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A00926
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The affections of a pious soule, unto our Saviour-Christ Expressed in a mixt treatise of verse and prose. By Richard Flecknoe.
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Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?
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1640
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STC 11032; ESTC S115106
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these_o be_v but_o rag_n of_o patience_n the_o poor_a and_o wretched_a soul_n put_v on_o whilst_o the_o gallant_a and_o rich_a scorn_n to_o wear_v such_o pieced-up_a stuff_n this_o be_v for_o those_o who_o never_o endeavour_v to_o limb_n and_o portraiture_n in_o the_o table_n of_o their_o heart_n any_o brave_a and_o noble_a piece_n because_o they_o never_o take_v pattern_n by_o any_o but_o base_a and_o ignoble_a one_o inspice_fw-la et_fw-la fac_fw-la secundum_fw-la exemplar_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_fw-la monte_fw-la monstratum_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v they_o but_o consider_v our_o saviour_n suffering_n their_o own_o will_v shrink_v to_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n which_o whilst_o she_o consider_v it_o make_v she_o so_o brave_a in_o purpose_n and_o resolution_n as_o even_o death_n itself_o will_v have_v appear_v lovely_a and_o amiable_a to_o she_o which_o now_o since_o he_o die_v for_o we_o to_o those_o who_o true_o love_v he_o even_o seem_v to_o have_v exchange_v dart_n with_o love_n indeed_o as_o thus_o they_o fable_v it_o love_n and_o death_n of_o the_o way_n once_o meeting_n have_v past_o a_o friendly_a greeting_n sleep_n their_o weary_a eyelid_n close_v lay_v they_o down_o themselves_o repose_v love_n who_o divers_a care_n molest_v can_v not_o sleep_v but_o whilst_o death_n rest_v all_o in_o haste_n away_o he_o post_v he_o but_o his_o haste_n full_a dear_o cost_v he_o for_o it_o chance_v that_o go_v to_o sleep_v both_o have_v give_v their_o dart_n in_o keep_v unto_o night_n who_o error_n mother_n blind_o know_v not_o one_o from_o tother_o give_v love_n death_n and_o never_o perceive_v it_o whilst_o as_o blind_o love_v receive_v it_o since_o which_o time_n their_o dart_n confound_v love_v now_o kill_v in_o stead_n of_o wound_v death_n a_o joy_n in_o heart_n distil_v sweet_o wound_n in_o stead_n of_o kill_v and_o thus_o in_o various_a cogitation_n she_o wander_v about_o mount_n calvary_n afford_v a_o large_a and_o ample_a field_n for_o her_o devotion_n to_o exspaciate_v in_o her_o pious_a thought_n still_o go_v in_o circle_n from_o her_o belove_a unto_o herself_o and_o from_o herself_o to_o he_o again_o until_o at_o last_o it_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v by_o the_o unexpected_a arrival_n of_o some_o new-commer_n there_o who_o tend_v direct_o towards_o the_o cross_n make_v she_o fear_v some_o ill_a intention_n in_o it_o till_o espy_v joseph_n of_o aramathea_n a_o principal_a among_o they_o she_o assure_v her_o fear_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o good_a intend_a as_o indeed_o their_o come_n only_o be_v to_o take_v down_o the_o body_n from_o the_o cross_n and_o bury_v it_o to_o which_o every_o one_o lend_v a_o ready_a and_o pious_a hand_n it_o have_v soon_o be_v do_v have_v not_o this_o impediment_n occur_v in_o the_o do_v it_o that_o their_o grief_n for_o his_o death_n render_v they_o so_o nigh_o dead_a themselves_o as_o they_o scarce_o can_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o live_n and_o those_o who_o swoon_v not_o for_o love_n of_o he_o will_v swoon_n for_o very_a sorrow_n they_o love_v he_o not_o enough_o confirm_v what_o they_o report_v with_o admiration_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o divine_a love_n o_o heavenly_a dart_n of_o love_n unto_o heaven_n love_a heart_n whether_o you_o wound_v or_o spare_v how_o equal_o you_o mortal_a be_v for_o if_o you_o wound_v they_o present_o they_o with_o the_o sweetness_n die_v and_o if_o you_o spare_v they_o then_o with_o bitterness_n they_o die_v again_o o_o sacred_a flame_n to_o heart_n once_o melt_v in_o the_o same_o whether_o or_o no_o you_o burn_v how_o both_o to_o their_o destruction_n turn_v for_o if_o you_o burn_v they_o present_o in_o flame_n consume_v and_o die_v if_o not_o in_o tear_n they_o then_o consume_v and_o