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Sions sonets. Sung by Solomon the King, and periphras'd by Fra. Quarles; Bible. O.T. Lamentations. English. Quarles. Paraphrases.
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Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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a seuerall grace 6. ALl you that wish prosperitie and peace To crowne our Contract with a long encrease Of future joyes ô shield my simple Loue From those that seeke her ruine and remoue The base Opposers of her best designes Destroy those Foxes that destroy her Vines Her Vines are fruitfull but her tender grapes Are spoil'd by Foxes clad in humane shapes The BRIDE in her owne person SONET IX WHat greater joy can blesse my soule then this That my Beloued's mine and I am His Our soules are knit the world cannot vntwine The joyfull vnion of His heart and Mine In Him I liue in Him my soule 's possest With heauenly solace and eternall rest Heauen onely knowes the blisse my soule enjoyes Fond earth 's to dull to apprehend such joyes 2. THou sweet perfection of my full delights Till that bright Day deuoted to the rites Of our solemniz'd Nuptials shall come Come liue with me and make this heart thy Home Disdaine me not Although my face appeare Deform'd and clowdie yet my heart is cleare Make haste Let not the swift-foot Roe-buck flee The following Hounds so fast as thou to mee 3. I Thought my Loue had taken vp his rest Within the secret Cabin of my brest I thought the closed Curtaines did immure His gentle slumbers but was too secure For driuen with loue to the false bed I stept To view his slumbring beautie as he slept But he was gone yet plainly there was seene The curious dint where he had lately beene 4. IMpatient of his absence thus bereauen Of him then whom I had no other heauen I rau'd a while not able to digest So great a losse to lose so faire a Guest I left no path vntrac'd no place vnsought No secret Cell vnsearcht no way vnthought I ask'd the Shade but shadowes could not hide him I ask'd the World but all the World denyde him 5. MY jealous Loue distemp'red with distraction Made fierce with feare vnapt for satisfaction Applyes fresh fuell to my flaming fires With Eagles wings supplyes my quick desires Vp to the walls I rambled where I spyde The Citie watch to whom with teares I cryde Ah gentle Watchmen you aloft descry What 's darke to vs Did not my Loue passe by 6. AT length when dull despaire had gain'd the ground Of tyred hopes my Faith fell in a swound But Hee whose sympathizing heart did finde The tyrant passion of my troubled minde Forthwith appear'd What Angels tongue can let The World conceiue our pleasures when we met And till the joyes of our espoused hearts Be made compleat the World ne're more shall part 's BRIDEGROOME SONET X. NOw rests my Loue Till now her tender brest Wanting her joy could finde no peace nor rest I charge you all by the true loue you beare To friendship or what else you count most deare Disturbe her not but let her sleepe her fill I charge you all vpon your lifes be still O may that lab'ring soule that liues opprest For me in me receiue eternall rest 2. VVHat curious face is this What mortall birth Can show a beautie thus vnstayn'd with earth What glorious Angell wanders thus alone From earths foule Dungeon to my Fathers Throne It is my Loue my loue that hath denyde The world for me It is my fairest Bride How fragrant is her breath How heauenly faire Her Angell face Each glorifying the Aire BRIDE SONET XI O How I 'm rauisht with eternall blisse Who e're thought heauen a joy cōpar'd to this How doe the pleasures of his glorious Face Adde glorie to the glorie of this place See how Kings Courts surmount poore Shephards cells So this the pride of Solomon excells Rich wreathes of glorie crowne his royall Head And troopes of Angels waite vpon his Bed 2. THe Court of Princely Solomon was guarded With able men at armes their faith rewarded With fading honours subject to the fate Of Fortune and the jealous frownes of State But here th' harmonious Quire of heauen attend Whose prize is glorie glorie without end Vnmixt without doubtings or degenerous feare A greater Prince then Solomon is here 3. THe Bridall bed of Princely Solomon Whose beautie ' amaz'd the greedie lookers on Which all the world admired to behold Was but of Cedar and her Sted of gold Her Pillars siluer and her Canopie Of silkes but richly stayn'd with puple die Her Curtaines wrought in workes workes rarely led By th' needles art such was the bridall bed 4. SVch was the bridall bed which Time or Age Durst neuer warrant