The teares or lamentations of a sorrowfull Soule Set foorth by Sir William Leighton |
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The penitent proueth that sinne is not of God, but of the diuell and our selues.
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 | The teares or lamentations of a sorrowfull Soule |  |
The penitent proueth that sinne is not of God, but of the diuell and our selues.
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Cvrious discourse, religious rod,Sinnes not in God, then not from God,
what's not from him, is not his deede:
Gods workes haue none enormitie,
We are the workes deformitie,
all's good that doth from God proceede.
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He tempt'h to try, not ouerthrow vs,Yet needes not try, for he doth know vs.
but t'is, that we our selues should know:
From him all's good, from vs all's ill,
He makes all good, wee all doe spill,
our selues, our selues, doe ouerthrow.
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In punishments that t'vs are ill,What he doth doe, he doth it still,
(hee's one, the same, and that same one:)
Not doing ought, but by not doing,
In him t'is good, to good ensewing,
hee'le see if we can stand alone.
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Gods grace is not difficient,Sinne hath not cause ifficient,
and thee to sinne God doth not make:
Suggestions by the deuill are sent,
And there vnto man giues consent,
why should not God that man forsake?
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Our conscience is sent as a spiall,Our punishments sent as a triall,
and oft times plagues sent as a curse:
God neuer was to vs a debter,
If all be sau'd hee's neuer better,
if all be damn'd, hee's nere the worse.
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God made all good, that all good can,Then looke into thy bosome man,
an Ambuscado there there doth lie:
Of hideous sinnes by good omitting,
And monstrous sinnes, by ill committing,
t'is there plac't by, mans enemy.
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