did feede most fine The crusts most course would haue ▪ They that put on their robs of silk●… The pigs ●…oote seekes , & craue ▪ 6. The woe that we doe bere Is farre more great then when our god did rayne fell fire from skey , And burnt the sonnes of men .

The second depth . 1. THey that were pure as snowe , And white as is the milke That lookt so red , so fresh , so faire , And clad them selues with silke . 2. They are as blacke as cole , By face they are not knowne ; Their skin is parcht , & cleaues to bones They waile , they weepe , they moane . 3. They whom the sword doth kill We count in a good case , ●…or they that liue doe pine for want , Both they , & all their race . 4. The babes that sucke the 〈◊〉 We seeth for meat in po●… , Or else we pine for want of 〈◊〉 Our limbs doe fade , & r●… . 5. The lord is wrath with vs , On vs he shoures his ire , And we are cleane put out of 〈◊〉 He burnes vs vp with fire . 6. The kings of all the earth Doe stand in maze to see . Our foes march in our streats 〈◊〉 ro●… & we poore soules to flee

The third depth . 1. BUt this is come to vs For that we shed the bloud Of such as were most neere to god , And shewd vs all the good , 2. The bloud I say of them Doth cry gainst vs to god , And nowe we feele his hand of ire His scourge , his whipe , his rod . 3. This bloud of men so iust , Hath bine our bane , our woe , And made vs turne our backes from such As made them selues our foe . 4. For we card not for Preeste . Nor those that did vs good , But were both ferce , & fell to them We stroue to sheed their bloud . 5. For this our eies doe watch , And waite , & still doe faile . No helpe , noe hand is strecht to ●… ▪ And so we faint , & quaile . 6. The foe doth hunt our stepps As we goe in the streete They kill , they cry , they roare on v●… They tread vs with their feete

The fourth depth . 1. THey hunt vs in the feilds On hills in dales they kill We dare not once loke out of dore Our streats with dead they fill . 2. The breath of all our liues Is caught fast in their snare , And left he is in plight full ill , Both base , & poore , & bare . 3. Let these be glad that dwell Farre of out of this place Take heede least you doe moue the lord . Gainst you to turne his face . 4. For he hath plagud vs sore For all our sinnes , & ill , And yet we hope he will lokeb●… And cease our folke to ki●… .

The V. CAP. 5. O lord call thou to mind What is come on vs all Take heede to vs that in our w●… To none but thee doe call . 6. Our lands , our rents , our all The foe from vs doe take . The folke that are to vs most strang A prey of vs doe make .

The fift●… depth . 1. Our babes doe knowe noe sires , And they that gaue the breast Doe sitt , and sighe , & roare , & cry , Ne can they take their rest . 2. Our drinke to vs is sold , Our wood we buy full deare , And all this ill is come on vs For th●…e we did not feare . 3. Our neckes are prest with yokes On vs they lie full sore . We moile , & toyle , & haue noe rest O lord what wilt thou mor●… 4. To those that be our foes For bread we giue our hands They tire on vs , & make a prey , They breake in to our lands . 5. They that are dead , & gone , O lord haue done the sinne , And we poore soules doe pay the price , These take vs in their gin . 6. Base slaues whom we did beate , Ore vs nowe rule , and tire , & there is none that doth vs helpe Our feete stickes in the mire .

The sixt depth . 1. OUr bread we gett with dread , It costs vs halfe our life ●…e waile in midst of woe , & waste All night , all day in strife . 2. Our skin like to a Moore Is black for want of meate Our parts are parcht to skin , and bone Thy wrath o lord is great . 3. Our maids they make a prey To serue their minds , & lusts Our wiues they wronge in all our sights , Yet lord thy hand is iust . 4. By hand our prince they hang , The old men they doe scorne Our gree●…e doth last till it be night , And eke till it be morne . 4. They make our young on●… 〈◊〉 And toyle like horse in mill . Their backes they load with bat●… of 〈◊〉 Till that they doe them kill . 5. The old men sitt noe more To iudge the cause in gate The young men waile that wont to sing Oh when will be our date 6. Our ioy of hart is gon●… Our daunce is turnd to moane our minds doe muse of nought but woe We sitt , & sighe , & grone .

