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Poesis Rediviva

or, Poesie Reviv'd. By John Collop
 
 

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Incerta pœnitentia.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Incerta pœnitentia.

Each day a market is, where we do buy,
Or unto sale expose eternity.
Each day's a ring with good deeds it engrave;
At the Lambs wedding you this ring must have.
Time golden Harvests each day doth present;
The times to be redeem'd that is mispent.
On the back of sin, sorrow and shame doth wait,
Repentance hasts, ne're overtakes or late.
To all to grieve, few to repent is giv'n.
Which is begot like pearls of th' dew of heav'n,
Happy in this snow-water bath their soul;
It can the burnings of their lust make whole.
More weep for sin that sin doth them forsake;
Then that by sin they God an enemy make;
Such water doth augment, not quench Hell flame;

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'Tis true Contritions floods must quench the same,
Practice of lives not tongues must Christians make;
He leaves not sin, leaves it doth him forsake.
He loves not God who for himself don't love;
Who's glew'd to earth, shall nere know God above.
A Judas here impiety may veil,
With kisses, vengeance slow, yet sure, can't fail;
He'l break in two, discover his black soul,
If timely pennance wipe not sins black scrol.
Lord let me hear thy voice while 'tis to day;
Lest hard'ned in sins wildernesse I stray.
Unto the fiery serpents sting I pray;
While I forsake thee Lord who art the way.