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The Works of the Rev. George Herbert, With Remarks on His Writings, and a Sketch of His Life, by W. Jerdan
The Works of the Rev George Herbert With Remarks on His Writings and a Sketch of His Life by W Jerdan Author:George Herbert General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 Original Publisher: Routledge Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can selec... more »t from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Holy Baptifm. AS he that fees a dark and fhady grove, Stays not, but looks beyond it on the fky ; So when I view my fins, mine eyes remove More backward ftill, and to that water fly, Which is above the heavens, whofe fpring and vent Is in my dear Redeemer's pierced fide. O blefled ftreams ! either ye do prevent And ftop our fins from growing thick and wide, Or elfe give tears to drown them, as they grow. In you Redemption meafures all my time, And fpreads the plafter equal to the crime : You taught the book of life my name, that fo, Whatever future fins mould me mifcall, Your firft acquaintance might difcredit all; Holy Baptifm. SINCE, Lord, to thee A narrow and little gate Is all the paflage, on my infancy Thou didft lay hold, and antedate My faith in me. O let me ftill Write thee great God, and me a child : Let me be foft and fupple to thy will, Small to myfelf, to others mild, Behither ill. Although by ftealth My flefh get on ; yet let her fifter ' My foul bid nothing, but preferve her wealth : The growth of flefh is but a blifter ; Childhood is health. Nature. FULL of rebellion, I would die, Or fight, or travel, or deny That thou haft aught to do with me. O tame my heart; It is thy higheft art To captivate ftrong holds to thee. If thou malt let this venom lurk, And in fuggeftions fume and work, My foul will turn to bubbles ftraight, And thence by kind Vanifh into a wind,. Making thy workmanfhip deceit. O fmooth my rugged heart, and there Engrave thy reverend law and fear; Or make a new one, fince th...« less