Project Gutenberg 2011-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 97 Collins, An, active 17th century Collins, Anne Stewart, Stanley 1931 Stewart, Stanley N. 62053553 Divine Songs and Meditacions (1653) Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 94 Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Divine Songs and Meditacions (1653) by active 17th century An Collins" is a collection of devotional poetry that reflects the author’s spiritual struggles and insights, composed during the early modern period. The work encompasses themes of faith, grace, and the human condition, serving as an exploration of Collins' relationship with God amidst her physical afflictions. This collection showcases a blend of autobiographical elements intertwined with religious meditation, aiming to offer comfort to others who may experience spiritual desolation. In "Divine Songs and Meditacions," An Collins writes about her personal battles with illness and despair while seeking solace through her poetry. She presents her meditations and songs as expressions of divine love and mercy, urging readers to find peace in their faith. The work includes various poems that illustrate her emotional depth, including reflections on the nature of sin, the power of grace, and the hope of spiritual renewal. Collins emphasizes the importance of turning to God in times of sorrow, illustrating her belief that true happiness is found through communion with Christ. The collection serves both as an artistic endeavor and a heartfelt invitation for readers to contemplate their spiritual journey amid adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Meditations Christian women -- Religious life -- Poetry Christian poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 123523 123532 2024-09-16T05:26:05.051850 2023-09-16T11:48:02.519206 text/html text/html 118261 2021-01-08T06:38:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 37229 2021-01-08T06:38:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 113776 2024-09-16T05:26:12.437826 application/epub+zip 112830 2024-09-16T05:26:08.447834 application/epub+zip 97960 2024-09-16T05:26:07.039845 application/epub+zip 314043 2024-09-16T05:26:14.861804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305524 2024-09-16T05:26:11.456849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135067 2022-09-17T10:21:16.763536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85632 2024-09-16T05:26:04.234872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85772 2021-01-08T06:38:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 33200 2021-01-08T06:38:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 85486 2021-01-08T06:38:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33131 2021-01-08T06:38:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85476 2021-01-08T06:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33114 2021-01-08T06:38:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22137 2024-09-16T05:26:15.023803 application/rdf+xml 22784 2024-09-16T05:26:07.400878 image/jpeg 4940 2024-09-16T05:26:07.218848 image/jpeg 114247 2024-09-16T05:26:05.062846 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog