Englands Hallelujah, Hymns 2
Diuers of DAVIDS Psalmes, According to the French Forme and Metre.
Psalme the 1.
1.
HAppie, thrice happie is that holy Saint,
Which doth Himselfe with no bad Course acquaint:
Nor in the wayes of wicked-workers walketh,
Nor Sits ith' Seate of Him that proudly talketh.
But in Gods Lawes, Gods Holy Word most bright,
His Soule doth choicely, chiefely, take delight;
Prizing This Pearle, aboue all Earthly Treasure,
And, Herein Night and Day, planting his Pleasure.
2.
Hee, surely Hee, iustlie compar'd may be,
VntoUnto a faire, a fruitfull spreading Tree,
Planted by Springs of Grace, Fruite (timelie) bringing:
Euer in All-Things blest, in Goodnesse springing.
But for the rotten Roote and tainted Stemme,
Of wicked Workers, 'Tis not So with Them;
For, when with worldly Hopes, Themselues they flatter,
The Winde of Gods Wrath, Them, like Chaffe shall scatter.
3.
The Wicked, therefore, (oh most wretched case)
Shall ne're be able to approach the Face
Of God, in Iudgement, and iust indignation;
Nor Sinners come into Saints Congregation.
For, God doth like, allow-of, much respect,
The Wayes and Workes of All his Saints Elect;
But, Hee, the Paths of Peruerse-Men reiecteth:
Perish they shall, For, He, them All, neglecteth.
Psalme 2.
1.
VVHy did the godlesse, gracelesse Heathen Crew,
So rage and raue with furious Indignation?
Why did the faithlesse Pharisaicke Jew
Striue to make thriue his vaineimagination?
Why did Earths P…inces, Potentates, with Might,
So bend and band, Themselues, with wrath appointed?
So troupe together, arm'd with deadly spight,
Against the Lord and Christ, his deare Annoynted?
2.
Let vsus say They, (ah fond and foolish choice)
With our strong Hands their Bands and shackling Fetters,
In pieces breake; And disobey their voice,
And shake their Yoke from VsUs, and our Abettours.
But God, whose habitation is on High,
On his caelestiall Throne sits, sees, derideth
Them and their Counsailes: And (then) angrilie
To Them, Hee'l speake, when's Wrath on them resideth.
3.
Then, to their shame and sorrow, thus Hee'l say;
J, yea euen J, hauehave on My sacred Syon,
Set and Set fast my King, to rule, for Aye,
(On this blest Mount) All, which doe Him relie-on.
Novv I will shew Gods Counsaile and Decree,
Which Hee, to Mee, in Mercy hath expressed;
Thou art my Son, I hauehave begotten Thee,
This Day and in my Kingdome interessed.
4.
Aske of Mee, then, and I'le on Thee bestow,
All Pagan-People, with their Pompe and Treasure ▪
All Crownes and Scepters of the Earth below,
To stoope and stand at thy Command and Pleasure.
Thou them shalt manage, master, curbe and crush,
As, with an I…on-Mace, with Princely-Power,
As, Potters Vessels, Those thy Vassalls, hush,
Thy Might shall make most meeke, or soone deuoure.
5.
Be wise, therefore, ye Potent Princes, All,
Yee Iudges graue, be prudent, prouident,
In awfull reuerence, at Gods Foot-stoole, fall,
Serue Him, with humble-Ioy, most diligent.
With kindly Kisses (signes of Homage true)
Salute the Sonne, Least his iust indignation,
Being soone enflam'd, yee meete Death as your Due:
Blest, then, are They, in Christ that seeke saluation,
Psalme the 3.
1.
O Lord, what Numbers rise
Of armed-Enemies,
With Wrath and rage incited,
How many furious Foes
Me compasse and enclose,
Against Mee, All Vnited.
How many say and sweare
My Soule to fright and feare
That God is from me parted,
And that I am (now) left
Of hope, of helpe bereft
And shall be soone subuert…d.
2.
But, They themselues deceiue
My God will me ne're leaue
But be my strong Defender:
My Sword and shield of might
My Glory and Delight
Thou, Lord, my Life dost tender.
Therefore with Heart and Voice
I made the Lord my Choice
And call'd vponupon Him solely;
And Hee in wonted LoueLove
Did heare me from aboue
Out of his Mountaine holy.
3.
I, thus most safely kept,
Lay-downe and sweetly slept
And rose, much recreated;
For, God, my gracious Guarde
Did 'bout me watch and ward
And me in safety sta…ed.
Though, then, Ten-Thousand Foes
Should me surround, oppose,
With might and mischiefe armed:
I would not be affraid,
Nor any whit dismaide.
For I could not be harmed.
4.
Rise-vp, therefore, ô Lord,
Thy gracious helpe afford
For, Thou my Foes hast foiled;
And broke the Teeth and Cheeke
Of wicked men that seeke
My Life to hauehave quite spoiled.
Thee onelyonly, Lord therefore,
My Soule doth prest adore
And praise for my Saluation:
Thou dost thy Folke defend
And all good Graces send
To thy blest Congregation.
Psalme the 4.
1.
O Lord my God my Rights defender,
O heare my call attentiuely
Thou of my Liberty art lender
And in disgrace my case didst tender,
HaueHave mercy (then) and heare my crie.
O Sons of mortall men why muse you?
To turne my Glory into shame;
Why, fondly, vaine deuises choose you?
Why, forged, fained, Lying vse-you?
And so your-selues deface, defame.
2.
Know this, and be thereof assured,
That God aboue in LoueLove doth choose
The man to Piety inured;
By his good Grace to be secured,
And will not his Request refuse.
To sin, therefore, oh shame, oh shake-you
To search your Hearts most seriouslie
Into your Clossets close betake you
In Bed to God, petition make-you
With silence and Sincerity.
3.
Then, giuegive to God a blest Oblation,
A Sacrifice of Righteousnesse
A …erfect-Hearts Humiliation,
And free from anxious Dubitation,
Trust in the Lord, in All distresse.
Most men, for, Wealth make inqui…itio…,
And Goods, as Gods, doe most embrace;
But, as for VsUs, our prest Petition,
Is, for a free and full fruition,
Of Gods blest Beames of heauenly Grace ▪
4.
For, This, This brings to Mee, more Pleasure,
My Heart, Herein, takes more delight,
Than They can find in all their Treasure
Their Oyle and Wine in wondrous measure
Whereon they plod to please their sight.
I being (therefore) safe secured,
Will rest in peace and sweetly sleepe
Because I know and am afsured
Gods Goodnesse hath me round-immured,
And Hee, Hee onelyonly, will me kee…e.
