Flamma sine Fumo or, poems without fictions. Hereunto are annexed the Causes, Symptoms, or Signes of several Diseases with their Cures, and also the diversity of Urines, with their Causes in Poetical measure. By R. W. [i.e. Rowland Watkyns] |
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GRACE.
Qui quærit, invenit.
Men dig the bowels of the earth for gold,
And rocks for precious stones; and some are bold
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To get the pearl of Grace, more rich, more rare.
The Manna, and the Quails were dainty meat,
And as delicious as a man could eat;
But taste the food of Grace, and thou shalt find
It yields a better relish to thy mind:
Grace makes the poor man rich, the bline to see,
The sad man full of joy, the bondman free;
Weak humane thoughts it turns to thoughts divine,
As Christ at Cana water turn'd to wine;
It sweetens all conditions, rich and poor,
Like some pure incense, and preserves thy store.
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