Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	age_n	youth_n	youthful_a	20	3	10.2878	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80028	Divine blossomes. A prospect or looking-glass for youth: wherein and whereby he may plainly behold and see a supereminency and super-excellency of grace and religion, beyond the worlds honor, glory, fame, repute, pleasure, joy, delight, love,. [sic] And all other lower accomodations whatsoever. Laid down to youth by exciting parallel between [brace] earths honor carnal pleasure inordinate love [brace] and [brace] heavens glory and spiritual pleasure divine love. Under every of which particulars, the author exemplarily expresseth himself in a varied verse. / Composed by a hearty wel-wisher to the youthful generation, Francis Cockin, alias Cokayne.	Cockin, Francis.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4873; Thomason E1652_1; ESTC R209121	43,716	131

at present 't is he cannot say 3. But he that is a travelling each hour And seldome off the Road can best discover Each miry Bog The like hath he the power To do in any Art that is a Lover Thereof and a sound Student therein To which and to his Nature there 's some kin 4. My years being tender and well neer their Bloom My blood being hot and swelling in my veins Cares being strangers vigour taking room Who better may greet youth with pleasant strains Who better may describe and speak to 's Nature Than I that am a young and youthful Creature 5. Youth may say Age layes too much burthen on them Having forgot what they in youth did do May think their solid precepts much may wrong them Or be too hard for Youth to attain unto There being disparity in Age They may object their counsel is too sage 6. But these and many other such like cavils Are ta'n away while youth to youth doth speak Young ones best know what young ones soonest gravels Their folly their vain courses where they 'r weak There 's a propensity in youthful nature Congruity in almost every feature 7. What shall I say to youthful years Abuses Them to describe should I now make my task Taking away their vain and fond Excuses Too much time pains and labour would it ask Again then must I old Age blame and check ' Cause they neglected carelesly to deck 8. Their Childrens tender years with virtues veil Which is the cause their Lives are now so bad For Virtue might as well in Youth prevail If that her solid precepts they had had Train up a Childe with precepts good and sage And he will not forget the same in Age. 9. But how can Youth Alas how can he chuse But vile and vain disordered Courses take When as his Parent never did him use To contradict nor good to him to speak Ground sown with Nettles cannot bring forth Wheat He 's like to thrive that eateth dirt for meat 10. Oh Parents what account d' ye think to make To great Jehov ' at the great Judgement-day Oh! how will ye appear what can ye speak The want of precepts made your Children stray Their language then'll be this when they shall see ye Oh cursed Parents Cursed cursed be ye 11. H●d it not been for you we had not come Into this place of Soul-tormenting pain You made us guilty of this heavy doom In that you cherish'd us in courses vain You might have been the means of our Salvation But you have been the means of our Damnation 12. Cursed be you with an eternal curse Curs'd be the time wherein you us begat Curs'd be the wombe that bore's she that did's nurse Curs'd be all they that much rejoyc'd at Our Birth and Being miserable we That are confin'd in Torments e'r to be 13. Oh cursed Parents you the woful cause Of this our woful case most truly were In that you let us violate Gods laws Neglected to instruct us in his fear Cursed we say for ever curs'd be you Because the means of this our curse are you 14. You cocker'd when you should have us instructed You brought us up in vanity and sin You laught with us when you should's corrected And that encourag'd us our courses in You lookt not to us with an eye severe We never from you did sound precepts hear 15. Parents what think ye of this woful greeting Is' t nothing for to bed in flames of fire And be saluted at your heavy meeting With stripes strokes with whips of knotted wire Look for no less your children will do so What will not black Revenge fierce iury do 15. Bowels of love are turned there to hate Your Children are transformed into Devils I can't conceive my Pen cannot relate How they 'l torment ye ' for those forbid Evils That they did learn from your vain conversation Which greatly did conduce to their damnation 16. Indeed Can they do less then torture you That were the cause that they are thus tormented Parents Remember this Consider now In time lest your damnation be augmented By their company in those fierce flames That ever burn and nought their fury tames 17. Your greatest Duty lie not in providing Them here a portion and in laying up Such things for them as if they 'd here abiding For evermore and should not taste the Cup That 's in Gods hand containing Wine that 's red For them that know him not by 's fury bred 18. But I do not intend to task my Muse At present for to speak unto old Age No at the present I the same refuse Yet shall my matter be both grave and sage 'T is Youth to whom I do intend my speech 'T is Youth I do as Auditor beseech 19. I shall not read Lectures of good Behaviour Now unto Age how they should wisely live How act themselves that all their acts might savour Of Good a good Example for to give To imitative Youth that notes each thing They do and does the like in many a thing 20. And though I have hinted yet I have no more Than given an hint of that same weighty charge Of Childrens Education on the score Of those that keep them those of riper age Those acts of yours that you think time doth smother Are kept alive being acted by another 21. 'T is Gospel-Exhortation BE DISCREET As well to Youth as Age directly given 'T is not to one but doth both Sexes greet Speaks to all persons that look after Heaven Be circumspect and wise Redeem the time You that would live in that all-glorious Clime 22. Old Age remember God doth notice take Of al your words your gestures thoughts and deeds Of each of which you must a reckoning make From Thoughts come Word and from thence Action breeds God views your Generation Children see The Devils mind then see you wary bee Excitations 1. But tender Youth Come hearken lend an Ear My thoughts on you at present I do spend It is to you to you I do declare That which unto Soul-safety much doth tend Now thou art young and sound and strong in stature Remember Oh Remember thy Creator 2. Begin betimes to seek the King of glory At whose right hand pleasures for evermore Do bide and dwell whose worth the Angels story And they with Saints and Seraphims adore Up up Youth and pursue this glorious prize Shake shake off sloth come quickly quickly rise 3. Thy blood is hot Youth let that heat excite thee And stir thy spirits move them to a flame Collect thy spirits strength here 's that will fight thee Arise arise thy sloth I greatly blame 'T is Glory 't is a Kingdome 't is laid down The brows of the victorious for to crown 4. Come here are brave attempts noble atchievements Here here 's the way the way to purchase honor Here 's truly noble truely brave employments To be a Souldier under Christs owne Banner The God of Heaven and