Mee thy poore seruant Lord! preserue and saue,
For all my trust in Thee repos'd I haue:
Lord! said my soule, Thou art my GOD, to Thee
My goods are nothinge when they offered bee;
But my delight[s] are in those saints of Thine,
Which liue on Earth, and doe in vertue shine;
But they which runn to worshipp idolls vaine,
Shall multiply their sorrow and their paine.
Of their blood offerings will I not pertake,
Nor of their names shall my lipps mention make.
The portion of mine heritage and cupp
Is God Himselfe who houlds and keepes[190] mee upp;
In a faire ground to mee my lott did chance,
Soe I possesse a rich Inheritance:
Thankes[191] bee to God His warninge giues mee light,
My raynes with paine doe chasten me by night;
I looke to God in my endeauors all,
Hee stands soe neare mee that I cannot fall;
This hath my heart and tongue with joyes possest,
And now my flesh in hope to rise, shall rest;
My soule shall not be buryed in the graue,
Nor shall Thy Holy One corruption haue;
Shew mee the path of life; for in Thy sight
Doth endles pleasure rest and full delight.
[Footnote 190: Another example of 'e' before the contraction-sign of
'es.' G.]
[Footnote 191: In full 'es' here, as before. Having now given several
examples of the arbitrary use of the 's,' and 'es' in full and by
contraction-sign, it will not be needful to note more in the sequel. G.]