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EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
MODEKNE:
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/"Vith Metricall Illvstrations, both JMoraU and Dm»G; And difpoied into Lotteries,
That Jnftruttion > and Good QounfeU, may bee Furthered by an Honeft and Pleafant Recreation,
By George VVither.
The Fir ft Booh•
London,
Printed by v/. ciTkf. for Iohn Grifmond, an J are to be (old at the figne of the (junne in Irie-Lane. MDCXXXV.
___________________iREcenfui hoc ‘Toema, cut titulweft (AColle&ion and Illuftration of Emblems Ancient and Mo-derne) in quo nihii rep&iOy quo winuf cum uti-litate imprimatur, ita tamen, utfinonintrafeptemmenfes proximofequentes Typis manietur,b*c licentiaJit omniw irrita.
Ex atdibus Lambitjhiois
IhL 2. 1534.	G V l L. B R A Y?* UjT7cd' • - ' ' ' ' i ■ ' •'..■? r" - '	
	
A WRIT OF PREVENTION Concerning the Avthors ‘Dedication of the foure following B o o k. e s , to thofc RoyaQ, ^Princely, andIlluflrioui Personages, whofe Names are mentioned in this Leafe. TT Have not often us’d, with Epigrams, J^Or, with Inscriptions unto many Names, To charge my Bookes: Nor, had I done it, now, If I, to pay the Duties which I owe, Had other meanes} Or, any better Wayes To honour them, whole Vertue merits praife. In .ARCH I T £ CT, ic giveth good content, {'And palTeth for a praifefull Ornament) If, to adornethe FORE-FRONTS, rBuilders reare The Statues of their Soveraigne-'Trinces>thcrc • And, trimme the Guides, of the other S <vv ar.es WithPortraitures offome HeroickeP EE RE S, If, therefore, I (the more to beautifie This Portion of my Mvses GaHerie ) To whole Deferts* my Love remembrance owes, I hope ’twill none offend. For, moft, who fee Their worthy mention,in this BooKE,to bee, Will thinke them honor'd: And, perhaps, it may (To their high praile) be found, another day, That,in thefe Leaves their Names wil ftand unrac’d, When many fairer STRVCTVRFS , are defac’d. jn this Hope, I have placed on the Fore-Front (or before the Firft Booke of the/e Em blem s) a Ioint-Infcnpti- on to the K i n g and Qv eenes mofl o.cdlent M ai estie. 'Vpon the Rigfot-Side-Front of thU Building (or before the Second Booke} One Infcrip-	
i 03 i 448Infcription to the mojl hopefull Prince, C h a r l e s, Trince of Wales * And, another to his dcere Brother, I a m e s, Bukg ofYoxkt, <3tc,
On the other,Side-Front, (or before the Third Booke) One Infcription to the gratious cPrincejfe> Frances Dut-cheffe-Donager of R ichmond and Lenox; And7 another to her moft no> ble3\Qephew, Iames Duke of Lenox, &c.
OntheEoi^h From( Or
before the Fourth Booke} One1 nFtrtp-tion to the right HonourablePhilip Earle o/'Pembrooke ^WMontgorneryy &c. And another to the right Honou-rable, Hen r y Earle (/Holland, &c.To the M a 3 e s r i h of Great
cBntaine-jy France^, and f elahd> the Moft llluftrious King,
CHARLE S,
And his excellently beloved ? the moft gratious GjupeneM/LRY.
Ev’n yeares^re fuU expired, Roy all S i a,
Since laft I kne^Td, an oflfriiig prefer re Before your feetc j whei;e ;novw, W ielfe.I thrp^ a^w41R'T<>pjffi).Qf;c pg(j^thc_3?j^fj which I owe.
^As many yea.res arepaJl}moft beaut eons Qvjb e jsP,
Since witneffes\mine ehreslasid eyes, have beene Of thofe Perjccttfvs j yekif.hthegenerallFa.mc Hath founded forth yin hprmr of your Name.
AilcL both your beann.ng-^lendqrs (oh yee fair.e,
T hriceMcfiedvand moft ficfy-rnatcjied Paire)
Vpon each other, make fuch bright reflexions $
And have fo fwectly rningjed youxaffefficns,
Your Praife, your PciuV^.your re^«q,and your Beaut ie t That, (ifprefervingof myJSoyeraignedutie,
This may be f;ud).yqudoc appc:*re, to me,-Two Prrson's > in^One^VlA 13 sTj,vt0 be j To whorn, >liere apperriline? (in vcficntron Of yom Urge, Worth ) the right of fome oblation:
And, beft, I thought,	would be done.
If, thus, the tender weretoBorH-inTp,N E.
Which,inthisj)umt>Ie Gv 1 F;T,m.y Love prefents i And, wiiheth it may adde. to y'p^r, Contents.
Perhaps it iliall :. For* tJtjQugh I dare npt lliew Thefe Figures, as well meriting your view 5 Nor boaft,.as if chejr	couched ought,
By which your facred ff ifdoms may be taught :
Yet,I have humble Htfwgs&hfcy they might Prove, fome Way, an,pccafion of delight 5 Since, meane and comvn&n objects, now. and then,
Beget contentments in x\\q<rreate(l-.men.
But, that before t,his fi.ooke, I fliould propofe Your praifefiillName s> there is (as I fuppofe)
A faire inducement: Fprb confidering thefe Are Emblem s ,.whofe intention is to pleafe And profit vulgar; Iudgcmenrs (by the view,
Of what theyvought to fpilofwT,or efchew.)
And. I well" kno wing,that your M a i e $ti e s Setfoorth beforemy Booke^m Bmblm-xvifey
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Throughout your Lands, more Vertues might convay,
Than many Volumes, of thefe Linblems, may;
It iecmed Petty-treafon, to omit This good occafion of endeavouring it.
For, (if your Maiest i e s, well heeded, were)
Yov, double-treble-foure-fold Emblems are ;
Which, folly to illuitrate, would require | The Wit I want; or, meanes to raife, that,higher I Which I have gain’d; (and, which, as yet,hath flowne By no incouragements, but by her owne.)
Of all the Vermes 0 economical,	1
Of Duties Moral and Polittcall,
Y	our Lives ■axe Pat femes, and faire Emblems; whether Confidered apart, or both together.
Your Ch 1 l d h 06 d s were blight iiirrours, which did {how Whar Du its Children, to their Parents owe:
And, by the fequele, we now underftand,
That, they who beft obay’d, can beft command.	,
The glorious Vertues or your 'Nlv pti a \.x.-Jtate,
Your Courtiers,	'
That, they admire themj'father; and, would/wedre,
(Had others told, what, now they fee and heare)
That, all theformer Times, were not acquainted,
With fuch zPaire, when Kwgs and (gueenes were Sainted,
The chafteft Cupidf, andthegamefom’ft Graces,
Are alwaies mingled' in your Dear e-embraces.
The mutuall entcrclringes of your Loves,
May teach affe&ionto the Turtle-doves : j And, fuch as are, with goodly fights, delighted,
J May fee in You, all Excellence united.
| You, S 1 r, who beare loves Thunders in your Fift, j And, (fhake this ilands Empire, when You lift )
! Did never in your Or be, a Tempeft move,
| But,by the Beautious Miftrejfie of your Love j It might be calm’d. And, in your lofty Sphearc, i (JWoJl lovely Qv e e n b Tour Motions ever, were ! So fmoaih, and,fo direct; t hat, none can fay, j They have withdrdwne his Roy all-heart arv ay | From lujl Defigrtes ; Which, loudly (peakesyour Praife,
And, intimates much more, than,yet, it faies.
Yea both Your Splendors doe fo glorious growc,
And, You, each other. have out-vyed fo,
In thefe, and other Vertues; th?t,onYou,
Should I conferre what praife I thhkc,is due,
My Lines, (which from that ftaine have, yet, beene clearc) Would Flatt’ry feeme, unto an envious eare.
But, what needs Flatt’ry, where the Truth may teach T o praife,beyond immodeft Flatt'rics reach ?.
Or, what needs he to feare a (landro^-mouth,
Who feekes no meed, nor utters more t|ian T ruth i
Your Princely Vertues, what can better ^10w5	’ I
Than Peace, and Plenty, wjiich hav£ ^ d fo,
L	, Whil’ft iDedicatorvo.
Whilft You have raign’d.that, yet, no people fee,
A R ieher, or more Peacefull time, than wee i Your Civ ill Actions (to thepLiblike eye)
Are faire examples of Moralitier So maaifeft; That, if ,he Truth did fing,
Who faid, The World doth imitate the King",
My Mufes dare, with boldneffe to prefage,
A Chaft, a Pious, and a Profperbus Age:
And, that,the ftormes which, late, thefe Realmes deterr’d,
Shall all be quite removed, or deferr’d
Till you Afcend, And, future times have feene,
That, your Examples have not followed beetle.
Thus, you are living Emblems, to this Nation:
Which being mark’d with heedefull fpeculation,
May ferve, as well, to helpe us how to fee
Our Happinefft?, As, what our Duties be.	i
And, if I might unlocke all My [I cries,
Which doe declare, Jio w in a foure-fold-wife,
Y	our Lives are ufefull Emblems; I, perchance,
Should vexe blind Zeale, or anger Ignorance ; i And, teach well-temper’d Spirits, how to fee,
That,we, for Bleflings,oft,Vnthankefull be.
For, as you, Both, Prime Children are of thofe Two Sifler-Churches, betwixt whom, yet, growes Vnfeemely (Irife; So, Ton, perhaps,may be An Emblem, how thofe Mothers may agree.
And, not by your Example, onely, (how*
How wrought it may be; but, efred it fo.
Yea,peradVenture, God, united You,	j
That, fuch ableffedVN ion might enfue:	|
Your Ghriftian hopefullneff?, of' one another;
Your milde forbearance, harih attempts to proove \
Yourmutuall-waiting, untill God lhall move I By fome calme-voice, or peacefull invitation,
That Heart Which needeth better Information 5 And, that, your Charities, might give a figne,
How,all the Daughters, of the Spovs e Divine Might reconciled be; And, {hew, that, Swords,
Flames, Threats, and Furietvn.2ke no true Accords.
God grant a better Vn ion may appeare :	, :
Yet, wilh I not the tollerating, here,
Of Politic ke-Agreements-, (further than OurwholfomeZrfnw, and, Civill.vowesiom^	■ i
With Piety, approve) but, fuch, as may Makeup ablelfed Concor d, every way:
Might it be fo; your Vertues, would become *
A Glorious Blefing, to all Christendoms j Your Em b l e m fhould,by future Generations-,
Be plac’d among the famous Conftellations,
And, after-times (though, Mee, this Age defpife)
Would thinke, thefe Verfes, had beene Prophecies.
What,The Epiftle, &c.
What ever may fucceed, my Prtfrsand Porvr’s Are this way bent; with Hope, that Ton or Tours Shall Help (at leaft) become, that Breach td clofc, Which, in the S s a m l e s -Rob e , yet, wider growejh* So Be It : And, let bright your VUrkshecy For ever, though Ton never ihine on Mh e,
tncfi LojyaU SubjeBy
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Geo: Wither.: TO THE READER.
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F there had not beene fome Bookes conceitedly compofed, and finable to meane capacities, i am doubtfully whether I had ever beene fo delighted in reading, as thereby to attaine to the little Knowledge I have : For, I doe yet remember, that, things ho-neftly pleafant, brought mee by degrees, to love that which is truely profitable. And us David faid, His Heart Ihewed him the wickednefTe of the Vngodly; {meaning per haps,that hee felt inhimfelfe,fome Ex-j periments, of the fame naturall Corruption, by which they are | overcome, who refijl not evillfuggeflions at their firfi motions:) i Even fo, I may truly acknowledge, that mine owne Experience j hathJhowne mee fo much of the common Ignorance and Infirmi-j tie in mine owneperfon, that it hath taught mee,how thofe things may be wrought upon in others, to their bejl advantage.
Ther efore, though I can fay no more to diffvade from Vice, or to incourage men to Vertue, than hath already beene faid in many learned Authors; yet I may be an occafion by thefe Endeavours, to bring that, the ofiner into remembrance, which they have, more learnedly, expreffed • and perhaps, by fuch circum- ' (lances, as they would not dtfcend unto, may infmuate further alfo with fome Capacities, than more applauded Meanes. Vini-ger, Salt, or common Water, (which are very meane Ingredients) make Sawces more pleafmg to fome tafles, than Sugar, and j Spices. In like manner, plarne and vulgar notions, feafonedwith J a little Pleafantnefle, and rellfhed with a moderate Snarpneffe,
J worke that, otherwhile, which the mofl admired Compofitions could never effect in many Readers; yea, wee have had frequent proofes, that a blunt left hath moved to more confideration, than a judicious Diicourfe.
I take littleplea fur es in Rymes, Fiftions, or conceited Com-pofiiions, for their owne fakes ; neither could I ever take fo much paines, as to fp end time to put my meanings into other words than fuch as flowed forth, without Studie; partly becaufe I delight more in Matter, than in Wordy Flourilhes, But „ chiefely, becanfe thofe Verball Conceites, whigh by fomet are | accounted moft Elegant, are not onely (for the greater part) Emp-tie Sounds, and Impertinent Clinches in themfelves; but, fuch Inventions, as do fometime, alfo, obfeure the Senfe, to common Readers j and, ferve to little otherpurpofe, but for Wittie mea to fhew Tricks one to another: For, the Ignorant under ft and them not; and the Wife need them not.
So much of them, as (without darkning the matter, to them who mofl need inftruftion) may be made ufe of to flirre up the Affections, winne Attention, or help the Memory, / approve and make ufe of to thofe good purpofes, according as my leifursy and the meafure of my Facultie will permit; that, Vanitie
mightmight not, to wofe ends, get them wholly into her PofifciHon. For, I know that themeanejt of fuch conceites are as pertinent to fome, as Rattles, and Hobby-horles to Children ; or as the A. B. O and Spelling, were at firjl to thofe Readers, who are nowpa/I them. And, indeed, to defofe Meaec InventionsPie. fant C ompofitions , and Veibail Elegancies, [being qualified as u sforefaid) or to banijhthem out of the world, becaafe there be other things of more excdlencie, were as abfurd, as to neglect and root out all Herbes, which will not make Pottage; Or, to defray all Flowers, which are leffe beaut if nil thbi the Tulip, or leffe fweet than the Rofe.
I (that was never fo fullenly wife) havcahvaics interm;ngkd Sports with SerioufnefFe in my Inventions ; and, taken-m Verball-conceites, as they came to hand, without Afleoauoas But, having, ever aymed, rather to profit my Readers, than to gaine their praife, I never punipefor thofe things; and am other-whil'e, contented to fe£me Foolifh, (yea, met perhaps, mere focijh. than I am) to the Overwecnirg-Wifit $ that, I nay make oders Wifer than they were: <^A'na, fas I now doe) %am 'notajl)amed to fet forth a G ;me jit Lots, or (as a were) a Puppet-play m | Pi<5iiu.cs. t,o allure men to the more fericw observation of the 1 ptef.tabiVforcl^, couched in thefe Emblems; Nevertheleffe, (if ; fon e have fay d, a/d thought truly) my Poems have inftfvped* j And reli ed many People in the Courfe o/Honeft-living, (which \ is the befi Wiitdomey much more than the Amierer Vofumes | cf fon e crticall Authors; who, are by the Comadn-'fort, therefore Onely, judged Wife, becaufe they compofed Bocks, which few underfund, five they who need them not.
