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First Line: Whence come these spicy gales? Shall we abuse
Last Line: Above the stars, and stand at heavens doore.
Subject(s): Puritans In Literature


RANK TWO

Whence Come these Spicy Gales? Shall we abuse
Such sweet Perfumes with putrid noses?
Who did in this Diffusive Aire Diffuse
Such Aromatick fumes or Posies?
These Spirits are with Graces sweetly splic'te;
What Good Comes in them? Oh! they Come from Christ!

RANK THREE

Whence Come these Cloudy Pillars of Perfume?
Sure Christ doth on his Garden blow
Or open Graces Spice Box, I presume
From whence these Reechs do flow:
For oh! heart Ravishing steams do scale my Soule,
And do in Heavenly Raptures it enrowle.

RANK TWO

Sure Grace a progress in her Coach doth ride,
Lapt up in all Perfumes, whose sent,
Hath suffocated sin, and nullifi'de
Sad Griefe, as in our Souls it went.
Sin sincks the Soul to Hell: but here is Love
Sincks Sin to Hell; and soars the Soul above.

RANK THREE

I strove to soar on high. But oh! methought
Like to a Lump of Lead my sin
Prest down my Soul; But now it's off, she's Caught
In holy Raptures up to him.
Oh! let us then sing Praise: methinks I soar
Above the stars, and stand at Heavens Doore.





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