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.