The seauenth depth . 1. THe crowne is gone from vs , And all the rule is fled , What shall we doe o lord our god Our sinne hath struck vs dead . 2. For sinne our hart is faynt , For sinne our eies are dymme , For sinne our foes doe warre on vs , And rend vs limbe , by limbe . 3. Our hills , and dales are waste The foxe doe roome , & range , These things to see our harts doe bleed , To vs it is most strange . 4. Yet lord thou art for aye , Thy throne is sett full sure Thou canst vs helpe , when hope is gone O lord nowe doe vs cure . 5. Why then dost hide thy face ? And wilt not on vs looke Thou wilt at last thy grace vs giue That is wrote in thy booke . 6. Turne to vs lord we praye , And then we shall see grace , O giue to vs the daies of old , Thy name sett in this place . 7. What shall thy wrath like fire Still last , and burne , & kill O cease sweet lord we doe thee pray So shalt thou find noe ill .

Seauen dumpes

ON THE SEAUEN WORDS ●…hat Christ spake on the crosse which shewe the seauen depthes of the lawes curse , which our lord did feele for our sinnes .

And is set to the tune of I lift mine hart to thee .

PSAL. XXV .

To his much esteemed good frend Mr. GEORGE FRANKLYN on of the Assistants of the most worthy companie of marchants-Adventurers residing at Hamb :

Grace here , Glory hereafter in Christ .

LOuing , and beloued . The words of a dying father , or of a dying frend are wont to take deepe impression in the minds , & memories of good natures . Whose words shall pearce , if the words of our Christ our dying Christ , and that for vs , & his last also . Whose I say if not his ? To you I send the last words of Christ , in the last place , yet you are not the least in my loue . The first in intention , is last in excecution . And nothing is conveayed to the intellectuall powers that is not first in the sensible parts . It was gods purpose of our Christ euen in the creation , that he should be thus vpon the crosse . See then your Christ at his last . Tune your dolefull dumps to a sad soule , and ioy in sobbs . For he prayes , cries , yells , promiseth , perfecteth all , that we may be all in all with god . What can be more ? Christ passion is the modell of our profession , yea the medall of our perfection . For gods strength is perfected in our weakenes .

We may sowe in teares , we shall reape in ioy . Let my spring be wett so that I may haue a plentifull Autume I care not . Vir dolorum can best tune his voice to dolours . If god will haue it so , His will be done . He did so with his owne . We cannot imagine our condition free . God giude vs through all by his sauing grace , To which I shall euer recommend you , and rest .

Your more then much affectionate . W. LOE .

1. O god my soule lift vp , & stretch mine hart in twaine That it may feele , & faile , & die For life is in this paine . 2. My poore hart is so full , & fraught with thought of thee That it s nighe rent to see thy loue So much , so maine for me 3. O take thy crosse , and nailes , And straine my hart at length That thy deare loue may not be pent , But shewe my soule thy strength 4. And nowe my thoughts are free Thy loue to vewe in sight My hart doth pant for that noe more It feeles here of thy might 5. O fill my hart once more , And stretch , & straine it still That I may lothe , & loue no more My sinne that brought this ill . 6. But I want space in hart , And grace in all my life , To end my smart in sight of this , And sinnes that are so rife . 7. But since my hart o god Holds not a sight of thee O doe thou lord hold fast my hart And shewe thy loue to me .