Psalme 5.
1.
VNtoUnto my submisse Supplication
attend, Lord lend thy gracious Eare;
be pleas'd, be prest, my voice to heare,
Regard from Heauen, thy Habitation
My Meditation.
2.
O hearken to my poore Petition,
my sacred God, my soueraigne King,
for, onelyonly vntounto Thee I bring,
In humble, hearty, due submission,
My Soules Contrition.
3.
Lord, timely, let me be respected,
for, tim…ly, I to thee will call;
betimes, ô heare, and helpe withall:
On thee I waite to be protected,
And safe direct…
4.
For, Thou, ô God, all gods excellest,
in Goodnesse and in Faithfulnesse,
and louest not least Wickednesse,
With wicked-Workers, Thou n're dwellest,
But, Such repellest.
5.
Fond Fooles, Thou euermore reiectest,
they dare not stand in thy blest sight,
and all that doe in Sinne delight,
Thou, vtterly, ô Lord neglectest,
And dis-respectest.
6.
The smoothing Flatterer, soothing Lyer,
that calls Good, Euill; Euill, Good:
The Homicide that thirsts for Blood,
God will (in fine) confound with Fire,
In his fierce Ire.
7.
But, I will in thy Congregation,
in thy blest Temple, Thee adore;
and trusting on thy Mercies store,
Expresse my Hearts Gratification,
With due Prost…tion.
8.
Lord, guarde, and guide, and safe protect-mee,
in wonted LoueLove from all my Foes,
their Stratagems and Plots disclose,
In thy plaine Paths, ô Lord direct-mee,
And still affect-mee.
9.
For, in Them, lightnesse, lewdnesse raigneth,
their Hearts are fraught with fr…ud and guile
their Throate a gaping Graue most vile,
Theit lying Tongue no Truth retaineth▪
But falsely f…ineth.
10.
Lord, therefore, let them quite be quelled,
let all their Counsailes come to nought;
despise, disperse, their ill-workes wrought,
For, they against thee hauehave rebelled,
And proudly swelled.
11.
But, Let all those whose expectation,
is fixt on Thee, in Thee reioice,
and let thy LoueLove lift vp their voice,
In triumph and true admiration,
Of thy Saluation.
12.
For, Thou, thy Saints and Sons defendest,
and with thy Grace as with a shield;
to Them dost saf'ty, succour, yeeld,
On them, Thou all thy blessings sendest,
And kindly tendest.
Psalme the 6.
1.
LOrd, in thine Jndignation,
And iust exasperation,
Correct not mine offence:
And though, I blame doe merit,
Yet, let me not inherit,
My Sinnes iust Recompence.
2.
But, in thy Mercy rather,
Entreat me as a Father,
And mildly with me deale:
For, all my Bones doe quiuer,
My flesh for feare doth shiuer:
My so…es Lord (therefore) heale.
3.
My Soule is also troubled,
My sorrowes, thereby doubled,
With inward Griefe and Paine;
But, oh good God be speedy,
To helpe Mee, poore and needy,
Oh doe not, long, refraine.
4.
In wonted Grace be pleased,
To see my sorrowes eased;
Returne and pitty take:
No merit in me, count-I,
But, for thy boundles Bounty,
And thy meere mercies sake.
5.
For why? If Death once take-vsus,
And vitall-Breath forsake-vsus,
Thy fame we cannot blaze:
And in the Pitt infernall,
Who can extoll th' Externall,
And his due Glory praise.
6.
My Soule, with inward anguish,
In sighs and sobs doth languish,
And ready is to faint;
And, for sweete Rest and Sleeping,
My Bed euen swinnes with Weeping,
Salt-shewers in Singes complaint.
7.
Through my incessant crying,
My Heart is oft neere dying,
My sight growes dimme and old;
In high despight, displeasure,
To see, in such high measure,
My foes, so bad, so bold.
8.
But, now away ye wicked,
Which at Gods Grace hauehave kicked▪
Be packing eueryevery one;
For, God is pleas'd in Pitty,
To heare the dolefull Ditty,
Of my deepe sighs and moane.
9.
The Lord, to my Petition,
Hath granted kinde admission,
And heard me from on high,
He did not onelyonly heare me,
But graciously did cheare me,
And grant me full supply.
10.
An… now my Foes are frighted,
Wh… Mee so much despighted,
And causelesly did wrong:
…ey sodainely are wounded
And shamefully confounded
By God my Guardian strong.
Psalme the 8.
1.
Omnipotent Lord God, most great, most glorious
Whose noble Name and Fame is most victorious
Aboue the spacious, specious Heauens high,
Yea, all the World throughout thy praises flie.
2.
Yea, euen by the mouthes of Babes most tender
Thou hast made knowne thy might and glries splendour,
And by their, mouthes hast stopt the mouthes of those
Which were both Thine and Their reuengefull Foes.
3.
And when I see (as oft I see, admiring)
The Heau'ns most faire, in all their rare attyring,
The splendent Sun, the Moone and Stars most bright
Those twinckling-Spangles, ordered All aright.
4.
Lord, …nke I then (as well I may, amazed)
Oh what is Man, whom thou so high hast raised?
Or what's the silly Son of all man-kinde?
That thou art pleas'd to hauehave him so in minde.
5.
For, Thou, ô Lord, our good our great Superiour
To Angels, haste him made, not much Inferiour:
And hast him Crown'd with dignity and Grace
And in thy armes of LoueLove dost him embrace.
6.
He is made Lord of all thy Workes of wonder
Hee, solely, wholy, is to keepe them vnderunder;
As, their great-Master, Earths-Monopolite,
To crouch and creepe at his most awfull sight.
7.
Oxen and Flockes of Sheepe, on Mountaines straying▪
And Beasts in woods and Wildernesses preying;
Birds, Foules, and Fishes, which in th' Ocean play,
And All that there doe cut and keepe their way.
8.
Therefore (ô Lord) I must reiterate
Thy glorious Name, thy Fame perpetuat…;
And sing and say; of how rare excellence?
Is thy due Praise, through Earths circumference.
Psalme the 10.
1.
VVHy standest thou (ò Lord) aloofefrom Thine ▪
Why art thou not more neere, propitious▪
Oh let thy louely Beauty on vsus shine▪
Now at this time, a time so perillous:
Thy Presencath…r…s, thy Abse…ce troubles vsus
For, wicked-Men, in pride, pursue the Lowly;
But, let their Craft, be their confusion wholely.
2.
