. Pia desideria: or, divine addresses : in three books. Illustrated with XLVII. copper-plates . ok^he had afair opportunity of mentioning Purgatory, he whollydeclines it, and takes no not ice at all of fach in the twelfth Poem of the third Book he faysnothing of Tranfubftantiation, tho^ he had occafionto mention the Sacrament of the Eucharifi. And thisparticularly I thought neceffary to offer^ left fome maythinl^Ihave mif-render^d him in thofe places^ which^if they confult himfelf^ they II fee I have had no occa-fion for it. Thus having made my excufe for fomethings which I fear^d m


. Pia desideria: or, divine addresses : in three books. Illustrated with XLVII. copper-plates . ok^he had afair opportunity of mentioning Purgatory, he whollydeclines it, and takes no not ice at all of fach in the twelfth Poem of the third Book he faysnothing of Tranfubftantiation, tho^ he had occafionto mention the Sacrament of the Eucharifi. And thisparticularly I thought neceffary to offer^ left fome maythinl^Ihave mif-render^d him in thofe places^ which^if they confult himfelf^ they II fee I have had no occa-fion for it. Thus having made my excufe for fomethings which I fear^d might he carpt at, if I have anyother faults^ J Jhall detain the Reader no longer^ butlet him go on to find them. ERRATA. Page 3 5- line 11. read believed, p. 39. /. , p. 40. /. uk,r. as. Circumftances. in, r. is. p. what,r. why. lb. /. why, r. what. ;;. 109. XV, r. VH. /. Fellows, p. 141. /. 22. r. ftrained. p. 142. /. 22. r. meat .p. 178. /. Beafts. /. 19$. L 24. r. relief, p. 207. lin, 7. r. Servant. T O CO. (r) TO THE DESIRE OF THE Eternal Habitations, JESUS CHRIST, Whom the Angels defire to pry into. Lordj thoti knoivefi all my dejire^ and mgroaning is not hid from thee^ Plal. j ~verf. 9. BY no difcovry did I eer impartThe fecret fantings of my love-JickJrLtvct iWhofe clofe retejfes to no other eyeBut that^r^^?^ Pow/s that framd them, open lie:He only views my thoughts in their undrefs,And His bright beams k^xch thro their nakednefs:To Him each (ecret ligh, each filent groan,To him the bottom of my Soul is known. B 2 Whe (4) Who Call his fenfetanothers ears convey,Unlefs himfelf his own defigns betray ? Yet, coud Difcovry gratifie my wifh,Concealment Ihoyld not Icng defer theBHfs .*But no relation can my wants relieve,Or limits to my bonndlefs wiilies giv^. Racioel ^\s\\\h did her loft Sons deplore,But finding Tears in vain, fhe w^ept no Fire emits, and then devours its Seeds,And on


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