Divine glimpses of a maiden muse being various meditations and epigrams on several subjects : with a probable cure of our present epidemical malady if the means be not too long neglected / by Chr. Clobery ...

CHAP. II.

[verse 1] HOw hath the Lord in anger covered Poor Zions Daughter, with a cloud o'e•• sprea•• And cast from Heaven (his imperial City) Down to this dunghil earth, the splendid beauty Of Israel, and calls not now to minde His foot-stool in his day of wrath assign'd? [verse 2] The Lord hath swallow'd up all Jacob's Tents; And pitiless in Judah's holds made rents,

And brought them to the ground: he hath defil'd The Kingdom, and the Princes all exil'd. [verse 3] In his fierce wrath he'th cut off Isr'els horn: His right hand from foes presence back is born: 'Gainst Jacob like a flaming fire he burneth, Which round about devoureth and o'erturneth. [verse 4] His bowe he foe like bent: with his right hand He stood as adversary; with death fan'd All those that pleasant were, unto the eye, In Zions daughters Tabernacle high: He pour'd his fury forth like flaming fire. [verse 5] The Lord was foe, and swallow'd in his ire All Israel, her palaces, and all Strong holds: and mourning hath increas'd withall, [verse 6] With Judah's daughters wo: with violence His Tabernacle he remov'd from thence, Even as a garden; and destroyed rests The place of his assembly: solemn feasts, And Sabbaths he hath caus'd to be forgot: In Zion King and Priest he heeded not, [verse 7] In his wrath's indignation. God hath cast His Altars off, abhorr'd his Temple wast; Her Palace-walls, he gave up to her foes: By them a noise in the Lord's house arose, [verse 8] As in a solemn feast: God purpos'd hath Destroying Zion's daughter's wall in wrath: He hath stretch'd out a line; neither withdraw'd His hand from ruining: he therefore made The rampart, and the wall both to lament; They languish'd joyntly both in discontent. [verse 9] Her gates are all interr'd; her bars are broke; Her King and Princes under Gentiles yoke; The law is fled. Prophets no vision see. [verse 10] And Zion's daughters elders silenc'd be, Sitting on ground, dust-headed, sack-cloth-girt: Jebus her Virgins hang down heads in dirt.

[verse 11] Mine eyes do fail with tears; my bowels vex'd; My liver poured out on earth, perplex'd For the destruction which my people meets: Children and sucklings swoon in City-streets. [verse 12] They ask of Mothers corn and wine; and swoonded, As those that in the City-streets are wounded; VVhilst in their mothers bosoms thus they cry'd, They poured out their souls, expir'd and dy'd. [verse 13] VVhat thing shall I to witness take for thee? To what by me may'st thou compared be? [verse 14] (O daughter of Jerusalem) what shall I equal to thee, that I may let fall Some drop of comfort, thy sad soul to chear, O Virgin Sions daughter? it is clear, Thy breach is Ocean-like in magnitude: [verse 15] Who can thee heal? thy Prophets have seen rude, Vain, foolish things for thee; would not display Thy sins, thy captive state to turn away; But have for thee seen burthens false, and causes [verse 16] Of banishment. By-passers all make pauses, Clap hands, and hiss, and wag their heads at thee▪ Daughter of Jebus; crying, Is this she, Beautie's perfection term'd? joy of the earth? [verse 17] Thy foes all gape against thee; and in mirth Hiss, gnash their teeth: now certainly (they say) VVe have her swallow'd up; this is the day VVe looked for, which we have found and see: [verse 18] God hath what he devised done, and he Fulfilled hath his word of old commanded: He hath thrown down, not piti'd, and hath banded Thine enemies against thee to rejoyce, Set up thine adversaries horn and voice. [verse 19] Their heart unto thee (Lord) aloud did cry: O wall of Sions daughter; from thine eye Let tears run down (like rivers) night and day: And give thy self no rest, thine eyes no stay.

[verse 20] Arise; make nightly cries, when watch begins, Pour out thy heart (like water) for thy sins Before God's face; and lift thy hands on high To Him, for thy young babes that fainting lie [verse 21] On top of every street. O Lord, behold; Consider to whom thou hast done what's told: Shall women eat their fruit? a span-long child? Prophet and Priest be in the Temple kill'd? [verse 22] The young and old lie groveling in the streets; The sword my virgins, and my young men meets; Thou in thy day of wrath hast slain them all: Thou hast them kill'd, and let no pity fall. [verse 23] Thou summon'd hast (as in a solemne day) My terrours round about, that none away In thy wrath's day escaped, or remain'd: The children that I swaddeled, and train'd, Brought up and cherish'd, (and to keep presum'd) My mortal enemy hath all consum'd.