ENGLANDS REMEMBRANCER, OR A thankfull acknowledgement of Parliamenta- ry mercies to our Engliſh-Nation. Wherein is contained a breife enumeration fo all, or the moſt of G O D s free favours and choiſe Bleſſings multiplied on us since this Parliament firſt began. |
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COme hither, each true Chriſtian heart and ſee; But,bring a joyfull, thankfull heart with thee. Come ſee (I ſay) to Gods eternall praiſe, How miracles of mercies in thy dayes. |
1. Two parliaments diſſolv'd |
How, though two former Parliaments were broke, | 2. A third called |
A third is cal'd, hopeful to ſtrike the ſtroke Of bleſſed reformation ; to which end, See how the Lord the peoples hearts did bend. |
3. Choice of Knights and Bur- |
To chooſe renowned worthies there to ſit, | geſſes. |
Maugre the adverſe plots t'have hindered it. | |
How God ſtirr'd-up our Scottiſh Brethern brave, | 4. The Army of Scots our |
As friends, not foes, juſtice (with us) to crave. | friends. |
In which meane time, how by Heavens providence, | 5. Souldiers turne Reformers. |
Souldiers ith' Country, with ſtrange violence Turn'd rude Reformers, hating the Popiſh-party |
6. And haters of Papiſts and |
And Pontificans with deſpight moſt hearty. | Pontificans |
Crossing the Papiſts and the Prelates plots, To force fierce warrs betwixt us and the Scots To three great Kingdoms certain Deſolation, |
8. The Pacification. |
All croſſed by a bleſt Pacification: Scatt'ring and batt'ring (that time) Spaines great Fleet, |
9. Spaniſh fleet at Sea, vanqui- |
By honeſt Holland, who, their pride did meet. | ſhed by the Hollanders |
How God begins t'avenge th'unpater'nd ruth, | 10. M.Burton, D Baſt.M.Prins, |
Of that pair-royall-Witneſſes of Truth, | happy return from captivity. |
And all the ſuffering Worthies of the ſame, | 11. And the reſt of Chriſts ſuf- |
Reſtoring them to comfort, credit, fame. | ferers. |
How God hath ſhot thoſe impious Canoniers | 12. Canons and Oath in the |
By curſed Canons to deep ſhame and feares, | Synod damned |
Of fatall, finall fall,even by an Oath | 13. And turn'd to their owne |
Whereby they hop'd to get full Popiſh growth. | ruine |
How Heaven diſcovered hath a rotten-Sort | 14. Scandalous Prioſts diſcove- |
Of ſcandalous Baals-Prieſts of foule report; | red |
And open ſet a Doore of reſtauration | 15. Godly Paſtors reſtored. |
For faithfull Paſtours happy re-plantation. | |
How, by their own plots,God hath ſtrangely wrought | 16. Plots harme the Prelates |
Papiſts and Prelates to decline to nought. | moſt. |
How by the very blood of traiterous foes | 17. Traitors executed. |
The Lord begins the wounds to heale and cloſe | |
Of Church and State, and,for this purpoſe,hath | 18. Dayes of private humiliati- |
Kindled the fire of Supplicating Faith | on by godly Chriſtians. |
And fervent Zeale in private humiliation, | |
Such, as the like was nere ſeen in this Nation ; | |
And with tranſcendent ſweet returns re-paid | 19. And returns fo their prayers |
Our prayers into the boſomes with bleſt aid. | |
How the Lord hath, the Spirit of Unity | 20. Bleſſed Union in Both |
Shed on Both Houſes, Courage and Conſtancy; | Houſes. |
O, how their indefatigable paines | |
Our happy Hopes in Church and State maintains ! | |
To ſee both Prince and People bleſſedly | |
Conjoyned in a ſugred Symphony | 21. Agreement twixt King |
To ſit and conſult with full content, | and Parliament. |
Till they themſelves diſſolve this Parliament. | |
And after it to ſit triennially | 22. A trieniall Parliament e- |
To Church and States future felicity | nacted |
To ſee Ship-money, Pattents damned down, | 23. Ship mony&Patie[~]ts da[~]ned |
And good men ſet in feates of high renown. | 24. Good men made officers of State. |
To ſee Non-Reſidents juſtly diſgrac'd, To ſee our lazy Pluraliſts diſplac'd; And godly Lecturers by their flock elected, |
25. Non-Reſidents } voted a- 26. Pluralists } gainſt. 27. Lecturers rightly choſen |
And droaniſh Deanes and Prebends diſreſpected. | 28. Deanes and Chapters vo- ted downe. |
And voted-down in Parliament. To ſee, | 29.Univerſities reformed. |
Oxford and Cambridge hopefull pug'd to be, | 30. Sabbaths betters ſanctified. |
To ſee Gods Sabbaths more ſincerely kept, | |
Of Carryers, Frut'rers, Tavers ſoyle well ſwept; | 31. Printing-Preſſes opened. |
The Sabbaths precious honour, which, of late, | 32. Sabbath-ſports put downe. |
By impious Prelates, Pontificks profane, | |
Had (in vain ſports) receiv'd a deep-dy'd ſtain | 33. Lords-Supper rectified. |
To ſee to th'Sacrament, none (now) admitted | |
But ſuch as piouſly are thereto fitted | |
To ſee the Surplice and ſuch Romiſh traſh | 34. Popiſh Ceremonies ſenten- |
From Parliament receive a deadly gaſh, | ced |
Whereby no Popiſh geſtures, veſtures are | |
Impos'd 'gainſt Conſcience on Gods Saints to weare. | |
And no man forced (now) at Church to ſtay | 35. Liberty to heare tthe word |
Where is no preaching to promote Gods day. | more freely |
