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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01341	Davids hainous sinne. Heartie repentance. Heavie punishment. By Thomas Fuller Master of Arts of Sidnye Colledge in Cambridge	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1631 (1631)	STC 11463; ESTC S102822	16,950	78

disgrace A King ●o former favor doth restore With all respect the Court doth him embrace Fawning as fast as they did flowte before Whose smiles or frownes are but the bare reflex● Of the Kings face and like to this direction Where hee affects they settle their affection 17 PLaine-dealing Natha● prese●tly was sent Nathan than whom was none more skil'd to lanch 〈◊〉 festred soule and with a se●rching tent 〈◊〉 sound the sore more cunning none to stanch A bleeding-hearted sinner nor more kinde With swadling cloaths of comfort for to binde Vnjoynted members of a troubled minde 18 〈◊〉 did not flow with wealth which envye breeds ●●or yet was he with pe●ury opprest ●●ant is the cause from which co●●●mpt proceeds 〈◊〉 meanes were in the meane and that 's the best High hills are parcht with h●●te or hid with snow And humble dales soone drown'd that lie too low Whilst happy graine on hanging hills doth grow 19. For sundry duties he did dayes devide Making exchange of worke his recreation For prayer he set the precious morne aside The midday he bequeath'd to meditation Sweete sacred stories he reserv'd for night To reade of Moses meeknes Sampsons might These were his joy these on●ly his delight 20. But now dispensing with his dayly taske To court he comes and wisely did invent Vnder a parable his minde to maske Seeming to me●ne nought lesse than what he meant And Lapwing-like round fluttering a while With 〈…〉 praeface and a witty wile Hee made 〈◊〉 King himselfe for to beguile 21 Thus he that thought all mortall men to cheate And with false shewes his secret sinnes to shade Was couzned by the innocent deceite Of one plaine Prophet and directly made As he a Iudge sate on the bench to stand At barr a prisoner holding up his hand But first condemned by his owne command 22 Go● fond affectors of a flanting straine Whose sermons strike at sinnes with slenting blowes Give me the man that 's power●ull and plaine The Monste● Vice vnmasked to expose Such Preachers doe the soule and marrow part And cause the guilty conscience to smart Such please no itching eares but peirce the heart 23. This made King Davids marble minde to melt And to the former temper to returne ●hawing his frozen breast when as he felt The lively sparks of grace therein to burne Which vnder ashes cold were choakt before And now hee weeps and wayles and sighs full sore Though sure such sorrow did his joy restore 24. So have I seene one slumber'd in a swound Whose sullen soule into his heart did hye His pensive frien'ds soone heave him from the ground And to his face life-water doe apply At length a long-expected sigh doth strive To bring the wellcome newes the man's alive Whose soule at last doth in each part ariue 25 ●hen to his Harpe he did himselfe betake ●His tongue-tide harpe long growne out of request ●nd next to this his glory must awake ●he member he of all accounted best Then with those hands which hee for griefe did wring Hee also lightly strikes the warbling string And makes one voice serve both to sob and sing 26 ●hat heavenly voyce to heare I more desire ●han Syren's sweetest songs than musicke made ●y Philomele chiefe of the winged quire Or him whose Layes so pleasing did perswade Stones for to lack●y when he went before Or that brave harper whom unto the shore His hackny Dolphin safely did restore Davids Heavie Punishment 1 MOst true it is when Penitents by grace Acquitted are the pardon of their sinnes And punishments release do ●oth imbrace Like to a paire of vndivided twinns Parted they cannot be they cleave so fast Yet when the tempest of Gods wrath is past Still his afflicting hony-shower doth last 2 But let the Schooles these thorny points dispute Whose searching sight can naked truth discry Sculking in Errors arms and are acute ●ine-●ingred with distinctions to ●ntye Knotts more than Gordian these men never mist The slender marke like those in whose left fist There did so much dexterity consist 3 Meane time my Muse come see how prettily The patient Infant doth it selfe behave Infant but newly borne now neare to dye That from the cradle posted to the grave See with what silent signes and sighes full faine Poore heart it would expresse where lies the paine Complaining that it knowes not to complaine 4 Stay cruell Death thy hand for pitty hold Against some aged grand-fire bend thy bow That now hath full twice forty winters told Whose head is silver'd or'e with ages snow Dash out this Babe out of thy dismall bill And in exchange let him thy number fill So may be life his friends enjoy him still 5. Those hands to hurt another never sought Which cannot helpe themselues they are so weake His heart did never hatch a want on thought His tongue did never lye that cannot speake By wrong and violence he ne're did wrest The goods wherewith his Neighbour is possest Whose strength scarse servs to suck his nurse's brest 6 ●ut ah this Infant 's guilt from him proceeds T●at knew the least when most he sought to know Who was most nak't when cloathed in his weeds Best cloathed then when naked he did goe In vayne the wit of wisest men doth strive To cut off this intayle that doth derive Death unto all when first they are alive 7 As when a tender Rose begins to blow Yet scarse unswadled is some wanton maide Pleas'd with the smell allured with the show Will not reprive it till it hath display'd The folded leaves but to her brest applie's Th' abortive budd where coffined it lye's Losing the blushing Dye before it die's 8 So this babes life newly begun did end Which sure receiv'd the substance though not sign'd With graces seale God freely doth attend His ordinance but will not be confin'd Thereto when'ts not neglected nor despis'd They that want Water are by Fire baptiz'd Those sanctifi'd that ne're were circumcis'd 9 Sweet Babe one Sabboth thou on earth didst see But endles Sabboths doest in heaven survive Grant Death of joyfull howers deprived thee Thou hadst seene yeares of sorrowes if alive True thou we●t borne a Prince but now art crown'd A ●ing by Death sleepe therefore in the ground Sweetly vntill the Tr●mpet last shall sound 10 By this childs death King David did sustaine One losse but wh●re this misery did end More miseries began as in a chayne One linke doth on another linke depend His l●st with lust his slaying with a slaughter Must punish't be proportion'd therafter To Mother sinne is punishment the Daughter 11. AMnon advis'd by Ionadab a fit Of sicknesse faines Men wickedly inclin'd Worse counsellers that with great store of wit Have dearth of grace most easily may find And Thamar's hands his meate must onely make Ah happy age when Ladies learn't to bake And when Kings Daughters knew to knead a cake 12 Rebecka was esteem'd of comely hew Yet not