The first Dumpe . ON THE FIRST WORD . Father forgiue them for they knowe not what they doe . Luck 23. verse 34. 1. WHat voice is this so shrill , That sounds thus in mine eare O put from them their sinns o god That knowes not what s thy feare . 2. Is not thy voice o Christ ? On crosse when thou didst hang , And eke for those that did thee kill Is t not thy voice that sang ? 3. A tune to god on highe , With which his eare was pleasd , To see thy deere loue stretch so farre & made the world so easd . 4. They knewe not what they did Was ere such a thing seene . To pray for those that made a prey In woes so sharp so keene . 5. O soule full oft thou hast Not knowen what thou hast done Noe way for helpe to cure that greefe But in thy Christ gods sonne . 6. O pray my soule for them That hate thee to the graue , And let not wrath lodg with thee once Its Christ that must thee saue . 7. When foes doe curse , blesse them For Christ hath taught thee so ; who prayd for such as did him kill And brought to curse , & woe .

The next dumpe . ON THE NEXT WORD . Verily I say vnto thee , This day shalt thou be with me in paradice . Luck . 23. v. 43. 1. O soule looke vp to this , And harke what voice thou hearst , Thy Christ in midst of gripes of death Doth heare , what is t thou fearst ? 2. Then sure he will thee heare , And giue eare to thy crye , Nowe that he sitts on throne in state & is thy god so nighe . 3. A theefe doth cry , & call , Christ heares him by , and by O soule thy Christ will heare thee sure If thou dost call , & cry 4. O learne it is but one To whom Christ grants an eare That sued to him in death at last , And sought him in his feare . 5. Yet it is one my soule Least thou shouldst faynt , & dye , And that thy Christ would not thee heare In death when thou shalt cry . 6. And yet it is but one , Least soule thou shouldst be proud , And thinke that god would heare thee still When that thy cry is loud 7. O learne sweet soule by this To sue to god in life , & driue not of till death doe come To die in iarre , & strife .

The third Dumpe . ON THE THIRD WORD . Behold thy mother , Behold thy sonne . John . 19. v. 26. 27 1. SEe soule if ere the like Was hard that nowe is seene . That Christ should care in midst of death , And greefes that were so keene . 2. For those that could not helpe , But sawe him in that plight . Burst soule , and die to see his loue To her that bare his might . 3. And eke to him whose lone Was fixt sure in his breast That Christ should care in midst of greefe That he should liue in rest 4. She that whose seede did bruse The head of hell , & death Hath hart all prest with woe , and greefe To see Christ lose his breath 5. O child see that thou loue , And loke , and long for good To those that haue thee borne , & bred , & are thee nighe in bloud . 6. Shall not our Christ loue those Thinke you , that searue him still , And haue a care of all such folke That seeke to doe his will ? 7. My soule they are all deare He cares for all their seede , Ne shall there one that serues ou●… god Be void of his full meede .

The fourth dumpe . ON THE FOURTH WORD . My god , my god why hast thou forsaken me ? MAT. 27. VERS. 46. 1. O nowe my soule giue eare To this great cry , and yell . That shakes the heauens , & moues the earth And teares the powers of hell . 2. My god , my god cries Christ Why putts thou me thee fro , And why , dost hide thy face from me As if I were thy foe . 3. O soule he cries for thee That thou maist haue gods light , And nere be cast in pit full lowe , And hid out of his sight . 4. This cry did darke the sunne In full smyle of its beames O soule doth not it dymme thy sight , And cause of teares full streames ? 5. My soule great is our sinnes That causd these groanes , & cries My eares that heare , are dull , and deafe . My hart it faynts , & dies . 6. What paine didst thou o Christ For me base wretch then beare That thou didst yell , & cry , & roare In such great greefe , & feare . 7. Wast not that I might nere Feele god goe from my hart ? Wast not o Christ that I might no●… Of hell once feele the smart ?

