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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27387	Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem / written by E.B., Esq., several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr. J. Jenkins.	Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.; Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing B1879; ESTC R22902	113,211	344

And Fruits of Glory bud A Glimps of HEAV'N the Place XXIII This the Spring-Garden to spiritual Eyes Which fragrant Scent of Gums out-vies Three Kings had thence their triple mystick Sacrifice XXIV O happi●● Walks where CHRIST and none beside Is Journeies End and Way and Guide Where from the humble Plains are greatest Heights descry'd XXV Heav'nward his Gaze. Here does a Bower display His Bride-room and SCRIPTURIA Her self is Bride Each Morn presents his Marriage-Day XXVI What Ecstasie's in this delicious Grove Th' unwitnest Witnes of his Love What Pow'r so strongly can as flam'd Affections move XXVII The Larks wing'd Travellers that trail the Skie Unsoyl'd with Lusts aloft do fly Warbling SCRIPTURIA SCRIPTURIA on high XXVIII T' have been affected by a Virgin Heir Rich young and chast wise good and fair Was once his first Delight but HEAV'N restrain'd that Care XXIX Thou Providence dist both their Wills restrain Thou mad'st their Losses turn to Gain For Thou gav'st Heav'n to her on him dost Blessings rain XXX But stop pleas'd Thoughts A high'r Love 's here design'd Fit in each Breast to be enshrin'd Bright Angels do admit no Sex nor do's the Minde XXXI To all her Lovers thousand Joyes accrew And Comforts thicker than Mayes Dew Shour down on their rapt Souls as Infinite as new XXXII Her Oracles directing Rules declare Unerring Oracles Truths Square Her Soul-informing Light does Earth for HEAV'N prepare XXXIII All beatizing Sweets as in their Hive At her fair Presence do arrive Which are to drooping Spirits best Restorative XXXIV To whose Sight Eagles paralell'd are blinde Had Argus thousand Eyes he 'd finde Darknesse compar'd with her illuminating Minde XXXV The Sun does glean his Splendor from her Eyes Thence burn we ' in Sweets as Phoenix lies Glowing on Sols Ray-darted Pile of Spiceries XXXVI From pretious Limbeck sacred Loves distill Such Sublimations as do fill Mindes with amazed Raptures of their Chimick Skill XXXVII That such Soul-Elevations still might stay We'd bear and do both vow and pay And serve the LORD of Lords by her directive Way XXXVIII Soon as our Ear drinks in His Command Be 't acted by our Heart and Hand Under his Banner we shall Satans Darts withstand XXXIX May He accept the Musick of our Voice While on his Goodnesse we rejoyce And while each melting Psalm makes on His GRACE its Choice XL. On Feast-Dayes from that Bour to Church we haste Where HEAV'N dissolves into Repast When we Regalios of the mystick BANQUET taste XLI O Deliccaies infinitely pure To Souls best Nutriment and Cure Where Knowledge Faith and Love Beatitude ensure XLII Poor Solomons Provision poor to This Manna Heav'n-dewing Banquet is Who reigns in Heav'n becomes on Earth our Food and Bliss XLIII O Sacramental Cates divinely drest GOD the Feast-maker CHRIST the Feast The HOLY GHOST Inviter and the Soul the Guest XLIV All Ioyes await the blessed Convives knit All Excellencies are in It This overcomes our Spirits overpowr's our Wit XLV For us poor Worms that ●lories SOVERAIGN dy'd O let our fleshly Barks still ride At Anchor in calm Streams of His empierced SIDE XLVI This is Heav'ns Antepast By Vnion He 's One to ●ll and All to One In Loves intrinsick Mystery to Souls alone XLVII Ecstatick Raptures loose our Hearts on high With Joyes Ineffabilitie Exub'rant Sweets orewhelm as Torrents Tongue Eye XLVIII Such Life-infusing Comforts from Above Our Souls with inward Motions move That totally for GOD we quit all Creature Love XLIX Should HE condemn us yet would Love compell Him down with us and we would dwell Rather than without HIM in Heav'n with HIM in Hell L. Soul of my Soul when I a Ioy receive Disjoyn'd from THEE let my Tongue cleave To 's Palate Me