This Rebell Ioab whilst to quell he strives A nameles woman in the booke of life Her name is kept that kept so many lives Procur'd that he who stirred up the strife The body of the Common-wealth to rend From Prince the head whereon it did depend With head from body rent his life did end 57 By his death many Citizens surviv'd The losse of Traytors blood did prove their gaine Soone cea'st the flood of Discord thence deriv'd When they the factious fountaine did restraine This warre a vile man with a word did rayse Vnto his shame which to her endlesse prayse A worthy Woman with a word allaies 58 So in our land a noble Queene arose As we have heard our fathers oft relate A Maide yet Manly to confound her foes A Maide and yet a Mother to the State Which she weake like to crumbling bricke did finde Which strong as lasting marble she resign'd Gold and Gods worship both by her refin'd 59 She having florished in great renowne In spite of power and policy of Spaine Did change her earthly for an heavenly crowne And cea'st to rule o're men with God to raigne Fourty and foure Novembers fully past Aie me that winged time should post so fast To Christ her love she wedded was at last 60 This Sunne thus set there followed no Night In our Horizon strait another Sunne Most happily continued the light Which by the first was hopefully begunne And what might most amaze all mortall eyes Never before out of the Northen skies Did men behold bright Phoebus to arise 61. Arts did increase his fame he did increase The fame of Arts and counting twice eleven Twelve months upon his throne this Prince of peace By falling to the Earth did rise to Heaven Then downe our chee● stears hot cold did flow Those for the Sire decea'st expre'st our woe Those joy for his succeeding Sonne did show 62. Live gracious Leige whose Vertues doe surmount All flattery and Envy them admires C●nter of grace and greatnesse liv●●o Cou●t Till that thy kingdome with the world expires Wee subjects wish thee worst that love thee best Who here long to injoy thee ●oe request That late thou mayst injoy an heavenly rest 63 And thou young Prince hope of the future age Succeed to Fathers Vertues Name and Crowne A new Starre did thy Saviours birth praesage His death the Sun eclipsed did renowne But both of these conjoyned to adorne Thy wellcome birth the Sun with ag● so worne Did seeme halfe dead and a young starr was borne 64 But what dost thou my ventrous Muse praesume So far above thy dwarf-like strength to straine Such soaring soone will melt thy waxen plume Let those heroike sparks whose learned braine Doth merit chapletts of victorious bayes Make Kings the subjects of their lof●y layes Thy worthlesse praysing doth their worth dispraise 65 Strike saile and to thy matter draw more neare And draw thy matter nearer to an end Though nought prayse-worthy in thy verse appeare Yet strive that shortnesse may the same commend Returne to see where Ioah homeward goes To see his Friends that had subdu'd his foes His souldiers and himselfe there to repose 66 Thus when two adverse winds with strong command Summon the Sea the waves that both do feele Dare follow neither but in doubt do stand Whilst that the shipps with water drunke doe reele With men for griefe of drowning drown'd in griefe Vntill at length a Calme brings them reliefe And stills the storme that had so long beene briefe 67 Oh that I might but live to see the day Day that I more desire than hope to see When all these bloody discords done away Our Princes in like manner might agree When all the world might smile in perfect peace And these long-lasting broyls at length might cease Broyles which alas doe dayly more increase 68 ●he Neatherlands with endlesse warrs are tost ●ike in successe to their unconstant tide ●osing their gettings gaining what they lost ●enmarke both sword and Ba●tick seas divide More blood than juice of grape nigh Rhine is shed And Brunswicke Land will not be comforted But cryes My Duke alas my Duke is dead 69 The warrs in France now layd aside not ended Are onely skinned ouer with a scarre Yea haughty Alps that to the clouds ascended Are ouer-climbed with a bloody Warre And Maroes birth place Mantua is more Made famous now for Mars and battell sore Than for his Muse it famed was before 70 Sweden to stopp th' Imperiall flood provides May his good cause be crown'd with like successe And they that now please none to please both sides May they themselves his trusty friends expresse But Turks the Cobweb of their Truce each howr● Doe breake they wayte a time but want no powre Nor will warr-wearied Christians to deuoure 71 But let the cunning Chymicke whose exact ●kill caused Light from darknesse to proceed Out of disorder order can extract Make in his due time all these jars agree'd Whose greiuances may be bemoan'd by men By God alone redressed and till then ● hey more befitt my Prayers than my Pen. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS * The Tower of Eder nigh Bethlē 7. miles from Ier●sale● * Deut. 32. 15. * Rabba 2 Sam. 12. 27. * Thou art the man * The man that hath done this thing shal dye * ●●dges 20. 16. * The death of King David's Child * The deflowring of Thamar * The murdering of Amnon * Absolons aspiring to the kingdome * Luk● 19. 4● * Ac●itophel hanging himselfe * The battell betwixt Absalon and Davids men * The sonne of Belial * What part have we in David c. * His head shall be thrown c.