die_v again_o so_o as_o like_v two_o way_n that_o run_v their_o several_a course_n then_o join_v in_o one_o and_o whilst_o diverse_o they_o tend_v one_o and_o the_o same_o be_v still_o their_o end_n so_o both_o equal_o destroy_v be_v it_o sorrow_n be_v it_o 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have_v freeze_v up_o provide_v that_o venomous_a serpent_n have_v not_o first_o fix_v its_o black_a tooth_n in_o they_o for_o then_o the_o pollinctori_fw-la will_v tell_v you_o that_o heart_n envenom_a will_v not_o burn_v no_o wonder_n then_o i_o say_v that_o he_o who_o they_o so_o love_v live_v they_o so_o lament_v dead_a it_o be_v by_o nature_n law_n decree_v we_o then_o shall_v love_v thing_n most_o passionate_o and_o dear_a when_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o whether_o because_o the_o appetitive_a and_o irascible_a power_n then_o joint_o move_v more_o strong_o towards_o the_o object_n than_o can_v joy_v alone_o in_o the_o fruition_n of_o it_o or_o that_o our_o sharp_a appetite_n of_o thing_n we_o want_v be_v soon_o blunt_v with_o the_o enjoy_v they_o certain_a it_o be_v whatsoever_o the_o cause_n be_v such_o be_v the_o effect_n as_o they_o well_o experience_v every_o one_o of_o they_o his_o bless_a mother_n whilst_o she_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o a_o dear_a and_o amiable_a 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bury_v he_o in_o her_o heart_n finis_fw-la
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not_o offend_v the_o nice_a and_o delicate_a with_o commemorate_n the_o abominable_a stench_n of_o those_o filthy_a and_o loathsome_a crachet_n the_o very_a entrail_n of_o the_o jew_n malice_n hang_v clotter_v in_o his_o face_n that_o face_n in_fw-la quem_fw-la desiderant_fw-la angeli_fw-la prospicere_fw-la which_o so_o much_o delight_v the_o angel_n to_o behold_v of_o which_o then_o they_o may_v well_o say_v indeed_o vidimus_fw-la eum_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la ei_fw-la species_fw-la neque_fw-la decor_fw-la that_o they_o have_v see_v it_o and_o there_o be_v neither_o feature_n nor_o beauty_n in_o it_o for_o his_o taste_n to_o have_v nothing_o administer_v it_o to_o sweeten_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n but_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n when_o for_o other_o malefactor_n most_o pleasant_a wine_n be_v allow_v and_o provide_v at_o the_o public_a cost_n o_o it_o be_v cruel_a barbarous_a cruel_a that_o but_o he_o foresee_v it_o necessary_a for_o we_o whilst_o we_o live_v here_o where_o the_o wheel_n of_o affliction_n with_o variety_n of_o new_a suffer_v every_o day_n fetch_v its_o turn_n about_o we_o to_o have_v for_o imitation_n his_o great_a example_n of_o patient_o suffer_v all_o for_o his_o feeling_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o that_o before_o if_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o unspeakable_a what_o he_o feel_v but_o alas_o all_o this_o of_o the_o exterior_a compare_v to_o his_o interior_a suffering_n be_v but_o as_o a_o single_a drop_n of_o water_n to_o the_o whole_a ocean_n or_o the_o center-point_n of_o earth_n unto_o the_o vast_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o instrument_n string_v with_o fine_a string_n than_o the_o body_n be_v of_o more_o delicate_a resentment_n more_o sensible_a of_o every_o little_a touch_n and_o how_o rude_o do_v they_o play_v upon_o it_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v to_o they_o though_o nothing_o but_o sugar_n and_o honey_n like_o the_o bridegroom_n in_o the_o canticle_n but_o in_o churlish_a and_o bitter_a speech_n they_o reparty_v again_o if_o in_o soft_a and_o silken_a phrase_n he_o question_v they_o either_o in_o pure_a disdain_n and_o spite_n they_o not_o vouchsafe_v he_o answer_v so_o si_fw-la interrogavero_fw-la non_fw-la respondebitis_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n luk._n 22._o or_o else_o it_o be_v in_o word_n as_o hard_o as_o semai'_n to_o david_n be_v every_o one_o accompany_v with_o a_o stone_n so_o cross_a so_o contrary_a be_v they_o in_o word_n unto_o he_o but_o in_o action_n it_o go_v a_o thought_n beyond_o imagination_n how_o contrary_a they_o be_v put_v sinister_a interpretation_n still_o to_o disguise_v the_o right_a meaning_n on_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v if_o he_o cure_v their_o sick_a it_o be_v to_o break_v their_o sabbath_n