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A70872 Rockes improved comprising certaine poeticall meditations extracted from the contemplation of the nature and quality of rockes, a barren and harsh soyle, yet a fruitfull and delightfull subject of meditation / by VVilliam Prynne ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P4054; ESTC R11087 36,986 58

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ROCKES IMPROVED COMPRISING CERTAINE POETICALL MEDITATIONS Extracted from the contemplation of the Nature and Quality of ROCKES a barren and harsh Soyle yet a Fruitfull and Delightfull subject of Meditation By VVILLIAM PRYNNE late Exile and close Prisoner in Mount-Orgueil Castle in the Isle of Iersy Psal. 18. 2. 31. 46. 2 Sam. 22. 2. 3. 32. The Lord is my Rocke and my Fortresse and my deliverer my God my strength in whom I will trust my buckler and the horne of my Salvation and my high Towre my Saviour thou savest mee from violence Who is a Rocke save our God The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rocke and let the God of my Salvation be exalted Psal. 40. 1 2 3. I waited patiently for the Lord and hee inclined unto mee and heard my cry He brought mee also out of an horrible pit out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a Rocke and established my goings c. London Printed by T. Cotes for Michael Spacke dwelling at the blue Bible in Greene A●bor 1641. TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull his most highly honoured speciall kind Friend the truly vertuous and religious Lady Anne Carteret wife to Sir Philip Carteret Knight Lievetenant Governour and Baylisse of the Isle of Jersy MAdame Vouchsafe to owne and patronize These Meditations which did first arise Within those walls which your bright vertues grace And fitted were for that * high rockie place The Poem 's like the Subject barren rude Vncompt yet wholsome to an heart renu'd Your kind acceptance will it crowne and raise Above its worth and be the Poets Bayrs Who for your Noble Favours whilst that hee Remain'd close Prisoner Exile in Jerse Sequestred from all friends accesse shall rest Whiles any sparkes of life stay in his Brest Your Ladiships most obliged most devoted friend and servant WILLIAM PRYNNE Courteour Reader I shall request thee to correct these few Presse errors which have scaped in some Coppies in my absence Errata Page 1. line 10. for the read this p. 3. l. 12. r. make p. 28. l. 3 when whom 1.6 them r. him p. 19. l. 8 to r. in p. 32. l. 24. of on p. 33. l. 18. sinne weeds p 34. 7. they these p. 47. l 5 must much p. 65. l. 15. be lie p. 71. l. 19 greatest p. 82. l. 21. lose close p. 83 l. 13. others I. p. 93. l. 21. fined fixed p. 95 l 22. and Oh. l. 23 Satan Satin p. 98. l. 25. them then l. 27. stations passions p. 103 l. 15. over ever p. 108. l. 21 thee they p. 119 l. 6. to or p 125. l. 23 arriv'd arm'd l. 25. flattering p. 149. l. 6. shall should p. 164. l. 1. the then p. 165. l ●● th' one thine p. 169. l. 11. prints ' paints Printers oft erre but not as other men Their Errors are corrected with a Pen ROCKES IMPROVED Comprising certaine Poeticall Meditations extracted from the contemplation of the Nature and Qualities of Rockes a Barren and Harsh Soyle yet a Fruitfull and Delightfull Subject of Meditation THE PROEME WHen from the lofty * Castle I espie The ragged Rocks which round about it lye My Working thoughts begin from thence to raise Some a Meditations to their Makers Praise And mine own Profit which my heart may warm Yea mount to Heaven and vaine fancies charm Meditations of the first Ranke Parallelling Christ and Rockes together ANd first the Rockes doe lively represent A complete Image full of sweete content Of Christ our Rocke sith that both They and He In Name and Nature fitly doe agree Are they cal'd Rockes So he in sacred Writ A b Rocke is stil'd in these regards most fit 1. The Stony Rockes no other Father know But God who made them from whose c word they flow So Christ both God and Man no Father knowes But d God eternall from whose Loines he flowes By such a e Generation as exceedes Mens shallow Thoughts and in them wonder breeds 2. Rockes are the f firmest ground whereon to lay And found such buildings as shall not decay But last and stand in spite of Floods Stormes wind Which may beate on them yet no entrance finde So g Christ's the onely Rocke the tryed stone On which the Church is built On Him alone Our Soules so safe fast firmely founded lye That they shall stand for all eternity Unshaken undemolisht maugre all The h Stormes Flands Winds that on them beat fall Through Men or Devils Malice Happie they Who on this firme Rocke all their buildings lay 3. Rockes yeeld the sweetest i Honey Men to feede The k sweetest honey comforts Joyes proceede From Christour Rock Mens drooping souls to cheare And sweeten all sowre Crosses which they heare 4. All precious Stones and Jewels Rocks doe breed All Gemmes and Pearles of Grace from l Christ proceed The first our Bodies decke but for a space The last our m Souls with an eternall Gra●e The first in Mans eyes are a lovely sight The last in Gods eyes makes us shine most bright O let us then these Jewels onely prise Which make us n comely in Gods sacred eyes 5. The richest Mines of Silver Gold Tin Lead Brasse Copper in the wombes of o Rockes are bred Whence not digg'd out with pains they uselesse lie And none are better'd or enricht thereby Thus all the Mines and Treasures of Gods Grace Are p hid in Christ as in their proper place Yet none doe happie rich or wealthy grow By these hidde Treasures though they overflow But those who take much q paines to dig them thence With Prayers Teares Faith Hope and Patience O let us then be ever drawing Oare Out of our Rock Christ in whom there 's such store Of richest golden Mines that all r who will May there their Soules and Bagges for ever fill 6. The purest best and pleasantst waters spring Out of s Rockes sides which sweete refreshment bring To Man and Beast whose Thirst they quench and stay Their bodies bathe and wash their filth away Thus from our Rocke Christ and his pierced side Such pearelesse Streames of t Blood and Water glide To save bathe clense refresh all broken Hearts And quench hell flames with Sathans fiery Darts As farre surpasse the purest Streames that flow From all the Rockes or Fountaines here below And now me thinks v the Rock in wildernesse Whence streames of waters gushed to redresse And quench the Peoples Thirst when Moses Rod It smote and pierced by command from God Yea every Rock whence Cristall waters spring A lively x Picture was and is to bring Our Rocke Christ to our Mindes and to present Him to our eyes and Hearts with great content From whose pierc'd Hands and side with Nayles and Speare Whole y Streames of precious Blood and waters cleare Did sweetely flow Gods wrath to quench allay His peoples Thirst and wash their sinnes away We neede not