to gild thy Way conspire 17. Love may Them lead by Verse whom Sermons fright Bring Them where Faith comes not into Heav'ns Light 18. O may our Numbers in sweet Musick flow Nor the least Harshnesse of Elisions know 19. Shade me ô LORD I seek not Virgils Tree Hence Springs prophane Glide Siloam by me 20. Trampling vain Labours with loose Wits defil'd The Hallow'd BRAIN brings forth a Spritely Childe 21. What 's Life a Vapour Beauty Ashes Gain An Idol Honour Bubble the World vain 22. Life flits away and Beauty wanes at full Gold cheats and Honour fades the World is dull 23. Life Pleasure's short and Pleasures Life is vain It knowes not highest Blisse GODS LOVE to gain 24. That Torch which flam'd so bright in Hero's Room Did light her lov'd Leander to his Tomb. 25. To Death a thousand Wayes to Life but one For Sin who groans not he for Sin shall groan 26. Arm'd Wrath perfidious Tyrants throwes from high They conquer Right Sin Them Th' AVENGER'S nigh 27. Sinners first Steps Sins Seed and Fruit avoid Many by neer Infection are destroy'd 28. Kill Vice i' th' Egge Iohn Ioseph Robelesse fly Peter Thou stay'st and stay'st but to deny 29 By Night and Day at Home and when Abroad Guilt stings the Soul and thereon layes its Load 30. Of Decalogue Creed Supper of the LORD Though Laws speak loud our Church hath scarce a Word 31. Hence Flocks are pin'd The JUDGE in Time will come Unthought of Neer to Guilt 's the AVENGERS Doom 32. Nor Pray'r nor Price nor Fraud nor Rage nor Art Can help Ah fear then Flames eternal Smart 33. Wet-cheekt how oft I 've moan'd to THEE my DEAR All Night awake alone ô Cure appear 34. Seest THOU and suff'rest Stop Sins Course Birth Let not that Hand bear Arms that sowes the Earth 35. LOVES Pow'r's infus'd from GOD a free-giv'n Grace THEOPHILA from Love takes Name and Race 36. Thou burn'st pierc't THEOPHIL with firie Dart If blessed Heat enflames thy vigorous Heart 37. The more Thou burn'st the more be Bellows still As thy Flames grow Let those Flames Others fill 38. Heat the Luke-warm to Those more hot give Fire Bless GOD Refresh with GRACE enflame Desire 39. The Poets Pharos be that sets forth sail While he steers sheet-fill'd with a holy Gale 40. Pure Wit 's the Sails quick Iudgement Oars Thou th' Star Pilot the Scribe Sea Vein the Ship Hymns are 41. I give Wits Tackling to thy guiding Hands Honour in giving Love in taking stands 42. Binde up what 's loose what 's rash new-mold refell What 's ill lame help smooth rough depress what swell 43. Thou slight'st Earths ratling Squibs with Sulphur fill'd Kingdoms such Nests are as the Birds do build 44. Above all Worldly Wealth thy Riches rise Thy Microcosm the Macrocosm out-vies 45. Thou lay'st out hoarded Gold the Poor to aid So with GODS Love thy Love to GOD's repaid 46. Thy sacred Skill imparted Reverence breeds Thy Worship's Practise and thy Words are Deeds 47. Fiends Hate Saints Prize whence Lyrick Strings sound clear Of spotless Faith pure Minde to th' HIGHEST dear 48. The Emerald-Grove envies thy golden Hair Whose Curls make GRACES blush Themselves more fair 49. As many Ioyes thy starry Beauties shed As Bees in Attis Gems in Skies are spred 50. The Diamond sparkleth Rage at thine Eye-Beams Whose chast Orbs brandish thence their sacred Gleams 51. The Coral Die is blankt at Lips so red And livid Grapes at rosie Cheeks hang head 52. I 'd gaze o' th' Lili'd Cheek and the Lips Rose But ô thy Cheek thy Lip surpasseth those 53. Grace pours sweet-flowing Words from charming Lips Sparkling 'bove Nectar which i' th' Crystal skips 54. Rare PSALTRESSE with Heav'n-drops inebriate What Sweets to Mouth and Ear dost Thou create 55. Sweet Violets Saffron Balm Myrrhe from Thee flowes Bdell Incense Cedar Cinn'amon Nard the Rose 56. The Rose Swains Spice Such Heav'n-dew'd Verse dost frame As sweet as Honey-comb as bright as Flame 57. While Combs and Flames divine from THEE are cast I 'm fed as fir'd Ev'n Flames do nurse my Taste 58. The Swan pines at thy Neck This Milkie Way Doth Steps begun to th' Holy LAMB display 59. There fals on thine Alp-Breasts a lasting Snow To which Snow's black Swans foul the Goose a Crow 60. The hoary Frost turns Durt vi'd with thy Hand And where thy Fooot does tread it prides the Land 61. On Lilies Milk on Violets Purple throw On Saffron Gold Scarlet o' th' Rose bestow 62. Wreaths worthy Thee fair Flora ne're can weave Nor can our highest Strains THEE higher heave 63. With all-bred Flowr's glitt'ring Buds THOU beam'st As if t' have cropt all Paradise THOU seem'st 64. Each Vertue 's in thy Life so pois'd so fine What 's first This That or T'other since All shine 65. Love to thy Soul deriv'd is from Above Where Honour reigns sparks Beauty triumphs Love 66. In Chymick Art Thou my Elixir be Convert to Gold the worthlesse Dross in me 67. Fire makes of Ashes Glass makes Metals shine This Fire my Body may to Spirit calcine 68. Enamour'd Ir'on does to the Magnet flie Yea Sparks in hardest Flints concealed lie 69. Nothing more hard than Stone more soft than Fire Yet Stones are melted by inflam'd Desire 70. Is 't so who 'd not dissolve in Flames of Love Be THOU the Grace Thou my Thoughts Loadstar prove 71. Mindes Gemme Eyes Apple Hearts intenser Flame THOU shew'dst the Way I 'll prosecute the Same 72. For GOD created bright in VIRTUES Train Weigh'st Right quell'st Passions o're Deeds dost reign 73. GOD is thy Life Law Virtue Glorie CHRIST HIM who leads Thee by Love Thou lov'st HIM high'st 74. CHRIST to endure the Cross what did THEE move The Pledge of Bitterness was Pledge of LOVE 75. IS GOD both Meat and Lover CHRIST thy Food What Banquet is This LOVER As Sweet as Good 76. CHRIST's Spice Thou say'st Light Triumph Praise to me Musick Wine Feast Fame Crown GOD All to Thee 77. LORD Thou art All in All Thou lost All 's nought How base seems muddy Earth where HEAV'N is sought 78. Earth's Exile Death the Gate my Home's Above My Staff's Hope Faith Companion Leader Love 79. Turn Indie into Iewels HEAV'N to Verse Nor Indie can thy Worth nor HEAV'N reherse 80. Let me Thee fear and love Fear Loves Heat blowes Fear is DEVOTIONS Fount whence LOVE o'reflowes 81. Thy Word 's my Rule I cleave to THEE my Vine LORD Thou art All to me I 'm wholly Thine 82. O hear my Pray'r my Suff'rings bear my Task Take off redresse my Wrongs grant what I ask 83. With Pray'r Desire Faith Zeal Hope Deed I call Laud seek love pray worship THEE All in All. 84. If I behold THEE I 'm all flaming Spice If not behold THEE I 'm congeal'd to Ice 85. Adde Flames to Flames that I may melt away Be I belov'd of THEE or else Deaths Prey 86. Sweet Seas light
Time-born Arts Such sweet Divisions from tun'd Strings may ravish Hearts LIX Best Tenure holds by th' Ear In Saul disguis'd When Satan oft Tarantuliz'd The Psalming Harp was 'bove they swaying Scepter priz'd LX. This Hymn ZEALS burning Feaver do's refine My gross hydropick Soul Divine Anthems unbowel BLISSE and ANGELS down encline LXI ANGELS shot forth the happiest CHRISTMAS Newes Ev'n CHRIST to warble Hymns did use When Heav'ns high'st DOVE do's soar He Wings of Verse doth chuse LXII No Verse no Text. Since Verse charms All Sing on Let Sermons wait till PSALMS be done Soul-raisers ye prevent the RESURRECTION LXIII But ah in War Wraths Midwife which do's tire Yet never fills the Jaws of Ire Keen as the Evening Wolf can She yet use her 〈◊〉 LXIV Yes She 's unmov'd in Earth-quakes tun'd in Iars Fear argues Guilt She stands in Wars And Storms of thund'ring Brass bright as corusâ—ant Stars LXV Vertue ' s a Balsam to It self Invoke She MERCIE did to oyl steels Yoke Thus in an iron Age This golden VIRGIN spoke LXVI Dread GOD Black Clouds surcharg'd with Storms When Pâ—ple Robes hide Scarlet Sin Ingrain'd from that Life-blood which moâ—ted their Souls 〈◊〉 begin LXVII Our Sea-girt World once Fort'nate Isle O Change Deplorable t' It self seems strange Vnthrifty Death has spread where thriving Peace did range LXVIII War hath our luke-warm Claret broacht with Spears LORD save thy Ark from Floods of Fears Or thy sad Spouse may sink as deep in Bloud as Tears LXIX She chaws Bread tleept in Woes gulpt down with Cries She drinks the Rivers of her Eyes Plung'd in Distress for Sin to THEE She fainting flies LXX Tune th' Irish Harp from Sharps to Flats Compose Whatever vitious Harshnesse grows Vpon the Scottish Thistle or the English Rose LXXI No ramping Lion its own Kind do's fear No tusked Bore no rav'ning Bear Man Mans Apollyon doth CHRISTS mystick Body tear LXXII Ye Sons of Thunder if You 'l needs fight on Lead your fierce Troops 'gainst Turkish Moon Out of the Line of FAITHS Communication LXXIII The large-commanding Thracian Force defie Like Gun-stocks though your Corps may flie To Earth Your Souls like Bullets will ascend on HIGH LXXIV If GOD be then i' th' Camp much more will HE In 's Militant Church His Temple be To chasten Schism and pervicacious Heresie LXXV LORD rent's thy Coat Loves Type This sads the Good Though Presters rudely fierce fain wou'd Be heard THOU hat'st uncivil Pray'r and civil Blood LXXVI Ah could dissembling Pulpeteers cry't Good To wade through Seas of native Blood Break greatest Ties play fast and loose beneath Smects Hood LXXVII By Such were Catechisms Communions Creeds Disus'd As March spawns Frogs so Weeds Sprung hence Worst Atheist from corrupted Church-man breeds LXXVIII Vse the LORDS Pray'r be th' Publican recant The Pharisee Or else avant With your six-hundred-sixtie-six-word Covenant LXXIX LORD they through faithlesse Dreams the Feast disown Of thy SONS INCARNATION Then whether will such Proteus-tants at last be blown LXXX That FEAST of Feasts Archangels Ioy Heav'n here Espous'd to Earth Saints Blisse most dear Prerogative o' th' Church The Grand Day of the Year LXXXI Man first made Good Himself unmade and then The WORD made Flesh must dwell with Men That Man thus worse then nought may better'd be agen LXXXII Dare to own Truth Drones seiz'd the Bees full Bow'r All 's paint that Butterflies deflowr As Ants improve so Grashoppers impair their Hour LXXXIII When Pirat-wasps sail to the hony'd Grot They 'l finde a Trap-glasse Death i' th' Pot Levites sleight not your Breast-work for vain Out-works got LXXXIV We ken Kirk-Interest Draco's Laws recall Repair the old Church Saints the Wall True Pastors Conduits Grace the Font Love cements All. LXXXV Passe freely would we of Oblivion An Act and pardon all by-gone Would you smite Hand on Thigh and say What have we done LXXXVI Truths Pensioners your Flocks bleat Food they need CHRISTS Flesh their Meat Blood Drink indeed View GLORIES Crown In Season out of Season feed LXXXVII Ye Friends to th' BRIDEGROOM Stewards to the Bride With Oracles of Truth us guide Truth blesseth Church and State Faithful till crown'd abide LXXXVIII So when the JUDGE with his Reward appears You 'l reap in Joy what 's sown in Tears Moyst Seed-times crown the Fields with golden-bearded Ears LXXXIX JUDGE-ADVOCATE to th' wrong'd sure THOU to Guilt Which would unmake thy Creatures wilt Be just when Inquisition's made for Blood that 's spilt XC At our Ears Port land Peace and Truth O then Welcome as Sol to th' Russ in 's Den As Shoar to shipwrackt as to Towns dismantled Men XCI O might a second ANGEL-QUIRE nere cease To Worms worn out with Wars Distress To sing in all Mens hearing their blest Song of PEACE XCII Peace Home of Pilgrims first Song at CHRISTS Birth Peace His last Legacie on Earth Peace gen'ral Preface to all Good Peace SAINTS true Mirth XCIII Love Thou Support to Martyrs as Iet Straw So Vs to our BELOV'D dost draw Thou art Golds true Elixir Thou summ'st up the Law XCIV Who can Divine Love speak in words of Sense Since Man as ransom'd Angels thence Transcends Such is CHRISTS Passions high Preheminence XCV Here did She seal her Lips unsluce her Eyes To flowing Rhet'rick and descries The World 's a Cask its Wine false Mirth its Lees Fools Prize XCVI And now by lympid Spring of Life-joy where Crystal is lymbect all the Year To GOD She would her Heav'n-ascending Raptures rear XCVII Taught hence misguided Zeal whom Heats dispose To Animosities may close And bloody Furies CONVERTS be by pond'ring Those XCVIII Harmonious Beauty feast our Ear They 're Kings At least who hear when LOVE thus sings LOVE to high Graces Key skrues up low Natures Strings XCIX Love Thou canst Ocean-flowing Storms appease And such oregrown Behemoths please As tax the scaly Nation and excise the Seas C. If THEOPHIL thy LOVE-SONG can't asswage The Fate incumbent on this Age No Time to write but weep For we are ripe for Rage Ite sacrosanctae Tabulata per Alta Carinae Non opus est Fluviis Lintea pando Mari. Ite Rates Ventis quo vos rapit Aura secundis Brittica Cymba pias findat AMORIS Aquas Animarum Sponsus IESUS The Soule against Complations fights Whom Death and Hell present with â—ights The World with 〈◊〉 ca lt and â—onour couâ—ts The Fleshes Glass invites to Spouts But THEOPHIL by Faith her Shield And Hopes firm â—nchoâ— stands the Field Accompanyâ—d with GRACE and LOVE By ANGELS SHE does upward move THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO IV. The Inammoration ARGUMENT O DEVS aut nullo caleat mihi Pectus ab Igne Aut solo caleat Pectus ab Igne Tui Languet ut Illa DEO mihi Mens simul aemula languet Coelitùs ut rapitur me Violenta rapit She Onset makes first with Love-darts aloof Then with ZEALS Fire-works storms HEAV'NS Roof Whose FAITHS Shield SALVATIONS Helmet
