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A16534	A spirituall hymne or The sacrifice of a sinner to be offred vpon the altar of a humbled heart, to Christ our Redeemer. Inverted in English sapphicks, from the Latine, of the reverend, religious, and learned divine, Mr Robert Boyd of Trocborege. By Sr William Mure yo: of Rowallane knight. By whom is also annexed a poeme, entituled Doomes-day. Containing, hells horrour, and heavens happinesse.; Roberti Boddii a Trochoregia Hecatombe christiana. English	Boyd, Robert, 1578-1627.; Mure, William, Sir, 1594-1657.	1628 (1628)	STC 3445; ESTC S116400	16,452	60

THE SACRIFICE OF A SINNER TO CHRIST OVR REDEEMER 1. CHRIST of thy Saints the Head the King Whose bounties vn-exhausted spring Doth to thy meanest members bring Eternall streames of grace Giue mee sweet Saviour Thee to sing In holy hymnes with heart condigne Which eating age nor envyes sting Shall in no time deface 2 Thou Lord with glorious beams all bright ●lazing around thy Throne of light Outreaching farre my feeble sight heere in deaths shade exylde ●ns clouds dispell guilts loade make light Which doth surcharge my fainting spright ●hat J may spreade thy praise thy might with heart pure vndefyl'de 3 With worship chast in soule sincere Thou shouldst bee celebrate in feare Hence yee vncleane that darre appeare with hands with hearts prophaine O let a Seraphim draw neare A slamming Coale whose hand doth beare My lips my heart from Heauens high sphear● to purge from double staine 4 Then shall these documents divine By which thy crosses ●ruits doe shyne To happie Life conducting Thyne my Thoughts by day by night With meditation deepe confyne At morne midday my weake engyne While Heavens clear Torch his course decli● shall in thy praise delight 5 Sonne with thy Syre in yeares in mig● In all co-equall mans dimme sight Transcending like thy paterne bright An Other and the Same True God of God myld Maid-borne wi● Blest Ladder reaching earth aright Co-apting things of greatest hight with lowe Lights glorious beame 6 Safetie of Soules sight of the blinde Haven where the shipwrakt shelter finde End of all toyles Ease of the minde press'd downe with sinfull loade Reward of works due in no kinde To conflict past the Palme assignde Soules cure with sins sore sicknesse pynde the banisht mans aboade 7 Blest bow bepaynting azure aire Thy pledge who did the World repaire Arke rendring Thine secure from care of o●erflowing floods Their Crowne that fight their pryze most rare That run earths peace heauens joy hells feare A saving Rocke to thine a snare to such as sinne secludes 8 Israels glory Gentiles light Summe of the fathers wisht-for sight Of Paradise the deare delight Eternall Tree of life On source which watering day and night In foure cleare streames divided right Preserues from yeares from dayes despight but arte or gardners knife 9 The Lawes the Prophets scope who she● Thy face when Thou the vaile withdrew Of Types of Shads the body true Lambe Altar Priest at ones Lambe kild before the Worlds first view Altar which sinne inherent slew Priest who in man did grace renew mounting alone heauens Thrones 10 J sing my Mediators praise Whose hand o're all the scepter swayes Who Angels fall did stint yet stayes man falne did raise againe Who filde the breach by wondrous wayes Of Heauens proud Apostats hells preyes Earthlings adornde with Angells rayes ' mong'st the immortall traine 11 But say sweet Iesu what procurde Thee in a servants shape immurde To pittie man in sinne obdurde Gods rebell to beefriend To pleade for him who thee abjurde Suffring thy Godhead lurke obscurde Last on the Tree O Tears indurde an ignominious end 12 Else perisht had the World for aye No other Meanes Gods wrath could lay None else could working deaths decay Mans Image fi●st infuse None else Laws paine severe could pay Heauens wal's to scale no other way To vernish fresh graues rotten prey Means Thou alone couldst vse 13 ●ithout Thee Lord supremely blest Whom highest honour doth invest For Man with paines extremly prest by spoyles of conquer'd Hell ●eavens glorious courts had neere encrest ●or should our fleshes loade to rest ●boue the Spheares its selfe addrest ' mid'st heauens blest hosts to dwell 14 ●ence sprang Mans ease exyling toyle ●s hopelesse groanes which so did boyle ●y breast that Thou pourd'st in the Oyle of Mercie in his wounds ●is Plaints procur'd thy soules turmoyle ●at Thou his l●t di●st●ake to foyle ●ne Death and Hell O Glorious spoyle ●hich reasons ray confounds 15 Our guilts soule shame sname did deface Empurp●ring thy vnstained face Thy clouds thy care our light our peace our Victorie thy liftes