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
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
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
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
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
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
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
are Hell-proof THEOPHILA'S Soliloquie STANZA 1. WHen Heav'ns LOVE Paramount HIMSELF reveals And to the suppliant Soul her Pardon seals At feard-Hopes doubtful Gate w th trembling fell 2. Who Heav'n-ward sails coasts by the Cape of Hell That Her HE deigns to take She joyes in Woes To have in Labour pass'd the Parturition Throes 3. All Travell-pangs all New-birth Heart-deep Groans All After-births of Penitential Mones Are swallow'd up in living Streams of Bliss 4. When as the Heav'n-born Heir the New-man is By th' quickning SPIRIT of the HIGH'ST reborn Time past hath pas'd her Night present presents her Morn 5. See Ioy in Light See Light in Ioy O see Poor worthless Maid Fruit brought thee from Lifes-Tree By th' SPOUSE SPIRIT Saints sole Supporters Rise 6. Then Hells Apostate and be Heav'nly wise THOU art Lets interpledge our Soul my ONE My ALL though not by UNITIE by Vnion 7. Ineffably mysterious Knot begun Saints mount as Dew allur'd by beckning Sun Loves faithful Friends what parallels your Guard 8. Where Truth is Sentinel and Grace the Ward The Way is Flow'r-strown where the Guide is Love His SPIRIT with you below your Spirit with HIM Above 9. Reciprocal Excesse of Ioy Then soar My Soul to HIM Who Man became Nay more Took Sin it self to cleanse thy fully'd Clay 10. But took it only to take it away O SELF DONATION peerlesse GUIFT unknown Now since that HE is Thine be never Thou thine own 11. O Prodigie of Great and Good Faith sound This LOVES Abysse that do's so strangly bound ALMIGHTINES IT SELF From Whose Veins see 12. Unsluc't LOVES purple Ocean when His Free Red-streaming Life did vanquish Death Hell That thou might'st live HE dy'd That thou might rise HE fell 13. GOD so lov'd Man that Naturalists may deem GOD to set Man before HIMSELFE did seem When Man with seeing blinde 'gainst GOD arose 14. And slew his only FRIEND GOD sav'd his Foes Sol mour'nd in blacks Heav'ns Vice-roy Nature swounded Excess Loves Reason was Immensitie Love bounded 15. Ye Twins of Light as Sun-flow'rs be enclin'd To th' SUN of RIGHTEOUSNES Let Taste refin'd Like nothing as LOVES Heav'nly Manna and 16. Let all but CHRIST feel rough as Esaus Hand Let nought like 's Garment smell Let Ears rejoyce But in expresles Dictates of LOVES whisp'ring Voice 17. HE 'S thy bright Sun 'twixt WHOM and thy Souls Bliss Thy earthie Body interposed is Whereby such dread Eclipses caused are 18. As fam'd Astâ—â—â—omers can ne're declare Yet oft HE shines Then vanish servile Fears Then Heav'n-ward filial Hopes dry up thy trickling Tears 19 Spiritual Light Spirituals clears In HEAV'N Thou 'lt view that full what now by Glimps like Steph'n Thou canâ—st but spy There shalt thou Face to Face 20. His Light His Ioy His Love His Pow'r His Grace And His ALL-FILLING GLORY clearly see In optick Emanations from ETERNITIE 21 I' th' RING of boundless LUSTER from whose Ray This petty World gleaneth its peep of Day Thou shalt be Crown'd with Wreaths of endless Light 22. Here oft's an Enterview in Heat and Might By Inter-lucidations from ABOVE Twining Embraces with 's ensphearing ARM of LOVE 23 Most blessed Souls to whom He do's appear Folded within your Arms chast Hemisphear O Condescend How 's LIPS shed Love Life Merit 24. He makes his Angels Court of Guard By 's SPIRIT HE crowns you with his Grace So with his BLOOD When HE Redeem'd you and consign'd His FLESH for Food 25 Meat came from th' Eater from the Strong did Dew Sweetnesse when as incomparably true OMNIPOTENCIES SELF did largely shed 26. His mystick Oil of Ioy upon thyâ— Head Then trample Sin in Babylons golden Cup Treasures away She trifles Trifles treasures up 27 Oyl of this Lamp