regain the Field XXXVIâ—I The SPIRIT is true GOD from Ever HE Did reign with BOTH The TRINITIE COEQUAL COETERNAL COESSENTIAL be XXXIX The FATHER 's full though th' SON hath All engrost Nor yet is ought of this All lost Though th' FATHER give HIM SELF to th' SON by th'Hâ—LY GHOST XL. For though HE freely thus give All his STORE Yet hath He INF'INITE as before Conceive for Glimpsâ—some â—some endless Spring or Mine of Ore XLI What Soul will have this TRIAD for his Book With Faith must on the Back-parts look For with HIS glorious FACE blind are ev'n SERAPHS strook XLII By Speculation from Sols Substanceâ— we The FATHER from its Splendor see The SON from 's Heat the HOLY GHOST Here One is Three XLIII The Intellect the Memory the Will Resemblance make o' th' TRINE These fill One Soul yet are distinct in outward Workings still XLIV Thus to restore from Fall we may descrie THE TRINITY in UNITY Inscrutable ABYSSE rebates our weaker Eye XLV Be Ever-Ever-Ever blest ô TRINE Ever UNITEDNESSE divine WHO dost as well in Ants as in ARCHANGELS shine XLVI The Principats Thrones Dominations all Archangels Pow'rs Coelestial Are Ministers attending on thy SOVERAIGN CALL XLVII The Government 'bove Star-embroidred Hall Thus truly is Monarchicall Where All are Kings and yet one KING does rule Them All XLVIII Lesse then the thousand Part I have exprest Mans Weaknesse cannot bear the Rest. For thy Expresselesse NATURE LORD be ever blest XLIX SOUL of all Sweets my Love Life Joy and Bliss To ' enjoy THEE'S Heav'n Hell THEE to misse What 's Earths Ev'n Heav'n hath its Beatitude from THIS L. Remove the Needle from the Pole-Star and 'T is still with trembling motâ—on fann'd Till it returns No Fixure but in GOD does stand LI. To Saints all other Objects prizelesse be In GOD the ALL of All we see Feast to the Taste all Beauty to the Sight is HE LII Musick to th' Ear and Those whom HE unites Partake with HIM in high'st DELIGHTS Spring-tides of Pleasures over-whelm their ravisht Sprites LIII But Contraries when opposite best show As Foils set Diamonds off we know See Hell where Caitives pine yet still their Tortures grow Lâ—V As Metals fierie Waves in Furnace swell That Founders run to cast each Bell This not endur'd more Rage ten thousand Times is Hell LV. Where Souls still rave adust with horrid Pain They tug they tear but all in vain For them from raging Smart HOPE never shall unchain LVI O that for trash these Esaus sold their BLISSE For Sin that worse than Nothing is This desperates their Rage How they blaspheme at This LVII This Viper clings corrodes 'gainst which no Ward GODS BEATIFICK SIGHT debarr'd Renders their Case 'bove all the Pains of Sense more hard LVIII O never-sated Worm unpity'd Woes Unintermitted what Sin owes Hell payes The Damn'd are Anvils to relentless Blowes LIX Fiends forfeit not their Energie There Cain Fries but for one Lamb by him slain O what Flames then shall Butchers of CHRISTS Flock sustain LX. Earths fatal Mischief prosp'rous Thief that Thunder Which tore the Nations all asunder Whom Just Fate flew i' th' Worlds Revenge that conqu'ring Wonder LXI That Ghost of Philips hot-brain'd Son may tell Heart-breaking Stories of his Hell Too late He findes one Soul did his whole World excel LXII There curs'd Oppressors dreadful Rackings feel Whose Hearts were Rocks and Bowels Steel O scorching Fire cryes Dives for one Drop I kneel LXIII Oblig'd is Man GODS Steward to supply Brethren in CHRIST Coheirs who lie Gasping in stiff'ning Frosts no Cov'ring but the Skie LXIV Whose wither'd Skins fear as the saplesse Wood Cleave to their Bones for want of food Seem Natures Monsters thrown a Shoar by Mis'ries Flood LXV Though all their Physick's but a Diet spare Have no more Earth than what they are Nor more o' th' World than Graves yet in Heav'ns Love they share LXVI Inestimable LOVE from None bereav'n HEAV'N sunk to Earth Earth mounts to HEAV'N Just JUDGE to Dives Hell to Laz'rus Heav'n is giv'n LXVII LOVE Disengage us of our selves LOVE has Nor Biâ— nor Reins Rich 'bove Earths Mass Fixt in Idaeas of LOVES Soul-inliv'ning GRACE LXVIII O LOVE ô HEIGHT above all Height to THINE Thy FAVOUR did to Foes encline Unmeasurable MEASURE endlesse END of Line LXIX LOVE darts all Thoughts to its BELOV'D doth place All BLISSE in waiting on His GRACE It languisheth with Hope to view HIM Face to Face LXX And ushers in that BEATIFICK LOVE Which so divinely flames Above And doth to VISION UNION and FRUITION move LXXI Ice is a thing distinct from th' Ocean wide But melted by the Sun does glide Into 't becomes one with 't and so shall e're abide LXXII Desire 's a Tree whose Fruit is Love the Show'rs That ripen it are Tears the Flow'rs Are Languors Leaves Afflictions Blossoms Pray'r-spent How'rs LXXIII O Mental PRAY'R thy Ioyes are high Resort By Thee 's to GOD Thou art the Port Of inward Peace from Storms The Path to SIONS Court LXXIV By Pray'r GOD's serv'd betimes Remember Who The Blessing got by Wrastling so Who early pray they healthy holy happy grow LXXV Then pray before Lights rosie Blush displayes I' th' Orient Sols enchearing Rayes When He from 's Opall East to West oblikely strayes LXXVI Before the Cock Lights Herald Day-break sings To 's Feathr'ie Dames ere roost Lark springs Morns Vsher when the Dawn its mungrell hour forth bringsâ— LXXVII PRAY'R Thou art Lifes best Act Souls silent Speech The Gate of GRACE Saints GOD beseech By Prayer but joyn'd with Alms Fasts they HIM besiege LXXVIII Fasting the Souls delicious Banquet can Adde Strength to PRAY'R feast th' inner Man And throw up to ETERNITY the Bodies Span LXXIX Fasts sackcloth ashes groveling on the ground SAINTS study'd have with Pain and found VVith Ioy that what degrades the Sense in HEAV'N is crow'nd LXXX Prize FAITH the Shield of Martyrs Ioyes Confection Souls Light the PROPHETS sure Direction Hopes Guide Salvations Path the Pledge of all Perfection LXXXI In Faiths mysterious EDEN make abode VVith Iacobs Staff and Aarons Rod Frequents its Grove where none are but the LOV'D of GOD LXXXII The Radiations of FAITHS Lamp excite Such a Colosse of sparkling Light That Saints through worldly Waves may steer Lifes Course aright LXXXIII Being in not of this World They Comforts rear Above the Pitch of servile Fear Terrestrial Blossoms first must die ere Fruit They bearâ— LXXXIV No clogging Fetters of impris'ning Clay No wry-mouth squint-ey'd Scoff can stay Their swift Progression soaring in their HEAV'NLY Way LXXXV Thoughts on the endlesse Weight of GLORY shall Render ev'n Crowns as Dung and all Afflictions light as Chaffe chas'd on Earths empty Ball. LXXXVI The Torch that shines in Night as Eye of Noon Is but as Darkenesse to the Sun Run after Shades they fly fly after Shades they run LXXXVII All worldly Gayes are Reeds without Support Fitly with Rain-bow gleames they
Rage seem Natures Consort tun'd by Love LVI VVee to their hoarse Laments lend listning Ears And sympathize with them in Tears Sadly remembring British Sions acted Fears LVII Then our sad Hearts are prickt whence spring forth Cries From those drain'd through the bruis'd Soul rise Faith-fumes by Heav'ns Fire drawn which drop through melting Eyes LVIII Cause hungry Swords devour'd Mans Flesh like Food And thirsty Spears were drunk with Blood LORD how thy Spouse turns mummy'd Earth her Gore a Floud LIX Edge-hill with Bones lookt white with Blood lookt red Maz'd at the Number of the Dead A Theam for Tears in unborn Eyes to be still shed LX. How many bound with Iron who did scape The Steel and Death commits a Rape On them in Jayls who Her defy'd in warlike Shape LXI Cross-biasnesse to Grace our Ruine spinn'd Harrow'd with Woes be HEAV'N our Friend Sodome 'gainst Nature We 'gainst Light of TRUTH have sinn'd LXII This draws Eye-tribute from Compunctions Den GRACE guard thy prostrate Suppliant then VVho am the Chief of Sinners and the Worst of Men LXIII My Guilt before thy MERCY-SEAT I lay For HIS sake save me who gave way To dye for Sinners Ah Sin kills HIM every Day LXIV Sin n'ere departs till humbled in deep Fears Embalm'd in Pray'rs and drown'd in Tears The fragrant Araby breathes no Perfume like Theirs LXV More fruitfull Those unwitnessed appear Gems are too cheap for every Tear Deep Sorrow from It-Self doth its high Comfort rear LXVI Salt Tears the pious Converts sweetest Sport To hopefull Joyes the entring Port Ye waft blest Mariners to Sions glorious Court LXVII But whether stray'st thou Grief Pearld Dew arraies As yet the Virgin-Meads whose Gaies Unbarb'd perk up to prank the curled Stream that plaies LXVIII By rushy-fringed Banks with purling Rill Meandring underneath the Hill Thus Stream-like glides our Life to Deaths broad Ocean still LXIX The pleasant Grove triumphs with blooming May While Melancholy scuds away The painted Quire on motly Banks sweet Notes display LXX Earths flow'r-wov'n Damask doth us gently woo On her embroyder'd Mantle to Repose where various Gems like Constellations shew LXXI Our selves here steal we from our selues by Qualms Of Pleasure rais'd from new-coyn'd Psalms When Skies are blew Earth green and Meadows flow with Balms LXXII We there on grassie tufted Tapistries In guiltlesse Shades by full-hair'd Trees Leaning unpillow'd Heads view Natures Ants Bees LXXIII Justly admiring more those agile Ants Than Castle-bearing Elephants Where Industrie epitomiz'd no Vigour wants LXXIV More than at Tusks of Bores we wonder at This Moths strange Teeth Legs of this Gnat Passe large-limm'd Gryphons Then on Bees we musing sat LXXV How Colonies Realms Hope they breed Proclaim Their King how Nectar-Courts they frame How they in waxen Cels record their Princes Fame LXXVI How Kings amidst their Bands in Armour shine And great Souls in small Breasts confine How under strictest Laws they keep up Discipline LXXVII How All agree while their King lives in one But dead the publike Faith 's o'rethrown Their State becomes a Spoil which was so plenteous grown LXXVIII Abstruser Depths here Aristotles Eye That Ipse of Philosophie Natures Professor purblinde was to search so high LXXIX Thinking which Some deem Idlenesse to me It seems Lifes Heav'n on Earth to be By Observation GOD is seen in all wee see LXXX Our Books are HEAV'N above us Aire and Sea Around Earth under Faith 's our Stay And Grace our Guide the Word our Light CHRIST our Way LXXXI Friend view that Rock and think from Rocks green Wound How thirst-expelling Streams did bound View Streams and think how Iordan did become dry Ground LXXXII View Seas think how Waves like Walls of Glass Stood fixt while Hebrew Troops did pass But clos'd the Pharian Host in one confused Mass. LXXXIII These Flow'rs we see to Day like Beauty brave At Ev'n will be shut up and have Next Week their Death then buried soon in Stalks their Grave LXXXIV Beautie 's a Flow'r Fame Puff high State a Gaze Pleasure a Dance and Gold a Blaze Greatnesse a Load These soon are lost in Times short Maze LXXXV As solemn Statesmen sleight meer childish toyl Framing Card-structures ANGELS smile And pitty so when Life strait flits Mans tearing Broyl LXXXVI Search Empires Dawn unwinde Times Ball again Unreel through Ages its snarl'd Skain Run back like Sol on Ahaz Diall See All 's vain LXXXVII This did I from THEOPHILA descry Not her fair-feather'd Speech could fly To Ground but my Ears Pitfall caught it instantly LXXXVIII Though her informing Voice be parted hence Tides of impressive Notions thence Flow soft as Shours on Balm sweet as Frankincense LXXXIX The Conqueror who wades in Bloud for Pow'r Cannot ensure th' ensuing Houre Death soon may his Ovations sweetest Nectar sowre XC All 's vain Th' Assyrian Lion Persian Bear Greek Leopard Roman Eagle-where Where is fam'd Troy that did so proudly domineer XCI Troy's gone yet Simois stayes O Fortunes Play That which was fixt is fled away And only what was ever-flitting still does stay XCII Vast Pyramids uprear'd t'interre the Dead Themselves like Men are sepulchred Ambitious Obelisks Ostents of Pride Dust wed XCIII HEAV'N sees the crumbling Fabrick of Earths Ball That Dust is Mans Original To HIM All Nature is as wither'd Leaves that fall XCIV Terrestrials transient are Kings fight for Clods HEAV'NS HEIRE is mightier PRINCE by odds Ev'n All is His and He is CHRISTS CHRIST is GODS XCV Thoughts dwell on This. Let 's be our own Deaths-Head The glorious Martyr lives though dead Sweet Rose in his own fadelesse Leaves enveloped XCVI HEAV'N was his Watch whose starrie Circles winde All Ages up the Hand that sign'd Those Figures guides them World thy Clocks are false blinde XCVII Time in ETERNITIES immense Book is But as a short Parenthesis Mans Life a point GODS Day is never-setting Bliss XCVIII Could Man summe up all Times so as if there A Moment not remaning were Yet all those close-throng'd Figures seem but Cyphers here XCIX Could Calculators multiply times Glass To Myriads more of Yeers alas Those Sands to This DURATION as a Minute passe C. Such mental Buds we from each Object take And for CHRISTS Spouse of Them we make Spiritual Wreaths nor do we Her own Words forsake CI. Arise ô North and thou ô South-winde blow Let Scent of Flow'rs and Spices flow That the BELOVED may into his Garden goe CII Whose Beauty Flow'rs whose Height made lofty Trees Whose Permanence made Time These Pay Tribute by Returns to HIM as Springs to Seas CIII This steals our Soul from her thick Loom t' aspire To Canzons tin'd with Enthean Fire Taking high Wing to soar up to the Angel-Quire CIV By such like Speculations would we stie To th' SUN of Righteousnesse though I A Star am lesse than least of all the Galaxie CV The Burden to each Hymn is This. Thy Wayes LORD are inscrutable All Dayes All Tongues are
broken Consort of Hearts and Spirits the Will there accepted for the Work and the Desire for Desert Behold here in an Original is presented an Example of Life with Force of Precepts happy who coppy them out in their Actions Indeed Examples and Precepts are as Poems and Pictures for as Poems are speaking Pictures and Pictures are silent Poems so Example is a silent Precept and Precept a speaking Example And as Musick is an audible Beauty and Beauty a visible Musick So Precepts are audible Sweets to the Wise and Examples silent Harmony to the illiterate who may unclasp and glance on these Poems as on Pictures with Inadvertency yet He who shall contribute to the Improvement of the Author either by a prudent Detection of an Errour or a sober Communication of an irrefragable Truth deserves the venerable Esteem and Welcome of a good ANGEL And He who by a candid Adherence unto and a fruitful Participation of what is good and pious confirms Him therein merits the honourable Entertainment of a faithful Friend But he who shall â—â—â—duce him in Absence for what in Presence he would seem to applaud incurres the double Guilt of Flattery and Slander and he who wounds Him with ill Reading and Misprision does Execution on Him before Iudgement Now He who is the Way the Truth and the Life bring those to everlasting Life who love the Way and Truth in Sincerity The severall Cantos The Humiliation Restauration Inamoration Representation Association Contemplation Admiration The Recapitulation Praelibation Translations Abnegation Disincantation Segregation Reinvitation Termination Be pleased Reader first to correct these Typographical Errours Acres circumfert centum licèt Argus Ocellos Non tamen errantes cernat ubique Typos AT the bottom B4 Line 20. Read Ecstasies Pag. 1. Stanza 1. Strains p. 54. St. 23. Condescent p. 76. St. 71. Vnbounded p. 84. St. 25. Thee p. 106. St. 86. doth most 132. 31. non p. 144. rectifie the Figures p. 169. St. 60. repurgat 173. 90 eversis 203. 82. For. 214. l. 12. exanimes 217. l. 7. splendet 239. 