Odes In Imitation of the Seaven Penitential Psalmes with Sundry other Poemes and ditties tending to deuotion and pietie [by Richard Rowlands] |
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A REPREHENSION OF THE REPREHENDING of our ladies praise. |
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A REPREHENSION OF THE REPREHENDING of our ladies praise.
Fy foule contempt of self-defyling breath,
That dar'st disgorge, gainst so great puritie,
The poisson issued from defect of faith,
To serue to witnes thy impietie.
That dar'st disgorge, gainst so great puritie,
The poisson issued from defect of faith,
To serue to witnes thy impietie.
VVhence can it come but from infernal hate
That earth-bred wretches are become so brag,
As Gods owne mothers glorie to abate,
To call and compt her but a saffron bag.
That earth-bred wretches are become so brag,
As Gods owne mothers glorie to abate,
To call and compt her but a saffron bag.
Or that a lil the subiect vnto sin
Dare equalize her self as good as shee,
In whome no thought impure hath euer bin,
Or least of purenesse-want might euer bee.
Dare equalize her self as good as shee,
In whome no thought impure hath euer bin,
Or least of purenesse-want might euer bee.
No Saint or Angel euer taught them this,
For heauen did her entytle ful of grace,
And her conception of the king of blis
Her high regard comends to eu'ry race.
For heauen did her entytle ful of grace,
And her conception of the king of blis
Her high regard comends to eu'ry race.
Her self of her owne praise was prophetesse,
And of the races that should it conserue,
Needes must they then her euer-praise professe
That loue and law enuyteth to obserue.
And of the races that should it conserue,
Needes must they then her euer-praise professe
That loue and law enuyteth to obserue.
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The honor to a mother such as shee
To such a sonne must argue greater loue,
VVhich may not vnto him offensiue bee,
In whome kynde loue can it no lesse approoue.
To such a sonne must argue greater loue,
VVhich may not vnto him offensiue bee,
In whome kynde loue can it no lesse approoue.
But hatred of her laud may neuer grow
Of zeale that loue vnto her sonne may raise,
Nor can the chyld his loue on such bestow,
As kindle hatred at the mothers praise.
Of zeale that loue vnto her sonne may raise,
Nor can the chyld his loue on such bestow,
As kindle hatred at the mothers praise.
He which is mighty her hath magnifyde,
Let faithful then her euer magnify,
VVhyle the vnfaithful in conceit abyde,
Of doing wel her praises to deny.
Let faithful then her euer magnify,
VVhyle the vnfaithful in conceit abyde,
Of doing wel her praises to deny.
And let performance of her woorthy praise,
Of her praise-yeilding race remaine the signe,
That so the blame that for it others raise,
Become the marck of their dissenting lyne.
Of her praise-yeilding race remaine the signe,
That so the blame that for it others raise,
Become the marck of their dissenting lyne.
And let contempt of her with such abyde,
As pay in hel the tribute of their pryde.
As pay in hel the tribute of their pryde.
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