Becoming America - An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution, 2018a

BECOMING AMERICA
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH COLONIAL LITERATURE
by Christ appointed is
To sinners sad (‘ [. . .] wixt good and bad,)
‘ [. . .] wixt Heirs of woe, and bliss.
XXII
At Christ’s right hand the sheep do st [. . .] nd,
his Holy Martyrs who
For his dear Name, suering shame,
calamity, and woe,
Like Champions stood, and with their blood
their Testimony sealed;
Whose innocence, without o [. . .] nce
to Christ their Judge appealed.
XXIII
Next unto whom there nd a room,
all Christs [. . .] icted one [. . .],
Who being chastis’d, neither despis’d,
nor sank amidsts their g [. . .] oans:
Who by the Rod were turn’d to God,
and loved him the more,
N [. . .] murmuring nor quarrelling [. . .]
when they were chast’ned sore.
XXIV
Moreover such as loved much,
that had not such a trial,
As might constrain to so great pain,
and such deep sel [. . .]-denial;
Yet ready were the Cross to bear,
when Christ them call’d thereto,
And did rejoyce to hear his voice,
they’r counted Sheep also.
XXV
Christ’s ock of Lambs there also stands,
whose Faith was weak, yet true;
All sound Believers (Gospel-receivers)
whose grace was small, but grew.
And them among an infant throng
of Babes, for whom Christ dy’d;
Whom [. . .] or his own, by ways unknown.
to men, he sanctify’d.
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