29. didst 268. l. 25. Nectare c. PNEVMATO-SARCO-MACHIA OR THEOPHILA'S Spiritual Warfare THE Life of a true CHRISTIAN is a continual Conflict Each Act of the good Fight hath a Military Scene and our Blessed SAVIOUR coming like a Man of War commands in Chief under the FATHER who hath layed Help upon One that is Mighty by anointing him with the Holy GHOST and with Power This World is his pitched Field his Standard the Cross his Colours Blood his Armour Patience his Battle Persecution his Victory Death And in mystical DIVINITY his two-handed Sword is the Word and Spirit which wounds and heals and what is shed in this holy War is not Blood but Love his Trumpeters are Prophets and Preachers his Menacies Mercies and his Arrows Benefits When he offers HIMSELF to us He then invades us His great and small Shot are Volies of Sighs and Groans when we are converted we are conquer'd He bindes when He embraceth us In the Cords of Love He leads us Captives and kills us into Life when He crucifies the Old and quickens in us the New Man So then here is no Death but of inbred Corruptions No Slaughter but of carnal Affections which being Mortified the Soul becomes a living Sacrifice holy and acceptable unto GOD. WHEN that great Gen'ralissimo of all Infernal Ianizaries shall His Legions of Temptations raise enroul And muster Them 'gainst Thee my Soul And Ranks of Pleasures Profits Honours bring To give a Charge on the right Wing And place his dreadful Troops of deadly Sins Upon the Left with murth'ring Gins And draw to his main Bodie thousand Lusts And for Reserve wherein he trusts Shall specious Sanctities Brigade provide Whose Leader is spiritual Pride And having treacherously laid his Trains In Ambush under Hope of Gains By sinning as so many Scouts to finde Each March and Posture of thy Mind Then Soul sound an Alarm to FAITH and presse Thy ZEAL to be in Readinesse And leavie all thy Faculties to serve Thy CHIEFE Take PRAY'R for thy Reserve Under the Conduct of his SPIRIT See Under the Banner that they be Of thy SALVATIONS CAPTAIN Then be sure That all thy Out-works stand secure Yet narrower look into th' indenting Line Of thy ambiguous Thoughts Designe With constant Care a Watch o're every Part Ev'n at thy Cinque-ports and thy Heart Set Centinels Let FAITH be Captain o're The Life-Guard standing at the Dore Of thy well-warded Breast Disloyal Fear That corresponds with Guilt cashear Nor let Hypocrisie sneak in and out Thy Garrison with that Spie Doubt The Watch-word be IMMANUEL Then set Strong Parties of thy Tears and let Them still to salie forth prepared stand And but expect the Souls Command Waiting until a blest Recruit from HIGH Be sent with GRACES free Supplie Thus where the LORD of Hosts the Van leads there Triumphant Palms bring up the Rere TO MY FANCIE UPON THEOPHILA FLy FANCIE Beauties arched Brow Darts wing'd with Fire thence sparkling flow From Flash of Lightning Eye-balls turn Contracted Beams of Chrystal burn Wave Curls which Wit Gold-tresses calls That golden Fleece to Tinsel falls EVade Thou peach-bloom Cheek-Decoies Where both the Roses blend false Joyes Presse not the two-leav'd Rubie Gates Which fence their Pearl-Portcullis Grates Suck not the Breath though it return Fragrant as Phoenix spicie Urn. LOck up thine Ears and so disarm The Magick of inamoring Charm The lily'd Breasts with Violets vein'd Are Flow'rs as soon deflowr'd as gain'd Love-loâ—ks Perfume Paint Spots dispraise These by the Black-Art Spirits raise GArnish no Bristows with rich Mine Glow-worms are Vermin though they shine Should one Love-knot All Lovelies tie This One These All soon cloy and die Cupid as lame as blinde being gone Live One with HIM WHO made Thee One AVoid exotick Pangs o' th' Brain Nor let thy Margent blush a Stain With artful Method Misc'line sow May Iudgement with Invention grow Profit with Pleasure bring to th' Test Be Oar refin'd before imprest PAsse Forge and File be Point and Edge 'Gainst what severest Browes alledge Mix Balm with Ink Let thy Salt heal T' each Palate various Manna deal Have for the Wise strong Sense deep Truth Grand-Sallet of choice Wit for Youth CUll Metaphors well-weigh'd and clear Enucle'ate Mysteries to th' Ear. Be Wit Stenography'd yet free 'T is largest in Epitome Fly through Arts Heptarchie be clad With Wings to soar but not to gad THy Pineons raise with mystick Fire Sometimes 'bove high-roof't Sense aspire So draw THEOPH'LA that each Line Centring in HEAV'N may seem Divine Her Voice soon fits Thee for that Quire W' are cindred by intrinsick Fire MAgnetick VIRTUE' 's in her Brest Impregn'd with GRACE the noblest GUEST Who in LOVES Albo are enrol'd Unutterable Joyes behold Geographers Earths Globe survey Fancie HEAVN'S Astrolabe display SIx hast thou view'd of Europs Courts Soon as Idaeas pass'd their Sports Sense canst thou perse and construe Blisse Only
SOULS sanctify'd know This. Then hackney not to Toyes Lifes Span. The SAINTS Rere tops the Courtiers Van. IN Hopes Cell holy Hermit be Let Ecstacies transfigure Thee There as Truths Champion strive all Waies To storm LOVES Towre with Hosts of Praise Keep strong Faiths Court of Guard The Stars March in Batalia to these Wars ZEalous in Pray'r besiege the Skie Conquests are Crown'd by Constancie Stand Cen'tnell at the BRIDEGROOMS Gates Who serve there reign o're earthly States Rais'd on Devotions flaming Wings Disdain the crakling Blaze of Things NO Musick courts Spiritual Ears Like high-tun'd Anthems This uprears Thee FANCIE rapt through Mists of Fears And Clouds of Penitential Tears Eagling 'bove transitory Sphears Till ev'n the INVISIBLE appears DIvorc'd from past and present Toyes ' Spouse New Ierus'lems future Joyes Be Re-baptiz'd in Eye-dew-Fall Of All forgot forget Thou All. These Acts well kept Commence and prove Professor in Seraphick LOVE A Friends ECCHO to his FANCIE upon SACRATA I. WHen Fancie bright SACRATA courts It is not with accustom'd Sports â—Tis not in prizing of her Eyes To the Disvalue of the Skies Nor robbing Gardens of their Hue To give her â—lowrie Cheeks their Due II. â—Tis not in stripping of the Sea For Coral to resigne that Plea It hath to the Vermilion Die If that her râ—ddy Lips be nigh Or that I long to see them ope As if I thence for Pearl did hope III. Nor is 't in promising my â—ars Rather to her than to the Sphears Or that a Smile of hers displayes As much Content as Phoebus Rayes Or that her Hand for Whitenesse shames The Down of Swans on Silver Thames IV. Let such on these Romances dwell Who do admire Loves Husk and Shell Hark wanton Fair-ones all your Fawns Are Happinesses haplesse Pawns With these alone the Mind does Flag Beauty is oft the Souls Black Bag. V. Pure Flames that ravish with their Fâ—re Ascend unmeasurably Higher Which after Search we find to be In Virtue linkt with Pietie The Radiations of the Soul All Splendors of the Flesh controul VI. Fond Sense cry up a rosie Skin SACRATA rosy'd is within But brighter THEOPHIL behold Whoâ—e Vest is wrought with â—urfled Gold LOVES self in her his Flame embeams LOVES Sacrifice ZEALS Rapture seems VII Of Paradise before the Fall This Saint is Emblematical Then Fancie give Her due Renown She 's Queen of Arts This Book her Crown SACRATA turns CASTARA unto us And BENLOVVES Anagramm'd BENEVOLUS JER COLLIER M. A. and Fell. of S. Iohns Coll. Camb. Non me Palma negata Macrum data reddet Opimum A Smooth clear Vein should have it Sourse From Nature and have Art but Nurse Which though it Men at Athens feasts May fight at Ephesus with Beasts WIts rudely hal'd to Momus Bar By braying Beasts condemned are Reason How many Brutes there be 'Mong Men 'cause not inform'd by Thee VAtes Pôet-Prophet is If good Alike both scorn'd and understood Though Readers Censure 's Writers Fate Spleen sha'nt contract nor Praise dilate OR clap or hisse The Moon sails round Though bark'd at by each yelping Hound The brighter Shee the more they bark But slumbring quetch not in the dark DEign Him bright 〈◊〉 your piercing Glance Arts Foes are Sons of Ignorance So freed from Nights rude Overseers The POET may be try'd by his PEERS A VERDICT FOR THE Pious SACRIFICER TO shine and light not scorch thy MUSE did aim And so hath rais'd this Quintessential Flame By th' Salt and Whiteness of her Lines We think With holy Water Tears She mixt her Ink And both the Fire and Food of this chast MUSE Is more what Altars than what Tables use VVho does not pray with Zeal thy FAITH may move Rightly concentrick with thy HOPE and LOVE So in the TEMPLE these Religious Hosts From Hecatombs may rise to HOLOCAUSTS WALTER MONTAGVE Com. Manch Filius FOR THE AUTHOR Truly Heroick By BLOVD VIRTVE LEARNING SCholar Commander Traveller commixt Schools Camps Courts raise FAME make it fixt Your Fame and Feet have Alps and Oceans past Fam'd Feet which Art can't raise nor Envie blast Beaumont and Fletcher coyn'd a golden Way T' expresse suspend and passionate a Play Nimble and pleasant are all Motions there For two Intelligences rul'd the Spheare Both Sock and Buskin sunk with Them and then Davenant and Denham buoy'd them up agen Beyond these Pillars Some think nothing is Great BRITAINS Wit stands in a Precipice But Sir as though HEAV'NS Streits discover'd were By Science of your Card UNKNOVVNS appear Sail then with Prince of Wits illustrious Dunne VVho rapt Earth round with Love and was its Sun But your first Love was pure Whos 's ev'ry Dresse Is inter-tissu'd Wit and Holinesse And mends upon It self whose Streams that meet With Sands and Herberts grow more deep more sweet I wing'd with Joy to th' PRAELIBATION fly Thence view I Errours Trage-comedie With THEOPHIL from Fear to Faith I rise The mystick Bridge twixt Hell and Paradise Hell scap't seems double Heav'n RENEVV'D with Bands Of Pray'rs Vows Tears with Eyes and Knees and Hands I see her cope with HEAV'N and HEAV'N does thence As in the Baptists Dayes feel Violence But her ecstatick SONGS OF LOVE declare To Iedidiah Shee 's apparent Heir Be those then next The SONG OF SONGS Love stiles Her Fourth The Second Book of CANTICLES But with what dreadfull yet delightful Tones She sings when GLORIFY'D Then stinglesse Drones Are Death and Hell Joyes Crescent then 's encreast To fullest Lustre at her BRIDAL FEAST Sixth Sev'nth and Eighth such Banquets frame would make WISDOM turn Cormorant my Spirits shake i th' Reading Soul of Joy thy ravishing Sp'rite Draws bedrid Mindes to longing Appetite FAME write with Gold on Diamond Pages treat Upon the GLORIES of a Work so great Be 't then Enacted that all Graces dwell In Thee THEOPH'LA Virtues Chronicle Who jemm'st it in JERUSALEM Above Where all is GRACE and GLORY LIGHT and LOVE To That UNPARALLEL This comes so neer That 't is a Glimpse of HEAV'N to reade Thee here O blest Ambition Speculations high Enchariot Thee Elijah-like to th' SKIE What State worth Envy like Thy sweet Abode That overtops the World and mounts to GOD Walkt through your Eden Stanza's you invite Our ravisht Souls to recre'ate with Delight In Bow'r of compt Discourse Great Verse but Prose Such None but our Great MASTER could compose For Bulk an easie Folio is this All Yet we a Volume may each Canto call For Solid Matter where we should consult On Paragraphs mark what does thence result For every Period's of DEVOTION Proof And each Resolve is of concern'd Behoof Peruse Examine Censure ô how bright Does shine RELIGION checquer'd with Delight Diffusive Soul your Spirit was soaring when This Manna dew'd from your inspired Pen. Such melting Passions of a Soul divine Could They be cast in any Mould but Thine Wonder arrests our Thought That you alone In such Combustions wherein Thousands grone And
when some Sparkles of the publick Flame Seiz'd on your private ' State and scorcht the same Could warble Thus. Steer Ships each Pilot may In Calms but Who so can in Stormie Day May justly domineer But what may daunt Him who like Mermaids thus in Storms can chaunt Grace crowns the Suff'ring Glory the Triumphing SAINT TH. PESTILL Regi quondam à Sacris THose LADIES Sir we VIRTUOSA'S call But Copies are to this ORIGINAL Whose charming Empire of her GRACE does Sense Astonish by a SUPER-EXCELLENCE And like as Midas Touch made Gold So thus THEOPHILA'S Touch may make THEOPHILUS Zeuxes cull'd out Perfections of each sort For his Pandora yet did All come short As far of This Embellishment as She Had been limn'd out in Paintings Infancie For Magisterial VIRTUE draws no Grace From Corp'ral Limbs or Features of the Face Here Heav'n-born SUADAS Star-like gild each Dresse Of the BRIDE SOUL espous'd to HAPPINESSE Here PIETIE informs Poetick Art As All in All and all in every Part. For All These dy'd not with fam'd Cartwright though A Score of Poets joyn'd to have it so T. BENLOWES A. M. A GLANCE AT THEOPHILA WHo sacrificed last The hallow'd Air Seems all ensould with sweet Perfume Which pleased Heav'n deigns to assume The smiling Skie appeareth brightly fair Was 't not THEOPHILA'S fam'd Sire Say sacred Priest obtain'd the holy Fire To blesse and burn his Victime of sublime Desire Know curious Mortal this rare Sacrifice Scarce known to our now-bedrid Age Was got by Zeal and holy Rage And offer'd by Benevolus the Wise For speckled Craft and a loose Fit Of aguish Knowledge glim'ring Acts beget Chast Piety bears Fruit to Wisdom not to Wit No Tigers Whelp with Blood-besmeared Jaws No Cub of Bears lick't into Shape No lustfull Ofspring of the Ape No muskie Panther with close guileful Claws No durtie gruntling of the Swine No Lions Whelp of êre so high Design Is offer'd here Keep off Unclean Here 's all divine The chosen Wood as Harbinger to all Those future then now passed Rites Was Laurel that Guards Lightning Frights The weeping Firre sad Yewe for Funeral The lasting Oak and joyful Vine The fruitful Fig-tree Billets did consigne The peaceful Olive with cleft Iuniper did joyn On Knees in Tears think Altar'd THEOPHIL Incenst with sweet Obedience Who makes LOVES Life in Death commence Scaling with Heart Hands Eyes HEAV'NS lofty Hill Her circled Head you might behold Was glorify'd with burnisht Crown of Gold Embost with Gems embrac't by ANGELS manifold Thus in a fierie Chariot up SHE flies Perfuming the forsaken Earth The Widwife Orbs do help her Birth Into the Glorie of the HIERARCHIES Where Ecstasies of Ioyes do grow Which they Themselves eternally do sow But 't is too high for Me to think or Thee to know Priests thus by Hiroglyphick Keyes Unlock their hidden Mysteries W. Dennie Baronet TO THE AUTHOR Upon His Divine Poem TIll now I gues'd but blindly to what Height The Muses Eagles could maintain their flight Though Poets are like Eaglets bred to soar Gazing on Starrs at Heav'ns mysterious Pow'r Yet I observe they quickly stoop to ease Their Wings and pearch on Palace-Pinacles From thence more usefully they Courts discern The Schools where Greatnesse does Disguises learn The Stages where She acts to vulgar sight Those Parts which States-men as her Poets write Where none but those wise Poets may survay The private practise of her publick Play Where Kings GODS Counterfeits reach but the Skill In study'd Sceans to act the Godhead ill Where Cowards smiling in their Closets breed Those Wars which make the vain and furious bleed Where Beauty playes not meerly Natures part But is like Pow'r a Creature form'd by Art And as at first Pow'r by Consent was made And those who form'd it did themselves invade So harmlesse Beauty which has now far more Injurious Force than States or Monarchs Power Was by consent of Courts allow'd Arts Aid By which themselves they to her Sway betray'd T was Art not Nature taught excessive Power Which whom it lists does favour or devour T was Art taught Beauty the imperial Skill Of ruling not by Justice but by Will And as successive Kings scarce seem to reign Whilst lazily they Empires Weight sustain Thinking because their Pow'r they Native call Therefore our Duty too is Naturall And by presuming that we ought obay They lose the craft and exercise of Sway So when at Court a native Beauty reigns O're Love's wilde Subjects and Arts help disdains When her presumptuous Sloth findes not why Art In Pow'rs grave Play does act the longest part When like proud Gentry she does levell all Industrious Arts with Arts mechanicall And vaunts of small inheritance no lesse Than new States boast of purchas'd Provinces Whilst she does every other Homage scorn But that to which by Nature she was born Thus when so heedlesly She Lovers swayes As scarce she findes her Pow'r ere it decayes Which is her Beauty and which unsupply'd By what wise Art would carefully provide Is but Loves Lightning and does hardly last Till we can say it was ere it be past Soon then when Beautie 's gone she turns her face Asham'd of that which was erewhile her Grace So when a Monarch's gone the Chair of State Is backward turn'd where He in Glory sate The secret Arts of Love and Pow'r how these Rule Courts and how those Courts rule Provinces Have been the task of every noble Muse Whose Aid of old nor Pow'r nor Love did use Meerly to make their lucky Conquests known Though to the Muse they owe their first Renown For She taught Time to speak and ev'n to Fame Who gives the Great their Names She gave a Name But they by studying Numbers rather knew To make those happy whom they did subdue Here let me shift my Sails and higher bear My Course than that which moral Poets steer For now best Poet I Divine would be And only can be so by studying Thee Those whom thy Flights do lead shall pass no more Through darkning Clouds when they to Heav'n would sore Nor in Ascent fear such excesse of Light As rather frustrates than maintains the Sight For thou dost clear Heav'ns darkned Mysteries And mak'st the Luster safe to weakest Eyes Noiselesse as Planets move thy Numbers flow And soft as Lovers Whispers when they woo Thy labourd Thoughts with Ease thou dost dispence Clothing in Mayden Dresse a Manly Sence And as in narrow Room Elixir lies So in a little thou dost much comprise Here fix thy Pillars which as Marks shall be How far the Soul in Heav'ns discovery Can possibly advance yet whilst they are Thy Trophies they but warrant our Despair For humane Excellence hath this ill Fate That where it Vertue most doth elevate It bears the blot of being singular And Envy blasts that Fame it cannot share Ev'n good Examples may so Great be made As to discourage whom they should perswade WILL. D'AVENANT TOWER May 13th 1652. For the
