:A Fcitfl for W1rms. 5S Rerpech him nc~rthele[s; even fo thy grace ( Great God exrerids to Man; though fin deface The glorious pourtrature that man deth bear, Whereby he loath'cl and ugly dotl-1 appear, Yet thou .( withi]f wF10fe tcn~er bowels are Deep gulfs of Mercy, (fwee~ beyonr1 compar_e) Regard'ft, and lov'fl ( with r~v'rence be it ia.d ) Nay, feem'ft to dote on Man ·; when he hatl1 ftraid, L®rd, thou haft btought hirp t0 his fold again ) When he lVas ldl, thou didft not then difdain · To 'think upon a vagabond, and give Thy Jeareft Son to die, that he might live. l'iow poor a mire art thou content withal, . That Man might fc.apc his down apprqaching fall? Th~ 1_gh b-Jfe we are, yet thou doft not abhor u.s, But (as wr StoryTpeaks) art pleading for u~.ll To fave us harmlJs from Olt ' Fo~mms jaws ; · Arr ·thou turn'd Orator to plead our caufe? How are thy mercies full of admiration ! How foveraign !how fweet's their application! Fatning the foul with fweetnef~~ and repairing Tqe rotten ruines of a Soul def_¥Jairing; ' · 1.o here ( Ma!fido ) is a Feaft r>rcpar'd ; . Fall to with c~urage, ancl I'et nought be fpar'd; ·Taft freclyof it) Here's no Mifers Eeaft ; · Ear what thou canft, and pocket up the refi ,: Thcfe precious Vian'ds are .R.dl:oratie, · Eat then i·and if d:te (weetnefs make the drie, , Drink large Caroufes out oCthe Mercies Cup, 1 The ~ft lies in the bottom, Drink all up ; The1e Cares arc fweer l\mbrolia. to the Soul; And that whiddills the brim of mercies bowl, 1t' sdainry NcCl:ar ; cat and drink thy fin ; Spare not the one, nor yet the other fpill; l"rovide. in time :_Thy banquet is begun, Lay up mftore aginft the Fcaft be done: · E t For
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