Of his lewd Lusts he hath a high conceit,
And thinkes his owne Inuentions, fine and faire
The Couetous accounts Himselfe most great
Hold himselfe blest and best, a man most rare:
But, Hee to leaue, neglect the Lord doth dare
His impious Pride, his Heart, so eleuateth,
God he forgets, on God, ne're meditateth.
3.
Because his wayes, alwayes, doe prosper well
He (therefore) Thee and all thy Lawes neglects;
Because thy Will, his Wit doth farre excell,
Therefore thy Hests hee hates and dis-affects:
Defies his foe which frendly Him corrects;
In Heart, he sayes, no change can ouerthrow-me▪
My state no fate can fell, no Feare o'reflow-me.
4.
His mouth with curses is both foul… and full,
His Tongue is tipt with fraud and flattery,
He is most prompt, Goodmen, with Guile to gull ▪
And in his Lips lyes mischiefe secretly:
And still he trauailes with Iniquity,
For guiltles blood, he waites in priuie places
The Poore to spoile, into his Toile, Hee chaces▪
5.
And like a Lyon lurking in his Den,
He secretly and slily spreads his nets;
To catch and crush, poore, silly, simple men
Whom, he by craft and couzenage to him gets,
And with his smoothing, soothing, on them sets
Thus, multitudes of Poore-men, he betrayeth,
A…d pittilesse, on them he proudly preyeth.
6.
And then He fondly, falsely, sayes in heart
Tush, God regards not, what we doe or say,
He hath forgotten or is gone a part,
Hee neither sees, nor knowes our worke, or way:
Arise, therefore (ô Lord) make no delay,
Lift vp thy hand, let Ill men be distressed,
Guarde and regard the Poore, by them oppressed.
7.
O why should bold blasphemous Imps, most vile,
Falselie affirme that thou regardest not?
Yet Thou dost sit and see and at them smile,
And pai'st their Vice with Vengeance, their iust Lot:
But friendlesse Orphans, thou hast not forgot;
And since, they solely, wholy, Thee rely-on,
Thou'…t be their Helper, from thy sacred Syon ▪
8.
Pernicious and malicious men conuince,
Their Armes and Harmes, their fraud and force destroy;
For, Thou art our eternall Lord and Prince,
Let not the Heathen, thy sweet Land enioy;
Lord beare the Poore and cleare them from annoy:
Yea, thou dost heare and helpe, at need dost render,
And right the wrong of Poore and Orphans tender.
Psalme the 15.
1.
O Lord of LoueLove what Man shall rest▪
Within thy Tabernacle?
Or, who (ô Lord) shall be so blest▪
Of Syon-Hill to be possest
For's happy Habitacle.
2.
The Man whose gracious Guide thou art,
In Paths of sure Sincerity;
Whose wordes and workes, whose Hand and Heart
In equall ballance beare a part,
Whose Tongue speakes all pure Verity.
3.
Who takes no pleasure or delight
In false Calumniations;
Who, in Himselfe, doth not backbite,
And suffers none, his friend to smite,
By forged Defamations.
4.
Who doth condemne, contemne, despise,
The proud, profane, malicious;
But, in his heart doth praise and prize
The, Godly, Gracious, Graue, and Wise,
And is, to These, propitious.
5.
Who Payes (though to his preiudice)
Things promis'd, or protested:
Who hates Vfurious-Auarice,
Who loues all Vertue, loathes all Vice;
Shall be in Heauen inuested.
Psalme the 23.
1.
Isr'ells great Shepheard is my Shepheard kinde,
In him (therefore) All needfull things I finde;
Corporall Comforts, aliment externall,
Spirituall Dainties, Manna, Food supernall:
In Fields Hee foulds Mee, full of tender Grasse,
Where siluer-streames doe smoothlie, sweetly passe.
2.
And, when my Soule with sorrow seemes deprest,
The Lord re-cheeres It,, with sweet Peace and Rest,
And me with Rules of Righteousnesse instructeth,
And me (in Goodensse, graciously conducteth:
So that in Deaths dire Dale I walke secure,
Thy Rod, thy Staffe, supporting Mee most sure.
3.
And, maugre all the malice of my foes,
My Cuppe, with All choice Blessings ouerflowes,
My Table is with Dainties well appointed,
My Head with Oyle of Gladnesse is annointed:
And, all my daies, Gods Grace shall me defend,
And in his holy-House, my Life I'le spend.
Psalme the 51.
1.
OH, Euerliuing, Euerlouing Lord,
Compassionate Mee wicked Wretch of Wretches,
And in thy Mercies boundles, endlesse Riches
Remit, remoue my Sin, thy LoueLove afford:
Oh wash and rench and drench and clense my Soule ▪
From this my crying Crime, my fact most bloody,
Which, in Sins slime, and puddle myrie, muddy,
My Soule with soyle, hath made both full and foule.
2.
Deserued shame and sorrow, me compell,
To make patheticall complaint, confession,
And, to recount, recant, my grosse transgression
Which in my presence, present, still doth dwell.
Against Thee Lord, against Thee most of might,
I, surely, …orely, solely, hauehave offended
If Thou (therefore) 'gainst Me, All-Plagues had'st bended,
Yet, had thy Doome bin duty, truly, right▪
3.
In Sin (alas) I was both Borne and Bred,
From Parents paps, the milke of sin, I sucked,
And from their Loines, the seeds of sin hauehave plucked,
And, still, on Weeds of Wickednesse hauehave fed.
But, Thou (ô Lord of Truth and Right,
Dost like and louelove plaine Truth in pure affectirn,
And in me hast infus'd, for my direction,
Internall Wisedome, my best Light, Delight.
4.
With Mercyes-Hysop, purge and purifie,
My Sin-full, Sin-foule Heart, most blackly blotted,
Wash me, …h wash me, all with sinne bespotted;
So s…all I passe white Snow in Purity.
So shall I re-enioy a ioyfull Voice,
My Maladie, to Melodie be turned:
My broken Bones, which hauehave, with Groanes, euen burned,
For Tones of Moane, in Tunes of Mirth reioyce.
5.
Oh, no more chide, but hide thy frowning Face,
From This my hainous, hideous, horrid Errour;
One-smile re-cheeres, One-frowne renewes my Terrour ▪
My sinne from Thee' my shame from Mee (then) chace.
In me, create, oh re-create, I prays
A pure, a perfect Heart, an vpright Spirit;
From me transplant, what-ere thy Wrath may merit,
And in me plant, whatf'euer please thee may.
6.
