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A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for childrenA book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children
A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for children by J.B.A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.
London: printed for N.P., 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A BOOK FOR Boys and Girls, &c. › Poem 50: L. Of the Love of Christ.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Nor did he of Constraint himself thus give, For Sin, to death, that man might with him live. He did do what he did most willingly, He sung, and gave God Thanks, that he must dye.
But do Kings use to dye for Captive Slaves? Yet we were such, when Jesus died to save's.
But do Kings use to dye for Captive Slaves? Yet we were such, when Jesus dy'd to save's.
Yea, when he made himself a Sacrifice, It was that he might save his Enemies.
And, tho he was provoked to retract His blest Resolves, for such, so good an Act, By the abusive Carriages of those That did both him, his Love, and Grace oppose: Yet he, as unconcerned with such things, Goes on, determines to make Captives Kings. Yea, many of his Murderers he takes Into his Favour, and them Princes makes.