REGA I N'D. BOOK II. EAN while the new-baptiz'd, who yet remain'd ME At Jordan with the Baptift, and had seen Him whom they heard fo late exprefly call'd And on that high authority had believ’d, And with him talk'd, and with him lodg'd, I mean 5 ΙΟ 15 Sought Sought lost Elijah, so in each place these The city' of palms, AEnon, and Salem old, Then on the bank of Jordan, by a creek, 20 25 Where winds with reeds and ofiers whisp'ring play, Their unexpected lofs and plaints out breath'd. Alas, from what high hope to what relapse Unlook'd for are we fall'n! our eyes beheld Meffiah certainly now come, so long 30 Expected of our fathers; we have heard His words, his wifdom full of grace and truth; 35 The kingdom shall to Ifrael be restor❜d: Thus we rejoic'd, but foon our joy is turn'd For whither is he gone, what accident Hath rapt him from us? will he now retire 40 Our expectation? God of Ifraël, Send thy Meffiah forth, the time is come; Behold the kings of th' earth how they oppress Thy chofen, to what highth their pow'r unjust 45 They have exalted, and behind them caft All All fear of thee; arise and vindicate Thy glory, free thy people from their yoke. 50 Nor will withdraw him now, nor will recall, 55 Mock us with his bleft fight, then fnatch him hence; Soon we shall see our hope, our joy return. 60 Thus they out of their plaints new hope resume To find whom at the first they found unfought: But to his mother Mary, when she saw Others return'd from baptifm, not her son, Nor left at Jordan, tidings of him none, Within her breast though calm, her breaft though pure, Motherly cares and fears got head, and rais'd 66 Some troubled thoughts, which fhe in fighs thus clad. 70 In fuch a season born when scarce a shed Could be obtain'd to fhelter him or me From the bleak air; a ftable was our warmth, A |