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A27387	Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem / written by E.B., Esq., several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr. J. Jenkins.	Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.; Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing B1879; ESTC R22902	113,211	344

their Crimes display LXVIII Giants of Earth Aviso's may you tell That though with envy'd State you swell Yet soon within Corruptions Charnel-house you 'l dwell LXIX Scepters are frail as Reeds who had no Bound Are claspt within six foot of Ground Whose Epitaphs next Age will be Oblivion found LXX Such Yesterday as would have been their Slave To day may tread upon their Grave That flats the Nose Best Lectures dust-seel'd Pulpets LXXI Who tost the Ball of Earth in dark Vaults rest All what that Gen'rall once possest Was but a Shirt in 's Tomb who vanquisht all the East LXXII Invading Cyrus in a Tub of Gore Might quaff his Fill who evermore Had thirsted Blood Him timeless Fate midst Triumphs tore LXXIII Weigh Life's frail Pomp vain remember Paul The way to rise will be to fall In 's high Commission low in 's low Conversion tall LXXIV Soul w'udst aspire to th' High'st clip Tumors Wing To th' Test of HEAV'N thy Axioms bring Best Polit'ick David was Who conquers Sin 's the King LXXV Let raised Elijah-like aspire To be encharioted in Fire Faith Love Joy Peace the Wheels to Saints sublime Desire LXXVI Avaro cite as void of Grace as stor'd With Gold the GOD his Soul ador'd Wealth twins with Fear Why start'st Unlock thy unsunn'd Hord LXXVII I 'l treble't by the Philosophick Stone This makes thee stare Why thus 't is done To Passives Actives joyn in due Proportion LXXVIII Behold vast Sums unown'd Thou hutch-cram'd Chink Art made as Nothing with a Wink Thou bred from Hell with Hell-deeds Souls to Hell dost sink LXXIX Gold is the Fautress of all civil Jarres Treasons Reward the Nerve of Wars Nurse of Prophaneness suckling Rage that Kingdoms marres LXXX Thou potent Devil how dost thou bewitch The dreggy Soul spott'st it with Itch This Slave to thee his slave was never poor till rich LXXXI Now chest th' all worshipt Ore with rev'rend Awe Sols Gold and Luna's Silver draw Should Hell have these 't would plunder'd be to sate thy Maw LXXXII While Gripes of Famine mutiny within And tan like Hides the shrivel'd Skin O' th' Poor whose pining Want can not thy Pitty win LXXXIII Having their Gravestones underneath their Feet Breath out their Woes to All they meet While thou to them are flintier than their Bed the Street LXXXIV Blinded with Tears with crying hoarse forlorn They seem to be of All but Scorn Death than Delay Wants bloudless Wound is easier born LXXXV Thy Dropsie breeds Consumption in thine Heir Who thus t' himself I 'l ease your Care Measure not Grounds but your own Earth Die now to spare LXXXVI What 's rak'd by Wrong and kept by Fear when mine Shall spread as I 'm Then brood the Shine Penurious Wretch till thou by empty Fulnesse pine LXXXVII Thy Care 's to lessen Cost how slow thy Payes How quick Receipts Lov'st Fasting-Dayes But 't is to save thus starv'st in Store thee Plenty slayes LXXXVIII When shall I rifle every Trunk and Shelf Of this old muckie wretched Elf Who turns as Chymists do all that he scrapes to Pelf LXXXIX O sordid Phrenzie Anxious Maze of Care O gripple Covetize to spare And dream of Gold The Misers Heav'n the Indians Snare XC Oppression is the Bloud-shot in their Eyes Bribes blanch Gehesa till he dies Fool read this Night Death may thy dunghil Soul surprize XCI Think not for whom thou dost thy Soul deceive And injur'd Nature so bereave But still thy knotty Brain with wedg-like Anguish cleave XCII Sruck blinde with Gold brood on thy Rapines till Thou hatch up stinging Cares to th' fill The heaviest Curse on this side Hell 's to thrive in Ill. XCIII Go venture