of All not of this Feast bereave LI. Not in the winter Solstice of my Years When shivering Snow surrounds deaf Ears And dreary Languishment Deaths gashly Vizard wears LII When they shall tremble that the House defend The Columns which support it bend The Grinders fail the Watch through Casements Objects blend LIII Then shine dear LORD when quivering Winter Dress Is icicled with hoary Tresse VVhen all Streams frozen are but Tears through Loves Excess LIV. VVhen periwig'd with Snow's each bald-pate VVood Bound in Ice-Chains each strugling ●lood VVhen North-Seas bridled are pris'ning their scaly Brood LV. Then let those freezing How're be thaw'd by Pray'r As VVells in VVinter warmer are By Circumsession of refrigerating Air. LVI That nipt with Cold or parcht with Heat resign We may our Will in each to THINE Be 't lesse or more be 't low or high be 't Storm or Shine LVII After Nights Soot smears Heav'n Day gilds its Face Wet April past sweet May takes place And Calm Air smiles when rufling Winds have run their Race LVIII Who hope for Mines scorn Dross Such only get Who lose a Game to win the Set Wordlings He 's rich who 's Above 's his Cabinet LIX To well-tun'd Tempers Things that disagree Have oft some Likenesse thus we see Winde kindles Fire Discord makes Concord Harmony LX. Affliction tunes the Breast to rise or fall Making the whole Man Musicall We may Affliction Christians second Baptism call LXI Who CHRIST for Spouse his Cross for Joynture has His Hand supports where 's Rod doth passe The LORD of Angels He the KING of Suff'rings was LXII Loves Life took Death that Death Loves Life might gain The Soveraign dy'd that Slaves might reign The World can't Books that should be writ of HIM contain LXIII Those have the greatest Cross who Cross nere bore They 'r rich in Want who GOD adore Who do's supply all Emptiness with His full Store LXIV Saint Paul the Gentiles Doctor rich 'bove Kings And high 'bove Oratories Wings Rapt up to HEAV'N had Nothing yet possest all Things LXV The Rav'n of Birds proves Caterer and feasts Elijah so the Lion of Beasts Was Samsons Purveyor Quails to murm'ring Jews were Guests LXVI Midst Thorns environ'd Love sweet Roses findes Steep wayes lie plain t●inamor'd Mindes Love gilds all Chains surpriz'd not thrall'd w th Comfort binds LXVII Then threaten World a Goal shall bolt me in He 's free as Air who serves not Sin VVho 's gather'd in Himself His self is his own Inne LXVI●I Then let fierce Goths their strongest Chains prepare Grim Scythians me their Slave declare My Soul being free those Tyrants in the Face I 'l stare LXIX Man may confine the Bodie but the Minde Like Natures Miracles the VVinde And Dreams do's though secur'd a free enjoyment find LXX Rayes drawn in to'a point more vig'rous beam Joyes more to Saints engoal'd did stream Linnets their Cage to be a Grove Bars Boughs esteem LXXI Burnisht to Glory from Afflictions Flame From Prison to a Scepter●came The lov'd and fear'd ELIZA-Titles vail t' Her Name HAving reformed Religion established Peace reduced Coin to the just value delivered Scotland from the French revenged domestical Rebellion saved France from headlong

Children or I die LOVE rest Thy Head upon the Pillows of my Breast When me THOU shalt impregn'd with Vertues make 50. A fruitful Eden All the Frutage take Thy Passion Ionathan below did move Rapt SPIRITS in high Excess flame with intensest Love 51 My Life is hid with THEE in GOD Descry THY SELF ô THOU my plighted SPOUSE that I May ever glorious be That my joy'd Soul 52. With THEE may make up Marriage and my whole Self THEE for Bridegroom have My Hope still sends Up Come that I may enter with thy feasted Friends 53. O That long-long'd for COME ô COME mine Eyes LOVES Sentinels watch like officious Spies Strike Sparks of JOY t'enflame LOVES Tinder make 54. The Exile view her Home the Dreamer wake Tears raise the Fire of LOVE Ease Sighs of Air Fires Passion watry Tears and earthy self Despair 55. My Sighs condens'd to Drops compute Hours spent Cancell the Lease of my Clay-Tenement Which payes deer Rent of Groans ô grant a Writ 56. Of Ease I languish