The Roxburghe ballads . ave us, from the guilt of our sin,For his love he would have us a new life to begin : And remember the Season, be kind to the poor, It is no more than reason, there is blessing in store. 40 Trinted by /. M. [Millet], for /. Deacon, at the Angel. Licenced by It[ich ird] P[ccocl;]. 1688. Note.—The Woodcut of the Magi in the East seeing the Star of Bethlehem isgiven here on p. 787. It illustrates both of these Christmas Carols, pp. 785, 7> word obedience (lines 24, 26) was often used, and still is used in vulgarspeech, with the significance of obeisance. Although
The Roxburghe ballads . ave us, from the guilt of our sin,For his love he would have us a new life to begin : And remember the Season, be kind to the poor, It is no more than reason, there is blessing in store. 40 Trinted by /. M. [Millet], for /. Deacon, at the Angel. Licenced by It[ich ird] P[ccocl;]. 1688. Note.—The Woodcut of the Magi in the East seeing the Star of Bethlehem isgiven here on p. 787. It illustrates both of these Christmas Carols, pp. 785, 7> word obedience (lines 24, 26) was often used, and still is used in vulgarspeech, with the significance of obeisance. Although neither exemplar belongs to Eoxb. Coll., we give here Christs Tearsover Jerusalem. It appears to be by Thomas Deloney : Compare vol. vi. p. 389. ?87 [Rawlinson Collection, 066, fol. 190; Pepys, II. 6.] CJTOfS CcateS OtieC Jerusalem; @r, 1 (Eaneat for England, to call to (Koto for JHercg, lest ixrc fie placjitctr for our contempt antj uitcketmess. To the Tune of, The Merchant [ = A rich Merchant-Man, vol. i. p. 320.]. WHen Christ our Lord drew nigh unto Jerusalem,Foreseeing all the miseries the which should fall on them ;And casting of his looks upon that beauteous Town,For very grief the bitter tears from his fair eyes fell down. Repent, fair England, now repent, repent while you have space,And do not, like Jerusalem:, despise Gods profferd Grace. 6 Alas, Jerusalem ! Jerusalem ! (quoth he),Which killd the Prophets of the Lord, when they were sent to thee ;How oftentimes would I have kept thee from all ill!Even as the Hen her Chickens keeps, but thou art stubborn still. 788 Christs Tears over Jerusalem. 0 that thou hadst but known, at least in this thy day,The things which did concern thy peace, but now tis hid away:Yea, from thine eyes tis hid, thou shalt not see the same ;And for thy sorrows coming on, thy self do only blame. 18 Therefore the days shall come thy enemies shall rise,And trench thee in on every side, regarding not thy errs:Thy strong and stately Towers in wrath
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