for 't with Sharks haste Miser old To th' Hook because the Bait is Gold Pawn thy Soul for 't as Iudas did when 's LORD he sold. XCIV Possessors are as Saul possest who crosse HEAV'NS Law Gain got by Guile proves Losse Getting begits more Itch Lusts specious Ore is drosse XCV Who sowe to Sin shall reap to Iudgement Train To Hell is Idolized Gain Canst Death or Vengeance bribe If not dread ceaseless Pain XCVI Why so fast poasted by thy strugling Cares And Self-slaying Fraud with all their Snares Stay view thy self Destruction her crackt Glass prepares XCVII His pursie Conscience opens now I 've run On Rocks he houls too late to shun Lost Vse and Principle Gold I 'm by Thee undone XCVIII If to exhort be not too late attend The wholsom Counsel of a Friend Renounce thy Idol and prevent thy wretched End XCIX Sound for Faiths Bottom with Hopes anch'ring Cord Repent Restore large Alms afford The dismall Fraught of sinking Sins cast over-board C. He who returns to 's Avarice left his Sore Growes desp'rate Deadlier than before His Hopes of HEAV'N much lesse his Fears of Hell much more Oceani Monstrum natat infraenabile Lingua Naves saepè pias haec Echeneis habet Cui paro Naumachiam Freta conturbata pererrans Sit Remoque meo Lis Remoraeque tuae Spes rebus affixa fugacibus uno Frangitur Afflatu THE VANITIE OF THE VVORLD CANTO XI The Disincantation ARGUMENT Crispulus hic nulli Nugarum Laude secundus Cui Mens Lucisinops Stulta Ruina Domûs Qui Cereri Bromioque litat Luxuque liquescit Huic ne putrescat pro Sale Vita datur Volupto crown'd with Blisse of Fools is bent To Wine Feasts Gauds loose Merriment Runs on in Lusts Career till Grace stops-with Repent STANZA I. O Headlesse heady Age O giddy Toyes As humble Cots yield quiet Joyes So prouder Palaces are Drums of restlesse Noise II. 'T was in the blooming Verdure of the Yeer When through the Twins Sol's Course did steer That a spruce Gallant did on Summons strait appear III. Glitt'ring in Brav'ry like the Knight o' th' Sun Whose Nags in Hide-park Races run This Ev'n 'T is sure Volupto old Avaros Son IV. Hot showes the Day by th' Dust upon his Head And all his Clothes so loosely spread He 's so untrust as if it were not long to Bed V. His Hands keep Time to th' Tune of 's Feet his Pace Is danced Measures and 't is Grace Enough ore's Shoulder to afford a quarter-face VI. Act 'bove French Monkies Antimasks he might Before the Apes Spectators right Such Dops Shrugs Puppet-playes shew best by Candle-light VII How mimick hum'rous Garbs in various kinde Do checquer Whimsies in the Minde As diff'ring Flow'rs on Peru's Wonder Gardners finde VIII Hast thou black Patches too for Shame forbear Smooth Chins should not have Spots but Hair But thou art modish and canst vapour drink swear IX How blazing Tapers waste Lifes blink away In Socket of their mouldring Clay How powder'd Curls do sin-polluted Dust bewray X. As Prudence fram'd Art to be Natures Ape So Pride forms Nature to Arts Shape Corrupted Wine is worst that 's prest from richest Grape XI Wilt Reasons Sense dissolve in senselesse Wine And sing while Youths frail Gem does shine Come

please nor Sea nor Shore LXI His Pulse beats Cupids March and 's itching Vein Must vent loose Lines whence Souls are slain Which by augmenting Lust will but augment his Pain LXII Ah might too forward Sin be checkt by Fear But what may cure that Eye that Ear Which being blinde and deaf brags best to see hear LXIII Thy Iuno's but a Cloud She is not She Thy fond Esteem makes Her to be Her Basilisks double Eye-sight kills with viewing Thee LXIV She murthers Poysons thence Complexion 's found To murther Hearts O Joyes unsound From light-bred Daughters though they weigh ten thousand pound LXV Tell me not simpring Lais that thy Ray Can Bloud turn'd Ice unfreeze like May Whose spotted Face to Vertue does Soul spots betray LXVI Cerusse not Lilies there thy blushing Rose Its