Oh doe not, as an Abiect, Me reiect;
Nor Mee from thy Heart-Cheering Presence …euer,
Thy Grace-inspiring Spirit, from me, Neuer
O Lord remoue, which should mee (safe) protect▪
Restore, repaire in mee, such sacred Joy,
As may assure my Soule of sure Saluation;
In mee, let thy free-Sp'rit finde Habitation,
Mee to instruct; Sin, in me, to destroy.
7.
Thus, I my-selfe hauing thy waies well knowne,
Shall, Others, well instruct, conduct, therein;
Sinners, to Thee Conform'd, reform'd from Sin,
Thy perfect Path-way, shall, by me, be showne.
Oh quit, oh quite remit my bloodie Crime,
O God, my Soules best Guide, my Guardian blessed,
My Hope, my Helpe, when I am most distressed,
So shall I sing thy Praise in sacred Rhyme.
8.
Vnlocke my Lips (ô Lord) my Tongue vntie,
(Thou keep'st the Key which opes and shuts, at pleasure)
So shall my Voice in most melodious measure,
…hy peereles Praise, make knowne and magnifie.
For, Thou hast no desire and lesse delight,
… burnt Oblations, outward Sacrifices;
In Hecatombes, of n'ere so precious-prices,
Though These, all-These, to Thee, I offer might.
9.
But, Thou dost tender, a most tender-Heart,
A broken-Spirit, full of true Contrition;
A Soule that sues, and shewes Its due submission,
With This, This offering, Thou best pleased art.
To Syon (therefore) Lord propitious be,
Jerusalems weake walls re-edifie;
Not for their Merit, but thy Mercies free,
So, we with Hearts most free, most thankefully,
Shall, our Oblations to thine Altar bring;
Peace-offerings due to Salems peacefull King.
Psalme the 52.
1.
OF wicked Workes, thy Heart intendeth,
Why vaunt'st thou, Tyrant vile?
Since Gods louelove lasteth, neuer endeth:
Thy Tongue with mischiefes file,
Like Razor sharpe, doth deadly wound,
Fraud, in thy Facts, is found.
2.
Thy Minde all mischiefe meditateth,
Thou wilt not walke vpright;
Thy Tongue vntruth, still machinateth,
In Lyes is thy Delight:
With Wiles and Guiles, ô double-Tongue,
Thou, ready art, to wrong.
3.
Therefore shall God supplant, displace-thee
Out of his Holy-Land;
Finally, fearefully, deface thee,
Not suffer thee to stand:
The Righteous shall see thy decay,
And feare and scorne and say,
4.
This Man, his Goods as Gods adored
And on his owne strength stay'd,
Gods helpe and Ayde, he ne're implored,
See (now) his folly paide;
But I, who trusted God my King,
Shall like an Oliue spring.
5.
For euer (therefore) I will praise thee,
My Heart, my Verse, my Voice;
For These thy wondrous Workes shall raise thee,
In Thee now to reioice:
Yea, in thy Saints most sacred fight,
For, This is my delight.
Psalme the 53.
1.
THe faithlesse Foole in Heart his God denies,
Their Facts are sull of foule Abhomination;
Ill, is the end of all their Consultation,
None of them will good Actions exercise,
All are vnwise.
2.
On Man below, God look'd from Heauens high Throne,
To see, if Any wiselie Him affected;
But, All were nought, All had the Lord neglected,
Goodnesse was gone, Good men (alas) were None,
Oh no, not One,
3.
The wicked Workers of Iniquity,
Know not, that They, like Caniballs detested,
As Bread, My Peoples Flesh, hauehave eate, digested,
Not minding Me: And, when no-cause was nigh,
Feare made them flie
4.
The Lord hath broke thy bold Bestiegers bones,
And them destroied▪ which neuer God rely-on;
But, thy Saluation, out of sacred Syon,
GiueGive, to thine Ir'ell mitigate their moanes,
Their Sighs and Groanes.
When God in Goodnesse, and his owne free-Choice,
His People-Captiu'd, Captaines makes, victorious,
And with firme freedome makes them glad & glorious;
Then, Jacobs Heart and Isre'ls shall reioice,
With cheerfull Voice.
Psalme the 55.
1.
LOrd looke vponupon my poore Petition,
Hide not thine Eyes at my Contrition;
But, grant my Suite, my Supplication;
Attend, ô bend thine Eares to me,
My dolefull cries, my sorrow, see,
Oh see and send me thy Saluation.
2.
For why, my furious foes take pleasure,
To vexe, perplexe me without measure;
The wicked worke me vile-vexation:
With most malicious madnesse, They
Foule blots and spots vponupon me lay,
With much despight, much Molestation.
3.
My Soule with feare doth faint and tremble,
The paines and pangs of Death assemble,
And me (ô me) hauehave so surrounded;
That dreadfull, direfull shiuerings make;
My heart, each vitall Part, to quake;
In woe I am wound-vp and wounded.
4.
Then▪ thus I wisht, wi…h sorrow stinged,
Oh that I were with Doue-wings, winged;
Swi…tly …o flie, sweetly to ease mee;
Oh … I would fly farre away,
Then would I in some Desert stay,
This, in this case, would somewhat ease mee.
5.
Then from these Stormes and Blasts loud-blowing,
Fast would I flie, swiftlie be going;
Timelie to seeke some safe Protection;
Their Tongues (ô Lord) diuide, forth-pull,
For, I hauehave seene their Cities, full
Of Rage and Wrongs most foule Infection.
6.
VVith wickednesse, like Walls, tis closed,
Within, without, of Si…ne composed,
They, Day and Night are 'bout it walking:
All Guilt and Guile are in their streets,
Deceit, Debate, (There) slilie greets,
There, sinne, and shame are stoutlie staulking.
7.
Had open-Enemies thus vs'd-me,
Or had my foe, I know abus'd-mee;
I could, their wrong hauehave shun'd or shielded;
But it was Thou, my Bosome-friend,
VVhichWhich friendship, fauour, didst ptetend,
Whose company much comforr yeelded.
8.
VVith whom in Publike, priuate talking,
Abroad, At-home I oft was walking,
And frequently Gods House frequented:
Since (therefore) craft and mischief… dwels,
VVithin their Citties and their Cels,
Let them be with Hells-plagues tormented.
9.
But I, with Hearts low consternation,
VVill call to God my Soules saluation,
For, He will soone succour and saue me:
At Morning, Euening, and Noone-tyde;
When instantlie to God I cride,
He heard, and what I crau'd, He gaue me▪
10.
