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A glorious King doth sit in heaven,
`A spiritual king'
Until his foes be trod to dust.
Yale
c.187
p. 20
A godly preacher gave a touch,
`Paul's determination'
Christ crucified, that he affects.
Yale
c.187
p. 15
Blest be the God that's Israel's Lord
From Jesse's root to spring.
Yale
c.187
p. 26
By holy writ, I heard it prov'd at large,
`Holy advice'
Make strong my faith like to the dying thief.
Yale
c.187
p. 32
Christ crucified on the cross,
`Paul's desire'
Christ crucified for me.
Yale
c.187
p. 18
I know, O Lord, when thou dost speak,
`Upon a crack of thunder'
One glorious God, in Persons three.
Yale
c.187
p. 14
If pagan princes, for their Olympian sports
`Cherish no sin'
Run forth thy race, be patient, do not fear.
Yale
c.187
p. 42
Lord keep me from a conscience free from grief
`A conscience quiet, not good'
He shall be sav'd, though he do not entreat.
Yale
c.187
p. 35
Lord look upon a soul that sighs for sin,
`A conscience never quiet, yet good'
And so at length, obtains his wished end.
Yale
c.187
p. 35
Lord look upon my leprosy
`The leper's complaint'
I will; then thou be clean.
Yale
c.187
p. 9
Love and obey thy parents in thy heart
`An admonition for children'
And brings the child into the way of life.
Yale
c.187
p. 25
Mourn mortal man in dolor of thy heart,
`An article of our faith'
Thy promise Lord doth make me bold.
Yale
c.187
p. 46
O God, my God, give grace and might,
`A zealous desire'
The God of gods grant my desire.
Yale
c.187
p. 11
Oh happy he, whose conscience telleth him,
`A conscience, quiet and good'
For sinner's feet stand oft on tott'ring balls.
Yale
c.187
p. 36
O Lord my God, give grace to guide my pen,
`A friendly admonition to the Quakers'
Confess you are, no way, no truth, no light.
Yale
c.187
p. 54
O Lord set thou my heart upright,
`Prayers, or meditations'
Give me, my God, my daily bread.
Yale
c.187
p. 39
O Lord, when I do summon up my sins,
`The soul's complaint'
And shine like saints before his glorious face.
Yale
c.187
p. 51
O woeful wretch, whose soul is never quiet,
`A conscience neither good, nor quiet'
When will it end? A voice doth answer, never.
Yale
c.187
p. 36
Pond'ring with admiration,
`Meditations of Saint Steven'
That sheds their blood like Steven.
Yale
c.187
p. 27
Reading an author that I will not name,
`A heaven on earth'
The world to scorn, in heaven to have a share.
Yale
c.187
p. 50
Rest now my soul, have care to kill
`A watch over the soul'
That gives me grace in faith to pray.
Yale
c.187
p. 12
Saint John came poor, had neither gold nor money,
`The glory of the Trinity'
Betray'd poor John and made him lose his head.
Yale
c.187
p. 28
Saint Paul was call'd the Gentiles for to call,
`Paul's counsel to the Gentiles'
With angel's food, in signs of wine and bread.
Yale
c.187
p. 31
Search thou, O Lord, my heart at ground,
`A holy desire'
To sing, and see the Trinity.
Yale
c.187
p. 34
Take time before, for he is bald behind,
`A true faith'
Do thou the like, and then he died for thee.
Yale
c.187
p. 33
Tell me my heart if thou dost love the Lord?
`The soul's desire'
I love the Lord, he me for ever+D13838lasting.
Yale
c.187
p. 6
The King of kings in heaven doth sit in state,
`Another [on a spiritual King]'
He sits triumphing in a glorious seat.
Yale
c.187
p. 21
The true elect, by true effectual faith,
`Christ's love to man'
On God's right hand for our poor souls to plead.
Yale
c.187
p. 44
Three things there are that's counted faults in men,
`The vanity of the world'
These three things good, it is the world that's vain.
Yale
c.187
p. 38
Try, heart, and reins, without, within,
`The soul's request to God before the communion'
That fills my heart with joy and love.
Yale
c.187
p. 53
Vainglory, honor, pleasure, pride,
`The guides to heaven'
So walk to Canaan's land.
Yale
c.187
p. 29
When cock doth crow, methinks to me appears
`The crowing of the cock'
They'll make you pray upon the night.
Yale
c.187
p. 3
When I collect all faculties I have,
`No help in man'
For all things else are frail and vanity.
Yale
c.187
p. 37
When in the night I muster up my wits,
`To the reader'
So I commend thee to his helping hand.
Yale
c.187
p. 1
