Ver. Yea, double vengeance on them lies Who 'gainst the light rebel; SONG XV. CHRIST prefent to Faith upon the Gospel-Table, and is the facramental Supper. John vi. 35. Luke xxii. 19. I ESUS is gone above the fkies, JESUS Where now we fee him not; And carnal objects court our eyes, To thruft him from our thought. He knows what wand'ring hearts we have, And, to refresh our minds, he gave He oft the gofpel-table fpreads SONG XVI. CHRIST the Way. John xiv. 1,-6. 'L ET not your hearts within you grieve, Ye truft in God, ev'n fo believe, In, by, and thorough me. 2 Home to my Father's houfe I go, 3 I go before, and in your name I'll come again, and where I am 4 Thus where I'm bound you know; and may CHRIST'S Miracles, wrought by bim, to prove bis Recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. HE miracles divine of old, THE Wrought to confirm the law, Were fuch, as all who did behold Were ftruck with dread and awe : Witness the signs in Egypt fhown, But now the wonders Jefus wrought, His peaceful embaffy was brought, Mofes turn'd water firft to blood, Mir. But Chrift, intending finners good, I 2 He, doing good, went up and down, His heav'nly gifts from town to town, To win th' obdurate Jews in vain Yet with good-will, in every place, 3 Dark minds enlighten'd by his 4 grace; Mir. Impetuous winds were by him flack'd, And waves his will obey'd; 5 The ftormy tempefts, by him check'd, He made the raging ocean plain 7 He, with a word, did cure the lame, 8 9 10 The lepers cleanfe, reftore the maim; And made the dumb to fpeak. 11 12 He dæmons difpoffefs'd, who knew 13 He to the blind gave open eyes, 14 He bad the mould'ring dead arife, 15 He fed the multitudes when faint, 16 Was more in feeding precious fouls To feed with manna from above Was chiefly his employ; His royal fare, a feast of love, Of pardon, peace, and joy. His miracles corporeal Were but his pawns, in place Of miracles fpiritual, And pledges of his grace. 17 With majefty he fpoke, whom all No man, (they did aloud propale,) 18 Mir. The crew, whofe fwords did him furround, His loving heart, his healing hand, 20 What was in man he fully knew; He fearch'd, and pictur'd in their view 21 He fhew'd Nathanael's heart, and faid, "I faw thee underneath the shade, On which Nathanael, "Rabbi, cry'd, 22 He to th' amaz'd Samaritan, Which from the view of mortal man "He told me all that e'er I did; "And is not this the Christ ?” 23 When Judas bafe had but his vile. And wicked scheme defign'd; Then Jefus told him all the guile And treafon of his mind. What lives and lies within the deep, 24 Who bad the fish the tribute keep When nought in fishing caught had been 25 He caus'd the finny tribe conveen, Mir. Nor were his mighty works confin'd To felect friends he chofe, But, like his love to human kind, No hidden corner Jefus fought, But in the light his wonders wrought, Nor were his miracles of love Bright at his birth the comet blaz'd, Of heav'n and earth the Rector blefs'd, His miracles on earth atteft, |