For publike Deliuerances

WIth Isr'el we may truely say,
If on our side GOD had not beene,
Our Foes had made of vs their pray,
And we this Light had neuer seene:
The Pit was digg'd, the snare was laid,
And we with ease had beene betrai'd.

But they that hate vs vndertooke
A Plot they could not bring to passe;
For, he that all doth ouerlooke,
Preuented what intended was:
We found the Pit, & scap'd the Gin,
And saw their Makers caught therein.

The meanes of helpe was not our owne,
But from the LORD alone it came;
(A fauour vndeserued showne)
And therefore let vs praise his Name:
Oh, praise his Name; for it was He,
That broke the Net, and set vs free.

Unto his honour let vs sing,
And Stories of his Mercy tell;
With praises let our Temples ring,
And on our Lips thankesgiuing dwell:
Yea, let vs not his loue forget,
While Sunne, or Moone doth rise or set.

Let vs redeeme againe the Times,
Let vs begin to liue anew,
And not reuiue those hainous crimes,
That dangers past so neere vs drew;
Lest he that did his hand reuoke,
Returne it with a double stroke.

A true Repentance takes delight
To minde GODS Fauours heretofore;
So, when his mercies men recite,
It makes a true Repentance more:
And where those vertues doe encrease,
They are the certaine signes of Peace.

But where encreasing Sinnes we see,
And to such dulnesse men are growne,
That sleighted those Protections bee,
Which GOD in former time hath showne,
It shall betoken to that land
Some Desolation neere at hand.

Our hearts, oh, neuer harden so,
Nor let thine Anger so returne;
But with desire thy will to do,
For our offences let vs mourne:
And mind to praise (eu'n teares among)
Thy Mercies in a ioyfull Song.