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The teares or lamentations of a sorrowfull Soule

Set foorth by Sir William Leighton

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The penitent proueth that sinne is not of God, but of the diuell and our selues.
  
  
  
  

The penitent proueth that sinne is not of God, but of the diuell and our selues.

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Cvrious discourse, religious rod,
Sinnes not in God, then not from God,
what's not from him, is not his deede:
Gods workes haue none enormitie,
We are the workes deformitie,
all's good that doth from God proceede.

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He tempt'h to try, not ouerthrow vs,
Yet needes not try, for he doth know vs.
but t'is, that we our selues should know:
From him all's good, from vs all's ill,
He makes all good, wee all doe spill,
our selues, our selues, doe ouerthrow.

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In punishments that t'vs are ill,
What he doth doe, he doth it still,
(hee's one, the same, and that same one:)
Not doing ought, but by not doing,
In him t'is good, to good ensewing,
hee'le see if we can stand alone.

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Gods grace is not difficient,
Sinne hath not cause ifficient,
and thee to sinne God doth not make:
Suggestions by the deuill are sent,
And there vnto man giues consent,
why should not God that man forsake?

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Our conscience is sent as a spiall,
Our punishments sent as a triall,
and oft times plagues sent as a curse:
God neuer was to vs a debter,
If all be sau'd hee's neuer better,
if all be damn'd, hee's nere the worse.

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God made all good, that all good can,
Then looke into thy bosome man,
an Ambuscado there there doth lie:
Of hideous sinnes by good omitting,
And monstrous sinnes, by ill committing,
t'is there plac't by, mans enemy.