TO THE RIGHT GODLY, WORSHIPFVLL, AND VIGILANT PASTOR IN Christs Kirke, Iohne Erskin of Dun, especiall planter and builder of the Reformed within the boundes of Angus, Merns, Stermonth, and Gowrie: Iames Anderson, Minister at Collace, his most humble, and obedient in Christ, wisheth grace and peace from God the Father, with increase of spirituall gifts, and health of bodie, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour. Amen.
RIght ancient Professour of the Trueth,
Long time before it came to cōmon sight:
Which perilous time thou passedst not with sleuth.
But hardily didst hazard day and night,
To bring the Trueth to libertie and light.
Life, Land, and geare, thou set them all apart,
Of that true Treasure so joyfull was thine heart.
Thine house was harbour to all that profest,
Thy geare was common to them in time of need:
Aboue all other thou loued thy brethren best:
As thy own flesh thou didst them cloath & feed:
Not naked loue in word, but loue indeed:
VVhich loue the Lord forget not to restore;
The more thou gaue, hee gaue thee aye the more.
And whē it pleasde Christ Iesus King of grace,
To bring his Trueth to light and libertie,
And by the same, proud Papistes to deface,
And them ouerthrow, with their Idolatrie:
Then did hee call thee to this dignitie,
To plant his Kirke in
Gowrie, Mernes, and
Angus,
VVhich prudently thou hast planted among vs:
And hast the same oft watered with his word,
Perswading euer to perseuerance:
And not to faint for feare of Fire or Sword:
But bee enarmed with Faith and patience,
Builded on Christ, that Rocke of sure defence,
Thus thou ceast not, but traueilledst faithfully,
Till infirme age perforce constrained thee.
Yea, though thou be now warded, as it were,
Frō tedious trauels, which thou wast wōt to tak,
And mayst not from thy Chamber journey farre:
Yet in thy cure thou art not slow nor flacke:
But as the Bee that doeth collect and make,
Her wholsome honey of many Herbes & Flowers,
So thou thy Sermons of sundry sweet Scriptures:
VVhich thou doest forme into most comly writ,
For speciall profit to thy Posteritie:
Thy louable labours therein ere and late,
VVhen thou art dead, shall liue eternally,
And keepe thy Name in blessed memorie:
That as in youth thy tong taught Christs word,
So in thine age thy penne did preach that Lord.
I Can not dite as thou hast done deserue,
In Kirke & Court, Countrey and Commonweale:
Carefull the Kirke in peace for to preserue:
In Court thy counsell was stout, & true as steele:
Thy policie decores the Countrey well,
In planting Trees, and building places faire,
VVith costly Brigs ouer waters plaine repaire.
[...]
THE WINTER NIGHT.
THe Winter night, I thinke it long,
Full long and teugh, while it ouergang,
The winters night I thinke so long.
Both long and dreigh till day.
Full long thinke I the winters night,
While daye breake vp with beames so bright,
And banish darknesse out of sight,
And workes of darknesse, Aa.
2
The Winter night that I of meane,
Is not this naturall night I weine,
That lackes the light of the Sunne shine,
And differs from the day.
But darknesse of our minde it is,
Which hides from vs the Heauens blisse,
Since Adam first did make the misse,
In Paradise that day.
3
The joyefull day is Iesus Christ,
The Womans séede by God promist,
To tread the Serpents head, that Beast,
that did vs first betray:
And it did tread him on the hiele,
The bitter death when hee did féele,
In his Manhood, to reconcile
Vs to our God for ay.
4
The filthie louer, that vs illudes,
Is Sathan, with his blinded buds,
Of fleshly lusts, and worldly goods,
which cause vs goe astray.
Who ceaseth neuer, but subtillie,
First gars vs doe, syne gars vs die
That longsome Night eternally,
To draw vs from our Day.
5
Wée haue no Day but onely one,
The Sonne of God, our Life alone:
For other dayes wée doe know none,
Nor yet none other way.
To guide vs to the Heauens glore,
And to that state vs to restore,
Which Adam lost for euermore,
Were not that precious Day.
6
Which blessed Day must twise appeare,
The first, to take our nature here
Of his blest Mother, a Virgine cleare,
As I say, doth hée say.
The second time, the world to judge,
Both quicke and dead, that number hudge:
Where faithlesse shall finde no refuge,
But godly, grace that Day.
7
The first cumming is long fore-gane,
Sensyne fourescore of yeares and ninetane,
Beyonde sixe hundreth and a thousand,
Not an houre lesse or maa.
