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soul_n	death_n	sin_n	sting_n	4,673	5	12.3740	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80028	Divine blossomes. A prospect or looking-glass for youth: wherein and whereby he may plainly behold and see a supereminency and super-excellency of grace and religion, beyond the worlds honor, glory, fame, repute, pleasure, joy, delight, love,. [sic] And all other lower accomodations whatsoever. Laid down to youth by exciting parallel between [brace] earths honor carnal pleasure inordinate love [brace] and [brace] heavens glory and spiritual pleasure divine love. Under every of which particulars, the author exemplarily expresseth himself in a varied verse. / Composed by a hearty wel-wisher to the youthful generation, Francis Cockin, alias Cokayne.	Cockin, Francis.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4873; Thomason E1652_1; ESTC R209121	43,716	131

to be quencht then for to be contented What those poor shadows that by thee 's presented 30. Thy wealth what 's that a truss of meer deceit A bladder full of wind an empty joy A real nothing yet a glorious baite That doth beguil man of eternal joy And shall my noble Spirit then lay out Her precious thoughts such vanities about 31 No No my Soul 's immortal and must have Such wealth as is of an immortal being Such treasures as indure for aye I crave What do'nt I lightly prize and value seeing It cannot answer my Souls vast desire Allay nor coole the heat thereof the fire 32. Thy pleasures world thy Sense-besotting pleasures That so bewitch's men of tender years Conduce as much to joy as do thy treasures Unto contentment and to free from fears But this is that that most of ' th world do follow 'T is after pleasure that they hoop and hollow 33. 'T is pleasure that doth take the heart of youth 'T is pleasure his desires lead him to His hot veins swel and pleasure strait doth sooth His lively humours makes them act and go Pleasures doth lull most younglings fast asleep Makes them laugh now eternally to weep 34. O Young ones know Pleasure 's the Devils bait Wherewith he fishes for immortal souls In Pleasure he doth lodge a grand deceit And so most youthfull Nature he befools Your boiling blood do soonest close with pleasures Which of Gods wrath doth oft unlock the Treasures 35. Alas and what are pleasures to Gods Ire Pleasures are fading that doth Age endure Think ye can pleasures coole those flames of fire Or th' bitings of those hellish Scorpions Cure No your delightful pleasures then will sting ye As sure as now they unto Hell will bring ye 36. Pleasure 's a Ship that doth imbark for Hell All Passengers that are contain'd therein In endless flames they must be sure to dwell That do indulge and live and dye in sin They sweet and swiftly Sail and that doth tend Quickly to bring 'em to their Iourneys end 37. O stay thy course young man lower thy Sails Winde up thy Canvas Ty 't close to the Mast Being open spread the wind then most prevailes Oh therefore wind it up and ty 't up fast The affections are the Sailes the which the Gusts Of vain desires do fill full with wanton Lusts 38. The Mast I 'd have thee tie these Sailes about Is Solid reason and a judgment true Reason should guide th' affections thoroughou● And judgment should inordinacy subdue Reason is Mistris Governess will desire affection As hand-maids should attend her in subjection 39. But for to speak more properly unto thee Respecting what delights most tender years Preventing pleasures that they mayn't undo thee And so expose thee unto endlesse tears I say Religion yields as much delight As sinne can do persisted in aright 40. All pleasure rises from congruity And fitness ' t●een the faculty and object When there 's a natural propensity Needs must it be a●●ost delightful subject Guide then thy Soul by ●udgments solid Art What makes delight 's the ●●mper of the Heart 41. An earthly heart doth earthly things persue An heaven-born Spirit takes delight in heaven From a luxurious heart there doth ensue Luxuriousness of vertue quite bereaven An empty wanton heart filled with aire E'ry vaine object 's ready for to dare 42. And such a heart like an un-ballast'd Ship Is turned o'r with e'ry breath of wind As empty vessels under sail do skip That they within 'm nought but danger find So 's the immortal Spirit tost to and fro Hurried up and down where fancy wills to go 43. This matchlesse Gem this noble worthy Pee●e