Their Millions into Nothing fall, 9. The Nations with their GoD compare 10. Lighter than Vanity, and lefs Than Nothing, He on All looks down; Nor can their Services appease His Wrath, or mitigate His Frown. 1. Lebanon brings her Stores in vain, 1.2. Nothing the Creature Adds to Him, Exifts, the One Eternal GOD. PART IV. 1. Say then, Ye Worms of Earth, to whom Will Ye your glorious GoD compare! Vainly thro' all His Works ye roam, To find JEHOVAH's Likeness there. 2. The vile Idolater belies His Image with a Golden Shrine, To counterfeit the Godhead tries; And Stocks and Stones become Divine. 3. Man his own Deity reveres B 3 4. Bua 4. But have ye not His Being known, 5. The Heavens His Glorious Power proclaim, Th' Invifible on Earth is fhew'd, Nature is written with His Name, And All Things speak their Builder GoD. 6. Creation to His Law fubmits, His Rule He over All maintains, High on the Globe of Heaven He fits, And undisturb'd for ever reigns. 7. Th' Inhabitants of Earth from thence, The Curtain of the Heavens, unfolds. 8. "Tis He who ftretch'd them out, 'tis He And draws it o'er His Creatures Heads. Princes, and Kings, that dare withstand 10. Planted awhile, or fown below, Their Stock accurft fhall ne'er take Root; The LORD upon their Pride shall blow, Wither the Flower, and blast the Fruit. 1. Say then, ye abject Worms, to whom Will ye your Glorious GoD compare? Who fhall His Holiness prefame To match, or who His Power shall dare? 12. Lift up your Eyes to Things on high, Nor fix on Earth your groveling Thought, Who built yon azure vaulted Sky? Who spoke those beauteous Orbs from Nought? 13. GOD only Wife, and Great, and Strong, Made them to run their Heavenly Race; (Knowledge, and Might to GOD belong,. Honour, and Majelty, and Praife.). 14. Their radiant Hofts He marfhals right, Their Nature, Names, and Number knows ; He bids them in their Courses fight, And blast their Great Creator's Foes. 15. They hear; and Each His Will performs, And lo! to Man they ever call, Lift up your Eyes, ye abject Worms, PART V. 1. The World He made He ftill fuftains. 2. Repent Thee of thy peevish Haffe, 3. Haft Thou not heard, haft Thou not known The Everlafting Go», that laid The Earth's Foundations, rules alone, Nor faints to bear the World He made? 4. JEHOVAH is Unchangeable, He He chears the languid Souls that fail, 5. Gently He lifts the Fallen up, He gives them Faith, and Faith's Increase, Revives their feeble, dying Hope, And fills with Love, and Joy, and Peace.. 6. Blafted the Vigour of the Young 7. But They, who wait upon the LORD, And born of GOD their Strength renew.. 8. Their willing Souls from Sin fet free, Shall fwiftly in His Statutes move, Shall walk in Glorious Liberty, Shall fly upon the Wings of Love. 9. With Eagle's Wings their Souls fhall rife; Regain on Earth their Native Skies, The Sixty-third Chapter of ISAIAH. 1. [The First Part alter'd from Mr. Norris.] "N O Common Vifion This I fee, 2. His deep-dy'd crimson Robes outvie 3. How strong, how ftately does He go! 4. 'Tis I, who to my Promise ftand; I, who Sin, Death, Hell, and the Grave Have foil'd with this All-conquering Hand: 'Tis I, the LORD, mighty to fave. 5. Why wear'ft Thou then this crimson Die, Say, Thou All-conquering Hero, why? Why do thy Garments look all red, Like them that in the Wine-fat tread? 6. The Wineprefs I alone have trod, That pondrous Mafs I ply'd alone, And with me to affift was none, A Task worthy the Son of GoD 7. Angels flood trembling at the Sight, 8. The Blood gufh'd out, and chequer'd o're 9. The Day, the Signal Day is come, |