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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... kind Reception among ferious Chriflians than ever I ex- pected ; which alfo has prompted me to put it now into the best Order , that my Time and other Affairs would allow ; in the Throng whereof I was urged exceedingly , again and again ...
... kind Reception among ferious Chriflians than ever I ex- pected ; which alfo has prompted me to put it now into the best Order , that my Time and other Affairs would allow ; in the Throng whereof I was urged exceedingly , again and again ...
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... kind can do , Then he may win her , and her Bleffing too . Hard Terms indeed ! While Death's the first Demand , But Love is ftrong as Death , and will not stand , To carry on the Suit , and make it good , Tho ' at the dearest Rate of ...
... kind can do , Then he may win her , and her Bleffing too . Hard Terms indeed ! While Death's the first Demand , But Love is ftrong as Death , and will not stand , To carry on the Suit , and make it good , Tho ' at the dearest Rate of ...
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... Kind Grace the Tumults of her Heart muft quell , And draw her Heav'nward by the Gates of Hell . The Bridegroom's Father makes by's holy Sp'rit His ftern Command with her ftiff Confcience meet ; To dash her Pride , and fhew her utmost ...
... Kind Grace the Tumults of her Heart muft quell , And draw her Heav'nward by the Gates of Hell . The Bridegroom's Father makes by's holy Sp'rit His ftern Command with her ftiff Confcience meet ; To dash her Pride , and fhew her utmost ...
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... Kind Heaven must reach to Hell , and lift her up : For no Decorum e'er about her found : Is fhe belov'd ? but on a nobler Ground . Jehovah's Love is like his Nature free , Nor muft his Creature challenge his Decree . But low at ...
... Kind Heaven must reach to Hell , and lift her up : For no Decorum e'er about her found : Is fhe belov'd ? but on a nobler Ground . Jehovah's Love is like his Nature free , Nor muft his Creature challenge his Decree . But low at ...
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... kind is alfo bound t ' obey . It may by Human and Angelick Blaze Have Honour , but in finite partial ways . Thefe Natures have its Luftre once defac'd , ' Twill be by part of both for ay difgrac❜d . Yet had they all obfequious flood ...
... kind is alfo bound t ' obey . It may by Human and Angelick Blaze Have Honour , but in finite partial ways . Thefe Natures have its Luftre once defac'd , ' Twill be by part of both for ay difgrac❜d . Yet had they all obfequious flood ...
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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.