Thy hels in heauen procurde vs place Our honour grew by thy disgrace O Wisedome if not found by grace Mans wit involves in mists 16 O sauing Knowledge which of right The deepest Polititans sight O'resyles drownde in eternall night Jn clowdes of self-conceate O contrares which by nature fight Thus reconcil'de mix'd by thy might Things weightie ballancing with light O change O wonders great 17 Thy dumpes our doo●efull hearts did c●● Our teare-blind sights thy teares did cle● Thy deepe afflictions calmde our feare Thy bands vs fred from paine Thy wants our wealth procur'de we ● Roabs by thy rags grieves thou didst ● Our greifes our languishings en-deare thy blood did ours restraine 18 That crimson sweat these drops which drownd Thy blessed face with rayes ours crownde Sins leprous spots which soules confound from Parents seede they purgde Thou shak'd by deaths approaching wound 'gainst death mad'st vs secure be found Thou of our innocence the ground for vs with guilt was vrgde 19 And when thou seemde some space to bee Depriv'de from heauen of all supplie Yet banisht Man still deare to Thee Thou neuer didst forsake Mans state was still before thine Eye Till entring Hell Thou sett him free O Crosse once curst now happie Tree Source whence all good wee take 20 When Thou thy selfe triumphde o're sho's Nailde to the Crosse exposde to blo's Chargde by thy proud insulting foes with infamie with shame Torne naked pale a mappe of woes Whilst floods of wrath thou vndergoes Thy syde trans-fixde from which forth flo'es a double gushing streame 21 Thy soule commending to thy Syre While twixt two Theeues Thou didst expire Loe then enlarging thine Jmpire Thy foes Thou Captiues led Triumphing on the Tree hells ire Deaths sting Earths Kings that did conspire Bound hand and foote thy wraths hote fyre their shame before Thee bred 22 Thou ledst great Victor foylde in fight Those bands in darknesse that delight Roots of mans ruine foes to right Sin bound Thou didst detaine To Heauens high courtes a glorious sight Gods Rebells vanquishde by thy might Condemnde in chains of horride night for euer to remaine 23 Loe heere deaths double-poynted sting Laws hand writ there traverst deaths spring Trode vnderfoote in triumph bring Thou didst nail'd to thy crosse Thee swallowing vp death conqu'ring King Death to it selfe the graue did bring On rav'ning Wol●e preyde ravishde thing Victorious by losse 24 By death insulting held as dead Deaths death Thou was and deaths remeed O Thou who dost Gods secreets spread Author revealer wise Heauens pure delight the womans seede Who treading

lines thy might may shyne From drosse of sinne my spr'ite refine raise from the earth my thought 3 But why thus pants thou in my breast Affrighted soule deprivde of rest What sudden feares thy joyes molest what jarres disturbe thy peace Why tremblest thou with terrours prest To heare that fearefull doome exprest By that great Judge who euer blest is just as full of grace 4 Heere pause a space My Soule acquent Thy selfe this judgement to prevent No moment of our time is spent which thither doth not lead The dangers seene which doe torment Thy troubled minde with discontent gainst them let fervent sutes bee sent Jmmunitie to plead 5 Haste haste my Soule shake off delay Which too much of thy time makes prey Lay vp provision for that Day there boldlie to arriue Where Reprobats accurst for aye Shall wish in vaine their lifes decay That earth would to their soules make way● them swallowing vp aliue 6 Oh! what encounter sad shall bee Twixt soules from darknesse chaines set free And bodies mates in miserie calde foorth to bee combynd Not for reciprocall supplie As friends new joynde in amitie But neuer dying aye to die in quenchlesse flammes confynde 7 Deaths loathsome den detested Jayle Scout following sin with stretched sayle Which fleeting froaths which pleasures fraile On Rocke of shipwrack led Maske of mischiefe sins slender vaile Good Motions euer bent to quaile Which in the birth thou didst assaile Them burying as they bred 8 Wretch who to pamper dust didst doate Whom Hell attends with open throate Readie to retribute the lote to thy deservings due Oh! what hath violate deaths knot That still in graue thou didst not rot Masse overspred with sins foule spot raisde anguish to renue 9 Thus too too late the Soule shall rayle Re-entring this abhorred Iayle Which recombynd while both bevaile Lifes misgoverned raines Then Angels shall to Judgement haile There whence no party can appeale To heare deathes sentence countervaile Lyfes Ioyes with endlesse paines 10 O wretch who Judgement heere delayes Whom false securitie betrayes Who ne're thy Sins