Tincture to Vermilion owes Curs'd be those civil Wars LOVES ROYALTY oppose LXVII Say not a noble Love to thee he bears While 's Hand writes Odes his Eye drops Tears That tim'rously he 's bold burns freezes dares and fears LXVIII Nor tell me Nymphadoro that Loves Throes For her robbe thy Repast Repose Thou peul'st not to repent but to bebrine thy Woes LXIX Woes worse then Waitings at the five Mens trade Worse than when sick through Sloughs to wade In Stormy Night hard jolted on a dull tir'd Jade LXX Shake off these Remoras would thee undo The VIRTUOUS loveli'est are GRACE woo What Jeweller for Glass will orient Pearl forgo LXXI The Soul that Beauteousnesse of GRACE exquires And to decline By-paths Desires Must inward bend the Rayes of his selected Fires LXXII Unmuffle ye dim Clouds and disinherit From black usurping Mysts his Spirit From Rocks that split vain Hopes to Heav'nly Comforts rear it LXXIII B'entrencht ere midnight Larums undergoe The Pennance of repentant Snow Which melting down will quench cleanse as it doth flow LXXIV Repentance Health is giv'n in bitter Pill Best Rectifier of the Will The Joy of Angels Love of GOD the Hate of Ill. LXXV Action 's the Life of Counsel Bathe thy Soul I' th' LAMBS red Laver in Dust roul Before Despair Hells Serjeant comes drink Sorrows Boul. LXXVI Ere th' icie Mantle of a wrinkled Skin Candies the Bristles of thy Chin Repent ere chap-faln Door shall let Deaths Terrors in LXXVII Never too late does true Repentance sue Yet late Repentance seldom 's true Who would not when they might may when they would It rue LXXVIII For Minutes of impertinent Delight Loose not ô loose not INFINITE Scorn to be Vassal to base Sin and hellish Spite LXXIX Why dost out-sin the Devil He ne're soil'd With Lust or Glutt'ny was ne're foil'd With Drink nere in the Net of Slothfulnesse entoyl'd LXXX I may perswade yet not prevail Sin-charms Bewitch him till Wrath cries to Arms Sins first Face smiles her second frowns her third alarms LXXXI Sinners are fondly blinde when they transgresse All Woes are than such Blindenesse lesse That Wretch most wretched is who sleights his Wretchedness LXXXII Presumption slayes her thousands too late then Foe to advise of Danger when Vengeance that dogs their Steps shal worry them in 's Den. LXXXIII Gallants Should Trophies Caesarize your Power Should Beauty Helenize your Flower Should Mammon Danaize ye with his golden Shower LXXXIV Yet when REVENGE shall inward Thunders send And Sodom-Storms on Souls descend Salvation scorn'd what rests but every tort'ring Fiend LXXXV That GOD refus'd who you from Depth of nought To Being nay Well-being brought Ingrate for Talents lent return your selves Sin-fraught LXXXVI Bad Great Ones are Great Bad Ones Foul Defect It is when Pow'r doth Shame protect Such will do what they will but what they ought neglect LXXXVII Virtue by Practise to her Pitch does soar But they who such a Course give ore Shall sadly wish for Time when Time shall be no more LXXXVIII Ye brittle Sheds of Clay resolve ye must Into Originary Dust When swift-heeld Death oretakes you Where 's then all your Trust LXXXIX Men in their Generations live by turns Their Light soon to its Socket burns Then to converse with Spirits they go None returns XC Tomb-pendant Scutcheons pompous Rags of State Those gorgeous Bubbles but relate The thing that was nere liv'd 'T is Goodness gildeth Fate XCI Grace outlasts marble Vaults That crowns Expense Brasse is shortliv'd to Innocence Times greedy Self shall one Day find its Praeter-tense XCII When Heav'ns that had their Deluge-dropsie shall Their burning Feaver have When All Is one Combustion when Sol seems a black burnt Ball XCIII When Nature 's laid asleep in her own Urn When what was drown'd at first shall burn Then Sinners into quenchless Flames Sins Mulct shall turn XCIV Nere shall a cooling Julep Such appease Whom Brimstone Torrents