"O please to make my heart thy lesser Throne."
— Billingsley, Nicholas (bap. 1633, d. 1709)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1667
Metaphor
"O please to make my heart thy lesser Throne."
Metaphor in Context
193. On Co-Essential, Co-Equal, Co-Eternal
God, Christ, the Spir't, are but one supernal,
Co-equal, Co-essential, Co-eternal:
Thrice blessed, Three in One, and One in Three,
May I adore, admire, love none but Thee,
My Maker, Saviour, Consolation:
O please to make my heart thy lesser Throne.
God, Christ, the Spir't, are but one supernal,
Co-equal, Co-essential, Co-eternal:
Thrice blessed, Three in One, and One in Three,
May I adore, admire, love none but Thee,
My Maker, Saviour, Consolation:
O please to make my heart thy lesser Throne.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "throne" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Thesauro-Phylakion, or A Treasury of Divine Raptures. Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically Rank'd and Fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. (London: Parkhurst, 1667). lt;Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
08/07/2004
Date of Review
04/29/2012
