God's Presence.

God's evident, and may be said to be
Present with just men, to the verity;
But with the wicked if He doth comply,
'Tis, as St. Bernard saith, but seemingly.

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

Martha, Martha.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Upon The Same. (To The Detractor.)

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

His Answer To A Question.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Lar's Portion And The Poet's Part.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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God's present everywhere, but most of all
Present by union hypostatical:
God, He is there, where's nothing else, schools say,
And nothing else is there where He's away.

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God's Presence.

God is all-present to whate'er we do,
And as all-present, so all-filling too.

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Another. (God's Presence.)

That there's a God we all do know,
But what God is we cannot show.

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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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God.

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

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Presence And Absence.

When what is lov'd is present, love doth spring;
But being absent, love lies languishing.

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