from th' opprobrious rage Of enuious fate Earths measure 's but a minit Earth fades all fades vpon it all within it O but the glorie ' of this diuiner place No Age can injure nor yet Time deface To bright an obiect for weake eyes to bide Or tongues t' expresse Who euer saw 't but dyde 5. VVHo e're beheld the royall Crowne set on The nuptiall browes of Princely Solomon His glorious pompe whose honour did display The noysed Triumphs of his Marriage day A greater Prince then Solomon is here The beautie of whose Nuptials shall appeare More glorious farre transcending his as farre As heauens bright Lamp out-shines th' obscurest Starre BRIDEGROOME SONET XII HOw orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to thine Thy vailed eyes out-shine heauens greater light Vnconquer'd by the shadie Clowd of night The curious Tresses dangle all vnbound With vnaffected order to the ground How orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to thine 2. THy Iuorie Teeth in whitenesse doe out-goe The downe of Swans or Winters driuen snowe Whose euen proportions liuely represent Th' harmonious Musicke of vnite consent Whose perfect whitnesse Time could neuer blot Nor Age the Canker of destruction not How orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to thine 3. THe rubie Portalls of thy ballane'd words Send forth a welcome relish which affords A heauen of blisse and makes the earth rejoyce To heare the Accent of thy heauenly voyce The maiden blushes of thy Cheekes proclaime A shame of guilt but not a guilt of shame How orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to thine 4. THy Necke vnbeautifyde with borrow'd grace Is whiter then the Lillies of thy face If whiter may for beautie and for powre 'T is like the glorie of Dauids princely Towre What vassall spirit could despaire or faint Finding protection from so sure a Saint How orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to Thine 5. THe deare-bought fruit of that forbidden Tree Was not so daintie as thy Apples bee These curious Apples of thy snowy brests Wherein a Paradise of pleasure rests They breathe such life into the rauisht Eye That the inflam'd beholder cannot die How orient is thy beautie How diuine How darke's the glorie of the earth to Thine 6. MY dearest Spouse I 'll hye me to my home And till that long-expected Day shall
his quiet slumbers lest You rouze a raging Lyon from his rest 9. WHo euer lou'd that euer lou'd as I That for his sake renounce my selfe denie The worlds best Ioyes and haue the world forgone Who euer lou'd so deare as I haue done I sought my Loue and found him lowly laide Beneath the tree of Loue in whose sweet shade Hee rested there his eye sent forth the fire That first enflam'd my amorous desire 10. MY dearest Spouse O seale me on thy heart So sure that enuious Earth may neuer part Our joyned Soules let not the world remoue My chaste desires from so choise a Loue For O my loue 's not sleight her flames are serious Was neuer Death so powerfull so imperious My jealous zeale is a consuming fire That burnes my soule through feare and fierce desire 11. FIres may be quencht and flames though ne'r so great With many drops shall faint and lose their heat But these quicke fires of loue the more supprest The more they flame in my inflamed brest How darke is Honour how obscure and dimme Is earths bright glorie but compar'd with Him How foule is Beautie what a toyle is Pleasure How base is Wealth how base a thing is Treasure 12. I Haue a Sister which by thy diuine And bounteous Grace our Marriage shall make thine Shee is mine owne myne onely Sister whome My mother bare the youngest of her Wombe Shee 's yet a Childe her beautie may improue Her brests and small and yet too greene for loue When Time and Yeares shall adde perfection to her Say dearest Loue what honour wilt thou doe her BRIDEGROOME SONET XXII IF shee be faire and with her beautie proue As chaste as loyall to her virgin-Loue As thou hast bin then in that high degree I 'le honour her as I haue honour'd thee Be shee as constant to her Vestall vow And true to her deuoted Faith as Thou I 'le Crowne her head and fill her hand with Power And giue a Kingdome to her for a Dower BRIDE SONET XXIII WHen Time shall ripen these her greene desires And holy Loue shall breath her heauenly fires Into her Virgin brest her heart shall bee As true to loue as I am true to thee O when thy boundlesse bountie shall conjoyne Her equall-glorious Maiestie with mine My joyes are perfect then in Sacred bands Wedlocke shall couple our espoused hands BRIDEGROOME SONET XXIIII I Am thy Gard'ner Thou my fruitfull Vine