Some Meditations on the History recorded in the first fourteen Chapters of Exodus, in Meeter.
The Sons of
Jacob dwelt in
Egypt, where
Ch. 1.
v. 7. 9.
Their great
Encrease made the
Egyptians fear.
Two causes of it are assign'd; the one,
They'l
joyn with
foes, the other, they'l
be gone.
10.
Stay now, let's think: And was there Cause indeed
To have
such thoughts of honest
Jacobs seed?
Would
they betray the Land where they were bred,
Gen. 12. 10 42, 1.
Where their
fore Fathers more then once were fed
In their distress? No, no, this could not be,
They had more holy ingenuity.
Or would they leave their
Native Country? leave
A fruitful
Goshen; and themselves bereave
Of house and home, and knew not where to go?
No, never think it; They'd more wit then so.
But yet there's somewhat in't; perhaps 't may be
Pharo'h was
conscious to himself that he,
Had wrong'd them in there liberties; and craves
To keep them still, as profitable
Slaves;
Had stinted their
Religion; (for that Nation
Mayn't sacrifice th'
Egyptians 'bomination.)
Ch. 8. 20
Perhaps
their thoughts
his thoughts thus represent:
Why shall
wee Pharo'bs happiness resent?
Why shall
we fight? what matters it, since we
Must still be
Asses, who the loaders be?
What? is our
publique worship nothing worth?
Gods
Heav'nly Ordinances? Come; let's forth
[Page 2] Into the wilderness; 'tis better
there
With God, then with these black
Egyptians here
Joseph's forgot, and we requited thus:
Ch. 1. 8.
Ge. 47. 20. occulta revelans Gen. 41. 45
He got him all, who now takes all from us:
Had
Zaphnath paaneah this fore-known;
He'ad ne're so strengthen'd
him, to spoyle his
own
Conscience thus works, thus speaks, what no man dares
That's no
Courtflatterer; that no man spares.
Come let us wisely deal with them (saith he)
v. 10.
Lest
they the Landlords, and
we Tenants be:
Let's
tax them roundly; make them serve with
rigor;
14.
Mortar and bricks lay on, lay on, with vigor.
Their bitter lives shall sweeten mine, their charge
My
Treasuries and Treasures shall enlarge,
11.
But 't was a policy, which God ne're
blest;
The more they
grew, the more they were
opprest.
Yet hee'l not leave it so; hee'l next assail
A private Plot, when publique force does fail.
He calls the
Midwives; bids them slay the
Boyes,
15.
Preserve the
Girls; there's ruine without
Noyse.
The
Females may be sav'd to serve our
lust;
The
Males destroy, for them we dare not
trust:
This
age let's well
keep under, and their
breed,
This will prevent, that none shall them
succeed.
Come, this will do our business.—Ney pray stay;
Gods
promise sure will lay a rub ith' way:
Abrahams line must lengthen'd be; his heirs
Ps. 45. 16. Gen. 17. 5. 8.
Must live to see the Land of
Canaan theirs.
The Midwives fearing
God more then the
King)
Wave th'hangmans strangling office, and do bring
v. 21.
A flye excuse; Thereby his craft befool:
Oh! 'tis not
every one will make a
Tool.
Dirty employment's only fit for those
That
Dirty fellows are; Carrion for Crows.
God made them
Houses—such will better be,
21.
Then rais'd by reward's of iniquity.
[Page] But, since
these will uot do't; he next will try,
Who'le give a
cruel pledge of loyalty?
He
charges all his people, nor did doubt,
23.
But
Blood-Hounds might be found among the
rout:
As after
Saul found none amongst his friends,
1
Sam. 22. 17, 18, 19.
His
Loyal Israelites, to work his ends,
Yet had an
Edomite (fit for the job)
That slew
Gods Priests, and overthrew
their NOB.
And now is
Moses born;
hid for a while;
Ch. 2. 2.
v. 3. 5.
Expos'd; made
Pharoh's Grandson by a wile.
God counter-plots the plotter; makes
him keep
(Wolfe as he was) a
Shepherd for his
Sheep.
10.
Let none as
born in a
bad time, repine,
Whom
God may for some
special work design;
It matters not what
Age, or in what
Nation;
So that we
serve him in our
Generation.
Act. 13. 36 11.
Moses is grown a
Man; goes forth to see
His poor
oppressed Brethrens miserie.
Does an
Heroick act of Justice; smites
12. 13. 14. 15.
