Love to thee; With these I'll dress it up, and these

preffion.

7. He's the Liege Lord (well remember)

Of the quick, and those that slumber. 'Tis thro' him, to Seats prepared We on Angel-wing are carried. 8. Thus is feen the op'ning Story Of our Hope, new life, and glory : God is Man, Man God; Difcov'ry Which all seasons and makes fav'ry!

416.

Chrift yw Oen y Pafc a'n Haberth.

CH

1. Hrift our Pafchal Lamb and Christ our Surety for us fuff`ring, Off'ring, How divine his Deed and loving, All the world's Offence removing! 2. He in full-proportion'd tenour Paid for our each Mifdemeanour, And his Blood, when it flow'd over, Human blemishes did cover. 3. Muft then smart the Lamb ́unspotted

For fheep wandring and befotted? Muft God's Son, at th'hour prefixed. Drink the Gall our fins had mixed? 4. Adam eats the Fruit unlawful, Chrift's Teeth feel the fourness woful:

Where fuch fympathizing Lover
Do Time's annals e'er discover?
5. O! it ftirs up deep Emotion,
Shame infolvent, bound devotion,
To obferve what fell on Jefus,
On the Just one, to release us.
6. Such a Prince cut off and Master,
To redrefs his Slave's disaster!
Blood, to plaifter Lazars wretched,
From the kill'd Physician fetched!

7. Ye,

4.

Is thy Nature fierce and rapid? Ör elfe tardy, dull and ftupid?" Leave not off thy Invocation, Jefus can thee quite new-fashion. 5. And ne'er think thee a Believer, Till he thee with new Heart favour: Who believes, without all question, Drops the stubborneft old Custom. 6. Mark Zaccheus, Paul and Mary, From this Maxim they don't vary; See by ev'ry fev'ral instance, How Faith alters the Exiftence. 7. Saul a Wolf was in the morning, With rage 'gainft the Sheep-fold burning:

But grew, fince one noon-day Minute, A lamb crouching to be in it. 8. Ere Zaccheus was converted, He was to the Poor hard-hearted: But when grace his House did enter, He gave to the poor a jointure. 9. Magdalen had been a finner, (Of the coarfeft, not the finer :) But how liv'd fhe her Time's remnant?

Till her burial, as a clean Saint.
10. Burns there Fire without heat
giving?

Is there Water, no Wet leaving?
A good Tree, with no fruit bending?
Then may Faith no Rays be sending.
11. No! take in thy hand God's
Lantern,

Follow close the Scripture-pattern; Do the Good, from Ill refrain thee; "Tis this courfe in heav'n muft land thee.

12. Tho' Chrift's Path at firft feems

narrow,

Contrary to flesh and marrow; Spacious foon will grow the Av'nue, And in endlefs Life 'twill iffue.

I.

420.

Er fy mendith nac anghofia.

BB

Ear in mind what my fong prefles : Thrice at least, cach Day that paffes, Kneeling pray to the all-feeing, Bleffed Author of thy Being. 2. Ere thou bend them to thy Bus'nefs, Lift thy hands without remissness To him, from whom Benediction Thou then gaineft without fiction. 3. Yea, amidst thy occupations, Interpofe fome Afpirations. Art thou hurry'd ? 'tis no hindrance To look upward, but a Furth'rance. 4. David had a fphere to act in, Urgent Matters and distracting; Yet (from his own mouth we have it) Sev'n times daily pray'd king David. 5. Joshua, tho' much in motion As aWarrior, join'd Devotion; And his Heart did weep inceffant, That his Hands might be puiffant.

Thus

man

May, amidst their labours common,
Be as well with God converfing,
As their Thoughts in vain difperfing.
7. To relieve a Journey tedious,
Travellers may as commodious
Be in Pray's and Praise abounding,
As their time on trifles spending.
8. Women, 'midft their Work and
Spinning,

May be holy moments winning:
His Profeffion each may follow,
And the fame on this wife hallow.
9. On the Mountains, thou haft Mofes;
In the Field, God's Word propofes
Praying Ifaac for example:
Pray'r hath Stage and matter ample.
10. Ak God's Spirit to direct thee;
Afk his Grace ftill to protect thee;
Bleffing on thyfelf and matters,
Afk, as one of his new Creatures.
11. Make in Chrift's Name the Be-
ginning

Of each thing thou art defigning;
Be the whole by him abetted,
In his Glory terminated.

