Quarles - PR3652 D58 1669

( . J QB. J111 L 1 T .A. N T. . . 't_71 But would£l:thou conquer, have thy cqnqueft crown•<t By hands of Seraphims, triumph,d with th~ l()und Of heavens loud Tru111per; warbl~d by the ihdl Celeftial <lE ire, recorded with a Quill, .. _ Pluckt from the Pinion of an ,Angels wing. . . Con6rm'd'wich joi, py ~1e~vens E~ernaJ ~~ng i Conquer thy felf, thy r~bel thoughts repel.. , 1/\nd chafe rho(y falf~ aftections tha~ rebel. . . . . , ·· . Hatl:l heaven difp.oil;d wh~at hi~ ful1)1a,nd hath given thee ~ Nipt thy fucceed.mg Blofloms t or bereaven thee Of thy dear laceft hope thy bQfom Friend ? Dorh fad Defpair deny thefe griefs an end ? Def.Pa:ir's a whifp,ring Rebe!, chat wicl!in thee; Erioes all thyField, and fees thy feif ag:n thee.: , Make keen ~hy Faith, and with thy for.ce let flee; If thou: no~ conquer him, ht'H conquer thee : Advance thy fl]idd ofPadeqee to thy head, .· · ., :. !).nd when grit!f ilrikes, ~twill !bike the i1:riker de~d~ TI~e patient man in forrow fpies relief, · . And by the tail he couples Joy withGrief: , In adverf:: fortunes be tho~t ftrqllg.a!ld ftout, ~ And bravely win thy [elf, Heaven h0lds not Q.lt l;Iis Bowe; for ever 9em~ The ,difpofi.tion Pf nobldl: f~ir!ts, doth; by oppofitit>,n Exafperate t~1e more : Agloomy night . ,: .. , < ' Whets on the mo~ning t~ reFurn rpore bnght : . Ablaqe well tri,d, deteryes a_ treble pric~, . ·-t . · • • And Vir.~ue.s pureJt,Jnoft oppo-s'd by.Vice : . . :. '; ~rave minds, oppreft, ~lo.ulci (in defpight o.f Fate ) took greateft ( like the Sun ) in leweft ftate : , .. But ah !1hall God thus ftrive with flelh apd blo~d c Rec~iv.es he ~lory from,' or re~ps h~ Good .In Morcals Ruine, tha~ he leaves man (o To be o'rwhelme4 by l~i~ unequal foe ? ·, _ : ~ ¥ay not a J?ott~r, that from out the gr~und Hath fram'd aVelfel, feareh ifj~ be foijnd ? N . ' .

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