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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66465	Poetical piety, or, Poetry made pious by rendering into its method observations arising from various divine subjects, useful for these prophane and enormous times : to which is added, a brief alphabetical expositor, explaining the most intricate words made use of in this book, to the conception of a mean reader, and may serve as a remembrancer to the imperfect memory / by William Williams ...	Williams, William, of Cardigan.	1677 (1677)	Wing W2785; ESTC R8078	64,141	220

Eternity contain So great will be mans weal so great mans wo None ever did or shall on Earth it know Exceeding mind surpassing memory Transcending reason is Eternity Observation XV. What metaphor or figure can be found Whereby Eternity for to expound Save Sun and Moon Globes Circles Sphears and Rings Lustres Olimpaids Jubile's which things Are all uncertain that none can descry By transcient things what is Eternity Observation XVI Eternity does evermore abide And there are no Eternities beside For were there more Eternities to be Time with Eternity would thus agree Beginning and of end it would admit But it is only one that 's Infinit Observation XVII Thus much is said and now I know no more To say unless what I have said before Of this Grand Subject which secludes mans heart Deluding Humane Reason Wit and Art To search its nature where confusion's found Impossibilities so much abound Observation XVIII Eternity some knowledge now I have Of thee thou dos't reside beyond the grave Thou art not to be found this side the same Thy natur'es there although we have thy name Thou art mens Portion they must thee possess Beyond the grave in wo or happiness Observation XIX Terrour thou art to some to others joy Aud thus thou canst both comfort and annoy Because thou dost for ever more abide Where sorrow and where solace is beside Where sorrow is thou dost augment the grief And that is Hell from whence is no relief Observation XX. Of vast Eternity I this can tell What thing it is not that I know full well But what it is my Reason do's extend It s boundless limits do my thoughts transcend Though 't is resembled oft to this or that It s true resemblance is I know not what SUBJECT III. Of Time and Death with the Vncertanty And the Certanty of them both Both Death and Time are certain things to be Yet make my life uncertain unto me WHen God began all Creatures to Create The space of Time did these Anticipate Or else God could not properly begin For to Create had no beginning been And this beginning was the very prime Or first production of the space of time This modicum of Minutes Hours and Dayes God made for to perpetuate his praise And for the greatest Creation he requir'd But six dayes space the more to be admir'd Accomplishing what things himself thought best In these Six dayes the Seventh day to Rest Time is an Infinite thing for time began Not long to be e're God Created man And has a termination to decay With man again at Gods great Judgements day Without permission to endure for aye Time is that space or circumstance wherein Angels and men acquaintance got with sin 'T was in this space both Heav'n and Earth did err That Adam fell and lofty Lucifer All good and evil acted is in Time Which will diminish or increase mans Crime This time although a pittance or a span Yet 't is a mercy lent to mortal man When man in Time against God did rebel He might have turn'd Man from Time to Hell But God who did Eternally decree The great Messiah of mankind to be Forbore this rigour and exalted Man The universal Metropolitan And gave man means whereby he might repent And through Repentance to be Innocent Thus for this end this interim of time Enjoyes fall'n man to make him more sublem But so uncertain's Time not one can say With safety he shall see another day Time steals away and takes its flight with speed Of transient Time may Mortals take more heed It is a Thought a Shadow and a Dream A Bubble that soon glides along the Stream So short is Time its length is but a Span And yet of greatest consequence to Man God oft sollicits man Time to redeem As if Time precious were in Gods esteem From which we might derive this inference Time is regain'd by double diligence That is by taking care and minding more The things of God hereafter then before He that does thus no doubt but every crime By him committed perish with his Time And when the Term of Time Man thus expires Eternity compleats all his desires What 's Time but Finite and do's