A sierce
Egyptian; Chides two
Israelites
That were a
wrangling, but had such reply,
As made him first to
fear, and then to fly.
Thus oft, who
others, would make
friends gets
foes;
And he, that will
part fighters, meets with
blows.
He dwelt with
Revel; Zipporah he marries;
21. 22. 23. 24.
Has
Gershom by her, and
long there he tarries,
Till he was quite
forgot, and
Pharoh dead,
Till God
his covenant remembered.
Let none think,
God forgets us, or
neglects;
He
lookes on
Israel, and them
respects.
25.
Let none think Gods
time long, for he best knows,
When
we are fit for
mercies, they for
woes.
Now is he call'd from keeping
Jethroes sheep,
Ch. 3. 1.
To feed
Gods flock, and them to guide, and keep.
As after, some
Apostles from their trade,
Eishers of Fish, Fishers of
Men were made.
Mat. 4 19
[Page] A noble change; but time rously, he shrinks;
v. 11.
Alas! it is too high for him, he thinks.
Though in the
Burning-Bush God had declar'd
The
burthen'd Israel should at last be
spar'd.
Ch. 3. 8.
Yet could he not discern how it should be
Effected by so
mean a
Man as he.
Can I before the
Mighty Pharo'h stand?
11. 12. 13. 8.
VVhy not? (says God) Ile
lead thee by the hand.
And will the
Israelites believe
poor mee?
Yea that they shall (sayes God) by what they 'I
see.
Jehovah shews him
wonders, cures
his fears;
Ch. 4. 2.
Strengthens
his faith, that
he might strengthen theirs
See here, and
imitate a humble soul:
See here a
faith, that does a
fear controul.
Yet
fear Repullulates, hee'd fain be free:
I am not fit:
Send whom thou wilt for
me.
13.
Bold cowardise, that
dares Gods precept break;
Yet feares before a
mortal Man to speak:
Blind Sensuality, that counteth even
A
Glittering Gloworm to the light of
Heaven.
He pleads a sloath of
speech, would not be sent,
10.
Because (forsooth) he was not
Eloquent:
Whereas
Court-Preechors must be
Glib and
free,
Smooth-tongu'd, as I am not (O send not mee)
Neither
before, not
since I spake with thee.
10.
God condescends to weakness, and allow'th
His brother
Aaron to become his
mouth.
14.
And
now are answer'd all his little
pleas
And
now he must away without
delaies.
Delaies are dangerous, but yet take heed,
We mind our
hast no more then our
good speed:
He takes his leave; proceeding with his wife,
10.
And Son
uncircumcis'd; whereby his life
Is brought in
danger, 'twas because that
he
24.
To Israel a
comforter would be
Wilt
thou (says God) my holy will reveal?
Declare my name to
others, that
they fear it,
And thou thy
self forget me? I'le not bear it.
Reformers must
Reformed be: Who
Preaches,
Must first
believe and
practice what he
teaches.
Moses thus warn'd, his Son doth circumcise:
25.
Draws
blood from
Gershom, tears from
Zipporahs eyes.
Oh
Bloody husband (cryes she)
Man of
blood:
26.
Carnal
relations often hinder
good.
But it is better
friends then
God t' offend;
Make
friends our
enemies, keep
God our
friend.
Now on he goes; his brother
Aaron meets him.
27.
(Sent forth by God) and brotherly he greets him;
And hand in hand they into
Egypt go,
29.
Congregate Israel, and to them show
Gods
wondrous works, and
gracious words; which said,
30. 31.
Israel believes,
worships, and bows the head.
Approaching mercies, when they do appear,
Should be receiv'd with
reverence, and
fear.
To
Pharo'h fruitful
Egypts mighty King,
Ch. 5. 1.
Next they address, and do this
message bring;
The
God of
Jacob saith,
Let Israel go,
And
worship me; the
Lord will have it so.
The
Lord? (sayes
Pharo'h) stay; I do not know him;
2.
Nor any
Suit, or
Service that I
owe him;
Who
is the Lord? The
Hebrews God (say they)
3.
Hath us
commanded; Let us
go wee
pray.
A three-days Journey in the
desart, there
To
Sacrisice, for
otherwise we fear
Hee'l angry be; if
we neglect his word,
Hee'l fall on us with
Psstilence and
Sword.
Here's
Gods command, and
Israels request,
Whereby in humble manner he is prest:
Israel's in danger, if
they do not do it;
If
Pharo'h lets them, then let
him look to it.
[Page 6] If
they a Sword, and Pestilence do fear,
Then what may
He, that is their hinderer.