Then since the first cumming is past,
Wée should bée looking for the last,
When the Archangel shall the blow blast,
To dite vs to that Day.
8
Long was the Fathers winter night,
Fiue thousand yeares, by reckning right,
Twixt Adams fall, and Christ did light,
into our flesh that Day.
Yet though it was so long betwéene,
They saw him with their spirituall eene,
Which was the strength did them sustéene,
To bide that joyfull day.
9
Abrams faith was so reposed
Hée saw that day, and was rejoysed,
Though faithles Iewes their eyes closed,
When as come was that Day.
For which their proude hypocrisie,
And wilfull incredulitie,
They are and (their posteritie)
In darknesse to this day.
10
The prudent Prophet Isaie,
Did speake of him als specially,
As hée had séene him sensibly,
And béene at his birth day.
First saw him borne of a pure Maide,
Syne heard him preach the Gospel glad:
And last, our sinnes vpon him laide,
To take them all away.
11
The Prophet Dauid did perceiue
This mysterie beyond the laue,
His soule should not bée left in graue,
Nor flesh corrupt away.
Of which as now I speake no mare,
Till proper place, but will it spare,
And forward to our purpose fare,
Lest wee ouerlong delay.
12
When Daniel did expone the Dreame,
Of the hudge Image, with copper wame,
With lims of yron, and féete of leame,
and haire of golde so gay.
Hée saw a stone without mans hand,
Breake first the féete, when it did stand:
Syne brake it als small as the sand,
And brought it to decay.
13
Which Image, with their properties,
Did meane the foure great Monarchies,
Of Babel, Perse, and Griece but lies,
And Romanes in their ray.
The little stone that hée did see,
That brake the Image so mightilie,
Was Christ, that matchlesse Monarchie,
Which neuer shall decay,
14
When come was the appointed time,
That hée should suffer for our crime,
Hée lighted in the Virgine wyme,
And did no longer stay.
That blessed Virgine then him bred,
Without companie of mans bed:
The holy Ghost her ouershed,
As Gabriel did say.
15
Elizabeth not long before,
Conceiued Iohn, who gaue him glore,
And in the wombe did him adore,
For joye did spring and play.
His Mother then full feruently,
Calde Marie blest eternally,
That shée belieued assuredly,
To beare that birth that day.
16
In Bethlehem when hée was borne,
The Angels timely in the morne,
Came to the Heards without sojourne,
In Fieldes whereas they lay.
Saying, Rejoyce and make great mirth,
Wée bring you tidinges mikell worth.
To you is borne a blessed birth,
In Bethlehem this day.
17
His Starre als in the Firmament,
The wise men from the Orient,
Did call them foorth incontinent,
And guid them on the way.
Till they came to the selfesame place,
Where Christ our King then new borne was:
That Stare would then no farder passe,
But stood still in a stay.
18
Then came they in right courteously,
Acknowledging his Majestie:
Offering to him these gifts thrée,
Gold, Incense, Mirh, that day.
The Gold because hée was a King,
Incense, because God euerlasting:
The Mirh, in token of burying,
Thus learned Doctours say.
19
Iust Simeon into his Song,
Who for that day did looke so long,
Said, Lord, let now thy seruant gang
In peace, and passe away.
Sith that mine eyes haue séene this sight,
Of thy swéete Sonne the Gentles light,
And of the Iewes the glorie bright,
Whom thou hast sent this day.
20
Iohn Baptist did his way prepare,
And pointed with his finger there,
Behold the Lambe of God so faire,
That takes our sinnes away.
Bade them belieue and him imbrace,
Repent and mend, while they had space,
Or otherwise they get not no grace,
But die in sinne that day.
21
When Iohn in Iordane him baptized,
The Fathers voyce him authorized,
This is my Son, in whom I am pleased,
Heare him what hée doth say.
And farder, in the peoples sight.
The holy Ghost did on him light,
And with him bode, to show his might,
As God and Man that Day.
22
The diuine doctrine that hée taught,
The wonderous works that he wrought,
In suckring all that to him fought,
And saying no man nay.
His bright transfiguration,
His patience in his Passion,
And glorious Resurrection,
Did proue hée was our Day.
23
For neuer man did speake as hée,
Causde deafe men heare, and blind-borne sée:
Hée praide for them that causde him die,
And rose on the third day:
Then fourtie dayes remained here,
With his Disciples, and did them lere,
And gart them know the Scriptures cleare,
Before hée past away.
