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Poesis Rediviva

or, Poesie Reviv'd. By John Collop
 
 

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Fiduciarie.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fiduciarie.

Believe, onely believe, thou'rt safe; if true:
If this enough! what action need I do?
For if assurance be a good estate,
To it, from it distinct, need life relate?
If my estate be safe, if not can lies
To make me happy, by belief suffice?
If faith, before repentance justifie?
Since I am safe, need I on it rely?
It to th' continuance cannot more relate
Then inchoation of so good estate.
In vain with Jews you Abraham Father call,
He knows you not, know not his works at all.
God can raise Abram Children out of stones,
Yet flints without their fire he never owns.
Their zeal must flame, light of good works must shine,
Nought without heat and light can be divine;
'Cause faiths of things invisible, think you
Faith without works invisible's only true?

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If strong imagination faith must be?
Magique will prove the best Divinitie.