lake Of common shame and folly bars our blisse Remember we our novell case in this We have imparadis'd our best affection Within the Eden of her best complexion Let us be prudent still and we shall find A mooting time to new informe her mind What if Susanna be so seeming chast So carefull to conserve fond honours blast That she about the town will never rome But in her Palace live immur'd at home What if she walke but in her gardens we Have leave to walke in them aswell as she What if a seeming Angell we shall prove Her woman by obtaining of her love Boldnesse beseemeth lovers best and fortune Then â—et us watch her Gardens 't is a common Custome observ'd among the Hebrew women To bath her Iv'ry limbs if we out-find Her bathing there there she discerns our mind Though Iudges we 'll turn Sentinels for love This noble passion oft transformed Iove In her white Conscience-book we 'll register Our warme affections we deserve not her If we delay this houre let us begin Demurres in love are more the mortall sin Doubtlesse Diana-like she â—aves her limbes In yonder Fountain on whose floury brims May we surprize her and possesse our pleasure In rifling up dame Venus hidden treasure If in our aidance Heav'n Gods will not bow Help us you Acharontish gods below We can beguile if holpen but by you Daughters of Iacob and of Iudah too MEDIT. VI. Heu vivunt homines tanquam mors nulla sequatur BElial and all his babes are busie still In darksome earth to do their pranks of ill And what the Dev'll dare scanâ— presume to doe That ev'll he tempts ungodly men unto The glorious Angels dare not pâ—wsing stand But what God will 's performe it out of hand The whirling spheares with armies of the heaven Observe the statutes God to them hath given The Skie the Earth the Ocean ev'ry thing Nay fiends themselves obey th' eternall King Dumbe creatures of this world fulfill the word And will of man their dominering Lord The brutish cattell do what them behove But sinfull men most disobedient prove They worse then all things else disdain to follow The Lord of all things all his Lawes unhallow And but for nothing in an angry mood They sometimes swim in streames of Abel's blood And for base lucre germane brothers slay The Devils have more feare and faith than they â—ome of them make a god of gold and some With giddy cups of Atheisme overcome Beleeve blind Fortune wrought this goodly frame That all contains and governeth the same Another kind remayn befool'd in evils Supposing neither Deity nor Devils Counting Religion and the holy Law But wiles to keep the wilfull world in awe Some others deeme death naturally came To ev'ry thing beneath the Cynthian flame Yet living so as they should never drink The cup of death nor sleep on Lethe-brink They fearelesse sin untill by death th' are sent Vnto infernall vales where Dathan went With his companions there 's no wrath to come As they beleeve soule 's blisse nor day of doome But ev'ry nullifidian which denies The resurrection from the dead shall rise And lastly heareth Archangel'â— trumpet summon To heav'ns chiefe sesâ—ions all the world in common Platonian wisemen when the world is done Shall come in judgment of the Virgins sonne At which great day the round enflaming earth The boyling Sea and burning hell beneath Shall vomit up their dead whose spirits shall In quickned corps be re-invested all All Naâ—ions shall at heav'ns throne appeare To yeeld account how they have lived here The King of glories at whose dexter-hand Thousands of thousands Saints and Angels standâ— Shall bend the shining heavens downe and come To render to the live and dead men doome Then righteous soules shall evermore be blest With Eulogâ—es to everlasting rest May I beleeve while I have life and breath That our dead bodies doe but sleep in death Vntill that glorious day that after then God's Paradâ—se just ones obtain agen For for the righteous Sions Lambe was kill'd Yer God foundations of the world did build But woe to them and many woes remayn That are miswandred in the wayes of Cain That by deceitfulnesse of Balam's hire Are tumbled down to Hel's Gehinnâ—â—-fire That in gainsayings of rebellious Core Are falne down and lost for evermore For they are stones in hospitable feasts Abominable more than any beasts Roaring like waves which Satan puts in â—â—tion To foame out shame on sin's bloud-colour'd Ocean And like to errant Stars bereav'n of light Reserv'd in darknesse for the darkest night Sect VII ARGUMENT Susanna bathes her in a Spring Of her Gardens where birds sing Neere which enamour'd Elders were Enambusht they surprise her there VPon a day Susanna walkt alone Save two yong damsels her attending on Into her