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xxxii INTRODUCTION. broke out in the house of a Frenchman " without the bishop-gate," and the poet has given a glow ing description of its ravages, and the effects which it had on society in general, in a poem which he published soon after entitied " Britain's Remembrancer." Wither seems to have lived on the banks of the Thames at the time the plague broke out, and while the rich fled from the devoted city he remained to aid the perishing multitude. He is decidedly an advocate of noncontagion, for he records as a fact that but few sextons and surgeons died of the plague, and that he did not hear of a single death among the market people, who brought provisions into the city. But what is more remarkable, he adds, that in the parish where he resided and where about five hundred died of the plague weekly, not one of the common-bearers of the pestilential corpses fell a victim to its ravages. There is not a more graphic picture of Death and Desola tion extant than Biitain's Remembrancer gives of this terrible Scourge ; and the man who could quietly remain in the midst of it to aid the sick and dying deserves immortal honour for his philanthropy. As Mr. Wilmott justly observes, "It is impossible to contemplate the conduct of Wither during this season of grief without a feel, ing of admiration and respect." But the Chris, tian poet placed his trust in the protecting care of the Almighty and was safe. From the date of the plague no mention is made of Wither till the year 1631, when we are told that he assisted the Rev. William Bedwell in the publication of the Tournament of Totten ham. In the following year he published the
INTRODUCTION. xxxiii "Psalms of David translated into Lyric verse, according to the scope of the Original." He was again favoured with the King's Patent " that this translation should be printed and bound to all Bibles that were sold," but his old enemies the Stationers by their influence set it aside. In Wither's own estimation thig version of the Psalms was the best jewel he : possessed and it is certain that it was the best which had yet been written for devotional purposes. Even that harsh critic Johnson awarded him the praise of having done best what he dogmatically asserted " no one could do well." Wither was in the Netherlands when he pub lished his Psalter. He does not appear to have sojourned long in that country, but the publica tion of his Emblems, in 1634 seems to have been promoted by his residence there. lu his Emblems the poet shewed himself to be a warm supporter of Monarchy and the Church. In various parts he inveighs bitterly against the Puritan spirit of the age. Within a few years, however, after the publication of his Emblems, a great change took place in his sentiments. In the year 1646 he had become, indeed, as fiery a puritan as any in England. The Church was denounced by him as the cause of all the misery in the country : 1 " her avarice and pride he asserted had first divided the island ; and it was from her the firebrands came, That set this empire in a flame. Alas, how weak a thing is human nature ! This change in the sentiments of Wither is evidently the fruit of disappointment. While hope of patronage warmed his breast he firmly supported
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30 HYMNS AND SONGS And now to thee
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34 HYMNS AND SONGS 5. But if to me
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36 HYMNS AND SONGS becoming that oc
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38 HYMNS AND SONGS Oh, thou hast fa
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40 HYMNS AND SONGS THE FIRST CANTIC
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42 HYMNS AND SONGS Because that bla
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44 HYMNS AND SONGS And spiritual lo
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46 HYMNS AND SONGS 6. My head with
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48 HYMNS AND SONGS 2. Lo, winter's
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50 hFMNS AND SONGS THE FOURTH CANTI
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54 HYMNS AND SONGS Like those ewes
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56 HYMNS AND SONGS And thine ointme
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58 HYMNS AND SONGS secure us (even
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60 HYMNS AND SONGS Pure myrrh did f
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62 HYMNS AND SONGS 3. He in whom I
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64 HYMNS AND SONGS THE EIGHTH CANTI
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66 HYMNS AND SONGS 4. There are wit
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68 HYMNS AND SONGS expounded.) The
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70 HYMNS AND SONGS 5. Thou statured
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72 HYMNS AND SONGS 12. My head with
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74 HYMNS AND SONGS For love is stro
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76 HYMNS AND SONGS Cause me to hear
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78 HYMNS AND SONGS And you of Judah
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82 HYMNS AND SONGS and the resurrec
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84 HYMNS AND SONGS 5. For when thy
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86 HYMNS AND SONGS 11. The dead sha
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88 HYMNS AND SONGS how many others
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90 HYMNS AND SONGS that cure which
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92 \HFMNS AND SONGS The grave, that
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94 HYMNS AND SONGS manifold sins co
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96 HYMNS AND SONGS 6. From Sion's d
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98 HYMNS AND SONGS 13. He from abov
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100 HYMNS AND SONGS 20. Ob, Lord !
