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A66465	Poetical piety, or, Poetry made pious by rendering into its method observations arising from various divine subjects, useful for these prophane and enormous times : to which is added, a brief alphabetical expositor, explaining the most intricate words made use of in this book, to the conception of a mean reader, and may serve as a remembrancer to the imperfect memory / by William Williams ...	Williams, William, of Cardigan.	1677 (1677)	Wing W2785; ESTC R8078	64,141	220

admire thy Nature and thy Name Thy Nature for its Sanctity so bright Thy Name as the Immortal God of Might So Wonderful thou art who can display What is the Lord should he require a day Well may'st thou be most wondrous unto me That didst him puzzle who required Three * Symonides desired three days to consider what God was but could not find out his perfection Symonides his Tongue was ty'd by thee This I foresee and this thou hast foreshown Hereafter Man shall know thee as Man 's known I know thee but in part the which therefore Makes me ambitious for to know thee more The more I know thee more I do admire Yet in admiring more I still desire Till Heaven makes my Knowledge more entire I lose my self in searching after thee Since Comprehensive thou art not to me O manifest thy self unto me more Hereafter then thou hast done heretofore That I may know thee as thou may'st be known Of those that do themselves thy Servants own I would Importune more but fear I should Who am a Worm be with my God too bold In being too familiar some thereby Create Contempt through familiarity Lo then my Muse let 's for a while be mute Admiting God in every Attribute As in his Wisdom Goodness Justice Might Love Mercy Meekness let us take delight And all he makes apparent to our sight In all Transactions still on him depend That neither had Beginning nor has end Whose Knowledge as he is Mans Thoughts transcend It is too high a Theme this God to know Essentially by Mortals here below Whom Angels do admire may men adore That ever liv'd and lives for evermore Know God essentially no Creature can Within this world that is a living man For God he is a Spirit and therefore In truth and Spirit men should him adore To know him as he is man is deny'd The sight 's too glorious till mans gloryfi'd Abraham's Isack's Jacob's God is he One undivided and in Persons Three The Father Son and Holy Ghost each one Of these Three Persons make but God alone The Essence is but one none can divide The Godhead where Three Persons do abide Though this mans Reason cannot comprehend To this belief man must his Faith extend Till death unvails this hidden mistery By mans translation to Eternity Mean while may men beware lest they should make An Idol God and the true God forsake Some things there are ador'd as Gods the same Bear no relation to God save the name Therefore to worship such is sin and shame Though there be Idol Gods the God of might From Heathen Gods I thus declare the right God is my God and God my God shall be No God but God the God of Gods is he Three Persons in one Godhead that agree Of the Consubstantiality of the Trinity of Persons in the Vnity of the Divine Essence These Trinity of Persons be For Nature Co-essential Co-equal each for Dignity For Time they 're Co-eternal The Father's God the Son is God The Holy Ghost likewise Is not a person that is odd But both these equalise To Father Son and Holy Ghost The Godhead appertains Who 's Lord of the Caelestiall Host Eternal that remains SUBJECT II. Of the Incomprehensible Eternity There is no Subject save our God so high To treat upon as is ETERNITY Observation I. WHat head what heart what tongue of mortal man Imagine apprehend or utter can The meainng of this word Eternity In it 's extensive latitude that prie What it imply's not one aright can tell Unless he were in Heaven or in Hell Observation II. Some things there are whereby it is descry'd As though by these it should be signifi'd But few comparisons that can descry It 's boundless bottomless profoundity When these cannot be Fathom'd I declare It is superlative and not t'compare Observation III. Some in their shadows of Eternity Present a wheel the same to signify This signature is endless and therefore Do's represent Eternity the more It 's being endless like a wheel or Ring Pourtrays Eternity some wheeling thing Observation IIII. By wheels and Rings the