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<DATE>2007-12-04</DATE>
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<NAME>Elspeth Healey</NAME>
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<HEAD>England New Bell-man:
Ringing into all peoples ears Gods dreadful
Judgements again&s;t this Land and Kingdom, Progno&s;ticated
by the great Eclip&s;e of the Sun. <HI>March</HI> 29. 1652. the
&s;trange Effects to continue 1654, 1655, 1656. to the
amazement of the whole world.</HEAD>
<OPENER>The tune is, O man in de&s;peration.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>AWake, awake O <HI>England,</HI></L>
<L>&s;weet <HI>England</HI> now awake,</L>
<L>And to thy Prayers &s;peedily</L>
<L>do thou thy &s;elf betake,</L>
<L>The Lord thy God is coming</L>
<L>within the Say &s;o clear,</L>
<L><HI>Repent therefore O England,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth neere,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The dreadful day of vengeance</L>
<L>is &s;hortly now at hand.</L>
<L>When fearful burning fire,</L>
<L>&s;hall wa&s;t both Sea and Land</L>
<L>And al mens hearts &s;hall fail them</L>
<L>to &s;ee &s;uch things appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent therefore, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The worldly wi&s;e and prudent</L>
<L>&s;hall fa<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">l be&s;tdes their wits,</L>
<L>And wi&s;h the hills to cover them</L>
<L>in the&s;e their franticks fits</L>
<L>No &s;uccour help nor comfort,</L>
<L>for them &s;hall then appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent therefore, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Seas and rivers Running</L>
<L>&s;hall roar in grievous wi&s;e,</L>
<L>The B<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1+ letters">a&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> in Pa&s;tures f&eacute;eding,</L>
<L>&s;hall &s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ain forth grievous cryes,</L>
<L>The Skyes &s;hall flame with fire,</L>
<L>the Earth wall burn &s;o clear,</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The glorious holy Angels</L>
<L>&s;hall then their trumpets &s;ound,</L>
<L>The dead &s;hall hear their voices,</L>
<L>as they lye in the ground.</L>
<L>Then all the graves &s;hall open,</L>
<L>and dead men &s;hall appear.</L>
<L><HI>Before the Lord in judgement;</HI></L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth near.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Divel will be ready then.</L>
<L>each creature to accu&s;e.</L>
<L>And &s;hew how in their lifetime</L>
<L>they did them&s;elves abu&s;e,</L>
<L>And every mans own con&s;ciences</L>
<L>for witne&s;s &s;hall appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>The works of every creature</L>
<L>their thoughts and deeds I &s;ay,</L>
<L>Shall follow them together,</L>
<L>in that mo&s;t dreadful day.</L>
<L>And no re&s;pect of per&s;ons</L>
<L>&s;hall at that day appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent therefore O England,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth near,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But &s;uch as have done ju&s;tly</L>
<L>&s;hall wear the Crown of life</L>
<L>The wicked &s;hall be damned,</L>
<L>to &s;orrow, pain, and grief.</L>
<L>In boyling brands of brim&s;tone.</L>
<L>with doleful heavy chear,</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But wo unto that woman,</L>
<L>which then with child &s;hall go</L>
<L>And to the &s;illy Nur&s;es,</L>
<L>which do give &s;uch al&s;o,</L>
<L>When as the day of Judgement,</L>
<L>&s;o grievous &s;hall appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And pray with tears mo&s;t con&s;tant</L>
<L>unto the Lord of might,</L>
<L>That in the frozen winter,</L>
<L>you do not take your flight,</L>
<L>Nor that upon the Sabbath</L>
<L>that perill do appear.</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let all good Chri&s;tian people,</L>
<L>repent therefore in time,</L>
<L>And from their hearts lamenting,</L>
<L>each former grievous crime.</L>
<L>Prepare them&s;elves with gladne&s;s</L>
<L>to watch wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n Chri&s;t &s;hall come,</L>
<L>The trumpet &s;hall &s;ound on &s;udden</L>
<L>and no man knows how &s;oon,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>For all things are fulfilled</L>
<L>which Chri&s;t before had told.</L>
<L>Small faith is now remaining,</L>
<L>and charity's grown cold.</L>
<L>Great &s;ights and wonders we have &s;&eacute;en</L>
<L>within the Earth and Sky.</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why do&s;t thou put thy confidence,</L>
<L>in &s;trong and &s;tately Towers,</L>
<L>Why take&s;t thou &s;uch plea&s;ure,</L>
<L>in building &s;umptuous Bowers</L>
<L>Rejoycing in thy Pa&s;tures,</L>
<L>and Parks of follow D<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1+ letters">r,</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why &s;&eacute;eketh thou deceitfully,</L>
<L>to purcha&s;e trea&s;ure great,</L>
<L>Or why do&s;t thou through u&s;ury.</L>
<L>the bread of poor men eat.</L>
<L>Why doth thy life and living,</L>
<L>&s;o filthily appear,</L>
<L><HI>Repent, &amp;c.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Wherefore let all good people,</L>
<L>upon their kn&eacute;es proc&eacute;ed,</L>
<L>I making earne&s;t prayers,</L>
<L>for never was more n&eacute;ed.</L>
<L>That God may &s;pare the&s;e puni&s;h|ments</L>
<L>even for his mercy meer.</L>
<L><HI>And give us grace to bear in mind,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the judgement day is neer.</HI></L>
</LG>
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<P>London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbert&s;on</P>
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