24
When hée had fully pacified,
His Fathers wrath, and him obeyed
Vnto the death, and purified,
Our sinne, as white as Snow:
Then sent hee his Apostles out,
In all the world to teach about,
And put all people out of doubt,
That come was his first Day.
25
Then with our flesh before them plaine,
Hée did goe vp to Heauen againe:
Whereas his manhood must remaine,
Till the dreadfull Doomesday.
But when that dreadfull Day shall bee,
No creature knoweth certainly,
Except the Father, and that onely,
So doubtsome is that Day.
26
Wherefore the Lord bade all men watch,
[...]nd let not sinne nor sleuth them catch,
Incase vnwares hée with them match,
When they least thinke that Day.
Is with the Virgines, which playde the foole,
That had their Lampes, but lacked Oyle:
They got not in, but causde recoole,
And barred out that day.
27
The many tokens that wée read,
That second day which should proceede,
Are come already in verie déede,
Both come and gone away,
As well into the Heauen aboue,
As in the Earth almost are done,
Which significes it shall come soone,
As pleased God that day.
28
As for the signes celestiall,
For longsomnesse I leaue them all,
And treat of the terrestriall,
That should procéede that day.
In Scripture which are specified,
Wée shall them find accomplished,
To sée the same then verrified,
Attend what I now say.
29
First shall bee Battels, and bloody Warres,
That people and policie downe beares,
VVe heare their rumour with our eares,
Increasing euery day.
Both Forraine Warres and Intestiene,
That Realmes and Countreys wracketh cleane:
Wée sée this token before our eine,
Accomplished this day.
30
And yet the world most certainly,
Is setled in such securitie,
They thinke not once that they must die,
And answere to that day.
[...]
38
Loue towards God is almost gone,
And loue to Neighbour colde as stone,
No loue now, but selfe-loue alone,
Amongst all beares the sway.
In Gods owne cause no feruencie:
The poore opprest are cruellie:
All séeke themselues so narrowlie,
Promise and Loue is quite away.
39
The fourth shall bée defection,
From Christ, and his correction,
By folke of vile affection,
Before that second day:
That of his word they shall take loath,
And with true Preachers bée so wroth,
That when Christ comes scarsely shall Faith,
Bée found in Earth that day.
40
This token for to testifie,
That it is now come certainly,
The manifest Apostasie,
That many make this day,
From Christes Kirke, and little Flocke,
Which heare his word, and beare his yoke▪
Whome these Apostates doe but mocke,
By word and writ each day.
41
There is two sorts of Apostates,
Some from Christes word are run-a-gates,
Themselues that excommunicates,
From Christes Kirke and Fay.
Of this sort are our Iesuites,
The sliest sort of Hypocrites,
That Sathan sent with lying spirites,
In Earth this many day.
42
For to aduance their fained fame,
Of Iesus they vsurpe their name,
And yet they traitors thinke no shame,
His trueth for to betray.
More méete of Iudas Iudaites,
Or of
Sus suis bee calde suites,
Ad volutabrum of Romes ruites,
They had their name perfay.
43
For Iesuites in generall,
Are traitors to Christ Iesus all:
And séeke to gar his Kingdome fall,
With all the might they may.
Omitting none occasion,
To furder their inuasion.
By pestilent perswasion,
Both by night and day.
44
Their doctrine is but Papistrie.
Set out with subtile Sophistrie,
Founded to foster Idolatrie,
By learned leys alway.
For to maintaine the Popes Empyre,
They are vpholden with his hyre:
But at the length into the myre,
Both hée and they shall faa.
45
They haue forsaken the wholsome strands,
Of Gods owne word, and his Commands,
And digged vp with féete and hands,
And Padels of Papists Laa.
And though they drinke while that they bu
[...]st,
Those pooles shall neuer s
[...]aike their thirst:
But make their soules (drinke as they list)
More drie from day to day.
46
The fond opinions of Papistrie,
In euery point particularlie,
Are else confuted cunningly,
By moe than one or twa.
It were but labour then in vaine,
To tread the same ouer againe:
Christs written word hath so them slaine
They haue no more to say,
47
Yet they pretend Antiquitie,
So doe they discens Linallie,
And locall Visibilitie,
From Christ vnto this day.
In Christs time no Papistrie:
They are degenerate whollie,
And brooke that place by tyrannie,
Against Christ euery day.
48
And to performe their interprise:
They leaue not off with once or twise:
But vp againe they mint to rise,
The trueth to stope and stay,
But when that Light they cannot sm
[...]re,
Which in their spite shines more and more,
This is the last they make them fore.