Though, Warres and Jarres me sore assailed,
Yet, 'gainst me hauehave they not preuailed,
For Heauens Angellicke-Hoaste stood by me;
The Lord that raignes both first and last,
Shall Me lift-vp and Them Downe-cast,
His mercy he will nere denie-me.
11.
Because they see no change, mischances,
Because their fate, their state aduances,
Therefore they hauehave the Lord neglected:
On friends they lay iniurious Hands,
Of f…iendship, they doe breake the Bands,
To be Peace-Breakers most affected.
12.
With smoothing, soothing, Honey-speeches,
With cr…oching, creeping slie beseeches,
Their Hearts of Gall, like swords hauehave wounded:
But, cast thy Care vponupon the Lord,
For, Hee sweet succour will afford,
The Iust shall neuer be confounded.
13.
Blood-thirsty-Homicides pernicious
Deceitfull-Iuglers, sliely vicious,
Thou Lord wilt bring to dire Perdition;
They shall not liue-out halfe their Dayes,
But, thy sure Helpe, my Hope shall raise,
And I will trust in thy Tuition.
Psalme the 56.
1.
A Gracious Guardian, Lord, be thou to mee,
Least I by wicked men ingulfed be,
Who mee with Warre, incessantlie molest;
My furious foes each houre,
Addressed are me dailie to deuoure,
Huge hostile-Heapes, of foes most fearefull power,
(Oh supreme Lord, my strong defensiue Tower)
doe fight and me infest.
2.
When of my foes I was (at first) affraid,
To thee, ô Lord, alone, I look't for Ayde,
And on thy mercy, meerelie, did depend;
And did reioice in thee,
For, in thy Word, as in a Glasse to mee,
Thy promise of protection I did see;
Therefore, of flesh affraid I will not be,
For, God, will me defend.
3.
Mine owne aduise, hath dailie ill-successe,
My foes also, full fraught with wickednesse,
Set all their Thoughts a worke, to worke me ill;
With ioint consent they ioine,
And secretly, and slily they combine,
And priuatelie they prie to vndermine,
My wayes and workes, that so they may infine▪
My Soule ensnate and kill.
4.
They thinke (but falsely-thinke) they shall escape,
And though they swimme and swell in Sin, they gape,
And fondlie dreame, after Impunity;
But, oh my God arise,
In wrath confound thy foes, mine enemies,
Recount, record, my many miseries,
And bottle-vp the Teares of my sad Eyes,
In Records let them lie.
5.
When I the Lord my God doe inuocate,
My foes in flight from me doe properate,
This firme, I find, for, God is on my side;
In God, I ioyfull trust,
In him I ioy and in his promise iust,
VponUpon his Word, my Selfe I therefore thrust;
And say and shall, I feare not Wormes and Dust,
For, such is Mans best Pride.
6.
My Vowes (therefore) which I ô Lord hauehave made,
Shall duly, truly, vntounto Thee be paide;
Praise will I render, tender, in thy sight;
Especially because,
Thou hast my Soule redeemed from Deaths Iawes,
And staide my straying feete from Errours clawes;
That so I might, vpright, walke in thy Lawes,
With such as liue in Light.
Psalme the 101.
1.
OF Mercy and of Iudgement, I am writing,
Thy most due Praise, my Laies are now inditing;
For vntounto thee (ô Lord) alone belongs,
Such Psalmes, such Song
2.
In prrfect wayes my feete shall walke precisely,
And I, at home, my workes will order wisely,
Vntill my Soule sincere, aproach thy sight,
All-blest, all-bright.
3.
By me, bad workes shall not be imitated,
By me, Back-sliders Actions, euer hated
These, All of these, my Heart shall quite disdaine,
refuse, refraine.
4.
My vpright Soule shall neuer be acquainted,
With Wicked men, whose workes with sin are tainted;
From me, a Peeuish and a peruerse heart,
Shall packe, shall part.
5.
Back-biters Tongues that with wickedly hauehave wounded
Neighbours Good name, by me shall be confounded;
I neuer could a supercilious looke,
Once b…are, once brooke
6.
Mine Eyes of LoueLove shall euer be reflected,
On faithfull-men, to be by me protected;
With me The man that liues religiouslie,
Shall Liue and Dye ▪
7.
A Fellow fraught with sly Dissimulation,
Shall neuer hauehave, with me, cohabitation;
A Lyer, from my Presence, presently,
Shall fall, shall fly.
8.
I will destroy (and that, with Expedition)
All wicked-wilfull-workers of Transgression;
Not one of These, in Gods most Holy-Land,
Shall stay, shall stand.
Psalme the 103.
1.
MY Soule, laud thou the Lord of thy saluation,
And be thou fill'd with humble exultation;
Praise him, my Heart, and eueryevery part within:
O praise the Lord, for all his Guifts be gratefull,
Which hides and heales All thine offences hatefull,
Enormities, Deformities, of Sin.
2.
Whose LoueLove, my Life from dreadfull Death protecteth,
Who me with matchlesse merciemercy still affecteth,
Who hath me fill'd and fraught with All good things:
Whereby my youthfull yeares seeme fresh renewed,
Like Eagles, hauing their old Bills eschewed,
Gods iustice to th'oppressed, comfort brings.
3.
His Paths and Praecepts, Moses well hath learned,
His wondrous workes, his Isr'll cleere discerned;
The Lord, is like a Fountaine full of Grace;
Most slow to wrath, most swift to louelove and fauour,
Most readie to remit remisse Behauiour,
He chides not long, nor to his Ire giues place.
4.
Our ill-wrought workes, he hath not ill-rewarded,
Nor with sins due our sinning-Soules regarded;
But, As Heauens bright starre-glorious Curtaine faire,
Is, in vnknowne, vnshowne, Sublimity,
Full distant from Earths deepe Profunditie,
So, to his Saints, much more his mercies are.
5.
God doth remit to vsus, our foule offences,
God doth remoue from Him our negligences,
Euen full as farre as th'East is from the West;
And, as a Father, to his Child extendeth,
Paternall Pitty, though he Him offendeth;
Like LoueLove, the Lord, hath to his Saints exprest.
6.
For, God, the great Creator of each Creature,
Doth know our mould our fashion and our feature;
His All-seeing Eye doth spy-out eueryevery part;
How fickle and how brittle is our Nature,
How soone cast downe in our most stable stature,
Once strooke with Deaths All chilling, killing Dart ▪
7.
Hee also knowes that Man is altogether,
Like Grasse or Hay, which instantlie doth wither;
Such is his Time, such his condition true:
And that the fragrant-flower which shewes most brightlie,
Our fading Person personateth, rightlie,
Now faire, now foule, dispell'd like mornings Dew.
