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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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222. On Commendation.

The Saint's an Angel drest in flesh and blood;
His inclinations do aim at good;
His vertues are too great to be reveal'd,
And yet (me thinks) too great to be conceal'd:
Grace doth advance him far beyond the Pen,
Or the weak knowledge of admiting men,
No flowing language, nor words richest dress
And loft'st sence, can his full worth express,
Then since thou canst not paint him life & limb,
Admire Gods goodness in admiting him.
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