%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> ENGLAND's New Bell-man: / Bringing into all Peoples Ears, God's dreadful Judgment to this / Land and Kingdom; Prognosticated by the great Eclipse of the Sun, / March 29, 1652; the strange Effects to continue, 1654, 1655, 1656; / to the Amazement of the whole World. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 07/17/2021 37387

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R176707 1 O Man in / Disperation O Man in Desperation O Man in / Desperation AWake, awake, O England, / sweet England now awake, Repent therefore, O England, / the Day that draweth near. [with variation] British Library - Bagford Editor none none none none Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 47 2: 48 ENGLAND's New Bell-man: / Bringing into all Peoples Ears, God's dreadful Judgment to this / Land and Kingdom; Prognosticated by the great Eclipse of the Sun, / March 29, 1652; the strange Effects to continue, 1654, 1655, 1656; / to the Amazement of the whole World. ENGLAND's New Bellman: Bringing into all People's Ears, God's dreadful Judgment to this Land and Kingdom; Prognosticated by the great Eclipse of the Sun, March 29, 1652; the strange Effects to continue, 1654, 1655, 1656; to the Amazement of the whole World. ?-? W.O.

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AWake, awake, O England, sweet England now awake, And to thy Prayers speedily do thou thyself betake; The Lord thy God is coming within the Sky so clear, Repent therefore, O England, the Day that draweth near. The dreadful Day of Vengeance, is shortly now at hand, When fearful burning Fire shall waste both Sea and Land; And all Mens hearts shall fail them; to see such things appear; Repent, etc. The worldly Wise and Prudent, shall fall besides their wits, And wish the Hills to fall on them, in these their frantick Fits: No succour, help nor comfort, for them shall then appear; Repent, etc. The Seas and Rivers running, shall roar in grievous wise, The Beasts in Pastures feeding, still strain forth grievous cries.
The Skies shall flame with fire, the Earth shall burn so clear; Repent therefore, O England, the day it draweth near. The glorious holy Angels, shall then their Trumpets sound, The Dead shall hear their Voices, as they lye in the ground; Then all the Graves shall open, and dead Men shall appear; Repent, etc. The Devil will be ready then, each Creature to accuse; And shew how in their life-time, they did themselves abuse; And every Man's own Conscience, for Witness shall appear; Repent, etc. The words of every Creature, their thoughts and deeds, I say, Shall follow them together, in that most dreadful day: And no respect of Persons, shall at that day appear; Repent therefore, O England the day it draweth near.
But such as have done justly, shall wear the Crown of Life; The Wicked shall be damned, to sorrow, pain and grief: In boyling brans of Brimstone, with doleful heavy cheer; Repent therefore, O England, the Day it draweth near. But woe unto that Woman, which then with Child shall go, And to the silly Nurses, which do give suck also; When as the Day of Judgment so grievous shall appear; Repent, etc. And pray with tears most constant, unto the Lord of Might, That in the frozen Winter you do not take your flight: Nor that upon the Sabbath, that peril do appear; Repent, etc. Let all good Christian People, repent therefore in time; And from their hearts lamenting, each former grievous Crime: Prepare themselves with gladness, to watch when Christ shall come; The trump shall sound on a sudden, and no Man knows how soon: Repent, etc.
For all things are fulfilled, which Christ before had told, Small Faith is now remaining, and Charity's grown cold; Great Signs and Wonders we have seen within the Earth and Sky; Repent, etc. Why dost thou put thy confidence in strong and stately Towers? Why takest thou such pleasure in building sumptuous Bowers? Rejoycing in thy Pastures, and Park of Fallow-dear; Repent, etc. Why seekest thou deceitfully to purchase treasure great? Or why dost thou through Usury, the bread of poor Men eat? Why doth thy life and living, so filthily appear? Repent, etc. Wherefore let all good People upon their knees proceed, In making earnest Prayers, for never was more need; That God may spare the Punishment even for his Mercy meer And give us Grace to bear in mind, thy Judgment-day is near.
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