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A70872	Rockes improved comprising certaine poeticall meditations extracted from the contemplation of the nature and quality of rockes, a barren and harsh soyle, yet a fruitfull and delightfull subject of meditation / by VVilliam Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1641 (1641)	Wing P4054; ESTC R11087	36,986	58

Bruise breake themselves against them who must check And blame themselves not them for this their wreck 13. God first ingrav'd his Sacred Lawes upon A Marble Rocke z a Table made of Stone Not brittle Glasse soft Paper that they might Out last all time God still his Lawes doth write On hardest Rockes Saints stable a Hearts whereby They Time survive and gaine eternity The two first Stony Tables whereupon God stampt his Lawes broke lost were long agon These harder Tables of Saints Hearts remaine And in them Gods blest Lawes for aye retaine Lord I my heart a b Rocke have made O carve Therein thy Lawes from which it may not swarve And since it shall out-dure the firmest Rocke O this rich treasure ever in it locke Yea make each Saints Stone-Heart the Treasury Of thy sweete Lawes for all eternity 14. Rockes in most places thinly scatred are Saints in all places are most c thinne and rare d Dispersed here and there where hid they lye In secret Corners in obscurity Driven from Country Lands House Home by those Who for their e Goodnesse onely are their Foes 15. Rockes burnt to f Lime doe fasten joyne sement Stones in all Buildings and them free from rent Yea laid on barren Grounds where nought would spring They make them fertile and great Crops to bring So Gods Elect when melted by the Flame Of his sweete Spirit g knit unite the Frame And Stones of his Church here on Earth together And keepe out Errours Sects that would it sever Yea sent to barren Soiles where grew no Grace They make them h fruitfull and in better case 16. Rockes cut and polisht turne to richest Gems Become Kings Treasures i crowne their Diadems Saints squar'd and polisht from their drosse by Grace Prove Gods rich k Jewels in his Crowne have place Lord so refine me that I may be set A Stone Pearle Jewel in thy Coroner Amidst those Saints which thou reput'st such Gems As farre excell out-shine all Diadems Sweete Jesus make me of thy Chosen Flocke That I like them may be a blessed Rocke Meditations of the fourth Classe sampling Rockes and Rockie Hearts with ungodly Men together YEt more me thinkes Rockes represent to all Mans Rockie Heart and Nature since the fall In some Respects wherein they well agree With Stony Hearts from which God make us free 1. Rockes are exceeding l Shamelesse Impudent Nought will them daunt or cause for to relents So men of Stony Hearts have m Browes of S●●●●● Faces of Rocke which no blush shame can feele No shamefull Sinne Convictions or Disgrace Will daunt or cause them once to hide the Face It is their n glory to be voyd of shame And vaunt of that which doth them most defame 2. Rockes shew no mercy but to o peeces mall Breake bruise or hurt all those on whom they fall So men of Rockie hearts are p mercilesse And breake bruise teare crush all they doe oppresse No Cries Parts Vertues Merits can asswage Their cruell Projects nor divert their Rage O let me rather fall into the Pawes Of q Beares or Lyons than an hard Hearts James 3. Rocks make those r Milstones which doe grinde bruise teare The Corne we use to make us Bread or Beere So men of Rockie Hearts still serve to s grinde Presse bruise Gods Chosen till they be refinde From all their Huskes of sinne and made meete Food For Gods sweete Pallate to their greatest Good 4. Some Rockes burnt in the Fornace harder grow And nought but t St●ele or Iron from them flow Which serves to breake hew polish fit and square Rude Rockes and Stones and Stately piles to reare Gods fery Fornace Rockie Hearts makes more v Hard and obdurate than they were before Yea all its scorching Heate the which they feele Serves but to turne them into harder Steele Or Iron for to breake hew polish pare The Rockes and Stones which God layes in the rare And choisest Buildings of his Church whose walls Are x built not ras'd with these hard Iron Malls And Tooles of Steele though they no y Part nor share Have in the Temples which they helpe to reare 5. The most mischievous Instruments of war Wounds Bloodshed first from z Rockes extracted ar As Canons Musquets Bullets Sword Bills Speares With other weapons where with Man kills teares Torments Maimes Stabs his Brother in despite As if he did in nought but Blood delight So from Mens Stony a Hearts first flow and spring All Mischiefes Murders Warres Sinnes each ill thing These were the Artists which did first invent Each bloody murth'ring warlike Instrument The Shops in which they forged were the Armes That weild them still work a world of Harmes O cursed Hearts of Rocke from whence doe flow All Evills Mischiefes woes we heare see know Lord free and ever keepe us from such Hearts Which are the Cause of all our Sinnes Ills Smarts 6. Rocker make those in them b carelesse Proud Secure From feare of Danger Stony Hearts are sure To make all c such in whom they a●e and snare Them in great Mischieses ere they be aware Rockes are d exceeding Hard and sooner broke Than squar'd or polisht with the Axes stroke Mens Stony Hearts so hard and flinty are That all Gods A●es Judgements e cannot square Them to his Rules nor cause them to amend And sooner breake than rent or make them bend He who in hardest f Stones of old imprest His Sacred Lawes upon a Rockie Brest Cannot ingrave them Lord what Hearts of Flint Have Men whereon thy Lawes can make no Print Nought but Childs blood these g Adamants can thur And square then to the Models if Gods Law 8. No heate of Sunne or Fornace Rockes will melt But harden rather and their Heat 's not felt Gods h Sun-shine Mercies and his sweetest Grace His fiery Fornace and his frowning fa●e Mens Rockie Hearts will neither warme relent Affect melt change nor more them to repent 9. Most Rock 〈◊〉 l 〈◊〉 yeelding nought for Back Or Belly that Mankinde or Beasts doe lack Mens k St●ni● Heart● as Barren no good Thing No Fruites of Grace Faith V●●●●● in it 〈◊〉 10. Thornes Thistles l Brambles Weedes of Rocke of● grow All Stony Hearts with these still m over-flow Fruitefull in nothing but those 〈◊〉 of vice And sinne which barre them out of Paradise 11. Rockes Deafe and Sencelesse are of good and ill Hard n Hearts are so and neither can doe will Gods Word Law Workes regard Heare understand Nor feare his angry kisse his soothing hand 12. The fiereest Stormes o Winds Waves on Rockes doe dash Gods p Sorest Judgements Stonie Hearts doe lash And though they seldome feele Gods stroke or Curse This nothing Mends but q makes their Case farre worse 13. The pleasant Showres Drops Dewes that on Rockes light Make