But hee's resolv'd. Go; get you gon (says he)
Moses and
Aaron; to your burthens;
yee
4.
Doe hinder business; you that are but
two
Doe stay the work that
many hands might doe.
5.
Then doth he call the
Taskers; makes this
Law;
Require the
Tale of
Bricks, allow
no Straw.
7. 8. 8.
For they are
Idle; hence arise their cries,
Let us go
worship God, go
sacrifice.
Wretched
uncharitableness is thine,
That thinkest
all Religion but
designe.
Not to please
God, onely our
selves to please:
Not
inward comfort, but for
outward ease.
Lay on more work, and keep them at it hard:
9.
Their
vain religious canting ne're regard.
'Tis said; 'tis done;
they find it to their grief.
10. 14. 15.
And
first they fly to
Pharo'h for relief:
Oh! Why are we thus hardly dealt withall?
How
can we
work without
materiall?
16.
Thy people are in fault, and
wee are beaten:
Pharo'h (instead of helping them does threaten,
17.
Sends them away with
scorn: Go
Idlers, go,
(Youl'd serve the
Lord? Serve
Mee:) I'le have it so.
Hear how the
Harpy harps upon that word;
You'r
Idle; you would go and
serve the
Lord?
A
Pharoh's better
farther off then nigh one;
Sheep little get, by comming near the
Lyon:
This will not do;
Moses and
Aaron next
20.
They met, but being grieviously perplext,
They charge
them as the
cause of all their
wo;
21.
Had it not been for
you, 't had not been
so.
You made's
believe and put
trust in the
Lord,
And this hath put in
Pharo'hs hand a
sword.
Never was so severe th'
Egyptian rod,
23.
Till you perswaded us to
worship God.
To
Israel, their
sorrows to augment?
Jehovah answers;
I do
hear their
cryes;
Ch. 6. 5.
See their
distresses; I do
Sympathise:
Do
feel their
loads. Moses again is sent
With a new
Covenant, new encouragement.
6. 7. 9.
But
Israel, that under griefs doth languish,
Cannot hear God nor
Moses for their anguish.
O men of
little faith that cannot
see
For
tears, th'
Almighties Al-sufficiency!
O! men of
feeble spirits, that for
one
Rough passage, doubt of their
redemption!
O
little love you shew, that will depart
From your
Religion, for a little
smart!
Moses again is sent unto the
King:
11.
But now (alas)
his faith is wavering;
For, if (saith he)
Israel will not hear
12.
My message,
Pharo'h will
much less I fear.)
But God doth
charge him and his brother both,
13.
And therefore in they go (though very loath.)
Thus
Stars of
greatest magnitude (wee see)
With
fogs and clouds sometimes
obscured bee.
Thus
strongest pillars of the
Church, with weight
Will
bow a little, till
God set them
right.
When into
Pharohs presence they were come.
He frowning sayes, what will these
troublesome
And
ill bred fellows have? they know our will:
They have our
answer: Will you ne're be still?
Where's your
commission? mak't appear that you
Are sent of God, and that your God is true.
Shew us some tricks our
High Priests can doe this
By power from
our Gods
Isis, Osiris,
Our Garden gods,
Leekes, Onions; (O the dotage
Nascutur in hortis numina.
Ch. 7. 10.
That
shreds divinity to make their
Pottage:)
Then
Aaron cast upon the ground his
rod;
'Tis chang'd into a
Serpent by his God.
Perform the like: But soon are made a prey,
To
Aarons Serpent, all their Magick fry.
12.
Thus
solid Reason swallows sophistry.
Pharo'h is hardned: Tush! (saith he) for this
13.
I care not, while it doth not
bite, but
hiss.
Thus some men
Comets to a jest do turn,
Because they onely
blaze, and doe not
burn;
Although (perhaps) sometimes they do
foreshew
Burning of
Cities, and of
Navies too.
They shall not go; no? Sure it were as good,
You did permit them: Next sign shall be
Blood;
17. 18. 19. 21.
Blood in the rivers, choaking all the fishes;
Blood in your ponds, stone pots, and wooden dishes;
Blood that shall putrifie the air, and stink;
Blood in the waters, you shall lothe to drink.
'Tis done:
Hell vicars ape this too: His will
22.
Is obstinate;
Pharo'h is
Pharo'h still.
This is the
first plague, and indeed 'tis great,
(Though greater follow) 'tis about their
meat:
Though some are of opinion, and will tell ye
Fish is no meat, for you may fill your belly
Therewith, and yet keep
fasting daies. But I
(Saving their reverence) think it
drollery.