Continually of shipwrack is in danger Tost to and fro now there and sometime here Unto all safety a perpetual stranger So long as mov'd by the light wind of passion Subject to nothing but to alteration 44. Inestimable worth value unknown And past conceiving is the Soul of man A treasure Jewel that Jehove do●h own Term so and take delight in tell me then Should this same peereless Spirit serve an humour A besteal sordid lust it● 〈…〉 ngth consumer 45. The Soul 's a heaven-born virgin prostitute her Wilt thou to loathsome sin and so to Hell Ah! canst thou suffer Divells to deprive her Of state of glory with them for to dwell Must Shee her countrey and her kindred leave A cursed doome with Divels to receive 46. My heart doth ake to think of the abasement The Soul doth suffer while it traide with sin My Spirit sobs to view that foul defacement Of J'hoves bright glorious beauty 's seated in The Soul of man there ever to endure Consisting in an holy heart and pure 47. Ah wanton youth are earths vain worthless pleasures So dear unto thee that thou 't not them leave For feare of great Jehovahs direful treasures Nor yet a Crown of glory to receive Wilt thou sell life and glory for a toy For sordid pleasure barter heavenly joy 65. Ah canst thou be content to bed in flames In utter darkness to make thine abode Canst thou dwel there where nothing fury tames Eternally deprived of thy God Ah canst thou bear the burthen of Gods Ire When as that task shall never out expire 49. O youth remember thine immortal Soul And beare in mind what price was for it given Remember what can purge it being foule Consider what may bring it unto Heaven Gods onely Son had of it such esteem That with his death its life he did redeem 50. For Christs sake thou thy Souls Salvation prize Because his death did life unto it give Permit not pleasures to put out thy eyes But ronze thy sloth and up unto him live Live unto him whose death bought thy Salvation Die for his sake whose Life 's thy preservation 51. Oh die thou must or thou canst never live Die to thy self to thy hearts lusts and pleasures Die to all sinne or thou canst not receive Those glorious sweets that God to his out-measures Thy Souls redemption cost Christs utmost breath And its Salvation must be by sinns death 52. Thou must be buried with him into death Or thou canst not in life with him partake That sharp two edged cutting sword unsheath To cut down lusts that separation make 'Tween thee and him 'tween his Spirit and Thine That do thee ' gainst him unto ill incline 53. Know fleshly lusts do war against the Soul And seek its utter ruin and undoing 'T is thy souls safety Youth them to controul But thou art ever courting and a wooing Them with delight unto thee thy desires Do beak themselves at lusts base smoaky fires 54. My Soul doth groan for to behold the Courses That young ones take how they with full carere Seek their own ruin and as tender Nurses Do nourish cherish and redeem as dear That which deprives them of a dwelling place In Heaven to behold Gods glorious face 55. Luxurious youth a little

thus 'tween us and Christ for either We must love prize esteem him above all Or ' ●is in vain him our lov'd Lord to call 64 He will not save that Soul that doth not love him Marriage can't be where persons don't affect Can he unite with them thatn're did move him Nor shew unto him any love Respect Life is not dear where love hath taken place How do we prize How do we ra●e his Grace 65 Make we no Conscience of a course of Sin Nor cool nor quench a soul or vain desire Yet do we think his favou● for to win And to be fill'd with that celestial fire That mutually doth joy and re-enjoy Those pleasures in him that can never cloy 66 Think we Gods Son will marry with a Whore Wi●l he that is the Heir of Earth and Heaven Abase himself so much as evermore To honour persons of all good bereaven No no such persons as indulge in sin He will not own if live and die therein 67 I appeal to young Men or to Virgins either Would they present her with true love that 's cōmon With every man The like to Virgins Whether Could ye love him that deals with every Woman Much less may any One expect to win Christs favovr that trades with delight in sin 68 Know whatsoe'r thou art that dost commerce Continually with sin that thou shalt never See or behold much less with have converse This glorious Bridgroome that doth live fot ever No know thou that he 's full of jealousie And cannot brook