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A10252 Diuine poems containing the history of [brace] Ionah, Ester, Iob, Sampson : Sions [brace] sonets, elegies / written and newly augmented by Fra. Quarles. Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. 1633 (1633) STC 20534; ESTC S2289 223,036 523

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thy_o peaceful_a plough_n have_v fill_v thy_o fruitful_a quarter_n with_o increase_n have_v thou_o but_o know_v thyself_o and_o love_a peace_n but_o thou_o have_v break_v that_o sacred_a truce_n conclude_v betwixt_o thy_o god_n and_o thou_o vain_o delude_v thyself_o with_o thy_o own_o strength_n with_o deadly_a feud_n thy_o furious_a priest_n and_o prophet_n have_v pursue_v the_o mourn_a saint_n of_o zion_n and_o do_v s●ay_o all_o such_o as_o be_v more_o just_a more_o pure_a than_o they_o eleg_n 14._o o_o how_o the_o priest_n of_o zion_n who_o pure_a light_n shall_v shine_v to_o such_o as_o grope_v in_o error_n night_n and_o blaze_v like_o lamp●_n before_o the_o darken_a eye_n of_o ignorance_n to_o raise_v up_o those_o that_o lie_v in_o dull_a despair_n and_o guide_v those_o foot_n that_o stray_v ay_o i_o how_o blind_a how_o dark_a how_o dull_a be_v they_o fierce_a rage_n &_o fury_n drive_v they_o through_o the_o street_n and_o like_v to_o mad_a man_n stab_v at_o all_o they_o meet_v they_o wear_v the_o purple_a livery_n of_o death_n and_o live_v themselves_o by_o draw_v other_o breath_n say_v waste_v zion_n can_v revenge_n behold_v so_o foul_a a_o act_v scene_n as_o this_o and_o hold_v eleg_n 15._o prophet_n and_o sacred_a priest_n who_o tongue_n whilere_o do_v often_o whisper_v in_o eternal_n ever_o disclose_v his_o oracle_n find_v ready_a passage_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n to_o carry_v heaven_n embassage_n be_v now_o the_o subject_n of_o deserve_a scorn_n of_o god_n forsake_v and_o of_o man_n forlorn_a accurse_a gentile_n be_v ashamed_a to_o know_v what_o zion_n priest_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o do_v they_o see_v and_o blush_v and_o blush_v flee_v away_o fear_v to_o touch_v thing_n so_o defile_v as_o they_o they_o hate_v the_o filth_n of_o their_o abomination_n and_o chase_v they_o forth_o from_o their_o new_a conquer_a nation_n eleg_n 16._o qvite_v banish_v from_o the_o joy_n of_o earth_n and_o smile_n of_o heaven_n and_o deep_o bury_v in_o her_o spoil_n poor_a judah_n lie_v unpitied_a disrespect_a exile_v the_o world_n of_o god_n of_o man_n reject_v like_o blast_a ear_n among_o the_o fruitful_a wheat_n she_o roam_v disperse_v and_o have_v no_o certain_a seat_n her_o servile_a neck_n be_v subject_v to_o the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n open_a to_o the_o impartial_a stroke_n of_o conquer_a gentile_n who_o afflict_a hand_n smite_v every_o nook_n of_o her_o disguise_a land_n of_o youth_n respectless_a nor_o regard_v year_n nor_o sex_n nor_o tribe_n like_o scourge_v prince_n &_o peer_n eleg_n 17._o rend_v and_o depose_v from_o imperial_a state_n ●y_a heaven_n high_a hand_n on_o heaven_n we_o must_v await_v to_o he_o that_o strike_v our_o sorrow_n must_v appeal_v where_o heaven_n have_v smit●_n no_o hand_n of_o man_n can_v heal_v in_o vain_a our_o wound_n expect_v man_n relief_n for_o disappoint_v hope_n renew_v a_o grief_n egypt_n oppress_v we_o in_o our_o father_n loin_n what_o hope_n be_v in_o egypt_n nay_o if_o egypt_n join_v her_o force_n 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