III.

_The_ HOLY GHOST.

O Holy Ghost, whose temple I

Am, but of mudde walls, and condensed dust, 20

And being sacrilegiously

Halfe wasted with youths fires, of pride and lust,

Must with new stormes be weatherbeat;

Double in my heart thy flame,

Which let devout sad teares intend; and let 25

(Though this glasse lanthorne, flesh, do suffer maime)

Fire, Sacrifice, Priest, Altar be the same.

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