making Jars LIII My Soul enlabyrinth'd in Grief spend Years In Sackcloth chamleted with Tears Retir'd to Rocks dark entrals court unwitnest Fears LIV. There passe with Heraclite a gentler Age Free from the sad ACCOUNT of Rage That acts the toilsome World on its tumultuous Stage LV. There sweet RELIGION strings and tunes and skrues The Souls Theorb ' and doth infuse Grave Dorick Epods in th' Enthusiastick MUSE LVI There LOVE turns trumpets into Harps which call Off Sieges from the gun-shot Wall Alluring them to HEAV'N her Seat Imperial LVII Thence came our Ioy and Thence HYMNS eas'd our Grief Of which th' ANGELICAL was chief Glory to GOD Earth Peace Good Will for Mans Relief LVIII Quills pluckt from Venus Doves impresse but shame Then give your Rimes to Vulcans Flame Hee 'l elevate your badger Feet He 's free though lame LIX Things fall and Nothings rise Old VIRTUE fram'd Honour for WISDOM WISDOM fam'd Old VIRTUE Such Times were Wealth then Arts Page was nam'd LX. Lambeth was Oxfords Whetstone Yet above Preferments Pinnacle they movâ— Who string the Vniverse and bracelet It for LOVE LXI Virtues magnifick Orb inflames their Zeal By high-rais'd ANTHEMS Plaguâ—s they heal And threefork'd Thunders in HEAVNS outstretcht Arm repeal LXII Shall Larks with shrill-chirpt Mattens rouze from Bed Of curtain'd Night Sols orient Head And shall quick SOULS lie numb'd as wrapt in Sheets of Lead LXIII Awake from slumbring Lethargie The gay And circling Charioter of Day In 's Progress through the azure Fields sees checks our Stay LXIV Arise and rising emulate the rare Industrious Spinsters who with fair Embroid'ries checker-work the Chambers of the Air. LXV Ascend Sol does on Hills his Gold display And scatt'ring Sweets does spice the Day And shoots delight through Nature with each arrow'd Ray. LXVI The Opal-colour'd Dawns raise Fancie high Hymns ravish those who Pulpets fly Convert dull Lead to active Gold by LOVE-CHYMIE LXVII As Natures prime Confectioner the Bee By her Flow'r-nibling Chymistrie Turns Vert to Or So VERSE gross Prose does rarifie LXVIII Pow'rs cannot Poets as They Pow'rs up-buoy Whose Soul-enliv'ning Charms Decoy Each wrinkled Care to the Pacifick Sea of Joy LXIX As where from Iewels sparkling Lustre darts Those Rayes enstarre the duskie Parts So Beams of Poesie give Light Life Soul to Arts. LXX Rich POESIE Thy more irradiant Gems Give Splendor unto DIADEMS And with coruscant Rayes emblazest HONOURS Stems LXXI Thee MUSE Arts ambient Air Inventions Door The Stage of Wits both Rich and Poor Do court â—A PRINCE may glory to become thy WOOER LXXII POETS ly'entomb'd by KINGS Arts Gums dispence By Rumination bruis'd are thence By VERSE so fir'd that their Perfume ENHEAV'NS the Sense LXXIII It s The'ory makes All wiser yet Few better Practise is Spirit Art the Letter Vse artlesse doth enlarge Art uselesse does but fetter LXXIV Sharp Sentences are Goads to make Deeds go Good Works are Males Words Females show Whose Lives act Presidents prevent the Laws and Do. LXXV So far We know as we obey GOD and HE counts We leave not his Command When as our Interludes but 'twixt our Acts do stand LXXVI Honours brave SOUL is in that Body shrin'd Which floats not with each giddy Winde Fickle as Courtly Dress but WISDOMS Sea does find LXXVII Steering by GRACES Pole-star which is fast In th' APOSTOLLICK Zodiack plac't Whose Course at first four EVANGELICK Pilots trac't LXXVIII The THEANTHROPICK WORD That mystick Glasse Of Revelations That masse Of Oracles That Fu'el of Pray'r That Wall of Brass LXXIX That Print of HEAV'N on Earth That Mercies Treasure And Key That Evidence and Seisure Faiths Card Hopes Anchor Loves full Sail Abyss of Pleasure LXXX Such SAINTS high Tides n'ere ebbe so low to shelf Them on the Quicksand of their self Swallowing Corruption Sin 's the Wrack They fly that Elf. LXXXI Gloomier than West of Death than North of Night Than Nest of Triduan Blacks with Fright Which Egypt scar'd when HE brought Darkness WHO made Light LXXXII Compar'd to whose Storm thund'ring Peals are calm Compar'd to whose Sting Asps yield Balm Compar'd to whose loath'd Charm Death is a Mercy-Psalm LXXXIII Her Snares escap'd soar Muse to HIM whose bright Spirit-illuminating Sight Turns Damps to glorious Dayes turns Fogs to radiant Light LXXXIV RELIGION's Wisdoms Study That display LORD countermand what goes astray And smite the Ass rude Flesh when it does start or bray LXXXV Soul thou art lesse than MERCIES least Three ne're Depart from Sin Shame Guilt and Fear Fear Shame Guilt Sin are Four Yet All in One appear LXXXVI Crest-faln by Sin how wretchedly I stray Me thinks 't is Pride in me to pray HEAV'N aid me strugling under this sad Load of Clay LXXXVII No Man may merit yet did ONE we hold Who most do vant their Zeal are cold Thus Tin for Silver goes with these and Brasse for Gold LXXXVIII Renew my Heart direct my Tongue unseal My Hand inspire my Faith reveal My Hope encrease my Love and my Backslidings heal LXXXIX Let Language Mans choice Glory serve the Minde Thy SPIRIT on Bezaliel shin'd Help BLOUD by Faith apply'd Thy Spittle cur'd the Blinde XC Turn Sense to Spirit Nature's chang'd alone By GRACE THAT is the Chymick-stone And thy all-pow'rful WORD is pure Projection XCI TRUTHS Touchstone surest Rule that ere was fra'md Tradition Mans dark Map 's disclaim'd The Paper burns me not yet I am all inflam'd XCII For as I read such inward Splendor glowes Such Life-renewing Vigour flowes That All what 's known of thy most righteous WILL It showes XCIII Whose Spells make Enochs walk with THEE withhold Corruption and translate e're old All Vaticans are drosse THIS Magisterial Gold XCIV Thus poor numm'd Tartars when th' are brought into Warm Persias Gem-pav'd Court are so Reviv'd that then They live till then half dead w th Snow XCV Good Thoughts from THEE infus'd I do derive Good Words effus'd THOU dost me give Good Works diffus'd by THEE in THEE do live thrive XCVI Nerve-stretching Muse thy Bow 's new strung shoot then Hymns to the BEST from worst of Men Make Arts thy Tributaries twist Heart Tongue Pen. XCVII But how can Eves degenerate Issue bent To Sin in its weak Measures vent Thy PRAISE Unmeasurable and Omnipotent XCVIII Shrubs cannot Cedars nor Wrens Eagles praise Nor purblinde Owls on Sols Orb gaze What is a drop to Seas a Beam to boundlesse Raies XCIX Yet Hope and Love may raise my drooping Flight And Faith in THEE embeam my Night Great LOVE supply Faiths Nerves with winged Hope I WRITE C. My Spirit LORD my Soul my Bodie all My Thoughts Words Works hereafter shall Praise THEE and Sin bemone JESU how lov'dst THOU me Me blessed thy LOVE make Me raised Thy LOVE take JESU my pretious ONE May This LOVES OFFERING be My Heart Tongue Eye Hand boweâ— Knee As All came from let All return to THEE NVnc sacra primus habet Finem mea Cura Libellus IÃ m
Greatness and the strict Account to be given for All O then give me an undaunted Fortitude an elevated Course of Contemplation a Resignation of Spirit and a sincere Desire of thy Glory Adde O LORD to the Cheerfulness of my Obedience the Assurance of Faith and to the Confidence of my Hope the Joyes of Love O THOU who art the Fountain of my Faith the Object of my Ioy and the Rock of my Confidence guide my Passion by Reason my Reason by Religion my Religion by Faith my Faith by thy Word be pleased to improve thy Word by thy SPIRIT that so being established by Faith confirmed in Hope and rooted in Charitie I may be only ambitious of THEE prizing THEE above the Delights of Men Love of Women and Treasures of the World Nothing being so pretious as thy Favour so dreadfull as thy Displeasure so hateful as Sin so desirable as thy Grace Let my Heart be alwayes fixt upon Thee possessed by Thee established in Thee true unto Thee upright toward Thee and entire for Thee that being thus inebriated with the sweet and pure streams of thy Sanctuary I may serve Thee to the utmost of each Faculty with all the Extension of my Will and Intension of my Affections till my Love shall ascend from Earth to HEAVEN from small Beginnings to the Consummatiâ—n of a well-regulated and never ceasing Charitie O GOD who art no lesse infinite in Wisdom than in Goodness let me where I cannot rightly know Thee there reverently admire Thee that in Transcendencies my very Ignorance may honour Thee Let thy Holy SPIRIT inflame my Zeal inform my Judgement conform my Will reform my Affections and transform me wholly into the Image and Imitation of Thy Onely SON Grant that I may improve my Talent to thy Glory who art the Imparter of the Guift the Blesser of the Action and the Assister of the Designe So that having sowen to the Spirit I may by thy Mercies and Thy SONS Merits who is the SON of thy Love the Anchor of my Hope and the Finisher of my Faith reap Life everlasting And now in his only Name vouchsafe to accept from dust and ashes the Oblation of this weak yet willing Service and secure the Possession to THY SELF that Sin may neither pollute the Sacrifice divide the Guift nor question the Title Fill my Mouth with Praises for these happy Opportunities of Contemplation the managing of publick Actions lesse agreeing with my Disposition and though my Body be retir'd yet let my Soul be enlarged like an uncaptiv'd Bird to soar in the Speculation of Divine Mysteries O be praysed for that in this general Combustion of Christendom THOU hast vouchsafed me a little Zoar as Refuge in which my Soul doth yet live to magnifie Thee But above All for my Redemption from the Execution of thy Wrath by the Execration of the SON of thy Love having made Innocence to become guilty to make the guilty innocent and the Sun of Righteousness to suffer a total Eclipse to expiate the Deeds of Darkness Be THOU exalted for the Myriads of thy Mercies in my Travells through Europ as far transcending my Computation as Compensation But chiefly for the Hope Thou hast given me that when I have served Thee inhumbly-strict Obedience to the Glorie of thy Name THOU art pleased that I shall enter into the GLORY of my LORD to all Eternitie where I shall behold THEE in thy Majesty CHRIST thy SON in his Glory the SPIRIT in his Sanctity the Hierarchy of Heaven in their Excellencie and the Saints in their Rest in which Rest there is perfect Tranquillitie and in this Tranquillity Ioy and in this Ioy Variety and in this Variety Security and in this Security Immortality with Thee Who reignest in the Excellencies of Transcendencie and in the infinite Durations of a blessed Eternitie To WHOM with the IMAGE of thy GOODNESSE and the BREATH of thy LOVE ô most glorious TRINITY and ineffable UNITIE be all Sanctitie and Adoration sacrificed now and for evermore Amen Amen INto the most Holy TREASVRIE Of the ever-glorious PRAISES Of the MEDIATOR between GOD Man CHRIST JESUS The Empyraean Flame of the DIVINITY Indefinible Interminable Ineffable The Immaculate Earth of the HUMANITY Inseparable Inconfusible Inconvertible Mysterious in an Hypostaticall UNION WHO is The true LIGHT enlightning the World The ETERNAL WORD By ENERGIE Incarnated Embrightning our knowledge Enlivening our FAITH Quickning our HOPE Enflaming our LOVE Prostrated dust and ashes With an adoring Awfulness trembling Veneration To his INFINITE MAJESTIE Doth humbly cast this Mite Acknowledging from GOD all Opportunities of Good to be improved by His GRACE to His GLORY THEOPHILAS LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO II. The Humiliation ARGUMENT Vnde superbit Homo cujus Conceptio Culpa Nasci Poena Labor Vita necesse morâ— Totus homo pravus Caro Mens Natura Voluntas Coelicus act Hominis Crimina tollit AMOR. The Deiform'd Soul deform'd by Sin repents In Pray'rs and Tears her Grief She vents And till Faith cheer her by CHISTS Love Life Death laments STANZA I. ALMIGHTY POWER Who did'st All Souls Create Who did'st Redeem their faln Estate Who still dost Sanctifie and them Redintegrate II. Sourse River Ocean of all Blisse instill Spring-tides into my low-ebb'd Quill Each graceful Work flowes from what works all Grace Thy Will III. LORD Thou before Time Matter Form or Place Wast All E're Natures mortal Race Thy SELF Host Guest and Palace Natures total Space IV. When yet though not discern'd in that Abysse CREATOR WORD and SPIRIT of Blisse In UNITY the TRINE one GOD adored is V. E're THOU the Chrystal-mantled HEAV'N didst rear Or did the Earth Sols Bride appear First Race of Intellectuals mad'st THEE to revere VI. Praise best doth Inexpressibles expresse Soul Th' ARCHITECT of Wonders blesse Whose All-creating WORD embirth'd a Nothingnesse VII Who brooding on the Deep Production Dispos'd then call'd out Light which on The formless Worlds rude Face was all dispers'dly thrown VIII When callow Nature pluckt from out her Nest Of Causes was awak'd from Rest Her shapeless Lump with fledg'd effects He trimly drest IX Then new-born Day HE gilt with glittering Sun Contracted Light with changing Moon He Night adorn'd and hung up Lamps like spangled Bullion X. The Earth with Water mixt HE separates Earth Plants brought forth and Beasts All Mates The Waters Fowl and Fish to yield Man delicates XI Then did of th' El'ements Dust Mans Bodie frame A perfect Microcosm the Same He quickned with a sparkle of Pneumatick Flame XII More Heav'nly specify'd by Life from th' WORD That Nature doth This Grace afford And Glory from the SPIRIT design'd as threefold Cord. XIII Man ere a Childe by ' Infusion wise though He Was of yet not for Earth though free Chanc'lour install'd of Edens Universitie XIV His Virgin-Sister-Wife i' th Grove He woo'd Heav'ns Nursery new Fruit his Food Skin was his Robe Clouds washt Winds swept his Floor All good XV. Envie that GOD should so love Man