gardens shady woods and bowers T' enjoy the blisse of vacant ev'ning houres To heare the Quiristers of Nature sing Their dulcet-tunes unto the dancing spring To heare the shrill sweet Philomel of May Warble forth sweet notes on a thorny spray Which birds she listening to them ran on still In various quav'rings of unmated skill Chanting their silver-ditties more and more And sweetlier sang than they had sung before Tuning through their winde-instrumentall throats Quaint diapasons of well sounding notes Which Musicke repercust by rocks and rils Sported nymph-Eccho in the boschy hils In her peramble loe the blossom'd trees With hony-dews imploy the humming bees And painted trouts in clearest fish-ponds play Above the water in a shining day There softer aires perfum'd by many flowers Which flourished through May as mid-night-showres Sweetned the bowers of her sweet meditation Pleasing her soule in heavenly contemplation Where lustfull Elders cunningly lay hidden To theeve away the onely fruit forbidden Now when she had perambulated round As she accustom'd her small Eden-ground She most unhappily came down to coole Her curious body in a chrystall poole The sultry time inviting to the same Lest purest bloud within her veines inflame She little weening what bold serpents lay Lurking to venter on so boon a pray Sent both her maidens that untir'd her in To fetch sweet washbals for her silken skinne Who brought the same returning in they barr'd Her garden doores as she had given word And then in veils with linnen-syndons dight Whose perfect hew out-shone the milken white Gently she waded from the fountaine brimmes Where water nymphs embrac'd her Iv'ry limbs The day was cleere and radiant Titans eâ—'n Did scantly through o'reshading arbors shine No eye she deem'd but heav'ns immortall one Discernd her in that secret fount alone She upright standing wheâ— false Elders ey'd her Like faire Diana when Actâ—on spi'd her Who wont while bathing in the silver spring This sequent Psalme most frequently to sing PSAL. 137. Psalmus comes optimus WHen by the flouds of Babylon We sate us downe did flow Flouds from our eyes to pender â—n Our mother Sion's 〈◊〉 As for our Harps we hanged
THE HISTORY OF SVSANNA Compiled according to the Prophet Daniel amplified with convenient Meditations sung by the devoted honourer of the divine Muses GEORGE BALLARD Consciaâ—ens rectiridet mendacia fame LONDON Printed by Thomas Harper for William Hope at the Vnicorne in Cornhill neere the Royall Exchange 1638. The contents of the whole OLd Scripture-blessings Heav'n confirmeth on A Saintly Hebrew-dame in Babylon Her bright triumphant Vertue tramples down Mens lust assaulting winnes the Daphnean Crown Of glory over seeming shame Two foes To her renown implunge themselves in woes Which folly brings Who would this summe behold In speciall it the sequell shall unfold With ample satisfaction in the same To all that beare good will to Susan's name The Authour's Petition To the fairest of all Beauties the King of Glory the everlasting Sunne of righteousnesse and the consolation of Men and Angels who raignes and shines for ever in Trinitie and Vnitie ETernall glorious Lord Triumphant on Thy pure Celestiall firy burning thron Whose locks and garment's brightnesse far out-goes The shining whitenesse of Mount Salmon-snowes One portion of whose beauty mortalls can Not comprehend if not in forme of man Most amiable Helion faire from whom Continuall streames of heav'nly â—lames do come Into our boldned brests whose lightsome rayes Illumine infant-babes to chaunt thy prayse Vouchsafe that from above the splendent Pole Thy beames divine may luminate my soule O thou that learnd'st old Isay's sonne to sing The songs of Sion run'd on silver-string Great God of Moses God of Muses too Teach me to sing as thou taught'st him to do While I doe represent Susanna's story Which Daniel penn'd unto thy pristine glory Fill me with Sions fountain streames to chant Thy prayse O God in praysing such a Saint Furnish my lines with secret pow'r to kill Unjust revenge and carnall fires to chill That that immortall chastity and honour May with thy blessed gifts conferr'd upon her All Readers move to studious admiration Of Susan's goodnesse in her imitation That babes unborn while World endures may dread Thy sâ—cred Lawes in hope of bounteous meed And Vice when her unseemly selfe is seen Unstript from vestments of so faire a Queen As Vertue peering in deformed hew Of Viper-spots unto the publike view May be abandon'd from the soules of men Unto the place of torment Satans den So if so blest these lines in time to come Bearing thy glory shall not find a tombe But fraught with Susan's