True teachers to mislay.
49
These truethlesse trukers without all shame,
Name sundrie Pastors by their name:
Them and their Doctrine to defame,
Loude lies abroad they lay.
The Iewes, they calde our Soueraigne
Possest, sinfull Samaritane,
Yea, Drunkard, and vylde Publicane,
Who knew no sinne at aa.
50
No seruant is aboue his Lord,
To bide such bragges: then make vs ford,
Remembring aye our Masters word.
Who shewde it should bée sa.
Sith it is for the trueths owne sake,
The godly will no slander take,
What euer leasings these Lyars make.
On one, or yet on aa.
51
Full many of our Nation, Scots,
Spread daylie foorth of their foule spots:
Who would bée glade to cut our throats,
If they might sée their day.
Yet though they would our bodies slay,
(If wée may lawfull for them pray)
Wée would them show in the right way
Of Christ, and of his Laa.
52
Though they haue pleasure in despite,
Which they spue out by word and write,
In such pastime wée not delite,
Neither in earnst or play.
This God doeth know, good men perceiues,
If wée speake ought against these Knaues,
Their lies and raylings this same reaues,
Out of our hands this day.
53
The other sort doe swerue in life,
In whom all sinne aboundeth rise:
Who will not mend, but stirre vp strife,
Against the Kirke alway.
And for their vitious vilanie,
And this kind of Apostasie,
The pure Kirke from her companie,
Doeth cut off euery day.
54
That is the true Catholicke Kirke,
Of Gods owne word that doth not irke,
But thereto frames all that they worke,
Both Faith and Fact alswa.
Our Kirke is builded thereon sure,
[...]nd shall by Gods good grace indure:
But Romish Kirke that Babels Hoore,
Hath cast it cleane away.
55
Can shée bee calde a faythfull Spouse,
[...]er Husbands word that no wayes trowes,
[...]or at his bidding neuer bowes,
But still doth disobey?
[...]o more can Romish Synagogue,
[...]ée calde the Spouse and Kirke of God:
[...]or Dan, Bethell, Gog, or Magog,
That did forsake his Lay.
56
They will not make the Scripture Iudge,
[...]or them they should finde no refuge:
[...]ut from their lurking gart deludge,
And leasings lay away.
[...]it will bee Iudges vnto it,
[...]d wrest it to their worldly wit:
And so in mens conscience sit,
As Antichrists this day.
57
Fift, Antichrist shall be reuealed,
That man of sinne, Sathans childe,
And by the Sprite of Christ be kilde,
His breath it shall him slay.
And make that Monster manifest,
Which hath the Kirke of Christ opprest:
And Christes place proudly possest,
On Earth this many a day.
58
That same is very Antichrist,
Whose law and life is contrare Christs:
And Christs Shéepe doeth boast and tyst,
From Christ to come away.
And him imbrace in Christs stead,
Of Kirke as vniuersall Head,
And kéepe the statutes hée hath made,
Contrarie to Gods Laa.
59
Though Antichrists full many béene,
Since Christes time, as may bée seene,
Was neuer Antichrist so kéene,
As is the Pope this day.
The Kirke of Christ for to deceiue,
And Christs glore to steale and reane:
Most craftily hée playes the Knaue,
Aboue all other this day.
60
Of seruants Stiles him seruiture,
Yet hee vsurpes Diuine honours,
And maketh all, both xich and poore,
On groufe before him faa.
And will no nearer them admit,
But kisse the Pantone on his féet,
When hée vpon his throne doeth sit,
As Antichrist each day.
61
If there were made comparison,
Twixt Christ, and this companion,
Great would bée that diuision,
Should bée betwéene them twa.
In euerie point contrarious,
The Pope is to the Lord Iesus:
Should hée not then bée odious,
To faythfull, one and aa?
62
Christ is the Sonne of Veritie,
Begotten of God eternally,
Sent to the world to shew mercie,
On all that on him caa.
The Pope the sonne of Lucifiere,
The father of lies, and first lier:
Most like his father a murderier,
Of all that Christ will knaa.
63
Christ being God in Deitie,
To shew his great humanitie,
Came Man in our humilitie,
From Hell to saue vs aa.
The Pope a man of earth, earthly,
To shew his pridfull tyranny,
Will bee like God in dignity,
To lose himselfe and aa.
64
Christ would not be an earthly King,
Nor yet a Iudge in worldly thing,
But had his pleasure in publishing,
His Fathers will and Laa.