best by Tears is woo'd LXV THOU Who one Shoarless Sea of All did'st make Except one floating Isle to take Vengeance on Guilt My Salt Flood rais'd drown Sin i' th' Lake LXVI O how these Words Arise to Judgement quell On Wheels in Torments broke I 'd dwell So as by Grace I might be sav'd from endlesse Hell LXVII To Angel-Intercessor I 'm forbid To pray Yet pray to ONE that did Pray to ANOTHER for HIMSELF when 's Blood-drops slid LXVIII FATHER Perfections Self in CHRIST does shine Thy Justice then in HIM confine Through 's Merits make thy Mercies both are endless mine LXIX See not but through's abstersive Blood my Sin By which I being cleans'd within Adde Perseverance 'T is as hard to hold as win LXX Her Eyes are Centinels to Pray'r to Moans Her Ears her Nose courts Charnel-bones Her Hands Breast-hammers are her constant Food is Groans LXXI Her Heart is hung with Blacks with Dust she cloyes Her golden Tresses Weds Annoyes Breeds Sighs bears Grief which Ibis-like Sin-snakes destroyes LXXII Thus mounts she drizling Olivet the Plains Of Iericho she leaves While Rains The Farmer wet they fully swell his earing Graines LXXIII She her own Farmer stockt from HEAV'N is bent To thrive Care 'bout the Pay-day's spent Stange She alone is Farmer Farm and Stock and Rent LXXIV The Porcupine so 's Quiver Bow and Darts To ' her self alonâ—e has all Wars Arts Her own Artillery needs no Aid from forreign Parts LXXV Sad Votaresse thy Earth of late oregrown With Weeds is plough'd till'd harrow'd sown The Seed of Grace sprouts up when Nature is kept down LXXVI Thy Glebe is melow'd with Faith-quickning Juice The Furrows thence Hope-blades produce Thy Valley cloth'd with LOVE will Harvest Joyes diffuse LXXVII Live Phenix from Self-death I' th' Morn who dies To Sin does but immortalize Who studie Death ere dead ere th' Resurrection rise LXXVIII Rachel thy Children Goal and Crown have won Ere they had Skill or Will to run Blest who their whole Dayes Work in their Lifes Morn have done LXXIX Like misty Morn She rose in Dew so found She ne're was till this Sicknesse sound Till Sin in Sorrows flowing Issue Tears lay drownd LXXX Souls Life-blood Tears prevailing Pleaders tame Such Rebels as by Eve did shame Mans Glory only These the old faln World new frame LXXXI Lust causeth Sin Sin Shame Shame bids repent Repentance weeps Tears Sorrow vent Sorrow shews Faith Faith Hope Hope Love Love Souls Content LXXXII Thus from bruis'd Spiceries of her Breast doth rise Incense sweet-smelling Sacrifice Whilst she lifts up to HEAV'N her Heart her Hand her Eyes LXXXIII I 'm sick with trembling sunk with mourning blasted With sinning and with sighing wasted New Life begins to breath O Ioy too long untasted LXXXIV Twice did'st new Life by Breath by Death bestow On Man prevaricating Who By yielding to a Woman made Man yield to Woe LXXXV Then did'st his Soul restore as first inspire With second Grace renewing Fire Whence He hath part again in thy Coelestial Quire LXXXVI Once more for this Heav'n-Denison did'st get A never-fading Coronet Which was with two bright Iewels Grace and Glory set LXXXVII 'T was at my bloud-stain'd Birth Thy Love said Live Links of Thy praevious Chain revive Ev'n crumbled Dust So Thou my Soul from Death reprive LXXXVIII CHRIST Th' Vnction art Salvation IESVS in Thy Death Redemption Blood for Sin Gives Satisfaction Thy Ascension Hope does winne LXXXIX Thy Session Comfort Though I did offend LORD Fears disband give Grace t' amend That Hope which reaps not shame may rise Peace descend XC My Pardon signe The Spear pierct THEE 's the Pen Thy Bloud the Ink Thy Gospel then The Standish is O let my Soul be Paper clean XCI Kinde angry LORD since Thou dost wound yet cure I 'l bear the Yoak the Crosse endure Lament and Love and when set free keep Conscience pure XCII Thus mourns she and in mourning thus she joyes Ev'n that adds Comfort which annoyes Sighs turn to Songs Tears to Wine Fear Fear destroies XCIII As holy Flame did from her Heart arise Dropt holy Water from her Eyes While Pray'r her Incense was LOVE her SACRIFICE XCIV Arm Arm She breaks in with strong ZEAL The Place Sin quitts now garison'd by GRACE Illustrious Triumphs do the Steps of Victors trace XCV When the loud Volleyes of her Pray'rs begin To make a Breach they soon take in The Parapets Redouts and Counterscarps of Sin XCVI At once she works and fights With Lamp she waits Midst Virgins at the BRIDEGROOMS Gates With HIM to feast Her with his BRIDAL DELICATES XCVII To HEAV'N now goes she on her Knees which cry Loud as her Tongue much speaks her Eye HEAV'N storm'd by Violence yields Eyes Tongue and Knees scale high XCVIII My Last crave Pardon for my First Extreams Be prais'd who crown'st my Morn with Beams Converted Age sees Visions erring Youth dreamt Dreams XCIX RELIGION's its own Lustre Who This shun Night-founder'd grope at midday Sun Rebellion is its own self-tort'ring Dungeon C. Mans restlesse Minde GODS Image can't be blest Till of this ONE This ALL possest THOU our Souls Center art our everlasting REST Pars superata Freti Lucem praebentibus Astris Longior at nostrae Pars superanda Viae Da DEUS ut Cursus suscepti nostra propinquet Meta laboranti grata futura Rati Magnificat Anima mea DOMINUM THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO III. The Restauration ARGUMENT Laetior una Dies IESV tua SACRA Canenti Quà m sine TE melicis Secula mille Lyris Vt paveam Scelus omne petam super Omnia COELUM Da mihi Fraena TIMOR Da mihi Calcar AMOR The Authors Rapture GRACE is prais'd a Flood Of Tears is pour'd for Albions Blood Shed in a Mist for smot Micaiahs PEACE is woo'd STANZA I. MUSE twang the pow'rful Harp brush each String O' th' warbling Lute and Canzons sing May ravish Earth and thence to HEAV'N in Triumph spring II. Noble Du-bartas in a high-flown Trance Observ'd to start from 's Bed and dance Said Thus by me shall caper all the Realm of France III. As viscous Meteors fram'd of earthy Slime By Motion fir'd like Stars do clime The woolly-curdled Clouds there blaze out their Time IV. Streaming with burnisht Flames yet Those but ray To spend Themselves and light our Way And panting Windes to cool ours not their own Lungs play V. So my enliv'ned Spirits ascend the Skies Wasting to make the Simple wise Who bears the Torch himself shades lightens others Eyes VI. As Lust for Hell ZEAL sweats to build for HEAV'N When fervent Aspirations driv'n By all the Souls quick Pow'rs to that high Search are giv'n VII High is the Sphear on which FAITHS Poles are hing'd Pure Knowledge Thou art not restring'd Thy Flames enfire the bushie Heart yet leave 't unsing'd VIII Suburbs of PARADISE Thou Saintly Land Of Visions Woo'd by WISDOMS Band By dull Mules in gold-trappings
how do'st sleighted stand IX Whose World 's a frantick Sea more crosse Windes fly Than Sailers Compasse knows SAINTS ply Their Sails through airy Waves anchor still on HIGH X. 'T is HOLINES lands there where None distasted Rave with Guilts Dread nor with Rage wasted Nor Beauty-dazled Eyes with Femal Wantons blasted XI No childish Toyes no boyling Youths wilde Thirst No ripe Ambition no accurst Old griping Avarice no doting Sloth there 's nurst XII No Glutt'nies Maw-worm nor the Itch of Lust No Tympanie of Pride nor Rust Of Envie no Wraths Spleen nor Obdurations Crust XIII No Canker of Self-Love nor Cramp of Cares No Schism-Vertigo nor night-Mares Of inward Stings affright here lurk no penal Snares XIV Hence Earth a dim Spot showes where Mortals toil For shot-bruis'd Mud-walls childish broil For pot-gun-cracks 'gainst Ant-hill-works ô what a Coil XV. Where Glutt'ny is full gorg'd where Lust still spawns Where Wrath takes Blood and Avarice pawns Where Envy frets Pride struts and dull Remisness yawns XVI Where Mars th' Ascendant's How Realms shatter'd lie With scatter'd Courts beneath mine Eye Which shew like atoms chac'd by Windes Inconstancie XVII Here th' Vniverse in NATURES Frame doth stand Upheld by TRUTH and WISDOMS Hand ZanzuÌ„mims shew from hence as Dwarfs on Pigmy land XVIII How vile's the World Fancie keep up thy Wings Ruffled in Bussle of low Things Toss'd in the common Throng then acquiesce 'bove Kings XIX Thus Thou being rapt and struck with Enthean Fire In SKIES Star-chamber strike thy Lyre Proud Rome not all thy Caesars could thus high aspire XX. Mans spirit'ual State enlarg'd still widening flowes As th' Helix doth A Circle showes Mans nat'ral Life which Death soon from its Zenith throwes XXI HEAV'NS Perspective is over-reas'ning FAITH Which Soul-entrancing VISIONS hath Truths Beacon fir'd by Love Ioyes Empire open lay'th XXII This All-enforming LIGHT i' th pregnant Minde The Babe THEOPHILA enshrin'd GRACE dawns when Nature sets Dawn for fair Day design'd XXIII Breathe in thy dainty Bud sweet Rose 'T is Time Makes Thee to ripened VIRTUES clime When as the SUN of GRACE shall spread Thee to thy Prime XXIV When her Lifes-Clock struck twelve Hopes Noon so bright She beam'd that Queen admir'd her Sight Viewing through Beauties Lantern her intrinsick Light XXV As when fair Tapers burn in Crystal Frame The Case seems fairer by the Flame So do's HEAV'NS brighter LOVE brighten this lovely Dame XXVI Her Soul the Pearl her Shell out-whites the Snow Or Streams that from stretcht Udders flow Her Lips Rock-rubies and her Veins wrought Saphyrs show XXVII Attractive Graces dance about her Lips Spice from those scarlet Portals skips Thence Gileads mystick Balm Griefs sovâ—ragin Balsam slips XXVIII Such precious Fume the incens'd ALTAR vents So Gums in Air breath Compliments So Roses damaskt Robe prankt with green Ribbons sents XXIX Her Eyes amaze the Viewers and inspire To Hearts a warm yet chast Desire As Sol heats all yet feel they in Themselves no Fire XXX Those Lights the radiant Windows of her Minde Who would pourtray as soon may finde A way to paint the viewless poise the weightless Winde XXXI But might we her sweet Breast LOVES Eden see On those Snow mountlets Apples be May cure those Mischiefs wrought by the forbidden Tree XXXII Her Hands are soft as swannie Down and much More white whose temperate Warmth is such As when ripe Gold and quickning Sun-beams inly touch XXXIII Ye Syrens of the Groves who pearcht on high Tune gutt'ral Sweets Air-Minstrels why From your Bough-Cradles rockt with Windes to HER d' ye flie XXXIV See Lilies gown'd in Tissue simper by Her With Marigolds in flaming Tire Green sattin'd Bayes with Primrose fring'd seem all on Fire XXXV Th' art silver-voic'd Teeth pearl'd thy Head 's gold-thatcht Natures Reviver Flora's patcht Though trickt in Mayes new Raiment when with Thee She 's matcht XXXVI THOU chast as fair Eve ere she blusht From Thee The Libe'ral Arts in Capite The Virtues by Knight-service Graces hold in Fee XXXVII A gratious Soul figur'd in Beauty is Best Pourtrayture of Heavenly Bliss Drawn to the Life Wit-feign'd Pandora vails to This. XXXVIII So Cynthia seems Star-chambers President With crescent Splendor from Sol lent Rallying her starrie Troop to guard her glittering Tent. XXXIX Pearl'd Dews add Stars yet Earths Shade shuts up soon Her Shop of Beams Whose Cone doth run 'Bove th' horned Moon beneath the golden-tressed Sun XL. Wh ' on Skie Clouds Seas Earth Rocks doth Raies disperse Stars Rainbows Pearls Fruits Diamonds pierce The Worlds Eye Sourse of Light Soul of the Universe XLI Who glowes like Carbuncles when winged Hours Dandle the Infant-Morn which scours Dame Luna with her twinkling Spies from azure Tow'rs XLII Thee THEOPHIL Dayes sparkling Eye we call Thy Faith 's the Lid thy Love the Ball Beautying thy graceful Mein with Form ANGELICAL XLIII That Lady-Prioress of the cloyster'd Skie Coacht with her spangled Vestalls nigh Vails to this Constellation from DIVINITIE XLIV Vertue ' s her Spring of Honour her Allies Are Saints Guard Angels HEAV'N her Prize Whose Modestie looks down while thus her Graces rise XLV Eugenia Wit Paidia Art affords Eusebia Truth for Her uphords Poets have Legislative Pow'r of making Words XLVI Her Heart 's a Court her richly-temper'd Breast A Chappel for Loves regent GUEST Here feasts She sacred Poets SHE Herself a Feast XLVII Ye Bay-crown'd Lords Who dig from Wisdoms Pits The Oar of Arts and with your Wits Refine't who prop the doaâ—â—ng World in stagg'ring Fits XLVIII And in Fames Court raise Obelisks divine Such Symphonies do ye combine As may inspirit Flesh with your Soul-ravishing Wine XLIX While Winter Autumn Summer clasps the Spring While tenter'd Time shall Paeans sing Your Eagle-plumes that others waste shall ymp Fames Wing L. The rampant Juice of Teneriffe recruits Wildely the routed Spirits So Lutes Harps Viols Organs ah and Trumpets Drums Flutes LI. Though Art should humour grumbling Bases still Tortring the deep-mouth'd Catlins till Hoarse-thundring Diapasons should the whole Room fill LII Yet those But string this LADIES Harp She 'l trie Each Chords tun'd Pulse till She descry Where mosts harmonious Musicks mystick Soul do's lie LIII Now Grace with Language chimes Thrice blest who tast Their HEAV'N on Earth in Lifes Book grac't Who leaving Sense with Sense their Spirit with SPIRITS have plac't LIV. With those divine Patritians who being not Eclips't with Sense or Bodies Spot Are in the Spring of living FLAME Seraphick hot LV. One TASTE gives Joyes Joyes at which Words but rove Schools purblinde grope at Things Above Cymmerian-like on whose Suns brow Clouds darkly move LVI HEAV'NS Paths are traceless by Excess of Light O're-fulgent Beams daz'd Fyes benight Say Ephata and Clay ' s Collyrium for my Sight LVII Transported in this Extasie befriend Me like the Stagirite to end My Thoughts in That Euripus None can comprehend LVIII This mystick Chain ô lengthen't still imparts Links fett'ring 'bove all