8.
For, As when mightie stormes doe blow and bluster,
VponUpon faire flowers and Blossomes in their cluster;
They fall and fade, and are not (after) seene:
So, is mans fairest forme transformed quicklie,
Assaulted, by distemp'ring Tumours sicklie,
And now He fades, who yerst was fresh and greene.
9.
But, as for God his Goodnesse, aye, remaineth,
And his deere Childrens Childrens state sustaineth,
Euen All that worship him Religiouslie:
Which in their Brests, his Hests and statutes treasure,
And trulie know and duly doe his pleasure,
With Hand's and Hart's intact Integrity.
10.
Within the azure starry-skye supernall,
The Lord hath plac'd his Regall-Throne eternall,
And rules the World by his Emperiall-might,
Yee potent Angels, who are most obedient,
To worke his will in All-Things, most expedient,
Publish, proclaime, his Honours glorious; Right.
11.
O ye his Hoasts, most valiant, most victorious,
Officious Seruants, Praise his Name all-glorious;
You, which are prest, addrest, to doe his will:
Let All his Workes, in EueryEvery-place applaud-Him,
Yea, let my Heart, my Minde, my Spirit, La…d-Him,
And All, within me, prize and praise Him, still.
Psalme the 105.
1.
O Laud the Lord with Inuocation,
Amidst his holy Congregation;
Shew-forth his Workes, set-forth his Fame:
Sing praise, sing praise, vntounto his Name,
And let the Heart, the Tongue and Voice,
Of Them that louelove the Lord, reioyce.
2.
O seeke the Lord our God eternall,
O seeke and search his Power supernall;
O seeke and sue to come in sight,
Of his most louely Beauty bright;
Of his most aimable Face,
Full of refulgent heauenly Grace.
3.
Keepe still in due Commemoration,
Recount with true gratification,
The wondrous Workes which God had done:
By famous facts, His Honour wonne,
Let not his Iudgements iust depart,
From your most mindfull, thankfull Heart.
4.
Ye sacred Sonnes re-generated,
Ye Saint-like Seed, first propagated,
From Abraham, Gods Seruant deare:
Which, Him in Faith doth louelove and feare,
Ye Sonnes of Jacob, his Delight,
Extoll the Lords maiesticke Might ▪
5.
For, Hee which safely VsUs preserueth,
He onelyonly, of VsUs best deserueth,
To be our Lord and Soueraigne blest:
Haning apparently exprest,
His Iudgements iust, his Equity,
Which all the World can testifie.
6.
What he hath promis'd and protested,
To All that on his Promise rested,
Euen to his Saints, a Thousand-fold;
Which, on Him, with Faiths-Hand lay-hold,
VntoUnto his euerlasting Praise,
His Word he hath made good alwayes.
7.
Euen, That blest Promise once compacted,
That Cou'nant-good, once, prae-contracted,
To Abraham and Isaacs Seed;
And so to Iacob was decreed,
And vntounto Jsr'ell stablisht sure,
To Times last period to endure.
8.
When, in these words the Lord affirmed,
And (thus) to Those, his Truth confirmed,
Behold, I Canaan, freely giuegive,
To you, and yours, therein to liue;
The Lot of your Inheritance
My Name and Fame (their) to aduance.
9.
And, though the number of that Nation,
Was, yet of slender valuation,
Did, yet, but very small appeare:
When (thus his LoueLove esteem'd Them deare,
And that, Beside their Number small,
They, in the Land were Strangers-All.
10.
Walking from Nation vntounto Nation,
Without all settled Habitation,
Now Heere, now There; Conducted still,
By their all-prudent Pilots will;
Who suffered No-man wrong to take,
But plaug'd great Princes for their sake.
11.
And, where they came, Thus, charg'd, appointed.
Let None offend My deare-Annointed,
Nor vse my Prophets spightfullie!
For, These are precious in mine Eye;
Fierce Famine (then) the Land ore-laide,
Whereby Their Staffe of Bread decaide.
12.
But, God, good Ioseph, then ordained,
By whom (fore-sent) They were sustained,
Though thither, He a Slaue were sould:
Though Foes in fetters, Him did hold,
Vntill, in Heauens appointed time,
God heard his Cause, clear'd him of Crime.
13.
Pharao him found a faithfull Liuer,
And him from Prison did deliuer,
Th' Egyptian King was to him kinde:
And in him did such wisedome finde,
That of his Kingdome and whole state,
He made Him Lord, prime, Potentate.
14.
That All his Peeres might be instructed,
And to his Lore and Lure conducted,
His Senators by Joseph raught:
Then Jacob was to Egypt brought,
I'th' Land of Ham (then) Israell,
Did as a harbour'd stranger dwell.
15.
His flocke his stocke (there) fructified,
And to great Number multiplied?
And, thus their foes did farre transcend:
Which inly did their foes offend,
Which turn'd their LoueLove to Hatred great,
Their Smiles to Guiles and slie Deceipt.
16.
Milde Moses, then, the Lord elected,
And holy Aaron much respected,
Both-whom to Egypt soone he sent:
There to declare his great intent,
And in the Land of Ham, to showe,
His signes and wonders to their woe.
17.
Darkenesse, strange Darkenesse, his Commission,
Did, them, obey, with expedition,
And ouer-spread All Egypt Land:
And by Heauens All-ore-ruling Hand,
Their Waters-All, gore Blood became,
And slew all Fishes in the same.
18.
With croaking Frogs He them infested,
Their Land and Lodgings where they rested,
Not sparing Pharaoes Chamber neate:
He sent huge Swarmes noisome and great,
Of crawling Lice and stinging Flies,
'Mongst their hard-hearted Enemies.
19.
Instead of Raine, Haile-stones he rained,
And with fierce flames of fire, them bained,
And thereby totallie ore-threw:
Vines, Figtrees, yea, All Trees that grew
Then Caterpillers did abound,
Great Grashoppers their fruites confound.
20.
Their first-borne Babes he deadly wounded,
And strongest of their Land confounded,
Yea, euen the prime of all their strength;
And led his Seruants forth at length,
All, fraught with Gold, and Siluer, store,
Not One was feeble, faint or poore.
21.
Th' Egyptians Hearts were then reuiued,
Being of their Presence (thus) depriued,
Such feare of Them had broke their Heart;
And as they thus did thence depart,
A Cloud by Day, hid them from Heate,
Their Guide by Night, a Fire most great.
