L.. the full finall Sacrifice on which a res nxt their eyes The mom'i Isack, and his ranime: The manna and the paschal lamb Lesy Master, inst and true! Our food, and faithfull Shephard too O by Thy self vouchsafe to keep. As with Thy selfe Thon feel's Thy sheep. O let that lone which thus makes Ther Mix with our low mortality. Lift our lean soules, and sett vs vp Coheirs of saints. That so all may Nor change the pastyre, but the place, To feed of Thee, in Thine Own face. Amen. NOTES. In 1648, line 3 has thou' for you: line 4 and for to: line 6, ambitious: line 19. 'Lord' is misprinted Law: line 39, names: line 42 spells one as on line 55, our text (1652) misprints shall: line 75, 1648 reads ' mean for 'lean." G. that true, Schooles vse to tell, sand angels in one point can dwell. e's great artillery h here contracts it self, and comes to ly se-couch't in your white bosom; and from thence As from a snowy fortresse of defence, Against the ghostly foes to take your part, And fortify the hold of your chast heart. It is an armory of light; Let constant vse but keep it bright, To holy hands and humble hearts More swords and sheilds Then sin hath snares, or Hell hath darts. Only be sure The hands be pure 19 25 30 Amorous languishments; luminous trances ; Whose pure and subtil lightning flyes 75 Home to the heart, and setts the house on fire, And melts it down in sweet desire Yet doth not stay To ask the windows' leaue, to passe that way; 80 Delicious deaths; soft exalations Of soul; dear and diuine annihilations ; A thousand vnknown rites Of ioyes and rarefy'd delights; A hundred thousand goods, glories, and graces : And many a mystick thing Which the diuine embraces Of the deare Spouse of spirits, with them will bring, For which it is no shame That dull mortality must not know a name. Of all this hidden store Of blessings, and ten thousand more (If when He come He find the heart from home) Doubtlesse He will vnload Himself some other where, And poure abroad His pretious sweets On the fair soul whom first He meets. O fair, O fortunate! O riche! O dear! 85 ༡༠ 95 |