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…

5 Like as the North-wind, so does he The Worms and Weeds destroy; Those filthy Vermin which we see, Our Souls so much annoy▪

6 He trials and afflictions lays On us, and does reprove; And then sweet Southern-gales displays, Our sorrows to remove.

6 He tryals and afflictions lays On us, and does reprove; And then sweet Southern-gales displays, Our sorrows to remove.

The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Clouds expel, And makes a clearer Air; Our ignorance he doth repeal, And makes our Sun shine clear. 2 He, like the Wind, does search and try, And pierces every part, ⟨p. 170⟩By which he does discern and spy The secrets of each heart. 3 He dries up all our ways so foul, And makes our paths more clean; He makes a holy gracious Soul, Which had most filthy been. 4 His influence and blessed effects We oftentimes do feel; He makes the tender Willows bend, And mighty Cedars reel: 5 He makes the glory of Man to fade Like Flowers of the Field, And throws down houses such have made Who on the sands do build. 6 He blows oft-times till Rain does fall, Or Tears do pour amain; And afterwards we see withal He clears our sky again.

The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Clouds expell, And makes a clearer Air; Our ignorance he doth repeal, And makes our Sun shine clear. 2 He, like the Wind, does search and try, And pierces ev'ry part, ⟨p. 170⟩