The works of Sir William Mure of Rowallan Edited with introduction, notes, and glossary by William Tough |
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Praise God. With thanks make your addresse;Hee's good, His mercie lasts for ay.
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His mightie acts who can expresse?Who all his praises can display?
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Blest they that judgement keep! Evin heeWho to do right doth stil hold deare!
Lord, with that love remember me,
Which to thy people thow dost beare.
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Wowchaife, O Lord, to visite meWith thy salvation, to the end
That I the good and peace may sie,
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That still thy choisen do attend;That, with thy nation to rejoyce,
All joy beside I may decline;
And that I glorie may with those,
Who by inheritance ar thine.
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Wee, with our fathers, (Lord,) haue sind;Perverse and lewd our works haue been.
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Our fathers, at thy wonders blynd,Throughout all Egipt which wer seene,
Them vnderstood not, nather kept
Thy mercies' multitude in minde;
But at the sea, the Red Sea, leapt
All in rebellion and repind.
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Yet, for his name's sake, them hee sav'd,His mightie powar to mak knowne.
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The Red Sea hee rebuik'd; bereav'dOf waves, it was dryed vp and gone.
Through deeps, as desarts dry, hee led,
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And them from hater's hand rescu'd;Yea, them deliuered while they fled
Before their foes, who them persew'd.
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Seas covered ther oppressors proud,Not one of all was left aliue.
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His word beleeving then, aloud,In songs, they solemne prayse did giue.
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But soone they did his works forgett,And did not on his counsell wait;
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But, in the desart, lowsse did lettThe rains to concupiscence great.
They lusted, and did tempt the Lord,
Whil through the wildernes they went.
Whil through the wildernes they went.
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To their requeist hee did accord,But lean̄esse in their soules hee sent.
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At Moses in the campe they grudgd,And thus gainst Aron did they sin̄,
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God's holy one. To death adjudg'd,Earth opning, Dathan did suck in.
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Earth, (straight), Abiram's companieDid cover. Midst ther troups a fire
Was kindled. For there mutinie,
Midst flames the wicked did expire.
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A Calfe they made, a molten masse,In Horeb, worship eik imparted;
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And in ane oxe's forme, on grasseThat feeds, their glory they converted.
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Of God forgettfull they became,Who sav'd them whil to him they soght,
In Egypt; in the land of chame,
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Things great and wonderfull who wroght,Evin fearfull things by the Red Sea:
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That, whil for their destruction bent,His choysen Moses, them to free,
Did in the gape himselff present.
Els (straight) persewing wraith surprisd
Had all, thus if not turn'd aside.
Had all, thus if not turn'd aside.
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The pleasant land, yea, they despis'd,And did his holie word diffide.
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Yea, in their tents a murmureing bandThem found hee, from his voice to be
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Averse; sua lifted vp his hand,That in the desart they should die;
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Amongst the heathen overthroune,That fall and perish should their seed,
And, dissipate in parts vnknowne,
That they should roame about in need.
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To Baal-peor joynd, they eateThe sacrifices of the dead.
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Thus, by their workes, (his furie greatProvockt,) the plague did mongst them spread.
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But judgement quicklie exequutedBy Phyneas, the plague did stay;
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A work for righteousnes imputedTo him, from age to age, for ay.
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Him, where the streams of strife did flow,They greev'd, with Moses for their sake
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That ill it went. There chaif'd they soHis spirit that hee rashlie spake.
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Nor all the rebell nations slewThey, whom the Lord to death decern'd;
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But, (mingled mongst the heathen crew,)Their works (with greedinesse) they learn'd.
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They serv'd their idols, for a snareWhich wer vnto them. Ill advis'd,
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Nor souns nor daughtirs they did spair;But vnto devils them sacrific'd.
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Much sakeles blood they shed. The bloodOf eyther sexe of ther owne seed
They offred to the Idole broode
Which did Canaan overspreed.
The land with blood thus did they staine.
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To works most vyle, which made them, bent,And with their oune inventions vain,
They wickedlie a whooreing went.
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God's wrath thus 'gainst his people grew,That hee his heritage abhorr'd;
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And, suffring heathens them subdue,They ruld wer by their haters' word.
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By foes opprest, whil humbled so,43
Oft from their hand Hee sett them frie;But, with their counsell greev'd, them low
Hee broght, for their iniquitie.
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Yet lookt hee on them when, (confindWith straits,) their cry came to his eare,
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And vnto them did call to mindeThe covenant which hee did sweare.
Hee did repent him, as abound
His mercies do, which bounds exceid;
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Yea, caused that they favor foundWith all who them did captius lead.
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Saue ws our God. Ws, Lord, reclaimeFrom mongst the heathen. Fred by thee
So shall wee laude thy holie name;
So shall thy praise our glorie be.
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Blest be the Lord, both now and ay,The God of Israel, good alwayes.
Amen, let all the people say.
All joyntlie to the Lord give prayse.
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