out not live Permit A Passe to SIONS MOUNT But I resigne My green-sick Will though sick of LOVE to that of Thine 57. Waitings which ripen Hopes are not Delayes Presence how great how true's LOVE Absence saies While Lungs my Breath shall organ I 'l press still 58. Th' Exinanition of my o'regrown Will Behold I quickly come O're-joyd I'm here O Come Till then each Day 's an Age each Hour a Year 59. JESU That NAME' 's Ioyes Essence hasten on Throng amorous Sighs for Dissolution Fastidious Earth avant With Love-plumes soar 60. My Soul to meet thy SPOUSE Can'st wish for more Only Come give a RING Re-eccho then O Come Even so LORD IESV Come Amen Amen LXI Who 's this Inamor'd VOT'RESSE Like the Morn From Mountain unto Mountain born Who first with Night-drops dew'd seem'd Turtle Dove forlorn LXII But now e're warped Body neer Decay Stands Bow-like bent to shoot away Her Soul Ere prone Looks kiss her Grave e're her last Day LXIII She LOVE-fill'd wants no Mate has rather one Body too much I' th' SPIRITS Throne CHRISTS Peace is fullest Quire Such Loneness least alone LXIV When soft-flying Sleep Deaths Sister Wings do's spread Over that curtain'd Grave her Bed Then with prophetick Dreams the HIGHEST crowns her Head LXV Behold a comely PERSON clad in white The all-inlightning Sun lesse bright Than that illustrious FACE of HIS which blest her Sight LXVI To Her in MAJESTIE His Way HE broke And softly thus to Her HE spoke Come Come away My JESUS saies She. So She woke LXVII Her Pray'rs more passionate than witty rise As Sols Postilion bright her Eyes Wrastling with GOD for GRACE bedew Loves Paradise LXVIII Betimes when keen breath'd Winds with frosty Cream Peri'wig bald Trees glaze tatling Stream For May-games past white-sheet peccavi is Winters Theme LXIX Those Day-breaks give good Morrows which she takes With Thanks so doubly Good them makes Who in GODS Promise rests in GODS Remembrance wakes LXX SAINTS nothing more SAINTS nothing lesse regard Than LOVES SELF than self-Love unscar'd Though rackt into an Anagram their Souls being spar'd LXXI Through Vertuous Self-mistrust They acted move Like Needle toucht by th' Stone of Love Blest Magnet which attracts and Souls directs ABOVE LXXII Were She but mortal She were satisfy'd So GOD liv'd in Her till She dy'd His WORD her Deed his WILL her Warrant BOTH her Guide LXXIII Thus this DEVOTA breaths out yerning Cries Let not Dust blinde my sensual Eyes When as my Spirits Energie transcends the Skies LXXIV VIRTUES raise Souls All 's FILIAL to ABOVE Low'st Step is Mercenary Love Fraternal are the Sides that SAINTS Ascent improve LXXV Manna to my enamour'd Soul art THOU The SPIRIT of Heav'n distill'd do's flow From thy ASPECT By That from Brutes we ANGELS grow LXXVI Had I ô had I many Lives as Years As many Loves as Love hath Fears All All were THINE had I as many Hearts as Hairs LXXVII From THEE my JOY-EXTENSIONS spreading flow Dilating as Leaf-gold be n't slow O THOU my All and more Love-lorn THEE still I woo LXXVIII The Widow press'd till THEE to grant She bound The VIRGIN sought THEE till she found The Publican did knock till opening knocking crown'd LXXIX Though nought but dross I in my self can spie Yet melted with THY beaming EYE My Refuse turns to Gold by mystick Alchymie LXXX Then whet thy blunt Sythe Time and wing thy Feet Life not in Length but Use is sweet Come Death the Body brought a bed o' th' SOUL Come fleet LXXXI Be Pulse my passing-Bell be Skin my Herse Nights sable Curtains that disperse The Rayes of Day be Shroud Dews weep my funeral Verse LXXXII Pittie me Love-sick Virgins Then She swound O'recome with Zeal She sunk to th' Ground Darts of intolerable Sweets her Soul did wound LXXXIII She lay with flaming LOVE empierc't to th' Heart Wak't As She bled She kist the Dart Then sigh'd Take all I am or have All All THOU art LXXXIV Then sunk again Reviv'd LOVES BOW She bent And marry'd String to Shaft and sent Ejaculations which the Skies like Lightning rent LXXXV Piercing Them through feather'd with Sighs to show She little pay'd yet much did owe The Feathers sung and fir'd as they did upward go LXXXVI