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<HEAD>ENGLANDS REMEMBRANCER, OR, A thankfull acknowledgement of Parliamenta|ry Mercies to our Engli&s;h-Nation. Wherein is contained a breife enumeration of all, or the mo&s;t of GODS free favours and choi&s;e Ble&s;&s;ings multiplied on us &s;ince this Parliament Fir&s;t began.</HEAD>
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<P>This booke of the law &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> not depart out of thy mouth but thou &s;halt meditate therein day &amp; night y^t thou may&s;t of &s;erue to doe a according to <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> y^t is written therein; for then thou &s;halt make thy way pro&s;perous &amp;c: Jo&s;: <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">: 8</P>
<P>Give the King thy Iudgments, O Lord &amp; thy righteousnes unto of Kings &s;on &s;o &s;hall, he judge thy people thru equity &amp; thy poore thru Iudgment: p&s;al: 72: 1.</P>
<P>My heart is toward the governors of I&s;raell who offered them&s;elves willing|ly Iudges: 5: 9:</P>
<P>Slacke not thy hand from thy &s;er|vants, come up to vs quickly and &s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">s, and helpe us: for all the Kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountaines are gathered togeth|er again&s;t vs. Io&s;h: 10.6.</P>
<P>Happie art thou O I&s;rael, who is like unto thee, O people &s;aved by the lord and who is the &s;word of thy Excellencie and thine enemies &s;hall be found lyers unto thee: Deut: 33 and 29</P>
<P><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">hon the people rejoyced, for that they offered willingly becau&s;e with a cheerful hart they offered willingly unto the Lord, And the King al&s;o rejoyced with great joy : 1: Chron: 29: 9.</P>
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<L>_COmehither, each true Chri&s;tian heart and &s;ee;</L>
<L>But, bring a joyfull, thankfull heart with thee.</L>
<L>Come &s;ee (I &s;ay) to Gods eternall prai&s;e,</L>
<L>His miracles of mercies in thy dayes. <NOTE N="1" PLACE="marg">1. Two Parliaments di&s;&s;olv'd</NOTE></L>
<L>How, though two former Parliaments were broke, <NOTE N="2" PLACE="marg">2. A third called.</NOTE></L>
<L>A third is cal'd, hopefull to &s;trike the &s;troke</L>
<L>Of ble&s;&s;ed reformation; to which end,</L>
<L>See how the Lord the peoples hearts did bend <NOTE N="3" PLACE="marg">3. Choice of Knights and Bur|ge&s;&s;es.</NOTE></L>
<L>To choo&s;e renowned worthies there to &s;it,</L>
<L>Maugre the adver&s;e plot t'have hindred it.</L>
<L>How God &s;tirr'd-up our <HI>Scotti&s;h</HI> Brethren brave, <NOTE N="4" PLACE="marg">4. The Army of <HI>Scots</HI> our friends.</NOTE></L>
<L>As friends, not foes, ju&s;tice, (with us) to crave.</L>
<L>In which mean time, how by Heavens providence, <NOTE N="5" PLACE="marg">5. Souldiers turne Reformers.</NOTE></L>
<L>Souldiers ith' Country, with &s;trange violence</L>
<L>T<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> Reformers, hating the Popi&s;h-party <NOTE N="6" PLACE="marg">6. And haters of Papi&s;ts and Pontifictans</NOTE></L>
<L>And Pontificians with de&s;pight mo&s;t hearty.</L>
<L>Cro&s;&s;ing Papi&s;ts and the Prelates plots, <NOTE N="7" PLACE="marg">7. Prelates plots cro&s;t.</NOTE></L>
<L>To force fierce warrs betwixt us and the <HI>Scots,</HI></L>
