A New Years gift for a⁰ 1686 Begg, Alexander, fl. 1686. 1686 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A76334 Wing B1696A ESTC R232448 99897996 99897996 170994 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A76334) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 170994) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2545:7) A New Years gift for a⁰ 1686 Begg, Alexander, fl. 1686. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n.], [London : Printed in the year, 1686. Verse - "Who liveth in this mor-". Signed at end: Alexander Begg. Place of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Eng. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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WHO liveth in this mortal life , That doth not understand , The mighty Works that God hath done , And wrought with his right Hand , The heavens and earth he did contrive , And brought thom to a frame , Then let all Souls that live on earth , Give praise unto his name . Then all the works that he had done , He saw that they were good , But woful wretched wicked man , From his obedience fled , And brought on his posterity , Both sorrow , pain and grief , But he decreed most graciously , To send our souls relief . He chose a People on the earth , Which was his whole delight , But oh how oft did they revolt ! And wrought him mikle spite , On Sinai Mount he gave a Law , Which they should well observe , But that did not keep them in aw , They from that Law did swerve . Full fourty Years they did him grieve Into the wilderness , But still his thought was to relieve . Them from their sad distress , He brought them to the promis'd Land , Which he a promise made , Even to the blessed Patriachs , When they from Egypt fled . It seems these times are now renew'd , Which dayly we may see , When Christians full sore pursue'd , Must from great Tyrants fly , And forc'd to shelter where they can , For to escape their rage , Let any one think what he will , It is a sad presage . Lord thou that sits in Heaven above , And looketh down below , Do thou revenge thy Servants blood , That suffers overthrouw , Reward these persecutors so , That they may dread and fear , When God's strong hand shall them ov'rtake , And them in pieces tear . We must not in Gods Secrets Search , Nor dive in his de●ree , For certainly this wicked World , Shall sadly punish'd be , For faith and truth is fled away , But pride and greed remains , The poor opprest , the rich at rest , Have all things to their minds . That wickedness and cruel Vice , Doth in those times abound ; For honesty will give no price , The World 's turn'd upside down ; For pure Religion 's made a mock , Which dayly we do see , And some do wear it for a Cloak To hide their Villanie . But Christ , his true Church will protect In spight of Devils and Men , Their Plotts shall never take effect , Do Wizzards what they can . Though Men and Devils all combine To damp that Glorious light , The Lord will frustrate their design , When it is at the height . And as for Conscience that poor wretch , It 's Coat is so Threed bare , It quakes and trembles when it thinks The truth for to declare . It never feels nor finds the smart ; Because it wants the sting , There 's few Men conscience take to Heart , If it can profite bring . Blest be the Lord that hath now lent To us a good new Year , And it may be , before it end With Christ we shall appear . Then shall poor conscience tremble sore , When Christ shall it accuse , That willingly , and wittingly It did it self abuse , Lord do thou bless this Church & State , Here where we have abode , Give grace to mend our wicked lives , And still depend on God , And seek him till he can be found , And still implore his grace , That his good Sprit may us conduct , Into our Heavenly place . How often hath the Lord spoke home Unto this congregation , By powerfull Preachers of his word , And by good approbation . When they take pains to preach the word , For our eternal good , If we neglect and slight the means , They are free of our blood . The Lord hath lent us many years , Still waiting for our turn , Oh! plant in us thy precious fear , That we for sin may mourn . That we may live a godly life , Untill the day we dye . Let every man be feard to sin , Grant Lord , that so may I. ALEXANDER BEGG . Printed in the Year , 1686.