filthy Adultery 69 And whensoe'r thou hold'st commerce with sin Thou play'st the whore commit'st adultery Know whenso'r vain thoughts are lodged in Thy breast thou losest thy Virginity Sin doth pollute the heart 't is filthy foul It doth corrupt it doth defile the soul 70. You know that 't is abominable in nature To have a bed defil'd it moveth rage And stirreth up that fury in a creature That scarcely death and Divorce can asswage In noble persons 't is the greater sin Noble I mean that wronged are therein 71. Now 't is a King the everlasting King That is concern'd in thee O Virgin soul 'T is he whose worth the glorious Angels sing Whose nature doth abhor a deed that 's foul 'T is he no less person that thou wrongest Thou art his interest unto him belongest 72. They that defile his bed are worthy sure Of a Divorce and of perpetual pain Yea they shall be confined to endure Such horrors as for evermore remain Sin doth the soul divorce from God for ever Brings it to torment that expireth never 73. To sum up all then take the matter thus Virgins while Virgins strickt are and severe Because their lives are then perspicuous Unto all persons great respective care They have that they miscarry not in ought 'T is good behaviour makes them after sought 74. Their reputation lies in their behaviour 'T is that gains love and meriteth respect 'T is that continueth their loveds favour That may they therefore by no means neglect O Virgin souls remember all this carriage To Jesus Christ who proffers to you marriage 75. When Wives they are and in strickt wedlock bound Such carriage must they shape as best may please Their spoused Husbands good Wives never stound To give it to them as their spousal fees If thou art spoused unto Christ O soul Remember this each surgent I 'll controule 76. But as thou stand'st in hope to be his Bride Thou stricktly art injoyn'd to live up to him To love him heartily and none beside Conforming to his will doth strongly woo him In holy life answer his gracious love And he will thine repay won't from thee move 77. O Virgin soul triumph for to present His Majesty with love and heart entire Be sure let nothing frustrate thine intent In giving to him thy hearts strongest fire Love is a most delightful bed to lie in Loves flames are very pleasant for to fry in 78. But to continue my old method still My self expressing in a varied verse For th' Readers pleasure therefore now I will Put stop and what remains therein rehearse For both to th' outward and the inward man I 'll suit my self as pleasant as I can 1 NOw my self for to express then In a varied pleasant strain And speak those sweets I taste when Sin doth not my soul distrain O may my Song And Lungs be strong To tell what joyes there do remain 2 As a Virgin sworn to him Out of depth of true affection So am I and won't forego him Nor refuse his blest subjection Long may I still Maintain my will Obedient to his direction 3 I do my high glory count it To maintain a loyal heart Unto his Grace and think amount it Doth all treasuries and art My soul doth crave Still to behave Her self so she mayn't with him part 4 He 's my choice and I do prize him Above all the world can show me My Soul 's ravish'd when she eyes him And all things are then below me She never meets With such like sweets As she conceivs when he doth know me 5 As a Virgin may I ever My self humble chastily carry That displease him I may never That abide he may and tarry With me till th' time In th' glorious clime My worthless Soul doth with him marry 6 Ah! might I ever feel the power Of his soul-melting love That all sweet and no whit sower Ah then how then should I move With quick'ned pace I 'd keep no place Till in the Courts of great Jehove 7 O the sweets the joyes the pleasures That the soul doth taste and find O the honors glories treasures That are possessed by that mind That Christ doth love All things above Shewing not it self to him unkind 8 There 's no earthly sweet can gloss it Nor shade it forth in meanest hue There 's no Artist that can dose it Or dimention give it true No reason's blind And cannot find Wherewith to set it forth to view 9 May my Virgin-soul enjoy him He shall lodge between my breasts And that nothing may annoy him I 'll keep watch while he there rests He shall to me Most welcome be So long as in my Soul he guests 10 He knows my heart I 'd not displease him Willingly to stire his ire But when I do why then I lease him Yet then his patience I admire For when that I To him draw nigh With Grace he doth me re inspire 11 He 's my joy my crown my glory Such contentment he affords As an Angel's Pen can't story Far beyond all sense of words Him for to gain I fear no pain Nor care I for the edge of Swords 12 For What 's life to the enjoyment Of his ever-blessed-love The sweets of life oft prove a cloyment Oft a loathing I 'll not move I 'll take no pain Them for to gain Because they meer deceits do prove 13 But my joyes in love last ever When both light of Moon and Sun

