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A66465	Poetical piety, or, Poetry made pious by rendering into its method observations arising from various divine subjects, useful for these prophane and enormous times : to which is added, a brief alphabetical expositor, explaining the most intricate words made use of in this book, to the conception of a mean reader, and may serve as a remembrancer to the imperfect memory / by William Williams ...	Williams, William, of Cardigan.	1677 (1677)	Wing W2785; ESTC R8078	64,141	220

The Frontispiece SPare Hours spare Minutes Leisure did incline My Head to study Poetry Divine Who spare some time to read what I did write They both my Pains and Studies best requite But Candid Readers where You see me halt In these my first Fruits pardon my default This I acknowledge that I had a will To Versify although I wanted Skill Which contradicts a Proverb ' cause I find Verse smoothly made hard to my willing mind On the License of this Book April the Twelfth its License will appear The Sixteen Hundred Seventy Seventh Year And on the Thirteenth day if that you look 'T was Entred in the Stationers hall-Hall-Book An Advertisement AN Author of my Name hath lately writ A Sacred Book in Verse and some thought it To be my Study and their reason why Because mine Poems were and Piety But to content the World I dare it tell This Author's Writings mine may much excell Moreover thus I differ from that Man He 's Cornwal born and I am Cardigan And likewise in our Age we disagree I am near Thirty he near Sixty three POETICAL PIETY OR Poetry made Pious By rendring into its Method Obesrvations arising from various Divine Subjects useful for these Prophane and Enormous Times To which is added A Brief Alphabetical Expositor Explaining the most Intricate Words made use of in this Book to the Conception of a mean Reader And may serve as a Remembrancer to the Imperfect Memory By WILLIAM WILLIAMS a respecter of Piety and Pious Poetry Psal 30 4. Sing unto the Lord O ye Saints of his and give thanks at the Remembrance of his holiness Psal 104 33. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live I will sing praise to my God while I have my Being Vouchsafe whose Aspect on this Title look To bar your Censure till you read the Book London Printed for W. Williams at the White Swan in Black-Fryers near the Kings Printing-house 1677. To the Honourable but my most Honoured most Obliging and most Beloved Friend Sir THOMAS PRYSE of Go-gerthan in the County of Cardigan Baronet W. WILLIAMS wisheth all Temporal Blessings here and hereafter Eternal Blessedness Honoured Sir GReat and many are the Obligations since Providence so order'd it that moved me to request your Patronage of these Poems as I might thus variously instance First in that Nature so far befriended my Birth as to be a Native both of your Neighbourhood and County Likewise upon that acquaintance and if I may so far presume I might stile if the intintate acquaintance that I had with your Honour in the days of Infancy and Minority of my Age the renovation of which acquaintance in my Maturity or riper Years impos'd an Obligation upon me to Reverence and Regard your Honourable Person especially when I had Intelligence of your late approach to London and the Honour of your Courteous Visit at my Habitation before I had Information of your Abode besides these Obligations I have a regard to some others in a more peculiar manner namely those Virtuous Qualifications which manifested and still do manifest themselves in the whole course of your Sober Conversation to wit Meekness and Familiarity with these foremention'd motives More I might still nominate as touching your Candid Deportment towards my Parentage and that Affection and Amity my Father continually enjoy'd from the Bounty of your Noble Progeny all which were main Inducements provoking my Ambition to shelter my slender Conceptions under the Ornament of your Patronage and to further my attainment in this attempt I observed the Caution of the wise man in Pro. 27. v. 10. Thine own Friend and thy Fathers Friend forsake not or as I might fitly add forget not and to Reverence your Noble Name to whom I am a Debtor in respect of Service Affection and Gratitude I conjectur'd it expedient to be the Memorial of this Dedication by reason the first Fruits of my Intellectual Productions flowing from a Divine Instinct both in this and the ensuing method I must needs acknowledge it to be my great Encouragement and Satisfaction in that I am Honoured with so worthy a Patron as your Generous and Ingenious self whose Virtue Candor and Affability doubles your Honour while others exalted to a higher degree by Pride maculate their Promotion May your Honour as you are my Patron be pleased to peruse these ensuing Poems and may these Poems be worthy your perusal The best Apology J can make in mine or their defence is only this That there are variety of Inferences drawn from variety of Subjects comprehended in this little Volume some whereof may be smoother polished than others and thereby the more approveable In case that if any be found knotty and unevan I hope they may be the more dispensible if observ'd as deriving from a Novice in the Potent Science of Poetry I am dubious that your Discerning eye may find Imperfections in their Perusual But I had rather lisp and stammer forth the Praises of my God than be bruitishly silent yet must acknowledge the Theme deserved an abler Poet and I fear may in some places seem Maculated by my ruder Pen Wherefore I am Importunate in the Imploration of your Candor to Connive at my Misdemeanours in all respects and vouchsafe my Pardon from your Clemency for the presumption of this Address and those Expressions that stand in need either of Gravity or Gratitude in reference to your Parts and Person Thus Craving your Honour to accept of my Will for the Deed the which shall impose upon my self a further Obligation entituling me to remain acccording to the stile of this my sincere Subscription SIR Your Honours most Humbly Devoted and Submissive Servant to Command WILLIAM WILLIAMS An Encomium on the Honourable Sir Thomas Pryse Baronet TO speak your Fame your Merit and your Praise Befits a Lawreat Poet deck'd with Bayes Not such as I who never gain'd the Skill To Court the Muses on Parnassus Hill My Rustick and Domestick Genius yields No charming Rapture of Elizian Fields Allows me not the prospect of such things Nor yet to taste of Heliconian Springs Abjures all Fiction though the Poets due And prompts me these fair stories are not true Perswading my belief they cannot be Or it would tollerate my leave to see Then to request these things I shall omit And praise you as my Fancy thinks most fit Vouchsafe me Sir although my pen be slow To pay your Honour that respect I owe Your just Encomiums duly to Rehearse Unto a Volume soon would swell a Verse But time and tediousness for to omit I 'le speak in brief what I conjecture fit Who would compleat your Praise by due Applause Much to enlarge shall find there is a Cause But my slow Tongue finds tedious to begin That Noble Narrative what you have been Therefore I pardon crave from this to start And for the whole to manifest a part This is observ'd wherever you resort With Love and Meekness there your self Comport

that fell with Lucifer Ibid Lucifer Tempted Adam and Eve in Paradice p. 73. Since the Devil must remain in Hell he would have all in his condition p. 74. The difference betwixt Lucifer and Adams ambition p. 76. Every Soul alive may be capable of Salvation p. 78. * Christ dy'd for every Soul alive Ibid The damn'd might be saved could they but repent p. 81. * This side the Grave the vilest wretch may be freed from sin Ibid * Mans election considered Ibid. Predestination and Gods rigorous decree qualified p. 82. The Arguments drawn from the strictness of election and reprobation Ibid * An objection arising from the position of Gods decree and the Solution thereof Ibid All mankind fell in Adam p. 83. * The elect must be sinners by nature as well as others For all sinn'd without exception Ibid * An opinion of the Heathen World as how judged and how saved p. 85. 1 God stampt a law in mans heart which is the law of nature Ibid 2 God made a Law of works and delivered it to Moses writ in Tables of stone p. 86. 1 Faith the Tenor of the Gospel Ibid 2 Gods Covenant with Abraham p. 87. 2 Whom the Law convicts the Gospel will reprieve Ibid 2 Some derive ill consequences from the doctrine of predestination p. 88 Cain no Reprobate by positive decree p. 89. 1 Esau no Reprobate by predestination p. 91. Election and Reprobation depending on Mans penitence or his presumption p. 93. 1 God intended the Salvation of all by the mission of Christ p. 94. 1 The Christian his behaviour towards God p. 96. 1 His deportment towards Man p. 97. His decency towards himself p. 98. 1 His carriage towards the World Ibid 2 The Christian resembles the Publican p. 100. He will not bring forth Fruit to himself p. 102. 1 He hath content in every State Ibid 2 He hath nothing yet possesseth all things Ibid 3 His life is hid with Christ in God p. 103. 