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B09328 The Churches ardent love to Christ being a paraphrase on Cant. 1. 2, 3 / by J.J. Jordan, Joshua.; R. B. To the ingenious Mr. Joshua Jordan on his foregoing poem.; C. B. To the bookseller on the foregoing poem. 1687 (1687) Wing J1018E; ESTC R224437 4,251 1

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Disrobe thy self for Raggs and be content From thy Dear Fathers bosome to be sent Into this World of wickedness and wo Pains far beyond our thoughts to undergo Such as thou never couldst have born their Load Hadst thou been only Man and not been God One drachm whereof t' have born would e'er have prest The Universe below the hope of Rest Yet should if thou hadst not the whole have born Expos'd unto thy Vassels greatest scorn The worst indignities of vilest Men The wrath of an incensed God! And then Thy spotless Soul a Sacrifice for Sin To offer up 'T is endless to begin Thy condescending Love t' admire for all Thy Sufferings were to free vile Man from thrall And re-instate him in a state of Bliss Of thy free will for no desert of his That thou the King shouldst Trayt'rous Man forgive Yea die the Traytor 's death that he might live Well might the Worlds bold eye ashamed be When Men would not thy Innocency see Well might the senseless Rocks in sunder rent When Reas'n-endowed Men would not relent Well might the sacred Temple's vail be broken When Worshippers would shew of grief no Token Well might dead Bodies rise out of their Graves When living Men would not be Free but Slaves And well might Angels stoop themselves to see The greatness of so great a Mistery These works of Love and Wonder have such Fame In Heaven and Earth thee got as that thy Name Is as most precious Oyntment poured out Attracting Virgins Love the World throughout Mounting their Faith above their Hope with me For e'er to love and be belov'd of thee And are some of thine Oyntments sweet Perfumes Whose Fragrancies have filled all the rooms Of Virgin-hearts whereby they are made fit For thee their King to enter in and sit And sup with them and make them long to see Thy glorious self their welcom●st Guest to be The savour of thine Oyntment too is sweet Both in thy Word and Temples where they meet O! how they joy that thou hast so contriv'd That in thy Word to keep their hearts reviv'd As in a glass they may thee still behold That thou their Spots and their depraved Mold Dost by thy Spirit cleanse and make them whiter Than scouring can by Fullers Soap and Nitre And hast engag'd for ever me t' uphold Against Hell gates or ought that can be told Thy Graces too prepar'd with heavenly Art Do Cordialize thine Oyntment for the Hea●t Being sweet'ned with thy Promises these deck Thee more than Chains of Gold the purest Neck And send such Odours forth as that they draw With sweeter Violence than Jet the Straw All Virgins unto thee with power such The Load-stone draws not Iron half so much And thou with these all Virgins hast adorn'd These Rubies and these Pomanders though scorn'd By others are yet are by them so priz'd As by thy help they have them Temperiz'd So are fit Habitations of thy Spirit Meet for that glorious Light which Saints inherit And will at last be my Companions found For they with me with Love to thee are Crown'd And these our Crowns which here are made of Love Will help make up our glorious Crowns above To the Ingenious Mr. Joshua Jordan on his foregoing Poem I. SAY sacred Bard What Muse did thee inspire none of the Poets nine it could not be I rather think 't was some Diviner fire and wish the same would so inspire me II. So sweet each Cadence flows replete with sense the more I read it I admire thee more And so attractive is your Eloquence methinks I have no power to give o'er III. Your sacred Accents with bright vertue fraught declares your thoughts are pure immaculate Wisdom and Grace together there is wrought and sprightly Wit triumphant sits in state IV. Some may perhaps in these debauched times censorious be but let them do their worst The Wise and Vertuous will affect your Rhimes whilst impious Criticks do with envy burst V. As when bright Sol hid in a gloomy Cloud breaks forth it shines more glorious than before E'en so your Verse though darkness may it shroud a while at length 't will please us more and more Oxcynthes R. B. To the Bookseller on the foregoing Poem THE Author 's yet unknown to me so I forbear to speak for fear I should thereby Detract from his desert and hurt his Name Who once may gain an everlasting Fame His Aim is good the Subject's too divine To be made better by a Pen of mine The Genius may by use be more sublime And Dr n may become his Friend in time His Name perhaps may make the faithless World Believe his Muse from Helicon was hurl'd Till then I 'll say no more than that I am Your faithful Friend and still will be the same C. B. Licens'd May 4. 1687. R. M. LONDON Printed for John Taylor at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard 1687.