22.
At Their rebuest, He, Quailes downe-rained,
With Manna sweet, their state sustained,
Whiles, through the Wildernesse they went:
And then the rigid Rockes he rent,
From whence did Floods of Water flow,
To quench their thirst, as they did goe.
23.
For, as he euer was delighted,
With mindfulnesse of Promise plighted:
So (then) the Lord did mind the same:
And to his euerlasting fame,
He brought them fo…th with mirth and Joy,
Whence, they had liu'd in dire Annoy.
24.
Yea, such, to them was his good Pleasure,
That, all the Labours, Lands, and Treasure,
Of Heathen-folke, his flocke did take;
That they might not his Lawes forsake,
But faithfully obserue his Lore,
Oh let vsus praise the Lord therefore.
Psalme 107.
1.
OVr good GOD euer-liuing,
O laud and magnifie;
For, Hee delights in giuing,
Good Guifts incessantly;
Let Those, preach and proclaime,
Gods powerfull Preseruation,
Whose fierce foes he did tame,
Freeing them from Vexation.
2.
Them, scattered, He collected,
From th'East vntounto the West;
And brought them (thus affected)
From North and South All-blest:
Yeo, when in Wildernesse,
Bereft of House or Citty,
They wandred in distresse,
He shew'd Paternall Pitty.
3.
When fearefully they fainted,
All pin'd with Penurie;
With thirsty Drought euen tainted,
And ready for to die:
With sorrow, thus, o're-charg'd,
Heauens helpe they then implored,
Then God his LoueLove enlarg'd,
And them to Ioy restored.
4.
And from their Desolation,
He led them like a Guide;
VntoUnto a Habitation,
Where they might safe abide:
Let thankefull Persons, then,
The Lords great LoueLove be telling;
And to the Sonnes of Men,
His wondrous Workes excelling.
5.
For, He in bounteous measure,
The hungrie Soule hath fill'd;
And his caelestiall Treasure.
On thirstie Hearts hast still'd.
But Those that doe reside,
In Deaths darke Habitation,
Fast fetter'd-vp and tide,
With Chaines of Desolation.
6.
Because they had rebelled,
Against Gods Holy-writ;
And gainst his Counsailes swelled,
Esteeming them no whit:
Yet, when his heauie Hand,
Had brought them in Subiection;
When they in woe did stand,
Quite frustrate of Protection.
7.
Then with much Lamentation,
Gods helpe, they did implore;
Who, from deepe Desolation,
Did them to Ioy, restore.
And from the gloomey shade,
Of Death, where they were closed;
In Jron-fetters laide.
He powerfullie them losed.
8.
He snapt their Snares a sunder,
Their Bolts and Barres of Brasse;
And op'd th…ir Gates with wonder,
To …et the People passe:
…e… thankfull Persons then,
The Lords great LoueLove be telling;
And to the Sons of Men,
His wondrous workes excelling.
9.
Fond Fooles hy their Transgression,
And foule Deformities,
Are forc'd to feele oppession,
And many Miseries:
Their Soule in Languishment,
Sweet Nutriment distasted,
In this sad Exigent,
Euen to Deaths doore, they hasted.
10.
Then, Ayde, they impetrated,
In this their deepe distresse;
And w…re commiserated,
And found a full redresse:
The Lord sent forth his Word,
With potent operation,
Which, did them Helpe afford,
VntoUnto their Soules Saluation.
11.
Let gratefull Men be telling,
The Lords great Goodnesse, then,
His wondrous Workes excelling,
VntoUnto the Sonnes of Men.
Let them with ioyfull Hearts,
Prepare a sweet Oblation,
And praise Gods glorious Parts,
And Workes of Admiration.
12.
Such as vse Nauigation,
In Ships to Sea being sent,
With indefatigation,
Their Marchandize to vent;
Those men see and behold,
The wonders of the Ocean;
Gods maruailes manifold,
In Sea's most mighty motion.
13.
For, at his Voice, like Thunder,
The Waters rise and rage;
Winds blow, Floods flow, with wonder,
Their Surges None can swage:
Alo…t, they lifted rise,
That Heauen they touch, They thinke;
Straite plund'g in woefull wise,
They seeme to Hell to sinke.
14.
Then, to and fro, they tumble,
Like men in drunken-fits;
They, Art-lesse, heart-lesse stumble,
Bereft of Sence and wits.
Then cry they to the Lord,
With loud eiaculation,
Who quicklie doth accord,
To send them Preseruation.
15.
For, at his Becke and Pleasure,
The sturdie Stormes lie still;
The Waues in wondrous measure,
Obey his Word and Will:
The Mariners thereby,
Are fill'd with Joy and Gladnes;
That their wisht Hauen they spie,
In safety free from Sadnes.
16.
Let gratefull Men be telling,
The Lords great Goodnesse then;
His wondrous Workes excelling,
VntoUnto the Sonnes of Men:
And let them laud his Might,
In the great Congregation;
And in great Princes sight,
Proclaime his sweet Saluation.
Huge Waters-Inundation,
He makes a Desert drie;
And with strange alteration,
Dries-vp Springs presentlie:
And, for the sinfull Band,
Of bad Inhabitants;
He makes a fruitfull Land,
Fruitlesse and full of Wants.
18.
Againe, dry Wildernesses,
Huge flowing Floods he makes;
And dry-Lands He redresses,
To Springs, and Pooles, and Lakes.
And, for Poore People, there,
Prouides an Habitation;
Where they may Citties reare,
With pleasant Situation.
19.
Where, they infruitfull measure,
May sow and Vineyards plant;
And so augment their Treasure,
That None need liue in want:
And God doth blesse them so,
In time of Peace or Battell;
That they most Wealthy grow,
In Coine, in Corne, in Cattell.
20.
But, when his Saints are wronged,
Diminisht and brought low;
And, what, to Them belonged,
Are forced to for-goe:
Then, their proud Enemies,
Though Princes, He distresses;
And doth so blind their Eyes,
To erre in VVildernesses.
21.
Yet, out of all their Troubles,
Poore Humble-Hearts he frees;
Their stockes and flockes he doubles,
Like Sheepe or Swarmes of Bees:
The Righteous this shall see,
And ioy with heartie Gladnesse;
But, Bad-mouthes stopt shall be,
With most malicious Madnesse.
22.
Oh, who is godly, wise,
And free from wilfull Blindnesse;
To marke and memorize,
The Lords great LoueLove and kindnes.
Psalme the 123. Paraphrased by way o… thankesgiuing for our great deliuerances from the Papists Pouder-Plot. King David against the Philistims; King Iames against the Antichristians.
