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…

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 ⟨p. 239⟩In a vile Ditch, or Common-shore, In their iniquity. 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought, Grace does their Souls preserve From sin, in heart, in life, in thought, Uprightly God to serve. 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men, And all their works they have performed By Grace have seasoned been.

The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve, 'tis evident, Both Meat and other things, Else they'll corrupt and quickly taint; Like Vertue also springs 2 From thy good Grace, 'tis that, O Lord, Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink, So filt hy are within, 3 That all their inward parts corrupt, And they like Carrion lye ⟨p. 239⟩In a vile Ditch, or Common-shore, In their iniquity. 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought, Grace does their Souls preserve From sin, in heart, in life, in thought, Uprightly God to serve. 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men, And all their works they have perform'd By Grace have season'd been.