Antients did of Old Eternity as endless then behold All things Orbicular in their esteem Like to Eternity it self did seem They thought of it when they themselves turn'd round And by their making Circles on the ground Observation V. These Metaphors are helps to signifie The things that be obscure to mortal eye But not the things as in themselves they are What 's signifi'd by signs are not t'compare For Instance when mans Pictures drawn by Art Though 't is mans Picture cannot act mans part Observation VI. No Sphere nor Globe nor round Circumference Can represent the magnitude Immense Of boundless bottomless Eternity For aye continuing in its constancy Without all doubt there is no emblem fit Whereby resemblance may be made to it Observation VII Of all the temporal things mine eyes have view'd I Have not seen its true similitude Some to describe it did proceed thus far That it resembles what 's Orbicular If to their thoughts herein we condescend The Reason is because it has no end Observation VIII Circles and Rings Sphears Globes the Sun and Moon Eternity foreshews like night the noon The night so gloomy that it vails our sight The noon so glorious by Meridian light Thus what 's Eternity not one can tell On this side Heaven nor on this side Hell Observation IX Number the Sands that on the shoar do lie The Grass o' th Fields or Stars i' th Azure skie All creeping flying and all swimming things All Gravel Stones and all the watry springs As these mans apprehension do excell So what 's Eternity no man can tell Observation X. Yet some resemblance thus to it is made As if we meant the Sunshine by the shade Or like a thing hid by some noted mark That 's seen by day but groap'd for in the dark By glimering light somtimes we chance t' espy The duskish shadows of Eternity Observation XI * Eternity considered in Hell is a night of Sorrow And such a night as never knows a morrow This side the grave what mortals Estimation Admits of it's nocturnal Termination Let him conjecture it in Hell remaining For evermore remain without refraining Observation XII * Eternity confidered in Heaven Eternity is such a day of Pleasure As everlasting and immense for measure Such endless joy and such surpassing glory As farr transcends the reach of humane story Of which these Characters may well be given If but considered as it is in Heaven Observation XIII * Eternity considered both in Heaven and in Hell Eternity is sorrow dread and sadness Eternity again is joy and gladness In Hell 't is grief 't is horror and damnation In Heaven glory Honour and Salvation And thus you see by this my breviate story 'T is Hells dishonour and 't is Heaven's glory Observation XIII No mortal man can in his heart or brain The meaning of

most too blame Then shun we pride because a shamefull evil That hath its derivation from the Devil So base a thing is pride wise men it know T' have brought the proud to want from want to wo. A Spiritual Hymn to the praise of God who is Omnipotent Omniscient and Omnipresent Lord frame my tongue To sing a Song O Could I sing To Sions King A Song that would him please No doubt but he Would pity me And my griev'd heart soon ease Teach Lord my King My tongue to sing To God alone Besides him none I 'le make my moan that he May mercy take For his Sons sake On such a wretch as me I would thee praise My God alwayes I am defil'd Sin me beguil'd So wretched is my case Since Adams fall That I and all Gods Image did deface May I begin Lord to hate Sin God did Create Man in a state Of blessedness at first In Edens land Plac'd him to stand Where he became accurst O Lord do thee From sin me free In Paradice Did Satan tice Man to transgress Gods Laws Forbidden fruit There like a Brute Accepts his sin 's the cause Lord from the Devil Sprang all evil Man did rebell Deserved Hell But God to help mans need Procur'd a Friend Should man defend Of Adams womans seed Gods love descends Christ makes amends O! here is news Let none refuse The message that is sent Mans Saviour's found May praise redound To God Omnipotent God from above Shew'd men his love Messiah blest Gave man kind rest By restless agonies Man to restore Gods wrath Christ bore And on a Cross he dies Christ on the Cross Repair'd our loss Joy to all men Abounded when Their Saviour Christ was born The Angels prais'd Their God that rais'd A King whose Crown was thorn An Angels voice Made th' Earth rejoyce Glory above And on