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A Meditation on Luke the 19th.

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OUR blessed Lord and King is gone a Kingdom to receive, And for to purchase them a Crown that doth on him believe:

2

But when he will return again, no mortal Man can show; And to inquire 'tis in vain, the Angels do not know.

3

The King called his Servants then, which was in number Ten; The meaning of the Parable, it is all sorts of Men.

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He gave a Pound to ev'ry one, as you may plainly see, In order for to trade upon, that none may idle be:

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And when the King does come again those Servants he will call, To see where it be spent in vain, what they should trade withal.

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The first unto the King shall say, thy Pound hath gained Ten; I willing was to trade each day, till thou didst come agen.

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The second also he shall say, thy Pound hath gained Five; I willing was to trade alway, that I with it may thrive.

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You good and faithful Servants are, the King will then reply; You of my Treasure takes a care, and did not idle lye.

9

Enter therefore, into my rest, my glorious Throne to see, And you shall evermore be blest, to all Eternity.

10

Another came and he did say, Lord, here's thy Pound again, I did up in a Napkin lay, lo! here it doth remain.

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I know thou art an austere Man; of thee I was afraid: Therefore I kept it in my hand, and would not with it trade.

12

Thou gatherest, but wilt not strew, and reap, but wilt not sow; And thou dost keep all in thy view, nothing thou wilt let go.

Then shall the King say;

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If thou hast known me such an one, for to exact on thee, Thou shouldst my Money then have thrown into the Ʋsury.

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Thou wicked art, and sloathful too; thy Mouth hath Judged thee;

Thou shalt to outward darkness go; appointed 'tis by me.

15

When this is done, the King will rise, and to his Angels say; Bring forth all those mine Enemies, before me now and slay.

16

The Drunkards, and False Swearers all before me come and slay; They would not hearken to my call, nor yet my Voice obey.

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Both Lyers, Whore-mongers, and Proud, which live in high renown; They for my Vengeance cry aloud, on them to pour it down.

18

Come bring the Thief, and Covetous, with all the wicked Race, And all that hate my holy Laws, slay them before my Face.

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Come bring forth the Lascivious crew, the Hypocrite also; For they together now must rew, and in the Lake must go.

20

The Glutten, and the Revellours, and Sabbath-breakers too,

They all must share like Levellours; their Mirth will end in woe.

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Come forth those wicked Sinners all, living and dying so; For ••ou under my Wrath shall fall, and into Hell must go.

The Author's Request.

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Lord, lend me thy Almighty hand, and I will trade for thee, And grant I in the Lot may stand with them that Saved be.