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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.
4 The Spirit searches all deep things, Yea, the deep things of God; It will find out what sin in us Doth still make its abode;
5 And then (like Salt) doth purge it out, 'Tis Grace which purifies The heart and life, there is no doubt But such, like virtue, lies
5 And then (like Salt) doth purge it out, 'Tis Grace which purifies The heart and life, there is no doubt But such, like vertue, lyes
6 In that most precious Grace of thine, O then let's look and see Whether we searched and purged are, And then sing praise to thee.
6 In that most precious Grace of thine, O then let's look and see Whether we search'd and purged are, And then sing praise to thee.
The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve, 'tis evident, Both Meat and other things, Else they'll corrupt and quickly taint; Like Virtue also springs 2 From thy good Grace, 'tis that, O Lord, Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink, So filth hy are within, 3 That all their inward parts corrupt, And they like Carrion lye