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The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…
The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.
London: printed by J.A. for H. Barnard, 1692
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.
1 The Eagle is the King of Birds, Ah! who is like to thee Who is so strong? or hath an Eye So quick, and far to see?
1 THe Eagle is the King of Birds, Ah! who is like to thee Who is so strong? or hath an Eye So quick, and far to see?
2 Like to an Eagle thou dost mount, Or didst ascend on high, Not only up unto the Clouds, But far above the sky:
2 Like to an Eagle thou dost mount, Or didst ascend on high, Not only up unto the Clouds, But far above the skie:
3 And as the Eagle thou dost bear Upon thy blessed Wings All thy poor Saints, and they hereby Forget all earthly things;
4 They soar so high sometimes, O Lord, Born upon Wings of Love, That Earth to them seems a small thing, They dwell so high above: