t pligant stood
Praying, for from t above
Prevenient Grace descending had removd
tonie from ts, amp; made new flesh
Regenerate groead, t sighd [ 5 ]
Unutterable, w of prayer
Inspird, and wingd for
t Oratorie: yet t
Not of mean suiters, nor important less
Seemd tition, t Pair [ 10 ]
In Fables old, less ancient yet these,
Deucalion and ce Pyrro restore
the Shrine
Of tood devout. to hir prayers
Flehe way, by envious windes [ 15 ]
Blorate: in they passd
Dimentionless then clad
itar fumd,
By t Intercessor, came in sight
Before the glad Son [ 20 ]
Presenting, to intercede began.
See Fat first fruits on Earth are sprung
From ted Grace in Man, these Sighs
And Prayers, w
it before thee bring, [ 25 ]
Fruits of more pleasing savour from thy seed
Sorition in , those
rees
Of Paradise could , ere falln
From innocence. Nohine eare [ 30 ]
to supplication, e;
Unskilful o pray, let mee
Interpret for e
And propitiation, all his works on mee
Good or not good ingraft, my Merit those [ 35 ]
S, and for th shall pay.
Accept me, and in mee from these receave
to him live
Before t least his days
Numberd, till Death, his doom (which I [ 40 ]
to mitigate t to reverse)
to better life sh mee
All my redeemd may dwell in joy and bliss,
Made one hee am one.