without Ease Enrage i' th dungeon of dark flames and burning Seas XCV In Center of the terrible Abysse Remotest from supernall Blisse That horrid hideous gloomy endlesse Dungeon is XCVI Fools who hath charm'd you Sue betimes Divorse From your vain World where power did force A Rape there let not Choice make Marriage which is worse XCVII Man is a World and more For this huge Masse Shrunk as a Scroul away shall passe Whil'st His pure Substance is as everlasting Glasse XCVIII The World is like the Basilisks fell eyes Whos 's first sight kills first seen it dies Man by a brave Disdain its poys'ning Venom flies XCIX Gay World who Thee adores thou great wilt make Pearl may he quaff and Pleasures take Of Sense but must descend into the Sulph'ry Lake C. Is Hell the Upshot thou to thine canst lend Crawl groveling Trifles to your End Vanish beneath my Scorn Goe World recant amend Provehimur Portu Terramque relinquimus illam Quae natum Gremio prima rigente tulit O felix Oculus Portum visurus Amantis Sit licet in Lacrymas naufragus ipse suas Dedignor Indigna In lenocitantes hujus Tempestatis Venerillas Juvenum Scrobes Animarum Voragines IN nova fert Animus mutatas dicere Formas Spectra salax quarum Mente Libido furit Ludicra depicti jam prodit Imago Theatri En hîc Scena vafris insidiosa Dolis Ergò mihi nunquam nisi Personata videnda es Si vis Personam sumere sume tuam Cui loquor Ipse tuâ deludor Imagine Vera Quid facies cùm vel fallere picta potes Picta Genas discincta Sinus nudata Papillas Albor Cerufsâ fit Minioque Rubor Vendere si non vis Carnem conclude Macellum Nec Lupa mentitâ decipe Carne Procos Nunc emere haud fas est quia Quadragesima Carnes Venales Mammas ergô Lanissa tege Affigis Maculas dum Signa loquacia Malis Mercandum Pretio Corpus adesse notas Quae primam extenuat Culpam rea saepè secundae est Saepiùs è primâ Labe secunda venit Plurima compositos conservat capsa Colores Sic Faciem tibi cum caetera vendis emis Suavia viscosis renuo libare Labellis Ne teneat Fucus

And Fruits of Glory bud A Glimps of HEAV'N the Place XXIII This the Spring-Garden to spiritual Eyes Which fragrant Scent of Gums out-vies Three Kings had thence their triple mystick Sacrifice XXIV O happi●● Walks where CHRIST and none beside Is Journeies End and Way and Guide Where from the humble Plains are greatest Heights descry'd XXV Heav'nward his Gaze. Here does a Bower display His Bride-room and SCRIPTURIA Her self is Bride Each Morn presents his Marriage-Day XXVI What Ecstasie's in this delicious Grove Th' unwitnest Witnes of his Love What Pow'r so strongly can as flam'd Affections move XXVII The Larks wing'd Travellers that trail the Skie Unsoyl'd with Lusts aloft do fly Warbling SCRIPTURIA SCRIPTURIA on high XXVIII T' have been affected by a Virgin Heir Rich young and chast wise good and fair Was once his first Delight but HEAV'N restrain'd that Care XXIX Thou Providence dist both their Wills restrain Thou mad'st their Losses turn to Gain For Thou gav'st Heav'n to her on him dost Blessings rain XXX But stop pleas'd Thoughts A high'r Love 's here design'd Fit in each Breast to be enshrin'd Bright Angels do admit no Sex nor do's the Minde XXXI To all her Lovers thousand Joyes accrew And Comforts thicker than Mayes Dew Shour down on their rapt Souls as Infinite as new XXXII Her Oracles directing Rules declare Unerring Oracles Truths Square Her Soul-informing Light does Earth for HEAV'N prepare XXXIII All beatizing Sweets as in their Hive At her fair Presence do arrive Which are to drooping Spirits best Restorative XXXIV To whose Sight Eagles paralell'd are blinde Had Argus thousand Eyes he 'd finde Darknesse compar'd with her illuminating Minde XXXV The Sun does glean his Splendor from her Eyes Thence burn we ' in Sweets as Phoenix lies Glowing on Sols Ray-darted Pile of Spiceries XXXVI From pretious Limbeck sacred Loves distill Such Sublimations as do