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Poesis Rediviva

or, Poesie Reviv'd. By John Collop
 
 

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Beræan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Beræan.

Darkness rewards him who in th' Ark would pry;
VVho peeps in Heav'n for light may blinded die.
Faith is an eye which blessedly is blinde;
VVhich in its blindness doth all knowledge finde.
A hand on earth, which stretch'd to God in heav'n,
VVhence all the treasures are of knowledge giv'n.
VVhere Reason's blinde, Faith prospectives should lend,
VVhere lame, Faith Reason must with wings befriend.
Though th' Elephant may swim, and Lamb here wade;
Approach not scripture, till a Lamb you're made.
Pretend not th' white stone shall be giv'n to thee,

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Not white like Lamb, but black by nocency.
'Tis unity in faith, orderly zeal,
And active Charity, that must Heav'n reveal.
Yet in devotion if thou art sincere,
Thou'rt in the porch, rejoice, thy heav'n is neer,
Without the practique part, the Theory's vain:
Let aëry mysteries nere unhing thy brain.
On th' Temple pinacle should thee Belial perch,
To God thou'rt neither nearer, nor his Church.
He'l say thou can'st not dash against a stone,
Yet every harder question's to thee one:
He'l plead by Scripture, tell thee of a Crown
He seeks to rob; doth raise to cast thee down.
To thee the good thou read'st doth not relate,
When thou dost read but into life translate.