Gospel Sonnets; Or, Spiritual Songs: In Six Parts. 1. The Believer's Espousals. 2. The Believer's Jointure. 3. The Believer's Riddle. 4. The Believer's Lodging. 5. The Believer's Soliloquy. 6. The Believer's Principles ... |
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... Pleasure looks on low and worthlefs Things ; Deep are his Judgments , fovereign is his Will , Let every mortal Worm be dumb , be still . In vain proud Reafon fwells beyond its Bound , God and his Counfels are a Gulf profound , An Ocean ...
... Pleasure looks on low and worthlefs Things ; Deep are his Judgments , fovereign is his Will , Let every mortal Worm be dumb , be still . In vain proud Reafon fwells beyond its Bound , God and his Counfels are a Gulf profound , An Ocean ...
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... pays Its daily Tribute down in golden Rays ? Because fome blinded with the blazing Gleams , Share not the Pleasure of the light'ning Beams . D 3 Let Let thofe be harden'd , petrify'd and harm'd , The PART I. The Believer's Efpoufals . 53.
... pays Its daily Tribute down in golden Rays ? Because fome blinded with the blazing Gleams , Share not the Pleasure of the light'ning Beams . D 3 Let Let thofe be harden'd , petrify'd and harm'd , The PART I. The Believer's Efpoufals . 53.
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... Pleasure with atoning Blood . " Glory to Truth that now in Scarlet clad , " Has feal'd both Threats and Promises with Red . " Glory to Mercy now in purple Streams " So fweetly gliding thro ' the divine Streams " Of other once offended ...
... Pleasure with atoning Blood . " Glory to Truth that now in Scarlet clad , " Has feal'd both Threats and Promises with Red . " Glory to Mercy now in purple Streams " So fweetly gliding thro ' the divine Streams " Of other once offended ...
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... pleasure now prefent Thy Husband's full Difcharge . 17 . Tho ' new - contracted Guilt beget New Fears of divine Ire ; Yet fear thou not , tho ' drown'd in Debt , Thy Husband is the Prayer . God 18 . God might in Rigour thee indite Of ...
... pleasure now prefent Thy Husband's full Difcharge . 17 . Tho ' new - contracted Guilt beget New Fears of divine Ire ; Yet fear thou not , tho ' drown'd in Debt , Thy Husband is the Prayer . God 18 . God might in Rigour thee indite Of ...
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... Pleasure ftrew'd , Thy Husband made rejoice . 7 . Doft know thou ne'er could'ft him embrace , ' Till he embraced thee ? Nor ever fee him , ' till his Face Thy Husband open'd free ? 8 . And findeft to this very Hour , That this is ftill ...
... Pleasure ftrew'd , Thy Husband made rejoice . 7 . Doft know thou ne'er could'ft him embrace , ' Till he embraced thee ? Nor ever fee him , ' till his Face Thy Husband open'd free ? 8 . And findeft to this very Hour , That this is ftill ...
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Page 174 - Lord is a Sun and Shield : He will give Grace and Glory, and no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Page 154 - To Good and Evil equal bent, I'm both a Devil and a Saint.
Page 181 - My faith, that sees so darkly here, Will there resign to vision clear ; My hope, that's here a weary groan, Will to fruition yield the throne. Here fetters hamper freedom's wing, But there the captive is a king ; And grace is like a buried seed, But sinners there are saints indeed.
Page 194 - Our Lord is ours, and we are his ; Yea, now we see him as he is ; And hence we like unto him are, And full his glorious image share. " No darkness now, no dismal night, No vapour intercepts the light ; We see for ever face to face, The highest Prince in highsst place. " This, this, does heav'n enough afford, We are for ever with the Lord; We want no more, for all is giv'n; His presence is the heart of heav'n.
Page 180 - But there, all griefs are swallow'd up. Love here is scarce a faint desire ; But there, the spark's a flaming fire ; , Joys here are drops, that passing flee ; But there, an overflowing sea.
Page 267 - Paraphrase or Large Explicatory Poem upon the Song of Solomon, Wherein the mutual love of Christ and His Church Contained in that Old Testament Song is imitated in the language of the New Testament, and adapted to the Gospel- dispensation.