Aelohim-triune displayed by his workes Physicall and Meta-physicall, in a Poeme of diuerse forme. Adapted to the Hebrue text, the frame of Diuinitie, and Catholike exposition. Togither, With necessarie marginall notes for relieuing of the young student. The First Part. By Henoch Clapham |
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The time defin'd, their Nature is the next:
A spirituall nature termd in holy text:
A nature subtile, thinner then the ayre,
Not flesh nor bones, as with a man doth fare.
A spirituall nature termd in holy text:
A nature subtile, thinner then the ayre,
Not flesh nor bones, as with a man doth fare.
When antients haue defined euery spright
To be true bodies: vnderstand them right,
By Bodies they True beings do declare:
Not fleshy natures such as ours are.
To be true bodies: vnderstand them right,
By Bodies they True beings do declare:
Not fleshy natures such as ours are.
Yet fleshie bodies angels haue assumd,
By whome old Abrahams iunkets were consumd.
Whether those bodies weare condensed ayre,
Or fleshie bodies, I my censure spare.
By whome old Abrahams iunkets were consumd.
Whether those bodies weare condensed ayre,
Or fleshie bodies, I my censure spare.
But nescessary t'was for humaine sence,
Bodies organicall they should commence.
Nor such assumption, onely propper is,
To Angels such as neuer wrought amis.
Bodies organicall they should commence.
To Angels such as neuer wrought amis.
Apostate spirits the messengers of hell
They oft do that: witnesse lewde Magicks spell,
Witnesse the bloud they suck, witnesse the sacrifice
They do consume in such abhorring wise.
They oft do that: witnesse lewde Magicks spell,
Witnesse the bloud they suck, witnesse the sacrifice
They do consume in such abhorring wise.
Sauls Endor witch, see such an hag of hell:
For what lewd witch could trouble Samuel:
But all those bodyes, shapes, shewes true or vaine,
Be borrowed things and soone laide downe againe.
For what lewd witch could trouble Samuel:
But all those bodyes, shapes, shewes true or vaine,
Be borrowed things and soone laide downe againe.
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