An Abridgeme[n]t of all the Canonical books of the olde Testament written in Sternholds meter by VV. Samuel |
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The Lamentation of Ieremy |
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The Lamentation of Ieremy
The i. Chapiter.
All help is past, Hierusalem,is now subuerted quite:
Her freends are now become her foes
when fayled is her might.
Her streetes are void her preestes are slain,
her foes they doo reioice:
Nothing but teares and heuines,
hath sin set for her choice.
The ii. chapiter.
Beholde the holdes are now destroyd,the Princes ouerthrowne:
The Saboths and the holy place,
they cannot now be knowne.
The Uirgins and the Seniours,
sit weeping on the ground:
The enemies doo clap their hands,
no comfort can be found.
The iii. Chapiter.
Complain he dooth of all the greefs,that many wayes he felt:
And yet in God he puts his trust,
that alwayes his hath helpt.
whiche best is to confesse:
And then he wil his fauour send,
and things amisse redresse.
The iiii. Chapiter.
Doutles the wise like to fine Golde,are now like potters clay:
The Nazarites that were so fair,
their beautie is away.
With hunger wemen sore opprest,
their Children they doo eat:
The bloody preestes and Prophets false
did bring to them this meat.
The v. Chapiter.
End heer his Lamentations,hee dooth with earnest prayer:
Beseeching God to look vpon,
how foes with them did fare.
Confessing yet that he dooth reign
and shall for euermore:
Who turning vs then shall we turn,
and surely not before.
FINIS.
Ezechiel dooth now begin,
to fortifie and prooue:
That God would sure the Iewishe Churche,
as he had said, remooue.
By visions straunge he dooth expresse,
the things to come to passe:
As he in Caldey land did dwel,
where he a captiue was.
Yet comfort dooth he giue again,
to the afflicted flock:
And telth the ruine of their foes,
and suche as did them mock.
But cheef of all the regiment,
of Christes kingdome pure,
He dooth see out an happy state,
for euer to indure.
to fortifie and prooue:
as he had said, remooue.
By visions straunge he dooth expresse,
the things to come to passe:
As he in Caldey land did dwel,
where he a captiue was.
Yet comfort dooth he giue again,
to the afflicted flock:
And telth the ruine of their foes,
and suche as did them mock.
But cheef of all the regiment,
of Christes kingdome pure,
He dooth see out an happy state,
for euer to indure.
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