if_o he_o cast_v their_o devil_n out_o it_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o beelzebub_n they_o hold_v he_o for_o libertine_n if_o he_o eat_v or_o drink_v with_o they_o if_o not_o for_o samaritan_n so_o well_o he_o may_v say_v of_o they_o cecinimus_fw-la vobis_fw-la and_o non_fw-la saltâstis_fw-la lamentavimus_fw-la and_o non_fw-la planxistis_fw-la etc._n etc._n mat._n 11._o but_o they_o go_v further_o yet_o pericles_n can_v say_v of_o the_o samian_n not_o content_a with_o courtesy_n they_o receive_v from_o those_o of_o athens_n that_o they_o be_v infantibus_fw-la simile_fw-la qui_fw-la cibum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la illachrymando_fw-la admittebant_fw-la etc._n etc._n plutarch_n like_o child_n who_o whilst_o they_o be_v benefit_v cry_v but_o what_o shall_v one_o say_v of_o these_o never_o man_n bear_v in_o the_o disgrace_n of_o better_a nature_n have_v such_o antipathy_n with_o their_o best_a good_a as_o they_o for_o mark_v how_o this_o perverse_a wicked_a and_o viperous_a generation_n outdo_v spite_n itself_o requite_v he_o for_o love_n with_o hatred_n for_o good_a with_o ill_a and_o for_o honour_v they_o with_o dishonour_v he_o again_o and_o first_o of_o their_o hatred_n to_o he_o let_v this_o be_v sufficient_a argument_n that_o they_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o endure_v his_o sight_n and_o when_o we_o once_o withdraw_v our_o eye_n from_o any_o one_o it_o be_v sign_n we_o have_v withdraw_v our_o affection_n before_o but_o whilst_o he_o project_v such_o right_a and_o full_a beam_n of_o love_n on_o they_o as_o even_o reflect_v they_o to_o his_o very_a heart_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n never_o with_o more_o oblique_a and_o avert_a eye_n behold_v their_o brother_n joseph_n than_o they_o do_v he_o now_o if_o as_o they_o say_v the_o chief_a attraction_n of_o love_n be_v love_n and_o he_o hold_v no_o commercewith_o humanity_n who_o will_v nor_o give_v nor_o take_v affection_n what_o shall_v one_o think_v or_o say_v of_o this_o malignity_n but_o for_o more_o ample_a declaration_n of_o their_o inhumanity_n to_o he_o we_o be_v to_o note_v how_o that_o hate_n and_o aversion_n from_o a_o thing_n which_o the_o more_o civil_a creature_n do_v express_v by_o simple_a flight_n and_o avoidance_n the_o more_o savage_a and_o effeâ—ate_n do_v by_o violent_a assault_n so_o naturalist_n observe_v in_o the_o wild_a bull_n such_o hatred_n and_o nociveness_n to_o man_n as_o but_o object_n unto_o it_o the_o picture_n of_o one_o and_o present_o with_o horn_n and_o hoof_n it_o furious_o set_v upon_o it_o and_o mark_v now_o if_o they_o do_v not_o the_o like_a by_o he_o when_o pilate_n propose_v he_o unto_o they_o with_o a_o ecce_fw-la homo_fw-la behold_v the_o man_n they_o stant_o bellow_v out_o crucifige_fw-la crucifige_fw-la eum_fw-la let_v he_o be_v crucify_v so_o as_o he_o may_v well_o say_v of_o they_o tauri_fw-la pingues_fw-la obsiderunt_fw-la me_fw-la that_o he_o be_v encompass_v with_o bull_n on_o every_o side_n but_o the_o proof_n of_o love_n consist_v in_o action_n probatio_fw-la enim_fw-la amoris_fw-la exhibitio_fw-la est_fw-la operis_fw-la etc._n etc._n greg._n let_v we_o from_o thence_o behold_v his_o love_n to_o they_o as_o their_o hatred_n to_o he_o again_o and_o so_o consider_v how_o they_o reward_v he_o for_o good_a with_o ill_n you_o know_v we_o have_v compassion_n for_o none_o but_o those_o we_o have_v passion_n for_o and_o where_o the_o soil_n be_v hate_n there_o pity_v never_o grow_v now_o what_o compassion_n have_v he_o for_o they_o miserior_fw-la super_fw-la turbam_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o word_n but_o in_o effect_n multiply_v bread_n for_o the_o hungry_a and_o for_o the_o thirsty_a for_o those_o who_o be_v necessitous_a he_o as_o we_o may_v say_v turn_v stone_n into_o water_n for_o the_o delicious_a he_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n sweet_o violence_v all_o nature_n but_o they_o the_o while_n for_o their_o sick_a he_o restore_v they_o unto_o health_n their_o dead_a unto_o life_n again_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o his_o spiritual_a benefit_n since_o they_o be_v of_o nature_n so_o carnal_a they_o have_v scarce_o a_o capacity_n of_o they_o and_o how_o do_v they_o requite_v he_o audite_fw-la coeli_fw-la and_o obstupescite_fw-la so_o little_a 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