Now enter
Frogs filling their region,
Ch. 8. 2.
Water, and Land (a frog's
Amphibion)
Some swim in broths, some baked in their bread.
3.
Some are cold crawlers in their naked bed.
Some mufick croak to
Pharo'h, and perchance,
4.
Some in his Presence-Chamber skip and dance.
'Tis true his Priests had try'd what they could do,
And (through permission) frogs they
brought up too:
But can they
drive them
down? Now let them prove it
They can
bring mischief but they can't
remove it.
Thus when, with
Moses, they dare enter lists,
Th' appear
Enchanters but no
Exorcists.
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Moses must be entreated now to pray,
This loathsome judgment may be ta'ne away.
Wretches may
need, and
beg the
prayers of those
Sometimes, whom
otherwhile they most
oppose.
And in
design would their
religion use,
Whose
Persons and
Religion they abuse.
Now that, in this, his
turn might
served be,
He makes a
promise; Israel shall go free:
9. 8.
Tis the
word of a
King, set thoughts at rest,
It shall be done: There's
honour in this
breast.
Goodness and
greatness, did they alwaies meet,
Then
peace and
righteousness would alwaies greet;
But 'tis the
Scripture saith; men that are high
Ps. 62. 9.
In their degree (in th
Abstarct) are a lie.
Moses doth try his truth, prayes off the frogs:
12. 13. 15.
They die on Land and onely live in bogs.
Th'
Egyptian respited, the
Gypsie playd;
Retracts his word, denyes what he had said.
A complicated sin; he
breaks his
word,
Not onely with the
men, but with the
Lord.
The
matter of his Cov'nant was
sublime,
Encreases guilt, and aggravates the
crime.
God is offended greatly, and now must
The wonder-working Rod enliven dust.
16.
Beggars and
Cheats they were before, and now
Lousy Egyptians all, from Throne to Plow.
17. 18.
Then try the Artists (Chaplains of the
House
And all there Art can't
feign a
little Louse.
Jannes and
Jambres time is out, and all
2
Tim. 3. 8.
Their store is spent,
Jannes and
Jambres fall;
Those
two Arch-flamins of his kingdom, those
That
Pharo'h hardu'd, Moses did
oppose;
Who now
themselves confess it is Gods hand,
19.
Isa. 26. 11.
Lu. 23. 47 Act. 16 17
That thus afflicted had th'
Egyptian land.
Though sinners long persist, and will not
see.
Heaven will at last, by
Hell, acknowledg'd bee.
More judgments must come on, and he must bear'm.
Then grievous swarmes of
flies possess the air
As if
Belzebub had
dominion there.
Goshen is free.—Herein his power he shows
To
save his people when he
plagues his foes.
Men make
distinctions with
mischeivous heart:
God
seals for safety, keeps them still apart.
Moses, O
Moses help me
(Pharo'h cryes)
Go
worship now your God, go
sacrifice;
25.
Only let it be
in the Land, I pray,
To going out,
reason of state saies nay.
He would compound a
Gallimauphery;
Part Gods command, and
part state pollicy.
Methinks I hear him say; What does possess
Your minds to worship in a wilderness.
'Twere more august here: Loe (for your contents)
Wee'l
Temples lend
Utinsels, Ornaments.
You may your
own God keep and
conscience too
Though
amongst us, like us you seem to do.
But 'twil not do; a
little more he yeelds:
26. 28.
Let it be wilderness, but
near our fields;
For if
from us you do
depart too far,
We shall suspect, you doe
intend a
War.
Once more (sayes
Moses) to my God I'le cry;
29.
But deal not
any more deceitfully.
And reason good he
now should be
suspected
That
former obligations had
rejected.
The
fly is gon.
Pharo'h is still the
same
31. 32.
What shall we say to him that knows no shame?
Come
Murrein slay the cattel; Spare
no mans,
Ch. 8. 3. 4.
But let it be
onely Egyptians.
He that would
Israels have at his dispose
Keeps not his
own, all covet and all lose.
Pharo'h is hardned
still: Come sprinkle ashes
7. 8.
For
botch and blayne; Ile whip with
soarer lashes;
To cure themselves.
Pharo'h is hardned still.
And still shall plagued be; ev'n on his
heart:
An
inward searings worse then outward smart.
Sad is his case, that's raised
high alone
16.
To shew Gods
Justice and his
Power upon.
