A Sacred Memorie of the Miracles wrought by our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Written by Samuel Rowlands |
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At a Marriage in Cana of Gallile, Christ turneth water into Wine,
Iohn 2.
Ovr gratious Sauiour, with his holy traine,
Those twelue which he in mercy did ordaine
To draw backe Soules from the infernall denne,
And preach saluation to beleeuing men:
In Cana (as a kind inuited guest)
Came to adorne a weddings Nuptiall feast;
Oh humble meekenesse, that the King of Kings
Who by his word formed and made all things,
Would visite such as fraile and sinnefull liue,
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If all the Monarches that the earth containes,
All Kings and Princes with their noble traynes,
Were to a royall feast assembled all,
To make some wedding most maiesticall;
Yet were that presence very meane and base
Vnto those guests that Gallile did grace;
As thus with men, the Sonne of God did dine,
The bloud of grapes, the sad-heart chearing wine,
Began to fayle, which blessed Mary seeing,
Spake thus to him, in whom all things haue being;
They haue no Wine, knowing his power could graunt
A ful supply, in needes extremest want;
Sixe earthen vessels there were standing by,
As the Iewes custome was to purifie,
Those pots of stone, our Sauiour Christ did will
Vp to the brimme with water they should fill,
And to the Gouernour present the same;
Which instantly true perfect wine became;
He ignorant what power the same had made,
Vnto the Bridegroome thus in priuate sayd;
At the beginning men present the best,
And worst at last, vnto the well-fed guest;
But contrary to vsuall custome, thou
Set'st forth the worst, and kep'st the best till now.
This was the first of wonders Iesus wrought,
Euen by the power that formed all of nought,
Which miracle at marriage he began.
To show himselfe true God and perfect man;
As man to eate with men he did encline,
As God he turned water into wine.
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