ENGLANDS REMEMBRANCER, OR, A thankfull acknowledgement of Parliamentary Mercies to our English-Nation. Wherein is contained a breife enumeration of all, or the most of GODS free favours and choise Blessings multiplied on us since this Parliament First began.
This booke of the law sh [...] [...] not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day & night y t thou mayst of serue to doe a according to [...] y t is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous &c: Jos: [...]: 8
Give the King thy Iudgments, O Lord & thy righteousnes unto of Kings son so shall, he judge thy people thru equity & thy poore thru Iudgment: psal: 72: 1.
My heart is toward the governors of Israell who offered themselves willingly Iudges: 5: 9:
Slacke not thy hand from thy servants, come up to vs quickly and sa [...]e [...]s, and helpe us: for all the Kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountaines are gathered together against vs. Iosh: 10.6.
Happie art thou O Israel, who is like unto thee, O people saved by the lord and who is the sword of thy Excellencie and thine enemies shall be found lyers unto thee: Deut: 33 and 29
[...]hon the people rejoyced, for that they offered willingly because with a cheerful hart they offered willingly unto the Lord, And the King also rejoyced with great joy : 1: Chron: 29: 9.
COmehither, each true Christian heart and see;
But, bring a joyfull, thankfull heart with thee.
Come see (I say) to Gods eternall praise,
His miracles of mercies in thy dayes.
1. Two Parliaments dissolv'd
How, though two former Parliaments were broke,
2. A third called.
A third is cal'd, hopefull to strike the stroke
Of blessed reformation; to which end,
See how the Lord the peoples hearts did bend
3. Choice of Knights and Burgesses.
To choose renowned worthies there to sit,
Maugre the adverse plot t'have hindred it.
How God stirr'd-up our
Scottish Brethren brave,
4. The Army of
Scots our friends.
As friends, not foes, justice, (with us) to crave.
In which mean time, how by Heavens providence,
5. Souldiers turne Reformers.
Souldiers ith' Country, with strange violence
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[...] Reformers, hating the Popish-party
6. And haters of Papists and Pontifictans
And Pontificians with despight most hearty.
Crossing Papists and the Prelates plots,
7. Prelates plots crost.
To force fierce warrs betwixt us and the
Scots,
To three great Kingdoms certain Desolation,
8. The Pacification.
All crossed by a blest Pacification:
Scatt'ring and batt'ring(that time)Spaines great Fleet,
9. Spanish fleet at Sea, vanquished by the
Hollanders.
By honest
Holland, who, their pride did meet.
How God begins t'avenge th'unpater'nd ruth,
10. M.
Burton, D Bast. M.Prins, happy return from captivity.
Of that pair-royall-Witnesses of Truth,
And all the suffering Worthies of the same,
11. And the rest of Christs sufferers.
[...] them to comfort, credit, fame.
How God hath shot those impious Canoniers
12. Canons and Oath in the Synod damned.
By cursed Canons to deep shame and feares,
Of fatal, final fall, even by an Oath,
13. And turn'd to their owne ruine.
Wherby they hop'd to go full Popish growth.
How Heaven discovered hath a rotten-Sort
14. Scandalous Priests discovered.
Of scandalous
Baals-Priests of foule report;
And open set a Doore of restauration
15. Godly Pastors discovered.
For faithfull Pastours happy re-plantation.
How, by their own plots, God hath strangely wrought
16. Plots harme the Prelates most.
Papists and Prelates to decline to nought.
How by the very blood of blood of traiterous foes
17. Traitors executed.
The Lord begins the wounds to heale and close
Of Church and State, and, for this purpose, hath
18. Dayes of private humiliation on by godly Christians.
Kindled the fire of Supplicating Faith
And fervent Zeale in private humiliation,
Such, as the like was nere seen in this Nation;
And with transcendent sweet returns re-paid
19. And returns of their prayers
Our prayers into our bosomes with blest aid.
How the Lord hath, the Spirit of Unity.
Shed on Both Houses, Courage and Constancy;
20. Blessed Union in Both Houses.
O, how their indefatigable paines
Our happy Hopes in Church and State maintains!
To see both Prince and People blessedly
Conjoyned in a sugred Symphony
21. Agreement twixt King and Parliament.
To fit and consult with full content,
Till they themselves dissolve this Parliament.
And after it to sit triennially
22. A trien
[...]all Parliament conacted
To Church and States future felicity.
To see Ship-money, Pattents damned down,
23. Ship mony & Patiēts dāned
And good men set in seates of high renown.
