. Quarles' Emblems . uds that make so dark a night: Shine forth, great glory, shine; that I may see Both how to loathe myself, and honour thee; But if my weakness force thee to deny Thy flames, yet lend the twilight of thine eye : If I must want those beams I wish, yet grant That I, at least, may wish those beams I want. QuarleJ Emblems, \7 S. Ai Gl S i. Soliloq, (lap. a great dark cloud of vanity before mine so that I could not sec the sun of justice and the light f truth : I being the sun of darkness, was involved in darkness ;I loved my darkness, because I knew not thy light

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. Quarles' Emblems . uds that make so dark a night: Shine forth, great glory, shine; that I may see Both how to loathe myself, and honour thee; But if my weakness force thee to deny Thy flames, yet lend the twilight of thine eye : If I must want those beams I wish, yet grant That I, at least, may wish those beams I want. QuarleJ Emblems, \7 S. Ai Gl S i. Soliloq, (lap. a great dark cloud of vanity before mine so that I could not sec the sun of justice and the light f truth : I being the sun of darkness, was involved in darkness ;I loved my darkness, because I knew not thy light : I was blind, and loved my blindness, and did walk from darkness todarkness : but, LORD, thou art my God, who hast led me fromdarkness and the shadow of death ; hast called me into thisglorious light, and behold, I see. Epic. soul, cheer up ; what if the night be long?Heavn finds an ear when sinners find a tongue;Thy tears are morning showrs : Heavn bids me say,When Peters cock begins to crow, tis

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