Seuen Sobs of a Sorrowful Soule for Sinne Comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the Princelie Prophet David, commonlie called Poenitentiall; framed into a forme of familiar praiers, and reduced into meeter by William Hunnis ... Whereunto are also annexed his Handful of Honisuckles; the Poore Widowes Mite; a Dialog between Christ and a sinner; diuers godlie and pithie ditties, with a Christian confession of and to the Trinitie; newly printed and augmented |
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The 5. meditation.
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The 5. meditation.
[If I demaund what mercie is]
If I demaund what mercie is,
thou God wilt answere me,
That mercie is th'abundance great
of thy diuine pitie.
Wherewith thou vewst th'afflicted sort,
that on the earth doo lie:
And what is this compassion then,
but proofes of thy mercie?
Our fathers old the same haue felt,
and now in rest doo raine,
And thou art stil the selfe same God,
for euer to remaine.
Our fathers were conceiude in sin,
and so are we likewise:
Wilt thou compassion shew on them,
and children theirs despise?
One faith in Christ we al professe,
one God in persons three,
As thou compassion hadst on them,
compassion haue on mee.
Ponder, O God, my harts desire,
most humblie doo I craue;
And doo away al my misdeeds,
and so compassion haue.
And as of sinners many a one,
whose number is vnknowne,
Thou didst vouchsafe to draw to thee,
and make them all thine owne:
So now vouchsafe most gentle God,
likewise to draw me in,
And make me righteous by thy grace,
forgiuing me my sin.
thou God wilt answere me,
That mercie is th'abundance great
of thy diuine pitie.
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that on the earth doo lie:
And what is this compassion then,
but proofes of thy mercie?
Our fathers old the same haue felt,
and now in rest doo raine,
And thou art stil the selfe same God,
for euer to remaine.
Our fathers were conceiude in sin,
and so are we likewise:
Wilt thou compassion shew on them,
and children theirs despise?
One faith in Christ we al professe,
one God in persons three,
As thou compassion hadst on them,
compassion haue on mee.
Ponder, O God, my harts desire,
most humblie doo I craue;
And doo away al my misdeeds,
and so compassion haue.
And as of sinners many a one,
whose number is vnknowne,
Thou didst vouchsafe to draw to thee,
and make them all thine owne:
So now vouchsafe most gentle God,
likewise to draw me in,
And make me righteous by thy grace,
forgiuing me my sin.
So shall my soule reioice, reioice,
and stil for mercie crie,
Peccaui, peccaui,
miserere mei.
and stil for mercie crie,
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miserere mei.
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