1. 169. Woher? aus Jolephs kles, Hence, Lord?- From Jo- With brifk and chearful mein. To stay there at his grave. 4. Mary the finnerefs Walks in the Garden fobbing; And perjur'd Simon's cafe Brings him too with heart throbbing. Of him, who th' world's fin bore, The fav'rite work is this, To comfort Sinners poor: Again the can him kifs! 5. He fome steps farther on Finds t'other Sinner fitting, (This th' angel's news had done) 'Twixt fear and hope too fweating. No painter has the heart To draw a Look like this, Made up of joy, fhame, smart ; It 'bides a Bride-dress piece. 6. Poor Mary goes and cries, Haftes now the News to carry : The Sinners-Friend next spies The two who came with Mary. No questions afk'd, they take Such faft hold of his feet, What he to Mary (pake, He must therefore repeat. "God bless you! but go ye, "And from me tell my brother "To hafte to Galilee, 7. 66 They'll fee me there with th' This faid, from thence he stirs, Who were for Emmaus bent. Replies, "what need to tell you? "For, tho' a ftranger here, "Yet of the fhocking things They made that juft Man bear, "Throughout our City rings. 10. "That Ifr'el he'd redeem, "We could not but furmife it; "He was, in our esteem, "The Man to enterprize it: "And now this Day, the third "Since he has buried been, "There is a rumour heard, "As were he fomewhere seen, 11. Here Cleophas goes on, "So much there's no denying, "The grave was found alone, "His Corpfe not in it lying. Dullards! G 4 Dullards! the stranger cries, Thus needlefly to grieve, (With heart-enkindling Eyes) When will you once believe? 12. The Scripture's Monument, Unto the Chrift so aiming, On you in vain is spent, Tho' of the Spirit's framing! How clearly there are fhewn To each impartial view Crofs, Refurrection ?--"'Tis true!"---Now then, adieu. 13. No, dearest Sir! fay they, Rather let us constrain thee; "Tis dufk, and long thy way, Let us first entertain thee. Well then! to ftay, refign'd, He Bread to break began, His Houfe-right comes to mind: The Mannefs knows the Man. 14. * Gen. ii. 23. Had Luke not faid that they Th' eleven fought, to tell themt What thus upon the Way So happily befel them; Thofe Fav'rites moft carefs'd. That He of James was feen. But in thefe faints it has No wonder deemed been! 16. Soon after this, as they Were fitting at a Meeting, (But Thomas mifs'd that day) The poor things fall a fweating: "Oh! there is fomething come !" But, having view'd aright, Whom have they in the Room But Jefus, and no Spright! 17. Nay, you may easy be, 'Tis I myself your Lover; Come now the Nail-prints fee, View fresh Pleura over. my How glad were they, they view'd Their Lord return'd from death! But he upon them blow'd With his Creator's-breath. 18. For Abfolution, There's by this holy Breathing, About your Mouth now wreath- That to poor Sinners it Be like the Seraph's coal *, 19. At length comes Thomas, when We've seen our Lord defired; Doubtless, faith he, you feem Count it a brain-fick dream. Each Nail-print penetrated; Within his Side's great gafh; Your heated fancy's flash. A Week goes, yet no fuch Th' eleven are all there, It in the Nail-holes lay; Give hither thy hand too, (Why fo diftruftful? pray) Here 'twas the spear went thro'. 23. He no more reas'ning ftood, But yields with glad proftration His Lord, and alfo God, The rightful Adoration. Says Jefus, on his part, Thou b'liev'ft as feeing me; Henceforth a happy Heart Will b'lieve and nothing fee. 24. Another time again, The Lamb prevents their wishing; He's at Tiberias seen, Where eight were gone a fishing, Peter the Renegade, Free-thinking Thomas too, Their eyes on fome one faften, Who walks there on the Beach, Whither they now would hasten. "Children! fhew me your Meat!" Good Father, had we ought! "To th' right caft out your net---" It fcarce will hold the draught. 26. The vail foon drops off one, John, favorite of Jefus : It is the Lord! then loon His Fish-frock Peter feizes. The Nakednefs he's in. Without the Lamb's controul. 