Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.

HYMN 141. Jew and Gentiles fulness held out in many Promises.

Ye Children, &c.

Isa. 66.8.

OH who hath heard of such a thing, As now God's power to pass doth bring? or who hath seen such things as these? For shall a Land (can any say) Be made to bring forth in a day? are Nations born at once with ease? Before that Sion travelled, She presently was brought to bed, and brought forth Sons by heavenly aid, Before she travell'd she brought forth, Before her pain she brought the birth, and of a sweet Man-child was laid.

54.1.66.9.

Break out, O barren Church, and sing Thou that didst (once) no Children bring, let joyfull Songs take up thy life: Thus saith the Lord of thine estate, The Children of the desolate are more than of the married Wife. For shall I bring it to the birth, And then not bring the Children forth, saith the Almighty Sovereign Lord? Or shall I cause to bring forth some, And then untimely shut the womb, thy God, O Sion, spake this word.

2. PART.

Isa. 66.10, 11, 12.

Rejoyce ye with Jerusalem, And let her lovers (all of them) in her spiritual joys partake: Rejoyce, I say, lift up your voice, Be glad with her, and much rejoyce, all ye that mourned for her sake. That ye may suck, and take your fill Of Consolations, which distill in plenty, from your Mothers breast: Then shall ye suck (danc'd on Her knee) Milk out, and much delighted be with her abundant gloriousness.

54.7, 8, 60.18.

Though for a very little space, Angry I was▪ and hid my face, and thou wast termed desolate: Yet will I gather thee again With kindnesses that shall remain, and bear an everlasting date. Destruction shall no more be heard Within thy Land, nor wasting fear'd, nor violence be in thy ways: But thorowout thy borders all, Thy Walls Salvation they shall call, and give thy Gates the Name of praise.

3 PART.

Isa. 51.1, 5.54.2.2. ch. 4.

Hearken, O people, and give ear, My Righteousness is drawing near,

my saving health I will disclose; My Arm shall judg the heathen men, The Isles shall wait upon me then, and on my power shall they repose. Enlarge and spread thy Tents apace, (And Curtains of thy dwelling place) lengthen thy Cords, and stretch them far: And men shall break their Swords and Spears To pruning hooks and Plowing shares, nor shall they any more learn War.

11.6.49.23.60.20, 22, 23.

The Wolf and Lamb shall joyntly feed, The Leopard with the Calf and Kid, the Lyon and the Youngling fat: Thy Nursing-Fathers Kings shall be, Queens Nursing-Mothers unto thee, they shall bow down before thee flat. Thy Sun shall never more decline, Nor yet thy Moon desist to shine, for God's thy everlasting light: A little one shall thousands bring, Strong Nations from a small one spring, and all thy people shall be right.

4. PART.

Isa. 66.12.60.4.66.13.

Behold (saith God) I will extend The peace of Israel far-an-end, that like a River it shall seem: Then shall the glorious Dignity Of the converted Gentiles be like to an over-flowing stream.

Thy Sons shall come from far and wide, And (to be nursed at thy side) thy Daughters from the earths far ends. Then will I sweetly comfort them, That dwell in my Jerusalem, as one whom his dear Mother tends.

14, 24. Psal. 149.5. Isa. 35.10.

Which when ye see, your heart shall joy, Your bones shall flourish wonderously, like a sweet herb that freshly grows. Then shall the hand of God be known, Towards his Servants every one, and his displeasure towards his foes: For loe, their worm shall never dye, Their fire shall burn perpetually, and not be quenched night nor day: But Saints shall shout upon their beds, Eternal joy shall crown their heads, sorrow and sighs shall flee away.