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<HEAD>The Sinners Redemption ;</HEAD>
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<P>Wherein is de&s;cribed the Nativity of our Lord Je&s;us Chri&s;t, Together with his Life on the Earth, and precious Death on the Cro&s;s for Mankind.</P>
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<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>My Bleeding Heart.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>All you that are to Mirth inclin'd,</L>
<L>Con&s;ider well and hear in mind,</L>
<L>What our good God for us hath done,</L>
<L>In &s;ending his beloved Son.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let all one Song and Prai&s;es be,</L>
<L>Unto his Heavenly Maje&s;ty ;</L>
<L>And evermore among&s;t our mirth,</L>
<L>Remember Chri&s;t our Saviours Birth.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The five and twentieth of December,</L>
<L>Good cau&s;e have we for to remember,</L>
<L>In Bethelem upon this morn,</L>
<L>There was our ble&s;t <HI>Me&s;&s;ias</HI> born.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The night before that happy Tyde,</L>
<L>The &s;potle&s;s Virgin and her Guide,</L>
<L>Were long time &s;eeking up and down,</L>
<L>To find them Lodging in the Town.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And mark how all things came to pa&s;s,</L>
<L>The Inns and Lodgings &s;o fill'd was,</L>
<L>That they could have no Room at all,</L>
<L>But in a &s;illy Oxe's Stall.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>This night the Virgin Mary mild,</L>
<L>Was &s;afe deliver'd of a Child,</L>
<L>According unto Heavens decr&eacute;e,</L>
<L>Mans &s;weet Salvation for to be.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Near Bethelem did Shepherds keep</L>
<L>Their herds and flocks of feeding Sheep,</L>
<L>To whom Gods Angel did appear,</L>
<L>Which put the Shepherds in great fear.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Prepare and go the Angel &s;aid;</L>
<L>To <HI>Bethelem,</HI> he not afraid,</L>
<L>There &s;hall you &s;ee this ble&s;&s;ed morn,</L>
<L>The Princely Babe &s;weet Ie&s;us born.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With thankful hearts and joyful mind,</L>
<L>The Shepherds went this Babe to find ;</L>
<L>And as the Heavenly Angel told,</L>
<L>They did our Saviour Chri&s;t behold.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Within a Manger was he laid,</L>
<L>The Virgin <HI>Mary</HI> by him &s;taid,</L>
<L>Attending on the Lord of Life.</L>
<L>Being both Mother, Maid, and Wife.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Three Ea&s;tern Wi&s;e men from afar,</L>
<L>Directed by a glorious Star,</L>
<L>Come boldly on and made no &s;tay,</L>
<L>Until thay came where Je&s;us lay.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And being come unto the place</L>
<L>Whereas the ble&s;&s; <HI>Me&s;&s;ias</HI> was,</L>
<L>They humbly laid before his f&eacute;et,</L>
<L>Their gifts of Gold and Odour &s;w&eacute;et.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>See how the Lord of Heaven and Earth,</L>
<L>Shew'd him&s;elf &s;o lowly in his Birth,</L>
<L>A &s;weet Example for Mankind,</L>
<L>To learn to bear a humble mind.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>No co&s;tly Robes nor rich Attire,</L>
<L>Did Je&s;us Chri&s;t our Lord de&s;ire,</L>
<L>No Mu&s;ick nor &s;weet Harmony,</L>
<L>Till Glorious Angels from on high.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Did in Melodious manner Sing,</L>
<L>Prai&s;es unto our Heavenly King,</L>
<L>All Honour, Glory, Might and Power,</L>
<L>Be unto Chri&s;t our Saviour.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>If Quires of Angels did rejoyce,</L>
<L>VVell may Mankind with heart and voice,</L>
<L>Sing Prai&s;es to the God of Heaven,</L>
<L>That unto us his Son hath given.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Moreover let us every one,</L>
<L>Call unto mind, and think upon,</L>
<L>His righteous life and how he dy'd,</L>
<L>To have poor Siners, ju&s;tify'd.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Suppo&s;e D Man, that thou &s;hould'&s;t lye,</L>
<L>In Prison &s;trong con<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">emn'd to dye,</L>
<L>And that no Friend upon the Earth,</L>
<L>Could Ran&s;om thee from cruel Death.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Except you can &s;ome party find,</L>
<L>That for thy &s;ake will be &s;o kind,</L>
<L>His own hearts blood for to di&s;pence,</L>
<L>And lo&s;e his life in thy defence,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Such was the love of Chri&s;t when we</L>
<L>VVere lo&s;t to Hell perpetually,</L>
<L>To &s;ave them from the Gfulph of woe,</L>
<L>Him&s;elf much pain did under go.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>VVhil&s;t in this world he did remain,</L>
<L>He never &s;pent one hour in vain,</L>
<L>In Fa&s;ting and in Prayer Divine,</L>
<L>He daily &s;pent away the time,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He in the Temple daily taught,</L>
<L>And many wonders &s;trange he wrought,</L>
<L>He gave the Blind their perfect &s;ight,</L>
<L>And made the lame to walk upright.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>He cured the Lepers of their Evils,</L>
<L>And by his power he ca&s;t out Devils;</L>
<L>He rai&s;ed <HI>Lzarus</HI> from the Grave,</L>
<L>And to the &s;ick their Health he gave.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>but yet for all the&s;e wonders wrought,</L>
<L>The <HI>Jews</HI> his dire de&s;truction &s;ought:</L>
<L>The Traytor <HI>Judas</HI> was the Man,</L>
<L>That with a ki&s;s betray'd him then.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then was he lead to <HI>Ju&s;tice-Hall,</HI></L>
<L>Like one de&s;pis'd among&s;t them all;</L>
<L>And had the &s;entence given that he,</L>
<L>Should &s;uffer Death upon a Tr&eacute;e,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vnto the Execution place,</L>
<L>They brought him on with much di&s;grace;</L>
<L>With vile reproachful taunts and &s;corns,</L>
<L>They crown'd him with a wreath of Thorns.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then to the Cro&s;s through hands and f&eacute;et,</L>
<L>They Nail'd out ble&s;t Red&eacute;emer &s;weet ;</L>
<L>And further to augment his &s;mart,</L>
<L>VVith bloody Spear they piece'd his Heart.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Thus have you &s;een and heard aright,</L>
<L>The Love of Chri&s;t the Lord of might,</L>
<L>And how he &s;hed his precious Blood,</L>
<L>Only to do us Sinners good&punc;</L>
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