This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: ...Which ev'n her ground-work hath devour'd; When there was neither earthly king, Nor, through the whole world, one of all Thoughts my foe to pass could bring, That thus Jerusalem should fall. But this hath happen'd for the guilt Of those that have her prophets been; And those, her wicked priests, that spilt The blood of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: ...Which ev'n her ground-work hath devour'd; When there was neither earthly king, Nor, through the whole world, one of all Thoughts my foe to pass could bring, That thus Jerusalem should fall. But this hath happen'd for the guilt Of those that have her prophets been; And those, her wicked priests, that spilt The blood of innocents therein. Alon the streets they stumbling went, (The blindness of these men was such) And so with blood they were besprent, That no man would their garments touch. Our persecutors follow ou, As swift as eagles of the sky; They o'er the mountains make us ru-, And in the deserts for us lye: Yea they have Christ (our life) betrayed, And caus'd him in their pits to fall: E'en him beneath whose shade, we said, We live among the heathen shall, O Edom! in the land of Huz (Though yet o'er us triumph thou may) Thou shalt receive this cup from us, Be drunk and hurl thy clothes away; For when thy punishments for sins Accomplished, oh Sion, be, To visit Edom he begins, And publick make her shame will he. Lord, thy answer I did hear, And I grew therewith afeard; When the timei at fullest are, Let thy work be then declar'd: When the time, Lord, full doth grow Then in anger mercy show. God Almighty he came down; Down he came from Thenian-ward; And the matchless Holy One, From Mount Paran forth appear'd Heav'n o'erspreading with his rays, And earth with filling with his praise Sun-like was his glorious light; From his side there did appear Beaming rays that shined bright; And his power he shrouded there. Plagues before his face he sent; At his feet hot coals there went. Where he stood he measure took Of the earth, and view'd it well; Nations vanish'd at his look; Ancient hills to powder fell: Mountains old cast lower were, For his ways eternal a...
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