blacke summe surveyes which future anguish breedes Then shall the Auncient of dayes Who all mens works in ballance layes Examine all thy wordes thy wayes thy thoughts thy foule misdeedes 11 None shall this search ●euere eschew From bookes laide open to his view A summar processe shall ensew conforme to thy trespasse Thy sins all summond Thee which slew Approving thy damnation due When all the blest coelestiall crew shall on thee ver●ict passe 12 Thou who to lewdnesse now art prone What shame what smart lifs pleasures gone Shall on thee feaze when gazde vpon By ea●th by angrie heauen When naked comfortlesse alone Thou trembling stands before the Throne Under Gods wrath guilts loade dost grone feares with thy faults made eaven 13 When thy tormenting conscience torne Thou guiltie stands that Iudge beforne Whose Image did thy soule adorne who did infuse thy breath Who pittying thee to sin forlorne Left heauens was of an earthling borne Liu'de loth'd dyde with contempt and ●corne emptyed the Cup of wrath 14 Witnesse earth trembling at his paines Dayes beame which all in clouds detaines The silver Moone which pale remaines for horrour of the sight Witnesse his hands with bleeding veines Of this great All which holds the raines His side pierc't through to purge thy staines polluted sinfull wight 15 Where shall thou then safe shelter finde Soule than the sightlesse Mole more blinde When with those straits extreame confynd faint pale confusde thou stands By doome which cannot bee declinde Adjudgde for euer to bee pinde Where day nere dawnde Sunne neuer shinde mongst the infernall bands 16 Where teares no truce playnts find no plac● On either hand in desp'rate cace Behinde thee who thy pathes did trace attend thy woefull lote Before thee flamms Earths frame deface Aboue an angrie Judges face Below Thee gaping to embrace Hells sulphure-smoking throat 17 Thy feares shall bee with cryes encrest Of damned Soules with anguish prest With greife with horrour vnexprest of due deserved ire The fyre-brands of a conscious brest Shall of thy terrours not bee least While worms which on thy conscience feas● thy easlesse paine conspire 18 But when most like a thunder dart That separating doome Depart Pronounc'd shall pierce thy panting heart with a most fearefull knell Which shall thee from Gods presence part Exposde to torments that impart Nor end of time nor ease of smart while headlongs hurld in hell 19 Their shalt thou dive in depthes profound Still sinke but never meete a ground In waves still wrestling to bee drownd deluded still by death Crying where comfort none is found Pynde where no pittie rage doth bound Thy Cup with floods of vengeance crownde of the Almighties wrath 20 Bathde in a bottomlesse abisse Paine still encressing ne're remisse Where Scorpions sting where serpents hisse wormes neuer satiate gnaw Rackt thinking what thou was now is Deprivde for aye from hope of blisse For toyes eternall joy didst misse nor crub't by love nor aw 21 No Torment doth it selfe extend Heere all the members to offend Which vniversall griefe doth send doth every part entrinch There paines which reasons reach transcend On soule and body both descend No joynt nerve muscle without end but sev'rall plagues doe pinch 22 Lascivious Eye with objects light Which earst did entertaine thy sight Weepe there exylde in endlesse night lockt vp in horride shads Nyce Eare whose Organ earst did spight All sounds whence flowde no fals delight There horrour ever and affright thy curious sense vpbraids 23 Smell earst with rare pe●fumes acquent Still interchangde to please thy sent For incense sulphure there doth vent smoake for thy odoures sweet Taste vnto which to breed content Robt were the Earth Sea Firmament Mongst soules which penurie torment There famine Thee doth meete 24 Vile wormeling Thou whose tender pride The weakest Sunshine scarce couldst byde There plungde in this impetuous tyde must feele the force of fire Where damned soules on every syde Howling and roaring still abyde Which finde no shelter them to hyde from this eternall ire 25 There the Ambitious who in skies Did late on wax-joynde winges arise Of base contempt is made the pryse the Proudling pestred downe There Dives who did earst despise Of famisht soules the piercing cries Shall one cold drop of water pryse aboue a Monarches crowne 26 Loe there the vile licentious Goate Whom lawlesse lust did ●arst besotte Enchainde in the embracements hotte of furious raging flames There to the drunkards parched throate Justice doth scrotching drought allote In floods of fire which judgde to floate still vaine refreshment claimes 27 On Covetous on cruell wight Shall equall weight of vengeance light With byting vsurie with spight the poore ones who did presse So to the remnant that did fight 'gainst heauens decrees their conscience light Gods wrath shall bee proportionde right by measure more or lesse 28 Soule which vnpittied ever playnes Heere