<L>To three great Kingdoms certain De&s;olation, <NOTE N="8" PLACE="marg">8. The Pacification.</NOTE></L>
<L>All cro&s;&s;ed by a ble&s;t Pacification:</L>
<L>Scatt'ring and batt'ring(that time)Spaines great Fleet, <NOTE N="9" PLACE="marg">9. Spani&s;h fleet at Sea, vanqui|&s;hed by the <HI>Hollanders.</HI></NOTE></L>
<L>By hone&s;t <HI>Holland,</HI> who, their pride did meet.</L>
<L>How God begins t'avenge th'unpater'nd ruth, <NOTE N="10" PLACE="marg">10. M.<HI>Burton, D Ba&s;t. M.Prins,</HI> happy return from captivity.</NOTE></L>
<L>Of that pair-royall-Witne&s;&s;es of Truth,</L>
<L>And all the &s;uffering Worthies of the &s;ame, <NOTE N="11" PLACE="marg">11. And the re&s;t of Chri&s;ts &s;uf|ferers.</NOTE></L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> them to comfort, credit, fame.</L>
<L>How God hath &s;hot tho&s;e impious Canoniers <NOTE N="12" PLACE="marg">12. Canons and Oath in the Synod damned.</NOTE></L>
<L>By cur&s;ed Canons to deep &s;hame and feares,</L>
<L>Of fatal, final fall, even by an Oath, <NOTE N="13" PLACE="marg">13. And turn'd to their owne ruine.</NOTE></L>
<L>Wherby they hop'd to go full Popi&s;h growth.</L>
<L>How Heaven di&s;covered hath a rotten-Sort <NOTE N="14" PLACE="marg">14. Scandalous Prie&s;ts di&s;cove|red.</NOTE></L>
<L>Of &s;candalous <HI>Baals-Prie&s;ts</HI> of foule report;</L>
<L>And open &s;et a Doore of re&s;tauration <NOTE N="15" PLACE="marg">15. Godly Pa&s;tors di&s;cove|red.</NOTE></L>
<L>For faithfull Pa&s;tours happy re-plantation.</L>
<L>How, by their own plots, God hath &s;trangely wrought <NOTE N="16" PLACE="marg">16. Plots harme the Prelates mo&s;t.</NOTE></L>
<L>Papi&s;ts and Prelates to decline to nought.</L>
<L>How by the very blood of blood of traiterous foes <NOTE N="17" PLACE="marg">17. Traitors executed.</NOTE></L>
<L>The Lord begins the wounds to heale and clo&s;e</L>
<L>Of Church and State, and, for this purpo&s;e, hath <NOTE N="18" PLACE="marg">18. Dayes of private humiliati|on on by godly Chri&s;tians.</NOTE></L>
<L>Kindled the fire of Supplicating Faith</L>
<L>And fervent Zeale in private humiliation,</L>
<L>Such, as the like was nere &s;een in this Nation;</L>
<L>And with tran&s;cendent &s;weet returns re-paid <NOTE N="19" PLACE="marg">19. And returns of their prayers</NOTE></L>
<L>Our prayers into our bo&s;omes with ble&s;t aid.</L>
<L>How the Lord hath, the Spirit of Unity.</L>
<L>Shed on Both Hou&s;es, Courage and Con&s;tancy; <NOTE N="20" PLACE="marg">20. Ble&s;&s;ed Union in Both Hou&s;es.</NOTE></L>
<L>O, how their indefatigable paines</L>
<L>Our happy Hopes in Church and State maintains!</L>
<L>To &s;ee both Prince and People ble&s;&s;edly</L>
<L>Conjoyned in a &s;ugred Symphony <NOTE N="21" PLACE="marg">21. Agreement twixt King and Parliament.</NOTE></L>
<L>To fit and con&s;ult with full content,</L>
<L>Till they them&s;elves di&s;&s;olve this Parliament.</L>
<L>And after it to &s;it triennially <NOTE N="22" PLACE="marg">22. A trien<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">all Parliament co|nacted</NOTE></L>
<L>To Church and States future felicity.</L>
<L>To &s;ee Ship-money, Pattents damned down, <NOTE N="23" PLACE="marg">23. Ship mony &amp; Patie~ts da~ned</NOTE></L>
<L>And good men &s;et in &s;eates of high renown. <NOTE N="24" PLACE="marg">24. Good men made officers of State.</NOTE></L>
