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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96864	Divine poems being meditations upon several sermons, preached at Eckington in the county of Darbie / by Mr. S.G. And put into vers by William Wood of Eckington, Gent.	Wood, William.; S. G.	1655 (1655)	Wing W3414; Thomason E844_16; ESTC R210371	9,644	23

not read but with a single eye Withall implies that some are child-like bold Call for new Lessons ere they have learnt the old Here with som sorts of lights of various shine Som dark and dim and som more chrystalline Our Fathers saw but by a shadowed light Wee have the sun shine that perspicuous light They had the dawning Wee the morning star Wee saw it home but they remote and far In this our day let us so act our parts Untill Aurora rise within our hearts That after our few dayes so transitory This star may stear us to the sun in glory EZEK 36. 26. And I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I well give you an heart of flesh WWen Israel had by graceless provocation Deserv'd God's wrath and angrie indignation By joyning with the heathen of those times In idols service such nefarious crimes Mercie in room of Judgement God did render Becaus his mercie alwaies is most tender Hee take's away remove's their heart of stone Instead thereof give 's them a fleshly one How this hard heart is aptly Qualifi'd With weak expressions shall be specifi'd A stone is dark and suteth with the night Cannot discern because it lack 's the light A stone ponderous downward doth descend Unto Earth's Center that 's it's proper end A stone that 's cold may heated be by fire But from it's heat to coldness will retire A stone hath many properties beside Sans means of grace cannot be mollifi'd The heart of stone which now wee have in hand Will not obay nor learn to understand This stonie heart it hath been hammered oft By preaching teaching yet will not be soft Though massie hammers violently have knock't it Nor force nor fire can break no nor decockt it Wee will pass by a while this heart of stone And view the New I mean the Fleshsly One The heart of flesh is fearful to offend It 's humble lowly will both bow and bend This is the wounded weeping bleeding heart Prickt with compunction suffereth grievous smart This heart of flesh assiduously relenteth And therewithall unfeignedly repenteth This heart of flesh it is the sacred Inne Which welcom 's grace and shut's the doors of Sin This heart 's a harbour refuge for devotions Which entertain's all pious spiritual motions 'T is up heap'd happiness to bee thus hearted The joy 's expresseless for to bee Converted What God can do and what he doth and how It fitly follow 's knowingly to know What God can do wee see in the Creation With wonderment exceeding admiration Hee was sole Artifex and Architector The mightie God the powerful prime protector In Heav'n and Earth and in the depths call'd Seas Hee will 's hee work 's hee can do what hee please For in his hands hee hold's the hearts of Kings Floods hills high mountains and all earthly thin And what God doth by his especial grace Doth fitly follow in this second place Wee 'le instance Esau's thirst for Jacob's blood God turn's his heart and pacifie's his mood Heaven still 's his rage Esau grow's remiss They 're reconcil'd united with a kiss Jacob at every beck call's Esau lord Jacob's smooth posture sheath's rough Esau's sword The thief in theft that all his life had spent Christ grant's his suit with grace for to repent This was the Wonderous work of God the Lord Such semblant mercie truth doth not record Was not that marvel marvellous passing strange Soul's bloody heart so suddenly to change A Persecuter to become a Preacher The high-priests tyrant should so soon turn teache In the last place it serve 's for sound direction To humble hearts from obstinate affection And for this Cure some Cordials are proposed That stony hearts may better bee difposed The first is humble pure sincere contrition Which never want's a promiss of remission The burning heart inflam'd with fire of love This antidote all hardness doth remove The heart obdurate that resisteeh good None can dissolve it but our Saviour's blood The heart must suffer pruneing by excision Before it 's capable of safe condition To hurle down hardest holds the Sacred Word More powerful is than either fire or sword ECCLES 12. 1. Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth WHen Solomon was vested in his Throne Sole supreme Soveraign Regent Lord alone He craved wisdome did the same obtain And therewithal an Indian stock of gain Honor did homage and attend his Throne Riches advanc'd him more then any one Hee gave his heart to gladness and to folly Madness did medicine his Melancholly Lets loos the rains unto all sensual lust Pamper'd his pallat to delight his gust Daintie delicious vians fowles and fish A liberal portion in a lordly dish Playes masks and motions did bewitch his sight with numerous Concubines he spent the night Such Minstrelsie as the inchanted ear Of roaring Revelists did never hear Hee and shee Singers with melodious notes Like Philomel came warbling from their throats Psaltries and Cimbals stringed Instruments Inchanting musick for his solacements In stately Structures he was Most luxurious In Robes and Raiments gallant extreme curious Gardens like Eden Fruits and Flowers for pleasure Vast minerals of Gold and Silver Treasure When with these fond delights his heart had done Hee thus conclude's All 's vain beneath the Sun Thus glutted with imaginary Joyes His vexed spirit disclaim'd these terrene toyes Let this suffice by way of Introduction This serve 's for serious solid sound Instruction Remember here implies the Moral Law The Decalogue to keep mankind in awe The Law as in a glass doth clear reflect What wee should act and what wee should neglect Remember thy Creator in thy strength Whiles thou art plump and young and life hath length Not in decrepid feeble doting daies When faculties shall fail to sound his prais Things of concernment our immortal state Must be remembred early not to late 'T is dangerous to defer until to morrow One daies delay may cause eternall sorrow On pain of death do not procrastinate Least barr'd of entrance at the marriage gate Remember now thy Span thy pettie Space Whiles thou hast Sparing in the day of grace It were ingratitude of high degree For to forget the cause created thee I mean the Mightie God the grand Creator Of the fair frame of all the worlds theater Who in six daies did consummate the same That all his works might magnifie his name Man was the master-piece of God's Creation Made marvelouflie surpassing admiration God in 's good time in the creating season Endued man with understanding reason Hee breath'd in him an ever-living Spirit On terms of Service Heav'n for to inherit But Man thus made was lost whom mercie found Only Christ's blood can cure his mortal wound FINIS