Now warn them of a
Storm, and let us see,
18. 19. 20.
If all
Egyptians are as bad as he:
No; Some believe and fear; follow direction,
And for their goods and servants get protection.
It was a Storme
indeed; Fire, Thunder, Hail,
23.
Extreams of
heat and
cold made hearts to fail;
The
Fire ran on the ground; as sad September
Taught us to
know; will teach us to
remember.
The
fire dispers'd it self over the land,
As if
continued by a
secret hand.
Shall we hear more of
Pharoh? Yes: His cry
Is
Moses, Aaron, help me or I dye:
27.
Hee's now grown
penitent (at least in
shew)
Oh I
have sin'd (he speaks it
falsely true)
I and
mine wicked are,
your God is just:
(It is enough) pray him in whom you trust:
28.
Dreadful experiments do prove him stronger;
I'le let you go, and ye shall
stay no longer.
Can any
now make any doubt but he
To all his
promises will faithful be?
A gentle
mildeness does the man discover
(As
Snakes in
Winter till the Storms be over)
Though charity cannot but judg him right,
Yet is he
false in the
All-seers sight.
Well, well, (says
Moses) let it be; I know
Y'are naught, and to your
ruine will be so:
29. 30. 33. 34.
The
Haile is gon: What say you? Shall we go:
And
serve our God? Answer directly:
No.
My
promises were made in fear, I'me told
By all my
Casuists, such do not
hold.
Such multitudes, the earth shall not be seen.
This said, the
Prophets leave him: But the threat
So srights the
Egyptians, that
they him intreat
To lay to heart,
Egypt is plagued so,
Onely for
Israels sake; O let them go!
Tis strange that Intercessors for them be
Instruments of his
rage, their misery.
Well call them then (saies
Pharoh) ask them who?
8.
What is the
Number of them that would goe?
What
Number? (is replyed) why even all;
9.
Men, Women, Children, Cattel, great and small.
Nay; that shall never be; I'le
breed your
Sons;
10.
They are my
Wards: Go; leave your little
ones.
Unreasonable men; I see it well,
If I
concede an
inch, you'l
crave an
ell.
You onely ask'd for
men alone; 'twas given;
Now you'l have all: Look to't: So for th they'r
driven
11.
The
promise (sure) had
choak'd the man, without
Distinction and a lie, had help'd him out.
Hee'l have them in a
rope; 'T was his intent
To
draw them
back in time convenient.
He never me'nt to let them
quite go
free,
But had an eye unto
posterity.
Now the strange
locust come; Obey command;
14. 15.
Devouer every green upon the land.
God can make use of
Frogs, Lice, Locusts, Elyes,
Thus to subdue his
proudest Enemies.
Insects commanded by the
Lord of
hosts
Are
Concquering-Armies over him that
boasts.
Gods messengers are
hastned in; 'tis true,
16.
O I have
Sin'd against your
God, and
you.
Forgive I pray this
once, pray God above,
17.
That now he would
this onely death remove.
Here's a
confession larger then before,
And pardon asked: Sure
now hee'l sin no more.
[Page 13] You'd think so; but no good fruit can he bring;
Judicial hardness is a dreadful thing.
The Locusts are blown off; but oh! alas!
19. 20.
The King's no Changeling, he is where he was.
O let not Mankind suffer by him; for
Nature does Monsters (such as he) abhor:
Nor Reason, nor Philanthropy allows,
To think all men, like him, persidious.
Palpable three days dark ness next must tell
21.
Their final ruine, prodromous of Hell.
But
Goshen all this long and dreadful night,
23.
Had, as a pledg of
Heavenly glories, light:
Pharo'h may now be hear
[...] (though not be seen)
24.
Calling for
Moses, and as if't had been
A
Credible he tells him,
really
He meant to let them go; (a
real lie)
Only your
Cattel leave behind (says he)
[...]eave your
Estates, your
Persons shall go free.
Let's hunt the
Plot, was it his
Avarice
To sell them their Religion at a price?
Or was't
good Husbandry save what he could,
Seeing he could not have all that he would?
Or, was it
Policy to draw them back,
When Wilderness makes them begin to lack?
For when this heat is o're (perhaps he thought)
They will
repent what they've so dearly bought.
What e're it were; his
Grant doth not suffice,
They must have where withal to sacrifice.
25.
[...]ivil as well as
Sacred Liberty,
[...]n all
respects, their God will have them free.
