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<HEAD><HI>England</HI>'s New Bell-Man.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Ringing into all Peoples Ears, God's Dreadful Judgment to this Land and King|dom, Progno&s;ticated by the great Eclip&s;e of the Sun, <DATE><HI>March</HI> 29. 1652.</DATE> the &s;trange Effects to continue, 1654, 1655, 1656. to the Amazement of the whole World.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>O Man in Di&s;peration.</HI></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 Sky &s;o clear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent therefore O</HI> England,</L>
<L><HI>the day that draweth near.</HI></L>
</LG>
</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;te both Sea and Land;</L>
<L>And all means hearts &s;hall fail them</L>
<L>to &s;ee &s;uch things appear, </L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The worldly wi&s;e and prudent,</L>
<L>&s;hall fall be&s;ides their wits,</L>
<L>And wi&s;h the Hills to fall on them,</L>
<L>in the&s;e their frantick &s;its:</L>
<L>No &s;uccour, help nor comfort,</L>
<L>for them &s;hall then appear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Seas and Rivers running,</L>
<L>&s;hall roar in grievous wi&s;e,</L>
<L>The Bea&s;ts in Pa&s;tures feeding,</L>
<L>&s;till &s;train forth grevious cries.</L>
<L>The Skies &s;hall flame with fire,</L>
<L>the Earth &s;hall burn &s;o clear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent therefore O</HI> England.</L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth near.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The glorious holy Angels,</L>
<L>&s;hall then their Trumpees &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>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Devil will be ready then,</L>
<L>each Creature to accu&s;e;</L>
<L>And &s;hew how in their life time,</L>
<L>they did them&s;elves abu&s;e;</L>
<L>And every mans own Con&s;ceience,</L>
<L>for witne&s;s &s;hall appear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<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>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent therefore O</HI> England</L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth near.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>BVt &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 brans of Brim&s;tone,</L>
<L>with doleful heavy cheer,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent therefore O</HI> England,</L>
<L><HI>the day it draweth near.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But woe 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 Suck al&s;o;</L>
<L>When as the day of Iudgment</L>
<L>&s;o grevous &s;hall appear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</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 peril do appear,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</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 when Chri&s;t &s;hall come;</L>
<L>The trump &s;hall &s;ound, and &s;uddain,</L>
<L>and no man knows how &s;oon:</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</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;igns &amp; wonders we have &s;een</L>
<L>within the Earth and Sky,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</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 Park of fallow Dear;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why &s;eeke&s;t thou deceitfully</L>
<L>to purcha&s;e trea&s;ure great,</L>
<L>Or why does thou through V&s;ury,</L>
<L>the bread of poor Men eat?</L>
<L>Why doth the life and living,</L>
<L>&s;o filthily appear;</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Repent,</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Wherefore let all good people</L>
<L>upon their knees proceed,</L>
<L>In making earne&s;t Prayer</L>
<L>for never was more need;</L>
<L>That God may &s;pare the puni&s;hment</L>
<L>even for his mercy meer,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And give Grace to bear in mind,</HI></L>
<L><HI>the Judgment day is near.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>A. M. W. O. <HI>and</HI> Tho. Thackeray</HI> at the Angel in <HI>Duck-lane.</HI></P>
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