The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand
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The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand
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Luzvic, Stephanus, 1567-1640.
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[Rouen] :: Printed by Iohn Cousturier,
1634.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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"The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06534.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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II. MEDITATION.
The Preparatory Prayer.
Actiones nostras. &c.
FIRST POINT.
I Wil consider the largenes & am∣plenes
of my hart which nothing
can fil, neither the vastnes of the
Heauens, the circuit of the earth,
nor Angels, nor men, nor yet ri∣ches
or delights, themselues and
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that but he only is able to fil and
b••esse it, who framed it for him∣self.
2. Point. Hence wil I gather the
worthines and noblenes of my hart,
while it contemnes al created things
nor vseth them otherwise then as a
foot-stoole or stayers, by setting
foot where on it may mount to
God himself. So from the odour and
beauty of flowers, ascends it to the
sweetnes and glory of the Creatour,
from the light of the San-climbs it
to the light increated, from the fra∣ming
of the world, it findes out the
influence of diuine loue into other
things, and discouers therein a cer∣tain
plenty and affluence of his
guifts.
3. Point. I wil further weigh how
great must the beauty of mans hart
be, with whose loue al things are so
enamoured, as vehemently to wish
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haue some place, in the secret cabi∣net
thereof. The world, that woes it
with allurem̄ets of honours, riches,
iewels, and with the same guile the
flesh in presenting enticem̄ets, plea∣sures,
feasts, banquets, good fellow∣ships,
playes, reuels, singing and en∣chanting
bewitches it wholy: The
diuel, being pleased better to vse
violence, seekes rather with engins,
and frightful terrours to addresse
his way. Now these three enemyes
al conspire in one, and to worke
more effectually their ends with a
wicked treason of the fiue senses, by
vndermining seeke to surprise it. To
the eyes they streight obiect what
soeuer is pleasant & beautiful to be∣hold;
whether you would the deli∣ciousnes
of flowers, or rather regard
the lustre of Adamants & the rest of
stones. To the eares, they apply their
melodious ditties, both perilous
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& lasciuious songs of Syrens. Odours
& sweet perfumes are couveighed
to the nostrils with ful sayles. For
the palat the kitchings fume, dain∣tyes
are dressed, and serued vp in ful
dishes; wines are fetched from Cel∣lars,
tēpered for the anciens Cōsuls,
Albana Tiuoly, Romanesco, Falerna,
and the like. And so likewise for the
other senses delights are studiously
sought for with al industry and art.
4. Point. IESVS on the contrary, to∣geather
with the Angel Gardian, very
seriously defendes the Tower of the
hart; he there succours it with the
singular assist̄ace of his diuine grace,
this here, in pouring forth light
amid the thicke obscureties therein,
teacheth what to shun and what it
is be done breakes the engins laid
against it, repels the assaults of the
world, detects the obscenes of the
flesh.
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THE COLLOQVY.
O MOST sweet IESV the loue
of my hart which thou hast
consecrated for thy self? Oh permit
not in the wals of this Temple the
abhominable figures of created
things to be seen: barricado thy
Tower beseiged of al sides by ene∣myes
a 1.1 with the countermure of
thy feare, defend it with the flames
of loue. Thou easily detectest how
false the things are which the world
obiects before our eyes, while here
the miserable hart discernes nor
heeds the nets nor poison. Then help
it I beseech thee, O Lord of Saboth,
in these streights, and send thy war∣like
squadrons, down from heauen,
to its ayd.