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The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament
The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in public and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in publick and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1698
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.
The coals thereof are coals of fire, most ardent is its flame. verse 7 Much waters cannot quench this love, nor can floods drown the same: If all the substance of his house a man would give for love, It nevertheless would utterly a price contemned prove.
The coals thereof are coals of fire, most ardent is its flame. verse 7 Much waters cannot quench this love, nor can floods drown the same: If all the substance of his house a man would give for love, It ne'retheless would utterly a price contemned prove.
verse 8 A little sister 'tis we have, but yet no breasts hath she: What shall we for our sister do, when she bespoke shall be? verse 9 A silver tower we'll on her build, if that a wall she be, And if a door, then her enclose with cedar-boards will we.
verse 8 A little sister 'tis we have, but yet no breasts hath she: What shall we for our sister do, when she bespoke shall be? verse 9 A silver tow'r we'l on her build, if that a wall she be, And if a door, then her enclose with cedar-boards will we.
verse 10 I am a wall, like unto towers my breasts they are likewise: Like unto one that favour found then was I in his eyes. verse 11 At Ba-all-hammon Solomon, a vineyard had, and he The vineyard hired out to them that should its keepers be:
verse 10 I am a wall, like unto tow'rs my breasts they are likewise: Like unto one that favour found then was I in his eyes. verse 11 At Ba-al-hammon Solomon, a vineyard had, and he The vineyard hired out to them that should its keepers be: