N01102:39
Ornamental piety
Ornamental piety.
Boston: printed by T. Green?, 1707
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
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.
A Young PERSON Putting on the Best Ornaments.
AND now, to Life Rai•'d by the Heavenly Call, Henceforth, Vain Idols, I Renounce you all. Vile Flesh, Thy raging Lust, & sordid Ease, My winged Soul now shall not serve & please. False World, Thy Laws ▪ shall be no longer mine, Nor to thy Ways my New-born Soul incline. Satan, Thou wilt, I know, my Tempter be; But thy Temptation shall not Govern me. Foolish I've been; O Lord, I blush, I grieve▪ And gladly would my Woeful Folly leave. Fain would I Turn to God; but can't alone: Help, Sovereign Grace, or it will ne'er be done▪ To the Great GOD of Heaven I repair, And Helped by Heaven, thus to Him declare. Great GOD, Since to be Mine Thou willing art, Oh! Be thou mine! Replies my Conquered Heart. ⟨p. 24⟩To Glorify Thee, Glorious Lord, I take, For That alone, which can me Happy make.
AND now, to Life Rai•'d by the Heav'nly Call, Henceforth, Vain Idols, I Renounce you all. Vile Flesh, Thy raging Lust, & sordid Ease, My winged Soul now shall not serve & please. False World, Thy Laws ▪ shall be no longer mine, Nor to thy Wayes my New-born Soul incline. Satan, Thou wilt, I know, my Tempter be; But thy Temptation shall not Govern me. Foolish I've been; O Lord, I blush, I grieve▪ And gladly would my Woful Folly leave. Fain would I Turn to God; but can't alone: Help, Sovereign Grace, or it will ne'er be done▪ To the Great GOD of Heaven I repair, And Help'd by Heaven, thus to Him declare. Great GOD, Since to be Mine Thou willing art, Oh! Be thou mine! Replies my Conquered Heart. ⟨p. 24⟩To Glorify Thee, Glorious Lord, I take, For That alone, which can me Happy make.
O FATHER, of all Things Creator Great, Wilt thou all Happiness for me Create? Eternal SON of God, wilt thou me Save, That I the Hopes may of Gods Children have? Eternal SPIRIT of God, Poor me wilt thou With Spiritual Blessings of all sorts Endow? Lord, Ravished at thy wondrous Grace, I do These Gracious Offers now Conform unto.
O FATHER, of all Things Creator Great, Wilt thou all Happiness for me Create? Eternal SON of God, wilt thou me Save, That I the Hopes may of Gods Children have? Eternal SPIRIT of God, Poor me wilt thou With Spiritual Blessings of all sorts Endow? Lord, Ravish'd at thy wondrous Grace, I do These Gracious Offers now Conform unto.
O All-sufficient ONE, Wilt thou supply My Wants from Stores of rich Immensity? Shall Boundless Wisdom for my Good Contrive? And Boundless Power, the Fruits of Goodness Give?
Shall Spotless Holiness on me Imprint, An Holy Temper, with thine Image in't? Lord, Thy Perfections all I do adore, And to a Perfect Love my mind would soar.
A State of Bliss according to thy Word Thou wilt unto thy Chosen Ones afford. A State of Blissful Rest and Joy, wherein Raised from the Dead, they shall be freed from Sin. There Bathed in Rivers of Eternal Joy, No Sorrows more shall them at all annoy. GOD shall be All in All; Brought nigh to God, In Him they shall for ever make Abode. ⟨image ?⟩They shall See God; The Beatify Sight! And their own God shall take in them Delight. My Soul, Make now thy Choice. O say; Is This What thou dost Choose for thy Chief Blessedness? Things of this Present Time I now Refuse; My Blessed GOD, Thee, Thee, and This I Choose. May the sweet JESUS me to Glory bring, And be my Glorious Prophet, Priest & King. Does the Almighty SON of God, to those That Will, an Union with Himself propose? My Lord, I will! The Will thou didst bestow: To Thee, Oh, Let me be United so.
A State of Bliss according to thy Word Thou wilt unto thy Chosen Ones afford. A State of Blissful Rest and Joy, wherein Rais'd from the Dead, they shall be freed from Sin. There Bath'd in Rivers of Eternal Joy, No Sorrows more shall them at all annoy. GOD shall be All in All; Brought nigh to God, In Him they shall for ever make Abode. ⟨image ?⟩They shall See God; The Beatifie Sight! And their own God shall take in them Delight. My Soul, Make now thy Choice. O say; Is This What thou dost Choose for thy Chief Blessedness? Things of this Present Time I now Refuse; My Blessed GOD, Thee, Thee, and This I Chuse. May the sweet JESUS me to Glory bring, And be my Glorious Prophet, Priest & King. Does the Almighty SON of God, to those That Will, an Ʋnion with Himself propose? My Lord, I will! The Will thou didst bestow: To Thee, Oh, Let me be Ʋnited so.
The full Obedience which my Surety paid To God, may That my Righteousness be made. A Wretched Sinner would appear in That, Righteous before the dreadful Judgment-Seat. Show me thy Way, O Lord, Lest that I should Fall by those Mockers that will me delude. To thy Pure Scriptures way, I will adhere, And find the Rule of my whole Conduct there. All the Rebellion of my Heart Subdue; And for thy Work, O Lord, my Strength Renew. From thy vast Fullness let my Faith derive Strength to do all things, & to Thee to […] ⟨image ?⟩May thy Good SPIRIT me Possess, & Fill With Light & Zeal, to Learn and Do thy Will. With His Kind Flames may He upon me Seize, And keep me always on my Bended Knee. May all I am and have, be used for Him Whose is my All, for He did me Redeem. To Thee, Good SPIRIT, I lift up my Cries, That thou wilt fall upon the Sacrifice.
The full Obedience which my Surety paid To God, may That my Righteousness be made. A Wretched Sinner would appear in That, Righteous before the dreadful Judgment-Seat. Show me thy Way, O Lord, Lest that I shou'd Fall by those Mockers that will me delude. To thy Pure Scriptures way, I will adhere, And find the Rule of my whole Conduct there. All the Rebellion of my Heart Subdue; And for thy Work, O Lord, my Strength Renew. From thy vast Fulness let my Faith derive Strength to do all things, & to Thee to 〈…〉 ⟨image ?⟩May thy Good SPIRIT me Possess, & Fill With Light & Zeal, to Learn and Do thy Will. With His Kind Flames may He upon me Sieze, And keep me alwayes on my Bended Knee. May all I am and have, be us'd for Him Whose is my All, for He did me Redeem. To Thee, Good SPIRIT, I lift up my Cries, That thou wilt fall upon the Sacrifice.
May thy Bright ANGELS, be my Guardians then; For Thee, they'll Guard & Guide the Sons of Men.
May thy Bright ANGELS, be my Guardians then; For Thee, they'l Guard & Guide the Sons of Men.
By Thee Assisted, LORD, Thus I Consent Unto thy Everlasting COVENANT.
By Thee Assisted, LORD, Thus I Consent Ʋnto thy Everlasting COVENANT.
FINIS.