The synagogue, or, the shadow of the temple Sacred poems, and private ejaculations. In imitation of Mr George Herbert [by Christopher Harvey] |
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Inundations. |
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Inundations.
We talke of Noahs flood as of a wonder;
And so we may.
The Scriptures say,
The waters did prevaile. the hils were under,
And nothing could be seen but sea.
And so we may.
The Scriptures say,
The waters did prevaile. the hils were under,
And nothing could be seen but sea.
And yet there are two other floods surpasse
That flood as farre,
As heaven one starre:
Which many men regard as little as
The ordinariest things that are.
That flood as farre,
As heaven one starre:
Which many men regard as little as
The ordinariest things that are.
The one is sinne, the other is salvation:
And we must need
Confesse indeed
That either of them is an inundation,
That doth the deluge farre exceed.
And we must need
Confesse indeed
That either of them is an inundation,
That doth the deluge farre exceed.
In Noahs flood he and his houshold liv'd;
And there abode
A whole Ark-load
Of other creatures, that were then repriev'd,
All safely on the waters rode.
And there abode
A whole Ark-load
Of other creatures, that were then repriev'd,
All safely on the waters rode.
But when sinne came, it overflowed all,
And left none free:
Nay, even he
That knew no sinne, could not release my thrall;
But that he was made sinne for me.
And left none free:
Nay, even he
That knew no sinne, could not release my thrall;
But that he was made sinne for me.
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And when salvation came, my Saviours blood
Drown'd sinne againe
With all its traine
Of evils; overflowing them with good,
With good that ever shall remaine.
Drown'd sinne againe
With all its traine
Of evils; overflowing them with good,
With good that ever shall remaine.
Oh! let there be one other inundation:
Let grace overflow
In my soule so,
That thankfulnesse may levell with salvation,
And sorrow sinne may overgrow.
Let grace overflow
In my soule so,
That thankfulnesse may levell with salvation,
And sorrow sinne may overgrow.
Then will I praise my Lord and Saviour so,
That Angels shall
Admire mans fall;
When they shall see Gods greatest glory grow,
Where Satan thought to root out all.
That Angels shall
Admire mans fall;
When they shall see Gods greatest glory grow,
Where Satan thought to root out all.
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