thousand Suns make an Eclipse to THOSE The Diamond there for Pavement growes As on its glitt'ring Stock and all its Sparkles throwes XCV And there on every Angel-trodden Way Loose Pearls instead of Pebbles play Like duskie atoms in the Suns embrightning Ray. XCVI Had I a Quill sent from a SERAPHS Wing And Skill to tune't I could not sing The Moity of that Wealth which That All-glorious KING XCVII Of HEAV'N enstates Those in who follow Good And prizeâ—t above their vital Blood HEAV'N my be gain'd on Earth but never understood XCVIII As when the Sun shakes off the Vail of Night And scatters on the Dawn his Light He soon takes Pris'ner to Himself th' engaged Sight XCIX So when I view those indeficient BEAMS O They in overfulgent GLEAMS Like Diamonds thaw'd to Air embubble forth in Streams C. Ev'n SPIRITS who have disrob'd their Rags of Clay Lay'd up in Ward-robe till that Day Orecome They dazled are by each IMPERIOUS RAY Sexta repercussi Pars antepenultima Ponti Imparibus restat perficienda Modis Quam si praestiterit Mentem DEUS OPTIMUS addam Flammiferos Phoebus cum jug at ortus Equos Ex obscuro spectabile COELUM THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO VI. The Association ARGUMENT Panduntur COELI juvat hinc invisere Divûm Atria mortali non adeunda Pede Hîc Animae pennis advecta THEOPHILA cernit Agmina COELICOLÛM ducere fancta Choros HEAV'NS Order Beauty Glory is descry'd Here read the State o' th' GLORIFY'D Which THEOPHIL i' th' Heraldry of HEAV'N had ey'd STANZA I. THose happy Mansions glorious SAINT discover Where the bright Host of Spirits hover Bring down all HEAV'N before the Eyes o' th' HEAV'NLY LOVER II. Frail Man with Zeal and Wonder here behold Clay cast into a Heav'nly Mold Faith did now VISION does BEATITUDE unfold III. The Tenants in This splendid FRAME are They Whose grosser and unpolish Clay Calcin'd in Graves now Robes of GLORY do array IV. Here MARTYRS sit enthron'd who late did bleed Sap from their fertil Wounds to feed With Oyl the Churches Lamps and with red Dew her Seed V. These ovant Souls KNIGHTS of Saint VINCENT are For high Atchievements gain'd each Scar To make a golden Constellation seems a Star VI. Not by inflicting but receiving Blowes By suff'ring They ore-came their Foes How long LORD ere THOU do'st avenge their Blood on Those VII These own their Bliss sprung from the Word Will O' th' LAMB by Whom They conquer'd still Themselves and that revolted Band that Hell do's fill VIII Therefore Each prostrate Casts with th' Elders down At the LAMBS Feet their Palm and Crown Beholding round all Eminencies but their own IX Th' APOSTLES here with Him in whose sweet Tongue The Lute of high-tun'd LOVE was strung When through so many Regions He the GOSPEL sung X. The loving lov'd EVANGELIST here lives On LOVES pure Influence and gives No Bounds to 's flaming Love but how to heighten 't strives XI LOVE was his only Theme SHE here is crown'd Who neer Deaths Tomb Life risen found Whose Eye-bowl was Tear-brimm'd whose Towel Hair unbound XII Parcht Africks GLORY born in 's Mothers Eyes An happier Off-spring of her Cries Than of her Womb here to ecstatick LOVE does rise XIII The Bounds are boundless of divine AMOUR Love hopes and yet hath all Things for In HEAV'NS eternal Heraldry true LOVE is Or. XIV Fruition LOVE enfires thence Zeal's renu'd LOVE hath the SPIRITS Plenitude Burning with Flames in SPLENDOR of BEATITUDE XV. LOVE caus'd the SON of GOD from 's Throne dismount And make HIMSELF of no Account Become a Man of Sorrows Who of Ioy 's the Fount XVI This LOVE by Quire of HEAV'N scarce understood Could so much Ill cause so much Good For Mans Redemption that GODS SON should shed His Blood XVII THOU LOVE when as my guilty Soul did dwell In Nest of Ruine did'st unshell My Spirit fledg'd with GRACE from that disord'red Cell XVIII And having crusht the outward Film of Earth Gav'st Her new form'd with GLORY Birth That She might stye to th' SEAT of Beatifick Mirth XIX And praise THEE with those VIRGIN-SOULS who in The Cloysters of their Flesh have bin Washt in their SAVIOURS Bath of Blood from Spots of Sin XX. Flow'rs on our Heads as on their Stems do grow Which into fadeless Colours flow Nor Cold to blast nor Heat to scorch nor Age they know XXI Scenting 'bove thousand precious Ointments shed On consecrated AARONS Head Above pearl'd Dew on Hermons ever-fragrant Bed XXII How far immaculate FLAMES do You excell All that in Thoughts high Turret dwell What then can Opticks see What then can Volumes tell XXIII If Beauties Self we could incarnate see Teeming with Youth and Ioy yet She Would not so beauteous as the VIRGIN-MOTHER be XXIV Who like a full-orb'd Moon our Stars out-shin'd In glorious Fulgurance of Minde For whose surpassing Splendour I this Ode desig'nd XXV Hail blessed VIRGIN-SPOUSE who did'st bequeath Breath unto HIM Who made Thee breathe And gav'st a Life to HIM Who gave the Life from Death XXVI Who bor'st HIM in thy Womb Whose Hands did stack The studded Orbs with Stars and tack The glowing Constellations to the Zodiack XXVII And what improves the Mystery begun New Mysteries from Thee were spun HE did at once become thy Father Spouse and Son XXVIII Conceiving HIM as by the Womb so th' Ear th' ANGELS Tongue HEAV'N cast Seed there Thou heard'st believ'dst thence didst breed thence didst bear XXIX Thou only may'st so it be humbly boast To have brought forth the ETERNAL HOST By mystick OBUMBRATION of the HOLY GHOST XXX By Thee did GOD and Man embrace Each other Thus HEAV'N to Earth became a Brother Thus Thou a VIRGIN to thy MAKER wast a MOTHER XXXI Thy Fleece was wet when all the Ground lay drie Drie when all moist about did lie As AARONS rootless Rod so didst Thou fructifie XXXII Thou art from whence FAITHS Burgeon sprang the Ground Before in after Birth was found Purenesse untoucht with VIRGIN-MOTHERS Honour crown'd XXXIII Thou Shrine of GLORY Ark of BLISSE Thou high Fair Temple of DIVINITY In Thee the Master-peece of Nature I descry XXXIV My ravisht Soul said She extols His NAME Who rules the HEAV'NS expansed Frame Whose MERCIE rais'd me up to magnifie the SAME XXXV Who can anatomize the glorious List Of Heirs to GOD Coheirs with CHRIST Who Royalize it There by GRACES high Acquist XXXVI Whose several GLORIES admirable are And yet as INFINITE as Fair Where Alls's enjoy'd at Full where every Thing is rare XXXVII The Ioy of EACH ONE is the Ioy of ALL BEATITUDE'S reciprocall They drink CHRISTS Cup of flowing Wine who pled'gd his Gall XXXVIII Silence most Rhet'rick hath and GLORIES best Do pourtray forth that Royal FEAST At which each blessed SAINT is an Eternal GUEST XXXIX Nor can a Thought of earthly Friends Annoyes Extenuate one Grain of JOYES While MERCY saves the Wise while JUSTICE Fools destroyes
their Breast Th' ALMIGHTIES FACE is still their FEAST Their BLISSE in Service lies in Messages their REST XCIII They speak with Thought atchieve without a Fee Silence They hear Idaeas see Still magnifying HIM who cannot GREATER be XCIV Thus THEY with one fleet Glance intuitive Into Each others Knowledge dive And by Consent Thoughts else inscrutable unrive XCV Each ONE in Psalms ETERNITY employes Where Vse nor tires nor Fulness cloyes Enjoying GOD their END without an end of JOYES XCVI Each ravishing Voice each Instrument each Face Compos'd such MUSICK that I was In Doubt Each so in Tune which did precede in GRACE XCVII The spritely Instruments did sweetly smile The Faces play'd their Parts mean while The Voices with both Graces did them Both beguile XCVIII The Nine-fold QUIRE such Heav'nly Accents there In Sweets EXTENSION still do rear As over-pow'r the Windings of a mortal Ear. XCIX Who MUSICK hate in barb'rous Discord rowle In HEAV'N there is not such a Soul For there 's All-Harmony SAINTS sing the damned howl C. Coelestial Sweets did this Discourse excite Firm Ioy fast Love fixt Life fair Sight But may a Creature its CREATORS GLORY write Nunc alti Plumbum scrutatur Viscera Ponti Viscera Navarchae non repetenda Manu Hinc procul optatam divino LUMINE Terram Cernimus optatum perficiamus Iter Te DEUM Laudamus THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO VII The Contemplation ARGUMENT Pango nec humanis Opus enarrabile Verbis Quae meliùs possem Mira silendo loqui Da DEVS Illa canam quae Vox non personet ulla Metiar ut minimis MAXIMA MIRA modis She launcheth into shoarlesse SEAS of LIGHT Inexplicable Infinite Whose BEAMS both strike her blinde and renovate her Sight STANZA I. WEre all Men Maro's were those Maro's all EVANGELISTS met in Earths Hall For Grand-Inquest of That which we ETERNAL call II. Draw Time from 's Cradle Innocence could They And piled Heaps of Ages lay Amassed in one Scale Those would they find to weigh III. Ballanc't with THEE no more when All is done Than if They vainly had begun To poize minutest atome with the MIGHTY SUN IV. Could They Earths Ball with Numbers quilted see Yet those throng'd Figures sum not THEE They were but Cyphers to immense ETERNITIE V. Should every Sand for thousand Ages run When emptyed Shoars of Sands were done That Glass no more THEE measures then if now begun VI. Had Tongues HEAV'NS Mint to coyn each ANGEL-GRACE In Dialect They'd fail o' th' Space Where All to come is One with All that ever was VII FAITH stretch thy Line yet That 's too short to â—ound SEA without BOTTOM without BOUND As Circular as Infinite ô Shoarlesse Round VIII Immense ETERNITIE What mystick Art Of THEE may coppy any Part Since THOU an indeterminable CIRCLE art IX Whose very CENTER so diffus'd is found That not HEAV'NS Circuit can It bound Then what what may the whole CIRCUMFERENCE surround X. HEAV'NS HERO'S can ye find for th' ENDLES End Can POW'RS IMMENSITY extend UBIQUITIE inclose The BOUNDLES comprehend XI JEHOVAH's Zone to this uncentred BALL Ecliptick and Meridionall Who WAS before Is with and SHALL be after All XII But now behold Its Height Above all Height Plac't beyond Place Above Lights Light Rapt were the three APOSTLES by a Glimps o' th' Sight XIII O Thou all-splendent all transcending Throne Compact of High'st Dominion That 'bove the Super-Eminence of LUSTRE shone XIV From Each of Thine ineffably bright Sides Diffusion of such Splendor glides As rowls 'bove thousand Seas of JOYES in flaming Tides XV. With such Refulgence that if CHERUBS might With Face unvail'd gaze on That Sight Strait their Spiritual Natures would be nothing'd quite XVI Nature put on thy most coruscant Vest Thy Gayeties shew brought to this Test As a crude Ielley dropt from duskie Clouds at best XVII Could'st Thou impov'rish every Indian Mine And from each golden Cell unshrine Those Beams that w th their Blaze out-face Dayes em'lous Shine XVIII Could'st finde out secret Engins to unlock The treasu'ring Casket of each Rock And reap the glowing Harvest of that sparkling Shock XIX Could'st thread the Stars fixt and erratick here That stud the luminated Sphear That all those Orbs of Light one Constellation were XX. Could'st joyn Mines Gems Skie-Tapers All in one Whose neer-Immense Reflection Might both outrival and outvie the glorious Sun XXI Could all thy Stones be Gems Seas liquid Gold Air Crystal Dust to Pearl enrold Each Star a Sun that Sun more bright a thousand fold XXII Yet would those Gems seem Flints those Seas a Plash Those Stars a Spark That Sun a Flash Pearl'd Islands Diamond Rocks Gold Mines All â—ully'd trash XXIII Yea were all Eyes of Earth Skie HEAV'N combin'd And to one Optick point confin'd This super-radiant OBJECT would ev'n strike That blindâ— XXIV Blinde as the sable Veil of gloomy Night The GOSPELS SELâ— but hints This SIGHT All seem obscurer Shades to THIS non-parel LIGHT XXV Amazing Most Inexplicably RARE O if but Those Who Worthy are None may This LIGHT declare None may This LIGHT declare XXVI Best Eloquence is languid high'st Thoughts vail To think to speak Wit Language fail 'T is an ABYSSE through which no SPIRITS Eye can sail XXVII Here GLORY dwells with Lustres so surrounded That brightest RAYES are quite confounded When they approach this radiant Eminence unbounded XXVIII Forth from This FULGURANCE such Splendors fly As shall draw up frail Dust on HIGH Which else would in its lumpish Vrn still bedrid lie XXIX Before the ALMIGHTIES Throne my Soul I throw WHENCE All that 's Good and Great does flow LORD I that GRACE implore which may this GLORY show XXX GREAT GOD THOU All-beginning Unbegun Whose Hand the Web of Nature spun At once the Plenitude of All and yet but ONE XXXI PARENT of Beings Entities sole Stud Spirits eternal SPRING and FLOOD Sprung of THY SELF or rather no way sprung CHIEF GOOD XXXII Abstract of Ioyes whose WISDOM an ABYSSE Whose POW'R OMNIPOTENCY is Whose Soul-enlivening SIGHT' 's the Vniversal BLISSE XXXIII THOU dost descend on Wings of Air displaid 'Bove Majesty It self arraid Curtain'd with Clouds the HOST of HEAV'N Attendants made XXXIV ESSENCE of Glory SUMMITY of Praise Abasht at thy All-piercing RAYES Heav'ns QUIRE does chaunt uncessant ALLELUIAHS XXXV Diamonds than Glass than Diamonds Stars more bright Than Stars the Sun than Sun Heav'ns Light But infinitely purer than Heav'ns Self ' s THY SIGHT XXXVI Great is the Earth more large the Airs Extent Planets exceed The Firmament Of Stars outvies Vnlimited's the HEAV'NLY TENT XXXVII But as my tenter'd Minde its Spirits still Strains forth from lesse to more LORD fill My out-spent Raptures by thy All-repairing SKILL XXXVIII When I above Air Stars HEAV'N on wou'd press Rackt Thoughts to SPHEARS beyond EXCES Myriads of Sphears seem Motes to thy Immense ONENESSE XXXIX ETERNITY is but THINE Howerglasse IMMENSITY but fills THY Space Whole Natures six Dayes Work took up but six Wordâ—
to each Sin-disdaining Soul THOU dost exhibit in an unexhausted Bowl XCI This Wine of EXTASIE by th' SPIRIT giv'n Doth raise the ravisht Souls to HEAV'N Affording them those COMFORTS are of Earths bereav'n XCII Thy UNION is as strict as large thy MERIT No HEAV'N but THEE which SAINTS inherit Thâ—ough Grace divinest Sap derivâ—d by th' HOLY SPIRIT XCIII When Souls enflamed by that highest LIGHT Fix on Thy glorifying SIGHT All Glories else compar'd to THAT are duskie Night XCIV When high'st INFUSIONS passe our highest Sense Amazement is high Eloquence Bove all Hyperboles which fall to Exigence XCV Blest TRINITY TH' art ALL Above All GOOD Beatitudes BEATITUDE Which swallows us yet swim we in this LIVING FLOUD XCVI TH' art KING of Kings of Lords LORD None like THEE Who for thy Style hast MAJESTIE And for thy Royal Robes hast IMMORTALITIE XCVII MERCIE for Throne for Scepter JUSTICE hast IMMENSITIE ' s for Kingdom plac't And for thy Crown such GLORIE as doth ever last XCVIII For Peace what passeth Understandings Eye Pow'r IRRESISTABILITIE For HOLINES All what 's most sacred pure and high XCIX For Truth thy WORD WISDOM for Counsellour OMNIPOTENCE does Guard Thy TOW'R Thou ministring Angels hast to act thy Soveraign POW'R C. OMNISCIENCE Thine Intelligencer is For Treasure Thou hast Endlesse BLISSE For Date ETERNITY O swallow me ABYSSE Ite pii Cantus Cantus quibus arduus Aether Est Portus Portum quem videt alma Fides Visuram Littus Navem sacra Serta coronent Serta per innumeros non perâ—tura Dies Gloria in excelsis DEO THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO VIII The Admiration ARGUMENT COELI trina MONAS TRIAS una faveto precanti PERSONAS unâ Tres DEITATE colo Sunt tria sunt idem Fons Flumen Gurges aquartum Sic tria sunt unum Sol Jubar at Calor Th' Elixir centuplies It self But ô Myriads of Myriads must She so T' express GODS ESSENCE which no Intellect can show STANZA I. PRojection to my Soul Thy SIGHT 's a Wreath Of GLORY Thou dost VIRTUE breath Thy Words like sacred Incense Fuel Flame bequeath II. THOU MAID of Honour in HEAV'NS Court to break Thy Gold-twist LINES shews Judgment Weak Yet deign to hear my Suit Of GODS hid NATURE speak III. Can Counters sum up INFINITE Fond Man Could'st grasp whole Oceans in thy Span And Phoebus could'st out-face in his Meridian IV. Tear Rocks of Adamant and scale the Wall O' th' glorious Empyraean HALL And Worms to Super-Eminence of SERAPHS call V. Yet THIS ev'n then thou could'st nor learn nor teach The World unravell'd cannot stretch To sound th' ABYSSE IT SELF alone It SELF can reach VI. Of all Intelligencies not all Light Mustred into one Optick Sight Can speak what each where is yet