its shining date begun And that same light when 't list can call it in Yet that free light hath given a free wonne To this dependent ray hence cometh sin From sin drad death and hell these wages doth it win 23 Each life a severall ray is from that sphere That sphere doth every life in it contain Arachne Semel and the rest do bear Their proper virtue and with one joynt strain And powerful sway they make impression plain And all their rayes be joyned into one By Ahad so this womb withouten pain Doth flocks of souls send out that have their won Where they list most to grazeâ—… as I shall tell anon 24 The country where they live Psychania hight Great Psychany that hath so mighty bounds If bounds it have at all so infinite It is of bignesse that it me confounds To think to what a vastnesse it amounds The Sun Saturnus Saturn the earth exceeds The earth the Moon but all those fixed rounds But Psychany those fixed rounds exceeds 〈◊〉 farre as those fix'd rounds excell small mustard-seeds 25 Two mighty kingdomes hath this Psychany The one self-feeling Autaesthesia The other hight god-like Theoprepy Autaesthesy's divided into tway One Province cleeped is great Adamah Which also hight Beirah of brutish fashion The other Province is Dizoia There you may see much mungrill transformation â—…h monstrous shapes proceed from Niles foul inundation 26 Great Michael ruleth Theoprepia A mighty Prince King of Autaesthesy Is that great Giant who bears mighty sway Father of discord falshood tyranny His name is Daemon not from Sciency Although he boasteth much in skilfull pride But he 's the fount of foul duality That wicked witch Duessa is his bride â—…m his dividing force this name to him betide 27 Or for that he himself is quite divided Down to the belly there 's some unity But head and tongue and heart be quite discided Two heads two tongues and eke two hearts there be This head doth mischief plot that head doth see Wrong fairly to o'reguild One tongue doth pray The other curse The hearts do ne're agree But felly one another do upbray 〈◊〉 uggly cloâ—…en foot this monster doth upstay 28 Two sons great Daemon of Duessa hath Autophilus the one ycleeped is In Dizoie he worketh wond'rous scath He is the cause what so there goes amisse In Psyches stronger plumed progenies But Philosomatus rules Beirah This proud puft Giant whilom did arise Born of the slime of Autaesthesia And bred up these two sons yborn of Duessa 29 Duessa first invented magick lore And great skill hath to joyn and disunite This herb makes love that herb makes hatred sore And much she can against an Edomite But nought she can against an Israelite Whose heart 's upright and doth himself forsake For he that 's one with God no magick might Can draw or here or there through blind mistake Magick can onely quell natures Daemoniake 30 But that I may in time my self betake To straighter course few things I will relate Of which old Mnemon mention once did make A jolly Swain he was in youthfull state When he mens natures gan to contemplate And Kingdomes view But he was aged then When I him saw his years bore a great date He numbred had full teâ—… times ten times ten There 's no Pythagorist but knows well what I mean 31 Old Mnemons head and beard was hoary white But yet a chearfull countenance he had His vigorous eyes did shine like starres bright And in good decent freez he was yclad As blith and buxom as was any lad Of one and twenty cloth'd in forrest green Both blith he was and eke of counsell sad Like winter morn bedight with snow and rine And sunny rayes so did his goodly eldship shine 32 Of many famous towns in Beirah And many famous laws and uncouth rites He spake but vain it is for to assay To reckon up such numbers infinite And much he spake where I had no insight But well I wote that some there present had For words to speak to uncapable wight Of foolishnesse proceeds or phrensie mad 〈◊〉 alwayes some I wis could trace his speeches pad 33 But that which I do now remember best Is that which he of Psittacusa lond Did speak This Psittacuse is not the least Or the most obscure Country that is found In wastefull Beiron it is renownd For famous clerks yclad in greenish cloak Like Turkish Priests if Amorilish ground We call 't no cause that title to revoke â—…t of this Land to this effect old Mnemon spoke 34 I travelled in Psittacusa lond Th' inhabitants the lesser Adamah Do call it but then Adam I have found It ancienter if so I safely may Unfold th'antiquity They by one day Are elder then old Adam and by one At least are younger then Arcadia O'th'sixth day Adam had 's creation â—…ose on the fifth the Arcades before the Moon 35 In this same land as I was on the rode A nimble traveller me overtook Fairly together on the way we yode Tho I gan closely on his person look And eye his garb and straight occasion sook To entertain discourse He likewise saught Though none could find yet first me undertook â—…o sone as he gan talk then straight I laught â—…e sage himself represt but thought me nigh distraught 36 His concave nose great head and grave aspect Affected tone words without inward sense My inly tickled spright made me detect By outward laughter but by best pretence I pur'gd my self and gave due reverence Then he gan gravely treat of codicils And of Book readings passing excellence And tri'd his wit in praysing gooses quills O happy age quoth he the world Minerva fills 37 I gave the talk to him which pleas'd him well For then he seem'd a learned cleark to been When none contrayr'd his uncontrolled