Earth love This Song did Angels sing With one accord Unto the Lord And Christ their new born King Glad tidings came With Christ his name Christ dy'd for those That were his foes This was exceeding love Which far excells All paralells Men in compassion move For 's foes Christ dy'd None so beside God him commends That loves his friends And with his friends his foes Though such as he may chance to be Not many are of those Man will deny For 's Friend to die Man for some end Affects his friend This I have seen most plain His love is set In hopes to get Some benefit or gain Save God above Few have true love Love is a cheat Or meer deceat As now a dayes 't is us'd This but in part 's lodg'd in the hear Which makes it thus confus'd Love oft-times skips From heart to lips Gods seeing eye 's ubiquity And his omiscience can know by his might And present sight The Inward thoughts of man God mans intent Knows and how bent Thrice blessed then Be God of men O Praised be his name For evermore Let 's him adore That sees and knows our frame Amen say I Eternally Divine Ejaculations or Pious breathings O Lord prepare my Soul to seek Thy self and make my Spirit meek O Thou preserver of mankind May through thy grace my heart Will Conscience Spirit Soul and mind From what 's impure depart Lord cleanse my heart and make it thine Then without doubt thou wilt be mine O rectifie each faculty That to my Soul pertains And every member bodily Redress from sinful stains O shew some token Lord on me That I am wash'd from sin by the. That in thy sight as Innocent And sinless I appear Possessing mercy to prevent The Judgement drawing near My Soul being freed from sin I say Will make me joy at Judgement day Because that then all works of men To Triall shall be brought As acted how and where and when Both good and bad they wrought All works I did Dooms-day shall try Lord pardon my iniquity There to receive their recompence And stipend of reward According as with Reverence To God they had regard If my good works out-poise my bad O this will make my conscience glad They that obediently did serve The Lord in Heaven shall dwell That disobediently did swerve From God shall go to Hell If that my evil works out-weigh My good I am undone for aye The significations of the word World in Scripture A formed world deform'd reform'd again I find a truth Scriptural proofs maintain Form'd first of God deform'd through Satan next Reform'd through Christ this tenet proves the text Form'd free from blame deform'd through shame sin Reform'd from faults as if they 'd never bin On the words Exploration Deploration Imploration Explore Deplore Implore these words contain Three certain grounds which proves the Christians gain First Exploration to search out his crimes Next deploration these bewail betimes Then Imploration to invoke or call On God for absolution from them all On the words Easeless Endless and Remediless Easeless and Endless and Remediless Are Hells amazing Torments to possess Easeless because no respite of the grief Endless in that no period for relief Remediless ' cause sinners would not turn From sin for which they chose for aye to burn On Faith Hope and Charity Faith Hope and Charity three Virtues are So transcendental none with these compare Faith flies to Heaven by Caelestial wings Hope waits till Faith from thence some comfort brings But Charity both Faith and Hope excels Man's Heav'n on Earth is love wherein God dwels On God the King and the Church God and the King to rule the Church agree Though th' King bear rule God rules the King she First God inclines the King to rectifie The Church-deformers with Conformity The Church enjoyes her union by this thing From that Communion of God and the King On the Personality of God to wit Father Son and Holy Ghost The Father Son and Holy Ghost all three To make man in Gods Image did agree The Father did command the Son Create The Holy Ghost this Image animate Thus man was made next Angels in degree By God that 's Three in One and One in Three Though God afflicts man for evil yet Gods afflictions to man are not evil The evils of chastisements truly are No evils nor with Evil things compare For from the chiefest good even God they flow Lead to the chiefest good this God to know And in the chiefest good likewise are found Even Jesus Christ abundantly t' abound Sometimes God will not hear nor regard the Prayers of his own Servants The Lord will not bow down his sacred Ear Nor will the Prayers of his own Servants hear When they ask either things in nature bad Not good for them nor by them to be had Or things right good for some malignant ends Such gifts as these bestow God ne're intends The Scriptures say according to his will Soshould we pray if God our prayers fulfill On Matthew 6.33 But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and

