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The mourning saint among the willows : or, heavenly music regained. Extracted from Psalm Cxxxvii, ver. 1,2,3. We hung our Harps upon the Willows in the midst thereof; by the Rivers of Babylon there we sat down, yea, we wept; for they that carried us away captive required of us a Song; and they that wasted us required of us Mirth. Isaiah, Chap. xiii. Ver. 21. But the wild Beasts of the Desart shall lie there; and their Houses shall be full of doleful Creatures, and Owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there. With a preface, And an amplified Account of the Author's Conversion at Thirteen Years of Age, entitled, the sinners tears, or grace triumphant. The poetical Part is Music, realized and spiritualized in both Books. By John Gibbons, A Protestant Preacher of the Gospel, Out of Duty. Pars secunda.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Gibbons, John, d. 1765.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Christianity--Early works to 1800.
Christianity.
Bible--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
Bible.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (52p. )
Other Title:
Mourning saint among the willows
Place of Publication:
London : printed for the Author; by J. Everingham, at No. 1, Dean Street, Fetter Lane, 1773.
Notes:
Braces in title.
Price from imprint: price Two Shillings.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T64945.
OCLC:
642657358

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