In eightie-eight' at Douer that had beene
To view that nauie (like a mighty wood)
Whose sailes swept heauen, might eas❜lie there
haue seene

How puissant Pharaoh perish'd in the floud.
What for a conquest strictly they did keepe,
Into the channel presently was pour'd;
Castilian riches scatter'd on the deepe,

That Spaine's long hopes had sodainly deuour'd.
Th' afflicted English rang'd along the strand,
To waite what would this threatening power betide,
Now when the Lord with a victorious hand
In his high iustice scourg'd the Iberian pride.

THE LAW GIVEN ON SINAI.

Now when to Sina they approched neare,
God calls vp Moyses to the mount aboue,
And all the rest commaundeth to forbeare,
Nor from the bounds assign'd them to remoue.
For who those limits loosely did exceede,
Which were by Moyses mark'd them out beneath,
The Lord had irreuocably decreed

With darts or stones should surely die the death:
Where as the people in a wondrous fright,
(With hearts transfixed euen with frosen blood)
Beheld their leader openly in sight

Passe to the Lord, where he in glory stood.
Thunder and lightning led him down the ayre,
Trumpets celestial sounding as he came,
Which struck the people with astounding feare,
Himselfe inuested in a splendorous flame.
Sina before him fearfully did shake,

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Couer'd all ouer in a smouldering smoake,
As ready the foundation to forsake,

On the dread presence of the Lord to looke.
Erect your spirits, and lend attentiue ear,
To marke at Sina what to you is said.
Weake Moyses now you shall not simply heare,
The son of Amram and of Iacobed;
But He that Adam did imparadise,

And lent him comfort in his proper blood,
And saued Noah, that did the arke deuise,
When the old world else perish'd in the flood;
To righteous Abraham Canaan franckly lent,
And brought forth Isaac so extreamly late,
Jacob so faire and many children sent,
And rais'd chast Joseph to so high estate;
He whose iust hand plagu'd Egypt for your sake,
That Pharaoh's power so scornefully did mock,
Way for his people through the sea did make,
Gaue food from Heauen and water from the rock.
Whilst Moyses now in this cloud-couered hill
Full forty dayes his pure aboade did make,
Whilst that great God, in his almighty will,
With him of all his ordinances spake:
The decalogue from which religion tooke
The being; sinne and righteousnesse began
The different knowledge, and the certaine booke
Of testimony betwixt God and man:

The ceremoniall as judicious lawes,

From his high wisdome that receiu'd their ground,
Not to be altred in the smallest clause,

But, as their Maker, wondrously profound.
The composition of that sacred phane,
Which as a symbol curiously did shew,
What all his six daye's workmanship containe,
Whose perfect modell his owne finger drew.

XI.

PSALME XXVII.

THE Lord! he is my saving light,
Whom should I therefore feare?
He makes my foes to fall, whose teeth
Would me in sunder teare.
Though hostes of men besiege my soule,
My heart shall neuer dread;
So that within his court and sight,
My life may still be led.

For in his Church from trouble free
He shall me keepe in holde;
In spight of foes, his wrondrous prayse
My song shall still unfold.

Have mercie, Lord, therefore, on me,
And heare me when I cry;

Thou bidst me looke with hope on thee;
For help to thee I fly.

In wrath therefore hide not thy face.
But be thou still my aide;

Though parents fayle thou wilt assist-
Thy promise so hath said.

Teach me thy truth, and thy right path,
Least that the enemy

Prevaile against my life; whose tongues
Entrap me treacherously.

My heart would fainte for feare, unless
My faith did build on thee;

My hope's my God, and comfort's strength,
Who will deliver me.

PSALME CXXI.

VNTO the hils I lift my eyes,

From whence my helpe shall grow;

Euen to the Lord which fram'd the heauens,
And made the deeps below.

He will not let my feete to slip;
My watchman neither sleepes:
Behold the Lord of Israell still
His flocke in safety keepes.
The Lord is my defence; he doth
About me shadow cast;

By day nor night the sunne nor moone
My limbs shall burne or blast.
He shall preserue me from all ill,
And me from sinne protect;
My going in, and comming forth,
He euer shall direct.

A VERSION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER.

OUR Father which in heauen art,
Lorde! hallowed be thy name:
Thy kingdome come, thy will be done,
In heauen and earth the same.

Giue us this day our daily bread;
Our trespasses forgiue,
As we for other men's offence
Doe freely pardon giue.

Into temptation leade us not,

But 'liuer us from ill;

For thine all kingdome, glory, powre,
Is now, and euer will.

AVARICE.

Who loueth gold shall lacke, and he
Who couets much want store:

With wealth charge growes; the owner but
Increaseth paine the more.

WHAT though the world, through baleful lust of gold,

Be thus transported with a greedy mind,

To purchase wealth, which makes the coward bold To search land, sea, and hell, the same to find? Yet as it doth increase, so doth desire,

And soone consume as oyle amidst the fire. A iust reward of so vnworthy trade

As doth debase nobilitie of soule,

Which, made immortal, scornes those things that vade,

And in the wise should earthly effects controule. But mould-warp like, these blindfold grope in vaine:

Vaine their desires; more vaine the fruit they gaine.

If honor, wealth, and calling do excell

The common sort, so charge doth grow with all : Few with a little sure may liue as well,

As many may, though greater wealth befall:

It is not wealth to haue of goods great store,
But wealth to be suffised, and need no more.
Who hath aboundance and it vseth well,
Is but a steward to his family;

A purse-bearer for such as neare him dwell;
An amner to the poore that helpless cry:

He but his share doth spend, though somewhat better,

And what he leaues he is to world a detter.