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First Line: My lord, when thou didst form mankinde the hand
Last Line: That all of thee is lovely, in thy glory.
Subject(s): Puritans In Literature


My Lord, when thou didst form mankinde the hand
Of thine Omnipotency then did hold
The Vessell rightly well Engravd, and cleansd
From dust right stild Omnisciencies Mould,
Wherein mankinde was run and shapt most bright
With Properties, that fix on Objects right.

Hence I have power to Love and to desire.
These brave Affections Choose such Objects which
Desirable and Lovely are t'infire
These bright affections that upon them pitch.
Such objects found by these affections sweet,
Desire draws in, and Love goes out to meet.

Of all things in the Orbs of Entity
Such as are best deckt up with such attire
Do these affections onely satisfy,
Whichever to the best of things aspire:
Though these may in some few things here up thrive
They're in thee, Lord, Super-superlative.

Some things there bee within this Orb full fine,
And be desirable. Yet nothing here
Do all desirable, and Lovely shine
But all of thee, and thine most Lovely clear
For Excellency in thee's the Foundation
That to Desire and Love yieldes firmest Station.

Thou altogether Lovely art, all Bright.
Thy Loveliness attracts all Love to thee.
Yea all of Thee and Thine is Fair and White
Together or apart in highst degree.
Thy Person, Natures Properties all thine
Thy Offices, and Acts most lovely shine.

Rich Personated Deity most bright,
Milk white Humanity by God begot
Deckt with transplendent Graces shining Light
And Sparkling Operations without Spot,
All Gods Elect, Angells and Saints All thine,
Thy Word and Ordinances most Divine.

A Spirituall ministry of Gracious Ware:
A path of Holiness: Blesst Conduct in't.
A way of Right pav'de ore beyond Compare
To thy Celestiall blissfull Palace mint
Wherein thou intertainst thy Saints in joy
Oh. Loveliness. Desirable and high.

All thee, and all of thee and thine arise
Thus Lovely and Desireable appeare
The Object of All Love, and purest joyes
Exactly minted in Love's mold most cleare.
Be thou the Object then that I attire
With my best Love, and loveliest desire.

Then thou desirable and Lovely Rose
Each part alone, or altogether art.
Oh! make thy Takingness that thus oreflows
Take to thyselfe my love and all my heart.
Then my Desire and Love shall sing this Story
That all of thee is Lovely, in thy Glory.





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