1.
NOow may England
Confesse and say surely;
If that the Lord,
Had not our Cause maintain'd,
If that the Lord,
Had not our State sustain'd;
When Antichrist,
Against vsus furiouslie,
Made his proud Brags,
And said, VVe should All die.
2.
Not long agoe,
They had deuoured vsus All;
And swallowed quicke,
For ought that Wee could deeme:
Such was their Rage,
As We might well esteeme:
And as proud Floods,
With mighty force doe fall;
So their mad-Rage,
Our Liues had brought to Thrall.
3.
Our King and Que…ne,
The Prince and Princely-Race;
Their Counsell graue,
And chiefe Nobility;
The Iudges wise,
…nd prime Tribe of Leui;
…Vith all the prudent,
…tates-men of the Land,
B… Pouder fierce,
Had perished out of hand.
4.
Th… raging streames,
O… Rome with roaring noise,
Had with great Woe,
Ore-whelm'd vsus in the Deepe:
… blessed Lord,
Thou didst vsus safely Keepe,
…rom bloodie Teeth,
And Their deuouring Jawes;
VVhichWhich as a Prey,
Had griped vsus in their Clawes.
5.
…, as a Bird,
Out of the Fowlers Grin,
Escapes away:
Right so it far'd with VsUs;
Broke were their Nets,
And Wee hauehave scaped, Thus,
God that made Heauen
And Earth was our Helpe
His mercy saued vsus (then)
From these wicked Men.
6.
O let vsus therefore,
VVith all thanks and praise,
Sing, ioyfully,
To Christ our heauenly King;
VVhose Wisedome high,
This fact to light did bring:
Grant then ô Lord,
We doe thee humbly pray,
…e may accord,
… thy Name alway.
Amen.
… shall see, Gladness Theodorus Beza, In Hispanorum Classem, Diuinitus Ab Anglis prostigatam. Anno Domini. 1588.
STrauerat, innumeris Hispanus Classibus Aequor,
Regnis iuncturus Sceptra Britanna, Suis.
Tanti huius rogitas, Quae motus Causa? Superbos,
Impulit Ambitio, vexic A…aritia.
Quam benè, Te Ambitio mersit, Vanissima, Ventus,
Et tumidos tumida, Vos superastis Aquae!
Quam bene Raptores Orbis totius Iberos,
mersit inexhaustiiusta Vorago Maris!
At Tu, cui Venti, cui totum militat Aequor,
Regina, ô Mundi totius Vna Decus!
Sic, regnare Deo, perge, Ambiti…ne remota,
Prodiga, sic opibus, perge, iuuare Pios:
Vt Te, Angli longùm, longùm Anglis, Ipsa fruaris;
Quam dilecta Bonis, Tam metuenda Malis.
Thus Englished, by I. V.
PHillips huge Fleete did Floate vponupon the Maine;
Lab'ring to linke faire Englands Crowne to Spaine:
Do'st aske, what Motiues, mou'd Him to This Ill?
Twas His Ambitious, Auaritious Will.
VVell, was His Puffe of Pride, by Windes, ore-blowne;
His swelling Will by swelling waues, ore-flowne:
VVell was His Hope of Earthes whole Monarchie,
Ingulf'd in Seas immense profundity.
But thou (ô Queene) Worlds-Wonder, sole Delight,
For Whom, the Heauens, Earth, Seas, Windes, Waues, doe …ight;
Still Rule, still Raigne, from foule Ambition, free,
Gratefull to God, Helpefull to Good-men, be.
That England Thee, Thou England, Long mai'st nourish
Foes to Confound▪ Friends graciously to Cherish.
De Strage, Classis Hispanicae Anno. 1588. Incerto Authore.
VNdè Haecatra Maris Facies? Tantae vndè Procellae?
Et pro caeruleo Spuma, colore tumens?
Hispanum vasto, Nune, gurgite, mergitur Agmen,
Quot vix submersos, aequoris Vnda capit.
Sie Tharao commissa petens sacra Agmina Mosi,
Factus Erythraei, Piscibus Esca, Maris.
Hostis vterque Dei, Sanctorum et Gentis vterque,
Curribus, Hic, multis, Nauibus, Ille, potens,
Exitio, Currus, Nauesque feruntur, eodem,
Sanguinis vt satiet purior Vnda, Sitim,
Et regredi vt posset (Quoniam est Aggressor vterque)
Neutri, commoti Numinis Ira dedit.
Sic, reliquas Auidus Mundi sibi subdere Gentes,
Subijcit Anglorum Colla superba Iugo.
Quique alios spreuit, Vulgi fit Fabula, Vt alta
Qui viuens perijt, mortuus ima petat.
Quinetiam ardenti medijs occurrit in Vndis,
Non minus ardescens et ferus Ille DRACO.
Iste, quidem Paetriae succensus amore tuendae,
Ille, Anglas, sitiens, totus Auarus, Opes.
Sic, Flammae Vltrices, Flammas supera'…tis auaras;
Et Deus est Flammis, est quoque Victor Aquis.
Thus Englished by I: V.
VVHat meanes the Maines Foule-face, strange stormy-state,
And foamy Floods, whose Hew was Blew, of Late▪
The Reason's ready: Phillips Fleet, of Spaine,
Is drown'd i'…' Deepe, whose like, ne're sunke, i'th Maine.
Thus Pharao following Moses Holy-Band,
Was swallowed-vp i'th Sea, by Heauens Command.
Both, were both GODS and his deere-Saints Foes vow'd;
His Chariots, Pharao; Ships made Phillip proud,
But, Shippes and Chariots, in the Gulfe were drown'd;
Their Thirst of Blood, the Flood did quench, confound.
And, since, Those bould Assailants malice great,
Had Heauen incens'd, Neither, made safe Retreate.
For, Spaine, that would imperiously rule All,
Was forced vnderunder Englands yoke to fall.
And, This proud Scorner, was to All a Scorne,
His high-built Hopes, ith' Deepe were left forlorne.
For, dauntlesse Drake, with martiall-fire enflam'd,
Affronts the Fire of Spaines Rage, timely tam'd.
Hee full of zeale his Countries Foes to foile;
Spaine spurr'd with Heate of Hate, our State to spoile.
But, Flames of iust Reuenge, Prides Flames ore-came,
Thus, GOD was GOD both of the Floods and Flame.
FINIS.
Omnis, Trin-Vni Deo soli, sit Gloria.
End of the text · John Vicars, Englands Hallelujah (1631)