The fift dumpe . ON THE FIFT WORD . I thirst . Iohn . 19. v. 28. 1. What thirst was this o Christ That thou dist feele so fell That made thee call for drinke in drought That causd thee thus to yell . 2. Wast not for my poore soule Thou didst cry in thy thirst ? That I might tast the streames of ioy That man had at the first 3. And nere to thirst for aye , But haue the streames full glad That ioy the hart , & soule , & all , And blesse the mind that s sad . 4. Thou art the rocke o Christ From whence the source doth flowe That makes vs feele noe thirst at all But vp wards for to growe . 5. Come to this source my soule , And drench thy deepe sad mind Thou cast not chuse but here thou must A well of blisse sure find 6. For Christ didst thirst for thee That thou mights drinke I say The streames that flowe from throne of god where Christ doth dwell for aye 7. All soules doe thirst for this All saincts for this doe crye , & bray as harts doe for the flouds , And so to faynt , & dye .

The sixt dumpe . ON THE SIXT WORD It is finished . IOHAN 19. vers. 30. 1. NOwe all is done my soule That can be done for thee The houres of death , & powers of hell Are all put farre from me 2. Christ nowe hath paid the debt , The bond in two is rent The lawe , the curse , the woe , the crosse Is laid on him that s sent . 3. Loe Christ hath tane from thee Thy sinne , thy shame , thy crosse , And rid thee from the hags of hell That would haue wrought thy losse 4. Nowe is the world all iudgd All powers of death , & hell Haue done their worst , & nowe in woe Doe cry , & roare , & yell . 5. It s done , It s done saith Christ Ye all is past , & cleare That thou my soule maist liue in blisse , & be to god most deare 6. Is this the way o Christ , That we tast woe with thee , That so we may once rule , & raigne And thy sweet face still see . 7. O lett thy will o lord , Be done of vs in fine . And by vs let thy will be done That still we may be thine .

The seuenth dumpe . ON THE SEVENTH WORD . Father into thy hands doe I commend my spirit . Luck . 23. vers. 46. 1. O come ioy of mine hart , & seaze my soule with this , What is there ought in the wide world That can be more to blisse . 2. Then for my soule to heare My Christ his soule to giue , In to the hands of god my lord There still for aye to liue . 3. Nowe soule thou seest thy blisse , And where thou maist be sure , To haue thy rest , thy ioy , thy stay Thy loue , thy life , thy cure . 4. O blest are they that dye , They rest from all their care When once the lord doth sett them free What Death , or Hell can dare ? 5. In his o soule thy Christ For thine made suite to god Thou needst not feare the day of death Nor graue , nor hell his rod 6. For thou art safe in him That keepes thy life in store , And it is hid in Christ thy lord What canst thou wishe nowe more . 7. O soule Die in these words Giue vp thy selfe in fine To god in Christ , & feare no ill For he saies , Thou art mine .

To him that made these Hymnes . WHen with my thoughts I vewe thy saynct like muse How on while drencht in sobs , & sighs for sinne . And yet more l●…w , the Paths of death doth vse . There seisd with greef : yet prayes : then sours euen in Heauens gate it self : and there true loue doth find And then its Christ doth see , and vew : his payne His cross : his speare-pearst side , his greef of mind Thence dumpt twixt ioy , & greef : as : on half slayne I must , euen at thy muse how well : how fit it lymms . It s greef , sobs , sighs , & tears , in tunes , in songs , & hymns I. P.

To him that made these hymns THer s but one god , that this world one hath made , One Christ , one Truth , one faith , one hope , one loue , To serve this one , in hymns of ones , dost shade Thy zeale , to teach vs that in one we moue . Loe , as thy hymns be ones , so is thy name but odd , How fitt ? both name , & hymns doe ioyne to praise one god , Thus ten , & one , in one thou hast nowe framd , That we in one should keepe the lawe often , Thus by seaven , & seaven thou hast them so namd For seaven tymes seaven day by day we breake them . Loe , your hymns , of one ▪ Ten , & one , & seaven by seaven Learns , god to laud , his lawe to keepe , the way to heauen . G. F.

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