obsequious Soul lights Thee To thine approaching HEAV'N In Sanctiâ—ie Be actuated then Being up assumâ—d 28. By this bright Sun with this rich Oyl perfum'd Th' art prepossest with Heav'nly Comforts which With their Soul-chearing Sweets both ravish and enrich 29 Poor panting Heart Loves Seat yearn for Ioys Pith To have thy highest Bliss Communion with The FATHER the SON one SPIRIT with CHRIST 30. And One in THEM as THEY are One Thou fly'st Through Grace to GLORY VISION shall sublime Thy Faith FRUITION Hope ETERNITâ— thy Time THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SONG STANZA 31. SELF ô how mean an Harmonie it breeds JESUS All Names this NAME of Names exceeds This Name 's GODS Mercie at full Sea 't is LOVES 32. High Tow'r Ioyes Loadstone This my Spirit moves Hark Rise my Love my Fair One Come away Lingring breeds Losse I am thy Leader Light and Way 33. What Speed Speeds self can make Soul flie withall GREATNES and GOODNES most Magnetical Shoot like a Flashof Fire to th' ruby Wine 34. His precious BLOOD transcendently Divine How poor those costly pearls were drunk by Some My LORD drink Blood to me Let It to th' Worlds Health come 35 All Hope 's unanchor'd but in THAT THOU art 'Bove Indies Womb rich to my Love-sick Heart Flesh-fair Endowments are but Skin-deep Brags 36. Varnisht Corruption Wealth is but Cares Bags The Bag impostom'd choaks Gold Beauty Fame Are sublunary Mysts to SAINTS Seraphick Flame 37 JESUS THIS fans my Fire which has at best But Grains of Incense Pounds of Interest Go Int'rest Take the Principal Thine own 38. Divine LOVE loves thy LOVELINES alone What Flames to THINE proportionable be LORD had'st not first lov'd Man Man could not have lov'd THEE 39 Why lov'st us but because THOU would'st O why For Lepers would the UNDEFILED die That Pen was dipt i' th' Standish of thy Blood 40. Which wrot th' Indenture of our termless Good O LOVE 'bove Wish Never such LOVE enroll'd Who think their utmost Flames enough for THEE are cold 41. Whose HIGHNES did not to be low disdain Yet when at Lowest Highest did remain Who bow'dst HEAV'NS Altitude refresh with Flowrs 42. With JESSES Sov'raign Flow'r my fainting Pow'rs Which sink as shaft-struck Hart embost twixt Grief And Ioy Grief for my Sin Ioy for thy free Reliefâ— 43. Wrackt is with bitter-sweet Extreams my Minde Shell'd sheath'd cag'd coffin'd in her treacherous friend Her always tempting mass of Flesh She bears 44. Her Hopes did they not sprout from Thee were fears HOPE Thou Perfume of LOVERS for thy Sake LOVE'S generous throws at All Life 's but a petty Stake 45 Scarce worth the Prize LOVE makes two Spirits but one Me Counterpart to thy Indenture own I active then as Light tread Air and Flame 46. Without or Wing or Chariot and disclaim All the faint Sweets of Earth Thy SPIRIT views How in Loves torrid Zone thy sweltring Martyr stews 47 Row me ye Dove-wingd Oars whom Hope do's buoy To wisht-for Hav'n flowing with Tides of Ioy Yet wish I not my Joy thy Ioyes Above 48. Meerly for Ioy nor Pleasures of thy LOVE Only for Love of Pleasure No let free Spiritual Languors teem Fruitful yet Virgins be 49 Give give me
place XL. One Word did th' All-surrounding Skie-roof frame With all its Starrie sparkling Flame Not all created Wisdom can spell out THY NAME XLI Supreme COMMANDER of the rowling Stars Thy LAW sets to their Progresse Bars Does Epicycle their obliquely gliding Cars XLII No Lines Poles Tropicks Zones can THEE enthrall First MOVER of the Sphearick Ball Above Beneath Without Within Beyond them All XLIII What could but thy All-potent HAND sustain Those Magazines of Hail Snow Rain Lest They should fall at once and deluge All again XLIV By Them THOU Plenty dost to Earth distill And Mans dependent Heart dost fill Windes are Van-Curriers Postilions to THY WILL XLV 'T is That the ominous Cause of Earth-quakes bindes In Subterranean Grotts That findes Strange Ruptures to enfranchise th' ever-strugling Winds XLVI Thy Sandy Cord do's proudest Surges bound And Seas unfathom'd Bottoms sound Thy semi-circling