that fell with Lucifer Ibid Lucifer Tempted Adam and Eve in Paradice p. 73. Since the Devil must remain in Hell he would have all in his condition p. 74. The difference betwixt Lucifer and Adams ambition p. 76. Every Soul alive may be capable of Salvation p. 78. * Christ dy'd for every Soul alive Ibid The damn'd might be saved could they but repent p. 81. * This side the Grave the vilest wretch may be freed from sin Ibid * Mans election considered Ibid. Predestination and Gods rigorous decree qualified p. 82. The Arguments drawn from the strictness of election and reprobation Ibid * An objection arising from the position of Gods decree and the Solution thereof Ibid All mankind fell in Adam p. 83. * The elect must be sinners by nature as well as others For all sinn'd without exception Ibid * An opinion of the Heathen World as how judged and how saved p. 85. 1 God stampt a law in mans heart which is the law of nature Ibid 2 God made a Law of works and delivered it to Moses writ in Tables of stone p. 86. 1 Faith the Tenor of the Gospel Ibid 2 Gods Covenant with Abraham p. 87. 2 Whom the Law convicts the Gospel will reprieve Ibid 2 Some derive ill consequences from the doctrine of predestination p. 88 Cain no Reprobate by positive decree p. 89. 1 Esau no Reprobate by predestination p. 91. Election and Reprobation depending on Mans penitence or his presumption p. 93. 1 God intended the Salvation of all by the mission of Christ p. 94. 1 The Christian his behaviour towards God p. 96. 1 His deportment towards Man p. 97. His decency towards himself p. 98. 1 His carriage towards the World Ibid 2 The Christian resembles the Publican p. 100. He will not bring forth Fruit to himself p. 102. 1 He hath content in every State Ibid 2 He hath nothing yet possesseth all things Ibid 3 His life is hid with Christ in God p. 103. 1 No weapon formed against him shall prosper p. 104. Monarchy Metamorphosed to Democracy p. 108. Obedience deniable to the Vsurpers of Authority p. 109. Ministers ought to be paid their Tribute p. 112. Man ought to be really holy and not so thought of p. 122. A Brief Table of additional observations pertinent to this Book DIvine Ejaculations or pious breathings p. 154. A spiritual Hymn to the praise of God p. 147. The various significations of the word World in Scriptures p. 156. On the words Exploration Deploration Imploration Ibid On the words Easeless Endless and Remediless Ibid On Faith Hope and Charity p. 157. On God the King and the Church Ibid Of God viz. the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost Ibid Of Gods afflicting man for evil p. 158. Of Gods not regarding sometimes the prayers of his own Servants Ibid On Mat. 6.33 But seek ye first the Kingdom of God p. 159. On the the word Amen and its significations Ibid On the happiness of him that truly fears and serves God Ibid On Servitude and Freedom p. 160. An Inference touching Mortality drawn from the temporality of the Popes Holiness Ibid PARADOXES On the righteousness of man in Christ p. 161. Of death either in sin to sin or for sin On mans Birth Death and Buriall as naturally and spitually considered Ibid On Gen. 31.5 And Jacob sware by the fear of his Father Isaac On the words of David in Psalm the 47. v. 8. Awake up my glory Ibid Vpon this expression of the Prophet Jeremiah Jer. 51.16 Thy words were found and I did eat them Ibid The conclusion p. 163. The Authors Apology for himself to God GLorious and Grations thou great God of might Assist me by thy Spirit to Indite Some extract from thy Book and this Rehearse Though thy Divinest Prose in Divine Verse Perchance hereby it may take some effect In Verse on those that all the Prose neglect Yet I expect not to attain this end Vnless thy Blessings do the means attend Permit me Lord if it thy pleasure be To ponder what may render praise to thee Vouchsafe me thy assistance so each Line Shall have dependance on what is Divine For 't is my Aime I speak it without shame I this request to magnifie thy Name But as I should I