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The two Fires
Depart from Me yee Cursed into everlasting Fire, prepared for ye
Devill & his Angells. S. Mat. 25. 4I.
And surely Lord Thou knowest best,
Who didst that Fornace make;
Though venturous damning Men contest,
And thy Decrees doe break.
Who didst that Fornace make;
Though venturous damning Men contest,
And thy Decrees doe break.
O why should Wee ordeine that Fire
For Man, which Thou at first
For Devills kindle'st, & conspire
With them to be accurst!
For Man, which Thou at first
For Devills kindle'st, & conspire
With them to be accurst!
Fire of another mixture Thou
For Man prepared hast,
More hot then that in Hell below,
And which as long may last:
For Man prepared hast,
More hot then that in Hell below,
And which as long may last:
Delitious Fire, whose fuell is
Thine owne all-sweetning Graces,
Flames of eternall Love & blisse
Of ravishing Imbraces.
Thine owne all-sweetning Graces,
Flames of eternall Love & blisse
Of ravishing Imbraces.
And that we might be sure to be
Its Sacrifices, Thou
Thy Selfe didst kindly come & see
It kindled heer below.
Its Sacrifices, Thou
Thy Selfe didst kindly come & see
It kindled heer below.
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Whence, when Thou wert returned, Thou
Thy potent Spirit didst give,
Which on our Hearts mightst breathe & blow
And keep ye Fire alive.
Thy potent Spirit didst give,
Which on our Hearts mightst breathe & blow
And keep ye Fire alive.
What couldst Thou more! If we reject
Our proper FLAMES, sure none
But that STRANGE FIRE we can expect;
For burne we must in One.
Our proper FLAMES, sure none
But that STRANGE FIRE we can expect;
For burne we must in One.
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