Fruits of Retirement Or, Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and Divine. Being Some Contemplations, Letters, &c. Written on a Variety of Subjects and Occasions. By Mary Mollineux ... To which is Prefixed, Some Account of the Author |
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A Meditation.
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A Meditation.
O who would think, all outward Foes might beSuppress'd and Conquer'd, much more easily
Than that insulting Tyrant in the the Heart,
Which there usurps, and acts the Traytor's part!
For though a Man externally Reform
His Actions, so that strictly he perform
The Precepts of the Law; 'tis all in vain,
If he th' accursed Achan entertain
In his polluted Breast: This will expose
Him to the Fury of all outward Foes;
Whom otherwise he might with ease repel,
Did not this Traytor in the Bosom dwell.
We'll therefore wait, to feel the searching Power,
By its Enlightning Influence, discover
This cursed Achan, that the Camp may be
Entirely Sanctified, to follow thee,
Isr'els Victorious King, who truly dost
Watch with a tender care o'er Isr'els Host:
For 'tis a Task, surpassing Humane Skill,
Rightly to govern and direct the Will.
Let therefore Heart and Will be still resign'd
To thee, with a free, fervent, humble Mind.
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