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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

oft within their Minde And they shall Treasure Honey in it finde 3. When I behold some people dwell live lye In l Caves of Rockes I then thinke presently He who a Cottage wants his Head to Hide Shall finde some Rocke or Hole where to abide In which he may sleepe freer from feares Foes And Cares than those whom Castles Guards inclose What neede we care then here for House or Home If these should faile yet Rockes will give us Roome To Lodge and hide in Here m Gods dearest Saints Have liv●d and bid oft times without Complaints And beene more happie in these caved Stones Than greatest Monarchs in their royall Thrones Repine not then though Clifts of Rocks should be Thine House or Home sith there thou mayst be free Safe blessed chearefull and to God more nigh Than those who in the fairest Pallace lye 4. The precious Jewels n Treasures Stones which are Lockt up and bid in coursest Rockes declare Gods dearest Saints and Jewels common Case And State on Earth who thrust out with disgrace From House and Home enforced are to flye To o Cave● and Rocke● where they imprisned lye Whence driven out againe by bloody Foes Like Gold or Jewels out of Rockes they close And locke them up againe in p Prisons Goales Or nastie Dungeons amidst filth dust * Coles The ●●mmon q C●●kets where these Gemmes Pearles lye Vnti●l 〈◊〉 Fl●mes them into Ashe● frie Ye●●●●rag● Noble S●ules whiles thus you fare It 's a sure Signe you pe●relesse r J●wels are And God Choyce Tre●●ure since you under Locke Thus lye ●ike Gold Gems in some Casket Rocke And that you shall be s surest kept of any Because kept closest and not seene of many The choycest Things Men ever closest t Locke And Wolves runne loose whiles God doth v fold his Flocke 5. Rockes love to x shew not hide their Nakednesse Adam and Eve y blusht at their Naked Dresse When they beheld it and did bide for shame Till they with Coates of Figge-leaves vail'd the same Those wanton Females then that take delight Their z Naked Breasts Neckes Armes like some strange sight To shew to others without Blush or shame In spight of God Men who them taxe and blame Are rather shamelesse Rockes than Adams Race And for the most part voyd of Sence shame Grace If not of Honour and true a Chastitie Sith most is common which doth open lye 6. When we behold Men with much Danger Swet Paines Trouble vilest wrack to gather get And draw from Sea-Rockes for to burne or dresse Their tilled Grounds and mend their fruitfulnesse Me thinkes it should wring b Teares from us to see What Paines these take for Dung whiles they and wee Doe not take halfe the Care Paines Travell Sw●et The richest Gems of Grace to digge fetch get From Christ our Rocke which would not onely cheare And warme our Soules and make them fruite to beare But them c adorne enrich store in such wise That they all else as vile Dung would despise For shame then henceforth let us take d more paine These richest Gemmes than they base wracke to gaine 7. When I a Rent or Clift in Rockes espie It mindes me of the dreadfull Majestie And mighty Power of our God which make The hardest e Rockes for feare to split f rent shake And duely pondred would in peeces teare Our Rockie Hearts make them quake for feare 8. When I behold Men Tempests Waves Raine Winde Beate long on g Rockes and yet no entrance finde It makes me see what h rockie hearts we have At which though Christ who seekes our Soules to save Doth dayly i knocke by his Word Grace and Sp●rit Saints Preachers Motions and oft times them smite With sundry Judgements Tempests Seas Malles Winds To make them open yet but k seldome finds Or makes an Entrance nay though many yeares He thus beates on them yet no fruite appeares O Hearts more hard than any Rocke Flint Steele Which all these strokes upon them never seele O l patient Jesus who so long canst beare With such hard hearts which will not melt nor teare 9. When I behold Rockes Stones most ragged base Rude and deformed in their Native place m Hew'd out from thence and polisht by Man-Kinde Turn'd into goodly Structures of each Kinde And made rich Statucs n Jewels Ouches Gemmes Yea set in Gold and royall Diadems I thence conclude that God with much more ease Speede Art can turne when ever he shall please The o hardest vilest rockie Hearts that are Into rich Temples Jewels Gemmes most rare Yea set them in Christs very royall Crowne Like precious stones unto their great renowne As he did p Paul q Manasses and all those Most glorious Saints which Heav'n doth now inclose Let no man then though ne're so meane vile base Lewd sinfull once despaire of Gods free Grace Which in a moment can r change and transtate Him from his wretched to a glorious state 10. When as I see the s waters that doe streame And gush from stony Rockes me thinkes they seeme A lively Image of those t Teares that flow From Rockie Hearts when they once tender grow Through Gods sweete Grace and Spirit which can melt The hardest Hearts to Teares and them relent As He did Rockes of Old whence v water gusht By streames when He them either smote or crusht Blessed Lord Jesus soften breake relent Our Hearts of Rocke and cause them to repent And send forth Streames nay Floods of Teares to wash Our sinnes away and all their force to quash 11. x Eagles in lofty Rockes still breed and lye And from their Toppes their Prey farre off espie Gods chosen Saints whom Scriptures oft compare To y Eagles upon Christ high mounted are The tallest Rocke on whom they z build lodge stay And thence they seeke finde take their sacred prey Lord make our Soules with Eagles wings to flye To this sweete Rocke and there to live and dye 12. When I contemplate how Rockes a Christall Springs Which serve to moisten soften other Things Make trees herbes grasse plants flowers spring and grow And queneh the Thiest of all things here below Yet neither moysten soften fructifie The Rockes themselves still barren fruitlesse dry Me thinkes I view in them some Rockie Hearts Endew'd with rare rich profitable Parts Of Art and Nature which doe good to many Yet to their Owners good they doe not any How many Preachers others helpe to save Yet b damne themselves and whiles they others gave The Food of life have starv'd themselves to death Others made Fertile themselves barren Heath How many c wise to teach rule counsell all Except themselves and so through folly fall It s hardly worth the Name of Good Art Skill That betters others makes the Owners Ill. 13. When I espie