lively honour vie With during Annals of Eternity To the right Honourable ANNE Countesse of Northumberland all prosperity here and in the World to come sempiternall welfare Excellent MADAME BEing assured that your Ladiship very wel 〈◊〉 there is no ornamen◠〈◊〉 eminent vertues 〈…〉 sublime 〈…〉 emboldned to 〈◊〉 into the Sanctuary of your protection renowned Susanna's History which to your Honour may challenge worthy relation for manifold respects worth your gracious acceptance and leisurefull meditation To speake a little in her payses Susanna was a Lady Princely descended from the royall bloud of the loynes of Iudah whence our â—â—â—iour pleased to derive his happy incarnation Her vertues to her birth in highnesse were paralell Her very infancie gave divine presaging promises to the world of her future goodnesse Her countenance in the cradle manifested infallible tokens to character succeeding honour Her riper wisdome was discreet to preserve the honour of her soule immaculate Her elevated cogitations enspheared themselves in the first Moveâ— a higher Orbâ—e the◠〈◊〉 Circles of frailty Heâ— intaminate affection devoted her best service to the glory of her Maker knowing it the end of her Creation Her modesty was the exact modell of all her actions A good conscience she held the most inestimable flower that grew within the border of Time farre sweeter then the Roses of England more fragrant then Iudaean Balmes or the Cynamons of Egypt for the same shall be transplanted into the Garden of Paradise The Temple of her heart she soly dedicated to her Redeemers service that neither the attractive allurements nor menacing reproaches of monstrous Magistrates nor obloquy nor ignominious death which shee accounted as a pleasant object in comparison or a haven of harbour to flie unto â—o her Creators presence against the assaults of the swelling waters of wickednesse rather then to pollute her Nobility with dishonourable 〈◊〉 or to defile the Sanctum Sanctorum of her soule the receptacle of the holy Triâ—â—â—y with uncleannesse the rougher her â—rosse the richer was her Diadem the more her malignant Adversaries powerfull oppression the more her patience in a constâ—â—â— resolution is laudable with all Posteritie She perceived her conflict could be but momentany â—ncooth her triumph everlastingly glorious impalled about with crowns of continuance Her teares suspiâ—â—tions and orizons were as the former later raine and winds of Heaven to foster those diviner seeds which the Almighty had sowne in the Eden furrowes of her bosome unto a joyfull harvesting In her affliction she found variety of Soule-solacing dainties wherewith she repasted her spirit in supernaturall contemplations Her Chastity her Charity her Hospitality were remarkable Finally whatsoever vertues whatsoever comelinesse whatsoever proportion what endowments and rare qualities of body and mind soever can commend women were wonderfully compleat and conspicuous in Susanna For which her soule hath never-ending felicity her name immortality Shee was undoubtedly a Darling of the Omnipotent Deity who miraculously raised a little Daniel by heavenly power to vindicate her injuries in bringing down the mightinesse â—nd esteeme of ancient cunningly combiâ—â—d Senators to sudden coÌ„fusion In counâ—â—â—â—â—cing therefore Susanna's story 〈◊〉 for Susanna's sake your Ladiship shall perpetuate through all Generations your name living in a like sympathy of your own true Nobility's blessings and shall demonstrate your clemency herein in pardoning the errours of a boldnesse in affeâ—â—ion of him that cannot be an Alien nor 〈◊〉 Infidell to your worthy perfections neither thinketh now that he over-presumeth â—pon or any way insinuateth but voluntarily according to your merit confirmeth 〈◊〉 Dedication upon your Honour Remâ—yning at your Honours service to be commanded G. B. THE PROPOSITION Apologicall to the Learned Readers NO Storie of transformed Dames of old By Poets changed into stars of gold Into cleere Fountains Birds and branches green Nor of the Pagan-prays'd Ephesian Queen Who naked bath'd with Virgin-Nymphs of Wood In bubling streame whose Nymphs about her stood Like Iv'ry pales in vain to hide their Dame From Cadmus Kinsman that a Hart became No laud of her but I Encomiums sing Of new Titania bathing in a Spring More constant chast more beautifull divine Of whom Diana was a former signe Who weare's of glory an unchanging crowne A starre which never falls from Heaven down Had she been known Thessalian Bards among Her stories true had in their times been sung Not one but two Acteons found her laving Her dainty limbs in Fountains ever-waving Who unattended by her Virgin-train To beastly