]n thef e Lots and Emblems I have the fame a-;me which I had in my other Writings : and. though I have not drcffed them ■ futably to cur om Fancies, yet, they yield wholjcme ncurifhmem to flrengthen the conjlitution of a Gcrd-life ; and, favefolidity \ enough fora ¥hy which was but accidentally compofed i and, by thu Occafion.
y* Thefe Emblems,graven in Copper by Crifpinits PafTa?us '(with a Mo.to in Creeke, Latwe, or Italian, round about every Figure; and with two Lines (or Vcrfcs1 in one of the fame Languages,
' periphrafing thofe Motto’s) came to my hands, almofl twentic j ye ares pafl. 7 he Verfes were fo meane, that, they were afterward cut off'from the Plates ; And, the Collector of the faid Emblems, (whether hee were the Verfifier or the Graver, was neither fo well advifedin the Choice of them, nor fo ^xact in obferving the true Proprieties belonging to every Figure, as hee might have beene.
Jet, the Workm^n-lhip being judged very good, for the mojl part; and the ref excufable ; fome of my Friends were fo much delighted in the Gravers art, and, in thofe 111 nitrations, which for mine owne pleafure, I had made upon fome few of them, that, they requefled mee to Moralize the refi. Which I condifcended urto: And, they had beene brought to view many year es agoe, but that the Copper Prints (which are now gotten) could not be pro- j cured out /^Holland, upon any reasonable Conditions.
If they were worthy of the Gravers and Printers cofi, being \
onlycnely durnbe Figures, little ufefull to any but to young Gravers or Painters , and as little delight full, except, to Children, and Childifh-g;;2crs : they may now be much mere worthy; feeing the life of Speach being added unto them, may make them Tca-chers. and Remembrancers of profitable things.
I doe not arrogate fornuch unto my Illuftrations,** m thinke, they will be able to teach any thing to the Learned ; yet if they ; cafi their eyes upon them, perhaps, thefe Emblems, and their i Morals, may remember them, either of fome Diitie, which they (might elf forget, or minde them to beware of fome Danger,
| whuh they might otherwife be unheedfull to prevent. But, Jure I am, the Vulgar Capacities, may from them, be many waies both Inftru&ed, and Remembred 3 yea, they that have mojl need to be Inftru&ed, and Remembred, (and they who are mojl backward to hjten to Inftru&ions, and Remembrances, by the common Courfe 0/Teaching,AdmonilhingJ Jballbe, hereby, informed of their Dangers,or Dudes, by the way of an honejl Recreation before they be aware. j For, when levitie, or a childijh delight in trifling Objetts, | hath allured them to looke on the Pictures ; Curiofitie may urge i them to feepe further , that they might feeke out alfo their Mea-I nings, in our annexed Illuftrations 5 In which, may lurkefomc I Sentence, or Expression, fo evidently pertinent to their E-| ftates, Perfons, or Affections, as will (at that inftant or after-i ward) make way for thofe Confiderations, which will, at lajlt wholly change them, or much better them, in their Conver-fation.
To feeke out the Author of every particular Emblem, were a, labour without profit; and, I have beene fo far from endeavouring it,that,I have not fornuch .tscaredto find out their meanings in any | of thefe Figures ; but, applied them, rather, to fuchpurpofes, as j I could thinke of,at frIf fight 3 which, upon afecond view, I found I might ha-'e beene much betterd, if I could have (pared timejrom \ other imp loy merits. Something, alfo, I was Confined, by obliging i my felfe to obferve the fame number o/lines in every Illuftrationj I and, otherwhile, I wax'thereby conjlramed to conclude, when my I be ft Meditations were but new begunne : which (though it hath \pleafed Some,by the more comely Vniformitie, in the Pages) yet,
| it hath much injured the liber tie of my Mufe.
There be, no doubt, fome faults committed by the Printer, both Liter all and Materiall, and fome Errors of the Gravers in the Figures, (as in the Tetragrammaton; in the Figure of Anon; and in the Proprieties due to fome other Hieroglyp hicks5 but, for the mojl part, they are fuch, its Common-Readers will never j perceive •, and I thinke, that they who are Judicious, will fa plainly finde thevt to be no faults of mine3 that, leaving them to be amended by thofe, to whom they appertame 5 and, You, to accept of thefe Play-games as you pleafe : I bid you Farewell.
TheThe Occaflon, Intentionanduleof the Foure Lotteries adjoyned to thefe foure Books of Umblems.
C-Tultorpii-plena flint omnia. T.he wcrld isgrmztfoin.Zcyf djvab Follie./hat the Imprinting ofover- fo ltd and fir. ous'Xxcz -tiles mould,mi dot the $ook-fellers; efpecially, being fo chargeMe as the many cofity Sculptures have made this Bcoke: therefore, (to advance their Profits, rather than to fit is fie my mne Iudge-ment) I was moved to invent fomervhat, which migfjt be hktiy to pieafleJthe. vulgar Capacitie, without .hindranceJo my chief? End. And, though that which I refolved.cn, be net fo Plaufihlc to Cr it (call nnderfiandings,yet I am contented id'haztardammg them* fornuch ofmy Refutation, as that comes to.
I have often:ohferved, that where the Si mmer-bowers (f Recreation are placed neare the Church, it dr dives thither men people fr om the temote Hamlets, than would elfe be there, flaw, j though I praife not their Devotion, yet I am glad if thing j (which is not evil I in it fife) mif be made an occaficn of -Good: ; i (becaufef thofe things may , perhaps, be continued, at Ujl, fir | Confluence fake,which were atfir (I begunne upon vaine occaiions) !
; and, have'therefore added Lotteries to thefe Emblems, to sc.cn- j \ flon the more frequent notice of the Morals, and good GouaiHi || ! tendred in their IJluftratiors.j hoping that, at one t.me or mfar, jj ' fome Jh all draw thofe Lots, which will make them the better, i ; and the happierfwhiltfl they live. I confeffe that this Dcviftmss ; 1 probably be cenflured, as unfutable to the gravitie expectedm my '■ ripe ye ares : and be reputed as great a# Indecorum, as erecting m I Ale-houfe4f the Church-ftile; yet, the fame having had beginning in my younger dayes, I do now reflolve not to be afhamed&f j: ( it, for the Reafons aforementioned. To fuch .as Iwas, is wiM &g ■ j flomeway avayleaUe: and perhaps,if the Wifcft did otberwhih* j when they walke abroad, to Vncertsine purposes, take up sthis Bcoke,<w<^ (without Superftitious Conceites) make try ail wi*® their Lots would remember, or give them caufe to thinke on ^ jx \ might, now and then, either occafion better Proceedings, or pr:~ vent Mifchieves.	,
Some Games were ever in ufe ; ever, I thinke, will be, and for ought I know, ever may be without exception. And, I bdi.ev.c* ; this Recreation, will be as harmleffe as any, if it be uflcdAcxw-dwg to my Intentions. For, my meaning is not, that wy fkcmld ufe it as an Qrzclc^which could fignifie,infallibly,what isdivine- ; ly alloted; bilt\ toflerve onely flor a Morall Paftirrte. And, that t may no way encourage the fleer et entertaining of fuch a Fantafie ;; I doe before hand affirme unto them, that none bat Children, «r ■ Ideots may be tolleraied to be fo floolijh, without laughing At.
Tet, if any one fhall draw that hot wherein his Secret vices are reproved-, or fome good Conn ft Ispropofed, which in his mm -undemanding are pertinent to his welfare, let not fuch as thofe, j>a(Je them over as vieere Cafualties to them ; flor^whatfoever :j thefe Lots are to others, or in themfelves, they are to all theft , 1
made| "•.....To the Reader. ...........
made pertinent in fuch cafes ,'fatb by their farti'cuUt Knowledges andOccafiotis. , -	'' ; j Some will thinke perhaps, that, i hji’ve purpofcly invenf eWthis ! Gartte, that I might finite Memes torepmve rJtens vices, without ; being fufyected(as I have, hitherto unjuftly beine)td aymeatpar- \ | ticular pepfons/For, if any who'are notorioufly Guild c,jhallby drawing their C hanc c&^among other Cffopunions ,befofitted with Lots, (which may now andthen happen) that thofe Viccs be ther-by„ intimated to the by-zanders, of which the world fcnowcs them ! guilty ; they do t her in make their Libels; and, may (I hope) j bee laughed at wjthout'my blame, jf not; I doe here warne all i fuch as are worthily fufpitfed of Hay nous crimes^ 4#^ Scandalous conversions, either to forbeare thefe Lotteries; or to ex -cufe me if thiyjpjttftly (hawed by their own A&. ‘ '~ , * Having thus declared the Reafon of this Invention, and made thefe Anticipations 3. every manhath his choice, whether ^eejpilb make ufe of thofe Lotteries or no; hee that will, is left to his Chance', of which, how hee fall make try all, direction is given in the twoUfr Paiges of this Booke.
This Game occafions not the frequent crime,
Of Swearing, or mifpending of our Tiffte y '
Nor lofle of money:- For, the. Play isfhort^'
And, ev’ry Gamefler winneth by the foo'fU •
Wee, therefore, know it may afwell become The Hilly.the Parlor, or-the'Dining«tWm, hsCkefft;6x Tab&syr and’, v?e thinke tl&Prfce)
Will be as low; becaufe; it needs	^And, tbinke^wbat mcuve Refemblances at bcft->
I Are by Mechanike inlltuments expreft. i 1 thought it'b etter^muoh'foleaDe behind me^*
I Some Draught,/» which,my, living friends might find me Thejame I ami that,- which will remaine,,
Till all u ruin d, and repair'd againe :
And, which ,in abfence, will more truely/bow me,
Tikw,Outward Formes/# mofejWho think they know me.
For, though my gratiow Make r made mefuck,
That, where Il6'\>e,beto'i>*di laffl^Wmucb As J defire; yet, Forme, nor Features are,
Thofe Ornaments, in which J would appeare To future Times j Though they were found in me,
Far re better -than I can belee^e they be.
Much leffe, affeB I that, which each man knowes,
To be no mofe, but Counterfeits of thof ?,
Wherein, ^Painters, or the Gravers toole, '
Befriends alike, the Wife man, and the Foole :
And, ( when tbeyplexje) can giye him> by their Art,
The faireft-Face., that bad the fal/eft-Heart.
A^\c tv re , though with moft exaSlneffemade,
Is nothing, but the Shadow of a Shade. ■
For* eT>*n our living Bodies, (though they feeme ■ v ■
To others more** or more in our efteeme)
Are but the ill ad owes	R,ea.LLl»ei«g,—
Which doth extend beyond the Fleflily-Zeeing; ytni-> cannot be difcernedytill~We rife Immortall-Obje<5ts,for Immortall-eyes*
Our Everlaitin^Su bftanee lies unjeerie* cBehinde the Fouldings, of a Carnall-Screene,
Which if-, but^a2Q'^Wichnedinio Blood,	|
(By due conco&ion of 'our daily food) yindtflillfupplied, outof other Creatures,
To keepe m living,by their wafted natures :
Renewing, and decaying, eVry Day,
Vntill that Vailc muft beremoVdamy.
, For, this loy>’d Flefli, wheremth^yet cloth’d Wego,
Is not t be fame, Wee. had fe^ny cares ago ; rBut-> rather, fometbing which u taken-in,
To ferVe infteed of ft>hat hath wafted bin,
In Wounds, in Sickneffes, in Colds, and Heates,
In all Excrelcions,^i m Fumes,and Sweates.
Nor, iNor Jkali, this prefent Flefh, long fiay with us:
^And,Hee may well be pleas’d, itjlculd beHhus.
For, as 1 <view, tho/e ToWnes, and Fields, that be In Landskip drawne j Eyen fo, m thinks, 1 fee A (jlmpes, farre off, (through Fait h’s Proipe&ive Of that, which after Death, ifrill erne topajfe 5 glaffe) And, likewife, gained haye,fuih meanes of feeing,
Some things, which lb ere,before my Life had being,
That, in my Soule, Ifbould be difcontent,
If, this my Body were, more permanent;
Since,Wee,and all God’s other Creatures, here,
Are but the Pi&ures, of what JhaH appeare.
Ttt, whilftthey are, I thankfully leould make That ufe of them, for their Creator’s fake,
To 'frbich hee made them- and, prefers the Table, Still, Faire and Full, a/much as I t>ere able, rBy finifJnngyfin my dotted place)
Thofe Workes,/£>r whi h, hee fits me by his Qrace.
Jnd, if a Wrenne, a Wrenn’s jufl heightJhaUf lare,
No i£gle,/er an i£gle, can doe more.
If therefore, of my Labours, or of Me e,
Ought (hall remaine, when I remold, muft be,
Let it be that, therein it may be njiew’d}
JMy Makers Image, was in me renew’d : jind,fo declare, a dutiful I intents,
To doe the W orke 1 came for, ere I Vent ■
That, I to others, may fome Patterne be,
Of Doing-well, as other men to mee,
Haye beene, whi I ft I had life: And, let my dates Be [un,medupj to my Redeemer’spraife.
So this be gained, I regard it not.
Though, all that J am elfe, be quite forgot.By Knowledge onely, Life wee gaine, J4U other things to Death pertains.
|Ow Fond are they, who fpend their prerious Time j In ftill purfuing their deceiving Pleasures ? r And they,rhat unto ayery Titles clime Or tyre themfelves in hoording up of Trea/ures ?
For, thefeare Death's, who, when with wearineflfe They have acquired raoft, fweepes all away;
And leaves them, for their Labors, to poffeffc Nought but a ra- VmW> j Carcqflc. lapt in clay.
Of twenty hundred thoufands, who,this noure Vaunt much, of thofe Pofjcfitns they have got;
Of their new purchac’d Honourj, or,the Power,
By which, they feeme to have advanc’t their Lott *
Of this great Multitude, there ihall not Three Remaine, for any Future age to know -But perifh quite, and quite forgotten bee,
As Beafts, devoured twice ten yeares agoe.
Thou, therefore, who defir’ft for aye to live,
And to poflHTe thy Labors maugre Death,
To needfull Arts and honeft AEliom, give Thy Spanne otTime, and thy fhort blaft of Breath*
In holy Studies, exercifethy Afind-In workes of Charity, thy Hands imploy;
That Knowledge, and that Treafitre, feeke to find,
Which may enrich thy Heart with perfeft ley.
So, though obfeured thou appeare, awhile,
Defpifed, poore, or borne to Fortunes low,
Thy Venue fhall acquire a nobler ftile,
Then greateft Kings arc able to beftow:
And,gaine thee thofe Pojfefions, which,nor They,
Nor Time, nor Death,have power to take away.
B	The
Book. I „
I LLVSTRATIO I.The Man that hath true WifHome geh Qontinues firme, and wavers not*.
Illvstr. II.	Book. i.
fixt, and with triumphant Laurel! crown'd, Is tmeftWifdeme ; whom,exprefled thus, Among the old Imprest's, we have found; And, much, this Emblem hath inftru&ed us.
For, hence we lcarne • thatJVifdome dorh not flow From thofe unconftantmen, whom e/ry sUfi,
Or fmall Occafion, turneth to and fro;
But, from a Settled, hedd that ftarmcth fafi.
Who*ever lhouIders,him, he gives no place •
What Stormt foe're, his Times or Fortunes, breath,
He neither hides his Brew, nor turnes his Face 5 But, keepes his Lookes undaonted, ev'n in Death.
