"Earth was to us a feat of war; "In thrones of triumph how we are. "We long'd to see our Jefus dear, "And fought him there, but find him here. "And crown'd with everlafting bays, Glory to God that here we came, "And glory to the glorious Lamb: "Our light, our life, our joy, our all "Is in our arms, and ever fhall. Our Lord is ours, and we are his: "Yea, now we fee him as he is: "And hence we like unto him are, "And full his glorious image fhare. "No dakness now, no difmal night; "No vapour intercepts the lights "We fee for ever face to face "The highest Prince in highest place. This, this does heav'n enough afford, "We are for ever with the Lord: "We want no more, for all is giv'n; "His prefence is the heart of heav'n." While thus I laid my lift'ning ear Clofe to the door of heav'n to hear; And then the facred page did view, Which told me all I heard was true; Yet fhew'd me that the heav'nly fong GOSPEL-SONNETS. PART VI. The BELIEVER's PRINCIPLES. CONCERNING, I. CREATION and, REDEMPTION. 2. Law and GOSPEL. 3. JUSTIFICATION and SANCTIFICATION. 4. FAITH and SENSE. 5. HEAVEN and EARTH. CHA P. I. The BELIEVER'S PRINCIPLES concerning Creation and Redemption: or, Some of the firft Principles of the Oracles of GOD. SECT. I. Of CREATION. The first chapter of Genefis compendized; or the first Seven days Work, from the following Latin lines Englished. PRIMA dies cœlum, & terram, lucemque, creavit. Tertia fecernens undas, dat gramina terris. In English tbus. 1. The first day, heav'n, earth, light, JEHOVAH fent. 2. The next, a water-fund'ring firmament. 3. The third made dry land fpring with flow'ry pride. 4. The fourth fet up bright lamps, times to divide. 5. The fifth brought fwimming fifh and flying fowl. 6. The fixth, earth's herds, and man to bear the rule. 7. The feventh brought forth no more, yet brought the best, The lab'ring creature's and Creator's reft. Or thus. The first day, at JEHOVAH's word, The fifth made fish in depths to move, The fixth all earthly beafts did bring, Redemption-work doth bring again Fetching new heav'ns and earths in fight, Since then the firft is now the beft, The Sum of CREATION. All things from nothing, to their fov'reign Lord Fair in his eye the whole creation flood; And now each work (while nature's fabric ftands) SECT. II. of REDEMPTIÒN. The Mystery of the Redeemer's Incarnation; or, God manifested in the fiefb, 1 Tim. iii. 16. John i. 14. HAT though the waters, ftruck with dread, Though floods fhould gufh from rocks and ftones, To hear of an incarnate God, What though, when nothing heard his call, Let nothing into being pafs, Down Arian pride to him fhould bow, The Sum of REDEMPTION. With haughty mind to Godhead man aspir'd, SECT. III. The REDEEMER'S WORK; Or, CHRIST all in all, and our complete Redemption. A Gofpel-Catechifm for Young Chriftians. KIN QUESTION. IND teacher, may I come to learn By framing queftions that concern, My endless happiness? ANSWER. Yea, child; but if you'd learn to run 2. By fin my God and all is loft, 2. But how will God with finful me 4. In Chrift, in whom his grace to thee And favour is reveal'd. 2. O how fhall I a fharer prove, A. In Chrift, the image of his love, |