fill Mindes with amazed Raptures of their Chimick Skill XXXVII That such Soul-Elevations still might stay We'd bear and do both vow and pay And serve the LORD of Lords by her directive Way XXXVIII Soon as our Ear drinks in His Command Be 't acted by our Heart and Hand Under his Banner we shall Satans Darts withstand XXXIX May He accept the Musick of our Voice While on his Goodnesse we rejoyce And while each melting Psalm makes on His GRACE its Choice XL. On Feast-Dayes from that Bour to Church we haste Where HEAV'N dissolves into Repast When we Regalios of the mystick BANQUET taste XLI O Deliccaies infinitely pure To Souls best Nutriment and Cure Where Knowledge Faith and Love Beatitude ensure XLII Poor Solomons Provision poor to This Manna Heav'n-dewing Banquet is Who reigns in Heav'n becomes on Earth our Food and Bliss XLIII O Sacramental Cates divinely drest GOD the Feast-maker CHRIST the Feast The HOLY GHOST Inviter and the Soul the Guest XLIV All Ioyes await the blessed Convives knit All Excellencies are in It This overcomes our Spirits overpowr's our Wit XLV For us poor Worms that ●lories SOVERAIGN dy'd O let our fleshly Barks still ride At Anchor in calm Streams of His empierced SIDE XLVI This is Heav'ns Antepast By Vnion He 's One to ●ll and All to One In Loves intrinsick Mystery to Souls alone XLVII Ecstatick Raptures loose our Hearts on high With Joyes Ineffabilitie Exub'rant Sweets orewhelm as Torrents Tongue Eye XLVIII Such Life-infusing Comforts from Above Our Souls with inward Motions move That totally for GOD we quit all Creature Love XLIX Should HE condemn us yet would Love compell Him down with us and we would dwell Rather than without HIM in Heav'n with HIM in Hell L. Soul of my Soul when I a Ioy receive Disjoyn'd from THEE let my Tongue cleave To 's Palate Me of All not of this Feast bereave LI. Not in the winter Solstice of my Years When shivering Snow surrounds deaf Ears And dreary Languishment Deaths gashly Vizard wears LII When they shall tremble that the House defend The Columns which support it bend The Grinders fail the Watch through Casements Objects blend LIII Then shine dear LORD when quivering Winter Dress Is icicled with hoary Tresse VVhen all Streams frozen are but Tears through Loves Excess LIV. VVhen periwig'd with Snow's each bald-pate VVood Bound in Ice-Chains each strugling ●lood VVhen North-Seas bridled are pris'ning their scaly Brood LV. Then let those freezing How're be thaw'd by Pray'r As VVells in VVinter warmer are By Circumsession of refrigerating Air. LVI That nipt with Cold or parcht with Heat resign We may our Will in each to THINE Be 't lesse or more be 't low or high be 't Storm or Shine LVII After Nights Soot smears Heav'n Day gilds its Face Wet April past sweet May takes place And Calm Air smiles when rufling Winds have run their Race LVIII Who hope for Mines scorn Dross Such only get Who lose a Game to win the Set Wordlings He 's rich who 's Above 's his Cabinet LIX To well-tun'd Tempers Things that disagree Have oft some Likenesse thus we see Winde kindles Fire Discord makes Concord Harmony LX. Affliction tunes the Breast to rise or fall Making the whole Man Musicall We may Affliction Christians second Baptism call LXI Who CHRIST for Spouse his Cross for Joynture has His Hand supports where 's Rod doth passe The LORD of Angels He the KING of Suff'rings was LXII Loves Life took Death that Death Loves Life might gain The Soveraign dy'd that Slaves might reign The World can't Books that should be writ of HIM contain LXIII Those have the greatest Cross who Cross nere bore They 'r rich in Want who GOD adore Who do's supply all Emptiness with His full Store LXIV Saint Paul the Gentiles Doctor rich 'bove Kings And high 'bove Oratories Wings Rapt up to HEAV'N had Nothing yet possest all Things LXV The Rav'n of Birds proves Caterer and feasts Elijah so the Lion of Beasts Was