spell But I alas though unto him unseen Did flow with tears as if that onyons keen Had pierc'd mine eyen Strange virtue of fond joy They ought to weep that be in evil teen But nought my lightsome heart did then annoy So light it lay it mov'd at every windy toy 38 As we yode softly on a youngster gent With bever cockt and arm set on one side His youthfull fire quickly our pace out-went Full fiercely pricked on in madcap pride The mettle of his horses heels he tri'd He hasted to his country Pithecuse Most hast worst speed still on our way we ride And him o'retake halting through haplesse bruse We help him up again our help he nould refuse 39 Then gan the learn'd and ag'd Don Psittaco When he another auditour had got To spruse his plumes and wisdome sage to show And with his sacred lore to wash the spot Of youthfull blemishes but frequent jot Of his hard setting jade did so confound The words that he by papyr-stealth had got That their lost sense the youngster could not sound Though he with mimicall attention did abound 40 Yet some of those faint-winged words came
Spirits Helios 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Sunne Heterogeneall is that which consists of parts of a diverse nature or form as for example a mans body of flesh bones nerves c. Homogeneall That whose nature is of one kind I IDea-Lond The Intellectuall world Idothea The fleet passage of fading forms from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Forma and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 curro Ida. See Pompon Mel. lib. 1. cap. 17. Isosceles A triangle with two sides equall Idiopathie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is ones proper peculiar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mine or thine being affected thus or so upon this or that occasion as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is this or that mans proper temper But this property of affection may also belong unto kinds As an Elephant hath his idiopathy and a man his at the hearing of a pipe a cat and an Eagle at the sight of the Sunne a dogge and a Circopithecus at the sight of the Moon c. Iao. A corruption of the Tetragrammaton Greek writers have strangely mash'd this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some calling it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is very likely that from this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 came Bacchus his appellation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Maenades acclamations 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in his Orgia Which sutes well with the Clarian Oracle which saith that in Autumne the Sun is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is the time of vintage 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 See Fullers Miscel. 2. Book L LOgos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The appellation of the Sonne of God It is ordinarily translated the Word but hath an ample signification It signifieth Reason Proportion Form Essence any inward single thought or apprehension Is any thing but matter and matter is nothing Leontopolis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Lions city or Politie Lypon from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sorrow M MOnocardia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 single-heartednesse Myrmecopolis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The City or Polity of Pismires Michael Who like unto God from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 similitudinis and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Deus Monad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is unitas the principle of all numbers an emblem of the Deity And so the Pythagoreans call it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God It is from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stable and immoveable a firm Cube of it self One time one time One remains still one See Ahad N NEurospast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Puppet or any Machina that's moved by an unseen string or nerve O ON 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Beeing Ogdoas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 numerus octonarius the number of â—…ight Onopolis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The asses City or Politie P PSyche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Soul or spirit Penia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Want or poverty Physis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nature vegetative Proteus Vertumnus changeablenesse Psychania The land of Souls Philosomatus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A lover of his body Psittacusa The land of Parots Pithecusa The land of Apes Pithecus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Ape Phobon from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fear Phrenition Anger impatiency fury from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 phrensie or madnesse Ira furor brevis est Pantheothen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All from God Which is true in one sense false in another You 'll easly discern the sense in the place you find the word This passage of Panthcothen contains a very savory hearty reproof of all be they what they will that do make use of that intricate mystery of fate and infirmity safely to guard themselves from the due reprehensions and just expostulations of the earnest messengers of God