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 ...J. Oswald, 1750 - 270 pages |
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... laft Part of the Book , will be truly received and entertained by none , but those that are the Bride , the Lamb's Wife , the Woman clothed with the Sun , having the Moon under her Feet , and upon her Head the Crown of twelve Stars ...
... laft Part of the Book , will be truly received and entertained by none , but those that are the Bride , the Lamb's Wife , the Woman clothed with the Sun , having the Moon under her Feet , and upon her Head the Crown of twelve Stars ...
Page xi
... laft Agonies , and turn with Bellarmine from the Merit of Works in Man , to the Mercy of God in Chrift . That the following Lines may be bleffed of God for the fpi- ritual Profit and Edification of many , and for advan- cing a Life of ...
... laft Agonies , and turn with Bellarmine from the Merit of Works in Man , to the Mercy of God in Chrift . That the following Lines may be bleffed of God for the fpi- ritual Profit and Edification of many , and for advan- cing a Life of ...
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... laft Degree : Will God difpenfe with lefs ? Nay fure , he won't With ragged Toll his royal Law affront . Can Rags that Sinai Flames will foon dispatch , E'er prove the fiery Law's adequate Match ? Vain Man muft be divorc'd , and choofe ...
... laft Degree : Will God difpenfe with lefs ? Nay fure , he won't With ragged Toll his royal Law affront . Can Rags that Sinai Flames will foon dispatch , E'er prove the fiery Law's adequate Match ? Vain Man muft be divorc'd , and choofe ...
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... laft Her Confcience rous'd begins to ftand aghaft , Prefs'd with the Dread of Hell , fhe'll rafhly patch , And halve a Bargain with the profer'd Match . In hopes his Help , together with her own , Will turn to peaceful Smiles the ...
... laft Her Confcience rous'd begins to ftand aghaft , Prefs'd with the Dread of Hell , fhe'll rafhly patch , And halve a Bargain with the profer'd Match . In hopes his Help , together with her own , Will turn to peaceful Smiles the ...
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... laft : " For tho ' from every Sin I be not free , " Great Multitudes of Men are worse than me . " I'm none of those that swear , cheat , drink , and whore . " Thus on the Law he builds his Babel Tower . Yea even the vileft curfed ...
... laft : " For tho ' from every Sin I be not free , " Great Multitudes of Men are worse than me . " I'm none of those that swear , cheat , drink , and whore . " Thus on the Law he builds his Babel Tower . Yea even the vileft curfed ...
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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.