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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Treatise › Chapter 19: How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness at the Table.
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Away despair, my gracious Lord doth hear, Though Winds and Wave assault my keel, He doth preserve it, 1he doth steer; Even when the Boat seems most to reel. Storms are the Triumph of his Art, Well may he close his eyes, but not his heart. Hast thou not heard what my Lord Jesus did? Then let me tell thee a strange story? The God of power, as he did ride In his Majestic robes of glory, Resolved to light, and so one day, He did descend, undressing all the way. ⟨p. 311⟩The Stars his tire of light, and rings obtained, The Clouds his bow, the fire his spear, The Sky his Azure mantle gained, And when they asked what he would wear, He smiled and said as he did go, He had new clothes a making here below. When he was come, as travellers are wont, He did repair unto an Inn; Both then and after, many a brunt He did endure to cancel sin, And having given the rest before, Here he gave up his life to pay our score. But as he was returning, there came one Who ran upon him with a Spear; He who came hither all alone, Bringing no man, nor arms nor fear, Received the blow upon his side, And straight he turned, and to his Brethren cried, If ye have any thing to send or write, (I have no bag, but here is room) Unto my Fathers hands and sight (Believe me) it shall safely come; That I shall mind what you impart, Look you may lay it very near my heart. Or if hereafter any of my friends Will use me in this kind, the door Shall still be open; what he sends I will present, and somewhat more, Not to his hurt; sighs will convey Any thing to me. Heart-despair away.
AWay despair, my gracious Lord doth hear, Though Winds and Wave assault my keel, He doth preserve it, 1he doth steer; Ev'n when the Boat seems most to reel. Storms are the Triumph of his Art, Well may he close his eyes, but not his heart. Hast thou not heard what my Lord Jesus did? Then let me tell thee a strange story? The God of power, as he did ride In his Majestick robes of glory, Resolv'd to light, and so one day, He did descend, undressing all the way. ⟨p. 311⟩The Stars his tire of light, and rings obtain'd, The Clouds his bow, the fire his spear, The Skie his Azure mantle gain'd, And when they ask'd what he would wear, He smil'd and said as he did go, He had new cloaths a making here below. When he was come, as travellers are wont, He did repair unto an Inn; Both then and after, many a brunt He did endure to cancel sin, And having giv'n the rest before, Here he gave up his life to pay our score. But as he was returning, there came one Who ran upon him with a Spear; He who came hither all alone, Bringing no man, nor armes nor fear, Recio'd the blow upon his side, And straight he turn'd, and to his Brethren cryd, If ye have any thing to send or write, (I have no bag, but here is room) Ʋnto my Fathers hands and sight (Beleive me) it shall safely come; That I shall mind what you impart, Look you may lay it very near my heart. Or if hereafter any of my friends Will use me in this kind, the door Shall still be open; what he sends I will present, and somewhat more, Not to his hurt; sighs will convey Any thing to me. Heart-despair away.