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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

Earth the Captain is The cause is good 't is for eternal bliss 5. O put on courage Let that boyling blood That heats your veins turn into holy rage Bid Sin avaunt let Sathan be withstood And in that holy War your selves engage Redeem your time your freedomes and your selves For all are Captives unto hellish Elves 6. Your enemy is strong a potent foe He 's full of might of policy and skill The World the Flesh do joyn their strength un●● Most earthly Powers do obey his will Things that do look with seeming glorious faces Principalities and Foes in heavenly places 7. You have to fight against Engines of War Your Foe-man hath sleights stratagems and wildes Whereby he often conquers from afar And often many Creatures he beguiles We are his Slaves and in fell bondage all Stand at his beck and run when he doth call Encouragements 8. and Exhortations Oh let us rouze us quitting sinful floth And put on courage and go forth with might For to engage in fight let 's not be loth Because we lose our Souls else and their right What though our Foe be strong our Captain 's stronger What though his arm be long our Captain 's longer 9. The Body 's broke Up up and take the spoyl The Body of our foes puissant strength Our noble Captain ' th given Death the foyl And we shall be victorious to him at length Fall on Fall on our foes are in a Rout The Victory is ours out of doubt 10. Right noble Spirits true heroick Minds Delight t' engage where Courage may appear I have oft heard how glad He is that finds A desperate attempt that may him dare And this they do that the shrill Trump of Fame Unto the Age may blazon forth their Name 11. Argument 1. But young Men Heark ye If that airy honour May move hot Spirits to adventure far Then what may this under Jehovah's Banner For your owne Interests t' attempt a War Y' are Slaves to Sin and to each Humour then Arise arise and quit your selves like Men. 12. The Spoyl is good the Triumph and the Joy Is great and glorious Ever doth endure Time sha'nt wear out Oblivion sha'nt destroy Your Trophees of Renown you shall be sure Ever to have and therewithall a Crown Of lasting Glory when this life 's laid down 13. Each valiant Act and each Heroick Deed You do or ever shall attempt to do With real Heart taking respective heed Shall much the glory of your Crown ad to For every Lust you conquer and subdue Joy Peace and Comfort will to you ensue 14. Argument 2. Nay 'T is high Honour for you then to joyn With Gods own Son the Heir of Earth and Heaven Your spirits then with his Spirit combine For to destroy all Sin his Life was given He came to overthrow the works of th' Devil The same do you when you oppose an Evil. 15. Youth would'st have Honour Prethee tell me then What is' t to be Favourite to a King The King of Kings that rules and reigneth when The world shall cease and every earthly thing This thou shalt be if thou dost to him live A Crown and Kingdome likewise he 'l thee give 16. Tell me then Can thy strength be laid out better Can thy hot vigorous Youth it self imploy For more advantage then to make him Debter Unto thee that doth Heaven and Earth enjoy His Love thou gain'st by living in his will Shalt Him and his possesse on Zions Hill 12. Oh lay not out the strength of youthful years To feed foul humours and a fond desire Vain pleasures will procure eternal tears And make thee lodge in everlasting fire Resist oppose thy youthful inclination That leads thee captive to each sordid passion 13. Wilt serve him whom thou art asham'd to own As Master of the work that thou dost do Be not deceiv'd but look what thou hast sown Thou canst not but expect to reap also Bur-seed doth Burs Dill-seed doth Dill bring forth The fruit and seed are ever of like worth 14. Thou sow'st in Flesh of Flesh thou shalt reap shame But if in Spirit glory thou shalt find Permit not puny pleasure for to maim Thy Souls best strength nor to enerve thy Mind Thou canst not say but 't is an absurd evil To give the worst to God the best to th' Devil 15. Tax me not Young-man that I do enjoyn Thee to a thing impossible to do No I 'l assure thee here is not a line But 't is thy safety to comply unto 'T is not by Hear-say that the thing I tell But by Experience I know it well 〈…〉 21. My heart esteems't the noblest design That ere my youth can make adventure on Unto Jehove to make a full resign And in my Soul for to set up his Throne I would that he should reign o're me as King And every thought to his Subjection bring 22. His service I esteem at such a rate I would not leave it for to be a King An Emperour the mightyest Potentate The Earth ere bore I do esteem that thing Of far less worth in Splendor far more dim Then for to be a Servant unto him 23. I scorne a Crown an Earthly Diadem The Scepter of this universe to sway Compared with that matchlesse glorious Gem Of grace for why that Honour 's but a day But grace doth bring to glory evermore Makes a possessour of all glorious Store 24. If that a Crown was layed at my feet As sure as I do live there should it lie If with Emperial honour men should greet Me as the greatest Earthly majesty I would refuse that honour and that grace For those same troubles that attend the place 25. Much more would I contemn it if it should Be proffer'd to me if I would forsake The Service of my God or if I would My self subservient to my humours make No such petty honour I disown I eye no less then an alglorious Crown 26. An Earthly Crown 's too mean for my desire Too base an object for my heart to fix on My Spirit 's fill'd with more Heroick fire I beauty love not such a dull complexion My Noble Soul doth crave a bigger boone I must injoy that sacred Three in one 27. Your fading honour I esteem as dung Earth's weltering glory as the dirt in street I will not lodg one thought thereof among Those noble thoughts my Soul do dayly greet Base servile earth avaunt I 'l not enslave My thoughts with thee if I the world might have 28. Alas poor earth what 's all that thou canst give Or dost afford when sorrow greets the mind Wherein can an awakened conscience live What cordial in thy Store-house can it find Thou canst not give thereto one dram of peace 'T is not in thee to make distraction cease 29. Alas Alas thy glories are too mean Too mean an object for the Souls desire The Souls desire's vast and too extreme 'T is too extreme and heat with better fire Then