Samsons Purveyor Quails to murm'ring Jews were Guests LXVI Midst Thorns environ'd Love sweet Roses findes Steep wayes lie plain t●inamor'd Mindes Love gilds all Chains surpriz'd not thrall'd w th Comfort binds LXVII Then threaten World a Goal shall bolt me in He 's free as Air who serves not Sin VVho 's gather'd in Himself His self is his own Inne LXVI●I Then let fierce Goths their strongest Chains prepare Grim Scythians me their Slave declare My Soul being free those Tyrants in the Face I 'l stare LXIX Man may confine the Bodie but the Minde Like Natures Miracles the VVinde And Dreams do's though secur'd a free enjoyment find LXX Rayes drawn in to'a point more vig'rous beam Joyes more to Saints engoal'd did stream Linnets their Cage to be a Grove Bars Boughs esteem LXXI Burnisht to Glory from Afflictions Flame From Prison to a Scepter●came The lov'd and fear'd ELIZA-Titles vail t' Her Name HAving reformed Religion established Peace reduced Coin to the just value delivered Scotland from the French revenged domestical Rebellion saved France from headlong

Ruine by Civil Warre supported Belg●a overthrown the Spanish invincible Navie expelled the Spaniards out of Ireland received the Irish into Mercie enriched England by her most prudent Government 45 Years Elizabeth a vertuous and triumphant Queen in the 70th year of her Age in most happy and peaceable manner departed this Life leaving here her mortal parts until by the last Trump she shall rise immortal LXXII She past the Furnace to be more refin'd From Flames drew Purity of Minde Not heat of Passion hence being try'd She brighter shin'd LXXIII Here wound here lance me LORD thy Austin cries Dissect me here for Paradise The Cross the Altar be so Love be Sacrifice LXXIV Imprint thy LOVE so deep into my Heart That neither Hunger Thirst nor Smart Gain Losse nor Thraldom Life nor Death Us ever part LXXV Should Foes rip up my Breast with piercing Blade My Soul would but have Passage made Through which to HEAV'N she might in Purple Riv'lets wade LXXVI Forbid the Banes 'twixt Soul and Body joyn'd The Corps but falls to be refin'd And re-espous'd unto the Glorifi'd high Minde LXXVII Who makes th' ALMIGHTY his Delight He goes To Martyrdom as to Repose The Red Sea leads to PALESTINE where all Ioy flowes LXXVIII Steel'd 'gainst Afflictions Anvel let 's become Proud of the Worlds severest Doom No Majestie on Earth is like to Martyrdome LXXIX Enter into thy Masters Ioy ' s so great This Thought is with such Flames repleat That from th' High Court of Mercy Souls all Deaths defeat LXXX Who saith Fear not HIM must we fear alone Blest whom no Fear makes Faith be gone How many must they fear who fear not only ONE LXXXI We are but once to our Graves Port brought in To which from Birth w' have sailing bin It matters not what Way so we scape Rocks of Sin LXXXII But hark 't is late the Whislers knock from Plough The droyling Swineheards Drum beats now Maids have their Cursies made to th' spungy-teated Cow LXXXIII Larks roosted are the folded Flocks are pent In hu●dled Grates the tir'd Ox sent In loose Trace home now Hesper lights his Torch 〈◊〉 Tent. LXXXIV See glimmering Light the Pharos of our Cot By Innocence protected not By Guards we thither tend where Ev'n-song's not forgot LXXXV O Pray'r Thou Anchor through the Worldly Sea Thou sov'raign Rhet'rick 'bove the Plea Of Flesh that feed'st the fainting Soul thou art 〈◊〉 Key LXXXVI Blest Season when Dayes Eye is clos'd to win Our Heart to clear th' Account when Sin Has past the Audit Ravishments of Soul begin LXXXVII Who never wake to meditate or weep Shall ●ure be sentenc'd for their Sleep Night to forepassed Day should still strict Centrie keep LXXXVIII O let them perish midst their flaring Clay Who value Treasures with a Day Devoutly spent FAITH' 's the true Gem the World a Gay LXXXIX So wastful Vs●rer as thy self there 's None Who 〈◊〉 three true