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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]

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29. On Advancement.

1

Our Blest Redeemer fanci'd,
Humility even so,
Our way to be Advanced,
Must be by being low.

2

He had all in Fruition,
Yet for our sakes did pitch,
Upon a mean condition,
That us he might enrich.

3

This Prince inestimable
By whom the World is swaid,
Was in a homely Stable,
Born of a Mother-Maid.

4

The Heav'ns could not contain him,
Yet him a cratch did hold;
Fools did indeed disdain him,
But wise men brought him Gold.

5

He fasted, and was tempted,
To feast us with his Grace,
That we might be exempted,
Opprest with griefs he was.

6

W'are by his shame renowned
And eased by his pain;
We by his Cross are Crowned,
And by his loss we gain.

7

On Earth, he was a stranger,
That we might be Gods Sons;
He past through Death and danger,
To make us sit on Thrones.

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All Glory be to him therefore,
Ascrib'd, both now and evermore.