no where seen to th' He ight VII WHO out of Nothing all Things did compact Whose Will 's His Work whose Word his Act Of WHOM who say's the most must from His WORTH detract VIII How from the ESSENCE the CREATOR flowes Or how the WORD what Creature knowes How th' SPIRIT All in 't All from 't do's Heav'ns Assembly pose IX Here they who leave the Churches Ship are tost Till irrecoverably lost Whose Rudder is GODS Word Steersman th' HOLY GHOST X. ARCHESSENCE THOU Self-full Self-Infinite Residing in approachlesse LIGHT In the INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES of HEIGHT XI Thy peerlesse uncreated NATURE is The SUPER-EXCELLENCE of BLISSE Where Holiness Pow'r where Truth Goodness kiss XII WHO only in THY SELF subsists without Or Form or Matter yet no doubt Inform'st the Matter of the Vniverse throughout XIII No Need compels THEE no Disasters sad Disturb thy STATE no Mirth makes glad Oblivion takes not from THEE nor can Mem'ry adde XIV With prudent Rev'rence Thus. What ere 's in GOD His ESSENCE is There 's His ABode Whose Will his Rule whose Heav'n his Court whose Hell his Rod. XV. He ' exists an active ENS uphoulding both IT SELF and every Thing that doth Exit without distinction or of Parts or Growth XVI Not made by Nothing Nothing Nothing makes Nor Birth from any Thing HE takes For what gives Birth precedes Springs usher in their Lakes XVII Were HE Material then HE local were All Matter be'ing in Place So there Th' INCIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE would circumscrib'd appear XVIII HE 'S so diffusive that HE 'S All in All All in the Universall Ball All out of It The only WAS the IS the SHALL XIX To help thy Reason think of Air there see Vbiquitieâ— unseen and free From Touch Inviolable though it pierced be XX. Meer Air corrupts not though conveigh'd unto All Lungs for thither It does go To cool them Quickneth All as the Worlds Soul doth show XXI Moysture and Heat its Qualities are Cause Of all Production yet because This Element's a Creature GOD CREATOR pause XXII SELF-LIFE the Attribute of 's BEING is His WILL of Governing and His COMMAND of Execution and his LOVE of Blisse XXIII All 's ty'd in this Love-knot JEHOVAH's LOVE Times Birth the TRINITIE do's prove CREATOR made WORD spake SPIRIT of GOD did move XXIV Let us in our own Image Man create Which Salomon do's explicate Remember the CREATORS in thy youthful State XXV The FATHER spake the SON i' th' Stream did move At his Baptizing from Above The HOLY GHOST descended in the Form o' th' DOVE XXVI Of HIM to HIM and through HIM all Things be Of through and to declare the THREE And in the HIM the UNITY of GOD we see XXVII Thus HOLY HOLY HOLY'S nam'd to show A TERNION we in UNION know The Notions issuing from the TRINE in t ' ONE do flow XXVIII Whil'st that I think on THREE I am confin'd To ONE while I have ONE in Minde I am let forth to THREE Yet THREE in ONE combin'd XXIX O Inconceivable INDENTITIE In ONE how may a PLURAL be COAEQUAL both in ATTRIBUTES and MAJESTIE XXX The FATHER is true GOD i' th TERNION The WORD unborn yet after SON The SPIRIT GOD Coessential THREE cause THREE from ONE XXXI The FATHER WORD are ONE ONE shews their Power Are distinct PERSONS ONE does shour On Tritheits Vengeance Are does Arrians devour XXXII ONE yet not One The FATHER and the SON In PERSONS two from FATHER one By th' SPIRIT SON is one by Resignation XXXIII The WORD is what HE was yet once was not What now HE is for HE hath got A NATURE more then once HE had to cleanse our Spot XXXIV For ne're had Man from Earth to Heav'n attain'd Had GOD from Heav'n to Earth not deign'd His SON now unto GOD Mans way by MAN is gain'd XXXV EQUAL and SON the form of Servant takes The World unmade by Sin new makes EQUAL SON Servant All are Mysteries not Mistakes XXXVI Thus by free GRACE is Mans Defection heal'd Behold the Mysterie reveald WORD Aequal shado'wing SON Unction is Servant seal'd XXXVII Because GODS AEQUAL Serpents Tempts are quell'd Yet HE as SON to Death must yeeld For us by Resurrection to
sort Want Solidnesse when gain'd they are as false as short LXXXVIII While Fooles like silly Larkes with Feathers play And stoop to th' Glasse are twitcht away Amidst their pleasing Madnesse to Hels dismall Bay LXXXIX O could embody'd Soules Sinnes Bane view well Rather in Flames they 'd choose to dwell Not so much Ill as Sin have all the Paines of Hell XC A smiling Conscience wrong'd does sweetly rest Though starv'd abroad within doth feast Has HEAV'N It self for Cates has GOD HIM SELF for Guest XCI May call HIM FATHER â—His Vicegerent be An Atome of DIVINITIE Redeem'd by 's SON by the SPIRIT inspir'd blest by ALL THREE XCII His JUDGE becomes his ADVOCATE hath Care To plead for Him The ANGELS are His Guardians from his GOD Him Heights nor Depths may scare XCIII O Blest who in His COURTS their Dayes do spend And on that SOVERAIGN GOOD depend His WORD their Rule his SPIRIT their Light HIM SELF their End XCIV While Pride of Life and Lust o' th' Eye do quite Dazle the World SAINTS out of Sight Retire to view their BLISSE On which some Canto's write XCV For Souls sincerely good in humble Cell Encloystred neer Devotions Bell By Contemplations Groves and Springs neer HEAV'N do dwell XCVI Bright-gifted soaring MINDES though Fortune trod Are carelesse of dull Earths dark Clod Enricht with higher Donatives their PRIZE is GOD XCVII Farewell As vanisht Lightning then She flies O how in Me did Burnings rise The only Discord was Farewell Hearts out-reach Eyes XCVIII The Air respires those quintessential Sweets From whence She breath'd and who so meets With Such the tuneful Orbs He in that Zenith greets XCIX Dwell on This Ioy my Thoughts re-act her Part Such Raptures on thy shuddering Heart Make Thee all Ecstasieâ— by Spirit-seizing Art C. Chewing upon those HEAV'N-enchanting Strains My Soul Earths giddy Mirth disdains Fleet Ioy runs Races in my Blood through thousand Veins Contingit gratam victrix Industria Metam Et mea nunc Portu fessa potire Ratis Est Opus exactum Cujus non poenitet Acti Me juvat at Caepti Summa videre mei OMNIA in UNO in OMNIBUS UNUS MIra mihâ— inter Authorem Opus occurrit Symphonia Ille Caelebs Hoc Virgineum â—lle Philomusicus Hoc ipsum Melos Ille Dilectus Hoc 〈◊〉 Dilectâ—o Quis enâ—m ad â—im Amoris explicandum vel copiosiùs dixit vel impensiùs Opere perfecit quà m Autor hîc in sua THEOPHILA quae tantâ Florumâ—â—rietate â—â—rietate conâ—â—ersa est ut quid priùs legam aut laudem vix mihi post 〈◊〉 Lectionem constare possit Quid etiam Jucundiùs Animi Oculis quà m sitiâ—ntem tam coelesti Nect are Animam adimplere Sine me Deliciis igitur istis inebriari me Epulis hisâ—e Mel Amorem spirantibus jugiter accumbere Moâ—us amandi DEUM non habet modum nullus planè in hoc Genere Excessus daturâ— Scripserunt De Arte Amandi Varii sed imperfectè admodum impurèâ—ac si non tam Amandi quà m Peccandi Artem edocere profesâ— essent Quia hujusmodi illecebrae dum sensìm sine sensu Venenum hauriunt Morbo sine Medelâ afficiunt Hîc autem sunt Dictu honesta Lectu jucunda Scitu utilia Observatu digna Factu praestantissima Eximium ergo hoc felicis Ingenii Specimen propter Multiplices Aculeos in Legentium Animos suavitèr penetrantes penitiorem aeâ—ternae Veritatis Cognitionem instillatam Auresque harmonice demulcentem in Lucem emitti non possum non laetari M. G. S. T. D. I am satìs expertus Briticum Mare contraho Vela Naviget Ausonio Musa Latina Salo. Falloâ— an externo venit Aura secundior Orbe Portus in Latios versa Triremis eat Ad piae Poesios Cultum Invitatio VOS Eruditionis Candidati quibus Crux DOMINI Gloriae Religio Cordi Integritas Honori Doctrina Ornamento Poesis sacra Oblectamento qui Cupiditates Rationi Rationem Religioni ut Christiani subjugâstis cum Musis convivamini devotioribus ut perpetuâ Posterorum vigeatis Memoriâ— Non ad Mundi deliria VOS Animae piè anhelantes sed fulguris more ad Sublimia nascimini Credite Vosmetipsos DEâ—I Filios respondete Generi vivite Coelo PATREM Similitudine reâ—erte Quid enim evidentius coelestis Originis Indicium quà m humano Corpore Mentem Angelicam circumferre Vosmetipsos ergo erigite Dictatores Magna loquimini Magna viuite Caeteros ad inferiora depressos Quadrupedes non esse natos paeniâ—â—eat O quà m divina Res est Mens variis ornata Disciplinis Acquisitio Sapientiae Carbunculos pretiosissimas Orientis Gazas antecellit Nihil Vobis â— Animae DEI insignitae Imagine desponsatae Fide dotaâ—ae Spirâ—â—u redemptae Sanguine deputatae cum Angelis capaces Beatitudinis aequè sit Curae quám ut omnes altiores Animi vestri Vires in summum Illius Honorem qui primum Illum Vobis inspiravit Aestum exâ—ratis Tanti enim est Quisque quanti Mens quae praeter DEUM nihil excelsius in Terris Seipsâ— complecti potest Ad Se igitur revocetur Secum versetur in Se abeat Sibi tota intendat deque sua Sublimitate Autore semper adorando cogitet Hoc autem praestare non possit nisi Vitia Corporis ableget nisi Avaritiae Ambitioni renuntiet nisi sui Juris sit nisi Se denique a Sensibus separata penitiùs perfruatur tunc enim ad DEUM Objectum suum libera assurgat Haec autem ipsius in Seipsam Conversio aâ— Defixio â—antae est Voluptatis ut excogitari nulla in hac Vita possit quae vel ad aliquam ejus particulam accedat Ut igitur ad summum hoc Bonum summis Ingeniis Propositum perveniatis Votis Vocibus cohortamur Imo DEUS in Vobis velle persicere operetur Ipse Autor Ipse Remunerator Ipse Cansa effectiva finalis Cui soli Nobilissimi incumbite Vnum Hoc agiteâ— ut vos DEO Davidicae Pietati consecratos Sedes in GLORIae Templâ— aeternae excipiant Sed quiaâ— Heroes alloquimur heroico nostram hanâ— Paraenesin Carniâ—e substringemus THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIA HECATOMBE IX RECAPITVLATIO Animae piè anhelantis Descriptio Beato THEOPHILAE Virginis Incendio Quisquis flagrare gestis In quo felicior Salamandrâ triumphes Et instar Pyraustae nascaris instar Phoenicis moriaris Vt AEVITERNITATI resurgas Non tam vitam deserens quam conserens Sanctioris Ovidii Carmina Cordis Oculis Oculorum Corde perlustres Debuissent Incendia dia Adamantino Stylo In Tabula IMMORTALITATIS incîdi Sed quoniam pennae ductibus scribenda fuêre Pennas porrigat Scribenti Pietas pennatior Ave Et centum Oculos Legenti oculatior Argo PORTICUS Amor erga Magistrum Sodalem Languidiùs se movet quodamodo vegetat Erga Parentem Conjugem Expansiùs se exerit quasi sentit Erga Patriam Patriae Patrem Elatiùs se erigit Rationem
Yoke a friendly Flame I finde Which me with Love doth drown and burn and binde 87. I 'm not mine own but faint for GOD above Rose-deck me VIRGINS for I 'm sick of LOVE 88. Nought of a Liver hath a Lovers Heart Or live belov'd or Life-bereft depart 89. Let us be One In One Two melted flow Let one Life as one Love inform us Two 90. My only Ioy I 'm Thine THOU mine and Both The like Flame burns Th' One loves as t' Other doth 91. Fire Fire Love is Belov'd My MAKER'S mine Loving I 'm lov'd while with my SPOUSE I twine 92. O Love belov'd Her who such Ioyes partakes Silence makes Wonder Wonder Silence makes 93. To HEAV'N I live to Earth I die dying rise So Hell being chain'd LOVE takes the Victors Prize 94. Lovers so love as for the Lov'd to die As Stradas Lute was Life and Destinie 95. If these my Layes have either Light or Name Name from thy Word Light from thy Grace doth flame 96. Who came a Mole goes Argus hence by LOVE I shall Faiths Priest to hopefull Charis prove 97. THEOPHILAS Bayes to Me more Honour brings Than Gems that blaze on the proud Heads of Kings 98. For what boot worldly Crowns with SOULS losse bought Heights fall spruce Courtship fades Vice brings to nought 99. We may hereafter as we now have found The Voice of Fame above so under Ground 100. The Last shall last Term can't Vacation lend To th' LOVER Here 't is End to have no END To see not know is not to see Then let our English Reader be Warn'd not on Latian Alps to roam The next Vales path will lead Him home PRAELIBATIO AD THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIAM Quae unica Cantio à Domino ALEX. ROSSAEO in Carmen Latinum conversa est CANTIO I. ARGUMENTUM Evigiles surgas divini Rector Amoris Delicium priûs explores quà m Gaudia tentes Ad Coelos Cursum tandèm pia Vota gubernent Tristichon I. MUtua si Mentes agerent Commercia Secum Angelicum in Morem terrenâ Mole solutae Intuitu quales possent effundere Cantus II. Spiritus ut subitô si sublimetur abibit In Fumum nimium chymicus nisi temperet Aestum Haud alitèr perit omne nimîs subtile Noema III. Aurum Sole satum Terrae inter Viscera clausum Non pretio cessit quamvis non splenduit aequè Qualiter excoctum flagranti fulgurat Igne IV. Mens age nunc Famae Sphaeram conscende per Orbes Errat enim quisquis non Cursum dirigit illuc Virtutis Comites Aures adhibete Docenti V. Ergò nè Veneris lascivae Praelia Cornu Vocali accensa aut Oculis flammantibus Igne Formae Armis cedant inopinis Pectora Plagis VI. Quarum pestiferis Oculis jaculantibus Ignem Virginitatis Honos purus maculatur ipsa Mens capitur Laqueis fictarum incauta Comarum VII Aspice Captivum Veneris qui transigit Aevum In fervente gelu colit Umbram atque Ingeniosum Se credens scribit delet laceratque furitque VIII Ejus Opes Fragmenta quidèm sunt Comica quorum Praesidio superat Tenariffae Verticis auram Sol Tibi scintilla est Tu Lumine Sidera vincis IX Victrix Flamma tuis Oculis micat acribus Orbes Obnubas geminos lucentes nâ—mque rigentem Accendent Monachum vel fiam Morte Bidental X. Ob Gemmas Indi penetrant Saxa Aethiopesque Oceanum ob Conchas pretiosis Pellibus instat Tartara Gens Omnes ejus dant munera Templo XI Flagrantes dimitte Genas quae fulgure nostras Perstringis Oculorum Acies non ferre valentes Tales Angelico radiantes Lumine Vultus XII Estne Helene Trojana Lues atque Angelus idem Passio non domita est insanae Mentis Idolum Multae se fucant Paucae Virtutibus ornant XIII Veriùs hoc nihil est Cutis alba rubore Rosarum Permista eximium Lumen ne Mentis obumbret Nevè Animae Visum penetrantem obnubulet unquam XIV Ure Odas Veneris Stratagemata chartea Ludos Effuge sunt Flammae fabrices ne Vinc'la Dolosque Neve loquare Oculis Oris Commercia vita XV. Spumea nonne audis Cerebella inania ut intùs Et rugeant nec non Joviali in Crimine Potu Luxurient saltentque furentes atque cachinnent XVI Praedatas Cellas siccate mox Rationem Luxuriae Vinclis submittite per Freta Vini Mellis arundinei Scopulos date vela furentes XVII Ad Senii Mare mortiferum transmittite Curas Quadrupedem effraenem defessi agitate Furoris Bacchantes Rabiem in Vini monstrate Theatro XVIII Turgescant Vino Carchesia donec in altum Provehimur Bacchi Terraeque Vrbésque recedant Omnia sorbemus sit ibi Naupactia Classis XIX Aplustrum simul Carchesia pandite Fluctus Horrisonos Fremitus superemus Plura Salutis Naufragia hìc quà m cum cecinerunt Monstra marina XX. Amphora quaeque parit signato Prome Pyropum Et tinctae Baccho Buccae mihi saepè videntur Tediferae quoties Gemmis micat undique Nasus XXI Cantibus alternis Homines sese esse negantes Exleges fiunt Titubant seseque volutant Atque Pedes sinuant potant Circaea Venena XXII O tumulatae Animae vivae putrescitis usque Ad Faeces Vester liquefit Sal Quisque coercet Naturam Mortem accelerat Spernitque Salutem XXIII Insontes Pecudes vestros odêre Liquores Cum Nugas Vomitu Punctis distinguitis Aci In Vino Somno Proceres nisi Fumus Umbra XXIV Mallem condiri Muriâ quà m Nectare dulci Putrere Invitat miseros nunc Alea Mensae Illaqueant nunquam felix datur Exitus illis XXV Sed sine Mente uno jactu Patrimonia perdunt Obscurant Noctem cum decipit Alea Diris Vincitur en Victor num Victus vincere posset XXVI Denis septem Cubitis si Nilus inundat Fertilis Egypti Campos miseranda sequetur Esuries Tabes sequitur sic saeva Nepotes XXVII Dicite vos pictae vos dicite Papiliones Gaudia quae Veris pensatis falsa quid estis Lucratae ex infrugiferis Nugisque caducis XXVIII Stulti qui propter Nugas divenditis Aurum Dicite num caleat quae Flamma est picta Voluptas Num stimulans juvat ô angustum Coelum inferiusque XXIX Ite Deliciis fruitur queîs Bestia sola Gaudia mutetis vera at Gens impia turget Deliciis CHRISTUS flevit Gens optima luget XXX Nil nisi terrenum cupiunt Animalia Bruta Coelestes Animae coelestia Gaudia quaerunt Ast Homines mediae Naturae Dona requirunt XXXI Gens humana foret si moles Corporis expers Angelicae Naturae esset si Mente careret Brutiginae Caro Brutorum est Mens Angelicorum XXXII Principio Deus Hos univit subjiciendo Sensum Judicio Rationis tùm moderando Affectum Arbitrio Mentis verum inficiendo XXXIII Libertatem Animae Crimen concussit ut Ipâ—ae Jam nequeunt habitare simul nisi Lucta sequatur Nec sine Tristitiâ divelli posse videmus
