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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33986	Divine songs and meditacions composed by An Collins.	Collins, An, 17th cent.	1653 (1653)	Wing C5355; ESTC R20679	35,368	106

things above Seeing it is the grace of Christ alone Which makes the Soule to be with God at one Endeavour for it give thy selfe no rest Till feelingly thereof thou be possest The fifth Meditacion SUch is the force of each created thing That it no solid happinesse can bring Which to our minds may give contentments sound For like as Noahs Dove no succour found Till shee return'd to him that sent her out Just so the Soule in vain may seek about For rest or satisfaction any where Save in his presence who hath sent her here Gods omnipresence I do not deny Yet to the Faithfull he doth spec'ally Alone his gracious presence evidence VVho seeing all true blessings flow from thence Are troubled onely when he hides his Face Desiring still to apprehend his Grace This Grace of God is taken diversly And first it doth his Favour signify That independent Love of his so free Which mov'd him to his mercyfull Decree His Merum beneplacitum it is That 's motive of all good conferd on his The fruits of this his Love or Favour deare Are likewise called Graces every where Election and Redempcion graces are And these his Favour cheifly do declare Faith Hope Repentance Knowledg and the rest Which do the new Creac'on manifest Now these are counted Grace habituall And lastly this the Grace of God we call His actuall Assistance on our side VVherby we overcome when we are tride How ever then the word is understood Grace is the cheif desirable good T is Summum bonum is it so for why Because without it no Prosperity Or earthly Honours in the high'st degree Can make one truly happy sayd to be For as we might their miseries condole Who should inhabit neare the Northern-Pole Though Moon Stars may there apear most bright Yet while the Sun is absent still t is night And therfore barren cold and comfortlesse Vnfit for humane creatures to possesse More fruitlesse empty comfort is the Mind Who finds the Sun of Righteousnesse declind Yea though all earthly glories should unite Their pomp and splendor to give such delight Yet could they no more sound contentment bring Then Star-light can make grasse or flowers spring But in that happy Soule that apprehends His Loving kindnesse which the Life transcends There is no lack of any thing that may Felicity or tru delight convey As whilst the Sun is in our Hemisphere We find no want of Moon nor Star-light cleare So where the Fountain of tru Light displayes H●●●●●nes there is no need of borrow'd joyes For w●●re he is who made all things of nought T●e●● 〈…〉 presence still ●resh joyes are wrought Nor ●e●d he ●elp to m●ke a happy one Sith all pe●fection is in him alone Grant th●n hi● Grac● is most to be desir'd And nothi●g else to be so much requir'd But here a carnall crew are to be blam'd By whom the Grace of God so much is nam'd Who are experienc'd in nothing lesse As do their course and practises exp●esse For though they say the Grace of God's worth all Yet will they hazzard i● for Trifles small Here●f they 'll put you out of all suspicion VVhen Gods Grace coms with mens in competicion For holy duties lightly such neglects Whereby Gods Love is felt with its effects The favour of a mortall man to gain Though but a shew thereof he do attain And that perhaps for some employment base VVhich one cannot perform and keep tru Grace Therefore t is probable how ere they prate Gods Grace they value at too low a rate For to be purchast by them sith they leave Their hold of it a shaddow to receave But they that do in truth of heart professe That they have found this Pearle of Blessednesse Will not adventure it for any thing Whatever good it promiseth to bring Because they know the choisest quintesence Of earthly pleasures greatest confluence Cannot procure that sweet blissefull peace Which from Gods Favour ever takes encrease Yet many times it comes to passe we see T●at those who have tru grace so senslesse be Of it that they in seasons of distresse Abundance of impacience do expresse But t is their sin and brings an ill report Upon their cheifest Comfort Strength and Fort Such therefore should endeavour paciently To beare whatever crosse upon themly And that by strength of this consideracion Tha● they have need of this theyr tribulacion It may be to mind them of some offence Which they committed have perhaps long since Yet they remaine unhumbled for it 1 Pet 1.6 Or elce may be some Duty they omit In which remissive course they will remain Till with a Rod they be brought home again Or if they would consider how they prove The Lords great Pacience towards them and Love In wayting for theyr