<L>To &s;ee Non-Re&s;ident ju&s;tly di&s;grac'd, <NOTE N="25" PLACE="marg">25. Non Re&s;ident voted a|gain&s;t.</NOTE></L>
<L>To &s;ee our lazy Plurali&s;ts di&s;plac'd; <NOTE N="26" PLACE="marg">26. Plurali&s;ts a|gain&s;t.</NOTE></L>
<L>And godly Lecturers by their flock elected, <NOTE N="27" PLACE="marg">27. Lecturers rightly cho&s;en.</NOTE></L>
<L>And droani&s;h Deanes and Prebends di&s;re&s;pected <NOTE N="28" PLACE="marg">28. Deanes and Chapters vo|ted downe.</NOTE></L>
<L>And voted-down in Parliament. To &s;ee, <NOTE N="29" PLACE="marg">29. Univer&s;ities reformed.</NOTE></L>
<L><HI>Oxford</HI> and <HI>Cambridge</HI> hopefull purg'd to be.</L>
<L>To &s;ee Gods Sabbaths more &s;incerely kept, <NOTE N="30" PLACE="marg">30. Sabbaths better &s;atisfied.</NOTE></L>
<L>Of Carryers, Fruit'rers, Taverns &s;oyle well &s;wept; <NOTE N="31" PLACE="marg">31. Printing Per&s;&s;es opened.</NOTE></L>
<L>And Pre&s;&s;es open wide to vindicate</L>
<L>The Sabbaths precious honour, which, of late, <NOTE N="32" PLACE="marg">32. Sabbath-&s;ports put downe.</NOTE></L>
<L>By impious Prelates, Pontificks profane</L>
<L>Had (by vain &s;ports) receiv'd a deep-dy'd &s;tain.</L>
<L>To &s;ee to th'Sacrament, none (now) admitted <NOTE N="33" PLACE="marg">33. Lords Supper rectified.</NOTE></L>
<L>But &s;uch as piou&s;ly are therto fitted,</L>
<L>To &s;ee the Surplice and &s;uch Romi&s;h tra&s;h <NOTE N="34" PLACE="marg">34. Popi&s;h Ceremonies &s;enten|ced.</NOTE></L>
<L>From Parliament receive a deadly ga&s;h,</L>
<L>Wherby no Popi&s;h ge&s;tures, ve&s;tures are</L>
<L>Impos'd 'gain&s;t Con&s;cience on Gods Saints to weare.</L>
<L>And no man forced (now) at Church to &s;tay <NOTE N="35" PLACE="marg">35. Liberty to have the word more freely.</NOTE></L>
<L>Where is no preaching to promote Gods day.</L>
<L>To &s;ee Gods Out-ca&s;ts called home again <NOTE N="36" PLACE="marg">36. Per&s;ecuted Pa&s;tors recalled</NOTE></L>
<L>And &s;onnes of <HI>Beliall</HI> feele ju&s;t &s;hame and pain.</L>
<L>No High-Commi&s;&s;ion, Sp'rituall-Court to &s;ee, <NOTE N="37" PLACE="marg">37. No High-Commi&s;&s;ion Court admitted.</NOTE></L>
<L>Wherby Gods peoples hearts from feares are free,</L>
<L>Of their unju&s;t Commands, lawle&s;&s;e taxations</L>
<L>And all Church-wardens clear'd from vile vexations, <NOTE N="38" PLACE="marg">38. Church wardens feed.</NOTE></L>
<L>To &s;ee our Seas and Cinque-Ports fortify'd; <NOTE N="39" PLACE="marg">39. Sea's and cin&abque;-<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">|<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ifide.</NOTE></L>
<L>That we may und'r our Vines &s;ecurely 'bide.</L>
<L>But, &s;pecially to &s;ee, with exultation</L>
<L>From Both the Hou&s;es a ble&s;t Prote&s;tation, <NOTE N="40" PLACE="marg">40. Able&s;&s;ed Prote&s;tation</NOTE></L>
<L>Together, all true Engli&s;h-hearts to tye,</L>
<L>In a ble&s;t league, <HI>Romes</HI> Strumpet to defie, <NOTE PLACE="marg">Again&s;t all Popery and Popi&s;h innovations.</NOTE></L>
<L>All Popi&s;h Innovations to di&s;dain,</L>
<L>Chri&s;ts Truth toth' death con&s;tantly to maintain.</L>
<L>O, who cannot the&s;e Halcyon-dayes admire,</L>
<L>And with enflamed Zeale be &s;et on fire,</L>
<L>To &s;ound the prai&s;es of our bounteous Lord</L>
<L>Who the&s;e heart-cheering comforts doth afford</L>
