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The divine penitential meditations and vows of His late Sacred Majesty in his solitude…The divine penitential meditations and vovves of His late Sacred Majesty in his solitude…
The divine penitential meditations and vows of His late Sacred Majesty in his solitude at Holmby-House, faithfully turned into verse. By E.R. Gentleman.The divine penitential meditations and vovves of His late Sacred Majesty in his solitude at Holmby-House, faithfully turned into verse. By E.R. Gentleman.
London : John Clowes, Printed in the year, 1649
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
If thou wilt, turn the hearts of my people to thy self in Piety, to me in Loyalty, and to one another in Charity.
If thou wilt, turne the hearts of my people to thy selfe in Piety, to me in Loyalty, and to one another in Charity.
If thou my peoples hearts will turn, Unto thy self in pious Love, And make their loyal zeal to burn To me their King, and cause them move, To Charity, and only it to prove.
If thou my peoples hearts will turne, Vnto thy self in pious Love, And make their loyall zeale to burne To me their King, and cause them move, To Charity, and onely it to prove.
If thou wilt, quench the flames, and withdraw the fuel of these civill Wars.
If thou wilt, quench the flames, and withdraw the fewell of these civill Warres.
If that thou wilt extinguish quite, The flames which cause such during scars, And from thy goodness infinite Withdraw our mind for moving jars, And the apt fuel of continued Wars.