Bow i' th' Clouds thy Covenant crown'd XLVII Earths Hinges hang upon thy Fiat set Midst Air-surrounding Waters yet Stand fixt on That like Which what is so Firm so Great XLVIII Yet Earths fast Columns at thy Frown do quake And Oceans dreadful Horrors make Flints melt the Rocks do rowl the airie Mountains shake XLIX Yea HEAV'NS SELF trembled and the Center shook With thy amazing PRESENCE strook When POWER of Pow'rs on Sina's Mount His Station took L. Each Ens as linkt to PROVIDENCE thy Chain Is govern'd by thy FINGERS Rein THOU seeing us we GRACE we THEE do GLORY gain LI. WHO hast no Eyes to see nor Ears to hear Yetâ—eest â—eest and hear'st All-EYE All-EAR WHO no where art contain'd yet art THOU every where LII The optick Glass we of thy PRAESCIENCE may Call th' Ark where all Idaeas lay By which each Entitie THOU dost at first pourtray LIII Future Events are praeexistent here As if they lately acted were Then any new dissect Anatomy more clear LIV. Each where at once THOU totally art still The same unchang'd yet at thy Will THOU changest All Who though THOU art unmov'd dost fill LV. Things that are most remote In whose Forecast Contingencies do crowd so fast As if past Things were now and Things to come were past LVI Though Acts on Earth crosse to thy WILL are done Besides thy WILL yet acteth None Preceding and succeeding Will in THEE are One LVII Of whose vast MANNOR all the Earth's Demains Though Earth nor Air nor HEAV'N contains Yet each obscurer Grott thy OMNIPRESENCE gains LVIII Though nought accrues to Thy unbounded STATE From Spirits which THOU didst create Yet They thy GOODNES and thy LOVE shall still dilate LIX THOU who mad'st All mad'st neither Sin nor Death Mans Folly first gave them their Breath That did â—base whole Nature with it self beneath LX. But Sin to cure THOU in a Crib gav'st Man EMANUEL DIVINE humane WHO diffâ—ring Natures joyn'd Whose REIGN no Ages scan LXI And THOU O MEDIATOR THOU whose PRAISE Like Morning Dewes to first of Dayes Was sung by Heav'nly CHORISTERS in SERAPH LAYES LXII GOD by the HOLY â—HOST begat THEE LORD Flesh took by the ETERNAL WORD Whose Self-Eternal EMANATION None record LXIII As thy Eternal EMANATION's past So to ETERNITY shal't last In the beginning was the WORD shews still THOV wast LXIV There GOD in ESSENCE One in PERSONS Three Here NATURES two in One agree THOU sitting in the Midst of TRINAL-UNITY LXV At Heav'ns High Councel-Table dart'st such Rayes As strike ev'n CHERUBS with amaze Of which the School disputing All it nothing sayes LXVI Search we the Ages past so long ago None None this MYSTERY could show Till in that Maiden-Birth t was acted here below LXVII A Dove hatch't in that Nest THY SELF did build A LAMB that Thine own Flock does shield A Wintersp FLOW'R that fram'd from whence it sprung the Fieldâ— LXVIII The Iewish Shepherds all affrighted are When HERALDS THEE proclaim'd i' th' Air Yea Magi came t' adore led by a new-born Starre LXIX Yet though thus wond'rously begot thus born SPONSOR for us faln Race forlorn T'ingratiate us with GOD becam'st to Man a Scorn LXX The GRACE SELF th' Honour t' Evangelize The sacred FUNCTION as a Prize Thou took'st yet That not on till call'd in Aarons Guize LXXI Which GOD t' Apostolize did bring to passe By th' HOLY GHOSTS Descent at Face Of Jordans then blest Streams of Which John Witness was LXXII Thence led by th' HOLY GHOST to th' Wilderness There tempted by the Fiends addresse Him overcam'st by Scriptum est Hence our Release Then forth thou wentst LXXIII Thy SERMONS Oracles ACTS Wonders were THOSE Faith begot THESE OTHERS Fear By BOTH thus wrought in us to THEE our selves we rear LXXIV THOU gav'st the Lame swift Legs the Blinde clear Eyes THOU heal'dst all humane Maladies THOU mad'st the Dumb to speak THOU mad'st the Dead to rise LXXV And art to Dead Men LIFE to sick men HEALTH SIGHT to the Blinde to th' Needy WEALTH A PLEASURE without Pain a TREASURE without Stealth LXXVI LORD in not of this World Thy KINGDOM is Thy chos'n Apostles preacht thy Blisse That