who would rouse them out of this sleep of sin and stirre them up seriously to seek after the might and spirit of Christ that may work wonderfully in their souls to a glorious conquest and triumph against the devil death and corruption Pandemoniothen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All from the devil viz. all false perswasions and ill effects of them Panoply 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Armour for the whole body Pteroessa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The land of winged souls from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a wing Perigee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Is that absis or ark of a Planets circle in which it comes nearer the earth Psychicall Though 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be a generall name and belongs to the souls of beasts and plants yet I understand by life Psychicall such centrall life as is capable of Aeon and Ahad Parelies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are rorid clouds which bear the image of the Sunne Psittaco Don Psittaco from Psittacus a Parot a bird that speaks significant words whose sense notwithstanding it self is ignorant of The dialogue betwixt this Parot and Mnemon sets out the vanity of all superficiall conceited Theologasters of what sect soever having but the surface and thin imagination of divinity but truly devoid of the spirit and in ward power of Christ the living well-spring of knowledge and virtue and yet do pride themselves in pratling and discoursing of the most hidden and abstruse mysteries of God and take all occasions to shew forth their goodly skill and wonderfull insight into holy truth when as they have indeed scarce licked the out-side of the glasse wherein it lies Plastick 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that 〈◊〉 might in the seed that shapes the body in its growth Phantasme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Any thing that the soul conceives in it self without any present externall object Parallax 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the distance betwixt the true and seeming place of a starre proceeding from the sensible difference of the centre and the height of the superficies of the earth in reference to the starre and from the stars declining from the Zenith Protopathy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is a suffering or being affected at first that is without circulation If any man strike me I feel immediately because my soul is united with this body that is struck and this is protopatâ—…y If the aire be struck aloof off I am sensible also of that but by circulation or propagation of that impression unto my eare and this is deuteropathy See Deuteropathy Periphere Peripheria it is the line that terminates a circle Q QUadiate A figure with foure equall sides and foure right angles The rightnesse of the â—…ngles is a plain embleme of erectnesse or uprightnesse of mind The number of the sides as also of the angles being pariter par that is equally divisible to the utmost unities 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as it is in Aristotle intimates equity or â—…ustice The sides are equall one with another and so are 〈◊〉 angles and the number of the sides and angles equall one with another Both the numbers
palsies and to dull the sight By sleepy sloth the melancholick earth It doth increase that hinders all good mirth Yet this dead liquor dull Pantheothen Before the nectar of the Gods preferr'th But it so weakens and disables men That they of manhood give no goodly specimen 31 Here one of us began to interpeal Old Mnemon Tharrhon that young ladkin hight He prayed this aged Sire for to reveal What way this Dragons poysonous despight And strong Pantheothens inwalling might We may escape Then Mnemon thus gan say Some strange devise I know each youthfull wight Would here expect or lofty brave assay But I 'll the simple truth in simple wise convay 32 Good Conscience kept with all the strength and might That God already unto us hath given A presse pursuit of that foregoing light That egs us on ' cording to what we have liven And helps us on ' cording to what we have striven To shaken off the bonds of prejudice Nor dote to much of that we have first conceiven By hearty prayer to beg the sweet delice 〈◊〉 Gods all-loving spright such things I you aduise 34 Can pity move the heart of parents dear When that their haplesse child in heavy plight Doth grieve and moan whiles pinching tortures tear His fainting life and doth not that sad sight Of Gods own Sonne empassion his good spright With deeper sorrow The tender babe lies torn In us by cruell wounds from hostile might Is Gods own life of God himself forlorn 〈◊〉 was he to continuall pain of God yborn 34 Or will you say if this be Gods own Sonne Let him descend the crosse for well we ween That he 'll not suffer him to be fordonne By wicked hand if Gods own Sonne he been But you have not those sacred misteries seen True-crucifying Jews the weaker thing Is held in great contempt in worldly eyen But time may come when deep impierced sting â—…all prick your heart and it shall melt with sorrowing 35 Then you shall view him whom with cruell spear You had transfix'd true crucified Sonne Of the true God unto his Father dear And dear to you nought dearer under sun Through this strong love and deep compassion How vastly God his kingdome would enlarge You 'll easly see and how with strong iron He 'll quite subdue the utmost