The Pilgrimes New-yeares-Gift or, Fourteene Steps to the Throne of Glory. By the 7. Corporeall and 7. Spirituall Acts of Charitie, and those made Parallels. By Ralph Crane |
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Canto 3.
What Comfort's due to Those,
Counsels the Doubtfull Spirit,
The Pilgrims Pen doth here disclose
whilst MERCIE doth infer it.
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cloath the Naked: (the third Step to grace)
Counsels the Doubtfull Spirit,
The Pilgrims Pen doth here disclose
whilst MERCIE doth infer it.
With this Spirituall worke, may ranke in place
There's Nakednes in Soule (which is in Man
The greatest want) when Christ is not put-on:
His sufferings his Righteousnesse, his Merits
Which are the vestments that adorne meeke spirits
Those Soules are deck't with Graces, & shine most
Set with the Counsells of the holy Ghost:
Then to be Doubtfull, and of hard beliefe
Is miserable Nakednes: a griefe
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Since it first prou'd the Iewes Reiection;
Faith is that wedding Robe, In which not drest
We are disgrac'd, and turn'd out from the Feast;
Which still confirmes the vnseemelines of doubt.
Faith's call'd a Brest-plate: if we walke without,
We are not onely Bare, but want Defence,
And euery Euill, knowes our Indigence:
Euery Temptation woundes with the least touch;
The Force though weak, the doubter helps it much
And sticks in his owne Arrow: his flesh cleaues
VVide ope to Ils, whose heart no Faith receiues:
He that to this Soules-Succour lends a hand,
Helpes to remoue this house built vpon Sand,
And sets it on a Rock (his Sauiours Trust)
To the next Worke of comfort he'll be iust.
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