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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63574	Grapes from Canaan, or, The believers present taste of future glory expressed in a short divine poem, the issue of spare hours, and published at the request, and for the entertainment of those whose hopes are above their present enjoyments.	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1658 (1658)	Wing T280; ESTC R20740	35,830	120

Pencil of the rarest Oratory The riches that attend Eternity Transcend the reach of any mortal eye They are a sphear above the apprehensions Of humane understandings or inventions 〈◊〉 though height'ned much with industry And Grace their worth and value can't descry Eternal glory to our weaker eyes Is an estate vail'd o're with mysteries Much like to pictures whose rare artifice By Curtains from our eyes concealed is The lanthorn of our shallow intellect Us to the knowledge of it can't direct VVhile grace is of so low a stature we Can't look that knowledge should giganticke be None can of Glory have a perfect sight Till they from earth to heaven take their flight The winter of our life must first be past E're we the summer fruits of glory taste VVhen saints out of the cage of earth shall flye Into the Region of eternity Their pondrous weights of glory they shall find To nonplus all conceptions of the mind Till that time come they must contented be VVith the first fruits of that felicitie VVith those sweet crums their craving stomacks they Must pacifie till their ascension day The fuller knowledge of our future state Concealed is our Faith to animate VVho dig in Mines where store of Gold doth lye Their hopes of wealth do whet their industry Many Reserves there are in heaven which Magnetick are to draw out all the rich And orient Graces of the saints and these VVarm their endeavours that are apt to freeze VVhat in the dark remains doth grace excit● And scrue it up unto a greater height Such a desire of knowledge natural VVas that ingenious Romane edg'd withal That while the cause he of Vesuvius His flaming Vomits with a vigorous Enquiry sought to know he in the wombe Of those ejections did himself entombe And how doth this lend Grace a wing to fly And with more vigorous conquest it supply That he whose eye of Faith most piercing is Can't see the end of his eternal bliss Nor sum up what the int'rest of his Glory Amounts to by the light of sacred story This portion which our intellects can't see To tell out while they vail'd and clouded be Is a most rich and rare encouragement VVhereby our graces with a stronger bent Are carri'd heaven-ward this Faith enflames And makes our hope rise higher in its aims This plumes a saint and makes him higher flie In contemplation of eternitie Faith's Triumph ST and not my soul upon a sinners leggs But with all speed relinquish thine own dreggs Into the arms of thy dear Saviour flie There only mayst thou find securitie Endeavour to beleeve what thou art never Able to purchase by thine own endeavour Thy debt acknowledge and then by and by Thy Jesus will the payment justifie Confide not in thy self or what thou hast Lest by thy self thou be deceiv'd at last Wouldst thou the precious Grace of Faith acquire Renounce thy self cast off thine own attire Wouldst thou in purity preserve thy Faith Condemne thy self heed not what Reason saith Do misty clouds obscure and dimme thy sight Faith will dispel them by its radiant light Is Heaven gate fast up against thee blockt The Key of Faith will open and unlock't Is there in Heavens high-way a roaring Lion Faith will o're com't and lead thee unto Sion Doth fear surprize thee Faith will courage bring Doth Death affright thee Faith pulls out the sting Is' t hard and difficult to gain the crown Faith bear'st away with honour and renown Be faithful to the death and thou shalt ha●● An heavenly garland though an earthly g●●ve It shall not be to thee the Scripture saith According to thy works but to thy faith If before Faith good works can't work salvation After Repentance bad ones can 't damnation As he that crowns thy good works doth thereby Crown his own gifts so doth he magnifie His own free Grace that pardoneth thine evil Works which enslaved thee unto the Devil Cast anchor here my soul let nothing e're Remove thee in thy Faith still persevere And when the waves of thy corruptions beat Into thy leaking vessel and do threat Thine utter ruine and eternal bane By true Repentance pumpe them out again FINIS