downe the Serpents head To wretched Man didst pittie plead Way leading to the Skyes 25 Oh what had beene our fearefull fate Deare soules Redeemer what our state Of ire what hudge inunding spaite had quenchde our of-spring weake Without thee Lord hells preys of late Who mongst thy saints didst vs relate And mounting heauens with glorie great deathes brazen barres didst breake 26 Who saues vs in the day of ire When all shall bee refinde with fire Who with thy Sp'rit dost vs inspire Arls of eternall Life Thy SP'RIT of peace our pledge our hyre Who all vnites of thy empire To Thee our Head our soules desire for ever shunning strife 27 His seuen-fold grace doth vs defend From snares the World the flesh forth send From Fiends infernall which doe bend theirs pow'rs 'gainst Thine by night Which flie like pestes by day in end On winges with faith and hope empen'd Heauens starrie circuits wee transcend by vertue of his might 28 Hee who eternallie foorth came With Father and with Sonne the Same Third branch joynd with that twofold stream witnesse on earth to beare By him confirmde wee accesse claime To Gods hie Throne with feare and shame Brought low by him wee doe proclaime Abba O Father deare 29 He sending vp a secreet grone Doth penetrat Gods eares anone No wordes no cryes can reach his Throne nor speedier pierce the skies He doth vnsyle the eyes alone Of soules sincere to them is showne The lawes hid sense● Hee doth enthrone the lowe the proud despise 30 Soules languishing his grace revives To wandring steps hee regresse gives The falne liftes vp deathes throe's releiues by warme light of his flame The hardest heart of flint hee reaves For iubjects Rebells home receiues Subdues the stubburne that believes no hardnesse breedes him shame 31 Ev'n as perfumes which most excell Worke on weake sents and doe dispell All former loathings So befell Thy Saints the Virgines deare How soone thy Names sweet fragrant smell Was powred foorth all prostrate fell Who gainst Thee did before rebell Thy yoke now gladly beare 32 O let this dewy showre descend Of thy sweet Oyle that We in end That Rocke of safetie may ascend admitting no retreat Conduct vs who on thee depend Life-giuing essence vs defend Who here our days in dangers spend which vs each moment meete 33 Lead vs poore Pilgrims vnexpert Our Compasse Pilote Pole who art Through this inhospitall desert this vaile of bitter teares Where perill lurkes in euerie part Where Asps their poys'nous stings forth dart Whose plaines no pleasures else impart but scrotching drought and feares 34 Lead vs those rivers to frequent Where milke and honey yeelds content O! euer blesse with good event the wrestlings of thine owne Till comming in the firmament Unlookt for by earths trembling tent When times last Period shall bee spent Thy glory thou make knowne 35 That Day shall rest Heauens rolling spheares Earthes refluous tumults deathes pale feares O day which neuer night outweares Night by no day displac't Then to the source floods course reteires Time lurking then no more appears Hid in the vast abysse of yeares from whence it first did haste 36 O day which doth all blesse impart To all who vpright are in heart O day of horrour full of smart to all of sprite impure Day which shall sobs of saints convert In songes of Joy Day which shall dart Wrath on the wretcht who then shall start wak'd from their sleepe secure 37 That Trumpets terrifying sound That day their ears their souls shall wound In sine deepe Lethargie long drownde to heare a fearefull doome Whose noise whose murmurings profound Shall call what e're earths limits bound Or who in floods o'rewhelmde are found hid in the Oceans wombe 38 Who cheardare with the Worlds bright Eye ●nvest'd yet with mortalitie Or whose dead ashes scattered flie dispersde through earth or aire ●his dayes sharpe tryall all must see ●sentered once lifes miserie ●ea babes which scarce yet breathing bee must at this found appeare 39 When flammes shall furiously confound Lightning thy glorious Throne around What e're shall bee their object found in this inferiour Frame Shaking the World ev'n to the ground Razde from its center laid profound Dissolving what earths fabricke crownde with greatest Arte or fame 40 The Suns cleare beames clouds shall enfold Starres losse their light earths pride controld What Earthlings did most pretious hold records of wit of strength