May'st o'recome Danae in her brazen towre Nations in blinded times of old bare love To Heaven when they deâ—sied Iove But now-adayes no Iupiter iâ— found For in all lands Pluto a god is 〈…〉 And through the Christian world in moderâ—â— times In female-hearts god Mammoâ— highly climbes Gold is a Load-starre to their loves it can Draw them to fancy any wealthy man To winne a golden Husband some devise To cover all Natures informities If fairnesse dwindles in their cheekes they will Water't with Clarets and bestow their skill Lest Titan's kisses staine their painted skin Their fannes and veiles shall mew their beauties in If they have bouncing limbs the same are pennd In leatherne prisons proportion to amend If they want grace by art in facâ— they bring Of white and red a second beauty's Spring Such when I see Lord how compleatly vaine Thinke I is all god Mammon's following traine Such yeeld's this world affording other some Contemning gold which covet wealth to come Not in this world whose parents that did breed them With blessed food Helcias-like did feed them And they not worldly minded never marry But where they find the feare of Heaven tarry Slighting Earth-treasures they will not approve Mortals for mortall riches worthy love They with Susannan vertues are endiâ—â—ae Of them iâ— but a slender multitude Who haply train'd in faintly education Can joyne their love with Christian moderation With so much comelinesse as their complexions A man would deeme full of divine perfections And such like Capharean Lanternes give Them light which in nocturnall darknesse live Such when I see I seeme to see the graces Of heav'nly Angels shrin'd in humanâ— faces And then I thinke if such perfection dwels With Saints abiding in terrestriall cell In mortall mansions of flesh what stories Can shew the heav'nly ones supernall glories Sect III. ARGUMENT Ioachim to Helcias â—oes His love unto Susanna showes Her Sire assents his speeches â—â—ines Her heart and marriage-day obtaines NOw when Susanna's beauty through the towne And Provinces was bâ—azon'd up and downe Some Noble Lords who liv'd in Babylon Sought her in marriage 〈◊〉 her Paragon Of fairest beauties so all tongues agreed Who her in wooing had as haplesse speed As those gay Dames that whilome but in vaine Suppos'd the yong Lord Ioachims love to gaine For old Helâ—ias though his daughter could Not fancy them fearing in time she would Susanna listning to her constant Lover Her whisp'ring friends in corners do discover A glorious combat in her countenance By all the Graces fought in puissance A pleasant battle none of them would yeild To lose the glory of that honour'd field Aurora's blush of ruby countenance Nor Maiden Cynthia's silver-radiance Nor deawly Vesper's Crimson-colour'd skie Nor via lactea's heavenly milken die Nor Doves nor Roses could such colours show As in her countenance did come and goe It seems her judgment wisely did approve His Courtly learning in the schoole of Love For yer Titania with her horned brow WaÌ„dred on high 12 heav'nly mansions through She was affianc'd at her father's booâ—d To Ioachim her overjoyfull Lord. Glad as our Lovers were their friends and they Prefixt the wedding's ceremoniall day Which soon expires and in his nuptiall bands The mariage-god conjoyns them heart hands Glad Io-Peans Hymen then did sing And to their wedding pompe and glory bring What shall I say such mariage unbereaven Of happinesse was forecontriv'd in heaven To tell the Bride and Bridegroom's going forth With various musick quaintest songs of mirth When spangled anadems bedeckt the brow Of Madam Bride time scanteth me to show Suffice it you she was attended on By all the stately trains of Babylon And through that town to honour Susan's name Loud Cymbals ring out Naptha bonfires flame Tilts Tournaments and great triumphant sport Honour'd her Nuptials in great Babels Court. MEDIT. III. Verus amor odit moras THe best love-potion is whoever prove Vertuous affection it obtaineth love True love resembling unction powr'd upon The Crown of Aaron thence descending on His beard and garment-skirts that left behind Odours which to devotion mov'd the mind 'T is like the fine dew of Hermoniâ—â—-fountains Gently distilling upon Sion-mountains 'T is purest fire extracted from the Pole Surpassing that that fond Prometheus stole It being enkindled by Celestiall breath Burns till extinguisht by the hand of death In vertuous soules of men Beauty alone â—nâ—ends it not it dures when beauty's gone 〈◊〉 profit not on pleasure it depend's Pleasure and profit on true love attends True love disdaineth all ignoble ends It 〈…〉 hearts in that contentive chaiâ— Which