THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures ::

THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]

Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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TO THE READER

TO THE Truly Honorable and Religious, The Lady MARY VAUGHAN,

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD HARLEY KNIGHT OF THE BATH

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL Sr TREVIR WILLIAMES KNIGT AND BARRONET

The Invocation.

To his much honored Friend JOHN BIRCH, Esq;

To the Right Worshipful, The Company of HABERDASHERS in LONDON, &c.

A TREASURY OF DIVINE RAPTURES.

The Post-script to the Reader.

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1. On Babel.

While the presumpt'ous world, swoln big with pride
Strove to enhance their names, and fondly try'd
To build a Tower, whose ambitions spire
Might kiss the Skies; Jehova in his ire
Dismounts his awful Throne, doth quickly quell
Their rash attempts to teach them to rebell tongues;
Against his Sov'raign power, confounds their
(Before but one) and they'r assembled throngs
He cleerly routs; enforcing them to run
Abroad the world, so leave their work undon:
Thus did the means they use, as safe and sure
T'avoid dispertion, the same procure:
Thus God will bring to naught their counsels still,
Who act contrary to his mind and will:
Great God! when my unlimited desires
Prompt me to ill, quench quench those raging fires,
O let the ill success of Babels Tower,
Tame my proud heart, & bring it one peg lower,
And if I must needs lofty Structures raise,
Grant I may seek thy glory, not mens praise.

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1. On Babel.