Shall with this mouuments rare mold More quicklie melt than can bee told All this great All shall as of old a Chaos turne at length 41 Then when the screiches and frightfull cryes Of such Gods wrath as vnderlyes Encrease the noise of rushing skies of earthes disjoynted frame Hee makes divorce that 's only wise The damned goates hee doth despise Poynts out his lambes whose sinfull dyes hee pu●gde with bloody streame 42 When blessed soules shall fred of feare Thy Throne encircling Thee draw neare As dayes comforting Beame the spheare the Orbe of purest heauen The clouds transcending shining cleare Thy footsteps streatched foorth to beare Those trembling bands shall streight reteare downe to the Center driven 43 Trembling to heare the thundring noise Of thy three-forked fearefull voyce Which streight their soules with sad annoyes with terrours strange shall pierce Hence hence yee cursed hells convoyes Who of this Portion earst made choyse In chaines of darknesse end your Joyes amidst hells furyes fierce 44 Goe curst for aye exy●de from light From hope from rest from all delight Where wormes ne're dying wrath and spight gnashing of teeth and teares ●then what horrour what affright ●hall on those hopelesse prisners light ●ebarrde eternally his fight who on the throne appeares To the right Vertuous and WORSHIPFULL THE MUSES Deare Minion St. W. MVRE Knight Author Epigram WHen thy sweet Sophoclean straines I read Motions of Love and Admiration breed Within my breast for thy soule-charming Songes To whom the Laurell as thy due belongs Haue rais'de in Mee hotte flammes of kinde Desire That I must love Thee still and still admire Thy glorious choyse and with deserved praise Stirre vp thy Muse a higher flight to raise Well dost Thou now disclaime that Dwarfling fond And builds thy Thoughts vpon a divine ground Walter Forbes DOOMES-DAY Containing HELLS horrour and HEAVENS happinesse By Sr WILLIAM MVRE yo of Rowallane Knight 1 BUT now my Sprite refresht a space Forbearing pressed steppes to trace Aspires aboue the vulgare prease to raise a second flight I feele my bosome peece and peece Warmde with vnusuall flammes Giue place Eare-charming fancies Artes disgrace affoording false delight 2 Thoughts which aboue the spheares inclyne Wings furnish to my weake engine If Thou O Lord the Horne of Thine in mee this Rapture wrought Bee present by thy power divine Grant in my

this hid delight The lame shall leape proportionde right the dumb● Gods praises sound 54 Caught vp when on immortall wings To aire this stage which ouerhings To meete thy Head the Saints who brings to judge the damned traine Saints earst accounted abject things Objects of scorne weake vnderlings On thrones enstalde now sceptred Kings Eternally who reigne 55 What bands enclustred thee around Shall make the Heauens with hymnes rebound That Thou a straggling sheepe art found their numbers to encrease ●f they did such applauses sound At thy conversion how profound Shall be their Ioyes to see thee crownd with them to acquiesse 56 As pansiue Pilgrime sore distrest Wearie and weake with famine prest Whom feare of Robbers doth infest straying alone in need If Hee while dreaming least of rest Should in an instant bee addrest Where hee might live for ever blest how should his Joyes exceed 57 Even so my soule now on the way Too easily seduc't astray When Thou shalt find this solide stay this Center of repose How shall the pleasures of this day Adorning Thee with rich array Thy suffred labours all allay afflictions all compose 58 What boundlesse Ocean of delight Shall quench all paines all passed plight Endured wrongs digested spight of tyrannizing pride By Angels Messengers of light When brought in thy Redeemers sight Set free from deathes eternall night adjudg't in blesse to byde 59 When large Memorials shall record The meanest good thou didst afforde To poore to sicke when deed nor word shall want the owne rewarde The Judge thy Advocate thy Lord Who now absolves Thee first restorde O bond O double-twisted cord O vndeservde regard 60 But O! when Thou casts backe thine eyes Thy voyage dangerous espyes Foes ambushments laide to surprise thy wayes when thou dost vieu The traines set foorth Thee to entise Base pleasures which Thou didst despise What boundlesse joyes shall thence arise what Solace sweet ensue 61 What strange applauses thence shall spring When Saints doe shout when Angels sing When Heauens hie vaults loud Eccho's ring of that Absolving voyce Come Yee whose faith did vpwards spring Contempt who on the World did fling Blest of that great Sky-ruling King Enter in endlesse Ioyes 62 O Joyes with these as farre vn-even To Man which to