The Law eat bead, upon the Pillar fet,
Thus fignifies; And that Bay.wreath doth (how That conftant Wifdome will the conqueft get,
When giddy Politic prevailes not fo.
If, therefore, thoudefireft to be taught, Propofegood Ends with honeft Meatus thereto,
And therein Conjlant be, till thou haft brought To pcrfed end, that Workejhon haft to doe.
Let neither flattering Plea fur es, nor Difgracc,
Nor fcoffing Cenfures, nor the cunning Sleights Of glozing Sycophants, divert that Race To which, a harmelefle Prudence, thee invites. Though others plot, confpire, aud undermine,
Keepe thou a plaine right Path j and let their Courje, For no advantage,make thee change from thine, Although it (for the pre/ent) feemes the worfe.
He, thus that workes, puts Policie to Schoole,
ARd makes the Machavilian prove a foole.The Law is given to direct;
The Sword, to punifh and proted,
I llvstr.
Book. I.
►Hen God-Almighty firft engraved in ftone His holy Law ^ He did nor give the fame As if fome common A£ had then beene done« For, arm’d with Fires and Thttnders, forth it came.
By which, that great Lawmaker,might inferre What dreadful] Vengeance would on thofe attend.
Who did againft thofe holy Precepts erre;
An J, that, his^ftwe^well.dnere could defend.
Thereto, this Emblem, alio doth dgree •
For, Ioe, before the Tables of the Lawe,
A naked Sword is borne, whofe ufe may bee A s well to keepe in Safety, as in Awe.
Whence, Princes (if they pleafe) this note may take3 (And it fhall makethem happily to raigne)
T hat, many good and wholiome Lams to make Without an Executioner, is vaine.
It iikewife intimates,that fuch as are Tn Soveraigneplacets well obliged be Their zeale for true Religion to declare,
Av whatconcerneth Manntrs,xoforefee,,
I- laftly, fhowes that Princes fheuld afitdl
Not onely, over others to Command
But Swords to weare, their Sublets to protedfc •
And, for their Guard, extend a willing hand,
F >r, Lawcs, or Peace to boaft of; and, the whiles.,
The Pztblique-fvcale, to weaken or difarme,
Is nor the way to hinder Civtll Broyles,
Norj'o fecure it from a Forraignt-harmc. ?
For, \*> by Lmes a Land is kept in frame *
So,, Armes is that, which muft proted the fame«
B 2	OccafimOccafions-paft are fought inyaine -Buh ofti wheele-about againe.
V.
J^gMwife are they that fpend their youthfullPrf»*tf iKi ^ Vanities; as if they did fuppofe
That men, at pleafure, might redeemc the Tim 5 For, they a faire advantage fondly Iofe.
As ill-advis'd be thofe, who having loft The firft Occasions, to Defaming runne :
For, Time hath Revolutions ■ and, the moft,
For their Affaires, have Seafons more, then one.
Nor is their Folly lmall,who much depend On Xranfitorit things, as iftheir Powre Could bring to paffe what fhould not havean End h Or compaffe that, which Tim will notdevouie.
The firfi Occafms, therefore, fee thou take (Which offred are) to bring thy hopes about;
And, minde thou, ftill, what Hafleawzy they make. Before thy fwift -pac’t houres are quite runne out.
Yet, if an Opportunity be paft,
Defpaire not thou, as they that hopelefle be 5 Since, Time may fo revolve againe, at laft,
That New-Occajms may be offred thee.
And fee, thou truft nor on thofe fading things,
Which by thine owne Endeavours thou acquir'd:
For, Time (which her owne Births to mine brings)
Will fpare, nor thee, nor ought which thou defir’ft,
His Propertiest and Vfes,what they are,
In-vaine obferv’d will be, when he is fled :
That, they in ftafon, therefore, may appeate,
Our Emblem, thus, hath him deciphered ;
Balde fave before, and finding on a Wbeele ■
A Razor in his Hand, iWmgtd-Heeie.
___Jllvstr. v.	Book. I,
jsSj||i|Vppofe you Sirs, thofe mimicke Apes you meet |k|£e In ftrange fantafticke habits i or the Rabble,
That in gay clothes embroyder out the ftreet,
A re truely of Worfbipfisll or Honorable t
Or can you thinke, thar, To be borne the Sonne
Of fome rich Alderman, or ancient Peere,
Or that the Fame ourPredeceffors wonne
May rTatmp mZxeAtLct ^fhjrl-i fritp Titfntiiii’r wp.ire ?
Is Honour due to thofe, who ipena tfieir dayes In courting one another ? or confuming Their Fortunes and themfelves, on Drabbs and Playes i In flceping,drinking*and Tobacco-fuming ?
Not fo. For, (though fuch Fooles, like children, placc Gay Titles on each other) Wife-men know What flaves they be; how miferably-bafe;
And, where fuch Attributes would better {how.
An idle Body clothes a vitious Minde;
And, what (at beft) is purchac’d by the fame,
Is nothing elfe, but (linking Smoke and Winde 5 Or frothie Bubbles of an empty Fame.
True Glory, none did ever purchafe, yet,
Till, to be Vertuous they could firft attaine ,•
Nor fhall thofe men faite Virtues favour get5 Who labour not3 fuch Dignities to gaine.
And,this Imprefad o'th inferre no leflfe :
For, by thetyrafe, is Labour here implide •
Tbe Snake, a vertuous Prudence, doth exprefTe 5 And, Glorie, by the Wreath isTypifide.
For, where a vertuoUs Induftry is found,	p She, fhall with Wreaths of Glory, thus be crown’d. ! _ Though 1
By Labour, Vertue may be gain’d; By Vertue, Glorie is attain'd.Though Fortune prove true Vertues Foe> It cannot worke her Overthrowe-..
[Nhappy men are they, whofe Ignorance So fhvesthem to the Fortunes of the Time,
That they (attending on the Lot of Chance) Negleft by Fertue, and Deferts, to clime.
Poore Heights they be which Fortune rearcs unto 5 And, fickle is the Favour {he beftowes :
To-day, fhe makes 5 to-morrow, doth undoe;
Builds up, and in an inftant ovenHmwes.
On eafie Whteles, to Wealth,and Honours high.
She windes men oft, before they be aware 5 And, when they dreame of mod Projperitie,
Downe, headlong, throwes them lower then they were,
You, then, that feeke a more affur’d eftate,
On good, and honeft objefis, fixe your Alinde,
And follow Feme, that you may a Fate Exempt from feareof Change, or Dangers,finde.,
For, he that’s Fertuous, whether high or low His Fortune feemes (or whether foule or faire His Path he findes)or whether friend, or foe,
The Worlddoth prove; regards it not a haire.
His Loffe is Gaine; his Poverty is Wealth 5 The Worlds Contempt, he makes his Diadem *
In Sickncjje, he rejoyceth, as in Health;
Yea, Death it felfe, beepmmeth Life, to him.
He fearesno difrefpeft, no bitter fcorne,
Nor fubtile plottings, nor Opprc ffions force;
Nay,though the World fhould topfie-turvie turne*
It cannot fright him, nor divert his Courfe.
Above all Earthly powreshis Fertue reares him5 And, up with Eglets wings, to Heav’n it beares him.
A fickle~>ole! Doft thou hope, thine Honours, or thy Gold, DSH §a*ne £hce Love ? Or,that thou haft her heart fralirTO Whofe hand upon thy tempting Bayt layes hold ? Alas! fond Lover, thou deceived art.
She that with Wealthy and Titles,can be wonne,
O r woo’d with Vanities, will wav ring bee;
And, when herJUyfi.,dlttunafi; dgpendeftm. _ _
A Ftddle-pcke (hall winne her neart from thee.
To Youth and Muficke, Venus leaneth moft j And (though her hand Hie on the Scepter lay)
Let Greatnejfe,of her Favours never boaft:
For,Heart and Eye, are bent another way.
And lo, no glorious Purchacethat Man gets,
Who hath with fuch poore Trifles, woo’d,and wonne;
Her footing, on a Ball, his Miflrefje fets,
Which in a moment flips, andfhe is gone.
A Woman, meerely with an Out fide caught*
Or tempted with a Gallurd, or a Song,
Will him forfake (whom (lie moft loydy thought)
For Players and for Tumblers, ere’t be long.
You,then, that wifh your Love fhould ever lafts ? (And would enjoy Afftciion without changing)
| Love where your Loves may worthily be plac t;
And, keepcyour owne	Prill from ranging*
a Vfe noble Meanes, your Longings to attaine;
IjpSeeke equall Mindes} and well-befeeming Tcares .*
7 hey are (at beft) vaine Fooles, whom FoUie gaine j But, there is Bliffe, where, Vertue moft endeares:
§| And, whcrefoc’re, Affedion fl>ee procures,
In fpightof all Temptations, it endures.
This
A fickle Woman wanton grorne* Prefer res a Crowd, before a Crowne,
Illvstr. VII.
BooFTieThis Ragge of Death, which thou Jbalt fees Qonfder it-y And Pious bee.
ILLVSTR. VIII.	Btok, I.
Hy, filly Man ! fo much admireft thou Thy prcfent Fortune ? overvaluing fo Thy Perfott, or the beauty of thy Brow ?
And Cloth*d, fo proudly, wherefore doft thou goc i Why doft thou live in riotous Excejp ?
And Boajl, as if thy Flefh immortal! were ?
Why deft thou gather fb i Why fo oppreffe i And, o’rethy Fellow-creatures,Dw/»«f^ ?
Behold this Emblem •, fuch a thing was hee Whom this doth reprefent as now thou art;
And, fuch a Fleftileffe Raw-bone {halt thou bee,
Though, yet, thou feemeto ad acomelier part. Obferve it well; and marke what Fglinejfe Stares through thefightlefle Eye.boles Jtom within: Note thofe leane Craggs, and with what Gaft limp y That horrid Countenance doth feemeto grin.
Yea, view it well; and having feene the fame Plucke downe that Pride which puffs thy heart fo high; Of thy Proportion boaft not, and (for frame)
Repent thee of thy {infull Vanity.
And,having learn’d, that, all men muft become Such bare Anatomies j and, how this Fate No mortall Powre, nor Wit, can keepe thee from 5 Live fo, that Death may better thy eftate.
Confider who created thee - and why:
Renew thy Spirit} ere thy Flejh decayes:
More Pious grow • Affe<ft more Honeftie -And feeke hereafter thy Creatonrs praife.
So though of Breath and Beauty Time deprive theea New Life, with endlefie Glorie, God will give thee.Before thou bring thy Workes to Light, Qonpderon themyin the Night.
Illvstr. IX.
|N Otvle (the Hiereglyphich us’d for Night)
> Twixt Mercury and Pallas, here takes place,
[ Vpon a crown’d Caduceus fixe upright $
And, each a Cornucopia doth itnbrace.
Through which darke Emblem, I this Light perceive» That, fuch as would the Wit and Wealth acquire,
Which may the Crewat of annrobation hayeT___
Muft wake by Night, to compalie th(?ltJ aeiirct For, this Mercurian- Wand, doth Wit expre/Tc *
The Corm-copia, Wealthinefje implies;
Both gained by a ftudious Watchfulmffe;
Which,here, the Bird of Athens fignifies.
Nor, by this Emblem, are we taught alone,
That, (when great Undertakings are intended)
We Sloth, and Iumpifh Drowfineffe muft fliunne -But, Rajhnefje, alfo,here is reprehended.
Take Counfell of thy PiBow,(faith our Sawe)
And, ere in waighty Matters thou proceede,
Confider well upon them; left they draw Some Afterclaps, which may thy Mifchiefe breeder
I, for ray feriou’ft Mufes, chufe the Night 3 (More friend to Meditation, then the Day)
That neither Noyfe, nor Obje&s of the Sight,,
Nor bus’neffes, withdraw my ‘thoughts away.
By Night, we beft may ruminate upon Our Purpofes • Then, beft, we may enquire What Aftions wee amifle, or well, have done *
And, then, may beft into our Selves retire :
For, of the World-without, when moft we fee,
Then, blindeft to the World-within, arc wee.
C	A#Sj^^Hen fome did feeke Aritn to have drown’d, gjjglS He, with a dreadlefle heart his Temples crown’d.
And, when to drench him in the Seas they meant* ! He playd on his melodious Infirumtnt *
To (hew, that Innocence difdayned Feate,
Though to be fwallow’d in the Deeps it were.
Nor did it perifh; For, upon her Racke A Dolphin tooke him, tor his Mujick’s fake:
To intimate, that r<?r*0<rftiallprevaile ^
With Brmtip) Creatures, if with Men it faile.’
Moft vaine is then their Hope, who dreame they can Make wretched, or undoc, an Honefl-Man:
For, he whom Vertuous Innocence adornes,
Infults o’re Crudites j and, PeriU fcornes.
Yea, that,by which, Men purpofe to undoe him,	j
(In their defpight) (hall bring great Honours to him,	j
AricnAike, the Malice of the World,
Hath into Seas of Troubles often hurl'd Deferving Men, although no Caufc they had,
But that their Words an dWorkes fweet Muficke made.
Of all their outward Helps it hath bereft them -
Nor meanes, nor hopes of Comfort havebeene left thein^
But fuch, as in the Houfe of Mourning are,
And, what Good-Cenjcience can afford them there.,
Yet^Dolphin-hke, their Innocence hath rear’d Their Heads above thofe Dangers that appear’d.
God hath vouchfaf’d their harmelefle Caufc to heed,
And,cv’n in Thraldome, fo their Hearts hath freed,
Thar, whil’ft they feem’d oppreffed and forlorne;
They ioyd, and Sung, and Laugh'd the World to fcorne. _■	When !.
jin Innocent no Danger ferns? How great foever it appeares.
ILLYST*. X.c^FooIe, in Folly takethPaine, Although he labour flitt in yaine-r.
Illvstr.
Book, i
'Maffie Mil-flsne up a tedious Hill,
| With mighty Labour, Sijyphus doth roll *
* Which being rais’d-aloft, downe-tumbleth,ftiII, To keepe imployed his affli&ed Soule.
On him, this tedious Labour is impos’d;
And (though in vaine) it muft be ftill aflayd:
Bur, fome, by no Nkctiados’d,,
Vpon themfelves,fuch needlefle Taskes haVe laycL Yta, knowing not (or caring not to know)
That they are worneand weary’d outin vaine,
They madly toyle to plunge themfelves in Woe;
And, feeke uncertaine Eafe, in certaine Paine,
Such Fooles are they, who dreame they can acquire A Mmde-contenr, by Lab*ringfit [Ifor more:
For, fFw/^cncreafing, doth enciezie Defire,
And makes Content-mint lcfler then before.
Such Fooles are they, whofe Hopes doe vainely ftreteh To climbe by Titles, to a happy Height:
For, having gotten one Ambitious Reach,
Another comes perpetually in fighr.
And, theirftupiaity isnothing Ieffe,
W no dreame that Flefh and Blood may ray fed be Vp to the Mount of perfeff-HolineJfe:
For (at our beft) corrupt and vile are we.
Yet, we are bound by Faith, with Love and Hopei To roll the Stone of Gcod-Endeaiour, ftill.
As neere as may be, to Perfections top,
Though backeagaine it tumble downe the Bill.
So; What our Workes had never power to doc2 God’s Grace, at laft, (hall freely bring us to.
