Solomons Sacrifice.
With his prayer in Gibeon, and how God ap-
peared to him in a vision and granted his request.
To a pleasant new tune.
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OF all the Kings in Israel,
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that raigned long agoe,
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I doe remember very well,
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that Chronicles doe show,
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That when it fell to Solomon,
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He proved such a Paragon,
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As never was there any one,
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as after you shall know.
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For when he came to bee a King,
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He feared God in every thing,
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In Sacrifice and Worshipping
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great cost he did bestow.
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There was a place in Israel
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calld Gibeon at that day,
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And thither went King Solomon
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to Sacrifice and pray.
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But God did in a vision
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Appeare unto King Solomon,
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Whilst he was yet in Gibeon
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and thus to him did say:Because of thy humility,
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Ask what thou wilt O King of me,
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And speak that I may give it thee
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before thou goest away.
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Then Solomon thus answered,
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to thee be alwaies praise,
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For that as thou hast promised
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in our forefathers dayes,
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For that as thou hast promised
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Not to leave their seat unfurnished
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But to leave it garnished
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by me that seekes thy wayes.
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Thy holy wisedome grant to me,
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thy holy Lawes to understand,
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An understanding heart to see
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the judgements of the Land:That I may wel govern the same
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As justice rightly ought to frame,
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To the glory of thy holy name,
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with mercy in my hand.
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Then God which took it in good part
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that Solomon had said,
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Because it was so in his heart,
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to aske as he had prayd:He said, I will give unto thee,
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As never none the like shall be,
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Neither before nor after thee,
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therefore be not afraid.
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And I wil give thee wisdom great
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and treasure passing store,
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Now sitting on thy Fathers seat,
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as no King had before.
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With that arose King Solomon,
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And went away from Gibeon,
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To guide the charge he took upon,
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as no King had before,
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Then after that in Israel,
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He raigned long their king ful wel
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As all the holy booke can tell,
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with great increase and store.
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