The Pope a worldly King will bée,
Yea, more, a mixed Monarchie,
To that effect hath Crownes thrée,
And both the swords will draa,
65
Christ did abhorre Idolatrie,
So did hée vaine Hypocrisie,
And vsed but simplicitie,
Into his Kirke alway.
The Pope maintaines Imageries,
Wide Coules, side Caps, with Philatries:
With shauing, jowking, and juglaries,
Into the Kirke each day.
66
Christ made but once a Sacrifice,
Whereby so full hée paide our price,
Wée neede no moe to purge our vice,
Nor it make ouer each day.
The Pope will it not haue alone,
But Sacrifices many one:
And als the same made ouer againe:
By his Masse-Priest each day.
67
Christ taught Iustification,
To come fréely by Fayth alone,
Without any satisfaction,
Of our Workes any way.
The Pope with his corrupted Clerkes,
Apply a great part to their workes,
Such euill séede their wicked sparkes,
Sow in the Kirke this day.
68
Christ preached full remission.
From fault and paine solution,
To all of true contrition,
On him that fixt their Fay.
The Pope affirmes, that paine remaines
In Purgatorie, that place of paines,
And neuer slakes, till hée get gaines,
To take the paine away.
69
Christ bade all people more and min,
Come vnto him, opprest with sinne,
Hee shall them of that burden twin,
It fréely take away.
The Pope bids all opprest with sinnes,
Come buy his pardons in shéepe Skins,
They are best hearde that first beginnes
And offers most that day.
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Christ bade vs all our prayers frame,
To God aboue, and in his Name,
Assuring vs t'obtaine the same,
Our askings, one and aa.
The Pope bids, pray to creatures,
In name of moe mediatures:
Or otherwise hée vs assures,
Wée shall get nought at aa.
71
Christ knew no prayer for the dead,
[...]ince faythfull from all paine are fred:
[...]nd for the damned no remead,
After they goe away.
The Pope, for dead folke bids all pray,
[...]o ease their paine in purgatorie:
Soule-masse, and drierie Dirigie,
To take their paine away.
72
Christ into his New Testament,
Ordained not a Sacrament,
Safe Baptisme, and the Supper meant,
These two but any moe.
The Pope to these hath added fiue,
And Sacraments made seuen beliue,
So as hée lists doth clampe and ryue,
Christs ordinances each day.
73
Christ lawfull Marriage approued,
To eate all meates all men lieued,
That no mans conscience should bee grieued,
No state, no time, no day.
The Pope forbiddeth Matrimonie,
To all estates of his Clergie:
And who eateth flesh, sinnes, deadly:
In Lent, or on fryday.
74
Christ came to breake the bond of sinne,
And gaue none leaue to lye therein,
But bade all mend, both more and min,
And lay that yoke away.
The Pope to sinne giues libertie,
To Bordels, and vylde lecherie,
Which payeth him yearly tributie,
In Romes towne this day.
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Then his Religion is impure,
A monstrous Maske, and vylde mixture,
Of Gentiles Rites, and Iewes for sure,
And made vs, of these twa.
And eke his life licentious,
A world of vices monstruous,
Is both to Christ contrarious,
What then should wée him caa?
76
For Antichrist sith hee is knawne,
And sinfull secrets all foorth shawne,
Wherby he hath this long time drawne,
The flocke from Christ away.
Let vs, therefore, in time looke vp,
And drinke no longer of his cupe,
Lest of these plagues wee féele the whip,
Which shall him wracke for aye,
77
Last, for the calling of the Iewes,
To Christ their King and sprituall Spouse
Their's sundry of that sort that bowes,
Vnto the Fayth each day.
And if the Iewes conuert not all,
Of this let bs assure our sell,
That his Elect the Lord shall call,
Of them before that day.
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For of that people rebellious,
God hath now cald Tremellious,
[...] conuert most commodious,
Vnto his Kirke this day.
Most learned in the Hebrwe phrase,
That was since the Apostles dayes,
The Bible doth giue him that prayse
Which hee translated this day,
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Now sith the tokens all and some,
[...]re come, and few or none to come:
We should not be like blind and dumbe,
That nothing can persaa.
But should bée marking euermore,
Both with our eye, and with our eare:
Lest that the Lord come at vnware,
And call vs to that day.
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And though that day bee horrible,
To Faythlesse wratches miseable,
And to contemners terrible,
And gar them cry and say,
O Craigs, and Mountains monstruous,
Fall downe at once, and couer vs,
From that just Lambe, the Lord Iesus,
VVho shall vs judge this day.
