. I Of thy difcerningSpirit, and we fhall know Both what is good, and good defire too. Vouchfafe to let thy bleifed Angel come, And bring the tydings, that the barren womb Of our affections is inlarg.d ; 0 ! when That welcome news fhall be revealed, then Our fouls fhall foon conceive, and bring thee forth The firfilings of a new, and holy birth. . THE A,RGUMENT. Manoah'.r wonaer turns to zeal ; His :zeal, to pray'r ': hi.s pray'rs obtain: The Angel that did late reveal The joyful news, returns again. · sea. 3· ' ... I ' NOwwhen th' amazed woman had commended Her tongue to filence, and her tale was ended Perplexed Manoah, ravifh'd at the news, Within himfelf he thus began-to mufe : . 'Strange is the meffage! and as firangely done ! 'Shall Manoah's loins be fruitful 'I fhall a ,fon · ~ 'Blefs.his laft dayes? Or fhall an iffue come ' From the -chill Clofet of abarren womb ? 'Shall Manoa'h's wife give fuck? and now, at laft, 'Find pleafure, when her prime of youth is pafl:! 'Shaq her cold womb be now, in age refi:or'd? 'And was't aMan ofGod, that brought the word! . 'Or was-'t fome falfe delufion, that poifeft ~Theweaknefs ofa lonely womans breafi:! ' Or was't an Angel, fent from heaven, to fhow ~What he~ven h'\thwill, a~ well as pow'r, to do.· j; ~ Till
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