1 No weapon formed against him shall prosper p. 104. Monarchy Metamorphosed to Democracy p. 108. Obedience deniable to the Vsurpers of Authority p. 109. Ministers ought to be paid their Tribute p. 112. Man ought to be really holy and not so thought of p. 122. A Brief Table of additional observations pertinent to this Book DIvine Ejaculations or pious breathings p. 154. A spiritual Hymn to the praise of God p. 147. The various significations of the word World in Scriptures p. 156. On the words Exploration Deploration Imploration Ibid On the words Easeless Endless and Remediless Ibid On Faith Hope and Charity p. 157. On God the King and the Church Ibid Of God viz. the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Ibid Of Gods afflicting man for evil p. 158. Of Gods not regarding sometimes the prayers of his own Servants Ibid On Mat. 6.33 But seek ye first the Kingdom of God p. 159. On the the word Amen and its significations Ibid On the happiness of him that truly fears and serves God Ibid On Servitude and Freedom p. 160. An Inference touching Mortality drawn from the temporality of the Popes Holiness Ibid PARADOXES On the righteousness of man in Christ p. 161. Of death either in sin to sin or for sin On mans Birth Death and Buriall as naturally and spitually considered Ibid On Gen. 31.5 And Jacob sware by the fear of his Father Isaac On the words of David in Psalm the 47. v. 8. Awake up my glory Ibid Vpon this expression of the Prophet Jeremiah Jer. 51.16 Thy words were found and I did eat them Ibid The conclusion p. 163. The Authors Apology for himself to God GLorious and Grations thou great God of might Assist me by thy Spirit to Indite Some extract from thy Book and this Rehearse Though thy Divinest Prose in Divine Verse Perchance hereby it may take some effect In Verse on those that all the Prose neglect Yet I expect not to attain this end Vnless thy Blessings do the means attend Permit me Lord if it thy pleasure be To ponder what may render praise to thee Vouchsafe me thy assistance so each Line Shall have dependance on what is Divine For 't is my Aime I speak it without shame I this request to magnifie thy Name But as I should I dare not say I can Without thy Aid because I am a man Consider my defects be pleas'd to guide My Head Heart Hand lest my Penslip aside Grant whilst I study in thy Word thy Will I may my self the same seek to fulfill And through thy Grace prevent my doing ill Oft have I crav'd thy pardon for my Crimes Again the same committed divers times Offend and pardon crave crave and offend Will be I fear my course to my lives end But not without a willingness to be From all offences Innocent and free And whilst my will and my acknowledgment To my transgressions render no assent Thus I conclude though seeds of sin remain Within me over me sin shall not Reign E're death begins my fleshly Veil to Rent By true Repentance make me Innocent Good God my maker I thee humbly pray That Hallelujahs I may sing for aye To thee with those thy Mercies did translate From Earth to Heaven there to contemplate Thy Glory and thy Greatness where among Ten thousand times ten thousand Saints is Sung The Song of Moses and that of the Lamb Which th' Prophets bore a part and Miriam So full of Triumph so Harmoniously That Angels Eccho'd forth its Mellody Oh! could I but obtain my sweet desire To Sing my part with this Caelestial Quire Then I thy greatness greatly should admire And were I but prepared for Heavens mirth My Gladness should transport me there from Earth Where Choristers of Saints and Cherubims Angels Archangels Sacred Seraphims Each in their order warble forth and Sing Caelestial Hymns and Anthems to their King And Christ their Saviour for his Suffering That I might sing in Heaven evermore I fain would try to Sing on Earth before Thus I ambitious am to find my Tongue By thee refin'd to sing a sacred Song Vnto thy Holiness whilst here below Thou dost my Being Lord to me bestow A Song of Recantation from each sin To Sanctitie Salvation for to Win And that I may thy Servant ever be Thy Blessing and thy Grace confer on me The Weakness and the Errors Lord are mine But all that 's Good to thee I re-assigne And let the Praise and Glory all be thine The Authors Apology for himself to Men. THe Reason why on Divine things I write Is that my Subjects will my pains requite I dare affirm who best perceives the cause 'T is not conceited nor to gain applause They are allow'd the contrary will judge While these pass Censure I 'le forbear to grudge I can discern it does exceed the Pen Of the most skilful for to please all men One likes not this another likes not that The Writer's mean or 's writing dull