Divinity and Morality in Robes of Poetry Composed for the Recreations of the Courteous and Ingenious. By the Author Tho. Jordan |
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The wretched estate of the cursed,
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The wretched estate of the cursed,
Deut. 27.
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There is a cruel wretch, whose watchful eyeStands Centinel; that he (most secretly)
Might smite his Neighbour where so e're he be,
God's curse o'retakes his fact—Cursed is he.
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That faithless man, who for his sole defenceCleaves to mans frailty without care, or sense
Of God, or his just power, let all agree
With one consent, to cry—Cursed is he.
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There is a slave so cruel and unkind,That will pervert the footsteps of the blind,
And lead them from their journey, all that be
Christians, will surely say—Cursed is he.
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A vile transgressor too, I cannot missAn Image-worshipper, and one that is
A friend to Wooden Saints, let him not be
A patern for our lives—Cursed is he.
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He that's unmerciful, adulterous,A Fornicator, or one covetous,
And many such great evils, God will see
His true amendment, els—Cursed is he.
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He that in Judgment hindereth the rightOf Fatherless, or Widows, in God's sight
His unjust Judgment stands, who will not see
His sin unpunished—Cursed is he:
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But ther's a Judas, who reward will takeTo murther innocents, (my Saviours sake
Doth make me now relent) but let him be
Subject unto his bane—Cursed is he.
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But now a Caytiff, heathenish and vile,I must declare, a disobedient Child;
A Parent-Curser, who deserves to be
Cursed of all the world—Cursed is he.
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There is a craft crep't in the Country Sir,Which is to bear his Neighbours Landmark far
From its true place of residence, to be
For his unlawful use—Cursed is he.
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Here is another Iustice will not spare,And hot, lascivious, loose Adulterer,
That whores his Neighbours wife, and makes him be
The laughing-stock of Fools—Cursed is he.
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