C 2	AsILLVSTR. XIT.	Book. I.
|Hrice happy is that Man whokTfapghts doereare ' His Minde above that pitch the Worldling flies,
And by his Contemplations, hovers where He viewes things mortall, with unbleared eyes.
What Trifles then doe Villages and Townes Large Fields or Flockes of fruitfull Catted feeme i Nay, what poore things are Miters, Scepters, Crownes,
And all thofe Clones which Men moft efteeriie ?
Though he that hath among them, his Delight,
Brave things imagines them (becaufe they blinde With fomefalfe Luftrehis beguiled fight)
He that’s above them, their raeane-Worth may finde.
Lord, to that Blejfed-Station me convey Where I may view the World, and view her fo,
That I her true Condition may furvey;
And all her Imperfe&ions rightly know.
Remember me, that once there was a Day When thou didft weane me from them with content,
Ev’n when fhut up yvithin thofe Gates I lay Through which the Plaguc-infiitting Angel went*
And, let me ftill remember, that an Houre Is hourely comming pb, wherein I (hall (Though I had all the World within my powre)
Be naked ftript, and turned out of all'.
But minde me, chiefely,that I never cleave Too clofely to my Selfe ; and caufe thou me,
Not other Earthly things alone to leave,
But to forfake my Selfe for love of Thee:
That I may fay, now 1 have all things left,
Before that I ofall things, am bereft.
To
As? to E World I naked earnest So> naked-/?r//tf I leave the fame~>.To him a happy Lot befalls
That hath a Ship, and profp’rous Gales.
wonder he a profp’rous Voyage findes §^[gThat hath bothSail&jmdOaresto ferve his turne, And,ftill,through meanes offome propitious Winds Is to his wiflied Har hour,Cwihly borne,
Kor is it much admir’d, if they that lacke Thofe aydes(on which the Common faith depends)
Are from their hoped aymes repeiled backe.
Or made to labour iorurifruittull ends.
Yet neither in the Ship, Wind, Oares, or Saties,
Nor in the want of Outward meanes, alone,
Confifts it, that our Hopefucceedes or failes;
But, moft in that, which Men leaft thinke upon,
Forjome endeavour, and their Paines are bleft With Gales which are fo fortunate, that they Fly fafe, and fwiftly on, among the beft,
WhiPft others labour, and are caft away.
Some others, on this Worlds wide Ocean floate,
And neither Wind, nor Tide aflfiftant have,
Nor Saile, nor Oare, nor Anchor, nor found Eeate,
Nor take fo much as heede themfelves to fave 5 And yet are fafe: A third fort, then, there are Who neither want fit Meanes, nor yet negleft The painefull-Indujlrie, or honeft Care,
Which requires ; yet find fmall good effe£. Therefore, let that which you propofe, be j Then, ufethe faireft Meanes, to compaffeit:
And, though Meanes faile, yet fofter no miftruft j Butfearelellyjto God, your Courfe commit : jFor, Hee, to FaitbfuU-Hearts, and Honejt-Mindes Turnes Lojje to Game j and Stormehto proft’rotts Windes.
- __Though
Book. r.
ILLVSTR,Though he endeavour all he cany jin Ape, will never be a Man.
^^|Hat though an Apifb.Pigmie, in attire,
His Dwarfifh Body Gyant-like, array ?
Turne Buve,and get himSttlts tofeera the higher? What would fo doing, handfome him I pray i Now, furely, fuch a Mimicke fight as that,
Would with exceflive Laughter move your Spkene,
Till you had made the little Dandiprat,
To lye within iome Auger-hole, unleene.
I muft confeffe I cannot chufe butfmile,
When I perceive, how Men that worthlelfe area Piece out their Imperfrtftons, to beguile,
By making fhowes, of what they never were.
For,in their borrow'd-Shapes, \ know thofe Men,
And (through their Mashes) fuch infight of them have * That I can oftentimes difclole(ev’n then)
How much they favour of the Toolt or Knave.
A Pigmey-Jpirit, and an Earthly.Minde,
Whofe looke is onely fix^ on Objeds vaine;
In my efteeme,fo meane a place doth finde3 That ev’ry fuch a one, I muchrefraine.
But, when in honour'd Robes I fee it put,
Eetrimm’d, as if fome thing of Worth it were,
Looke big, and on the Stilts of Greatnejp, ftrut 5 From fcorning it, I cannot then forbeare.
For, when to groffe Vnmnbinefje, Menadde Thofe Dues, which to the Truefl-mrth pertaine 5 Tis like an Ape, in Humane-Veflments clad,
Which, when moft fine, deferveth moftdifdaine:
And, moreabfurd, thofe Men appeare to me,
Then this F antafiicke-Monkey fecmes tothee,
1 pineJ pine, that others may notperi{b-> ^And wafte my Sclfe, their Life tocherijb.	1$
' vC-3 • />	
iLLVSTR. XV. Book. 1,	
^^^Bfervcl pray you, how the greedy Flame tMtfM The FernS, on an Altar doth confurae. How it deftroyeth tfcur which feedes the famCj And how the Nourifher away doth fumea For, Co it fares with Parents that uphold Their thrifrkflfc Children in unlawfull Pleafures: Withc^w,it wearesthera out, ere they are old ; And eretheil1 l,ivcs coniuriie, aMlllrmtstfteir Tftsfures, So fares ir with fuch Wantons as doe feede Vnchaft De/ires j for, ev’ry day they grow Vntill their Longings, their Supplies exctede, And, quitedevquie thofe men that fed them fo3 ; So fares it with all thofe that fpend their Jouth In lab’ring to enrich ungrateful! Men, . Who, growing Great, and Wealthy,by their Truth, Returne them Smoke and djbes backe agen. So fa:es it with good Sutef-men, who to keepe A thankelefle Common.wealth in happy Peace, Deprive their Mindes of Reft,their Eyes of Sleepe, And, waftethemfelves, that others miy encteafe. And, fo it fares with Men that paffe away Their time in Studits, (and their Healths impaire) That helps to other men become they may, And,their defedive Knowledges, repaire. But, let my Flefh, my Tme,md my Efiate, Be fo confum’d • fo fpent; fo wafted bee, T hat they may nourifh Grace, and perfit that For which all thefe were fir ft beftowd’d on me: So when I quite am vanifh’d out of feeing, I fhall enjoy my Now-concealed-Being. When	weobferve the Ball, how to and fro g8|§||| The Gamefters force it $ wc may ponder thus;
That whil’ft we live we fhall be playd with fo, And that the World will make her Game of us.
Adversities, one while our hearts conftraine To ftoope, and knock the Pavements of DeJJraire -Hope, like a Whirle-wind mounts us up againe,
Till oft it lofe us in the empty ay re.
Sometimes, above the Battlements we looke;
Sometimes, we quite below the Line are toft:
Another-while, againft the Jiaza/rd ftrooke,
We, but a little want, of being loft. ,
Detraction, Envie, Mtfchief, and Delight,
One Partie make, and watchfully attend To catch us when we rife to any Height •
Left we above their hatred fliould afcend.
Good. Fortune, Praifes, Hopes^ and Indupies,
Doe fide-together, and make Play to pleafe us;
But, when by them we thinke more high to rife,
More great they make our Fall,r, and more difeafeus.
Yea, they that feeke our advance onr Game ^
And to our Wtjhes, bring us oft the nigher :
For, we that elfeupon the Ground had laine,
Are, by their ftriking of us lifted higher.
When Balls againft the Stones are hardeft throwne,
Then higheft up into the Aire they fly ;
So, when men hurle us (with moft fury) downe,
Wee hopefull are to be advanc'd thereby:
And,when they fmite us quite unto the Ground,
Then, up to Heav’n, we truft, we fhall rebound.
Tin
When to fupprefle m Men intend*
Book. i.Till God hath brought us to his Willi The Hammer "toeJhallf ujfer fliil.
Illvstr.
Book.i.
'Hy fhould the foolifh World difcourage Men,
In juft endurances < or bid them fliunne Good Aftions, 'caufe they fiiflcr now and then,
For Doing mB, as if fome iU were done 1 Ere Plates extended are, they muft abide Athoufand hamm’rings; And, then that which fill’d So little roome, it fcarce your Hand could hide,
Will ferve a g<5o3Iy Monument tS^ild.
So, he that hopes to winne an honeft Name,
Muft many blowes of Fortune undergoe,
And hazard, off, the blaft of Evill-Fanee,
Before a Good-Report her Trumpe will blow.
A thoufand Worthies had unworthily Been raked up in Afhes’and in Clay,
Vnknowne and bury’d in obfeurity,
If Malice had not fil’d their Ruft away.
But, lo ; their lading prayfes now are fpread,
And rais’d, by Adverfe-Chance, to fuch a height,
That they moft glorious are, now they are dead;
And live in Injuries, and Deaths, defpight.
For, by Afflitfions, man refined growes,
And, (as the Gold prepared in the Fire)
Receiveth fuch a Forme by wrongs and blowes,
That hee becomes the Iewell we defire.
To thee therefore, oh God J My Prayers are Not to be freed from Griefes and Troubles quite:
But,that they may be fuch as I can beare;
And,ferve to make me precious in thy Sight.
This pleafe me fhall, though all my Life time, I Betweene thine Anvtll and the Hammer, lie.
D	FromFrom thence->yphere Nets and Snares are layek Make-haftj left els you be betray'd.
ILLVSTR. XVIII.
Beok.i,
jHe nimble Spider from his Entrailes drawes ‘ A futtie Thread, and curious art doth fliow In weaving Nets, not much unlike thofe Lams Which catch SmaB-Thieves, and let the Great-ones goe. For, as the Cob-web takes the leifer Flyes,
When thofe of larger fize breake through their Snares 5 So, Poore men fmart for little Injuries,
When Ricb-men fcape, whofe Guilt is more then theirs* The Spider, alfo reprefenteth fuch Who very curious are in Trifling things,
And neither Coft, nor Time, nor Labour grutch,
In that which neither Game nor Pleafure brings.
But thofe whom here that Creature doth imply e Are chiefely fuch, who under cunning fhewes Of fimple-Meanings (or of Curte^e)
Doe filly Men unwarily abufe.
Or elfe, it meanes thofe greedy-Cormorants Who without touch,of Confcienceor Companion,
Seeke how to be enricht by others wants,
And bring the Poore to utter Defolation.
Avoyd them therefore, though compell'd by need ,
Or if a Storm inforce, (yee Jab’ring Bees)
That yee muft fall among them; Flie with fpeed From their Commerce, when Calmes your palTage frees. Much more, let waftfull Gallants hafte from thefe-Elfe, when thofe Idling-painted-lW/^tf, 3 Have flutter’d-out their Summer-time, ineafe,
(And fpent their Wealth in foolifh Vanities)
The Blafts of Want may force them to be brought For fhelter thither, where they (hall be caught.
WhenWhen thou a Dangerous-Way dofigoe» Walke furely, though thy pace be flowe.
experience proves, that Men who truft upon
1 Their Nat’rall parts, too much, oft lofe the Day, i And,faile in that which els they might have done, By vainely trifling pretious T ime away.
It alfo fhewes, that many Men have fought With fo much Rajhnejfe, thofe things they defir’d,
That they have brcmghtxna£Uikeiy #0/>&LtajnQUght 5 And, in the middle of their Courfes, tir'd.
And, not a few, are found who fo much wrong Gods Gratioujmjp, as if their thinkings were,
That (feeing he deferres his ludgements\ong)
His Vengeance, he, for ever,would forbeare:
But, fuch as thefc may fee wherein they faile,
And, what would fitter be for them to doe,
Ifthey would contemplate the flo w-pac’d Smile;
Or, this our Hiereglyphicke looke into:
For, thence we learne, that Perfeverance brings Large Workes to end, though fiowly they creepeon 5 And, that Continuance perfects many things,
Which feeme, at firft, unlikely to be done.
It warnes, likewife, that fome Affaires require More Heed then Ha/le: And that the Cour/e we take,
Should fuite as well our Strength, as our Veftre;
Elfe (as our Proverbe faith) Hafie, Wajlt may make8 And, ina Myflkke-fenfe, it feemes to preach ' Repentance and Amendment, unto thofe W ho live, as if they liv’d beyond Gods reach;
Becaufe, he long deferres deferved Blowes:
For, though Iuli-Vengeance moveth like a Snaile,
And flowly comes; her comming will not faile.
Cz	As
ILLVSTR. XIX.
Book. I.Men, when for their A &ions they procure A likely colour, (be it nere fo vaine)
Pioceede as if their Projects were as fare,
As when Sound Resfon did their Cout fe maintayne:
And thefe not raach unlike thofe Children are,
Who t hr ough a St or me advent’ring defp’rately,
Had rarhei on their Heads, a Sive to beare,
T hen Cov’ringi, that may lerveto keepe them dr ye.
For, at a diftance that perchance is thought A helpfull Shelter; and, yet, proves to thole Who neede the fame, a Toy, which profits nought; Becaufe, each drop of Raine quite through it, goes.
So, they, whofe foolifli Projects, for a while,
Doe promife their Projettors hopefull ends,
Shall finde them, in the Tyyall, to beguile$
And, that both Shame and Want, on them attends.
Such like is their eftate, who, (to appeare Rieh.men to others) doe, with Inward-payne,
A gladfome out-ward Port defire to beare; *
Though they at laft nor Wealth nor Credit gaine.
And, fuch are all thofe Hypocrites, who ftrive Fal fc Hearts beneath Faire-fpoken Words to hyde:
For, they o’revaile themfelves but with a Sive,
Through which, their purpofes at length are fpyde,
And, then, they either woefully-lament Their Bruitifh-foRy, or fo hardned grow It Sinning, that they never can repent,
Nay, jeft and fcoflfe at their owne Overthrow.
Raf no fal/e Vaile can ferve (when Cod will fmite)
To fave 2 Scorner, or an Hypocrite.
_______ -	Death
Sivc, of[belter makethJbo*fv • But eVry Storme will throuzb itDeath is no Lofle, but rather»Gaine -For ypee by Dying, Life attains*
j>Will not blame thofe grieved Hearts that lhed Btcoming-teares, for their departed Friends {
Nor thofe who figh out Papons for the Dead 5 Since, on Good-naturef, this Difeafe attends.
When Sorrow is conceiv’d, it mirt have Vent (InSighes or Moyfture) or the Heart will breake5 And, much they aggravate our Difcontent,
Who, out of ^J^ W^^ RernrTOlpeaTTc.' ~
Yet, fince our Frailty may require we (hould Remembrances admic tokeepeus from Exceffe in Griefe: this Emblem here behold*
And take fuch Hope as may our Teares beco me.
The Wheat, although a while it lyes in Earth,
(And feemeth loft) confumes not quite away j But, from that Wombe receives another Birth,
And, vi'tih Additionsfrom the Clay.
Much more (hall Man revive, whofe worth is more :
For, Death, who from our Droffe will us refine,
Vnto that other Life,becomes the Doore,
Where, we in lmmortditie fhall (hine.
When once our Glaffe is runne, we prefently Give up our Soules to Death; So Death muft give Our Bodiesbzckc againe,that we, thereby,
The Light of Life etemail, may receive.
The Venom’d Sting of Death is tooke away;
And, now,theGmtf,that was a Place of Feare7 Is made a Bed of Reft, wherein we may Lye downe in Hope, and bide in fafety, there.
When we are Borne, to Death-ward ftraight we runne;
And by our Death, our Life is new-begnnoe.
When
Illvstr. X X I.
