Verses, presented to his masters in the ward of St. Giles's Cripplegate, within the Freedom. / By William Briscoe, bell-man. Briscoe, William. 1667 Approx. 4 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). B01789 Wing B4760 Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[226] 99885047 ocm99885047 182895 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. 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CHristmass is come ; The great Cathedral Feast : Christmass , the day of Labour , not of Rest , On which the Word , and Workman of Creation , Came , not to rest , but work for our Salvation : He came , according to Prophetick Truth , To work , to be in labour from His youth : Descending to a Manger , from his Throne : He came to do our bus'ness , not his own . Another for Christmass Day . VVIth Angels man now sing with chearful voice , More cause hast thou , than Angels to rejoice : The Peace proclaim'd this morn , is for thy sake , For thee did God , our human nature take , To gain his lost-sheep-man , of Grace bereft , Whil'st Ninety Nine , he in the Desert left . For St. Stephen's Day . BLessed St. Stephen , whom the faithless Jews Did apprehend , and falsly him accuse : For speaking Truth , he Stoned was to death ; And for his Deaths-men , pray'd to his last breath . Being th' first Martyr , as true Story saith , That ever suffer'd for the Christian Faith. For St. John's Day . St. John , who was sirnamed , The Divine , Having set forth his Gospel , most Sublime ; In boiling Oyl , confirm'd the Truth he wrote , Where John receiv'd a Martyrs Crown ; in Vote Of whom we read no other Martyrdom ; What if John stay ( said Christ ) until I come ? For Innocents Day . THE Bethlem-Babes this day receiv'd their Harms , The Soldiers cut them from their Mothers arms ; Herod commands it , and it must be done ; So , to cut off the Worlds Salvation : Nothing could move , nor melt the Tyrant's eyes , Not the Babes Innnocence , nor Mothers cries . But Herod's curs'd Design God did prevent , And Christ for safety , was to Egypt sent . On the late unhappy Fire in the City . GOds's heavy Scourge laid late upon the City , What Eye beheld it , but with tears of pity ! How fast the Fire the Houses did unframe , And stately Streets were lickt up by the flame ! The formidable warning of whose Rod , Make us use penitent means to move our God , To put his Sword of Indignation up , Lest all be made to taste of the same Cup. Lord , who vouchsafed'st with miraculous speed , To free thy Servants here in time of need , From th' all-deserving-fury of thy wrath , Which on our Neighbours heavy lighted hath : Though 't is acknowledg'd , we as faulty were Whom thou hast spar'd , as those that suffer'd there : All Praise for this thy special Mercy done , Be to thy Name , so long as Ages run . London has drunk of Sorrow's Cup so deep , That now for Ages , She is laid to sleep ; But in regard that underneath the Cope , She was the Phoenix-City , there is hope Our Children may survive to see the day , When from th' Old Phoenix-City , London may A new proceed ; London made new agen , A penitent Habitation for new men . LONDON , Printed Decemb. the 24th , in the Year MDC . LX.VII .