To ſee Gods out-caſts called home again | 36. Perſecuted Paſtors recalled |
And ſonnes of Beliall feel juſt ſhame and pain. | |
No High-Commiſſion, Sp'rituall-Court to ſee, | 37. No High-Commiſſion |
Whereby Gods peoples hearts from feares are free, | Court admitted. |
Of their unjuſt commands, lawleſſe taxations | |
And all Church-wardens clear'd from vile vexations. | 38. Church wardens freed. |
To ſee our Seas and Cinque-Ports fortify'd; | 39. Sea's and Cinq[`]-Ports for- tifide. |
That we may und'r our Vines ſecurely 'bide. | |
But, ſpecially to ſee, with exultation | |
From Both the Houſes a bleſt Proteſtation | 40. A bleſſed Proteſtation |
Together,all true Engliſh-hearts to tye, | |
In a bleſt league, Romes Strumpet to defie, | Againſt all Popery and Popiſh |
All Popish Innovations to diſdain, | Innovations. |
Chriſts Truth toth'death conſtantly to maintain. | |
O,woh cannot theſe Halcyon-dayes admire, | |
And with enflamed Zeale be ſet on fire, | |
To found the praiſes of our bounteous Lord | |
Who theſe heart-cheering comforts doth afford | |
Unto a Nation,in th'eſteeme of moſt, | |
For Sin, forſaken, periſhing and loſt. | |
But, now, much like a Ship by ſwelling-waves | A proper Simile. |
Toſt to and fro,gaping to be the graves | England compared to a Ship |
Of all its heartleſſe Marriners, but yet | toſt at Sea. |
A ſodain calme and faire windes favouring it, | |
'Tis brought in faf'ty to a harbour faire | |
Where all arive, where all preſerved are; | |
So, O, even ſo, thy God in mercy free, | |
O England, England, thus preſerved thee! | Admonition to England. |
Hopeleſſe and helpleſſe: Lay this then to heart, | |
Rouſe up thy Soule, perform thy praiſing part. | |
O great King C H A R L E S,cheer-up thy ſoul,likewiſe | Counſell to the King. |
Ponder theſe ponderous things, ariſe, ariſe, | |
High time to put-on reſolutions rare, | |
To honour God, who with ſuch honours faire | |
Hath bleſſed thee and thy three Kingdomes, now, | Reformation deſired. |
A thorough Reformation in them vow. | 5 Princely Petitioners to our |
Remember alſo and Commiſerate | King |
Thy royall Siſters poore Palatinate, | 1. |
Sad Germanies long lamentable woes, | 2. |
Rochell, like Rachell in her childleſſe throwes, | 3. |
Thy neare allyed Denmarke in diſtreſſe, | 4. |
Holland thine honeſt, ancient friend no leſſe. | 5. |
Who all, with Us, and on Us, look for ayd, | |
From thee, great Prince, who long have been ore-layd | |
With Romiſh rage and Spaniſh cruelty, | Gainſt Spaine and Rome. |
Still groaning, frieving, by their tyranny, | |
To forward which moſt bleſſed worke, behold | Helpes at hand. |
Thy prudent Peeres reſolv'd with courage bold, | 1. Peeres. |
Thy pious Prophets with their prayers addreſt, | 2. Prophets. |
Thy people all with hearts and purſes preſt, | 3. People. |
To give thee all their aide, to ſpend their blood, | |
To haſten-on this work ſo great, ſo good. | |
And, O our God, let thy good Spirit ſtrike-in, | 4. A Prayer. |
To make the work compleat, to pull-down ſin, | |
To ſet-up Chriſt in his pure, powerfull throne | |
To rule and raign in all our hearts, Alone. | |
So ſhall we All, all our remaining dayes | |
To thee our God eternall trophies raiſe | |
Of all obliged praiſes infinite, | |
Who, thus, to do us good, doſt take delight. |
There's lots of text in the print that I think may be lost in the EEBO scan, so I'll reproduce it here.
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Above the king, surrounding the beam of light. | This booke of the law ſhall | not depart out of thy mouth but thou ſhalt meditate there | in day & night & thou mayſt obſerve to doe according to all | yt is written therein; for then thou ſhalt make thy way | proſperous &c: Iof: 1: 8 |
Above the bishops, under the left windows. | Give the King thy Iudgments, O Lord & thy righteousness unto ye Kings ſon ſo ſhall he iudge thy people with equity & thy poore with judgment: pſal: 72: 1 : |
Above the knights, under the right windows. | My heart is toward the Gouernors of Iſraell who offered themſelues willing- ly: Iudges: 5 : 9 : |
On the King's book | Cultust | Deus ſui | protagit |
Below the king. | Slacke not thy hand from thy ſer vants, come up to us quickly and ſaue vs, and helpe vs: for all the Kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mou[~] taines are gathered togeth er againſt us. Ioſh : 10 . 6 . |
On four women. | [far-left] Holland [mid-left] Denmarke [mid-right] Palatinae [far-right] Rochell |
Below the four women. | Happie art thou O Iſrael, who is like unto thee, O people ſaved by the lord and who is the ſword of thy Excellencie and thine enemies ſhall be found lyers unto thee : Deut : 33 , and 29 |
Below the people | [missing]hen the people reioyced,for that they offered willingly becauſe with a cheerefull hart they offered willingly unto the Lord, And the King alſo reioced with great joy : 1 : Chron : 29 : 9 |
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