CXXXIII.

St. JOHN Chap. XXI. Ver. 4, 5, 6.

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4. When the morning was now come, Jefus Stood on the fhore: but the difciples knew not that it was Fefus.

5. Then Fefus faid unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6. And he faid unto them, Caft the net on the right fide of the ship, and ye shall find. They caft therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

CXXXIV.

The Feast of Pentecoft, and Defcent of the Holy Ghost.

AND

ND now arriv'd the Day our Lord affign'd,
For the blefs'd Spirit's defcent, one Place, one
Mind,

To all the faithful Flock who him confeft,
And the Great Mother there among the rest.
When from the rifled Heav'ns was heard a Noife,
Loud as the rolling Tempeft's dreadful Voice:
And loe, like cloven Tongues a lambent Flame,
Which from the bright celeftial Regions came,
On every Head affembled there did reft,
And fill'd with facred Raptures, every Breast.
The God, the God within 's by Wonders shown,
They fpake his Praise in Language not their own.
That awful Voice which from High Heav'n came
down,

Had all around alarm'd the facred Town:

The pious Strangers foon affembled were,
Who did to their Great Pafchal-Feaft repair.
Each in his native Dialect amaz'd,

By Men unletter'd heard the Great Creator prais'd.

CXXXIV.

ACTS Chap. II. Ver. 1, to 12.

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1. And when the day of Pentecoft was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2. And fuddenly there came a found from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the houfe where they were fitting.

3. And there appeared unto them cleven tongues, like as of fire, and it fat upon each of them:

4. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghoft, and began to Speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5. And there were dwelling at Jerufalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven, &c.

CXXXV.

Peter's Sermon to the Multitude.

WHen fervent Cephas with th' Eleven arose,

And to the Crowd did thus the Truth dif
clofe :

-You fee accomplish'd what has been foretold,
By Men belov'd of Heav'n, infpir'd of old.
All Flesh, fays God, shall my Salvation know,
My facred Spirit I will on all bestow:
Infpir'd fhall then your Sons and Daughters be,
The Old fhall Dreams, the Young shall Visions fee:
Wonders in Earth and Air fhall then appear,
And make the guilty World diffolve for Fear:
A Heav'n of Fire, whence Show'rs of fanguine Rain,
Direful Portent! fhall Earth's fad Face diftain.
The Sun fhall in unnatʼral Darkness mourn,
The Moon's fair Lamp to Blood and Horror turn;
Before our Lord fhall in the Clouds
appear,
Before his Great and Dreadful Day be here:
'Tis He, 'tis He, whom you with Hands pro-
fane,

The Good! the Juft! have crucify'd and flain;
But him did his Great Father raise again;
Does him, his Only Son, triumphant own,

Lord of both Worlds He fits,and shares th' Eternal's

Throne,

CXXXV.

ACTS Chap. II. Ver. 14, to 36.

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14. Peter ftanding up with the eleven, lift up his voice, and faid unto them, Te men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerufalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15. For thefe are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16. But this is that which was Jpoken by the prophet Joel,

17. And it fall come to pass in the last days, faith God) I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your fons and your daughters shall prophefie, and your young men fhall fee vifions, and your old men fhall dream dreams, &c.