World 's great builder did for man ordain Not in the earth where bloud and wrong abounds But in the bosome of Elizian grounds By love and wedlock highest God who then Made two of one made them two one agen Leaving the same for signals to abide Of Heavens bridegroome and his holy bride Could men of such a Theme no verses make Mountains and Rocks would warblings undertake Lowd eccho answ'ring them again would sing And shame upon unthankfull men would bring Our soules Redeemer by his 〈◊〉 divine To honour these turn'd water into wine At Galilean Canaan God declar'd Heav'n-joyes unto a wedding feast compar'd But for true-love and marriage-propagation The World had still remain'd in desolation O love and wedlock chasing wanton fires Which in our soules the Paphian god inspires In you the poore man's joyes 〈◊〉 abound As his whose browes with fined gold are 〈◊〉 You empty dwellings fill and are a signe Of Sions bridegroome and his love diviâ—â— Your praise alas my Muse too saintly sings Let some good Angell spread his shining wings Descending on them from supernall Quire And bring with him some sempiternall Lyre To strike with aires of Heav'n the eares of men And shew how much indebted mortals been To Heav'n for these let duller worldlings be Ravisht to heare celestiall melody When he shall strike his more than Orphean string Stones streames and woods will dance about and sing Sect. IV. ARGUMENT Ioachim and Susann's love Crown'd with blessings from above They have beauteous children faire Mansions and Gardens rare OVr married Lovers full of high content Live merry lives in Fortune's blandishment God showr's abundant blessings on them down Giving them children wedlock joyes to crown In whose composure Elements conspire To turn themselves into eternall fire The vertuous Of-spring of the patient Ioh For beauty famous in this earthen Globe Whose fairnes sham'd the finest flowres of May Were not more amiably faire then they Lord Ioachim and Lady Susan were When ever nam'd Musick to ev'ry eare Their joy abound's on earth Fortune's Sunne With golden-beames on them serenely shone No sadning want no sorrow-bringing strife Was known to burthen their good mariage-life But in their bosome dwell'd a purer love Then what the Turâ—le beareâ—s his fellow-dove Their dwellings for the years bine seazoÌ„s stand Like little Temples in a holy Land Within
as Olympian Mountains thereupon Engrave them golden Epitaphs with Fames Such as would deifie mortals in their names While time coÌ„tinues those white marble stones Wherewith Lord Io'chim crown's my urned bones Shall farre transplend it Heav'n will send my prayse Among the Gentiles in succeeding dayes Though I by your adviselesse judgment must My Tragedy selfe-act in death and dust My comfort is my spirit will be receiven To Abraham's bosome in the joyes of Heaven White innocence will be my winding sheet Vertues embalming to my Name and sweet Arabian Odours o' reckned up with them Will sent like Hemlocks on the ditches brim More had she spoken but her Iudges than Impatiently to frown on her began Anger no longer suffring them to gaze Against th'unmated beauty of her face Sentence was given men should convey her thence To die next morning for suppos'd offence MEDIT. XI Ejurant fingunt Mendacia multa tyranni THere is an all-discerning Iudge above Will tyran-judges from the earth remove The boldest whores up-train'd in Stewes at Rome In their unblushing prostitution whom Custome hath nat'ralliz'd in beastlike sin Are not so bad as tyrant-minded men Who whensoe're their lewdnesse is withstood Shame not to paddle in their Kindred's blood And in their impudent Venerian play Sargons and Goats be not so foule as they When by their own provokement they sometimes Heare publication of their private-crimes What sudden Iron-vizars they put on What simick smiles what quaint derision With gestures fain'd to mock the fawning world Which deem's it scandall out of Envy hurl'd To stain the glory of their names and then The Iudgâ— of Heaven seldome thinking on Who ken's all actions from supernall throne They flatter men men flatter them untill They their too-weak opponents bloud can spill O heavy burdens of the groning ground Men that in peace more then in warre can wound African Panthers Hircan Tygers fierce Cleonian Lions and Pannonian Beares The Syrian empty Wolves the Crocadile Haunting the sedge-banks of Aegyptian Nile The Indian Griffon seazing on her prey And wild beasts all are not so wilde as they They doe but ravine for their bellies then Return to rest ceasing to injure men But Leachers fasting feasting sleeping still Are bloudy minded doing dreaming ill Yet such men prosper in this world