<L>Unto a Nation, in th'e&s;teeme of mo&s;t,</L>
<L>For Sin, for&s;aken, peri&s;hing and lo&s;t.</L>
<L>But, now, much like a Ship by &s;welling-wayes <NOTE PLACE="marg">A proper Simile.</NOTE></L>
<L>To&s;t to and fro, gaping to be the graves <NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>England</HI> compared to a Ship to&s;t at See.</NOTE></L>
<L>Of all its hearte&s;&s;e Marriners, but yet</L>
<L>A &s;odain calm and faire windes favouring it,</L>
<L>'Tis brought in &s;af'ty to a harbour faire</L>
<L>Where all arive, where all pre&s;erved are:</L>
<L>So, O, even &s;o, thy God in mercy free,</L>
<L>O <HI>England, England,</HI> thus pre&s;erved thee! <NOTE PLACE="marg">Admonition to <HI>England.</HI></NOTE></L>
<L>Hopele&s;&s;e and helple&s;&s;e: Lay this then to heart,</L>
<L>Rou&s;e up thy Soule, perform thy prai&s;ing part.</L>
<L>O great King CHARLES, cheer-up thy &s;oul, like Wi&s;e, <NOTE PLACE="marg">Coun&s;ell to the King.</NOTE></L>
<L>Ponder the&s;e ponderous things, ari&s;e, ari&s;e,</L>
<L>High time to put-on refolutions rare,</L>
<L>To honour God, who with &s;uch honours faire <NOTE PLACE="marg">Reformation de&s;ired.</NOTE></L>
<L>Hath ble&s;&s;ed thee and thy three Kingdomes, now,</L>
<L>A thorough Reformation in them vow. <NOTE PLACE="marg">5 Princely Petitionners to the King.</NOTE></L>
<L>Remember al&s;o and Commi&s;erate</L>
<L>Thy royall Si&s;ter's poore <HI>Palatinate,</HI> <NOTE N="1" PLACE="marg">1.</NOTE></L>
<L>Sad <HI>Germanies</HI> long lamentable woes; <NOTE N="2" PLACE="marg">2.</NOTE></L>
<L><HI>Rochell,</HI> like <HI>Rachell</HI> in her childle&s;&s;e throwes. <NOTE N="3" PLACE="marg">3.</NOTE></L>
<L>Thy neare allyed <HI>Denmarke</HI> in di&s;tre&s;&s;e, <NOTE N="4" PLACE="marg">4.</NOTE></L>
<L><HI>Holland</HI> thine hone&s;t, ancient friend no le&s;&s;e. <NOTE N="5" PLACE="marg">5.</NOTE></L>
<L>Who All, with Us, and on Us, looke for ayd,</L>
<L>From thee, great Prince, who long have been ore-layd</L>
<L>With <HI>Romi&s;h</HI> rage and <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> cruelty, <NOTE PLACE="marg">Gain&s;t <HI>Spain</HI> and <HI>Rome.</HI></NOTE></L>
<L>Still groaning, grieving, by their tyranny,</L>
<L>To forward which mo&s;t ble&s;&s;ed worke, behold, <NOTE PLACE="marg">Helpes at hand.</NOTE></L>
<L>Thy prudent Peeres re&s;olv'd with courage bold, <NOTE N="1" PLACE="marg">1.Peeres.</NOTE></L>
<L>Thy pious Prophets with their prayers addre&s;t, <NOTE N="2" PLACE="marg">2.Prophets.</NOTE></L>
<L>Thy people all with hearts and pur&s;es pre&s;t, <NOTE N="3" PLACE="marg">3.People.</NOTE></L>
<L>To give thee all their aide, to &s;pend their blood,</L>
<L>To ha&s;ten-on this work &s;o great, &s;o good.</L>
<L>And, O our God, let thy good Spirit &s;trike-in, <NOTE N="4" PLACE="marg">4.A Prayer.</NOTE></L>
<L>To make the work compleat, to pull-down &s;in,</L>
<L>To &s;et-up Chri&s;t in his pure, powerfull throne</L>
<L>To rule and raign in all our hearts, Alone.</L>
<L>So &s;hall we All, all our remaining dayes</L>
<L>To thee our God eternall trophies rai&s;e</L>
<L>Of all obliged prai&s;es infinite,</L>
<L>Who, thus, to do us good, do&s;t take delight.</L>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Thomas Underhill,</HI> and are to be &s;old at the Bible in <HI>Wood-&s;treet,</HI> M. DC, XLI.</P>
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