Scriptural poems being several portions of Scripture digested into English verse /

From whence come Wars and Fights, come they not hence, Even from th' inordinate concupiscence That in your Members prompts to variance? You lust and have not, kill and desire to have, But nevertheless obtain not what you crave: With War and fighting ye contend, yet have not The things which you desire, because you crave not, Ye crave but don't receive, the reasons just, Ye crave amiss to spend it on your Lust. You that live in Adultery, know not ye The friendship of the World is enmity With God? He is God's Enemy therefore That doth the Friendship of the World adore. Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vai• The Spirit that lusts to hate doth in you reign? But he bestows more Grace, wherefore he says, God scorns the Proud, but doth the Humble raise. Unto the Lord therefore submissive be Resist the Devil and he'll from you flee. Draw high to God and he'll to you draw nigh. Make clean your Hands you Sinners, purify Your Hearts you double-minded, weep and mourn, And be afflicted, let your laughter turn To sorrow, and your joy to sadness; stoop Before the Lord, and he will lift you up. ⟨p. 97⟩My Brethren, speak not evil of each other: He that doth judge and speak ill of his Brother, Doth judge and speak ill of the Law; therefore If thou dost judge the Law, thou art no more A doer of the same, but dost assume The Judgment-Seat, and art thy self become A Judge thereof. There is but one Law-giver That's able to destroy and to deliver; Who then art thou that dost condemn thy Neighbour? Go to now, you that say, To such a place To morrow will we go, and for the space Of one whole Year, or so, will there remain, And buy and sell, and get great store of Gain: Whereas ye know not what a day may do. For what's the Life of Man? Even like unto A Vapour, which tho' for a while it may Appear, it quickly vanisheth away So that ye ought to say, If God permit Us life and Health, we will accomplish it. But now ye glory in your confidence, Such glorying is of evil consequence. He therefore that doth know, and doth not act The thing that's good, doth guilt thereby contract.