Book, I.When Vice andV evtuc Touth JhaU ypooe> Tis hard to fay, which my 'twitt goeu.
|Y hopefull Friends at thrice fiveyeares and three, j Without a Guide (into the World alone)
To feeke ray Fortune, did adventure raee 5 And, ma^y hazards, I alighted on.
Firft, Englands greateft Rendtveuz, I fought,
Where Vice and Vertve atthehigheft fitj And, thither, both a Minde and Bo die brought,
For neither of their Services unfit.
Both, woo’d my Touth : And, both perfwaded fo,
That (like the Toung man in our Emblem here)
I flood,’and cry’d, Ah! which way (halllgoe?
To me fo pleafing both their Offers were.
Vi ce, Pleafuresbeft Contentments promift mee3 And what the wanton Flefh defires to have :
Qiiorh Vertve, I mil Wifdomegtve to thee,
And thofe brave things, which noblett Mindes doe crave»
. Serve me faid Vice, and thou Jhalt Joone acquire All thofe Atchievements which my Service brings •
Serve me faid V^Rtve. and lie raife thee higher,
Then Vices can, andteach'thee better things.
Whil’ft thus they ft rove to gaine me, I efpyde Grim Death attending Vi c e . and, that her Face Was but a painted Vizard, which did hide The foul’ft Deformity that ever was.
Lord;|W me grace for evermore to view Her Vglwefje: And, that I viewing it,
Her Falfehoods and allurements may efchew j And on faire Vertve my Affection fet^
Her Beauties contemplate, her Love embrace,
Ur fafe Direction, runne my Race.
________.	/ pine
Book.l.
Txxtstr.By Paine, on Pleafures Doe doefei^e; Jnditoe by SufPranccjpurchafe Eafe.
Illvstr. XXIII.
He lick rifh Beare to rob the HdneyBees Among their ftinging-Swarms thrufts in his pawes; Adventureth to climbe up hollow Trees,
And from their Cells, the well- fill’d Combes he drawes: Right fo, the SenfmH Man that he may gaine His bruitifh Lttji, a thoufand perills dares;
And, that his Lawle(Je-mll he may attaine,
Nor C§n\ctenceyCredit, Cojl, nor Labour fpares, ’Twcrefhamefull bafeneffe, therefore, if that he Who knoweth Fertue, and is thought her Lover,
Should fo by any Perills frighted bee,
To make him fuch Affetliom to give-over.
For, why fhould that Faine-Crew whole Valour fprings From beaftly Fury, or inflamed- Papon,
Enabled be to compaffe bolder things,
Then Sober.Wit, and Grave Confideration ?
Or, why fhould lifping Wantons, for their Lttft So much adventure as one finger, there,
Where we our Lives in hazard would notthrufl For Fertues Glory, if it needfull were 1 For, though her Sweetnejje faft is doled in With many Thames, and fuch a Prickling-guard,
That we muft fmart, before that Prize we winne3 The Paine is follow’d, with a Rich Reward.
By Suff’rwg, I have more Contentment had,
Then ever I acquir’d by Slothfj&Eafe 5 And, I by Griefe, fo joy full hire beene made,
That I will beare my Cro(Je, while God (hall pleafe.
For, fo at laft mv Soule may loy procure,
I care nor, in my Fltjh what I endure.
WhoILLVSTR. XXIIII.	Book.I.
N vaine fairc Cynthia never taketh paines,
Nor faints in foll'wing her defired Game;
And, when at any Marke her Bowe {he fkaines,
The winged Arrow furely hits the fame.
Her PtClare, therefore, in this place doth (hew The Nature of their Minats who Cynthia like,
With Conjlancie their Purpofes purfue,
And faint not till they compaffe what they freke.
For, nought more Godlike in this World is found,
Then fo ReColv’da man, that norhing may His Rtfolution alter or confound,
When any taske of Worth, he doth affay.
Nor, is there greater Bafeneffe, then thofe Minde s That from an Honeft-purpoje, can be wrought By Threatnings, Bribes, Smooth-Gales or Boyjl’rous.Windss, What ever colour or excufe be brought.
Youthen, that would, with Pleajure,Glory gaine,
Diana like, thofe modeft things require,
Which truely may befeemeyouto attaine •
And ftoutly follow that which you defire:
For, changing though the Mooneto us appeare,
She holds a firme Dependence on the Sunne •
And, by a Conftant-Motion, in her Sphare With him, doth in Conjunction often runne:
So, Con/lant-men,{\ill move their hopes to winne -But, never by a Motion-indirect;
Nor, will they flop the Cou fe that they are in,
Vntill they bring their purpofe to effe&.
For, whofoever HonejH things requires,
A Promife hath of all that he defires.
Who by goodWltznes^goodthwgs would gaine5 Shall never feeke, nor aske in rvaine.j	ILLVSTR. XXV.	Book. I.
j	t0 E^ds we walke to looke upon
; |||hv^ Someskilfull Mark-man j fo much hcede we not j	How many Arrowes from his Bowe are gone,
As we obferve ho w nigh the Marke he {hot:
| And, juftly we deride that Man who fpends ! His T imt and Shafts, but never ay me doth take To hit the	or fqolifhly pretends,
The number of the Shots, dotTT^/wrmake. j. So, God, who marketh our Endeavours, here,
Doth not by tale, account of them receive;
But, heedeth rather how well meant they were.
And, at his FT*//how rightly aym’d we have.
It is not mumbling over thrice a day A Set of Ave Maries, or of Creeds,
Or many houres formally to fray •
When from a dull Devotion it proceedes:
Nor is it, up and dovvne the Land to feeke To finde thofe well-breath’d Letturers, that can Preach thrice a Sabbath, and fixe times a weeke,
Yet be as frefh, as when they firft beganne :
Nor,is it, fuch like things perform’d by Number Which God refpe&s: Nor doth his Wifdome crave Thofe many Vanities, wherewith fome cumber
Their Bodies, as if thofe their Soules could fave.	j
For, not Much-doing, but Well-doing, that
Which God commands, the Doer, juftifies.	j
To pray without Devotion, is to Prate.
„ And, Hearing is but halfe our Exerctfe.
We ought not, therefore, to regard, alone,
How often, but how Well>\he Worke be done,
1	E	With._
Oft Shooting, doth not Archers make ^ But, bitting right the Marke they take-,.With Patience, I the Storme fuftainc $ Fors Sun-fliine ftilldoth follow Rainc.
ILLVSTR. XXVL	Book. I.
little SquirrcUJnxh no other Food fSB Then that which Natures thrifty hand provides % ©Ml And, in purvey ing up and downe the Wood,
She many cold wet Stormes, for that, abides.
She lyes not heartleffe in her Moffie Dray,
Nor fearethto adventure through the Ratne-But slcippeth out, and beares it as (he may,
Vntill the Seafon waxeth calme againe.
Right thus, have I and others, often far’d;
For, when we firft into the World were brought,
We found but little, for our Vfe prepar’d,
Save that, which by Hard-Labour, muft be fought.
In many Stormes, unheeded, we are fane Tofeeke out needfull things; and, fmilingly To jeft, at what fome others would complaine:
That, none might laugh ar our Nectftty.
Yea, fome have liv’d on Hu>kes, whil'ft others fed On that which was their Labours due Reward;
And, were purfu’d (till they almoft were dead)
Without the Worlds Companion or Regard.
Yet, by Enduring, they out liv'd the Blaft Of Adverf-Fortum and, with good fuccefle,
(Expeding calmer Seafons)at the laft,
Arrived ar the Port of Happineffe.
Their Suffrtng. much, hath made their Sufrings none 5 And brought forth Hopes, by which, perceive they may, That Nights have but their Tu nes; and \they once gone) Their Datkenejje, makes much welcomer,the Day.
All Gnefe (hall have an ending, I am fore;
And, therefore, I with Patience, will Endure,
___WhereWhere Hellen is, there, will be War re. For, Death and Luft, Companions are.
I LLVSTlt. XXVII,	Book. I.
^Heir foolifh Guife, I never could affed,
Who dare, for any cauft, the Stewes frequent :
And, thither, where I juftly might fufped A Strumpet liv'd, as yet, I never went.
For, when (as /Ww pretend) they goe to feeke Experience, where more III then Goody they fee 5 They venture for their Knowledge, Adam.like;
And, fuch as his, will their dtchieventenu bee.
Let, therefore, thofe that would loofe Trulls deteft, Converfe with none, but thofe rhat modeft are 5 For, they that can of Whoredome make a left,
Will eniertaine it, ere they be aware.
C haft-Company, and Chaft-Difcourfe, doth make The Miade more pleafed with it, ev’ry day •
And, Frequent view s of Wantomeffe, will take The Senfeand Hatred, of the Vice away.
Some, I have kwowne, by Harlots Wiles undone.,
Who,but to fee their Fajhions, firft pretended 5 And, they that went for Company, alone,
By fuddaineQuarrells, there, their Dayes have ended. For,inthe Lodgings of a LuftfuU- Woman,
Caimodeft impudence hath ftill her Being;
There, Furit, Fraud, and Cruelties arc common:
And, there, is Want, and Shame, and Difagreeingt Bv’n Beauty, of it felfe^ftirres loofe Defires,
Occafioning both Italoufies, andFeares •
It kindleth in the Breft, concealed Fires,
Which burne the Heart, before the Flame appeals:
And, ev’ry day,experienced are wee;
That, there, where Hellen is, Troyes Fate will bee*
E 2	NoBook. 11
;Ome Trtes, when Men opprefle their Aged Heads,
’ (With waighty Stones) they fru#ifie the more * And, when upon lame Herbs, rhe Gard'ner treads, They thrive and profper, better then before :
So, when the Kings of ALgypt did opprefTe The Sonnes of Jacob, through their Tyrannies;
Their Numbers, every day, did more encreafe,
Till they grew greater then their Enemies,.
So, when the lewes and Gentiles, joy n’d theix Powre The Lord,and his Anmyntedjo withftand ;
(With raging Fttrie, lab’ring to devoure And roote the Gofpel,out of ev’ry Land)
The more they rag'd, confpired, and envy’d,
The more they flander’d,feorn'd,and rourthered ^
The more, the Faithfuli, ftill, were multiply’d:
And, ftill, the further,their Profepm fpred.
Yea, fo it fpred, that quite it overthrew Ev n Tyranny it felfe; that, at the laft,
The Patience of the Saints, mod pow’rfull grew,
And Perfections force, to ground was caft.
The felfe-fame Povv’r, true Patience, yet retaines,
And (though a thoufand Suffirings wound the fame)
She ftill hath Hope enough to cafe her paynes j That Hope, which keepeth off, all Feare and Shmt:
For/tis not Hunger, Cold, nor Fire, nor Steele,
Nor all the Scornes or Slanders, we can heare,
Nor any Torment, which our Flejh can feele,
That conquers us; but, our owne Trayt’rous Feare.
Where, Hontfi Mindes, and Patient Hearts, are Mates;
They .grow vi&orious, in their Hardtji-Fates.
___________________BJ
No Inward Griefe, nor outward Smarts Qan overcome a Patient-Heart.By many Strokess that Worke is done-.
Which cannot beperform'd at One.	29
^Efpaire not Mm, in what thououghrft to doe, Although thou faile .when one Attempt is made • But,addea New.Endeavour thereunto,
And, theo another, and another, adde:
Yea, till thy Pow’r and Life (hall quite befpenc,
Perfift in feeking what thou fhouldft dr fire j For, he that falleth from a good Intent Defcrvesnot that,to which be did afpire.
Rich Treafures, are by Nature, placed deepe;
And, ere we gaine them, we muft pierce the Rocket •
Such Perills, alfo, them, as Guardians keepe,
That, none can winne them without wounds and knockes. Moreover, Glories, Thrones are fo fublime,
That, whofoever thinkes their Top to gaine,
Till many thoufand weary fteps he clime,
Doth foole himfelfe,by Mufings which are vaine.
And, yet, there is a Path way, which doth leade Above the higheft things that Man can fee;
And (though it be notknowne to all who tread The Common-Traft) it may afeended be.
As, therefore, none fliould greater things prefume Then well becomes their ftrength; So, none fhouldfeare (Through Folly, Sloth, or Bafenejje) to afTume Thofe things upon them, which befeeming are. InT/w^andby Degrees may things be wrought,
That feern’d impoffible to have beene done,
When they were firft conceived in the thought;
And, fuch as thefe, we may adventure on.
Mine Arme, I know, in time will fell an Oke.
But, I will nev’r attempt it, at a Stroke.
Afp ft ions
Boole. I.Afflictions Fire confumeth Sinne,* Buh Vertuc taketb Life therein.
IXLVSTH. XXX
Book, I
jHcther the Salamander be a Beafl,
' Or Precious-Stone, which overcomes the Flame, ——'It skills not} Since, by either is cxpreft The Meaning which we purpofe by the fame:
Both brooke the Fire unhurt • And(more then fo) The fiercer and the longer Heats there are,
The livelyer in the fame the Beafl will grow;
And, much the brighter, will the Stone appeare.
This Cromed-Salamander in the Fire9 May, therefore, not unfitly, fignifie Thofe, who in Fiery Charriots, doe afpire Elijah-like, to Immortality : .',
Or, thofe Heroic ke-J}irits, who unharm’d Have through the Fires of Troubles, and Affliftm,
(With Fertue, and with Innoceme arm’d)
Walkt onward, in the Path-way, of Perfection.
The Fiery.TryaU, which like Wood and Hayy Confumes the Workes of ev’ry Wicked.one •
(And maketh all their Hopes to fame away)
Doth purific what Faithfull-men have done.
They triumph in the Flames, and fhall obtaine The glorious Crow tie of EndleJfe.Happineffe,
When al! that fnow of Blijjt appeareth vaine,
Which Worldly men havefeemed to poffeffe.
For, though fome Sinnes and Follies, gilded are,
And fhinc like pureft Gold, and Pretious-Stones ■
This left, will finde of what Aliay they were,
And, make them knowne but Counterfeited Ones ;
For, in this Fernace,all fuch Wormes expire;
And, none bm Fertue liyeth in this Fire.§jfBjj§| Am not of their Minde, who thinke the Shh, |||J|1| The Mmty the PUtiets, and rhofc glorious Lights Which trim the Spharesrfoe in their Motions run To no more purpofe, then to pleafe our Sights,
Nor for diftinguifhment of Nights, and Day/s,
Or of the Sesjens, and the Times, alone,
! Can I fuppofe the Hand of God difplay es I Thofe many Stanes, we nightly gaze upon*
I For, both by Reafon, and by Cemmen-fmfe We know (and often feele) that from above j The Planets have, on us ,an Influence •
| And, that our Bodies vari°, as they mov^
! Moreover, Holy Writ tnferres, that theie
Have fome fuch pow*r; evn in thofe Places, where It names Orion, and the Pleiades •
Wh ch, Star res of much infer iour Nature are.
Yet, hence conclude not, therefore, that the Minde I« by the Starves contained to obey Their Influence-3 or,fo by them inclin’d,
That, by no meanes refi(> the fame we may.
For, though they forme the Bodies temperature,
( 4 nd though the M nde incl neth after that)
By Grace, another Temper we procure,
Which guides the Motions of Suppcfd Fate.
The Soule of Man is nobler then the Spheres}
And, if ir gaine the Placc which may be had,
Not here alone on Earth, the Rule it blares,
But, is the lord, of ail that God hath made.
Be wife in hm ; and, i f juft caufe there bee,
The Sunne and Moans, (hall ftand and wayt on thee.