say'd to Hanny Am not I more to thee than children many 129. So in Jehove is far more to be found Than in all Creatures if conjoyn'd together All creature-sweet is in a moment drown'd In those delights that he affordeth whither The Soul at all times freely may resort And with those pleasures may it self disport 130. Pleasures sweet pleasures precious delights To these expressions youngling sure I see thee Attend and bend thine ear come nought affrights Be sober and let those expressions chear thee God is the rist of beauty peace and love Joy and delight and therefore to him move 131. As from a mighty fountain that disperses Its great aboundance thorough many springs And in those narrow channels quickly passes And spreads its self and waters divers things So doth Jehove from his own fullness give What ever good the creature can receive 132. Now 't is absurd to think much more to say That there resides that fullness in one Spring That in the fountain head it self doth stay No more can any creature comfort bring That peace joy Satisfaction to the mind That in Jehove himself thy Soul may find 133. Extract what ere thou canst from ev'ry creature And pack that lovelynesse all up in one Beauty from one and from another feature Perfection resteth not in one alone From a third virtue a well composed Spirit That sweetnesse patience mildnesse doth enherit 134. Nay take the Quintessence of ev'ry thing That thou in any creature good canst call And then know this that all that good doth spring From God its fount and its original And if one single good so lovely is What 's he in whom thou maist them all possesse 135. Note this young man and deep impression give it Upon thine heart endorse it on thy mind Upon thy judgment do it fast on rivet And let it equal entertainment find To things of far lesse worth inferiour beauty Remove from that and give to this that duty 136. Thou canst not say that this is a demand Unreasonable of thee to be ask'd The worth of th' object rightly understand And then thou 'lt not complain that thou art task'd In any service that thou undertak'st For it to do nor that deer thou forsak'st 137. It for to gain cause worth far less doth move Thee cost labour and strength for to lay out To be an humble servant in her love And think 't a bliss to be employ'd about At any time the service of her pleasure Which to fullfill thou sparest for no treasure 138. And all 's to gain what may be lost to morrow But if not so yet 's but a petty good A sweet that doth contain a deal of sorrow A peace that many discontentments hood Leave not the kernel for the empty shell When as thou mayst enjoy'm both aswell 139. But to look ore those petty petty sweets That thou endearest to thee as thy life And for to mention some of many feates That in thy nature 's acted very rife Thou ne'r dost leave till thou hast found an object Whereto thou makest thine affections subject 140. Oh! might thy active thoughts employ themselves No lesse in seeking out to find abode ' Cquaintance and friendship and him that e'r dwels Between the Cherubims thy heaven thy God Thy self cast down before him prostrate ly With resolution if I dy I dy 141. This thou wilt do to gain her worthlesse favour On whom thou dost thy fond affection pitch There is no good like that that thou canst favour Nor any thing that thou esteem'st so much Therefore thou layst out all thy Art and strength With strong desire her to enjoy at length 142. The Suns bright rayes do far less comfort yeild Then doth the sunny beauty of her face To which thou thinkest that the fragrant field Is lesse delightfull nor of so much grace There is no happiness thou canst espy Out of the sun-shine of thy Mistris's eye 143. Thy life and happinesse lies in her smiles Thy death and misery in her frown consisteth Thy fond affection thus thy judgment spoiles Will and desire do in thee what them listeth Affection will and vain desire