none of all thy Creatures might SALVATION misse LXXVII Abra'ham long dead before yet saw THY DAY In Isaack born and Vowes did pay Type first then Antitype and quicknest every way LXXVIII Thy Gospel WISDOMS Academie shew'd Thy Mercy JUSTICE calm'd Life view'd Is TEMPERANCE Thy Death the Flag of FORTITUDE LXXIX Thou Altar Sanctuary Sacrifice Priest Bread of Life do'st All suffice N'ere cloying Feast where Appetite by Food doth rise LXXX And SON of MAN dost Sin of Man forgive To be THY Victimes Hearts do strive Who liv'dst that Life might die and di'dst that Death might live LXXXI Yet dy'dst THOU not but that Spîrit quickned free THOU might'st Saints Paradised see Rejoyc'd Assurance give to Them rejoyc'd in THEE LXXXII And that from thence to Satans gloomy Shades Made Prison for the damned Hades Thou miâ—ht'st Thy CONQUâ—ST shew Thy GLORY that ne're fades LXXXIII Thence loos'd Deaths Chains from BODY up to rear IT That when RAIS'D STATE THOU dost inherit THOU might'st become to us an ever-quickning SPIRIT LXXXIV The FATHER to reveal gives to his SON THEE HOLY GHOST thus THREE in ONE Of All peculiar SANCTIFYER yet not Alone LXXXV The FATHERS Love and SONS Adoptions Seal The SPRING of Sanctitie The WEAL O' th' Church THY SELF in Light of fiery Tongues reveal LXXXVI O LIGHT unscann'd Of Wisdom every Glance Beams only from Thy COUNTENANCE Whose STORE when empty'd most It self most doth advance LXXXVII Whose Fruits are Gentleness Peace Love and Joy All crown'd with Blisse free'd from Annoy Which neither Time World Death Hell Devil can destroy Lâ—XXVIII THOU art a Feast fram'd of that fruitfull Fare Which Hungers wast not but repair A rich Perfume no Windes can winnow into Air LXXXIX A Light unseen yet in each Place dost shine A Sound no Art can e're define A pure Embrace that Times Assault can n'ere untwine XC Flouds of unebbing Joyes from THEE do rowl Which
dubitetur an haec illa vel ista praeit 65. Desuper extat Amor Tibi Mens contermina Coelo Regnat Honor radiat Forma triumphat Amor. 66. Illud es Elixir Chymicâ quod protinùs Arte Mutet in auratas me rude Pondus Opes 67. Igne Cinis fit agente Vitrum micat Igne Metallum Corpus hoc fieri SPIRITUS Igne potest 68. Magneti salit è Ferro celer Ignis Amoris Imò Silex faculas quis putet intus alit 69 Durius at Saxo nil est nil mollius Igne Dura sed ignitus Saxa resolvit AMOR. 70. Haec meditans quis non Facibus soluatur Amoris Tu Charis es Studiis Tu Cynosura meis 71. Gemmula Mentis Ocella Sinûs pia Flammula Cordis Incepi Duce Te Te Duce caepta sequar 72. Sponsa creata DEO Virtutum fulgida Caetu Jus colis Affectus supprimis Acta regis 73. Est Tibi Vita DEUS Pietas Lex Gloria CHRISTUS Expetis HUNC Tibi Qui semper AMORE praeit 74. Quid Te CHRISTE Crucem perferre coegit Amoris Ardor Amaroris Pignus Amoris erat 75. Factus Amans fit Esca DEUS Te nutrit IESUS O BONITAS Quales Hoc in AMANTE Dapes 76. Est mihi CHRISTUS ais Laus Splendor Aroma Triumphus Musica Vina Dapes Fama Corona DEUS 77. Omnia Tu JESUS prae TE nihil Omnia COELUM Exploraturae quà m mihi sordet Humus 78. Orbis es Exilium Mors Ianua Patria COELUM Dux sit Amor Baculus Spes Comes alma Fides 79. Diffluat in Gemmas Oriens in Carmina COELUM Nec Meritis Oriens nec POLUS aequa ferat 80. Fac timeam fac amem Quae Te timet acriùs ardet Nempe tui Cultûs Fons Timor Amnis Amor. 81. Vox tua Norma mihi Tibi Palmes adhaereo VITI Totus es IPSE mihi sim tua tota DEUS 82. Comprecor exaudi patior succurre molestor Auxiliare premor protege flagro fave 83. TE voco laudo rogo colo diligo quaero REDEMPTOR Affectu Prece Re Spe Pietate Fide 84. Si TE contueor liquefio perusta Favillis Ni TE contueor sum glaciata Gelu 85. O Facibus superadde Faces ut Tota liquescam Sim vel Mortis Odor sim vel Amantis Amor. 86. Grata Procella jugum mihi gratum gratus Ignis Me quibus immergit deprimit urit AMOR 87. Non mea sum sed Amore DEI languesco Sorores Me stipate Rosis languet Amore Sinus 88. Nil Animantis habet quae Pectore vivit Amantis Hoc in Amore mihi sit mora nulla mori 79. Unio sit Nobis Animamque