Whose rip'ned Clusters swell with richest Wine The vines of Solomon were not so faire His Grapes were not so precious as thine are His vines are subiect to the vulgar will Of hired hands and mercinarie skill Corrupted Carles are merrie with his Vines And at a price returne their batter'd Wines 2. BVt mine 's a Vineyard which no ruder hand Shall touch subjected to my sole command My selfe with this laborious arme will dresse it My presence with a busie eye shall blesse it O Princely Solomon thy thriuing vine Is not so faire so bountifull as mine Thy greedie sharers claime an earned hire But mine 's reseru'd and to my selfe entire 3. O Thou that dwellest where th' eternall fame Of my renowne so glorifies my name Illustrious Bride in whose coelestiall tongue Are Sacred spells t'enchaunt the ruder throng O let thy lippes like a perpetuall storie Diuulge my graces and declare my glorie Direct those hearts that Errour leades astray Dissolue the Waxe but make obdure the Clay BRIDE SONET XXV MOst glorious Loue and honourable Lord My heart 's the vowed Seruant of thy Word But I am weake and as a tender Vine Shall fall vnpropt by that deare hand of thine Assist me therefore that I may fulfill What thou command'st and then command thy will O leaue thy sacred Spirit in my brest As earnest of an euerlasting Rest FINIS CAP. 1. * Sensible graces * Pure in heart c The Kingdom of Heauen d Through apparant infirmities e Glorious in him f Weaknesse of the flesh g Afflictions h Forced to Idolatrous superstitions i By reason of my weaknesse k Being seduced by false prophets l Persecutions m By Idolatrie n Through my merits and thy sanctification o The doctrine of the true Prophets p Teacher of my Congregations q Thy most visable parts r Sanctification f The riebes of his holy Spirit t The holy Prophets * The holy Spirit * In giuing grace and receiuing glorie * The Congregation of Saints CAP. II. a Not in outward glorie b In inward graces * The holy Scriptures * Thy sweet Promises * Vexe not his Spirit with your sinnes * The imperfections of my present state * The weaknes of my flesh * The Elect. * Angels * The Congregation of the faithfull * To offer vp the frist fruits of obedience * Persecutions * The day of Iudgement * By sanctification CAP. III. * In my soule * By strict examination * Amongst the wisest worldlings * The Ministers of the Word * At the Resurrection * Through sanctification by my merits * By heauenly contemplation a Through the gifts of my Spirit CAP. IIII. b The modestie and puritie of thy iudgement * Ornaments of necessarie ceremonies d Sincere Ministers e Doctrine of thy holy Prephets f Modest graces of the Spirit * Magistrates * The old and new Testaments c The sanctified and zealous reader d The second Death e I will withdraw my bodily presence f The day of iudgement g Infirmities of the flesh * This vale of miserie * Thime eye of Faith * Diuine harmonie m The two Testaments n Riddles to prophane readers o Celestiall comforts p The Faithfull q The Sonne of righteousnesse CAP. V. r Obedience Å¿ Strong workes of Faith t The new born fruites of the Spirit u Too much securitie * My heart x The pleasures of the Flesh y Thy hardhearted vnkindnesse * Repented * The sweetnes of his graces * False teachers a With their false doctrines * Diuine loue * His Deitie * His Humanitie * His iudgment and care of his Church * The discouery of him in his Word * His promises q Those that die to sinne r That liue to righteousnesse f His actions t With purenes u His secret counsells x Inwardly glorious * His wayes constant firme and pure * His whole carriage * The Church is the way to Christ CAP. VI. * Congregation of the faithfull a Giuing graces b Receiuing glorie c Despairing soules d Not yet thorowly humbled * Strengthning the weake in spirit * The force of Repentance * Sincere Ministers * Thy visible parts * Modestie and zeale c The pure in heart f My Spirit g Securitie h Worldly pleasures CAP. VII i Thy wages h The girdle of truth I The precious guifts of the â—pirit m Wherby there is a receit of spirituall Conceptions n Increase of the Faithfull o The Old and New Testament p Magistrates q Teachers r Glorious in all parts Å¿ The Ceremonies of the Church t Despairing soules u Young Conuerts * Opposers of the Truth x Congregation of the Faithfull y By afliction z Yong Conuerts a Assemblies b Faithfull c Faith and good Workes CAP. VIII * The vniuersal Church * Teares and sorrowes * Not to vexe and grieue his holy Spirit * In humilitie h The Church of the Gentiles then vncalled i Vncall'd to the Truth k In the great Congregation l The penitent m The presumptious