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.
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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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The Hymne for Ascension-day.

Wherein all parts of Christ his glorious re∣turne in try∣umph into heauen, are prophetically expressed: as

  • 1 His liftinga vp him∣self from the earth.
  • 2 The cloudes recei∣uingb and carrying him.
  • 3 The Angelsc mee∣ting him.
  • 4 The heauensd o∣pening to him.
  • 5 God the Father's enthronizing him into his euerla∣sting kingdome.

GOD is gone vp with a merrie noyse; and the Lord in the sound of the Trumpe, Psal. 47. 5.

Be thou exalted Lord in thine own strength; So will we sing & prayse thy power, Psal 21. 13.

Set vp thy selfe, ô God, a∣boue the heauens: and thy glo∣ry aboue al the earth. Ps. 108. 5

b O sing vnto God; sing prai∣ses

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vnto his Name: magnifie him that rideth vpon the hea∣uens (or cloudes) by his name IAH, and reioice before him, Psal. 68. 4.

In thy Majestie ride prospe∣rously because of truth, meeknes, and righteousnes; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Psal. 45. 4.

The Chariots of God are twentie thousand, euen thou∣sands of Angells: the Lord is among them as in Sinai in the holy place, Psal. 68. 17.

d Lift vp your heads, ô yee gates, and be yee lift vp yee e∣uerlasting dores, and the King of glorie shall come in, Psalm. 24. 7.

Who is the King of glory? It is the Lord strong and mightie, euen the Lord mighty in battel. ver. 8.

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Lift vp your heads, ô yee gates, and be ye lift vp ye euer∣lasting dores, and the King of glorie shall come in. ver. 9.

Who is the King of glorie? Euen the Lord of Hosts; he is the King of glorie. ver. 10.

e I haue set my King vpon my holy hill of Sion, Psal. 2. 6.

Aske of mee, and I will giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vtter∣most parts of the earth, for thy possession. ver. 8.

The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion; bee thou Ruler in the middest a∣mong thine enemies.

Thou shalt bruise them with a rodde of Iron, and dash them in pieces like a Potters vessell.

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