liquamur in unam Vnaque Vita Duos stringat Amorque Duos 80. Tu super Omne places Tua sum Tu noster Ambos Mutuus Ardor agit possidet unus Amor. 81. Uror â—o Redamatur Amor Votoque fruiscor Dum quod Amans redamor dum quod Amante fruor 82. O quid Amare Quid est Redamari GAUDIA nacta Tanta stupendo tacet Tanta tacendo stupet 83. Vivo DEO morior Mundo moriendo resurgo Indè catenato Dite triumphat AMOR. 84. Sic amet omnis Amans sic immoriatur Amanti Vt Lyra Lusciniae Vitaque Morsque fuit 85. Si mea Lumen habent si Nomen Carmina Lumen Ex Oculo SPONSI Nomen ab Ore venit 86. Argus eat qui Talpa venit radiatus Amore Vates Sperati fidus Amoris ero 87. Cingant THEIOPHILAE potiùs mea Tempora Lauri Quà m gemmans Capiti sit Diadema meo 88. Nam quid erunt Animae Damno Diademata Mundi Celsa ruunt fugiunt Blandula prava necant 99. Vt praesens novit sic postera noverit Aetas Sivc premamus Humum Sive premamur Humo 100. Finis Fine caret nec Terminus ullus Amantem Terminat Hîc Modus est non habuisse Modum Imus in Albionis Freta per Latialia Littus Siste Britannales Hâc Vice Musa Pedes Anglica num praestent Latiis Briticisve Latina Scire velim Placeant quae magìs Illa dabo THEOPHILAS LOVE-SACRIFICE CANTO IX The RECAPITVLATION And Pourtrait of a Heav'nly breathing Soul Whoso delights to burn in holy Fire Of VIRGIN fair THEOPHILA Joy Salamander in that Flame Thou so Pirausta born may'st like the Phoenix burn That to ETERNITIE thou rise Not losing Life but sowing well the same A holier Ovids smoothed Verse With Eyes of Heart with Heart-all-Eyes behold Such sacred Flames by Adamantine Hand Ought to be plac't in lasting Vrns But 'cause these Writings needed Aid of Pens Virtue than Birds more swift unto the Scribe lend Wing And let the Readers Care more Eyes than Argus bring The PORTICO Love to the Master and the Mate Stirs it self feebly in Lifes lowest Sphear That to our Parent and the Bed More large extends and breathes a Life of Sense That to our Countrey and its Sire Self raises loftier in Reasons Air But That to GOD Ravisht with Ecstasie It self transcends Nor Bounds nor Limits would It own But narrow'd That like Lovers kept apart Warms heats yea boyls boyls up and over Longs for th' Eternal sighs for HIM beyond that Lover THE ARGVMENT Blest Muse the Altar builds where LOVE' 's ador'd And throweth down loose Wit thy Nest abhorr'd She Clytie-like to th' Sun of Glory turns GOD is her Sun with Light of ZEAL She burns Distick 1. MVSE canst be silent when each charmed Grove Harbours a thousand warbling Notes of Loue 2 Art whets the Minde and Hymns set Edge on Art Dart up an Epod ZEAL crown thou the Dart. 3. Hope be thy Bowe thy Hand Love Faith the Shaft Let Hope shoot Faith to GOD with Loves strong Draft 4. Sacred's my Theme may my first Fruits HIM please Faith plants Hope nourishes Love ripens These 5. This World 's the Field GOD sows his WORD the Seed Satan the Thief the Good Corn th' Ill the Weed 6. LORD mount me to the Pitch of Larks on High That I as Birds wing'd Oars may cut the Skie 7. SAINTS would know GOD so as they Good may doe Let me both know this Good and act It too 8. HEAV'NS Love not knowledge doth the Palm acquire Who Heav'nly Knowledge gave will give Desire 9. That Ought I will can am is CHRIST from Thee CHRIST what I am can will accept from me 10. No Light Tast Strength without THEE Thou alone Art Health unto my Soul my Salt my Sun 11. Thou Light Way Life who sees walks liveth by That Flame Path Strength does not fall fail nor die 12. Upon thy Altars let my Verses prove The Victime Heart the Altar the Fire Love 13. Pray'r Frankincense Tears Myrrhe be Gold Souls Health The Minds best Work Hearts Laver Loves Wealth 14. I This Verse Hecatomb to THEE do bring As Solomon his numerous Offering 15. The pious Muse courts HEAV'N when highest Things She soars for still She craves BLEST DOVE thy Wings 16. With active Plumes flye up to th' ANGEL-QUIRE Where Chrysolites
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
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