22. Dear Brethren, mark! this alone | Who those blessed nail-prints in hands the ground Is of our facred Covenant found, That God our Saviour, who th' worlds doth order, True Flesh and Bone hath, like another Brother, Tho' now made bright. 23. The Son is he, to whom we're referr'd; Him findwe in all God's bookdeclar'd: He a Father has, that will now no Honour From men receive in any other Man For in his Hands Grace is; he the Sword beareth; And 'mong his Sheep, whofo him revereth, His Father loves. 25. "Twas him Ezekiel faw on the Throne, Sitting in likeness plain of man's fon: And when any Patriarch, as it oft happen'd, Saw his Jehovah, which his eyes gladden'd, It was our Lord. 26. So did the Lamb in thofe early days Appear in Glory, with heav'nly rays: But now our Blood-Teftament's new Difpenfation By Sacraments fhews, as firft Foun dation, The Word made Flesh. 27. Who once thy Suff'rings and wounded Side Hath as the Caufe of all blifs defcry'd, He is that Bridegroom pure from above! Look at the Lamb fo worthy of love; In your Members trace him, feel in Soul truly, (Himfelf he with us can mix fo throughly) And fo rejoice. 32. Since we in eternity betroth'd were, We're for the Marriage day waiting here, 35. Amen! let triumphant and militant fing, This God fhall ftill be our God and King, And his Smarts remain the fole caufe for ever, Why God and us nought able is to 4. Satan and world and blind reafon fever ; Hallelujah. 36. Should not we hallow thy Name with right? Only display foon thy Kingdom's might; Mayft thou but from all Men obtain thy Glory, Since not one Sinner's defpis'd before Saviour o' th' World! thee, fay, To do Good, were a hard Task and 6. Of course this orphan Flock's heart and head Was like the pasture on which they fed; Such a food and drink muft needs yield fuch juices! But the dear Lamb's Flesh and Life produces Another Chyle." 7. Therefore I Jefus my maker, praise For my Call now in New Teft'ment days: For God knows how far I, in th' old crave? Might have endeavour'd at anti-Here you then your wish'd-for Pri cipation, And phantaft been! 8. Jefus, who firft was to've been slain on Earth, Would at each turn have been bolting forth; vilege have: Who in Jefu's wounds is once healed truly, Becomes in body and in fpirit holy. 14. Still it does with this Condition He lives not, * but moves in Jefus fo, A flavish Race. 9. But now this Lock-chain's unneedful quite; How runs the chariot in noon-day15. Light Of the for Atonement of Sins fo bleeding, Then heal'd, now all the earth overfpreading. Wounds of the Lamb! 10. Ye careful fervants of God! be not In pain, how th' Law may its due have got: Learn, that whilft exploding, we build it ever, Since but to fuch we ourfelves deliver, Who have right sense. 11. Before we of Chriftian Duty treat, A finner troop we 'fore our eyes t meet, As were he th' Lamb. *Gal, ii. 20. And all that's done by Eye, Ear and Mouth, By the Hands and Feet too, each A& * Endeavour. 16. Is this to thee not English enough? In thy Heart's Ground seek it; and Search that out too. 17. Afk 17. Afk thee, dear Heart! thyfelf Have in fomething flipped, the Ab doft thou know In thy own Nature fo full of Woe? Know'ft the Wounds of Jesus ? haft thou implored, And likewise found Remiffion, thro' their merit, Of all thy fin? 18. Souls! I beseech you for Jefu's fake, If your hearts 'fore him ye'd chear- Whether ye're abfolved, or once that folution Is fcarce begg'd by the Heart, but Is ftraitway had. 23. Who now can in this affembly fing And fay: "My God and bridegroom! no thing "From thee's hid; thou know'st how my confcience is, "Sure as thou liv'it, cleaves my heart and fenfes "To thee, my Life! To him I fpeak, as my heart would like, 24. Were frighted back; And as I've been school'd and taught 19. Learn but how 'tis: the matter is fo; But whilft in the Wounds blood Un- By keeping to that Word clear and to speak : In the Name of Jefus, Prince of our nature, Be't in a small or important Matter 7. 1.THE Crofs, the Cross, O that's "T my Gain! Because on that, the Lamb was flain; To take on thee my curfe and fmart? Before thy facred Jefu's name, Because, because thou lovedst me. Who can fuch wondrous mercy trace? I, who unfaithful, foolish am, 7. See what a deep-dy'd red it bears! There hangs the King from David's 8. Here will I ftay, and gaze a while That thou fhould'st such a Creature 11. I'll live and dwell by this bleft The flowing ftream of Jefu's Blood; Be all in all to every Soul. |