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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130. On a Christless person.
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A Christless man is poor, he's nothing worth,He stands condemned for the guilt of sin,
He hath no holiness to let him forth,
He's filthy; like an Infant tumbling in
It's blood; i'th' law what was the Leper foul,
But the sad embleme of a Christless soul?
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A Christless wretch in Scripture is compar'dTo things most vile, as to a Swine, a Dog,
A Viper, nay a Devil; he's all besmeard
With filthy lusts, his hearts a rotten bog:
Sin's Plague-sores run upon him, blind he is;
And the more blind, because he thinks he sees.
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He's dead, and yields a most unsav'ry smell,So that God loaths him, he hath no part sound;
He is th'exact Epitome of Hell,
From him nothing but dregs is running found;
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An ear-board slave when he most freely sins.
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Can he find comfort when he comes to dye?His wounds do bleed, & he hath no Physitian;
He is in debt, and hath no surety,
A Christless, is a comfortless condition:
He no salvation hath; at the great day,
The very looks of Christ shall him dismay.
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