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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt:... faith to quaile, And to remoue from eonseienee, quiet guest; She telleth me my Lord doth sin detest, And that my deeds they too vnworthie are, That from His fauour they will me debarre, Whose louo is fixed onely on the hest: Feare had begun to worke in me so farre, That to amaze my minde it eould not faile, Till to my Loue my state I did bewaile, Who shining sweetly like the morning starre, Did stay their iarre, and bid my soule to rest In Christ, by whom I surely shall be blest. SON. LI. He is vmvorthie to reeeiue a gift From any man, that him mistrusts before; I-will not ought of Theo Lord doubt therefore, Although no reason ean my hope vp lift; I know in deed it is slie Satan's drift, To laie before me this my vile estate, "Whieh--being sinfull--Thou of foree must hate, And I reieeted be without all shift; But when I with myselfe Thy works debate, Whieh haue examples of Thy mereie's store, His reasons are of foree with me no more, Beeause that faith sets open wide the gite, To me of late, whieh leads to treasure Thine, Where--in Thy Sonne--Thou doest in merey shine. SON. LII. Fai.ve would I follow Thee through sea and laud, My louely Sauiour, Whom farre off I see; Zeale makes my mind with speed to hast to Thee, But natiue weaknesse makes mo doubtfull stand: If to my ayde Thou gau'st not forth Thy hand, And by Thy word eneouradgst mo to row, I should so shun afflietions whieh do flow, That feare should bend my faith like feeble wand; But by Thy offred graee now strong I grow, And through the troubles of the world will be Bold to proeeed, and faith shall sueeour me, To witnesse the thankfulnesse I owe; Thou doest bestow on me both power and will, And with them both, I will Thee honour still. SON. LIU. As do the starres amidst the firmament, With borr...