[...]ea? say ye so? I thought (quoth
Egypts King)
That
Heaven-born souls minded no
earthly things;
And that you did believe,
God would supply
All things, both for your
life and
piety.
But since you'l have it so; to let you see
My love, I'le not give leave, but banish ye:
I'le have no more, nor
tedious repetitions
Of that same,
Let my people go: be gone.
Moses went out in
Anger; which in one
Chap. 11. 8.
So meek was much; but yet behind him leaves
A dreadful word;
Pharoah, my God bereaves
5.
Thee of thy
First-born; all thy Sons shall dye,
For
my Sons sake; and a sad mid-night-cry
Ch. 4. 24. 6. 8.
Shall fill the Land, and
(stout as is thy
heart)
Thou and thine shall
entreat us to depart.
Brave Souls make no
unworthy compositions,
Nor will admit of
sordid Propositions;
Moses hath
conquer'd and must
triumph now,
8.
And
proud Egyptians must
before him bow.
He now is great whom
lately they did
slight,
3.
Both in the
Courtiers and the
Country's sight.
Next he prepares his People to be gone,
Appoints the
Door-mark, bids them every one
Ch. 12. 13.
Ch. 11. 2.
Of the
Egyptians Gold and Jewels
horrow;
Who lend with
joy, what they must lose with
sorrow.
Justice gives them to
Jacob for a spoil,
Ch. 12. 36.
Ezek. 39. 10.
Who had enrich'd themselves by
Jacob's toil;
Who in their
eyes at last does favour
find,
Who had so long to them been so
unkind.
The blow is given whether at
heart or
head,
24. 30.
But so it is in every house
one dead.
Pharoah awakes, arose, cryes out dismaid,
Go Worship (not as I) but as ye said.
31. 32.
Take all your flocks, do all your God requires;
And last of all their Blessing he desires:
As
Esau did,
Pharaoh doth, blessing crave,
Which neither he, nor he, deserv'd to have:
Had he done like the
Mede-Darius, true.
Ezr. 6. 10.
He might have then expected it as due.
But this doth shew, that wicked men distrest,
Do value by God's people to be blest.
After
three promises,
it shall be so.
Urg'd by the
Egyptians, Israel hasts away;
33. 34. 38.
Lap up their Dough unleav'ned as it lay.
A
mixed multitude follow anon;
Prosperity will have its hangers on.
And now their Dough unleavned
Israel bakes;
39.
Liberty sweetens mean unleav'ned Cakes.
And now they've time to count the time they spent
40.
In a strange Land, and what they underwent.
Four hundred thirty years just was their stay,
God brought them out the self same promis'd day.
41. 17.
He led them forth not by the nearest cut,
Through the
Philistins (great opposers) but
From
Succoth march they on by God's direction,
Ch 14. 2.
Camp by the Sea-side, under God's Protection;
Though
Pharoah fancies them in great distress,
3.
shut up, entangled in the Wilderness;
And with six hundred Chariots doth pursue,
7. 9. 10. 11. 12.
And chosen Horsemen, quickly comes in view:
Israel fears, chides
Moses, wish for Graves
In
Egypt, wish they'd liv'd and di'd there slaves.
The last four Lines two
Wonders make appear;
That
Pharoah should have hope, and
Israel fear;
Considering all the Wonders that had been;
What th'one had felt, and what th'other had seen,
These Wonders are no Wonders (you will find)
Compar'd to Wonders, that are yet behind.
But
Moses bids them only stand, and see,
13.
What should their safety,
Egypts ruin be.
The Angel that before them did appear,
19.
Removes behind, the Pillar guards the rear:
On that side
darkness, and on this side
light,
20.
To
Israel day, to the
Egyptians night.
The Sea divides on each hand; mounts on high,
21.
Like VVater-walls, the sandy floor is dry:
22.
[Page 16] There march the
Israelites within the hollow,
And boldly do the proud
Egyptians follow;
23.
On whom the Lord an angry look does cast;
Troubles the Host, and stayes their
Overhast;
25.
Till
Israel is landed on the
shore;
The
Sea returns, and
Egypt is
no more.
30.
I'ved done the story; now sit down and muse,
I've set before you
good and
evil; chuse.
Now let the
Sinner (if he durst) be bold,
And
Obstinate, who hears this story told,
Now let the feeble, fearful, trembling
saint
From this day forward
never more be
faint.
May this a
Warning and an
Arming be
To Men
Concern'd: O Lord I heg of thee,
Cui Gloria in Excelsis & hominibus Pax.
FINIS.