Baxter - HP PR3316 .B36 1821

BAXTER'::i POEMS~ Spirit. Know'st thou not that which God himself bath spoken? . 'I'hou hast his promise which was never broken. Reason proclaims that noble heav'n· born souls, '" Are made for higher things than worms and mole8 . God bath not made such faculties in vain, Nor made his service a deluding pain. But faith resolves all doubts·, and hears the Lord Telling us plainly by his holy word, 'That unclothed souls shall with their Saviour dwell, Triumphing over sin, and death, and Hell. And by the power of Almighty love, Stars shall arise from graves to shine above. There we shall see the glorious face of God : His blessed presence shall be our abode : The faee that banisheth all doubts and fears, Shuts out all sins, and drieth up all tears. That face which dark'neth the sun's bright rays., Shall shine us into everlasting joys. Where saints and angels shall make up one choir, To praise the great Jehovah evermore. [sense .: Flesh. Reason not with me against sight and I doubt all this is but a vain pretence. Words against nature are not worth a rush ; One bird in. a hand is worth two in the bush. If God will give me Heav'n at last, I '11 take it: But for my pleasure here I '11 not forsake it. [long Spirit. And wilt thou keep it? brutish flesh hoW Wilt thou not shortly sing another song? When conscience is aw~ken'd, keep thy mirth! When sickness and deu.th comes,holdfast this earth :

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