28. "Come hither, dear hearts! look, "I've been here your manciple; The Lamb is ev'n a Cook: Behold, ye houfhold-people! 30. When eating's o'er, the cook A little by his Preacher. The Man of Rock all o'er *, *Matt. xvi. 18. The Lamb does catechife, Whether his love be more Than he in others fpies? 31 Thou know'ft that I love thee, Says he, with finner-feature; "Then feed my lambs for me, "Jonah's fon, Simon Peter! Again he questions this, "So then, thou lov'ft me deep? Thou know'it, how deep it is. "Then feed for me my Sheep. 32. Then he the third time faid, "Wilt thou not, Simon! love me?" Here, he, now pale, now red, Replies, Doft thou not prove me, Thou true Omniscience? (But in an humble ftrain.) Thus did the Lamb from hence Ev'n trebly him ordain. 33. Primeval Righteousness (No Ananias there was, T'whom Peter's happiness A grievance, and not clear was) That That fort of Martyrdom Which what 34. yet ill-became With equity corrects. But ah! man's fallen race, Whilft in its old-corruption, Ne'er makes from Nature's ways Ev'n fuch a fhort exception, But that it always will, (Ev'n tho' the halter prefs) Be conning over Lill Its own Self-righteousness. 35. The Lord fays, Follow me! He does it: but however, "John alfo follows thee," Says he to the dear Saviour! John?---is that more than right, Who, leaning on the Breaft, As Jefu's favourite, 2 Is mouth to all the reft? Keep thou within thy Line. Í beg with fupplication; The queftion who I be; Upon a Mount appointed; Plenipotentiary, To back your Office given: Therefore I fend you out On all the Earth abroad, You need no Nation doubt They're all your rightful road. 40. When you've Difciples made, Who as God's generation Are unto Baptifm led; You have Authorization From Sire, Son, Spirit too, For thus baptizing them; And then what I've taught you Them alfo teach the fame. 41. Me you have ev'ry day, I am for you provided Till the World melts away, Howe'er this be derided. And glad believe the fame, 42. The Saviour's love fo burns For one more Vifitation. And now come in this Room; To ftrait departing home. 44. Once after this he comes To th' elev'n at their dishes, He dealt fomewhat fevere ! Caufe he to them would fhew The Blood-grace baptization; Muft needs have spurn'd at Faith. 46. Lord! the Apostles faid, (Jumbling one thing with th'other) Since thou haft profpered, And art God-man, our Brother, Who favest Ifrael; Will not the time foon come, That Prætor Ceft' we tell To get 47. Ye rev'rend Fathers band! We think you fenfeless truly; 'Mongit as a child must stand' Wondring, how you, unruly, Impertinent, clamorous him back to Rome? 'Bout worldly kingdom's plan, No better knew to use The true God now made Man. 48. Yet ftop !---had I at fuch A Time liv'd, I can fancy, In which the pooreft thing The Guardianthip commit you, Has this Plan in his breast. 50. So drop this World's research, My Spirit foon to you There is found one or other, Who would leave Darkness-realm, And would become a brother; Or in Judæa's land, Or even Samarie, Nay, till the Western strand, And ye chance to be nigh: 52, And is fome Satan there The ground with you difputing, Then fhove him from you far, To thofe that better fuit him. If th' Bulgar tells his heart, Attend to, learn his cafe, Alleviate his Smart, And let him go in Peace. 53. Should any pois'nous fnake Disturb you in your preaching, Bid it the place forfake, And go ye on with teaching; Should one that bears you grudge, Worfe fumes than arfenick Within your body lodge, 54. It fhan't ev'n make you fick. Should fome poor man distress'd, Who fain would praife my merits, Be bodily opprefs'd Of fickness caufing Spirits ; In all his griefs and care. But in one Congregation; Stay fomewhere in a room, Within this very town, Till the Baptizer come From your dear Father down. 56. John baptiz'd high and low Men, women, with fuch fentence, |