God's Descent.

God is then said for to descend, when He
Doth here on earth some thing of novity;
As when in human nature He works more
Than ever yet the like was done before.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

English

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God's Dwelling.

God's said to dwell there, wheresoever He
Puts down some prints of His high Majesty;
As when to man He comes, and there doth place
His Holy Spirit, or doth plant His Grace.

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Another Of God.

God's said to leave this place, and for to come
Nearer to that place than to other some,
Of local motion, in no least respect,
But only by impression of effect.

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God.

God is more here than in another place,
Not by His essence, but commerce of grace.

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Clouds.

He that ascended in a cloud, shall come
In clouds descending to the public doom.

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God.

God, as the learned Damascene doth write,
A sea of substance is, indefinite.

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God.

In God there's nothing, but 'tis known to be
Even God Himself, in perfect entity.

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