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102 HYMNS AND SONGS SONG XXV. H Sin
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104 HYMNS AND SONGS Yea, by his mer
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106 HYMNS AND SONGS For, they revea
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108 HYMNS AND SONGS My virgins and
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110 HYMNS AND SONGS 2. My flesh and
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112 HYMNS AND SONGS 9. For thou. ar
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114 UYMNS^AND SOK'GS 16. Our advers
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116 HYMNS AND SONG& LAMENT. IV. |S
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118 HYMNS AND SONGS And they, that
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120 HYMNS AND SONGS Yea, sent their
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122 HYMNS AND SONGS consider that m
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124 HYMNS AND SONGS But thou for ev
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126 HYMNS AND SONGS 2, We did thy s
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128 And by the power of thy almight
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180 HYMNS AMD therefore, we ought n
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132 HFMNS AND SONGS THE PRAYER OF H
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134 HYMNS AND SONGS 3. Sun-like was
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186 HYMNS AND SONGS 10. Thou, with
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138 HYMNS AND SONGS THE HYMNS OF TH
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140 HYMNS AND SONGS SONG XXXII. Sin
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142 HYMNS AND SONGS SONG XXXIII. Si
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144 HYMNS AND SONGS THE SONG OF ANG
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146 HYMNS AND SONGS SONG XXXV. Sing
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148 HYMNS AND SONGS For thou, Lord,
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150 HYMNS AND SONGS For him that do
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158 HYMNS AND SONGS 3. Thou fire, a
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160 HYMNS AND SONGS THE SONG OE ST.
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162 HYMNS AND SONGS And in the Fath
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164 HYMNS AND SONGS So, as the subs
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166 ftrMWS AND SONGS Burf; they bot
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168 HYMNS AND SONGS VENI CREATOR. |
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THE SECOND PART OF THE HYMNS AND SO
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OF THE CHURCH. 173 kind, do neverth
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OF THE CHURGH. 175 SONG XLV. Sing t
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OF THK CHURCH. 177 CHRISTMAS DAY. j
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OF THE CHURCH. 179 SONG XLVII. ANOT
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OF THE CHURCH. 181 THE CIKCUMCISION
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OF THE CHURCH. 183 TWELFTH-DAY, OB
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OF THE CHURCH. 185 And as those Wis
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OF THE CHURCH. 187 4. Vouchsafe tha
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OF THE CHURCH. 189 SONG LI. Sing th
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news the OF THE CHURCH* 191 holy An
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OF THE CHURCH. 198 SONG LIII. Sing
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OF THE CHURCH. 195 selves, and his
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OF THE CHURCH. 6. Yea, let each pas
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OF THE CHURCH. 199 4. Those, in who
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OF THE CHURCH. 201 11. For while up
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OF THE CHURCH. 203 EASTER DAY. j]HI
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OF THE CHURCH. 205 That, which they
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OF THE CHURCH. 207 Our Lord, and Br
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OF THE CHURCH. 209 For as thy promi
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OF THE CHURCH. 211 TRINITY SUNDAY.
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OF THE CHURCH. 218 4. Most glorious
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OF THE CHURCH. 215 SUNDAY IN GENERA
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OF THE CHURCH. 217 2. Then teach us
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OF THE CHURCH. 219 And no delay the
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OF THE CHURCH. 221 2. Which trial h
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OF THE CHURCH. 223 Unquenched love
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OF THE CHURCH. 225 3. Thy holy fait
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OF THE CHURCH. 227 3. In type those
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OF THE CHURCH. 229 Exceeded thy Apo
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OF THE CHURCH. 231 For titles, be t
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OF THE CHURCH. 233 ST. PHILIP AND J
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OF THE CHURCH. 287 ST. JOHN BAPTIST
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OF THE CHURCH. 239 Let us the world
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OF THE CHURCH. 241 That when our fo
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OF THE CHURCH. 243 And sure this an
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OF THE CHURCH. 245 2. They all dise
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OF THE CHURCH. 247 2. For God doth
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OF THE CHURCH. 255 elect into one b
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OF THE CHURCH. 257 5. But he whose
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OF THE CHURCH. 268 12. Where all th
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OF THE CHURCH. 261 SONG LXXX. Sing
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OF THE CHURCH. 263 6. For these, an
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OF THE CHURCH. 265 is a name or att
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OF THE CHURCH. 267 Thou like a Husb
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OF THE CHURCH. 269 But they that ha
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OF THE CHURCH. 271 FOR THE COMMUNIO
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OF THE CHURCH. 278 And some of our
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OF THE CHURCH. 275 Know we are fed
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OF THE CHURCH. 277 Doth great and h
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OF THE CHURCH. 279 We may behold wh
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OF THE CHURCH. 281 EMBER WEEK. IHE
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OF THE CHURCH. 283 4. Our constitut
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OF THE CHURCH. 285 SONG LXXXV. Sing
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OF THE CHURCH. 287 mind of our duty
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OF THE CHURCH. 289 SONG LXXXVII. Si
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OF THE CHURCH. 291 SONG LXXXVIII. S
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OF THE CHURCH. 298 longer be withho
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OF THE CHURCH. 295 SONG XC. Sing th
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OF THE CHURCH. 297 Not over curious
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OF THE CHURCH. 299 Those affliction
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OF THE CHURCH. 801 My loose thought
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OF THE CHURCH. 303 So it may be to
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