earthly verge â—…foolish men the heavens why do you fondly charge 36 Subtimidus when Tharrhon sped so well Took courage to himself and thus 'gan say To Mnemon Pray you Sr. vouchsafe to tell What Antaparnes and Hypomene And Simon do this while in Dizoe With that his face shone like the rosy morn With maiden blush from inward modesty Which wicked wights do holden in such scorn Sweet harmles modesty a rose withouten thorn 37 Old Mnemon lov'd the Lad even from his face Which blamelesse blush with sanguin light had dyed His harmlesse lucid spright with flouring grace His outward form so seemly beautifyed So the old man him highly magnified For his so fit enquiry of those three And to his question thus anon replyed There 's small recourse till that Fort passed be To Simon Autaparnes or Hypomene 38 For all that space from Behirons high wall Unto Pantheothen none dares arise From his base dunghill warmth such magicall Attraction his flagging soul down ties To his foul flesh 'mongst which alas there lyes A litle spark of Gods vitality But smoreing filth so close it doth comprize That it cannot flame out nor get on high This province hence is hight earth-groveling Aptery 39 But yet fair semblances these Apterites Do make of good and sighen very sore That God no stronger is False hypocrites You make no use of that great plenteous store Of Gods good strength which he doth on you poure But you fast friends of foul carnality And false to God his tender sonne do gore And plaud your selves is 't be not mortally Nor let you him live in ease nor let you him fairly die 40 Like faithlesse wife that by her frampard guize Peevish demeanour sullen sad disdain Doth inly deep the spright melancholize Of her aggrieved husband and long pain At last to some sharpe sicknesse doth constrain His weakned nature to yield victory His skorching torture then count death a gain But when death comes in womanish phrensy â—…at froward femal wretch doth shreek and loudly cry 41 So through her moody importunity From downright death she rescues the poore man Self-favouring sense not that due loyalty Doth wring from her this false compassion Compassion that no cruelty can Well equalize Her husband lies agast Death on his horrid face so pale and wan Doth creep with ashy wings He thus embrac'd â—…rforce too many dayes in deadly woe doth wast 42 This is the love that 's found in Aptery To Gods dear life If they his sonne present Halfe live halfe dead handled despightfully Or sunk in sicknesse or with deep wound rent So be he 's not quite dead they 'r well content And hope sure favour of his sire to have They have the signes how can they then be shent The God of love for his dear life us save â—…om such conceits which men to sinne do thus inslave 43 But when from Aptery we were ygone And past Pantheothens inthralling power Then from the east chearfull Eous shone And drave away the nights dead lumpish stour He took by th' hand Aurora's vernall houre These freshly tripp'd it on the silver'd hills And thorow all the fields sweet life did shower Then gan the joyfull birds to try their skills â—…hey skipt they chirpt amain they pip'd they danc'd their fills 44 This other Province of Dizoia Hight Pteroessa on the flowry side Of a green bank as I went on my way Strong youthfull Gabriel I there espide Courting a nymph all in her maiden pride Not for himself His strife was her to win To Michael in wedlock to be tide He promised she should be Michaels Queen And greater things then care hath heard or eye hath seen 45 This lovely maid to Gabriel thus replide Thanks Sr for your good news but may I know Who Michael is that would have me his bride It s Michael said he that works such wo To all that fry of hell and on his foe Those fiends of daâ—…knesse such great triumphs hath The powers of sinne and death he down doth mow In this strong arm of God have thou but faith That in great Daemons troups doth work so wondrous 〈◊〉 46 The simple girl believed every word Nor did by subtle querks elude the might And profer'd strength of the soul-loving Lord But answered thus Good Sr but reade aright When shall I then appear in Michaels sight When Gabriel had won her full assent And well observ'd how he had flam'd her spright He answered After the complishment Of his behests and so her told what hests he ment 47 She willingly took the condition And pliable she promised to be And Gabriel sware he would wait upon Her virginship
obay 5 Now sith my wandring Bark so far is gone And flitten forth upon the Occan main I thee beseech that just dominion Hast of the Sea and art true Sovereigne Of working phansie when it floats amain With full impregned billows and strong rage Enforceth way upon the boyling plain That thou wouldst steer my ship with wisdome sage That I with happy course may run my watery stage 6 My mind is mov'd dark Parables to sing Of Psyche's progeny that from her came When she was married to that great King Great Aeon who just title well may claim Of every soul and brand them with his name It s He that made us and not our own might But who alas this work can well proclaim We silly sheep cannot bleat out aright The manner how but that that giveth light is light 7 Then let us borrow from the glorious Sun A little light to illustrate this act Such as he is in his solstitiall noon When in the welkin there 's no cloudy tract For to make grosse his beams and light refract Then sweep by all those globes that by reflection His long small shafts do rudely beaten back And let his rayes have undenied