dare not say I can Without thy Aid because I am a man Consider my defects be pleas'd to guide My Head Heart Hand lest my Penslip aside Grant whilst I study in thy Word thy Will I may my self the same seek to fulfill And through thy Grace prevent my doing ill Oft have I crav'd thy pardon for my Crimes Again the same committed divers times Offend and pardon crave crave and offend Will be I fear my course to my lives end But not without a willingness to be From all offences Innocent and free And whilst my will and my acknowledgment To my transgressions render no assent Thus I conclude though seeds of sin remain Within me over me sin shall not Reign E're death begins my fleshly Veil to Rent By true Repentance make me Innocent Good God my maker I thee humbly pray That Hallelujahs I may sing for aye To thee with those thy Mercies did translate From Earth to Heaven there to contemplate Thy Glory and thy Greatness where among Ten thousand times ten thousand Saints is Sung The Song of Moses and that of the Lamb Which th' Prophets bore a part and Miriam So full of Triumph so Harmoniously That Angels Eccho'd forth its Mellody Oh! could I but obtain my sweet desire To Sing my part with this Caelestial Quire Then I thy greatness greatly should admire And were I but prepared for Heavens mirth My Gladness should transport me there from Earth Where Choristers of Saints and Cherubims Angels Archangels Sacred Seraphims Each in their order warble forth and Sing Caelestial Hymns and Anthems to their King And Christ their Saviour for his Suffering That I might sing in Heaven evermore I fain would try to Sing on Earth before Thus I ambitious am to find my Tongue By thee refin'd to sing a sacred Song Vnto thy Holiness whilst here below Thou dost my Being Lord to me bestow A Song of Recantation from each sin To Sanctitie Salvation for to Win And that I may thy Servant ever be Thy Blessing and thy Grace confer on me The Weakness and the Errors Lord are mine But all that 's Good to thee I re-assigne And let the Praise and Glory all be thine The Authors Apology for himself to Men. THe Reason why on Divine things I write Is that my Subjects will my pains requite I dare affirm who best perceives the cause 'T is not conceited nor to gain applause They are allow'd the contrary will judge While these pass Censure I 'le forbear to grudge I can discern it does exceed the Pen Of the most skilful for to please all men One likes not this another likes not that The Writer's mean or 's writing dull

and flat Can please all fancies there 's no who nor what Who reads the Ancient Proverb truly finds So many men so many various minds Let the Censorious then these Lines deride And let the Captious them abase through pride And let the Libertine have them in scorn Shall disregard from these my hopes forlorn No of a truth I hope they pleasure can The Wise Religious and the sober man It matters not with these nor should with those If good what stile is us'd or Verse or Prose But at this time I purpose to rehearse What I deriv'd from Prose in Modest Verse Which has decay'd and daily does decline In Subject matters serious and Divine Divinity did once adorn the Verse And pious Meeter's now become perverse What did refine the Tongue and Charm the Eare Lyes in Oblivion like what 's out of wear Divinity is but withdrawn not dead Drolls clear the Stage Divinity is fled Tho 't is remote yet still it does remain In the usurping room os these to Reign I see those times how Sions Rhims decay Drolls Prologues Epilogues these bear the sway With other things that Eccho in the Streets As Ballads Garlands and Licentious Sheets Some so delight in these this present Age They 'd shun the Sanctuary for the Stage And if I 'me not mistaken some these dayes Would rather part with Preaching than with Playes Which is absurd to think can such be free From Sin in the Superlative degree I dare not judge I do but this suppose And wish we were not to our selves such foes Approving of Repentance to prevent Those dreadful Judgments which are Imminent May this a Caution be to us alwayes To seek Gods Praises more then Songs and Playes Playes profit not but Praises will afford Both Grace to man and Glory to the Lord Playes and prophanness let us therefore scorn Since for Gods Praises all mankind were born May this suffice unless to verifie The pleasantness of Divine Poetry It is a faculty whereby one may The same time with