81
Let not the Faithfull bée dismaide,
Nor of that day bee ought affraide:
But joyfully lift vp their head,
To méete their Groome that day.
And when they sée the signes appeare,
Let them rejoyce, and make good cheare,
For their Redeemer draweth neare,
VVho shall them blesse for aye.
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Their buried bodies hée shall raise,
From earth vnto eternall ease,
And in a moment change all these,
That bée aliue that day:
They shall bée rest into the aire.
To méete that King shall end their faire,
And giue them joy for euermaire,
VVhich neuer shall decay.
83
For then shall this corruption,
Be cled with incorruption,
And this mortalitie put on,
Immortalitie for aye.
Then shall the soule bee satiate,
VVhen body is resussitate:
And with their head glorificate,
Triumphantly that day.
84
No sorrow shall bée in their spleine,
And all teares wyped from their eine:
Both soule and body then shall shiene,
Like Sunne in Summers day.
When they shall get that Crowne of glore,
Preparde for them so long before:
VVhich they shall brooke for euermore,
VVithout change or delay.
85
Though this bée calde the VVinters Night,
It is a verie Lampe of Light,
To guide vs to the Heauen aright,
By Christ the onely way.
Then méete it were wée did it cleare,
And had the same in prompe perquiere,
This Winter Night it endeth here,
To God bée praise for ay.
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Christ Prince of Pastors defend and kéepe,
The little Flocke of thy poore Shéepe,
From Sathan, that doeth neuer sleepe,
But waites them night and day.
[...]nd from all earthly enmity,
[...]rom bloody Papists especially,
Who both by craft and cruelty,
Séeke to destroy them aa.
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God saue the Kings Majestie,
Thy graces on him multiplie,
That hée may know his duetie,
And doe the same alswa.
Thy blessed word to fortifie,
And purge this Realme of Papistrie,
And to doe Iustice equally,
Both to the great and smaa.
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God grant him in his perfect age,
A vertuous Quéene in marriage:
Come of a godly Parentage,
That yoke with him to draw,
And grant them good posteritie,
To know and loue the veritie,
To reign
[...] and rule in his Country,
So long as day doeth daa,
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Court, Counsell, and Nobility,
Lord, purge from all Impiety,
And namely from Hypocrisie,
And Auarice with aa.
And as their heartes meane inwardly,
To thee, and to his Majestie,
To thy pure Kirke, and this Countrie,
Reward them one and aa.
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Blesse, Lord, thy Pastors Spirituall,
With giftes supernaturall:
That thy true word they may vs tell,
A
[...]ed with mans laa.
Yea, shining lights, and sauorie salt,
In word and deed they may bee that,
And Christs cause stoutly to debate,
Say contrare who will say.
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Purge, Lord, thy Kirke, and make it cleane,
From Baalams Priests, that therein beene,
Who not thy glorie, but their owne meane,
And vantage all the way.
Lord, make the King once vnderstand,
The great corruptions in that band,
Them to reforme hee may holde hand,
According to thy Laa.
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And from dumbe Dogs that cannot barke:
From wastefull Bées, tha
[...]
[...]ake no warke:
[...]Vho neuer aime at the right marke,
(Lord purge thy Kirke this day)
[...]hey suppe the Milke, and worrie the Yow,
[...]o fill their ydle bellies fow:
[...]oth slocke and heard they plucke and pow,
Most cruelly this day.
From Idolater and Hypocrite▪
[...]rom Athist, Papist, and Iesuite,
[...]d from the vsurs of Sathans sprite,
By Witch-crafe any way,
[...]om oppression, Murder, and Mischiefe,
[...]om Bellie gods, from Hoore and Thiefe,
[...]om Auarice, of others chiefe,
Lord, purge this Land this day,
[...]4
Inspire the common Populare.
[...]pire their heart, and open their eare,
That they may heare thy word with feare,
Belieue and eke obey.
Lord make vs thankfull vnto thee,
That blessed sight hast
[...] let vs sée.
And grant vs therein constancie,
How euer you vs faa.
[...]
Glore to the Father full of might,
Glore to the Sonne our Day so bright:
Glore to the holy Ghost▪ that Light,
That lets vs sée our Day,
One GOD equall in Maiestie:
And yet distinct in persons thrée.
As was, is now, and aye, shall bée.
Beyond all Night and Day.
So bee it▪ euen So bee it.