Gems for one 〈…〉 Thy Rest Fam● Soul for ever gone XC When 〈◊〉 Mists our Hemisphear invade Of all the Air when one Blot's made 〈…〉 XCI Then for an Hour Elixir of Delight We Heav'n beleag'ring pray and write When every Eye is lockt but those that watch the Night XCII Saints fight on bended Knees their Weapons are Defensive Patience Tears and Pray'r Their Valour most when without Witness Hell do's scare XCIII May whiter Wishes wing'd with Zeal appear Lovely unto Thy purest Ear Where nothing is accepted but what 's chast and clear XCIV Lifes hectick Fits finde Cordials in Pray'rs Hive Transcendently Restorative Which might our Iron Age to its first Gold retrive XCV See listning Time runs back to fetch the Age Of Gold when Pray'r does Heav'n engage Devotion is Religions Life-blood 't is Gods Page XCVI Who brings rich Bliss by Bills of sure Exchange The Blessings that the Poor arrange For Alms receiv'd that Day beatifies our Grange XCVII Dance Nabals with large Sails on smiling Tides Till the black Storm against you rides Whose pitchie Rains interminable Vengeance guides XCVIII But LORD let Charitie our Table spread Let Vnity adorn our Bed And may soft Love be Pillow underneath our Head XCIX Enricht le ts darn up Want what Fortune can Or give or take away from Man We prize not much HEAV'N payes the good Samaritan C. Thus Life still blessing and still blest we spend Thus entertain we Death as Friend To disapparel us for GLORIES endlesse End CI. Who thus forgot in Graces growes as Years Loves cherisht Pray'r unwitnest Tears Rescu'd from monstrous Men no other Monster fears CII They who their dwelling in Abdera had Did think Democritus was mad He knew t was so of them The Application's sad CIII Knew but the World what COMFORTS tiding on Flow to such Recollection It would run mad with Envie be with Rage undone CIV O Sequestration Rich to Worldlings Shame A Life 's our Object not a Name Herostratus did sail like Witch i' th' Air of Fame CV Get long-breath'd Chronicles ye need such Alms Sue from Diurnal Breefs for Palms Injurious Grandeur for its frantick Pride wants Balms CVI. In Aery Flatt'ries Rumour not Fame lies Inconstancie Times Mistresse cries It up which soon by arguing Time Truths Parent dies CVII Fames Plant takes Root from Vertue grows thereby Pure Souls though Fortune-trod stand high When mundane shallow-searching Breath It self shall die CVIII O frail Applause of Flesh swoln Bubbles passe Turf-fire more Smoak than Splendor has What Bulwark firm on Sand What shell for Pearl may passe CIX But Saints with an attentive Hope from High On HEAV'NS Paroll do live and die Passing from Lifes short Night to Dayes ETERNITIE CX Wh● blessedly so breathe and leave their Breath Of dying Life make living Death Each Day spent like the last does act a HEAV'N beneath CX● Death's one long Sleep and humane Life no more Than one short Watch an Hour before World after thy mad Tempest 't is the landing Shore CXII Mid point betwixt the Lives of Losse and Gain The Path to boundlesse Ioy or Pain Saints Birth-day Natures Dread GRACE doth this Bandog chain CXIII When Moses from high Pisgahs Top descry'd Fair Canaan Type o' th' HEAV'NLY B●IDE He breath'd out his Joy-ravisht Soul so sweetly dy'd CXIV To IMMORTALITIE the Grave 's a Womb We passe into a Glorious Room Thorough the gloomie Entry of a narrow Tomb. CXV LORD as THOU mad'st most pow'rful ONE in THREE The World of nothing so let me Make nothing of the World but make my All in THEE CXVI Pardon the By-steps that my Soul has trod Most Great Good Glorious Gratious GOD Seal THOU the Bill of my Divorse to Earths dull clod CXVII Thy boundlesse Sourse of GRACE the scarlet Spot Scour'd white as Wool that first did blot Th' Original in Man that was so fairly wrot CXVIII Check not my Hope but spurre my Fear to THEE Virtue to court and Vice to flee Love lend thou me thy Spurre Fear thou my Bridle be CXIX