A Princes
Hee, over all the Starres dotkratgne, That unto Wifdomc cm attains
Book, i.
Illvstr.tA Princcs moft ennobling Parts> jire Skill in Armes yand Love to Arts.
jlght blcft are they on whom God hath beftowne A Ktng, whofe Vertuts have approved him To be an Ornament unto b\sThroney And as a Luftre to his Diadem.
Hee feekes not onely how to keepe in awe His People, by thofe meanes that rightful! are •
But, doth unto himfelfe, become a Law,
And, by Example, Pious Wayes declare.
He, loveth Peace, and after it purfues ;
Yet, if of Warn a juft occafion come^
Doth nor Bello rut's Challenges refufe,
Norfeare, to beat Defyance on his Drum-}
He is as ready, alfo, to advance
The Lib’rall Arts, and from his Lands to drive
All falfe Religion, Scbifme, and Ignorance,
As other publike profits to contrive.
And, fuch a Prince is not a Cafaall-tbing,
The Glories of a Tkrone, by Chance, poflefling Nor meerely from his Parents, doth he fpringT Bur, he is rather Gods immediate Blefimg.
If thoudefireft fuch a Prince tobe,
Or, to acquire that Worth which may allure Such Princes to vouchfafe fome Grace to thee •
Their Kingly Vertues, labour to procure.
In Military Pra&ices delighr,
Not for a wicked, or vaine-glorious end But, to maintaine the Caufe that is upright,
-Or thy diftreffed Countrey to defend.
And, ftrivethat thou, as excellent mayifl bee In Knowledge, as, thou m in thy Degree,
TmeTrue-Lovers Livestin one Heart lye* Both Live, or '
f^jf^jEe that {hall fay he Ltves, and was againe f sag SoWell-belov’d,that neither nor Shtt Sufpcds each other, neither needs to gaine New proofes, that they in all Defires agree;
And, yet, {hail coole againe in their Ajfettton,
(And leave to Love) or live till they ate Lovers 7 he lecond-time ^ It fomegroffe Imperfection In o»e(ii not in Bo^) of them diTcovers*
It was not Love which did between themgrow;
But, rather,fomcwhaT like unto the fame;
Which (having made a faire deceiving Show)
Obtain’d, a while, that honorable Name.
For, Falfe Affettions will together play So bvingly; and, oft, lo ad thofe Parts Which reall feeme; that, for a time, they may App^are the Children of Vnfagncd-Hearts :
Yea, Many-times,true Turtles are deceiv’d By counterfeited Paftms, rill their Love Of h< r true ob]ettfinde» her felfe bereav’d 5 And, after it, is forced to remove:
But, where True Love begetteth, and enjoyes The proper oh)ett> which {hee doth defire,
Nor Time, nor Injury the fame deftroyes 5 But, it cont;nues a Perpetuall Fire.
Like amyous Thisbe to her Pyramus,
On all occafions, it continues true :
Nor Night, nor Danger, makes it timorous;
Bur, rhrough all Perills, it will him purfue.
Thus, both in Li\et in Death, in all eftates,
T1 ue- Lovers will be truC-Ajjoeiates.
F	When
Illvstr. XXXIII.|He WefierneTndimt when they want a Fire h To warme their naked li mbs, or dreflfe their Food, At ev'ry need, accomplifli their Defiie,
By often rubbing of two Stukes if Wood.
From whence,thefe obfervatws we may take 5 Firft,that in them whole Natures gentleft are,
A lone Contention fuch a Change may make,
As did, before, fcar.ce poffible appeare.
Next, that when Two in Opposition bee,
Whofe power and ftrength and Malice is the fame,
Their ft ruling Hearts but feldome doe agree,
Till they beget, a Seljedevouring-Flame.
And, thirdly, it informes, that thofe chaft Fires Which on Loves Altars keepe a Lading Heat;
Are thofe, which in two Hearts, two Like-Dcfires Vpon each other, mutually beget.
Hence , therefore, learne thou, firft, not to contemne Their Mildnoffe, who to anger are not prone;
Left, many wrongs doe (Hue up Fires in them,
And workethee Mifchiefe, when thou Iook’ft for none.
Be wary, next,though thou thyfelfebc ftrong,
H w with a pow rfull Foe thou doft contend ; For,they'that wryftle in Contention, lon^,
Will, fine, bcfiitew their Madncffe, in the end.
And, if to warme thee by Loves Fires thou feeke,
Thy Pe reinTeares,and Manners, pray to finde;
Let both your Aymes, and Longings, be alike;
Be one in Fuith, and Will • and, one in Minde:
So, you fhall reape the fruits of your Defiie,
And warme each other with a kindly Fire.
________Hee
IIIvstr, XXXIV.
Book. 1.
When Two agree in their Defire, Otic Sparke will fet them both on Fire.I behold the Havocke and the Spoyle, Which (ev'n within the compalTe of my Dayes) Is made through every quarter of this lie,
' In Woods and Groves (which were this Kingdomes praife) And, when I minde with how much greedinefle,
We feeke the prefent Gaine, in every thing 5 Not caring (fo our Lufi we maty poffelle)
What Dammageto Pofimtj we bring:
They doe, me-thinkes, as if they did forefee,
That, fome of thofe, whom they have caufeto hate. Should come in Future-times,their Heires to be :
Or elfe, why fhould they fuch things perpetrate i For, if they thinke their Children fliall fucceed;
Or, can believe, that they begot rheir Heires j They couldjjot, furely, doefo foule a Deed,
As to deface the Land, thatlhould be theirs.
What our Forefathers planted, we deft t oy:
Nay,all Mens labours, living heretofore,
And all ourowne, we lavifhly imploy Toferve our prefent Lttfts ■ and,for no more.
But, let thefe careleife fVafters learne to know3 That, as Vame-Spoyle is open Injury •
So, Planting is a Debt, they truely owe,
Aid ought to pay to their Poflerity.
Selfe love, for none, but for it felfe, doth care $
And, onely, for the prefent, taketh paine :
But ^Charity for others doth prepare;
And, joyes in that, which Future-Time (hall gaine.'
If, After-Ages may my Labours bleffe •
I care not, much, how Litle I poffeffe.
F 2	To
He that delights id Plant and Set, Makes After-Ages in hu Debt.
Illvstr. XXXV.
Book. r.ILLVSTR. XXX VI.	Book. I.
Eflridge (though with many Feathers mmmd, fll III And deckt with goodly Plumes of no mcane fize) is fo unwieldy, and fo largely limb’d.,
That, up into the Aire he cannot rife.
And, though in Wings and Feathers, he apneares A goodly Fowlc, and beares his Head fo high,
As if he could oretop the lower Spheres -3 And, farre above the towring Eagles flie 5 So ufelcfle are thofe Feathers, and thofe Wings,
To gaine him Name among their aiery Race 5 That, he muft walke with luch Inferi >ur things.
As in this Common-Region, have their place.
Such Fowles as thefe, are that Gay-plumed-Cretv,
Which (to high place and Fortunes b. ing borne)
Are men of goodly worth, in outward view;
And, in them (elves,defer ve nought els but fcorne.
For, though their Trappmgs, their bighJifted Eyes,
Their Lofty Words, and their Much-feared Pvw’rs,
Doe make them feeme Heronke, Stout, and Wife,
Their Hearts are oft as fond, and faint as ours.
Such Animals as thefe, are alfathofe
That Wife, and Grave, and Learned Men doe feeme
In Title, Hab’t, and all F ormalljhowes •
Yet, have nor Wit, nor Knowledge, worth efteeme.
And,laftly, fuch are they • that, having got Wealthy Knowledge, and thofe other Gifts, which may Advance the Publtke. Good, yet, ufethem not;
Bur Feede, and Sleepe, and laze their time away.
He, may be but a Gocfe, which weares the Quili;
But, him we praife, that ufeth it with Skill.
___•	Hee \
To Have, and not to Vfe the fame;
Is not ourHe, that bis Courfc direttly Steeres>
Nor Stormes, nor Windy-Cenfures feares.
I LLVSTR. XXXVII.	Book.l,
>Ee to the Sea, this World may well compare -For, ev’ry Man which livf th in the fame,
Is as a Pilot, to fome Vejjell there,
Of little fize, or elfe of larger frame.
Some, have the Boats of their owne Lift to guide,
Some, of whole Familtes doe row the Barge,
Some, govetne petty Tewnefhips too, befidc,
(To thofe compar’d, which of fmall B&rkes have charge) Some others, rule great Provinces; and, they Rcfemble Captainesof huge Argofes:
Bur, when of Kingdomes,any gayne the Svyay,
T 0 Generalls of Fleets, we liken thefe.
Each hath his proper Courfeto him aflign’d,
His Card, his Compaffe, his due Tackling*, too 3 And, if their Bulin'-ffe, as they ought, they mind,
They may accomplifh all they, have to doe.
Eut. moft Men leave the Care of their owne Courfe,
To judge or follow others, in their wayes;
And, when their Follies make their Fortunes worfe,
They curfe the De/liny, which they fhould prayfe.
For, Waves, and Wmdes, and that oft-changing Weather Which many blame, as Caule of all their LoJJes,
(Though they obferve it not) helpes bring together Thofe Hopes, which their own1 Wifcdom, often croffes. Regard not, therefore much, what thofe things be,
Which come,without thy fault, to thwart thy Way •
Nor, how, Rafh-Lookers-on will cenfure thee;
But, faithfully, to doe thy part,aflsy:
For, if thou {halt not from this Comfellvary,
Let my Hopes faile me, if thy Hopes mifcarry.
A juddenA fudden Death, with Shame, is due 38	Tohimithaty(wearer What is untrue.
Ill VST*. XXXVIII.	Book. 1.
►Hen th * Ancients made a foJemne League or Fm3 Their Cuftome was to ratifJc if, thus ,♦
Before their ldoli God, they flew a Sm,
And fayd aloud; So be it unto us.
Implying, that, ifotherwife they did Then had been vow’d; or, if within their Breft A Fraudulent-Intention had beene hid,
They merited fuch Vfage, as that Beafl.
For, by the Swine that they had flaughfred fo,
(Which, during Life, was hefpefull unto none)
Of Life deprived by a fudden blow,
And, then, caff out, that none might feed thereon.
They, myftically did inferre - that, he Who falfify’d that Oath which he had fworne,
Deferv’d, by Sudden-Death) cut off to be j And, as a Beafl uncleane, to Iyeforlorne.
That Heathenifli Hieroglyphic ke, doth implye This Chrijlian Doftrine ; that, we fhould in Votves,
In Leagues, and Oathes, affume no Liberty,
But, what fincereft Honefiy allowes.
By Smne ,thc b ibbling sephiflers are meant.
In Hieroglyphic all Signification ;
Which wee doe Sacrifice, when our intent Is free from Falfehood, and Equivocation.
And, this, let cv'ry Man endeavour for,
Who loves theBleffmgs,for juft men prepar'd;
Or, if the Sinne he doe not much abhorre,
At leaft, the Danger let him well regard :
For, to purfue him, Vengeance never leaves,
That faljely Swear es, or mllwgly 'Deceives.
WhereWhere{Irong Defires are entertain d-> The Heart ’tmxt Hope, and Feare, is pain d. j 3?
IIIvstr. X X X IX.__Book, u
f|PI|| Troubled Minde, ore-charged with Dejiret,
Betweene great Hopes, and no IefTe Ftares oppreft, And pay ned inwardly with fecret Fires,
Was r has, by fame, in former times expreft.
A Smoking Hearty they placed ju(t betwixt A Fajlmd Anchor, and a Bended Bowj T > which a Barbed-Arrow Teemed fixt,
And, ready from the Strayned String to goe.
The Smoke doth Sights, the Anchor doth declare That Hye, which kepes us from De/pairing quiti 5 The Boweand Arrow, fignifie that Feare,
Which dotb, perpetually, the Soule affright.
And, by this Emblem, ir appeares to me Thatthey which are with ftro ig Defires oppreft,
(Though good or bad the Obj; & of them be)
In f eking I'lea fares, finde no (mall unrefl::
For, they are not by Fearts, alone, dftu’Jbed,
But, as the Wifeman faith, ev’n Hope-Delayd Torments the Htart • and, whenDtftreh curbed,
The Soule becommeth fad, and ill-apayd.
A Grouridle(Je-Hope, makes entrance for Dejpaire,
A^d with Deceiving fhowes the Heart betrayes:
A Caufeleffe Feare, do h Reafons force impaire,
And, terrific s the Soule, in doubtfull wayes.
Yet, qiiite negledl them nor; For, H pe resells That Griefe fome imes, vchich would Our Hearts oppreffe. And, Feare is otherwhile the SenttntH Which muzeth us from dang'rous CarelesneJJe.
Thus, Both arc good. but, Beth are Plagues to fuch,
Who either Fondly feare, or Hope too much.
___Thofep'gek Death, tfdkrfr MUffky tboughnofinde*
ILLVSTR. XL.
Bt$k. J
: Hrn you doc next behold the wanton Flyes a /fbout the Owning Candlt, come to play,
J Vnjift th^^/afSareof hath dimm'd their Eyes, Or, till the Flattie hatbMg'd -their Wings away : Remember, then, this Emblem; and, beware You be not playing at fuch hartnefull Games:
Confider, if there fit no Female, there,
That overwarmes you, with her Beauties Fumes,
Take heed, you doe not over dally fo
As to inflame the Tinder of Defire-
But, fliun the Mifchiefe, e’re too late it grow,
Left you be fcorched in that Fooltfh^Fire.
For, as thofe Wandnng-Fircs which in the Night, Doe leade unwary TvauelUrs aftray,
Alluring them, by their deceiving Sight,
Till they have altogether loft their way:
Right fo, fantafticke Beauty doth amaze The Luft-fuJl Eye, acres’the Heart afide,
Cap'ives the Settfes (by a fuddtfnblaze);
And, leaves the Judgement wholly ftupify’d.
Nay, if Men play too Ion® about thofe Torchest Such is the Nature of their wanton Flame,
That, from their Bodies (unawares) it fcorches Thofe Wings and Feet, on which they thither came.
It wafteth (ev'n to nothing) all their Wealth,
Confumes their precious Time, deftroyes their Strength, Befpots their Honejl-Famc, impaires their Health,
And (when their Fatall Thread is at the length)
That thing, on which their Hope of Life is plac’t, Shall bring them to Dejlruelm% at the laft.Let him, that at Gods Altar ftandsy In Innocencie3 mjb his Hands.
Illvstr. XLI.
Bosk.
Hen (Reader) thou haft firft of all furvayd That Reverend Priefl, which here ingraven ftands, In all his Holy Vefiments array’d,
Endeavouring for Purify ed-Hands -
Colled from hence, that, when thou doft appeare
To offer Sacrifice of Pray ft or Prayer,
Thou oughrft the Robes of Rigbteottfneffe, to weare,
And, by Repentance, thy defe&s repaire,
Foi, thou, thar, with polluted Hands prefura’ft Before Gods Altar to prefent thy Face ■
Or, in the Rags of thine owne Merits com'ft,
Shalt reape Difrleafure, where thou look’ft for Grace,
Thesi, if thou be of thofe that would afpire A Priefl, or Prelate, in Gods Church to be;
Be fure, thou fi ft thofe Ornaments acquire^
Which,may be futing tothat H gk-Degree.
Intrude not, as perhaps too many doe,
With Gifts unfir, or by an EviS meane :
Defire it with a right Intention too;
And,feeke to keepe thy Converfation cleane.
For, they that haveaffum’d this Holy-Calling,
With Hands impure, and Hearts unfan&ify'd,
Defame the Truth; give others caufe of Falling,
And, fcanda^ze their Brethren, too, befide :
Yea,tothHn(elves, their very Sacrifice
Becomes unhallow’d; and, their Thanhs and Prayers,
The God of Purity, doth fo defpife,
Thar, all their Hopes, he turneth to Defraires :
And, all their beft Endeavours, countermands,
Till they appeare with unpolluted Hands.
G	NoIllvstr.
Book, i*
(Ell-worthy of our better Heeding were,
That Holy Penmans Leflon, who hath fayd, We fhould be flow to Speake, andfmft to Heare 5 If, well, the nature of the Tongue we waigh’d.
For, if we let it loofe, it getteth Wings,
And, flics with wanton Carelefnelfe, about;
It prateth in all places, of AU things.
TelJs Truth and Lyes, and babbleth Secrets out.
To fpeake, of things unknown?, it taketh leave,
As if it had all Knowledge in PofTeffion 5 And, Myfteries (which no Man can conceive) x Are thought fit Objects for the Tongues ExprefSon. With Truth it mixeth Errors t fayes, unfaycs-And, is the Preacher of all Hertfies.
That Heart, which gives it motion, itbetrayes5 And, utters Curfes, Oathes,and Blafphemies.
It fpreads ail Slanders, which bafe Envie raifeth *,
It moveth Anger, and begetteth Hates ;
Ir blameth Fertue $ filthy Deeds it praifeth;
And, caufeth Vproares, Murthers,and Debates.
Yea, tis the cbiefeft FdBorfor the Devill;
And, yet, with fpeechesfeignedly-fincere, Itotherwhilereproveth what is Evill,
And, will in Lowiy-words, a Saint appeare.
Now this is knowne j we, next of all, fhould learne, How we m3y fhunne the Mifchiefe being knowne; How, we bad Tongues, in Others, may difcerne;
And, how to guide and moderate our Owne. And,reafongood ; for, none can apprehend,
What Mifchiefe doth an Evill Twgue attend.
No Heart can tbinke,tothatflrange ends, The Tongues unruelj Motion tends. ^ .Heart, which bore the figure of an Eye Wide open to the Smne>3 by fome,was us’d. When in an Emblem, they would fignifie A Minde, which on Celeftiull Matters mus’d :
Implying,by the fame, that there is nought Which in this lower Or be, our Eyes can fee.
So fit an Objcft for a manly thought,
As thofe things, which in Heav'n above us be.
God, gave Mankinde (above all other Creatures)
A lovely Forme, and upward-looking Eye,
(Among the reft of his peculiar Features)
That he might lift his Countenance on high:
And (having view’d the Beauty, which appeares Within the outward Sights circumference)
That he might elevate above the Spheres,
The piercing Eye,of his Intelligence.
Then, higher, and ftill highee ftrive to raife His Contemplations Eyes, till they afcend To gaine aglimpfe of thofe eternall Rayes,
To which all undepraved Spirits tend.
For, ’tis the proper nature of the Minde (Till flefhly Thoughts corrupt it) to defpife Thofe Lufts whereto the Body ftands inclin’d;
And labour al wayes, upward to arife.
Some, therefore, thought thofe Goblins which appeare To haunt old Graves and Tombes, are Soules of fuch.
Who to thefe loathfome places doomed were,
Becaufe, they doted on the Fltf}> too much.
But, fure we are, well-minded Men fhall goe To live above, when others bide below.
G 2	Thofe
The MinAt/houldbaVe afixed Eye On 0 bjeftsi that are plac'd on High.
Illvstr. X L III.'Hen, in the fweet and pleafant Month of May,
' We fee both Leaves and BlofTomes on the Tree, And view the Meadowes in their beft array,
We hopefull are a Joy full Spring to fee •
Yet, oft, before the following Night be part,
Itchanceth, that a Fapor, or a Frojl,
Doth all thofe forward bloomings wholly wafte j And,then, their Sweet&eJJe and their Beauties loft.
Such, is the flare of ev’ry morrall Wight:
In Youth, our Glories, and our Lufts We {hew •
We fill our felves with ev’ry' vaine Delight,
And, will moft thinke on that which may infue.
But, let us learne to heed, as well as kmrv,
That, Spring doth pafTe; that, Summer fteales away •
And, that the Flove’r which makes the faireft fhow,
E’re many Weekes, muft wither and decay.
And, from this Emblem, let each Lab'rmg■ Swains (In whatfoever courfe of life it be)
Take heart, and hope, amidft his daily paine,
T%at, of ]jis Travailes, he good fruits (hall fee.
The Plow’d asd Harrow’d Field, which,, to thine eye, Secmes like tob^the Grave, in which the Seeds Shall (without hope of rifing) buryed lye,
Becomes the fruitfull Wombe, where Plenty breeds.
There, will be Come, where nought but Mire appeares; The Durty Seed,will forme a grcenilh blade ;
The Blade,will rife to Stemmes with fruitfull Eares -Thofe Fares, will ripen, and beyeliow made:
So, if in honeft Hopes, thou perfevere,
A Ioyfull Harvefi will at laft appeare.
As
Thofe Fields, Trbicbyet appeare not fo, When Harveft comes, ycill yellow groio.
I LLVSTR. XLI V.	Boot I'\Asfoone^.as wee to bee, begunne; We did beginne> to be Vndone,
*Hen fome, in former Ages, had a meaning An Emblem, of Mortality, to make,
They form’d an Infant, on a Deaths .head leaning, And, round about, encircled with a Snake.
The Childt fo pictur’d, was to fignifie,
That, from our very Birth, our Dying fprings :
The Snake, her Taile devouring.t doth implie The Revolution, of all Earthly things.
For, whatfoever hath beginning, here,
Beginnes, immediately, to vary from The fame it was ; and, doth at laft appeare What very few did thinke it fhould become.
The folid Stone, doth molder into Earth,
That Earth, e’re long, to Water, ratifies j That Water,gives an Airy Vapour birth,
And, thence, a Fiery-Coma doth arife :
That, moves, untill it felfe it fo impaire,
That from a burning-Meteor, backe againe,
It finketh downe, and thickens into Aire;
That becomes a Cloud; then, Dropsof Rainn Thofe Drops, defcending on a Rocky-Ground,
There, fettle into Earth, which more and more,
Doth harden, ftill; fo, running out the round,
It growes to be the Stone it was before.
Thus, All things wheele about; and,each Beginning, Made entrance to it owne Deduction, hath.
The Lift of Nature, entreth in with Sinning j And, is for ever, way ted on by Death :
The Life of Grace, is form’d by Death to Sinne •
And, there, doth Life-ettrnall, ftraight beginne.
Though
ILLVSTR, X L V.Though ^ery fmall, at firft-, it be,
A Sprout, at length, becomes a Trec«
finde it common (but not comely thou)
That, when a good Endeavour is begot,
VnlefTe, at very firft, it equall grow With our Expe&ance, we regard it not.
Nor wit,nor Patience, have we to conceive.
That ev’ry thing, which may by Man be wrought, Proportionable Time,and Meanes, muft have ; •
Before it can be to Perfection, brought.
Yet, ev’ry day, in things of ev’ry kinde,
Experience hath informed us, herein;
And, that, in many things, a change we finde,
Which, at the firft, would fcarce believ'd have bin.
For, though a Gojling will not prove a Swan,
Vwutly Colts become rvell-trajned Steeds i A Silly cbilde growes up a Mighty-Man,
And, Lofty-Trees doe Spring from Little Seeds.
Learne, therefore hence, that, nothing you defpife* Becaufe it may, at firft, imperfed feeme :
And, know, how alhhings (in fome fort) to prife, Although, you give them not the beft efteeme*
From hencejmoreover^earneinot to defpaire,
When you have juft occafionj to purfue A toylefome worke, or any great affaire :
Since, all-things, at the firft, from notfifag, grew.
And, T my felfe will, alfo, learne, from Hence,
(Of all my Paines, though little fruits I fee)
Nor to repine, nor to receive Offence •
Bur, rather joy in what befalleth mee.
For, though my Hopes appeare but meanely growne. They wili be Great, when fome fhall thinke them none.
...... ... __________________IVbcnSerpent rais’d above the Letter Tau,
Afpiring to a Crowne, is figur’d here:
From whence, a Cbnfltan-Morall we may draw, Which worth our good-regarding, will appeare.
For, by thofe Characters, in briefe, I fee Which Way, we muft to Happinefle afcend 5 Then, by what Meanes, that Path muft clymed bee 5 And, what Reward, {hall thereupon attend.
The CroJJeydoth {hew, that Suffring is the Way-The Serpent, feemes to teach me, rhat, if I Will overcome, I muft nor then, affay To force it; but, my felfe thereto apply e.
For, by embracing what we {hall not {hunne,
We winde about the Crtffe, till wee arife Above the fame 5 and, then, what Prize is wonne,
The Crowne, which overtops it, fignifies.
Let me, O God, obtaine from thee the Grace.,
To be partaker of thy Bleffed Papon}
Let me, with Willingnefle, thy Croffe imbrace,
And, {harethe Comforts of tby Exaltation.
To beare that Part, whereto I doomed am,
Mv Heaff, wirh Strength,and Courage, Lord/infpire i T hen, Cructfie my Flejh upon the lame,
A^ much as ray Corruption (hall require.
And, when bv fhy Afliftance, I am rear'd Above that 'Burthen, which lyes yet upon me •'
And, over all, which (juftly may be fear’d)
' Shall, during Life-time, be inflicted on me j Among thofe Blefjed Soules, let me be found.
Which, with eternal! Glory, fhall be Crown'd,
U
When "We aboyethe CrofTe can rife, xA Crowne,for m,prepared lies.
Book. 1.
Illvstr. XLVII.In Death, no 'Difference is made5 Betypeenethe Scepter}andthe Spade.
__Illvstr, XLVIII.	Book.i.
|f||f|Ef no man be fo fottifh as to dreame,
Though ail Men in their Death made equall are, That, therfore, they may gather by this Theame, That, Parity Life-time, fitting were.
For, as the Bodies Members (which in Death Have all the like eftecme) had their Degrees,
And Honours, differing in time of breath \
The fame (in States) Difcretion comely fees.
Nor, fhould we hence inferre, that it were jufl To difefteeme the breathleffe Carcaffes Of Kings and Princes, when they fleepe in Daft -For, Civill-Reverence is due to thefe.
Nor, ought we, in their Life-time, to apply The Truth, which by this 'Emblem is declar’d,
The Dignities of Men to vilifie ;
Or, bring upon their Perfons leffe regard.
That, which from hence, I rather wifh to preach,
Is this; that ev’ry Man of each degree,
Would marke it fo, that he, himfelfe might teach What thoughts and deeds, to him moft proper be.
If he be great 5 let him remember, then,
That (fince, nor Wealth, nor Title, can procure him Exemption from the Doomes of other Men)
He ought to feeke, how Fertue may fecure him.
If he be Poore -3 let him this Comfort take,
That, though, awhile, he be affli&ed here,
Yet, Death may him as fully happy make,
As he,that doth a Crowne Imperial/weave.
For, when his Fatall-blow, Death comes to (trike,
He, makes the Beggar, and the King,, alike.
WhatWhat cannot be by Force attain'd-,
J3y Leifure, and Degr e&syisgaind.
llvstr. XLIX.
Hook, i.
Ome Foolifh-Btyes (and fuch a B»y was I)
When they at SehooIe havecertaine honreS topaffe, Io which they are compell’d unwillingly)
Much time they fpend in fhaking of the Glaffe .*
Thus, what they pra&ife, to make-fhort their flay, Prolongs it more; for while they feeke to force The Sands, to runne more fpeedily away,
They interrupt them; and, they pafle the worfe.
Right fo, in other things, with us it faresj (And, leeming wife, we ad a foolifh part)
For, otherwhile, what Time alone prepares.
We feeke to make the fubjeft of an Art\
Sometimes, by Rajhne(fetwe endeavour what We ought with Lei fur e, and Advise, to doc :
But, if a good Snccejje doth follow, that,
Our Wit w£s nothing helpefull thereunto.
Sometime,'againe, we profecute a thing By Violence; when our defir’d effe&,
No other meanes fo well ropaffecan bring,
As Loveind Gentleneffe, which wenegle<5t.
Bur, let this Emblem teach us to regard What Way of Working, to each Worke pcrtaines:
So, though fome Portion of our Hopes be barr’d,
We fhall not, altogether, lofe our paines.
Some things are jlrong, and, otherfome are tveake-With Labour, fome *, and, fome with Eafe be wrought: Although the Reed will bend, the Kexc will breake;
And, what mends one thing, makes another naught.
Marke this; And, when much Hajte will marre thy Speed, That, then, thou take good Ltiftre , take thou Heed,
H	ofOf Little-Gaines, let Care be had;
For3 of fmall Eares} great Mowes are made*
H|^||Vlong the many Fay lings of th clime,
This Emblem giveth Caufe to mention one, Which, unto me, doth fcetne the greater Crime, Beciufe,to many, itappeareth none.
I finde, that petty things are fo negle&ed (Weil nigh of all) in Lofings and in Winnings*
As if, what ere they thought ro have effe&ed,
Subfifted without Members, or Beginnings.
The M^n, that lofeth every Month a l&nwy,
May falve-up Twelve-months LofTes, with a Shitting*
But, if of other LofTes he hath many,
To favea Pin, at length,he (hall be willing.
For, he that fees his Wine-fill'd VeffeU drop,
(Although a Drop, in value, be but fmall)
Should, thence, Occafion take, the Leake to flop,
Left many Droppings draine him drye of all.
Moreover, they, that will to Greatneffe rife,
A Coude, not much unlike ro this, muft keepe:
They ought not Small-Btginntngs to dcfpifc;
Nor, ftrive to runne, before they learne to creepe.
By many fingle Eares, together brought,
The Hand is fiH’d • by Han ifuIts, we may gaine A Sbeafe. with many Sheaves a Barne is fraught;
Thu-., oft, by Little, we doe much obraine.
Confider this * And, though I wifli not thee To take, of Tnfling-things, too great a care;
Yet, know thus much (for truth) it beft will beea If all things may be weighed as they arc ;
By fender LofTes, j*M*-ones are begunnc;
By many trifling Games, much Wealth is wonne. Finis Libn prtmi»
Book.I•
Illvstr. LTHE FIRST
LOTTERIE.
I
•|gl®|§|Hoii, doft overmuch refped :ia f j|p> That, which will thy iiarme effcd j I Eut, fome other things there bee, Which will more advantage thee:
Search thy heart$ and,, thou iliair, there,
Soone difcover,wiiatthey are:
Yea, thine Emblem, flipwes thee, too, - r W h at to (hju'nne; anc|, w hat to doe.
See, Emblem I,
2
It is a little fear'd, that you
Are to your owne Defignes, untrue $
And, that, if you more conftant were3 ■ »
You would be richer, then you are,
(It may be, alfo, wifer, too)
Looke, therefore, what you are to doe: -Then, follow it, and, you will fay, f That, well advis\l,you were, to day. (
See, Emb. 11,
3
How rich or poore foe’re thou ba,
Thou, art a Prince, in fome degree j And, o’re thy fclfe, thou (houldft command^
, As doth a Monarchy in his Land.
