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An essay on the contempt of the world by William Nicholls ...
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Nicholls, William, 1664-1712.
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and Pleasure to these Eternal Consorts of the Heavenly Hallelujahs Assure to me my Gracious God! The Pleasures of that Life and let the eager Courters of them take all the Joys of this let me be one of those that sit on thy Right Hand there and dispose as thou pleasest the Blessings of thy Left Hand here I shall not grudg to part with all whilst I gain thee O Blessed State of Immortality Write my Name in thy Book O my Glorious Creator Sanctifie me with thy Grace O thou ever Blessed Spirit and then Come Lord Jesus make no long tarrying A DIALOGUE ON THE Contempt of the WORLD Between the TEMPTER and SOUL TEMPTER COme Noble Soul enjoy the day And drive distracting Cares away For Pleasures Heav'n did Thee design Then Crown with Roses and with Wine SOUL To Heav'nly Bliss the Heav'nly King Designs Immortal Souls to bring Such Frothy Joys thou dost prepare Thou Foolish Monarch of the Air. TEMPTER See how the Generous Juice inspires Noble Thoughts and soft Desires See Wit like it sparkling and Bright That steals away the Nimble Night SOUL No rather Tempter let me find The Comforts of a Peaceful mind Such Joys as Ravisht Saints do feel As they Devout at Altar Kneel TEMPTER Oh! Tast the Joys of tender Love The softness of the Paphian Dove See! How Transported Lovers lie And in Elysium seem to die SOUL No feel the Joys from him above Who 's God of Peace as well as Love Unmingled Bliss and constant Charms Flow only Jesu from thy Arms. TEMPTER The Misers Pleasure next Adore The Beauties of the shining Ore How Pleasant is it to behold Large Farms and ponderous Bags of Gold SOUL I joy with th' Eye of Faith to see The Riches of Eternity These always shall remain the same Whilst those shall perish in the Flame TEMPTER Go thou in Honours Chariot Ride And Triumph in the Glorious Pride Fames Trumpet speak thy Praise aloud Thou Walking thro' the bowing Crow'd SOUL Thou know'st false Friend the greatest Fame Vertue and Religion claim And what the Noblest-Honour brings Is for to serve the King of Kings TEMPTER Then toucht with some Celestial Flame Seek out at least some future Fame Mens Tongues shall thee a Being give And make thee in the Grave to live SOUL I hope in Heav'n Eternally To live when thou shalt Wish to die When an immortal Starry Crown My joyful Temples shall surround When a New Body all Divine Shall the Phoebean Lamp outshine When I shall see i th' Triune Glass Whate're shall be or is or was When I shall feel my exulting Soul In Oceans of fresh Pleasure Role When Death and Time shall be no more But New Joys still augment the store And an Eternal Next shall always be before FINIS BOOKS Printed and are to be sold by F. Saunders THE Baronage of England 2 Vol. by Sir William Dugdale Beaumont and Fletchers Works Shakespears Works Ben Johnson's Works Mr. Cowley's Works Sir William Davenants Works The History of the Council of Trent The Civil Wars of France by Davilo The History of Venice by Paulo Paratu Earl of Orrerys Plays Sir Robert Howards Plays The History of Siam by Monsieur Lou Bere in English with Cuts Mr. Killigrews Plays Mr. Drydens Plays and Poems Mr. Shadwells Plays Sir Charles Sedley's Plays Sir George Elheredges Plays Mr Wycherly's Plays Sherlock's Practical Christian Mr. Wallers Poems Sir John Denhams Poems Dr. Dom's Poems Hudibras Quevedo's Visions Scarroon's Novels The Life of Alexander the Great The Life of Theodosius the Great Memoirs of the Court of Spain Mr. Boyles Seraphick Love Style of the Scriptures A Present for the Ladies being an Historical Account of the Female Sex Zingis a Tartarian History Sultan of Barbary a Novel Philantry and Bellamont a Novel ERRATA PAge 6. for things it self read things themselves p. 21. f. the wise r. Tho' wise p. 23. f. from Disposition of Body r. from an Indisposition of Body p. 30. f. five particulars r. six particulars Ibid. add 6ly To place our Affections on Heavenly things p. 36. f. Judicial r. Judaical p. 52. f. which Rich Men c. r. which Rich Men envy the Poor Man for and would sometimes â—art with all they have to enjoy p. 61. f. contribute r. contributes p. 100. f. inbred r. ill-bred p. 110. f. Almighty goodness r. the Almighty goodness p. 116. f. Laws r. Law p. 119. f. Arius and Dioscorus r. Arius and Novatianus p. 122. blot out or p. 124. f. Letnuli r. Lentuli p. 125. f. so due courteousness r. a due ibid. f. and be far r. and to be far p. 134. f. his Sunshine r. this Sunshine p. 137. f. one ill success r. our ill success