Religion
Book IV, 44: On the name of JESVS
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV
Religion
It is the common course of man to double
The name of Iesus in the times of Trouble:
The name of Lord is not a stile to please us;
Iesu's no Lord with us; if Lord, no Iesus.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 44: On the name of JESVS.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/346/.
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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 44: On the name of JESVS.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/346/.
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