Eliza's babes or, the virgins-offering. Being divine poems, and meditations. Written by a lady, who onely desires to advance the glory of God, and not her own.

Title

Eliza's babes or, the virgins-offering. Being divine poems, and meditations. Written by a lady, who onely desires to advance the glory of God, and not her own.

Publication

London :: Printed by M.S. for Laurence Blaiklock, and are to be sold at his shop neer the Middle-Temple Gate,

1652.

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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.

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"Eliza's babes or, the virgins-offering. Being divine poems, and meditations. Written by a lady, who onely desires to advance the glory of God, and not her own." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A84367.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO MY SISTERS.
• To the READER.
• text
  • poems
    • The Invocation.
    • The Request.
    • The Answer.
    • Anguish.
    • Of Submission.
    • Hope.
    • The onely Comforter.
    • The Soules Flight.
    • The Virgins Offring.
    • To my Doves.
    • The Trimph.
    • To my Sister. S. G.
    • Canticles 2.
    • The Rapture.
    • The Flight.
    • The Life.
    • My Wishes.
    • Ʋpon a paine at heart.
    • The Portion.
    • The Friday before Easter.
    • On Easter day.
    • The Pavillion.
    • The Submission.
    • The Change.
    • The Choice.
    • The Rest.
    • The morning Star.
    • The worlds farewell.
    • The Swans.
    • To a friend at Court.
    • Christs Kingdome.
    • Vaine thoughts banisht.
    • My intention.
    • Earths honour slighted.
    • Luke 20. 36. In that world they shall be equall to the Angels.
    • Ʋpon the morning rise.
    • Ʋpon hearing the Birds sing.
    • My Robes.
    • The Dart.
    • Of Poetry.
    • To the King. writ, 1644.
    • To the Queen of Bohemiah.
    • The Lover.
    • The renowned King.
    • To my Sister, S. S.
    • The Vision.
    • The Heart.
    • The Bride.
    • On the day dedicated to the God of Heaven.
    • The Defiance.
    • When my Brother was sick.
    • The Guard.
    • Felicity.
    • On sudden Death.
    • Heaven.
    • The Giver engaged to the Receiver.
    • The Sun Beames.
    • To my Brother.
    • What I Love.
    • The onely bound.
    • The Christians happinesse.
    • The Retribution.
    • Gods Commands easie.
    • Praise.
    • The Companion.
    • Ʋpon the losse of my Brother.
    • On the Sun.
    • Being told, she was proud.
    • My pleasing Life.
    • To a Lady unfaithfull.
    • The Curse.
    • This on my Tombe shall written bee, When I in Glory am with thee.
    • On marriage.
    • The Gift.
    • The choice of my Friend.
    • The change.
    • Promise Performed.
    • Not a Husband, though never so excelling in goodness to us, must detaine our desires from Heaven.
    • My Descent.
    • To my Husband.
    • My Bill of thanks to Mr. C.
    • Being in paine.
    • Being taken with a sudden pain on the Day appointed for God's publick Service.
    • The Antidote.
    • My Satisfaction.
    • Being called a Stoick
    • Gods Prerogative.
    • My Mansion.
    • Mans unkindnesse my Benefit.
    • My Second Part.
    • The Resurrection.
    • Fearfull Ʋncertainty.
    • To Generall Cromwell.
    • To a Lady that bragg'd of her Children.
    • The Conquest.
    • Questions and Answers.
    • To a Friend for her Naked Breasts.
    • Safety.
    • What Kingdome to be wisht.
    • Comfort in Temptations and Afflictions.
    • On going to the Sacrament.
  • meditations
    • My Prayer in my Youth.
    • The Temptation.
    • The Angels Joy.
    • On Earthly Love.
    • HOSEA 2. 19.
    • The Soules Agitation.
    • The Contempt of the World.
    • The Royal Gods.
    • The Rule.
    • PSALME 119. 165.
    • The Support.
    • meditation
    • The Acknowledgement.
    • The invincible Souldier.
    • meditation
    • Ambition.
    • Ʋpon Peters denyall.
    • My Redemption acknowledged.
    • meditation
    • Saint Stephen.
    • The foundation and felicity.
    • Ʋpon the Temptation of the doubting of Heaven.
    • On the Sun-rising.
    • Heaven upon Earth.
    • The Temple.
    • The true Object of Love.
    • Rom. 12. 1.
    • Ʋpon Adams fall.
    • Security in Danger.
    • The Royall Priest-hood.
    • The secure Pavillion.
    • A Question.