Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer, bringing to Remembrance (in praisefull and Poenitentiall Hymns, Spirituall Songs, and Morall-Odes): Meditations, advancing the glory of God, in the practise of Pietie and Vertue; and applyed to easie Tunes, to be Sung in Families, &c. Composed in a three-fold Volume, by George Wither. The first, contains Hymns-Occasionall. The second, Hymns-Temporary. The third, Hymns-Personall. That all Persons, according to their Degrees, and Qualities, may at all Times, and upon all eminent Occasions, be remembred to praise God; and to be mindfull of their Duties |
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Hymn CIII. For one Legally censured, whether justly or unjustly.
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Hymn CIII. For one Legally censured, whether justly or unjustly.
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This Hymn instructeth us to beare patiently our Legall Censures, whether justly or unjustly pronounced; because to Godward, we are alwaies offenders, though sometimes we are unjustly condemned by Men.
Sing this as the 4 Psalme.
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Why should my heart repine at those,By whom I censur'd am?
Why should I take them as my Foes,
By whom I suffer blame?
Were they lesse Just, and, I more cleare,
Yet, Righteous were my doome;
Since, greater plagues deserved are,
Then are upon me come.
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If God should bring my secret Crimes,And all my faults to sight;
My Censure doubled fortie times,
Were fiftie times, too light.
And, therefore, I with patience bear
The pain upon me brought:
And, will hereafter, more beware
To do the things I ought.
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For whether they who urg'd the Lawes,Vpright or partiall were,
They are not, LORD, th'Efficient-cause,
Of that, which I do bear.
They are but Instruments for Thee,
Thy righteous Will, to doe.
I pardon Them. To them, and me,
Vouchsafe thy pardon too.
If the party be guilty, let this following verse be sung next after the second verse.
Lord, I confesse, I have abus'd
Thy Justice and thy grace;
And, was deservedly accus'd,
For what, condemn'd I was.
Yet, since my Faults I do repent,
Accepted let me be:
And, having born the punishment,
The Guilt forgive to me.
Thy Justice and thy grace;
And, was deservedly accus'd,
For what, condemn'd I was.
Yet, since my Faults I do repent,
Accepted let me be:
And, having born the punishment,
The Guilt forgive to me.
If the party be guiltlesse, let this last verse be left out, and this repeated in stead thereof.
I am not guiltie of the Deed
For which accus'd I stood:
Yet, of Correction I had need,
And, this may do me good.
Affliction is not sent in vain;
Nor, causlesly begins;
But, strives to keep off greater pains,
Or, to prevent some Sins.
For which accus'd I stood:
Yet, of Correction I had need,
And, this may do me good.
Affliction is not sent in vain;
Nor, causlesly begins;
But, strives to keep off greater pains,
Or, to prevent some Sins.
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