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Or make the same
Certaine, which was but casuall, when it came?
All casuall joy doth loud and plainly say, 485
Only by comming, that it can away.
Only in Heaven joyes strength is never spent;
And accidentall things are permanent.
Joy of a soules arrivall ne'r decaies;
For that soule ever joyes and ever staies. 490
Joy that their last great Consummation
Approaches in the resurrection;
When earthly bodies more celestiall
Shall be, then Angels were, for they could fall;
This kinde of joy doth every day admit 495
Degrees of growth, but none of losing it.
In this fresh joy, 'tis no small part, that shee,
Shee, in whose goodnesse, he that names degree,
Doth injure her; ('Tis losse to be cal'd best,
There where the stuffe is not such as the rest) 500
Shee, who left such a bodie, as even shee
Only in Heaven could learne, how it can bee
Made better; for shee rather was two soules,
Or like to full on both sides written Rols,
Where eyes might reade upon the outward skin, 505
As strong Records for God, as mindes within;
Shee, who by making full perfection grow,
Peeces a Circle, and still keepes it so,
Long'd for, and longing for it, to heaven is gone,
Where shee receives, and gives addition. 510
[Sidenote: _Conclusion. _]
Here in a place, where mis-devotion frames
A thousand Prayers to Saints, whose very names
The ancient Church knew not, Heaven knows not yet:
And where, what lawes of Poetry admit,
Lawes of Religion have at least the same, 515
Immortall Maide, I might invoke thy name.
Could any Saint provoke that appetite,
Thou here should'st make me a French convertite.
But thou would'st not; nor would'st thou be content,
To take this, for my second yeares true Rent, 520
Did this Coine beare any other stampe, then his,
That gave thee power to doe, me, to say this.
Since his will is, that to posteritie,
Thou should'st for life, and death, a patterne bee,
And that the world should notice have of this, 525
The purpose, and th'authoritie is his;
Thou art the Proclamation; and I am
The Trumpet, at whose voyce the people came.


[Footnote 1: _The entrance. _ _1612-21_: _om. 1625-33_:
_no notes, 1635-69_]

[Footnote 2: _disestimation_] _estimation_ _1625_]

[Footnote 3: _Incommodities &c. _ _1612-21:_ _om.
1625-33_]

[Footnote 4: _Her ignorance &c. :_ _1612-25:_ _om. 1633_]


[5 All, _1612_: all, _1625-69_]

[10 Though] Through _1612-25_]

[12 be fail'd,] he fail'd, _1621-33_]

[13 twinckle] twincke _1625_]

[20 strings: _Ed_: strings. _1612-69_]

[23 are _Ed:_ are, _1612-69_]

[24 was fram'd, _1612-25:_ was fram'd: _1633-69_]

[27 Deluge, _1612-25:_ deluge, _1633-69_]

[29 all. _Ed:_ all, _1612-33:_ all; _1635-69_]

[33 Maid, _1612-25_, _1669:_ maid, _1633-54_]

[35 is, _1612-25:_ is _1633-69_]

[43 thy] they _1621-25_

issue, _1612-33:_ issue _1635-69_. _See note_]

[46 safe-sealing] safe-fealing _1621-39_]

[47 goe] goe; _1612-25_]

[48 Health, _1612-33:_ Health; _1635-69_, _Chambers and
Grolier_

so. _1612-21:_ so, _1625-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_. _See
note_]

[50 bee. _Ed:_ bee _1612-35:_ bee, _1639-69_]

[51 why, _1612-21:_ why _1625-69_

nor] or _1669_]

[57 more, _1612-25:_ more _1633-69_]

[67 was but] twas but _1612-25_]

[81 Shee, shee _1621-25:_ Shee, she _1633-69_]

[82 is] is. _1612-25_]

[96 parch'd _1612-21_, _1639-69:_ pach'd _1625:_ patch'd
_1633-35_]

[99 knell,] knell _1633_]

[101 So this, _1612-33:_ So, this _1635-69_]

[103 thrust;] trust; _1669_]

[113 shroud] shourd _1621-25_]

[116 exalted] exhalted _1621_

goe,] goe. _1612-21_]

[123 Complexion _1612-25:_ complexion _1633-69_]

[124 Ingredients _1612-25:_ ingredients _1633-69_]

[134 a point, _1612-21:_ a-point. _1625:_ a point: _1633-69_]

[136 there. _1612-25:_ there, _1633-69_]

[137 wonne] worne _1612-25:_ woon _1633_]

[140 to _1612-25:_ too _1633-69_]

[146 Accident _1612-25:_ accident _1633-69_]

[156 Death _1612-25:_ death _1633-69_]

[161 thee, both _1612-25:_ thee both _1633-69_]

[172 first-built _1612-25:_ first built _1633-69_]

[173 didst] dost _1669_]

[177 the rage _1612-25:_ a rage _1633-69_]

[179 Death _1612-25:_ death _1633-69_]

[181 Peece, discharg'd, _1612:_ Peece, discharg'd _1625:_
Peece discharg'd _1633:_ Peece discharg'd, _1635-69_]

[183 This _1612-25:_ this _1633-69_]

[185 soule, _1612-21:_ soule _1625-69_]

[187 Twenty, perchance,] Twentie, perchance _1625:_ Twenty
perchance _1633-69_]

[197 _Venus_] _no ital. 1612-25, and so with_ Hesper _&c. _

retards] recards _1612-25_]

[201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_]

[204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_]

[209 the] those _1669_]

[214 her] _om. 1650-69_]

[219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625
and_ shee _1612-25_):

This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee,
To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she,

_1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.