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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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TO THE READER
  
TO THE Truly Honorable and Religious, The Lady MARY VAUGHAN,
  
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD HARLEY KNIGHT OF THE BATH
  
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL Sr TREVIR WILLIAMES KNIGT AND BARRONET
  
The Invocation.
  
To his much honored Friend JOHN BIRCH, Esq;
  
To the Right Worshipful, The Company of HABERDASHERS in LONDON, &c.
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A TREASURY OF DIVINE RAPTURES.
  
The Post-script to the Reader.

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The Invocation.

I

O Lord,
Who only art
The Greatest and the Best,
An ever-flowing Fount
Whence Grace & Glory, & all Goodness springs:
Afford
Thy Spirit; Impart
Thy gracious aid; devest
My soul of sin, that she may mount
To thee, and live above terrestrial things.

II

O Thou,
Who didst inspire
The Prophets, that did use
In sacred Canto's heretofore
To celebrate thy great and glorious Name,
Fill now
With sprightly fire
My Heav'n-descended Muse,
And grant that she may evermore
Thy deathless praises to the World proclaim.
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