No ice-fring'd Cloud may quench LOVES soaring Flame LOVE is more strong then Death or Shame Grown up all Soul the Flesh sinks in a triple Qualm LXXXVII I charge ye SION VIRGINS let Her still Enjoy her disencloystred Fill In These high Extasies of UNION and WILL. LXXXVIII Do not with Claps of Hands or noise of Feet Awake Her from what is more sweet Till the bright rising Day-star light Her to HEAV'NS Street LXXXIX Yeeld Her what her unfetter'd Rapture gives Since She 's more where She loves than lives Transanimations scaling HEAV'N break carnal Gyves XC In LOVES triumphant Chariot plac't She is Concentrick are her JOYES with HIS Encharioted in Fire her Spirit HEAV'N-ripe for Blisse XCI They 're only sound who Thus are lost in Trance Transported to the High'st Advance With Him who was in Spirit rapt to ' expreffeles Glance XCII Return'd She cry'd O slay me thus again Ne're lives she who thus ne're is slain How sweet the Wounds of LOVE No Pleasure to LOVES pain XCIII In furnac't Pyrausta-like I fry To live is Faith 't is Gain to die One Life 's enough for Two THOU liv'st in me not I XCIV How mid'st Regalios of LOVES Banquet I Dissolve in Sweets Extremitie O Languors Thus to live is in pure Flames to die XCV Three Kings three Gifts to th' KING of Kings did bring Myrrhe Incense Gold to Man GOD King For Myrrhe Tears Incense Pray'rs Gold take Loves Offering XCVI O take Loves Hecatomb Then through her Eyes Did LOVE inamoring Passions rise HIGH'ST GLORY crowns THEOPHILA's Love-Sacrifice XCVII Not She Mortality alone did die Death's but Translation to the Skie All Virtues fir'd in her pure BREAST their Spicerie

to gild thy Way conspire 17. Love may Them lead by Verse whom Sermons fright Bring Them where Faith comes not into Heav'ns Light 18. O may our Numbers in sweet Musick flow Nor the least Harshnesse of Elisions know 19. Shade me ô LORD I seek not Virgils Tree Hence Springs prophane Glide Siloam by me 20. Trampling vain Labours with loose Wits defil'd The Hallow'd BRAIN brings forth a Spritely Childe 21. What 's Life a Vapour Beauty Ashes Gain An Idol Honour Bubble the World vain 22. Life flits away and Beauty wanes at full Gold cheats and Honour fades the World is dull 23. Life Pleasure's short and Pleasures Life is vain It knowes not highest Blisse GODS LOVE to gain 24. That Torch which flam'd so bright in Hero's Room Did light her lov'd Leander to his Tomb. 25. To Death a thousand Wayes to Life but one For Sin who groans not he for Sin shall groan 26. Arm'd Wrath perfidious Tyrants throwes from high They conquer Right Sin Them Th' AVENGER'S nigh 27. Sinners first Steps Sins Seed and Fruit avoid Many by neer Infection are destroy'd 28. Kill Vice i' th' Egge Iohn Ioseph Robelesse fly Peter Thou stay'st and stay'st but to deny 29 By Night and Day at Home and when Abroad Guilt stings the Soul and thereon layes its Load 30. Of Decalogue Creed Supper of the LORD Though Laws speak loud our Church hath scarce a Word 31. Hence Flocks are pin'd The JUDGE in Time will come Unthought of Neer to Guilt 's the AVENGERS Doom 32. Nor Pray'r nor Price nor Fraud nor Rage nor Art Can help Ah fear then Flames eternal Smart 33. Wet-cheekt how oft I 've moan'd to THEE my DEAR All Night awake alone ô Cure appear 34. Seest THOU and suff'rest Stop Sins Course Birth Let not that Hand bear Arms that sowes the Earth 35. LOVES Pow'r's infus'd from GOD a free-giv'n Grace THEOPHILA from Love takes Name and Race 36. Thou burn'st pierc't THEOPHIL with firie Dart If blessed Heat enflames thy vigorous Heart 37. The more Thou burn'st the more be Bellows still As thy Flames grow Let those Flames Others fill 38. Heat the Luke-warm to Those more hot give Fire Bless GOD Refresh with GRACE enflame Desire 39. The Poets Pharos be that sets forth sail While he steers sheet-fill'd with a holy Gale 40. Pure Wit 's the Sails quick Iudgement Oars Thou th' Star Pilot the Scribe Sea Vein the Ship Hymns are 41. I give Wits Tackling to thy guiding Hands Honour in giving Love in taking stands 42. Binde up what 's loose what 's rash new-mold refell What 's ill lame help smooth rough depress