the Spirit Sing and Pray Converse with God and make known his Request Vnto Gods Spirit that dwells in his breast Which is a pleasant profitable thing That man Salvation to his Soul may Sing This Poetry the Poet make not poor But rich by Treasures lasting evermore This method does impoverish 't is said And some we find t' affect it are afraid Yet Divine Poetry shall gain consent It does enrich and not make Indigent He that all Idle Subjects will decline May make his Pen an unexhausted Mine And amongst Worthies in true Glory Shine Though this Poetick Science has the name Of making poor yet 't is the Poets shame Thus Poetry is charg'd when wilfulness Makes poor the Poet through his own Excess The Richest man that ever liv'd on Earth A Poet was and partly so by Birth His Father was a Poet so was he And both were Kings which now few Poets be To nominate the Father and the Son They were King David and King Solomon Those Princely Poets could Divinely Sing Sweet Psalmes and Hymnes to their Caelestial King These did exceed all others or I should Intreat their Muse if I durst be so bold But since I find her of too high a strain I 'le beg a meaner and will their refrain Thus then I crave would God but me infuse With Herberts Cowleys or with Quarles's Muse Then would I write in Meeter what was meet And should not care if all the World did see 't But as for me all Poets I prefer Before my self so apt am I to Erre Wherefore my Brethren think the best of me In many things we all offenders be And for my Deed accept of my good Will My Theme is good although my Verse be ill ERRATA Nemo sine Crimine vivit When no man living can from Faults be free Then many Errors may be found in me My Readers with your Pens please to correct Faults Literal or Faults through my defect PAge 1. line 4. read ought p. 3. l. 21. r know p 16. l. 1. r. finite p. 31. l. 4 r. Cause p 41. l. 15. r. divided p 43. l. 12. r. admits p. 47. l 9. r Stars p 49 l. 15. r. did l. 29. r jum p. 51. r. be in l. 15. before found in l. 16. p. 69. l. 14 r. a Witchcraft p. 74. l. 10. r. them p. 76. l. 8. r Lures p 92. l 6. r. brake p. 98. l. 9. r. time p. 104. l. 1. r. Christians p. 115 l. 21 r. Souls p. 122. l. 3. r. that they p 130. l. 5 r. is p. 137. l. 3. r. his p. 142. l. 15. r. most p. 145. l. 21. r. the p. 160. l. 7. r. tho Admire not Friends if Errors you do see Besides these in my Book when more in me I am the faulty let the faultless man Cast the first stone and hit me if he can POETICAL PIETY OR Poetry made Pious SUBJECT I. Of GOD and his Eternal Being God is a Spirit ' biding evermore Whom Man in Truth and Spirit should adore WHat shall I think how shall I thee define Indefinite thou art and so Divine Not apprehensive to this heart of mine Thee to describe so ample as I thought Exceeds the Finite means that I have sought This Rule I 'le take and by this Rule enquire What I can't apprehend that I 'll admire Thus dread to Dive in thy blest Deity By some inquisitive fond scrutiny Because a curious search may prove my shame And the Dishonour of thy Holy Name Not one retains thy Knowledge save in part Thou canst not be conceiv'd Lord by mans heart A God so pure and perfect as thou art Who search thy Essence Thee to know aright Do in effect but lose their Faith and Sight Absurd are those who seek this Depth to sound In Justice God their Judgments might confound Some have enquir'd as thinking it no crime What 's God! and where was he e're space of time Or doing what before He did Create The World are Questions strange and Intricate And whether God Decreed or fram'd a Hell Before a Heav'n Scripture will not tell Whereby we may percieve God takes it ill Of those that prie into His secret Will And aim to search His Councel by their skill Gods Will reveal'd sufficient is to Man The mind of God in needful things to scan And farther than he hath his Will reveal'd It is his pleasure it should be conceal'd All curious questions ought to be forgot Since their Solutions to be found are not What God keeps secret we must not desire To search into but rather it admire Thy Will reveal'd Lord's our Directory Wherein at large thou dost thy self descry to be a God Eternal and therefore Existing of thy self for evermore A Being of all Beings and from thee Sprang all Beginnings whatsoever Be I crave thy leave one higher step to clime And view a scantling of thee though sublime Not curiously to search into the same But to