soon decay As when the Sunshine drives the shade away With some declining thing I might it stile To be and yet is not within a while Minntes and Hours Dayes Weeks Months Years It spends it self and yet has not to spare declare And when it 's fully spent no more appears This season to supply the place of years Methinks the true description of Time is A circumstance in a Parenthesis It seems to be beset as in this kind Eternity before it and behind And yet the stile remaining still the same Eternity nor Time will bear the Name * God Created some things in the space of time which shall in duration exceed some other things though from all Eternity Though God in Time did every thing Create Some things with Time shall never terminate As Angels and Mens Souls these shall exceed What God from all Eternity decreed Some things God did before Times space ordain Which after Time were never to remain There were decrees e're time which did relate To man in Time with Time to terminate For instance God appointed Christ to be Mans great Messiah by Divine Decree For sin to suffer on a Cursed Tree His merits may be pleaded during Time But afterwards they expiate no crime Marriage ordain'd has been e're Time began But there 's no Marriage after Time for man And thus I prove some things to be decreed Eternally yet shall not Time exceed * Some things there are that have neither beginning nor ending as God himself Again some things there are and these admit Of no beginning nor of end to wit As God himself Eternally to name From everlasting evermore the same Eternity it self is God alone He no beginning had nor end has none And hence we learn time's temporality Bears no proportion to Eternity But is so short a space describ'd to man Its Longitude and Latitude a span And this small Circumstance of Time has bin The stage of mans transactions and mans sin And will be while that mortals do traverse The great Theatre of this Universe By wilful Sports and Comick Tragedies Or other mischiefs which from sin arise Until the final fatal overthrow By Death and Time of mankind here below Death is uncertain and 't is sure no doubt Times torch-light wasts and quickly will be out Both Death and Time unconstant are to men In every Circumstance how where or when That still at unawares men are bereav'd Of life and so by Time and Death deceiv'd * Death varies oft and is full of uncertanties As for example he that is but Young So surely dyes as he that lived long And thus we see mortality presage Our Infancy Youth Manhood and old Age. Somtimes our sinful Lives we do expire In floods of waters or in flames

that fell with Lucifer Ibid Lucifer Tempted Adam and Eve in Paradice p. 73. Since the Devil must remain in Hell he would have all in his condition p. 74. The difference betwixt Lucifer and Adams ambition p. 76. Every Soul alive may be capable of Salvation p. 78. * Christ dy'd for every Soul alive Ibid The damn'd might be saved could they but repent p. 81. * This side the Grave the vilest wretch may be freed from sin Ibid * Mans election considered Ibid. Predestination and Gods rigorous decree qualified p. 82. The Arguments drawn from the strictness of election and reprobation Ibid * An objection arising from the position of Gods decree and the Solution thereof Ibid All mankind fell in Adam p. 83. * The elect must be sinners by nature as well as others For all sinn'd without exception Ibid * An opinion of the Heathen World as how judged and how saved p. 85. 1 God stampt a law in mans heart which is the law of nature Ibid 2 God made a Law of works and delivered it to Moses writ in Tables of stone p. 86. 1 Faith the Tenor of the Gospel Ibid 2 Gods Covenant with Abraham p. 87. 2 Whom the Law convicts the Gospel will reprieve Ibid 2 Some derive ill consequences from the doctrine of predestination p. 88 Cain no Reprobate by positive decree p. 89. 1 Esau no Reprobate by predestination p. 91. Election and Reprobation depending on Mans penitence or his presumption p. 93. 1 God intended the Salvation of all by the mission of Christ p. 94. 1 The Christian his behaviour towards God p. 96. 1 His deportment towards Man p. 97. His decency towards himself p. 98. 1 His carriage towards the World Ibid 2 The Christian resembles the Publican p. 100. He will not bring forth Fruit to himself p. 102. 1 He hath content in every State Ibid 2 He hath nothing yet possesseth all things Ibid 3 His life is hid with Christ in God p. 103. 