Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem / written by E.B., Esq., several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr. J. Jenkins.

Title

Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem / written by E.B., Esq., several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr. J. Jenkins.

Author

Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.

Publication

London :: Printed by R.N., sold by Henry Seile ... and Humphrey Moseley ...,

1652.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• author's note
  • Mens Authoris.
  • The Authors Designe.
• THE PREFACE.
• The severall Cantos.
• errata
• PNEVMATO-SARCO-MACHIA: OR THEOPHILA'S Spiritual Warfare.
• poem
• TO MY FANCIE UPON THEOPHILA.
• A Friends ECCHO to his FANCIE upon SACRATA.
• Non me Palma negata Macrum, data reddet Opimum.
• A VERDICT FOR THE Pious SACRIFICER.
• FOR THE AUTHOR, Truly Heroick, By BLOVD, VIRTVE, LEARNING.
• poem
• A GLANCE AT THEOPHILA.
• TO THE AUTHOR Upon His Divine Poem.
• For the much Honoured AVTHOR.
• For the Renowned COMPOSER.
• Pietatis, Poetices{que} Cultori.
• In Sanctos THEOPHILAE Amores.
• In celeberrimam THEOPHILAM, feliciter elucubratam.
• Qui Virtutes THEOHILAE praedicat, Religioni non Gloriae studeat. Noverim Te, DOMINE, noverim me!
• IN DIVINOS POETAS.
• ON DIVINE POETS.
• Ergo brevi stringam COELESTIA Cantu.

• The Author musing here survay, How He may THEOPHI portray: Where Others Art urpast you ind, They draw the Body, HE the Mind. The World's beneah his Foot; while SHEE HEAV'N, by the Heav'nly Sphere, does see. A CROWN is racht HER from the SKIES, Vp with his BOOK an Eagle flies.

• THEOPHILAS LOVE-SACRIFICE.
• THE AVTHORS PRAYER.
• THEOPHILAS LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO II.The Humiliation.
• THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO III. The Restauration.

• The Soule against Complations fights, Whom Death and Hell present with ights: The World with calt and onour couts; The Fleshes Glass invites to Spouts: But THEOPHIL by Faith her Shield, And Hopes firm ncho stands the Field; Accompanyd with GRACE and LOVE, By ANGELS SHE does upward move.

• THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SONG.

• View See the Authors ig Design, His Book displaid, is apers shine, Is Ahonian Bird, Dog, and Cat, intimate. TIEOPHLA. doth before Him stand Amused wit erected Hand; And, like an Eagle, upward flies, by ANGELS to the SKIES.

• THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO VI. The Association.
• THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO VII. The Contemplation.
• THEOPHILA'S LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO VIII. The Admiration.
  • note
  • poem
• Ad piae Poesios Cultum Invitatio.
• canto - 9
  • THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIA. HECATOMBE IX. RECAPITVLATIO. Animae piè anhelantis Descriptio.
    • PORTICUS.
    • ARGUMENTUM.
    • distichs
  • THEOPHILAS LOVE-SACRIFICE. CANTO IX. The RECAPITVLATION. And Pourtrait of a Heav'nly breathing Soul.
    • The PORTICO.
    • THE ARGVMENT.
    • distichs
• PRAELIBATIO AD THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIAM: Quae unica Cantio à Domino ALEX. ROSSAEO in Carmen Latinum conversa est. CANTIO I.
• THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIA: CANTIO III. Latino Carmine donata. Restauratio.
• Vpon the Vanitie of the World.
• poem
  • version
  • version
• Mundo immundo.
• THE VANITIE OF THE VVORLD. CANTO X. The Abnegation.
• THE VANITIE OF THE VVORLD.CANTO XI. The Disincantation.
• In lenocitantes hujus Tempestatis Venerillas, Ju∣venum Scrobes, Animarum Voragines.
• In sceleratissimam Seculi Licentiam, cujus in melius commutandi exilis admodùm supersit Spes.
• In strenuos hujus Seculi Compotores, & Gulones Perditissimos.
• Mundi Contemptus.
• THE SWEETNESSE OF RETIREMENT, OR The Happinesse of a Private Life. CANTO XII. The Segregation.

• Tam formosa nitet, tam suauè THEOPHIA. spira, umin collustrat, perfundit Odoribus Auram: Est Opus exactum, quâvis{que} ex Parte politum, orpore, nonseus ac, effulget, Mente Venustas: Ingenium, Dulcedo, Decus, Symmetria grata, Abs{que} Pari certant Vnitis Viribus Illâ. (THEOPHIA's fill'd wth Sweetness, & so her Breath perfumes -composed Compleat in Mind, & as exact in Feature: & proportion'd well, mee without a Parallell.

• poem
• THEOPHILAE AMORIS HOSTIA. CANTIO VII. A Domino Jeremiâ Colliero in Versus latiales traducta. Contemplatio.
• Peroratio Eucharistica.
• illustration
• In glorioss: passionē. & Resurrectionē Christj. G. G.