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there lay that store i counted best,
my pleasant things in ashes lie,
and them behold no more shall i
under thy roof no guest shall sit,
nor at thy table eat a bit.
no pleasant tale shall e’er be told,
nor things recounted done of old.
no candle e’er shall shine in thee,
nor bridegroom’s voice e’er heard shall be.
in silence ever shall thou lie,
adieu, adieu, all’s vanity.
then straight i ’gin my heart to chide,
and did thy wealth on earth abide?
didst fix thy hope on mould’ring dust?
the arm of flesh did make thy trust?
raise up thy thoughts above the sky
that dunghill mists away may fly

explains the loss of her house is a part of god’s
plan.
which lines from the poem best convey this
thought?

‘and to my god my heart did cry / to
strengthen me in my distress’

‘yea, so it was, and so ’twas just / it
was his own, it was not mine’

‘raise up thy thoughts above the sky /
that dunghill mists away may fly’

‘under thy roof no guest shall sit, / nor
at thy table eat a bit’

Explanation:

To determine which lines convey that the loss of the house is part of God’s plan, we analyze each option:

• First option: Talks about crying to God for strength, not about the house being God’s plan.
• Second option: “It was His own, it was not mine” implies the house belonged to God, so its loss is part of His plan.
• Third option: Encourages raising thoughts above, not about the house’s loss as God’s plan.
• Fourth option: Describes the empty house, not the theological reason for loss.

Answer:

B. "Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just / It was His own, it was not mine"