~7 S The 1--liftory of S A (t/f PS0 N. State fing ing Anthems in the Heavenly ~ire, · . Among hisfellow Angels! .When the Brier, · The fruitieR> Bram~le, the fafi growinQ '\-veed, And downy Thifile had, ~s yer, no feed! When labour was not known, and mandid ,eat The earths fair fruits, unearned.with his fweat! When worubes rnight have conceiv'd,without the fiain Of fin, and brought forth children without pain! . When Heaven could fpeak to mans unfrighted ear Without the fenfe of Sin-begoten feal;'! How golden were thofe day.es ! .How happy-t}Jan_ Was the condition, and the fiate ofMan! · But Man obey'd not: and h1s proud defire Sing'd her bold fe~thers in forbidden fire: · · ·· But man tran(grdl: ;. and now his freedom feelS A fudden change: Sin follow's at his heels: · .:~ · ' ' I ·• The voice calls Adam.·;·but poor AdJm fkes, 1; ..... . And ,trembling, hides his·face behind the trees ': The voice, while-e'r, thatra~iibt with delight • '· His'jovful ear, does now, alas,.affright · · His wounded Confcience with amaze and wonder : And what of late was mufick, now is thunder. · How have our fins abus'd us ! and betray'd j' ' Our defperate foulS ! what firangne(s have they made Betwixt the gteat Creator, and the work , Ofhis owp hands ! .Ho~ cl,ofely _do they lur~ ., " To our difl:empred fouls,, and wh1fper fea~g; · ' ·t And doubts into our fr}ghtfd he~rrs and ears! ' Our eys cannot behold that .glc;Fous face, .... , Vvhich is all life, u-n-ruin'd ir;uhe place: . . · ·' Hq':_v is our nature chang'd, t~at every breatll : .''·· Vvhich g11ve us being, is.becorr!e our d~arh ! '·. 6readGod ! o, vvhither fh41l poot: mo~tals tJie For comfort? if they fee thy face, they ~1e ·; · And if thy life nefioring count'nance give _ ' Thyprefence from us, Then we. cannot live. How
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