A new Ditty, shewing the wonderfull Miracles of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, which he did while he remained vpon earth.
To the tune of Triumph and Ioy.
VVHen Iesus Christ was twlue yéeres old,
as holy Scriptures plainly told,
He then disputed braue and bold
among the learned Doctors;
Who wondred greatly at his wit,
As in the Temple he did sit:
For no man could compare with it,
his wisdome was so heauenly.
Then praise the Lord both high and low,
Which all these wondrous works doth show,
That we to heauen at length may goe,
where he in glory raigneth.
At thirty yéeres he then began
To rreach the Gospell vnto man,
And all Iudea wondred than,
to heare his heauenly Doctrine:
Such workes he did as made them muse,
Among the proud hard-hearted Iewes,
Yet euermore they did refuse
to take him for their Sauiour.
Then praise, &c.
For first of all by power diuine,
He changed water into wine,
When at a marriage he did dine,
which made the people wonder:
Moreouer with seuen loaues of bread,
Seuen thousand men he fully, fed,
Whereby his glory far was spred,
throughout the Land of Iury.
Then praise, &c.
And by his glorious power and might,
Vnto the blind he gaue their sight,
For which the Iewes bore him a spight,
who sought for to destroy him.
The man which was both deafe and dumb,
Which neuer heard nor spake with tongue,
By Christ was healed when he did come:
whose praise he then pronounced.
Then praise, &c.
The woman that was grieued sore,
With an issue of blood twine yéeres & more,
Vnto her health he did restore,
in a minute of an houre:
The Captaines man that sicke did lie,
Our Sauiour healed presently,
Although he neuer came him nye,
his words alone did helpe him,
Then praise, &c.
Likewise he healed the Lepers ten,
Whose Bodies were most filthy then,
Yet none but one did come agen,
him humble thankes to render:
And he that sicke of the Palsie lay,
With shaking ioynts full many a day,
The Lord to heale him did not stay,
but straight his will fulfilled.
Then praise, &c.
The halt and lame that could not goe,
But still remained in great woe,
Our Sauiour Christ did pitty show,
and make them whole and lusty:
The man that was with Deuils possest,
And neuer liued in peace and rest,
By Christ his Word at length was blest,
and they were cleane cast from him.
Then praise, &c.
The widdowes sonne that dead did lye,
When Christ our Sauiour came not nye,
He raysed to life immediately,
vnto her ioy and comfort.
Then Mary and Martha made great moane,
Because their Brother was dead and gone,
Our Lord put life in him alone,
and he from graue came running,
Then praise, &c.
And more his heauenly might to show,
Vpon the Sea himselfe did goe,
And neuer none could yet doe so,
but onely Christ our Sauiour.
And when the Souldiers with great might
Did séeke to take him in the night,
They were not able to stand in his sight,
till he the same permitted,
Then praise, &c.
But yet for all these wonders great,
The Iewes were in a raging heat,
Whom no persawsion could intreat,
but cruelly they did kill him:
And when he left his life so good,
The Moone was turned into blood,
The Earth and Temple shaking stood,
and graues full wide did open.
Then praise, &c.
Then some of them that stood thereby,
With voices loud began to cry,
This was the Sonne of God truely,
without all kind of doubting:
And as they said, it proued plaine:
For in thrée dayes he rose, againe,
Although hée suffered, bitter pain.
both heauen and hell h [...]conquerd.
Then praise, &.
And after that ascended he,
To heauen in glorious Maiesty,
With whom God send vs all to be,
for euermore reioycing.
Then praise, &c.
FINIS.
Printed at London for H. G.