conceiue are given As loftiest of the Planets seven earths Center doth transcend By wit who prease to pry in heauen Backe by a Cherubin is driven Mans Reason is a v●ssell riven can litle comprehend 63 O Joyes as much bedazling sight As day's bright Beam the weakest light Aboue small Gnats as Eagles flight amidst the clouds ensphearde Ioyes as farre passing all delight Yet euer heard by humane wight As ghastly screiches of Owles which fright with Larks sweet laves comparde 64 These boundlesse Joyes this endlese peace In this claims principally place To see God clearely face to face Him as Hee is to view Not heere as doth fraile Adams race Who through a glasse this sight embrace And steps of things created trace to reach these pleasures trew 65 With Judgement pure to know as knowne These Persons three in essence One God varying in names alone Father Sonne holy Ghost To know why Man to lewdnesse prone Angels o'repast God did repone In state of grace why mercy showne To Some while damnde are Most 66 Which Joyes on all the Saints elect On soules and bodies both reflect By ravishing the Intellect the Memory and will Which all the Senses doe affect With pleasures farre aboue defect Who can the rich contents detect those blessed Bands which fill 67 How more perspectiue pure and free Sequestred from mortalitie The Understanding facultie how prompter it perceiues How more sublime the Object bee The Union inward and more nie Joyes of a more supreme degrie the Intellect conceaues 68 Here charg'd with chains of flesh and bloode Wee apprehend by Organs roode The drossie mindes of Earths weake broode imaginde knowledge swells There bathing in a boundlesse floode Of blesse we shall as sprites which stoode Know vnpust vp our Soueraigne good In him all creatures els 69 What object can in greatnesse hight In glorie majestie in might This paralell whence all delight all pleasure only springs With rayes of vncreared light Which cherish not offend the sight Who shines most blest for ever bright eternall King of Kings 70 What Union can so strict bee found So firme successionlesse profound Mans deepest speculation drownd is in this vast abisse This gulfe this Ocean without ground The ravisht minde doth wholly bound Jt drencht heerein with glorie crownd bathes in a Sea of blesse 71 If charming sounds ensnaring sights In mindes of wonder-strucken wights Doe moue such violent delights as passe the bounds of speach The Joyes then midst these reachlesse hights Ay bright with euer-burning lights Must farre transcend the loftiest flights wits most profound can reach 72 The fluide Joyes which here entise From things corruptible arise No Union but externall ties the sense and object fraile How should wee then these pleasures prise Which ever laste aboue the skies This Union strict all change defies this bonde can neuer faile 73 What superexellent degrees Of Ioy the Jntellect shall seaze When Jt with cleare vnsyled eyes the speces natures strength Of beastes of birds of stones of trees Of hearbes the hid proprieties Th' essentiall differences sees of Creatures all at length 74 Of Ioy what ouerflowing spaite Inunding this Theater great Drench with delight shall euery state here marshalled above Till now euen from the Worlds first date When Saints secure from sins deceate Their Palmes their Crownes receiue who late earth 's vtmost spight did prove 75 Nor shall the knowledge of the paine The torments which the damn'd sustain The cryms which earst their soules did staine impare these joyes divine These blacke Characters show most plaine Gods justice their deserved bane The brightnesse of the blessed traine oppo●de more cleare doth shine 76 Their Vengeance shall the Just rejoyse Heavens blesse comparde with hels annoyes As earst by regal Prophets voice divinely was fore-told Saintes should incompassed with Joys Bathe in their blood whom death destroyes Happie who so his life employes mongst Saints to bee enrold 77 Heere oft with wonder rapt wee find The punishment with vertuous minde The fault with the reward combinde at which the lust repines There fault with punishment confinde Rewarde to vertuously inclinde Eternall justice vndeclinde impartially assignes 78 As these and more joyes vnexprest The Understanding doe invest As in the Center of its rest So heere the will doth pause In peace which cannot bee encrest Not wrestling passions to digest O calme tranquillitie how blest They whom this loadstone drawes 79 Hence spring such ardent flammes of loue To God to all the Saints aboue That not one ioy these hoasts do proue which It doe not delight Hence It no fewer joyes doe moue Then God Co-partners doth approue Joyes infinite