The Citizens Flight With their Recall; To which is added Englands Tears and Englands Comforts: By John Quarles |
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If this be then our Cure, let hearts and eyes
Agree together; let our storms arise
And never cease untill they've spent their showers,
When we have spent our store, Heaven shows his powers:
Our end is his beginning, let us end
Our sins, and he will soon begin to send
His Mercy to compleate a happy story,
For blest beginnings alwaies end in glory;
Prayer is an Introduction to our bliss
And makes th' offender, and the offended kiss,
Not kiss, and part; but kiss and so conjoyne,
And turn our tears of Water into Wine,
Wine Sacramental, mercy makes it sweet
Oh! happy time when sin and mercy meet;
Meet, not to stay together; but to part,
For both cannot be welcome to one heart.
Agree together; let our storms arise
And never cease untill they've spent their showers,
When we have spent our store, Heaven shows his powers:
Our end is his beginning, let us end
Our sins, and he will soon begin to send
His Mercy to compleate a happy story,
For blest beginnings alwaies end in glory;
Prayer is an Introduction to our bliss
And makes th' offender, and the offended kiss,
Not kiss, and part; but kiss and so conjoyne,
And turn our tears of Water into Wine,
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Oh! happy time when sin and mercy meet;
Meet, not to stay together; but to part,
For both cannot be welcome to one heart.
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