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Davids hainous sinne. Heartie repentance. Heavie punishment. By Thomas Fuller Master of Arts of Sidnye Colledge in Cambridge
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Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
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This Rebell Ioab whilst to quell he strives A nameles woman in the booke of life Her name is kept that kept so many lives Procur'd that he who stirred up the strife The body of the Common-wealth to rend From Prince the head whereon it did depend With head from body rent his life did end 57 By his death many Citizens surviv'd The losse of Traytors blood did prove their gaine Soone cea'st the flood of Discord thence deriv'd When they the factious fountaine did restraine This warre a vile man with a word did rayse Vnto his shame which to her endlesse prayse A worthy Woman with a word allaies 58 So in our land a noble Queene arose As we have heard our fathers oft relate A Maide yet Manly to confound her foes A Maide and yet a Mother to the State Which she weake like to crumbling bricke did finde Which strong as lasting marble she resign'd Gold and Gods worship both by her refin'd 59 She having florished in great renowne In spite of power and policy of Spaine Did change her earthly for an heavenly crowne And cea'st to rule o're men with God to raigne Fourty and foure Novembers fully past Aie me that winged time should post so fast To Christ her love she wedded was at last 60 This Sunne thus set there followed no Night In our Horizon strait another Sunne Most happily continued the light Which by the first was hopefully begunne And what might most amaze all mortall eyes Never before out of the Northen skies Did men behold bright Phoebus to arise 61. Arts did increase his fame he did increase The fame of Arts and counting twice eleven Twelve months upon his throne this Prince of peace By falling to the Earth did rise to Heaven Then downe our cheeâ— stears hot cold did flow Those for the Sire decea'st expre'st our woe Those joy for his succeeding Sonne did show 62. Live gracious Leige whose Vertues doe surmount All flattery and Envy them admires Câ—nter of grace and greatnesse livâ—â—o Couâ—t Till that thy kingdome with the world expires Wee subjects wish thee worst that love thee best Who here long to injoy thee â—oe request That late thou mayst injoy an heavenly rest 63 And thou young Prince hope of the future age Succeed to Fathers Vertues Name and Crowne A new Starre did thy Saviours birth praesage His death the Sun eclipsed did renowne But both of these conjoyned to adorne Thy wellcome birth the Sun with agâ— so worne Did seeme halfe dead and a young starr was borne 64 But what dost thou my ventrous Muse praesume So far above thy dwarf-like strength to straine Such soaring soone will melt thy waxen plume Let those heroike sparks whose learned braine Doth merit chapletts of victorious bayes Make Kings the subjects of their lofâ—y layes Thy worthlesse praysing doth their worth dispraise 65 Strike saile and to thy matter draw more neare And draw thy matter nearer to an end Though nought prayse-worthy in thy verse appeare Yet strive that shortnesse may the same commend Returne to see where Ioah homeward goes To see his Friends that had subdu'd his foes His souldiers and himselfe there to repose 66 Thus when two adverse winds with strong command Summon the Sea the waves that both do feele Dare follow neither but in doubt do stand Whilst that the shipps with water drunke doe reele With men for griefe of drowning drown'd in griefe Vntill at length a Calme brings them reliefe And stills the storme that had so long beene briefe 67 Oh that I might but live to see the day Day that I more desire than hope to see When all these bloody discords done away Our Princes in like manner might agree When all the world might smile in perfect peace And these long-lasting broyls at length might cease Broyles which alas doe dayly more increase 68 â—he Neatherlands with endlesse warrs are tost â—ike in successe to their unconstant tide â—osing their gettings gaining what they lost â—enmarke both sword and Baâ—tick seas divide More blood than juice of grape nigh Rhine is shed And Brunswicke Land will not be comforted But cryes My Duke alas my Duke is dead 69 The warrs in France now layd aside not ended Are onely skinned ouer with a scarre Yea haughty Alps that to the clouds ascended Are ouer-climbed with a bloody Warre And Maroes birth place Mantua is more Made famous now for Mars and battell sore Than for his Muse it famed was before 70 Sweden to stopp th' Imperiall flood provides May his good cause be crown'd with like successe And they that now please none to please both sides May they themselves his trusty friends expresse But Turks the Cobweb of their Truce each howrâ— Doe breake they wayte a time but want no powre Nor will warr-wearied Christians to deuoure 71 But let the cunning Chymicke whose exact â—kill caused Light from darknesse to proceed Out of disorder order can extract Make in his due time all these jars agree'd Whose greiuances may be bemoan'd by men By God alone redressed and till then â— hey more befitt my Prayers than my Pen. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS * The Tower of Eder nigh BethleÌ„ 7. miles from Ierâ—saleâ— * Deut. 32. 15. * Rabba 2 Sam. 12. 27. * Thou art the man * The man that hath done this thing shal dye * â—â—dges 20. 16. * The death of King David's Child * The deflowring of Thamar * The murdering of Amnon * Absolons aspiring to the kingdome * Lukâ— 19. 4â— * Acâ—itophel hanging himselfe * The battell betwixt Absalon and Davids men * The sonne of Belial * What part have we in David c. * His head shall be thrown c.