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... Author of thy weale , And to His soveraine mercie doe appeale : Learne Him to love that loved thee so deare , And in thy brest His blessed image beare . With all thy hart , with all thy soule and HYMN OF HEAVENLY LOVE . 13.
... Author of thy weale , And to His soveraine mercie doe appeale : Learne Him to love that loved thee so deare , And in thy brest His blessed image beare . With all thy hart , with all thy soule and HYMN OF HEAVENLY LOVE . 13.
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... Beare . III . Soone after this I saw on th ' other side A curious Coffer made of Heben wood , That in it did most precious treasure hide , Exceeding all this baser worldės good : Yet through the overflowing of the flood It almost ...
... Beare . III . Soone after this I saw on th ' other side A curious Coffer made of Heben wood , That in it did most precious treasure hide , Exceeding all this baser worldės good : Yet through the overflowing of the flood It almost ...
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... beare ! See how I sinke in sorrowes euerywhere ; Beholde and see what dolors I indure ; Giue eare and marke what plaints I put in vre : Bende willing eare , and pitie therewithall My wayling voyce , Which hath no choyce But euermore ...
... beare ! See how I sinke in sorrowes euerywhere ; Beholde and see what dolors I indure ; Giue eare and marke what plaints I put in vre : Bende willing eare , and pitie therewithall My wayling voyce , Which hath no choyce But euermore ...
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... beare , Howe fast they stand which on thy mercie staye . I looke for thee , my louelye Lord , therefore ; For thee I wayte , for thee I tarrye styll : Mine eies doe long to gaze on thee my fyll ; For thee I watche , for thee I prie and ...
... beare , Howe fast they stand which on thy mercie staye . I looke for thee , my louelye Lord , therefore ; For thee I wayte , for thee I tarrye styll : Mine eies doe long to gaze on thee my fyll ; For thee I watche , for thee I prie and ...
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... beare a part , To prayse the heauenly King . hart . And you whome care in prison keepes , Or sickenes doth suppresse , Or secret sorowe breakes your sleepes , Or dolours doe distresse : Yet beare a part in dolefull wise ; Yea , thinke ...
... beare a part , To prayse the heauenly King . hart . And you whome care in prison keepes , Or sickenes doth suppresse , Or secret sorowe breakes your sleepes , Or dolours doe distresse : Yet beare a part in dolefull wise ; Yea , thinke ...
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angels ANTHONY MUNDAY behold blessed blisse bloud bounty endeth never brest Christ comfort Countess of Pembroke dayes Dayntie Deuises didst diuine dooth doth DUDLEY FENNER earth ELIZ eternall euen euery eyes farre feare flesh foes FRANCIS DAVISON George Gascoigne giue glorious glory God's godly grace hand hart hast hath haue heauen heavenly holy HUMPHREY GIFFORD infinite ioyes Jehova kindnesse lasteth King light liue Lord Lord Vaux loue mightie minde moue mynd neuer NICHOLAS BRETON nought Old Version paine Paradise of Dayntie poems POETS powre praise Psalms published put to death Queen Elizabeth raigne rest sacred shal shee shew sight sinfull sing sinne Sinner Sir Philip Sidney Sith song Sonne SONNET soule soule's sunne sweete thee thine things thou thought thy mercie truth unto vaine vertue vnto vpon wicked wisedome wishte wrote wyll wyshte
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Page 32 - Being with thy deare blood clene washt from sin, May live for ever in felicity: And that thy love we weighing worthily, May likewise love thee...
Page 30 - And is there care in Heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 18 - His grace, his doome, his mercy, and his might, By which he lends us of himselfe a sight! Those unto all he daily doth display, And shew himselfe in th...
Page xlvii - Hymns, is set forth, and allowed to be sung in all congregations of the said church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the minister.
Page xxiii - ... he goes twitching and hopping in our language like a man running upon quagmires, up the hill in one syllable, and down the dale in another, retaining no part of that stately smooth gait which he vaunts himself with among the Greeks and Latins.
Page 30 - O ! th" exceeding grace Of highest God that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed Angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe...
Page 19 - The meanes, therefore, which unto us is lent Him to behold, is on his workes to looke, Which he hath made in beauty excellent, And in the same, as in a brasen booke, lag To read enregistred in every nooke His goodnesse, which his beautie doth declare ; For all thats good is beautifull and faire.
Page 24 - And looke at last up to that Soveraine Light, From whose pure beams al perfect beauty springs, That kindleth love in every godly spright Even the love of God; which loathing brings Of this vile world and these gay-seeming things; With whose sweete pleasures being so possest, Thy straying thoughts henceforth for ever rest.
Page 30 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?1 This agrees with what is recorded of St.
Page 12 - Him first to love that was so dearly bought, And next our brethren to his image wrought. Him first to love great right and reason is, Who first to us our life and being gave, And after, when we fared had...