Poems Occasioned by a melancholy vision Or A melancholy vision upon diuers Theames Englarged: Which by seuerall Arguments ensuinge is showed His gaudie musa tenebris: By H. M. [i.e. Humphrey Mill] |
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GOOD VSE OF Time.
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GOOD VSE OF Time.
With meanes to bee used to make advantage of it.
VVell, now I see, what miserie.
that time ill spent doth bring,
Hearing these words, they cut like swords,
teares from my eyes they wring.
that time ill spent doth bring,
Hearing these words, they cut like swords,
teares from my eyes they wring.
Time be my friend, ile make an end,
and leave my vaine delights,
I will thee use, and not abuse,
and give to thee thy rights.
and leave my vaine delights,
I will thee use, and not abuse,
and give to thee thy rights.
Thou art of price, I will be wise,
to make of thee such gaine,
As through Gods grace, Ile thrive apace,
Gods love shall me constraine.
to make of thee such gaine,
As through Gods grace, Ile thrive apace,
Gods love shall me constraine.
Though short time is, I will not misse,
in time to serve the Lord,
And then will he, still present be,
and comfort me afford.
in time to serve the Lord,
And then will he, still present be,
and comfort me afford.
Then time make haste, and run as fast,
or having wings thou flye.
Then to my fort, I will resort,
under Gods wings ile lye.
or having wings thou flye.
Then to my fort, I will resort,
under Gods wings ile lye.
Though suddenly, thou com'st to trie,
how ready I shall be,
Then thus I say, Ile watch and pray,
from feare I shall be free.
how ready I shall be,
Then thus I say, Ile watch and pray,
from feare I shall be free.
Against that houre, Lord by thy power,
of comforts give me store,
Live thou my soule, free from controule,
when time shall be no more.
of comforts give me store,
Live thou my soule, free from controule,
when time shall be no more.
Now thou my friend, that good intend,
use well the time while here
Thou stay: then sure, thou shalt endure,
fresh comforts shall appeare.
use well the time while here
Thou stay: then sure, thou shalt endure,
fresh comforts shall appeare.
Alas, how may I, thou wilt say,
make use of times sad story,
I may at last, when time is past,
by grace attaine to glory?
make use of times sad story,
I may at last, when time is past,
by grace attaine to glory?
Serve God, while young, when thou art strong
to overcome thy Lust,
Make haste also, and with time goe,
or be behinde thou must.
to overcome thy Lust,
Make haste also, and with time goe,
or be behinde thou must.
Deny thy strength, and now at length,
make God thy chiefest guide,
Let in thy brest, sin never rest,
but chiefly downe with pride.
make God thy chiefest guide,
Let in thy brest, sin never rest,
but chiefly downe with pride.
Beleeve thou art, freed from the smart
of sin, of death, and hell,
By him that came; from heavens frame,
sometime on earth to dwell.
of sin, of death, and hell,
By him that came; from heavens frame,
sometime on earth to dwell.
Be good and kinde, to all that minde
the God of time to serve,
Serve all in love, from God above,
let thy heart never swarve.
the God of time to serve,
Serve all in love, from God above,
let thy heart never swarve.
Unloose thy joyes, from earthly toyes,
and willing be to part,
For worldly things, no comfort brings,
let heaven have thy heart.
and willing be to part,
For worldly things, no comfort brings,
let heaven have thy heart.
So now we see, how we may be,
of time, good stewards then,
Let us be blest, Lord to thy rest,
and enter may: Amen.
of time, good stewards then,
Let us be blest, Lord to thy rest,
and enter may: Amen.
FINIS.
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