1 No weapon formed against him shall prosper p. 104. Monarchy Metamorphosed to Democracy p. 108. Obedience deniable to the Vsurpers of Authority p. 109. Ministers ought to be paid their Tribute p. 112. Man ought to be really holy and not so thought of p. 122. A Brief Table of additional observations pertinent to this Book DIvine Ejaculations or pious breathings p. 154. A spiritual Hymn to the praise of God p. 147. The various significations of the word World in Scriptures p. 156. On the words Exploration Deploration Imploration Ibid On the words Easeless Endless and Remediless Ibid On Faith Hope and Charity p. 157. On God the King and the Church Ibid Of God viz. the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Ibid Of Gods afflicting man for evil p. 158. Of Gods not regarding sometimes the prayers of his own Servants Ibid On Mat. 6.33 But seek ye first the Kingdom of God p. 159. On the the word Amen and its significations Ibid On the happiness of him that truly fears and serves God Ibid On Servitude and Freedom p. 160. An Inference touching Mortality drawn from the temporality of the Popes Holiness Ibid PARADOXES On the righteousness of man in Christ p. 161. Of death either in sin to sin or for sin On mans Birth Death and Buriall as naturally and spitually considered Ibid On Gen. 31.5 And Jacob sware by the fear of his Father Isaac On the words of David in Psalm the 47. v. 8. Awake up my glory Ibid Vpon this expression of the Prophet Jeremiah Jer. 51.16 Thy words were found and I did eat them Ibid The conclusion p. 163. The Authors Apology for himself to God GLorious and Grations thou great God of might Assist me by thy Spirit to Indite Some extract from thy Book and this Rehearse Though thy Divinest Prose in Divine Verse Perchance hereby it may take some effect In Verse on those that all the Prose neglect Yet I expect not to attain this end Vnless thy Blessings do the means attend Permit me Lord if it thy pleasure be To ponder what may render praise to thee Vouchsafe me thy assistance so each Line Shall have dependance on what is Divine For 't is my Aime I speak it without shame I this request to magnifie thy Name But as I should I dare not say I can Without thy Aid because I am a man Consider my defects be pleas'd to guide My Head Heart Hand lest my Penslip aside Grant whilst I study in thy Word thy Will I may my self the same seek to fulfill And through thy Grace prevent my doing ill Oft have I crav'd thy pardon for my Crimes Again the same committed divers times Offend and pardon crave crave and offend Will be I fear my course to my lives end But not without a willingness to be From all offences Innocent and free And whilst my will and my acknowledgment To my transgressions render no assent Thus I conclude though seeds of sin remain Within me over me sin shall not Reign E're death begins my fleshly Veil to Rent By true Repentance make me Innocent Good God my maker I thee humbly pray That Hallelujahs I may sing for aye To thee with those thy Mercies did translate From Earth to Heaven there to contemplate Thy Glory and thy Greatness where among Ten thousand times ten thousand Saints is Sung The Song of Moses and that of the Lamb Which th' Prophets bore a part and Miriam So full of Triumph so Harmoniously That Angels Eccho'd forth its Mellody Oh! could I but obtain my sweet desire To Sing my part with this Caelestial Quire Then I thy greatness greatly should admire And were I but prepared for Heavens mirth My Gladness should transport me there from Earth Where Choristers of Saints and Cherubims Angels Archangels Sacred Seraphims Each in their order warble forth and Sing Caelestial Hymns and Anthems to their King And Christ their Saviour for his Suffering That I might sing in Heaven evermore I fain would try to Sing on Earth before Thus I ambitious am to find my Tongue By thee refin'd to sing a sacred Song Vnto thy Holiness whilst here below Thou dost my Being Lord to me bestow A Song of Recantation from each sin To Sanctitie Salvation for to Win And that I may thy Servant ever be Thy Blessing and thy Grace confer on me The Weakness and the Errors Lord are mine But all that 's Good to thee I re-assigne And let the Praise and Glory all be thine The Authors Apology for himself to Men. THe Reason why on Divine things I write Is that my Subjects will my pains requite I dare affirm who best perceives the cause 'T is not conceited nor to gain applause They are allow'd the contrary will judge While these pass Censure I 'le forbear to grudge I can discern it does exceed the Pen Of the most skilful for to please all men One likes not this another likes not that The Writer's mean or 's writing dull