of clay They flourish like King David's spreaden Bay The cattell of their fields cannot be told Their coffers all abound with coined gold Their loynes are fruitfull they have friends enough Their honours spring-tides highly overflow They want no temp'rall things on their designes Vngodly men in earth's felicitie For their abridgment come's from Heavens breath They perish like unfruitfull Sun-burn'd heath On Africk sandy grounds they are out-driven Like clouds of dust before the winds of Heaven To utter banishment their following train The earth up-swallow's like thin-flying rain Wormes surfet on their sweetnesse when alas They to infernall land of darknesse passe Dissolving like to winter-Ice before The Summers Sun-beams they are seen no more And who to seek them travels earth around Shall find in earth they shall no more be found Sect. XII ARGUMENT Susanna reimprison'd friends Her visit she her suit commends She no earthly comfort finds Her countenance transplendent shines COmmand was giv'n Centurions did not faile To bring Susanna to an Iron-jayle Insteed of palace with a Princely Chamber Perfum'd with Nard and Aromatick Amber They prison'd her in stinking cubs of stone There might no maidens her attend upon Her Musick was exchang'd to sobs and grones Clanking of chains friend is lamentable mones Her Iewell'd plate converted into one Vile earthen dish her bowles of gold were gone Her wine to water turn'd her finest fare To brownest crums such feeding she did spare With frequent teares her thirst and hunger staying She wakefull spent her precious time in praying Her Parents Husband Children Kindred all Moan'd her suppos'd inevitable fall There Marble-wals lament rivers of brine Seem'd to descend from stubborne Iaylor's â—yn There symbolizing Ecchoes in the Vaults Moan her out-railing upon Elders faults Some certain hour's in sorrow's complement She with her parents Lord and Children spent Such blessed counsell streaming from her hart Unto her children Susan did impart As ravisht all her hearers with desire To warme their soules hands at her vertues fire All speeches passing from her would be long These words in pris'n came latest from her tongue Farewell my parents and my Lord I must Yours and my Children to your cares entruâ—â— Let me intreat you to informe them so As they themselves and Abraham's God may know So tutour them as they may stand in aw And due obedience of th' eternall Law Teach them my parents in their parent's stead Breed them my Lord as you my Lord are bred While you survive remember to improve These living pledges of our mutuall love 'T is Susans last petition Heav'n doth know Mine innocence unto the Tombes I goe A Matron chast as I a Virgin came Into the World though I proclaime the same Wherefore beleeve not I am blemisht so As mortall Envy seemes to make me show This is my comfort though my body dies My soule immortall mounts above the Skies For my etern Redeemer lives in whom I shall be happy in a World to come Come noble friends take a departing kisse Before I enter everlasting blisse Blessings of God descend upon you all Gather my bones into their quiet Urn That when our captive-children shall return To Canaan Kingdomes they at length may build My bones a tombe in blessed Abraham's field Adiew my parents husband children sweet Kindred and friends till we in Heaven meet Where after death repose our soules and then And there we 'll meet and never partagen While standers by suppos'd her countenance cleare As the bright glory of the morningâ—spheare All men beholding her accusers stand Deem'd they were men of Mauritanian Land MEDIT. XII Non est è terris mollis ad astra via THat Angell fairnesse that of old did shine So faire that it bedaz'led carnall eyne In Moses face in Steven's countenance Which was their soule 's diviner radiance Through clouds of flesh which one day in Heav'n-storie Shall glorifi'd shine like the Sun in glorie Teacheth our soules that God's Elect obtain A place where Henoch and Elias remain But that abhorred guilty blacknesse seen In Haman's face yer he had veiled been Shew's that the spirits of wicked mortals goe Vnto the dungeon of infernall woe Through fatall caverns contumelious Core So with companions long since went before Heav'ns new Hierusalem is built upon Glorious foundations those abutting on Faire Regions better then Elizian fields Which fruitfull dainties in all season-yâ—elds Where joyes abound with comforts such as can Not enter in the best conceits of man But ev'ry soule which thither comes must go Through thorny troubles of the world below Because but one conducent entrance bring 's Vnto the Palace of the King of Kings And that an Alpine