| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | Diuine Mercy As Great As God’s Diuinity | | XXII. John Davies |
| | | HOW far that mercy reacheth, erst we toucht: | |
| Then needlesse were it eft to handle it: | |
| As pow’rfull as himselfe we it auoucht, | |
| And hee’s omnipotent: then, if it fit | |
| His pow’r, it is at least most infinit! | 5 |
| Which attribute of his Omnipotence, | |
| That most is mentioned in holy writ, | |
| Is the firm pillar of our confidence, | |
| Sith it to grace hath euer reference. | |
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| Almightinesse includeth whatsoere | 10 |
| That is most absolutlie good or great: | |
| Then its the prop that all in all doth beare; | |
| More then most actiue in each glorious feate, | |
| Which by still actiue good doth ill defeate. | |
| Though it seemd passiue when in flesh ’twas shown, | 15 |
| Yet in the flesh that passion had her seate: | |
| God’s a pure act, which ne’re was passiue known, | |
| Who made that flesh he tooke, and held his owne. | | | | |
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