Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
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Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
Author
Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.
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At London :: Printed for Nicholas Bourne,
[1626]
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Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
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A Hymne for the Natiuity
of our Lord,
consisting
of fowre parts,
1. God the Fathers.
2. Christs.
3. The Prophets.
4. The Churches.
Glory be to God on High, in earth peace, good will to
men.
THe Lord euen the most
mighty God hath spo∣ken,* 1.1
and called the world
from the rising vp of the Sunne
to the going downe thereof. Ps.
50. 1.
Out of Sion hath God ap∣peared
in perfect beauty. verse
2.
Saluation is nigh them that
feare him, that glory may
dwell on the earth. Psal. 85. 9.
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Mercy and truth are met
together; righteousnesse and
peace haue kissed each other.
verse 10.
Truth shall flourish on the
earth, and righteousnesse hath
looked downe from heauen. ver.
11.
Thou art fairer then the
children of men, full of grace
are thy lipps, because God hath
blessed thee for euer. Psal. 45. 3.
Thou hast loued righteous∣nesse
and hated iniquity, wher∣fore
God euen thy God hath
annointed thee with the oyle of
gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.
verse 8.
O Lord my God great are
thy wonderous workes which
thou hast done, like as be also thy
thoughts, which are to vs ward,
yet there is no man that orde∣reth
them vnto thee. Psal. 40. 6.
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If I would declare or speake
of them,* 1.2 they should be more in
number then I am able to ex∣presse.
verse 7.
Sacrifice and meate offerings
thou wouldest not haue, but mine
eares hast thou opened. verse 8.
Burnt offerings and sacri∣fice
for sin hast thou not requi∣red,
then said I, Loe I come.
verse 9.
In the volume of thy booke,
it is written of me that I should
fulfill thy will, O my God I am
content to doe it, yea thy law is
in my heart. verse 10.
I haue declared thy righte∣ousnesse
in the great congrega∣tion;
Loe I will not refraine my
lipps ô Lord, and that thou
knowest. verse 11.
I haue not hid thy righteous∣nesse
within my heart; my tal∣king
hath beene of thy truth
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and of thy saluation. verse 12.
I wil preach the lawe where∣of
the Lord hath said vnto me,
Thou art my Sonne, this day
haue I bogotten thee. Psal. 2. 7.
He shall call me,* 1.3 Thou art my
Father, my God, and my strong
saluation. Psal. 89. 27.
And I will make him my
first borne higher then the
Kings of the earth. verse 28.
Shew vs thy mercy ô Lord,* 1.4
and grant vs thy saluation.
Psal. 85. 7.
Lord saue vs now! Lord
sende vs now prosperity.
Through thy tender mercy,
whereby this day spring from
on high hath visited vs.
To giue light to them that
sit in darknesse, and in the sha∣dow
of death, and to guide our
feete into the way of peace.
Cant. Zach.