12. As he once the Way prepared
Of young Jofeph, as he cared
For a Daniel long before thee;
So he'll profper thy Life's story.

421.

Dyfg fy mab wrth godwm Adda.

"L'

Day by day thy Temple-worship. 4. When the World forgets its duty, And the knowledge of th'Almighty; Be't, like Enos, at fuch period, To invoke him, by thee stirred. 5. Walk with God likeEnoch, follow Paths which he doth feal and hallow: To facilitate fuch Walking, Know he's ever at thee looking. 6.This Man's lot, like Ways to tread in,

Yields encouragement exceeding; As God's love in him so bloomed, He was quick to Heav'n affumed. 7. Mark how great is Luft's conta gion !

It fore God ftains the whole region; No less water for Earth spotted, Than the Deluge, was allotted. 8. Let Men's ways be e'er so giddy, Be thou ftill, like Noah, fteddy: God's Truth is the Ark thou'lt scape in,

Thy Heart's ark that Truth be keeping!

9. Against Satan's nets be guarded, Of this Confeffor recorded 'Tis, tho' trials grand him alter Could not, he in fmall did faulter. 10. Haft thou once forfaken Sodom? All connexions from the bottom Root out while the old thoughts fill her,

Lot's Wife froze to a Salt-pillar.
11.Wherefo'er on earth thou turneft,
On each ground where thou fojourn-
est,

Altars be with Abram raifing,
Thy divine Protector praising.
12.To each Word of God give credit,
Of no danger think, nor dread it;
Be, like Abra'm, undertaker,
When a Hint comes from thyMaker.

13. Ifaac,

13. Ifaac, if he bids, furrender; Circumcife thy Flesh so tender; Leave the House-gods of thy father; Leave one Country for another. 14. Wilt by Wedlock thy condition Change? remember Jacob's caution: He his Parents bleffing valu'd, And the fed'ral Grace entailed. 15. Luxury, how mad and foolish, "To fell Heav'n for Palate's relish! Thro' luft for fuch prefent portion, Efau loft a bleft Reversion. 16. Rather for an honest reason, Go with Jofeph into Prison, Than confent to guilty Pleafures, And break thro' thy Lord's inclofures. 17. Meek Long-fuff'ring learn from Mofes,

Which fo fatherly difpofes

The Mind faithful, for God zealous, To bear burdens of its fellows. 18. And for bearing each Difafter, Job renown'd fhould be thy master: Loffes, Sicknefs him befalling, Good he fill pronounc'd God's dealing.

;

19. Be'n't, by gen'ral diffolution, Baffled from good Inftitution Say with Joshua: we'll never, I and mine, from th'Worship waver. zo. Let not (mind the cafe of Eli) Thy young Children grow unruly: Better, thou,while tender, bend them; Than God, when grown ftubborn, rend them.

21.If a child, mark thou with Samuel The Lord's Voice, to know his Aim well;

Then in righteous Walk unfhaken, Practife the Refolves fo taken.

22. From the fame, when now a Ruler,

Learn, on no pretence or colour,
To wreft Juftice in a matter;
But fcorn what would fright or flatter.

23 Oft at midnight, like King David, Thirft for grace divine, and crave it; When elfe each one is Sleep's captive, In God's Lauds be thy foul active. 24. Be a Penitent as earnest, As in David thou difcernest; And when confcious of fome Tref país,

Reft not till thy heart new hope has. 25. Caft, with Daniel, among lions, Thou mayft bid to them defiance: If thou art the true God's Servant, All things bow to thee obfervant. 26. Let it be thy conftant habit To relieve the poor, like Tobit ; Till they too refresh'd are, never Think thy Food has its right flavour. 26. Aid the helplefs, the dead bury, Cloath the naked, footh the weary, Fatherlefs and Widows fuccour, Strangers help, for one's your Maker! 28. Live fo ftrict,all Points regarding, As were there no Gofpel-pardon: So as Sinner fly to Heaven Thro' Chrift, as were Law ne'er given.

+ 422.