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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.
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.
The Third Part. 1 Salt is of universal use, There's nothing Men want more; Without God's Grace there's none can live, Let them be rich or poor. 2 Such absolute need have we thereof, Without it can't live here A holy life; nor can we stand When Jesus doth appear. 3 All ranks of Men both high and low, Both Kings and Peasants too, Must salted be with Grace on Earth, Or down to Hell must go; 4 In every state, where-e'er they be, By Sea as well as Land, They Grace do need continually If sin they would withstand: ⟨p. 240⟩5 Our speech, and all that we do say, Must seasoned be with Salt; Or else our words and breath will stink, And all be good for nought.