what swell 43. Thou slight'st Earths ratling Squibs with Sulphur fill'd Kingdoms such Nests are as the Birds do build 44. Above all Worldly Wealth thy Riches rise Thy Microcosm the Macrocosm out-vies 45. Thou lay'st out hoarded Gold the Poor to aid So with GODS Love thy Love to GOD's repaid 46. Thy sacred Skill imparted Reverence breeds Thy Worship's Practise and thy Words are Deeds 47. Fiends Hate Saints Prize whence Lyrick Strings sound clear Of spotless Faith pure Minde to th' HIGHEST dear 48. The Emerald-Grove envies thy golden Hair Whose Curls make GRACES blush Themselves more fair 49. As many Ioyes thy starry Beauties shed As Bees in Attis Gems in Skies are spred 50. The Diamond sparkleth Rage at thine Eye-Beams Whose chast Orbs brandish thence their sacred Gleams 51. The Coral Die is blankt at Lips so red And livid Grapes at rosie Cheeks hang head 52. I 'd gaze o' th' Lili'd Cheek and the Lips Rose But ô thy Cheek thy Lip surpasseth those 53. Grace pours sweet-flowing Words from charming Lips Sparkling 'bove Nectar which i' th' Crystal skips 54. Rare PSALTRESSE with Heav'n-drops inebriate What Sweets to Mouth and Ear dost Thou create 55. Sweet Violets Saffron Balm Myrrhe from Thee flowes Bdell Incense Cedar Cinn'amon Nard the Rose 56. The Rose Swains Spice Such Heav'n-dew'd Verse dost frame As sweet as Honey-comb as bright as Flame 57. While Combs and Flames divine from THEE are cast I 'm fed as fir'd Ev'n Flames do nurse my Taste 58. The Swan pines at thy Neck This Milkie Way Doth Steps begun to th' Holy LAMB display 59. There fals on thine Alp-Breasts a lasting Snow To which Snow's black Swans foul the Goose a Crow 60. The hoary Frost turns Durt vi'd with thy Hand And where thy Fooot does tread it prides the Land 61. On Lilies Milk on Violets Purple throw On Saffron Gold Scarlet o' th' Rose bestow 62. Wreaths worthy Thee fair Flora ne're can weave Nor can our highest Strains THEE higher heave 63. With all-bred Flowr's glitt'ring Buds THOU beam'st As if t' have cropt all Paradise THOU seem'st 64. Each Vertue 's in thy Life so pois'd so fine What 's first This That or T'other since All shine 65. Love to thy Soul deriv'd is from Above Where Honour reigns sparks Beauty triumphs Love 66. In Chymick Art Thou my Elixir be Convert to Gold the worthlesse Dross in me 67. Fire makes of Ashes Glass makes Metals shine This Fire my Body may to Spirit calcine 68. Enamour'd Ir'on does to the Magnet flie Yea Sparks in hardest Flints concealed lie 69. Nothing more hard than Stone more soft than Fire Yet Stones are melted by inflam'd Desire 70. Is 't so who 'd not dissolve in Flames of Love Be THOU the Grace Thou my Thoughts Loadstar prove 71. Mindes Gemme Eyes Apple Hearts intenser Flame THOU shew'dst the Way I 'll prosecute the Same 72. For GOD created bright in VIRTUES Train Weigh'st Right quell'st Passions o're Deeds dost reign 73. GOD is thy Life Law Virtue Glorie CHRIST HIM who leads Thee by Love Thou lov'st HIM high'st 74. CHRIST to endure the Cross what did THEE move The Pledge of Bitterness was Pledge of LOVE 75. IS GOD both Meat and Lover CHRIST thy Food What Banquet is This LOVER As Sweet as Good 76. CHRIST's Spice Thou say'st Light Triumph Praise to me Musick Wine Feast Fame Crown GOD All to Thee 77. LORD Thou art All in All Thou lost All 's nought How base seems muddy Earth where HEAV'N is sought 78. Earth's Exile Death the Gate my Home's Above My Staff's Hope Faith Companion Leader Love 79. Turn Indie into Iewels HEAV'N to Verse Nor Indie can thy Worth nor HEAV'N reherse 80. Let me Thee fear and love Fear Loves Heat blowes Fear is DEVOTIONS Fount whence LOVE o'reflowes 81. Thy Word 's my Rule I cleave to THEE my Vine LORD Thou art All to me I 'm wholly Thine 82. O hear my Pray'r my Suff'rings bear my Task Take off redresse my Wrongs grant what I ask 83. With Pray'r Desire Faith Zeal Hope Deed I call Laud seek love pray worship THEE All in All. 84. If I behold THEE I 'm all flaming Spice If not behold THEE I 'm congeal'd to Ice 85. Adde Flames to Flames that I may melt away Be I belov'd of THEE or else Deaths Prey 86. Sweet Seas light