Bassa fuere nec tibi magis arrideant cerussatae Laudes calamistrata Encomia quà m sincerae sacrosanctae Amoris Anhelationes Seculi delectatiunculas devita Coelorum Jubilo recreaberis delicatula nimis es si velis gaudere cum Mundo postea regnare cum CHRISTO Amarescat Mundus ut dulcescat DEUS Quamdiù est in te Aegypti Farina Manna coeleste non gustabis Gustat DEUM cui Libido Seculi Nauseam parit Exinanitio nostra plenitudinis Coeli capaces reddit Si vis frui Sole verte dorsum Umbrae nec amaris à Mundo nisi à CHRISTO repulsa nec à CHRISTO nisi à Mundo spreta Dejicit se de Culmine Majestatis qui à DEO ad Consolatiunculas Creaturulae confugit O quâ—am contempta recula est homo nisi supra humana se erexerit Beatum nil facit Hominem nisi qui fecit Hominem minimum enim Dei omnis Orbis Magnitudine est magnificentius Paucis nec tibi ignominiosum sit pati quod passus est CHRISTUS nec gloriosum facere quod fecit Judas Morere Mundo ut vivas DEO Quicunque cum DEO habet Amicitiam Felicitatis tenet Fastigium Haec unica Laus hic Apex Sapientiae est ea viventem appetere quae morienti forent appetenda Mortis ergò Meditationi Aeternitatis Contemplationi Lucernulae tuae Oleum impendas Vale. STorms on the Minde from Honours Hill descend Titles external Beams adde not to Blisse The Poor wants much the Covetous All. My Soul No painted Praise nor flowr'd Encomiums prize Equal to pious Breathings of pure Love Eschew the petty Pleasures of the Time And Heav'ns Refreshments make thy Jubilie Imagine not to swim in worldly Pomp And afterwards to reign with CHRIST in Blisse Earth must be Gall that GOD may Honey prove He the best Relish hath of Heav'n who most Disdains the base Licentiousness o' th' Age We must be empty'd of our Selves before We can have Entrance into th' Heav'nly Court If we desire Fruition of the Sun Then must our Backs upon the Shade be turn'd Disclaim'd by CHRIST are those the World doth love And those whom CHRIST do's love the World contemns He of his Greatnesse doth Himself divest Who goes from GOD and Creature-comforts seeks O what a mean dispised thing is Man Unless he raise Himself above the Earth Since nought but his CREATOR makes him high Let 's think 't no Shame t' endure what CHRIST endur'd Nor glory to do that which Judas did Dead to the World let 's be alive to GOD Who gain his Favour are supremely blest This is the Height of Wisdom to desire Those things in Life which Thou wouldst dying crave Then on the Thoughts of Death thy Lamps Oyl spend And muse upon that State which nere shall end Mundo immundo NOn possum non Arte loqui Furor addit Acumen Crimina taxantur Nomina salva latent Munde quid hoc sibi vult tantò longinquiùs erras Quantò plùs graderis Te Cacoethes habet In quos Schismaticas torsisti saeviùs Hastas Quà m quos Virtutis coelitùs Vmbo tegit Protege me Coelum Quis adest Oppressor avarus Cui prior est NUMMUS Numine LIBRA Libro Numme potens Deus es Sic undique supplicat AURO Omnipotens veluti Numen inesset Ei Aurum Nequitiae Pater est Filius Orci Os promit Nectar Mens Aconita vomit Hic vorat utque rapax ruit in nova frusta Molossus Vasta Sitim pariunt Aequora Terra Famem Tota nec explerent Pellaeas Aequora Fauces Terraque sat tantae non erit una Fami Perfida quisquis amat se perdit odit amando Plus habet Ille DEI qui minus Orbis habet Dum captat capitur Daemon licèt Omnia spondet Dat Mundus magnum praeter inane nihil Plena Fames mellita Lues Persuasio fallax Gloria Flos Pulvis Gaza Tiara cinis Tendiculas Pigmenta Dolos Crepitacula Fumos Has rauco Merces Gutture laudet Anus Insatiata Fames rapto superincubet Auro Porcus aggestas grunniat inter Opes Littera R hebraea pelasga latina notabunt Quòd malus eR-RO-RES h nil nisi Mundus habet THE VANITIE OF THE VVORLD CANTO X. The Abnegation ARGUMENT What 's potent Opulencie What 's remiss Voluptuousness World what 's All This To That the SOUL' 's created for ETERNAL BLISSE STANZA I. VArious are Poets Flames Some Eclogues write Others describe a horrid Fight Some Lyrick Strains and some the Epick do delight II. But here my sharpned Muse shall entertain The Scourges of Satyrick Vein To lash the World in which such Store of Vices reign III. No Grandee Patron court I nor entice Love-glances from enchanting Eyes Nor Blandishments from lisping Wantons vocall Spice IV. No such trite Theams our fired Genius fit Of which so many Pens have writ Prudential Souls affect sound Reason not sleight Wit V. Blest Talents which the GOSPELS PEARL do buy Frail Hopes that on the World rely Where None are sav'd by Faith but by ' Infidelitie VI. The way to gain more Ground is to retreat Our Flight will be our Foes Defeat Minds conqu'ring great Delights triumph in JOYES more great VII Pull me not World nor can nor will I stay Iugler I know what thou canst say Thy magick Spells charm easie Sense but to betray VIII Wits toil to please Thee Sables yield their Skins The Silk-worm to thy Ward-robe spins Rocks send their Gems Seas Pearls to purvey for thy Sins IX Thou brightnest Cupboards with throng'd massy Plate Heap'st Ermin'd Mantles of Estate Shew'st rich caparison'd champing Coursers at thy Gate X. Thou cull'st of Natures Spoil from Air Earth Seas The wing'd hoof'd finnie Droves to please Gluttons who make themselves Spittles of each Disease XI And shall like Dives a sad Reckning pay Feasts hastned on his Fun'ral Day Death brought the Voider and the Devil took away XII Tell me no more Th' art sweet as spicie Air Or as the blooming Virgin fair And canst with jovial Mirth resuscitate from Care XIII Boast not of Rubie-Lips and Diamond-Eyes Rose-Cheeks and Lilie-Fronts made Prize With dimpled Chins the Trap-pits where a Fondling lies XIV Deaths Serjeant soon thy courted Helens must Attach whose Eyes now Orbs of Lust The Worms shall feed on till they crumble into Dust. XV. Boast World who unto Revels dost decoy Thy Fav'rites that they 'r bath'd in Ioy Disdaining Saints who pretious Time in PRAY'R employ XVI Who where they come with purer Rayes of Light Dazle thy bat-ey'd Legions quite Rage Impudence and Ignorance the Imps of Night XVII Fool thy Attractives in no Limits pent Indulge to Surfets not Content And but illude the Minde not give It Ornament XVIII Gild o're thy bitter Pills with guilefull Arts Sweet Potions brew for frolick Hearts When most thou smil'st thou actest most perfidious Parts XIX With Thee dwells fawning Craft and glozing Hate Th' Allurements of Imperious State Which
Tour's that seem Heav'ns Cupulas VI. Each City-Shop's a Trap each Toy a Yoke What Wise-man willingly would choke Himself in thicker Clouds of griping Care than Smoke VII Who would not flie that Broil whence Blisse is flown Where in Times dregs Religion 's grown From Best to All flow Tears of Blood from All to none VIII LORD guide thy Church which Interests empair Who without Knowledge factious are They little mind the Flock so they the Fleece may share IX Why climb'd they else the Pulpit as Lots Brother With Fire in one Hand Knife i' th other 'T was vip'rous Nero slew his own indulgent Mother X. As Peace Heav'ns Blessing so is War His Rod Man-hunting Beast a Scourge from GOD Which doth unhinge the World fierce Grapes in Wraths Press trod XI Let me in Griefs Prerogative be bold To question Such as dare to hold That they the SHEPHERD lov'd when they forsook the Fold XII Such Scramblers at the Shearing Feasts I shun Forgetting and forgotten run To fraudlesse Swains I have a FRIEND compliant won XIII By his Example may my Life be penn'd May He read like Himself his Friend Souls in Conjunction should like Stars kind Influence send XIV Us Sympathie the Mindes true Priest does joyn 'T is Grace makes Sociall Love divine Tun'd Octaves Uni'sons are Duos in One combine XV. When two enweav'd are in one high Desire They feel like ANGELS mutuall Fire Flames Intellectiue liue materiall Flames expire XVI Vain World thy Friends are Theeves of Time Twice they Are robb'd for Times Self steals away Leaving a dull December for a sportive May. XVII Fools Chat is built on Sand But blest who hives Discourse that on Heav'ns Sweetnesse lives Such as to raise the Fire to high-born Virtue strives XVIII For Birds of Paradise the proper Fare Is purest Vapour of the Aire Souls nourisht from the Influ'nce of GODS SPIRIT are XIX Dew fattens Earth the Earth yeelds Plants and then The Plants feed Beasts the Beasts feed Men Man on His WORD should feed who gave him Origen XX. From Publike Roads to private Ioy 's our Flight To view GODS Love we leave Mans sight Rich in the Purchase of a Friend who gilds Delight XXI Thus go we like the Heros of old Greece In Quest of more than Golden Fleece Retreating to sweet Shades our shatter'd Thoughts we peece XXII So when the Sun Commander of the Day Muffles with Clouds his glorious Ray He clearer afterwards doth his bright Face display XXIII Kings too much seen grow mean Renown does dawn From Cotts unsightly hang'd and drawn With Spider-woven Arras and their Cobweb-Lawn XXIV Victorious Charles the fift who had acquir'd Fame Wealth and what could be desir'd By greatest Emperours left All to live retir'd XXV That Sea-dividing PRINCE whose Scepter'd Rod Wrought Freedom to the Church of GOD Made in the Mount of Horeb fourty Dayes Abode XXVI In Wildernesse the BAPTIST shin'd more clear In Lifes Night Starrie Souls appear They who Themselves eclips are to Heav'ns Court more dear XXVII But now what need we cite Examples more This by our SAVIOUR heretofore Was practiz'd Who whole Nights retir'd did GOD implore XXVIII Examples are best Precepts Sweet Secesse The Nurse to inbred Happinesse How dost Thou Intellects with fuller Knowledge blesse XXIX Waft us All-guiding POVV'R from wild Resort By Cape of Hope to Virtues Port Where Conscience that strong Champion safely guards the Fort. XXX Here Liberty ev'n from Suspition free Does terminate our Fears by Thee We conquer Lusts Each Sense wears Reasons Livery XXXI With Thee like cloyster'd Snails is better State Than to be Lions in a Grate The World hers coopt like Bajazet does captivate XXXII But here the Type of ever-smiling Joyes Without disturbing Fears or Noise We bright-ey'd Faith with quick-ey'd Art in Truths Scale poize XXXIII Religious Maries Leisure we above Encombred Marthas Cares approve Uncloystred we this Course beyond Courts Splendor love XXXIV Seated in safe Repose when circling Earth Suffers by Rage of War and Dearth Secure from Plagues and angry Seas we manage Mirth XXXV The low-built Fortune harbours Peace when as Ambitious high-rooft Babels passe Through Storms Content with Thankfulnesse each Blessing has XXXVI So fragrant Vilets blushing Strawberies Close shrouded lurk from lofty Eyes The Emblem of sweet Blisse which low and hidden lies XXXVII No masked Fraud no Tempest of black Woes No flaunting Pride no Rage of Foes Bends hitherward but soon is laid or over-blows XXXVIII We rule our conquer'd Selves what need we more To gadding Sense we shut the Door Rich in our Mind alone Who wants himself is Poor XXXIX Slaunder is stingless Envie toothless here The Russet is well lin'd we wear Let Citts make Chains the Ensignes of their Pomp appear XL. Faith linkt with Truth and Love with Quiet too Ore pleasant Lawns securely goe The golden Age like Jordans Stream does here reflow XLI For Fields of Combate Fields of Corn are here For Trooping Tree-ranks appear War steels the heart but here we melt Heart Eye and Ear. XLII O might a sacred Muse Earths Frenzie calm On That we 'd pour such suppling Balm As might vain Trophies turn to an unfading Palm XLIII Then should each He who wears the Face of Man Discern their Emptinesse and span The Vulgars triviall Idols and their Follies scan XLIV Though in rough shels our Bodies kerneld are Our Roof is neat and sweet our Fare Banisht are noysom Vapours to the pent-up Air. XLV No subtle Poyson in our Cup we fear Goblets of Gold such Horrors bear No Palace Furies haunt ô rich CONTENT thy Chear XLVI How Great are Those who use like Gold their Clay And who like Clay Gold Great are they To Grandeur slighted Titles are the ready Way XLVII Courts amplest Shine nor addes nor takes from MINDES That pierce the World true MERIT bindes Bright Souls unto It whil'st Fog th' ignoble blindes XLVIII Humble not slav'd without Discomfort sad Tim'rous without despair and glad Without wild Freaks we are The World 's or Fool or Mad. XLIX From Taurus when Sols Influence descends And Earth with verdant Robe befriends And richer Showres then fell on Danaes Lap dispends L. When early Phosphor lights from Eastern Bed The gray-ey'd Morn with Blushes red When Opal-Colours prank the Orient Tulips Head LI. Then walk we forth where twinkling Spangles shew Entinseling like Stars the Dew Where Buds like Pearls and where we Leaves like Em'ralds view LII Birds by Grovets in feather'd Garments sing New Ditties to the non-ag'd Spring O how those tracelesse Minstrels chear up every Thing LIII To hear quaint Nightingales the Lutes o' th' Wood And Turtle-Doves by their Mates woo'd And smelling Vio'let sweets how do These chear the Blood LIV. While teeming Earth flow'rd Satten wears embost VVith Trees with Bushes shagg'd with most Clear Riv'lets edg'd by rocking Windes each gently tost LV. The branching Standarts of the chirping Grove With rustling Boughs and Streams that move In murm'ring
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 happiâ—â— 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 â—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 â—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 â—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 tâ—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 LXVIâ—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 Scepterâ—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