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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.
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A TREASURY OF DIVINE RAPTURES.
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The Post-script to the Reader.

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16. On Accounts.

Great God! when I would cast up the accounts
Of all my sins, their number far surmounts,
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Th'hairs on my head, the Heavens Starry bands,
Earths blades of grass, the Sea beleag'ring sands.
Lord, onely thou the great Arithmetitian,
Canst sum them up; let Christ be my Physician,
His merits are infinite, with which he stops
The mouth of Justice, those sanguineous drops
That trickled down his wounds is balm to heal
My soul; for pardon I through him appeal
To thee, dear Lord, 'tis Mercy that I crave,
Thy saving Mercy let thy servant have:
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