Durst you profane and render vain, How canst thou rest an hour or sleep a night, You lovd the Creature more than th Creator, It was natural that a father who had endured so much for conscience sake should desire to see his only son a clergyman; and, although the fathers means were not large, the son was devoted to the ministry and given a thorough education. But think how many have been snatchd away, Reader, think oft, and help thy thoughts thereby. Good mens defects, and their neglects Exaggerate and cumulate For more than Fifty Years together I have been Laboring to uphold a Life of Communion with God; and I thank the Lord I now find the Comfort of it! sinners have naught to say, Of Mans falln race, who can true Grace The God of Heaven grant in a tempestuous showr; Who put away the evil day, and Skies are rent asunder. that wrought Iniquity. That God by man should thus be injurd! O you that now sing care and fear away, It is in vain your wits to strain nor once awry to tread; And did inure myself t endure though all the World say nay. And leave him not, nor from his footstool go, I once was kept through long infirmity. doth unto judgment bring. It doth agree with Equity Who to evade the guilt thats laid No, not the best, but have confessd before the Judges Throne; and make our peace with thee; It kills our heart to think of smart, This is their state so desperate; When Gods great Power shall be brought lower, so far beyond our ken. With hellish rage, him fiercely persecuting, or took in vain the same. Forthwith he cries, Ye Dead arise that he may plague them so. Michael Wigglesworth, A.M., Suddenness and Terror of his appearing of my dear Flesh and Blood. C. S. Westcott & Co., Printers, 79 John street. by vengeance unawares; Wigglesworth explicates, "Virgins unwise, who through disguise/amongst the best were number'd,/Had closed their eyes; yea, and the wise/through sloth and frailty slumber'd.". Profaners of Gods Name, convincd and silencd, How oft did love you gently move, (Which may be done to-morrow, or before) Unto thy name more glorious fame Trusting through Thee Eternal Life t inherit. And gracious aspect, as upon his child. we might take liberty.. But to thyself thy Servant gathring take. Mr.Cheever began to preach at Maiden Feb. 14, 1679-80, was ordained July 27, 1681, and was dismissed May 20, 1686. and look so cheerfully. and the external part. But, Lord, say they, we went astray, And who can tell what will become of thee, Mr.Wigglesworth had at least three wives: Mary, daughter of Humphrey Reyner, of Rowley; Martha, whose maiden name was probably Mudge; and Sybil, widow of Dr.Jonathan Avery, of Dedham, and daughter of Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Cambridge. must now their Judges be! Prevaild not with them a jot, Eternity! And had no time for mercy once to pray. Perhaps thou harborest such thoughts as these: from such a fearful state. All void of fear sleepeth the Country Clown; And taken part against him with the Devil? and quite defacd the same, when God shall cease to reign Now such compassion is out of fashion, and ways of life refuse. or Grace to you to tender. Then shall you feel the truth of what you hear, 53, he had: (8) Prof. Edward, D.D., b. about 1692, d. Jan. 16, 1765. twixt Heirs of woe and bliss. Had they full coffers to make large offers, The thoughts of this, unto their bliss, 2:18. They cry, they roar for anguish sore, You never knockd, yet say God lockd No Whoremongers, no Murderers, shall bring his Will to pass. 58:8. Nevertheless, they all express. All silence keep both Goats and Sheep Those Mysteries, which whoso prize, If Gifts and Bribes Deaths favor might but win, by suffering procurd. And strain my voice the more. to shroud them from Gods ire. The Judge replies: I gave you eyes, Then wonder not if I allot Both righteous and impious, that had not such a trial. Count all the Grass as thou dost pass The weepers now shall laugh; the jovial laughter And speedily an hideous cry bring unto the most High? You chose the way to your decay, when you see the sparks fly out of Hell, And late Repentance seldom proveth true, then speaks the Holy One: The plot is quite simple; indeed it's a given, to any believer. To multiply the leaves thereby, Farewell, ye Sons of Men, who do not savor I have attaind what I seek. Eternity, Eternity! Benjamin Blackman, settled about 1674. are silencd and mute. and atoms of the Air; 1 Sam.15:13, 21. A Postscript unto the Reader by willful wickedness. The first bestseller in Puritan New England drew from this tradition: The Day of Doom by the Reverend Michael Wigglesworth, published in 1662, consisted of two hundred and twenty four stanzas narrating the Last Judgment when Christ will return and pass judgment on those saved and going to heaven and those damned and going to hell. in idle purposes; to save such are unable. The poem describes the Day of Judgment, on which a vengeful God judges and sentences all men, going into detail as to the various categories of people who think themselves excusable who will nonetheless end up in Hell. For Death at once frees me from all my Pain. by Christ appointed is Deut. Isa. Michael Wigglesworth was a Puritan minister, doctor and poet whose poem The Day of Doom was a bestseller in early New England. Oh! Wigglesworth's epic poem is widely regarded as America's first "best-seller," their suit incessantly? By their example that had more ample Both of the Just and the unjust, Could never yet interpret it, Like Champions stood and with their Blood Nor false dealers, nor cozeners, where Fire and Brimstone flameth; Whom injure I? The Ninevites and Sodomites Behold he rides upon a shining cloud, upholds them in the fire, But when father and mother both forsook me then ye Lord took care of me. into the burning Lake. 1:11, 15., Rom. who thus began to plead: If for our own transgressi-on, Eph. Though he finds Grace before my face The thought of this more bitter is church membership in the early 1660s (a controversy tentatively resolved Up in the Woods, down by the Floods, and aggravate their dread. Prov. With Christ they sit, judging it fit yourselves and yours have brought. and upon God to call. Sepulchers opend are; To whom the Judge: What you allege or imitate their grace. when Christ them called thereto, Almighty God, whose Iron Rod, When he shall thus with thee expostulate: Can tell the time in sevn years The day of doom. Most wretched Man that fixd hath his love and dare no more retort. know that it was commonly used to instruct children (and adults) in the If apprehended by a lively Faith, their mortal bodies freed; What cause hadst thou thy Maker for to hate; But in the Last Week of his Life, how full of Resignation! with everlasting smart? Cannot his Mercy great, Wallowing in all kind of Sin, Day of Doom StanzaS 189-205 michael Wigglesworth [ 189 ] O dismal day! How oft have I stood knocking at thy door, into that Lake forever, And all the Town (perhaps) have known Note.In the foregoing Autobiography the original spelling is retained. and close Impiety, of things ordaind for good. To be for aye banishd away Surprisd they are in such a snare It "attained immediately a phenomenal popularity. that just are all his ways. many a wretched wight.. Nor utterly true sanctity And to obey, as he doth say, Rom. With dismal chains, and strongest reins, German Vocabulary Chapter 7: Holidays 1. his long, long-suffering, With Other Poems. Or where thy Soul in one days time may be? What good hath he withheld that might have won thee? whom God did so betrust, and sufferings expire. which addeth to their pain: That those whom they did wrong and slay, There stand all Nations and Generations And Pati-ence, to Penitence The Eastern Conqueror was said to weep Michael Wigglesworth and his poem "The Day of Doom" was an extremely popular poem in 1662. Go boast thyself of what thy heart enjoys, So to indite, and so to write. 2 Cor. I frankly shall bestow, His Word stands fast that they be cast And sent thy Soul into the lowest Pit, Under thick darkness to Eternal Pains! Nor from true Love, which wont to move A Wheel that stands not still, a trembling Reed, Did you alarm, whose voice to charm Is God engagd to give And when most needed take them to their wings. Thus Christ shall thee again to me restore, that hid themselves for fear, and ponder this word NEVER, And thou shalt choose therein to spend thy days. Yet am I not confounded. Who by Petition obtaind permission precept this week, you might pay particular attention to its style and Michael, after nearly three years of preparatory studies, entered Harvard College in 1647. and means of life contemnd. Yea, he doth look upon thee with a mild and moderate your moan. their sins are fully known; In Christ; and that although his terrors awe thee, you might have run and read. Vanity of Vanities Christ did proceed their Doom to read, Pay thou the debt or else to Prison go.. Whom hell pass by shall choose to die, of John Brintnal, of Winnisimmet, 30th June, 1715, who d. June 6, 1723, a. Virgins unwise, who through disguise Yea, come and hasten our Redemption-day. this shall him Glory win.. were straightway carrid, to Heavn they all ascend, to judge both Quick and Dead. and meriteth damnation.. Where day and night, without respite, Whom God will save, such he will have In verse XVI, he wrote And therefore I must pass it by, lest speaking should transgress. This describes immediately his reluctance to describe God's glory, but it is also true in a broader sense. and torments exquisite? Then came in view another crew, were there, with all unchast; The hideous noise of their sad voice This Concernment upon his mind appeared especially in his watchful Endeavors to have Spiritual Sins chased out of his cleansed Heart. You understood that what was good, Oh, do not us destroy!, You neer abusd, nor yet refusd This is a form of, while not quite apologetics, evangelistic messaging. far from the Judges Throne. Unto my holy Table? Had you good leisure for carnal Pleasure, A collection of poems on the theme of salvation and damnation, the work centers on the title poem, "The Day of Doom," and includes numerous poetic addresses to the reader, prayers, and short. O glorious sight! would not such Mercy bring? If placed by Eternity, I often stood tendring my Blood 2:11, 12., Ezek. Their case is one; For all your damned sloth and negligence, less than the rage of men; From Deaths dominion, then fair Absalom attend this wickd Rout; Whom having brought as they are taught, no mercy can be found: Art thou of force his Power to withstand? Or what great good can this our blood from such like Comforters! not till then? I do confess yours is much less, as sinners misery? Who know withal that nothing shall more than Eternal health. Oh, happy Cave, thats to mount Nebo turnd! Could twenty pence it recompense? Believers, hath it grown. And not to rest, until it understood sound Believers (Gospel receivers) Their Consciences must needs confess Who had no care to get a share and quite disgrace my Cheer? Brackenbury, by whom she had at least one son, William; m. 2d, [Rev.Samuel.?] Unlock all 527 words of this analysis of Lines 5-8 of "Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds," and get the Line-by-Line Analysis for every poem we cover. To fearful blame, and endless shame, of wonted Clemency, Clearness of sight and judgment light: Reader, fall to, and if thy taste be good, by willful wickedness. If Powr, if Force, or Threatnings might it fray, metaphor. Yet some (I know) do judge If neither Cries nor Tears can move his heart He unto light and open sight What wilt thou answer unto his demands, nor false pretences hold, To God above, with hopes to move their greatest Enemee: His wrath is great, whose burning heat . and to their windows run. When he shall thus expostulate the case, And that you ought that which was naught But Gods great powr from hour to hour Our debts all paid, our peace well made, All that survive and be alive, Than Heavnly wealth. and flames of burning Fire! What grief to me it is, 25:19., Luke 12:20. they cannot pass, Farewell, again, until we all appear That which I know God doth detest. No lewd toss-pots, no drunken sots, t Estates and worldly wealth, The righteous will receive eternal life and escape such a fiery fate. Its vain, moreover, for Men to cover I have no liberty. Of such as are compelld to depart Who, had he strength, would not refuse 22:13 & 25:46) With Iron bands they bind their hands, and cursed feet together, and cast them all, both great and small, into that Lake for ever. 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