24. Good men made officers of State.
To see Non-Resident justly disgrac'd,
25. Non Resident voted against.
To see our lazy Pluralists displac'd;
26. Pluralists against.
And godly Lecturers by their flock elected,
27. Lecturers rightly chosen.
And droanish Deanes and Prebends disrespected
28. Deanes and Chapters voted downe.
And voted-down in Parliament. To see,
29. Universities reformed.
Oxford and
Cambridge hopefull purg'd to be.
To see Gods Sabbaths more sincerely kept,
30. Sabbaths better satisfied.
Of Carryers, Fruit'rers, Taverns soyle well swept;
31. Printing Persses opened.
And Presses open wide to vindicate
The Sabbaths precious honour, which, of late,
32. Sabbath-sports put downe.
By impious Prelates, Pontificks profane
Had (by vain sports) receiv'd a deep-dy'd stain.
To see to th'Sacrament, none (now) admitted
33. Lords Supper rectified.
But such as piously are therto fitted,
To see the Surplice and such Romish trash
34. Popish Ceremonies sentenced.
From Parliament receive a deadly gash,
Wherby no Popish gestures, vestures are
Impos'd 'gainst Conscience on Gods Saints to weare.
And no man forced (now) at Church to stay
35. Liberty to have the word more freely.
Where is no preaching to promote Gods day.
To see Gods Out-casts called home again
36. Persecuted Pastors recalled
And sonnes of
Beliall feele just shame and pain.
No High-Commission, Sp'rituall-Court to see,
37. No High-Commission Court admitted.
Wherby Gods peoples hearts from feares are free,
Of their unjust Commands, lawlesse taxations
And all Church-wardens clear'd from vile vexations,
38. Church wardens feed.
To see our Seas and Cinque-Ports fortify'd;
39. Sea's and cin
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[...]
[...]ifide.
That we may und'r our Vines securely 'bide.
But, specially to see, with exultation
From Both the Houses a blest Protestation,
40. Ablessed Protestation
Together, all true English-hearts to tye,
In a blest league,
Romes Strumpet to defie,
Against all Popery and Popish innovations.
All Popish Innovations to disdain,
Christs Truth toth' death constantly to maintain.
O, who cannot these Halcyon-dayes admire,
And with enflamed Zeale be set on fire,
To sound the praises of our bounteous Lord
Who these heart-cheering comforts doth afford
Unto a Nation, in th'esteeme of most,
For Sin, forsaken, perishing and lost.
But, now, much like a Ship by swelling-wayes
A proper Simile.
Tost to and fro, gaping to be the graves
England compared to a Ship tost at See.
Of all its heartesse Marriners, but yet
A sodain calm and faire windes favouring it,
'Tis brought in saf'ty to a harbour faire
Where all arive, where all preserved are:
So, O, even so, thy God in mercy free,
O
England, England, thus preserved thee!
Admonition to
England.
Hopelesse and helplesse: Lay this then to heart,
Rouse up thy Soule, perform thy praising part.
O great King CHARLES, cheer-up thy soul, like Wise,
Counsell to the King.
Ponder these ponderous things, arise, arise,
High time to put-on refolutions rare,
To honour God, who with such honours faire
Reformation desired.
Hath blessed thee and thy three Kingdomes, now,
A thorough Reformation in them vow.
5 Princely Petitionners to the King.
Remember also and Commiserate
Thy royall Sister's poore
Palatinate,
1.
Sad
Germanies long lamentable woes;
2.
Rochell, like
Rachell in her childlesse throwes.
3.
Thy neare allyed
Denmarke in distresse,
4.
Holland thine honest, ancient friend no lesse.
5.
Who All, with Us, and on Us, looke for ayd,
From thee, great Prince, who long have been ore-layd
With
Romish rage and
Spanish cruelty,
Gainst
Spain and
Rome.
Still groaning, grieving, by their tyranny,
To forward which most blessed worke, behold,
Helpes at hand.
Thy prudent Peeres resolv'd with courage bold,
1.Peeres.
Thy pious Prophets with their prayers addrest,
2.Prophets.
Thy people all with hearts and purses prest,
3.People.
To give thee all their aide, to spend their blood,
To hasten-on this work so great, so good.
And, O our God, let thy good Spirit strike-in,
4.A Prayer.
To make the work compleat, to pull-down sin,
To set-up Christ in his pure, powerfull throne
To rule and raign in all our hearts, Alone.
So shall we All, all our remaining dayes
To thee our God eternall trophies raise
Of all obliged praises infinite,
Who, thus, to do us good, dost take delight.
FINIS.
JOHN VICARS.
London, Printed for Thomas Underhill, and are to be sold at the Bible in Wood-street, M. DC, XLI.