1Glorious things are spoken of thee, O thou Word of God: Many books have done virtuously, have acted famously for the overthrow of sin and Satan, for the advancement of Christ and holiness, but thou hast excelled them all. Thou hast changed Lions into Lambs, Ravens into Doves, Beasts into Men, and Men into Angels; thou hast subdued head-strong passions, mortified natural and riveted corruptions, tore up old and sturdy lusts by the roots, conquered Principalities and Powers, led captivity captive; and turned the world upside down. By thee wonders are wrought, the blind restored to their sight, the dead raised, the deaf hear, the dumb speak, the Lepers are cleansed, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them, and are changed into the nature of it; where thou ridest conquering and to conquer, the whole world runneth after thee; Thy neck is like the Tower of David, builded for an Armoury, wherein there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Thy weapons are not carnal, but spiritual, and ⟨p. 423⟩mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. By thee, poor, weak and contemptible men have subdued Kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of roaring lions, quenched the violence of hellish fire, escaped the edge of Heretics and persecutors sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in sight, turned to flight Armies of the Aliens. Thou hast not only like Saul, slain thy thousands, but with David thy ten thousands; thou hast broken the serpents head, destroyed the great Leviathan. tramplest on Scorpions and Vipers, and nothing can hurt thee. Thou bringeth heaven down to earth, and carriest earth up to heaven. Thou are the joyful message from a far country, the river whose streams make glad the City of God. Infinite Wisdom contrived thee, Infinite Truth proclaimed thee, and infinite Goodness discovered thee; The Father indited thee, the Son confirmed thee, and the Spirit revealed thee to the children of men. The Countries and Kingdoms of the earth were overwhelmed with worse then Egyptian darkness, till thou didst arise upon them, and with thy glorious beams enlighten and enliven them;
1Glorious things are spoken of thee, O thou Word of God: Many books have done vertuously, have acted famously for the overthrow of sin and Satan, for the advancement of Christ and holiness, but thou hast excelled them all. Thou hast changed Lions into Lambs, Ravens into Doves, Beasts into Men, and Men into Angels; thou hast subdued head-strong passions, mortified natural and riveted corruptions, tore up old and sturdy lusts by the roots, conquered Principalities and Powers, led captivity captive; and turned the world upside down. By thee wonders are wrought, the blind restored to their sight, the dead raised, the deaf hear, the dumb speak, the Lepers are cleansed, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them, and are changed into the nature of it; where thou ridest conquering and to conquer, the whole world runneth after thee; Thy neck is like the Tower of David, builded for an Armoury, wherein there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Thy weapons are not carnal, but spiritual, and ⟨p. 423⟩mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. By thee, poor, weak and contemptible men have subdued Kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of roaring lions, quenched the violence of hellish fire, escaped the edge of Hereticks and persecutors sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in sight, turned to flight Armies of the Aliens. Thou hast not onely like Saul, slain thy thousands, but with David thy ten thousands; thou hast broken the serpents head, destroyed the great Leviathan. tramplest on Scorpions and Vipers, and nothing can hurt thee. Thou bringeth heaven down to earth, and carriest earth up to heaven. Thou are the joyful message from a far country, the river whose streams make glad the City of God. Infinite Wisdom contrived thee, Infinite Truth proclaimed thee, and infinite Goodness discovered thee; The Father indited thee, the Son confirmed thee, and the Spirit revealed thee to the children of men. The Countries and Kingdoms of the earth were overwhelmed with worse then Egyptian darkness, till thou didst arise upon them, and with thy glorious beams enlighten and enliven them;
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