projection And so we will pursue this mysteries retection 8 Now think upon that gay discoloured bow That part that is remotest from the light Doth duskish hew to the beholder show The nearer parts have colours far more bright And next the brightest is the subtle light Then colours seem but a distinct degree Of light now failing such let be the sight Of his far spreaden beams that shines on high â—…et vast discoloured orbs close his extremity 9 The last extreme the fardest off from light That 's natures deadly shadow Hyle's cell O horrid cave and womb of dredded Night Mother of witchcraft and the cursed spell Which nothing can avail 'gainst Israel No Magick can him hurt his portion Is not divided nature he doth dwell In light in holy love in union Not fast to this or that but free communion 10 Dependence of this All hence doth appear And severall degrees subordinate But phansie's so unfit such things to clear That oft it makes them seem more intricate And now Gods work it doth disterminate Too far from his own reach But he withall More inward is and far more intimate Then things are with themselves His ideall And centrall presence is in every atom-ball 11 Therefore those different hews through all extend So far as light Let light be every where And every where with light distinctly blend Those different colours which I nam'd whilere The extremities of that far shining sphere And that far shining sphere which centre was Of all those different colours and bright chear You must unfasten so o'respred it has Or rather deeply fill'd with centrall sand each place 12 Now sith that this withouten penetrance Of bodies may be done we clearly see As well as that pendent subordinance The nearly couching of each realtie And the Creatours close propinquitie To ev'ry creature This be understood Of differentiall profundity But for the overspreading latitude Why may 't not equally be stretch'd with th' Ocean floud 13 There Proteus wonnes and fleet Idothea Where the low'st step of that profunditie Is pight Next that is Psyche's out array It Tasis hight Physis is next degree There Psyche's feet impart a smaller fee Of gentle warmth Physis is the great womb From whence all things in th' Universitie Yclad in diverse forms do gaily bloom And after fade away as Psyche gives the doom 14 Next Physis is the tender Arachne There in her subtile loom doth Haphe sit But the last vest is changing Semele And next is Psyches self These garments fit Her sacred limbs full well and are so knit One part to other that the strongest sway Of sharpest axe them no'te asunder smite The seventh is Aeon with eternall ray The eighth Hattove steddy cube allpropping Adonai 15. Upon this universall Ogdoas Is founded every particularment From this same universall Diapase Each harmony is fram'd and sweet consent But that I swerve not farre from my intent This Ogdoas let be an unitie One mighty quickned orb of vast extent Throughly possest of lifes community And so those vests be seats of Gods vitality 16 Now deem this universall round alone And rayes no rayes but a first all-spread light And centrick all like one pellucid Sun A Sun that 's free not bound by natures might That where it lists exerts his rayes outright Both when it lists and what and eke how long And then retracts so as it thinketh meet These rayes be that particular creature-throng Their number none can tell but that all-making tongue 17 Now blundring Naturalist behold the spring Of thy deep-searching soul that fain would know Whether a mortall or immortall thing It be and whence at first it gan to flow And that which chiefest is where it must go Some fixt necessity thou fain wouldst find But no necessity where there 's no law But the good pleasure of an unty'd mind Therefore thy God seek out and leave nature behind 18 He kills He makes alive the keys of hell And death he hath He can keep souls to wo When cruell hands of fate them hence expell Or He in Lethe's lake can drench them so That they no act of life or sense can show They march out at His word and they retreat March out with joy retreat with footing slow In gloomy shade benumm'd with pallid sweat And with their feeble wings their fainting breasts they beat 19 But souls that of his own good life partake He loves as His own self dear as His eye They are to Him He 'll never them forsake When they shall dye then God Himself shall dye They live they live in blest eternity The wicked are not so but like the dirt Trampled by man and beast in grave they ly Filth and corruption is their rufull sort Themselves with death and worms in darknesse they disport 20 Their rotten relicks lurk close under ground With living wight no sense or sympathy They have at all nor hollow thundring sound Of roring winds that cold mortality Can wake ywrapt in sad fatality To horses hoof that beats his grassie dore He answers not The Moon in silency Doth passe by night and all bedew him o're With her cold humid rayes but he feels not heavens poâ—… 21 O dolefull lot of disobedience If God should souls thus drench in Lethe lake But O unspeakable torture of sense When sinfull souls do life and sense partake That those damn'd spirits may the anvils make Of their fell cruelty that lay such blowâ—… That very ruth doth make my heart to quake When I consider of the drery woes And tearing torment that each soul then undergoes 22 Hence the souls nature we may plainly see A beam it is of th' intellectuall sun A ray indeed of that eternity But such a ray as when it first out shone From a free light