A wounded Conscience, who can beare?

SAlues, Sores doe cure; and Medicines, Maladies:
Friendship, Oppression; Wsed me, poore Estate:
Fauour, Restraint; and Tim, Captiuitis;
Good life, Reproch; and louing Manners, Hate:

But, these, nor ought else that are st, or best,
(except the Highest grace) hu pw'r to cure
A wounded spirit (with Sadnesse stl opprest)
but It doth Death out-liue, and Hell o dure.

Were our Meate, Manna, our Wedes, Salomons;
Monarches- our Friends; and Eden, our Free-hold;
Our Guardes, Gias; our Seates highst Thrones;
our Houses Siluer, hung with Pearle and Gold:
All these, and all what else can Sense delight
Doe rather kill, than cure a wounded Spirit.