say'd to Hanny Am not I more to thee than children many 129. So in Jehove is far more to be found Than in all Creatures if conjoyn'd together All creature-sweet is in a moment drown'd In those delights that he affordeth whither The Soul at all times freely may resort And with those pleasures may it self disport 130. Pleasures sweet pleasures precious delights To these expressions youngling sure I see thee Attend and bend thine ear come nought affrights Be sober and let those expressions chear thee God is the rist of beauty peace and love Joy and delight and therefore to him move 131. As from a mighty fountain that disperses Its great aboundance thorough many springs And in those narrow channels quickly passes And spreads its self and waters divers things So doth Jehove from his own fullness give What ever good the creature can receive 132. Now 't is absurd to think much more to say That there resides that fullness in one Spring That in the fountain head it self doth stay No more can any creature comfort bring That peace joy Satisfaction to the mind That in Jehove himself thy Soul may find 133. Extract what ere thou canst from ev'ry creature And pack that lovelynesse all up in one Beauty from one and from another feature Perfection resteth not in one alone From a third virtue a well composed Spirit That sweetnesse patience mildnesse doth enherit 134. Nay take the Quintessence of ev'ry thing That thou in any creature good canst call And then know this that all that good doth spring From God its fount and its original And if one single good so lovely is What 's he in whom thou maist them all possesse 135. Note this young man and deep impression give it Upon thine heart endorse it on thy mind Upon thy judgment do it fast on rivet And let it equal entertainment find To things of far lesse worth inferiour beauty Remove from that and give to this that duty 136. Thou canst not say that this is a demand Unreasonable of thee to be ask'd The worth of th' object rightly understand And then thou 'lt not complain that thou art task'd In any service that thou undertak'st For it to do nor that deer thou forsak'st 137. It for to gain cause worth far less doth move Thee cost labour and strength for to lay out To be an humble servant in her love And think 't a bliss to be employ'd about At any time the service of her pleasure Which to fullfill thou sparest for no treasure 138. And all 's to gain what may be lost to morrow But if not so yet 's but a petty good A sweet that doth contain a deal of sorrow A peace that many discontentments hood Leave not the kernel for the empty shell When as thou mayst enjoy'm both aswell 139. But to look ore those petty petty sweets That thou endearest to thee as thy life And for to mention some of many feates That in thy nature 's acted very rife Thou ne'r dost leave till thou hast found an object Whereto thou makest thine affections subject 140. Oh! might thy active thoughts employ themselves No lesse in seeking out to find abode ' Cquaintance and friendship and him that e'r dwels Between the Cherubims thy heaven thy God Thy self cast down before him prostrate ly With resolution if I dy I dy 141. This thou wilt do to gain her worthlesse favour On whom thou dost thy fond affection pitch There is no good like that that thou canst favour Nor any thing that thou esteem'st so much Therefore thou layst out all thy Art and strength With strong desire her to enjoy at length 142. The Suns bright rayes do far less comfort yeild Then doth the sunny beauty of her face To which thou thinkest that the fragrant field Is lesse delightfull nor of so much grace There is no happiness thou canst espy Out of the sun-shine of thy Mistris's eye 143. Thy life and happinesse lies in her smiles Thy death and misery in her frown consisteth Thy fond affection thus thy judgment spoiles Will and desire do in thee what them listeth Affection will and vain desire together Do lead th'enthraled judgment any whither 144. But oh fond youth that thou could'st turn about And see that worth from which thou turn'st thy face Ah! did'st thou but behold it out of doubt Thou would'st endeavour for to give it place T is worth where from th'algorious Queere of Heaven Have all their happinesse unto them given 145. T is worth affording each Soul faculty A full contentment of all needful things A real worth where's no deceit no ly Perfect delight and joy that 's free from stings 'T is more then th' Quintessence of every good It is a worth that can't be understood 146. It is a worth from whenceall worth's derived 'T is real substance thine a vain conceit 'T is death eternal for to be deprived Sight of the face of that al-glorious wight 'T is life e'rlasting it for to enjoy Where 's all delight and peace without annoy 147. A dark and loathsome Dungeon is that place Of no delight but sorrow now to thee That thy dear Loves sweet presence us'd to grace Where thou her lovely-face did'st use to see Her sunny beauty was that place's light To thee her absence mak'st a darksome night 148. This thou experiencest and knowst it truth But in the Suuny beauty of Gods eye Regardlesse negligent vain witlesse youth Thou knowst not what an happinesse doth ly For 't is his face his presence that makes Heaven Who sees it not of all joys are bereaven 149. Ah! couldst but half consider what it is To live without him be depriv'd the place Of his abode the misery to miss The sight of his best smiles his lovely grace 'T would break thy heart to think upon that sorrow That thou must feele thereby with deadly horrour 150. The losse of any creature Love i'n't so That losse may in an other be repaired Beare but the grief no punishment may go Along therewith beside that may be spared Considering for ought thou know'st that losse It had by thee might 'ave prov'd a cruel crosse 151. For why on earth no sweet's without some sowre There is no peace without some discontentment Withoutsome weakness there 's no strength no power No earth without some grief can't make presentment Of any joy unto thee in the least At its vain Loves let not thy soul then feast 152. But least some persons should exceptions take By misinterpreting my aime my drift And say Gods ordinance I uselesse make And chastity is a peculiar gift I wish such persons rightly to conceive me I aime at no such thing if they 'll beleeve me 153. I don't condemn such Love as lawfull is But fain would lead the creature a pitch higher Above all first to seek eternal blisse To God himself would have the Soul aspire Would have it first to mind the things of heaven Then all things else shall