together Do lead th'enthraled judgment any whither 144. But oh fond youth that thou could'st turn about And see that worth from which thou turn'st thy face Ah! did'st thou but behold it out of doubt Thou would'st endeavour for to give it place T is worth where from th'algorious Queere of Heaven Have all their happinesse unto them given 145. T is worth affording each Soul faculty A full contentment of all needful things A real worth where's no deceit no ly Perfect delight and joy that 's free from stings 'T is more then th' Quintessence of every good It is a worth that can't be understood 146. It is a worth from whenceall worth's derived 'T is real substance thine a vain conceit 'T is death eternal for to be deprived Sight of the face of that al-glorious wight 'T is life e'rlasting it for to enjoy Where 's all delight and peace without annoy 147. A dark and loathsome Dungeon is that place Of no delight but sorrow now to thee That thy dear Loves sweet presence us'd to grace Where thou her lovely-face did'st use to see Her sunny beauty was that place's light To thee her absence mak'st a darksome night 148. This thou experiencest and knowst it truth But in the Suuny beauty of Gods eye Regardlesse negligent vain witlesse youth Thou knowst not what an happinesse doth ly For 't is his face his presence that makes Heaven Who sees it not of all joys are bereaven 149. Ah! couldst but half consider what it is To live without him be depriv'd the place Of his abode the misery to miss The sight of his best smiles his lovely grace 'T would break thy heart to think upon that sorrow That thou must feele thereby with deadly horrour 150. The losse of any creature Love i'n't so That losse may in an other be repaired Beare but the grief no punishment may go Along therewith beside that may be spared Considering for ought thou know'st that losse It had by thee might 'ave prov'd a cruel crosse 151. For why on earth no sweet's without some sowre There is no peace without some discontentment Withoutsome weakness there 's no strength no power No earth without some grief can't make presentment Of any joy unto thee in the least At its vain Loves let not thy soul then feast 152. But least some persons should exceptions take By misinterpreting my aime my drift And say Gods ordinance I uselesse make And chastity is a peculiar gift I wish such persons rightly to conceive me I aime at no such thing if they 'll beleeve me 153. I don't condemn such Love as lawfull is But fain would lead the creature a pitch higher Above all first to seek eternal blisse To God himself would have the Soul aspire Would have it first to mind the things of heaven Then all things else shall

have given Himself to death to purchase for us heaven 40 But may this love be termed or a debt That 's to him due that suffer'd so much for us We are the purchase of his Blood and yet He craves our love when as he might abhor us He need not sue our hearts enough are his If that a debt by way of purchase is 41 About this matter let me reason with yee Were we not his we could not be our own His en by debt mistake me not I prethee He was our Help when we were helpless grown When we were lost why then he did us find When none regarded us he did us mind 42 When we were Captives bound unto the Devil And to partake with him in his sad doom Sold unto Sin and to each sordid evil For our Redemption then his Grace did come To satisfie for us God's flaming ire And save our Souls from everlasting fire 43 He drunk that Cup which else we must have drunk He felt for us what else we should have felt He plung'd those deeps wherein we should have sunk He bore that blow that justice to us dealt For Mankind's safety he his life laid down And by his Death did purchase him a Crown 44 Now doth he sue 't is but his own he sues for It is the purchase of his blood he craves Denial here is that the soul e'r rues for Who so complies thereto the same he saves Oh Virgins be ye solid be ye wise Undone for ever she 's his suit denies 45 Be circumspect look well to your behaviours Return him for his love true love again Who doth not Ingenuity not savours And must feel for it everlasting pain He'as over-bought our love who doth deny To give 't him therefore 's worthy aye to dye 46 Who doth accept his love he makes his Wife Whom he doth cloath with Roabs of brightest glory Fills with all joy and peace that 's free from strife Her state 's then such as Seraphims scarce can story