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O Son, in whom my Soul hath chief delight,

Son of my bosom, Son who art alone

My word, my wisdom, and effectual might, [ 170 ]

All hast thou spokn as my thoughts are, all

As my Eternal purpose hath decreed:

Man shall not quite be lost, but savd who will,

Yet not of will in him, but grace in me

Freely voutsaft; once more I will renew [ 175 ]

His lapsed powers, though forfeit and enthralld

By sin to foul exorbitant desires;

Upheld by me, yet once more he shall stand

On even ground against his mortal foe,

By me upheld, that he may know how frail [ 180 ]

His falln condition is, and to me ow

All his delivrance, and to none but me.

Some I have chosen of peculiar grace

Elect above the rest; so is my will:

The rest shall hear me call, and oft be warnd [ 185 ]

Thir sinful state, and to appease betimes

Th incensed Deitie while offerd grace

Invites; for I will cleer thir senses dark,

What may suffice, and softn stonie hearts

To pray, repent, and bring obedience due. [ 190 ]

To Prayer, repentance, and obedience due,

Though but endevord with sincere intent,

Mine ear shall not be slow, mine eye not shut.

And I will place within them as a guide

My Umpire Conscience, whom if they will hear, [ 195 ]

Light after light well usd they shall attain,

And to the end persisting, safe arrive.

This my long sufferance and my day of grace

They who neglect and scorn, shall never taste;

But hard be hardnd, blind be blinded more, [ 200 ]

That they may stumble on, and deeper fall;

And none but such from mercy I exclude.

But yet all is not don; Man disobeying,

Disloyal breaks his fealtie, and sinns

Against the high Supremacie of Heavn, [ 205 ]

Affecting God-head, and so loosing all,

To expiate his Treason hath naught left,

But to destruction sacred and devote,

He with his whole posteritie must dye,

Dye hee or Justice must; unless for him [ 210 ]

Som other able, and as willing, pay

The rigid satisfaction, death for death.