turning to his wayes They would not think so greivous of delayes Of restitucion to that solace sound VVhich in the sence of Grace is ever found VVhich whoso will in Heart and Life preserve These following directions must observe The first is to purge out inniquities VVith all that might offend Gods puer eyes The next is to have Faith in Christ and Love Of God and that which he doth best approve Humility must likewise have a place In them that will be sure of tru Grace Iam. 4.6 Then there must be sincear Obedience To all Jehovah's just Commandements For God will manifest himself to those Who by Obedience Love to him disclose Ioh. 14 Now lastly that which fits one to embrace The sence of God's exceeding Love and Grace Is skilfulnesse in that most blessed Art Of walking with the Lord with upright heart That is to manage all things heedfully As in the veiw of Gods omniscient eye And so by consequence by Faith to joyne In union with the Trinity divine This is the very life of happynesse Which one may feel far better then expresse But lest whilst being wrapt above my sphere ●ith sweetnesse of the Theame I should appeare Quite to forget the nature of a Song ●nd to some this might seem over-long ●y thoughts theyr workings speedily suspends ●nd at this time my Meditacion ends Finis Verses on the twelvth Chapter of Ecclesiastes ALl Earthly Glories to theyr periods post As those that do possesse them may beho●d Who therfore should not be at too much cost With that which fades so soon dies growes old But rather minde him in their youthfull dayes Who can give glory which shall last alwayes Ere Light of Sun or Moon or Stars expire Before the outward sence eclipsed be VVhich doth direct the heart for to admire These works of God which obvious are to see The Fabrick of the Earth the Heavens high Are to the mind discoverd by the eye Again before the strong men low shall bow And they that keep the house shall tremble sore Ere natures force be spent or quite out-flow And wonted courage shall be found no more VVhen weaknesse shall each part emascula●e And make the stoutest heart effeminate Moreover ere the grinders shall be few VVhich for concoction doth the food prepare And Dames of musick shall be brought so low That for their melody none much shall care Harsh and unpleasant then the voyce shall bee The breast being not from obstructions free Also before that causlesse feares arise By reason of much imbecility Conceit of harmes will in the way surprise Such feeble ones which would from shadowes fly VVhen chilling Frost of sad decrepid age The force of vitall vigour shall aswage The Almond Tree shall blossoms then declare Gray hairs presage to them the end is nigh Naturall heat havin● no more repaire Desires fayle as flames wanting fuell dy Not●ing remayning whe●●y strength s suppli'd The marrow wasted and the moysture dri'd And ere the ●l●er co●d ●e loose and weak Before the ve●n● be stopt and sinews shrink And 〈…〉 or Pi●cher break ●e 〈…〉 for want of spirit shrink The ●e●● whereas he animals reside Now full of ma●adies and ●●upyfide The Body thus out-worn and quite decayd The dust returneth to the Earth again To God who gave it is the Soul convayd VVho doth with it as be did preo●dain How ever som to vent their falacy Conclude the Soul doth with the Body dy VVhich if were truth why did our Saviour say Feare him not which the Body kils alone Mat 10 And hath no might the Soul for to destray If with the one the other must be gone But that they may declare impostors skill Twixt Soul and Spirit they distinguish wi l. The Soul say they doth with the Body dy Then there 's a third part which they Spirit call VVho doth return to God immediatly Leaving the Dead till judgment generall And then returning breathing doth infuse In Soul and Body wherby life ensu●s For which they have no S●ripture I suppose Save what they wrest unto theyr own Perdicion As this where 't is said the word with power goes Twixt Soul Spirit by divine commission Twixt joynts and marow it doth penetrate H●b 4.12 Seeing all secrets heart can meditate The joynts and marrow of the Body be Not sev'rall species but of kind the same The Body to support each part agree And ev'ry member hath its sev'rall name So Soul and Spirit is one entire thing Immortall by the vertu of its Spring More texts of Scripture these Deceivers wrest Which should be answered Truth for to defend But seeing here I have so long digrest What I begun I hasten now to end Which is to stir up youth their God to mind Before effects of evill dayes they find All here is vanity the Preacher sayes Yea use of many books are wearisome If cheifly don for self-respect or prayse It doubtlesse will to such a snare become Of all the matter then the End let 's hear Keep Gods commandements with son-like fear FINIS