The best of Sains cannot while here conceive it Oh may we ever faithfully believe it 47 His Grace doth sue that we 'd hold forth in carriage That him we prize and love and do adore That we would live as those that expect marriage With him that rules and reigns for evermore Most reasonable is this then let 's comply With mind and members let us instantly 48 Parallel this with 34. Oh! Virgin souls can ye less worthy judge him Than carnal Lovers that can gain respect At all hands from ye Oh! how can ye grudge him Those common favours and his love neglect Careful are ye to live as e'r before him And with your souls whole strength do ye adore him 49 This with the 35. Are ye e'r sober modest chaste and wise Respective in each gesture each behaviour All this you 'l be before your Suitors eyes Your words or actions may of no ill savour Solid you seem not garish in your looks No ill discourse your ear at that time brooks 50 Can ye do this for them less worthy deem him That as your Love so is your Lord and King Oh! can ye can ye lightlier esteem him Would ye far less respect unto him bring He eyes your carriages as well as they And thinks the same respect expect he may Staffe 37 51 Do you love those that are related to him Do you respect them as your Lovers kinne Think ye in love that your dear life ye owe him Spare ye for nought his favour for to winne All this for lower Lovers ye will do To th' God of life and glory won't ye so● 52 Your Lovers voyse is pleasant to your ear No burden is the precept he layes on you You joy as much to do 't as it to hear Dissent thereto in the least tittle won't you The God of life for this same thing doth woo And ye will not for him comply thereto 53 Ah must he be denied that which his Creature May gain and have with joy ful cheerful heart Expressed clear by many a lovely feature You will not stick nor with his Love won't part You will maintain that love on any terms Your souls with strong resolves themselves so arms 54 This prince of Light of Glory Wealth and Peace Doth crave no more than what you to these give From evil courses he would have you cease And then a life conformed to him live Tender his Precepts and obey his voyce Making his pleasure your selected choyce 55 He craves respect as lower Lovers have And then your hearts affection he doth sue for He gives true love and he true love doth crave Which for to do bid all the World adieu for This seems not harsh for persons whom ye love You 'll all forsake and with them you will move 56 Who so loves me give ear unto my voyce Saies this blest heir and note my precepts well To keep my Hests make evermore your choyce And ever with you then I 'll bide and dwell Then unto you shall my affections move To joy and be enjoy'd in mutual love 57. If you love me then keep you my Commands And you shall loved be by the most high Of me these were my Fathers strickt Demands And I obey'd his glorious Majesty Do thou obey and his love eke and mine Twisted together shall be both made ●hine 58. Which when ye do say then what is in Heaven That you desire or that your soul can crave Which at your earnest suit shall not be given And at my hands most freely ye can't have Enlarge your hearts and crave what e'r you will I ready am the same for to fulfill 59. Ask what you will and I 'll accord unto it For powers all in Heaven and Earth are mine Soul speak thy suit I won't refuse to do it My ear and heart shall thereunto incline Thou canst not ask what I can't to thee give Nor canst thou fail because I ever live 60 Soul if thou lov'st him then let these his words Be sweeter to thee than the honey dewes For whatsoever God or Heaven affords Of joy or peace then to thy Soul acrews Thou then shalt have him here and evermore Possess him after with all glorious store 61 Staffe 38. You suit you to the temper of your Love Are pleas'd and delighted with his pleasure What e're he wills you to you do approve And his deserts out by your love you measure Demean your selves to Jesus Christ but so You shame to say to this Proposal No. 62 But if you reckon upon life and blisse And that your Souls should scape e'●lasting fire Close with his love your safty else you misse And are frustrated in your hearts desire Shall he enjoy you that did never love you Nor with a Lovers suit did ever move you 63 Ah! Sure he sha'nt it is for love you marry 'T is mutual love that joyneth hearts together If you do'nt like the person you will tarry The case stands