Within thy Hearty therefore, ingrave The Lawes, that Grace and Nature gave: VovJms (to counfell thee) inclines T, ->r ' mblem, which, thy Lot affignes.
See, Emb. Ill,
;\
4
Much Liberty, thou haft affunvd; '«
Ahd, heretofore, fo mu ch prefum’d On Time, which, alway rideth poaft,
That, for awhile, fome Hopes are croft*
Bur, loe, to keepe thee from Dejpaire,
And, thy Misfortune, to repaire,
Marke, what to thee, by Lot, befell,
And, pra&ife, whatiscounfell’d, well.
Sec^Emb. IV,Thou feekeft Honour, to obtain?,
By meanes, which fruftrate all thy paine. Thy Predeceflors rich were made,
By ufingof the Plough and Spade :
Thou, honourable wouldft be thought, By taking Courfes, that are naught 5 But, if, right noble, thou wilt be,
Looke, what thine Emblem counfells thee.
See,E/ȣ. V.
M	6
This Man, what ever he may feeme,
Is worthy of a high efteeme :
Though Fortune may, his perfon, grinde 5 She, cannot harme him, in his Minde, Right bleft, this Company would be,
If all of them, were fuch, as He.
Reade that Imprefa, which he drew;
For, that, in part, the fame will fliew.
Sqc3 Emb. VI,
M	7
If fome, now prefent, this had got,
They, would have blufhed, at their Lot; Since, very fit, the fame doth prove For one, that’s either light of Love,
Or, troubled with a fickle Mate:
If you enjoy a better Fate,
Yet, hearken, what your Lot doth fay 5 Left, you, hereafter, need it may,
See, Emk VII.
8
For ought, that, plaincly, doth appeare, You may out-live the longcft, here 5 Yet, feeing, now, of all this crew,
The Lot of Death, you, onely, drew,
See what, your Emblem hath injoyn’d; And, ftill, that Morall,beare in minde: * So, Deaths deform’d and ghaftly Shade Shall, Meanes of Life, to thee, be made.
See, Emb. VIII.
Though you have Wit, and, know it well; That, rafh you are, your Friends can tell5 Yea, Sleepe, and Eafe, poffeffe you fo, That, fome doe feare, you’l fottifh grow: But, lo, your hind’rance, to prevent,
This Lot, was, peradventure, fent j For, in the Moralls, that, infue,
Are Ceunfells, fit, for fuch as you.
. See, Emb. IX.—----*
IO
You, have beene wronged, many way es, Yet, patient are • and, that's your praife : Your Aftions, alfo, Teem’d upright;
Yet, fome there are, that.beare you Tpite : Left, therefore, you difcourag’d grow,
An £7w£/*w,yduhave drawne, to (how What other Innocents have borne,
And, how,the worlds defpites,to fcorne.
See3 Emb. X.
M	II
DoubdefTe, you are either wooing,
Or, fome other Bus’ntfje, doing 5
*	Which, you (hall attempt,-in vaine,
| Or, much hazzard all your paine;
Y	et, if good, your meanings are,
Doe not honeft meanes forbeare •
For, where things are, well, begunne,
G&d, ok, workes, when Man hath done.
See, Emb. X L
12
Be not angry, if I tell
Thar, you love the World, too well;
For, this Lot, perhaps, you drew,
That, fuch Faults, you might efchew. Marke, to what their Soules afpire,
W ho, true Blejfednejfe, defire:
For, if you can doe, like thofe,
Hcav’ti you gaine, when Earth you lofe.
See,Emb. XII*
*3
You love the Rich-, and, honour them j The needy-perfon, you contemne:
Yet yWealtfr, nor want of Wealth, is that, Which, wretched makes, or fortunate :
From other Caufes, thofe things flow 5 Which, fince, you either doe not know, Or, beede not much, this Emblem came,
. Thar, you might learne to minde the fame, See3Emb. XIIL
M	14
Thy Chance is doubtfull; and, as yet4
I	know not, what to fay of it;
But, this I know, a foe thou art To what thine Emblem hath, in part, Exprelfed by a Mimicke Shape $
Or, thou, thy felfe, an fuch an Ape.
Now, which of thefe, pertaines to thee} Let them, that know thee, Indies bee.
See, Emb. X I V.15
Thy Verrues he may wrong, that fayes Thou fpend’ft thy felfe, in wanton wayes ■
But, fome have thought, and layd of larc,
That, thofe thou lov’ft, confume thy ftate : Yet,fpare nor Time, nor Subftance, tho,
Where, them, thououghteft to beftow 5 But, to thine Emblem turne, and, fee When Life, and Wealth, well ventur’d bee.
SteaEmb. X V.
16
Though Troubles, you may have (or had)
Enough, to make fome others mad 5 Yet, be content: for, they, that are As weake, have had as much to beare 5 And, that, which Malice did contrive,
To make them poore, hath made them thrive.
That Emblem, whicji, by Loty you drew, Prognofticates, as much, for you.
See, Emb. X V I.
x?
Though, you fuffer blame and paine,
You, at laft, may Comfort gaine,
(Sharing Honours, truely gotten,
When, your Foes are deacJ, and rotten)
For, of this, you have a pawnej.
In the Lot, that you have drawne * ■
' And, by that, it may appeare,
What your paines, and wages, arc.
Sec,Emb. XVtl
18
Take you ferious heed,-1 pray,
Whither, you doe goe to day;
Whom you credite; and, for whom You, ingaged, fhall become 5 And, unleffe you wifli for Sorrow,
Be as provident, to morrow :
For, there are fome traps and Snares, n Which, may take you unawares.
See, Emb. X V111«
ip
Your Wit, fo much, you truft upon,
That, weaker Meanes, hath yours out-gone * Sometime, you runne, when there is need Of much more Wanueffe, then Speed.
But, you, to God ward, worfe have err’d;
And, yet,-Amendment is deferr'd.
See, therefore, what your Chance doth fay,
And, take good Connjell, while you may.
See, Emb. X I X.20
Takc heed, you doe not quite forget,
That you are dauncing in a Net:
More, then a few, your Coarfe doe fee,
Though, you, fuppofe, unfeene to be,
Your Fault, we will no nearer touch $
Me-thinkes your Embkm blabs too much:
But, if, you minde, what is amiffe,
You, (hall be nere the worfe, for this.
See,Emb. XX.
21
Let fuch, as draw this Lot, have care,
For Death, and Sorrow, to prepare AH times, to come, left one of thefe, f.
Their perfons, unexpe&ed, feize:
For, them, or fome of theirs,to flay,
Pale Death, dtawcs neerer, ev’ry day.
Yet, let them not, difheartned, bee:
For, in their Emblem, they (hall fee,
Death, may (though, in appearance, grim) Become, a blefing, unto them.
See, Emb. XX I.
2X
With Mary, thou art one of thofe,
By whom, the better part, is chofe *
And, though, thou tempted art, aftray,
Continu'd in a lawful I way.
Give God the praife, with heart unfaign’d*
That, he, fuch Grace to thee, hath daind •
And, view thy Lot, where thou (halt fee.
What Hag, hath layd a Trap, for thee.
See, Emb. XXII.
Although,that, thou demure appear®,
For Pleajure, there is no man here Will venture more: And, fome there are,
Who thinke you venture over farre:
Hereof, confider well, therefore,
E’re, fo, you venture, any more *
And, in your Lotted Emblem, fee,
For what, your Sufrings ought to bee.
' See,Emb. XXII t.
H
If ought, thou purpofe, to aflay,
Purfue the fame, without delay;
And, if thou tneane to gather fruit,
Be conftantin rhy Hopes purfuit :
For, by thine Emblem, thou may ft fin de3 Thy Star res, to thee, are well-inclind; Provided,thy Attempts be good:
For5 that, is ever underftood.
See, Emb. XXIV.2	5
Take heed, thou love not their deceipr,
Who Number give, in fteed of Weight;
Nor, let their Fanfies, thee abufe,
Who, fuch-like foolifh Cuflomes, ufe.
Perhaps, it may concerne thee, much,
To know the Vanities of fuch •
And,who they are: Marke, therfore,what Thine Emblem, will, to thee relate.
See, Emb. XXV.
2	6
Thou, to Impatience, art inclin'd;
And^fiaft a difcontented Minde; That,therfore,thou may ft Patience learne.
And, thine owne Over-fights difcerne,
Thy Lot (as to a Schoole to day)
Hath fent thee to the SqttirreHs Dray ;
For, fhe inftru&s theea to indure,
T ill, thou, a better ft ate, procure.
See, Emb. XXVI.
27
Your Let/is very much to blame,
Or elfe, your perfon, or, your Name Hath injur’d beene, or, may have wrong By fome loofe wanton, ere’t be long:
Therfpre, e’re, hence, you paife away,
Marke, what your Emblem, now,doth fay.
Perhaps, by drawing of this Lot,
Some Harmes prevention may be gor.
See, Emb. XXVII.
aS
Vpon your head, thofe weights were laid, Which, your Endeavours, downeward waigh'd 5 For, thofe, who doe your male envie,
Much feare, your top will fpring too high ;
Nay, yet, {ome Burthen, you fuftaine .*
Bur, what their Malice will obtaine,
Your Embkm prophefies; if you,
With Patience, Honeft-iwjfw, purfue'
See, Emb. X X V111.
29
This Lot, befell thee, for the nonce;
For, if things come nor,all at once,
Thou, to defpairing, foone, doft runne,
Or, leav’ft the Worke, that’s well begun :
W hich, to prevent, regardfull be Ot what thine Emblem counfells thee.
See, XXIX.
- Affli&ions
%3°
Afflictions, are thy chiefeft Lot;
Yea, great ones, too: yet, murmure not.
For, all, muft fiery tryalls bide,
And, from their Droflebe purify’d.
Therefore, though this, in fport, be done,
Thy Morall’d Emblem, looke upon;
And, learne, thofe Venues to acquire,
W hich, will not perifli in the Fire.
See, Emb. XXX.
3*
You feeke a Lot, which, proving bad, >
Would, peradventure, make you fad j Bar, this may pleafe: for, you are taught To mend a Fortune, that is naught •
A nd, armed, with fuch Counfell, here,
That, you, no Deftiny, need feare.
Now, if you come to Harme, or Shame,
Vpon theStarres, lay not the blame.
Sec,Emb. XXXI.
M	32
In Court, thou mayft have hope, to clime,
This prefent, or iome other time5 But, fomething thou doft want, as yet,
Which, for that place, muft make thee fit.
Prefume nor, therefore, on thy Lot,
Till, thofe accomplifliments are got,
Which, in thine Emblem, areexpreft;
And, then, march on, among the beft.
See, Emb. XXXII.
33
Some thinke,you love 3 ’tis true, you doe •
And, are as well beloved too :
But, you (if we the truth fhall fay)
Love not fo truely, as you may.
To make a perfed Love, there goes Much more, then ev’ry Lover khowes.
Your Emblem, therefore heedes and,then,
Beginne, anew, to love agen.
See, Emb. XX XIII,
34
Now,fome good CounfeU, thou doft need j Of what we fay, take, therefore, heed.
Beware, left thou, too much, offend Ameeke, and, gentle-natur’d, Friend:
Though pow'r thou haft, be carefull,too,
Thou vexe not, long, thine able Fee *,	♦
And, e’re thou love, be fure to finde Thy Match, in Manners, and in Minde.
If thou demand a Reafon, why,
To thee, thine Embkm will replie.
See, Emb. XXXIV.
I	Beware35
Beware, thou (hare not in their crime,
Who care, but for the prefent time:
For, by thy Lot, wee may fufped,
Or that, or things, to thar effed.
If fo it be, or if thy Minde,
T o (uch an Err our, be inclin’d,
Thy Chance, unro an Embltm, brings,
Which, will advife to better things.
See,Emb. XXXV.
,36
Y	ou, love to feeme; this, all Men fee :
But, would you lov’d, as w< 11, to bee.
If, alfo, betrer ufr were made Of tholegood Blf»gs,you have had;
Your prai(e were more. Marke, therefore, well, What M-.raUs, now, your Emblem, tc 115 And, gather, from it, what you may,
To let you in a better way.
Sec,Emb. XXXV I.
37
Tofcape a Storme,great thought you take;
But, little heed, what meanes you make.
You, love your eafe, and, rroubles, feare;
Bus careldfe are, what Courfe you fteere.
Wh ch Indtfcretions, to prevent,
You to an Emblem, now, are f nr:
Whereof, if you rega dfijll a*-e,
You, lefle will feare, and betrer fare.
See, Emb. XXXVII.
38
What you have, done, confider, now;
For, this you’ Chance, d >th feeme to (how Thar you have fwornc , or vow’d, of late,
O* promiled (you beft know what)
Which, you have, fince, unwilling bin,
To keepe • or, elfe, did faile, therein.
If it be fo j repf nt, or els,
What will befall, your Fmbltm tells.
See,Emb. XXX VIII.
39
Thy Hoping*, and thy Feares, are fuch,
That, they affl d, and paine thee, much 5 Becaufe, thou giv’H: toogreat afcope Vnto thy Feare, or to thy Hope :
For, they will paine, or pleafure thee,
As they enlarg'd, or curbed be.
But, lo • thine I mb/em, if thou pleafe,
Inltruds thee, how, to marnage thefe.
See,Emb. XXX IX.
Let40
Let them, who get this Chance, beware,
Left Cupid fnarle them in a Snare:
For, by their Lot, they (hould be apt To be, in fuch-like Ginnes, intrapt.
Some helpe, is by their Emblem, got,
If they, roo late, obferve it not;
But, then, no profit will be done them:
Tor,Counjell will be loft upon them.
See,Emb, XL,
4*
Whether, meerely, Chance, or no,
Broughtthis Lot, we doe not know:
Bur, received, let it be,
As, divinely, fent to thee:
For, that, merits thy regard,
W hich, thine Emblem hath declar’d 5 And, the beft, that are, have need,
Such Advifements, well to heed.
See, Emb. XL I.
4*
Thou, haft already, or, e*re long,
Shalt have fome dammage by theTongue:
Bur, fully, yet, it is not knowne,
Whether the Tongue (hall be thine owne,
Or elfe, anothers tongue, from whom This Mifchiefe, unto thee, fhall come:
Bur, much the better, thou fhalt fpeed,
If, now, thine Emblem, well thou heed.
See,Emb. XLII.
43
Vnworthy things, thou doft af?e&,
Wi;h fomewhat overmuch refped;
Vnto the World, inclining f©,
As if thy Hopes were all below :
Bur, now, to rowfe thee from this crime,
Good Connfellcomes in happy time.
Make ufe thereof 5 and,thinke it not Meere cafuall, or a needleffe Lot.
See,Emb. XLIIL
44
Thou, either, too much love, haft plac’t On things, that will notal way Iaft;
Or elfe, thou art a little fear’d.
Becaufe thy Hopes are long deferr’d:
Nay, thou art touch’d, in both of thefe.
Thy Profir, therefore, and thine eafe,
It will eifed, if wellthou minde What, in thine Emblem, thou fhalt finde.
See, Emb, XLV.
_____I 2	When4*
When thou haft Changes, good, or bad,
Ore-joy'd, thou art, or over-fad j
As if it feemed very ftrange
To fee the Winde or Weather, change:
Lo, therefore, to remember thee,
How changeable, things Mortall, bee, Thou, art afiifted by this Lot •
Now, let it be, no more, forgot.
See, Emb. X LV.
4<5
Of thy juft Aymes, though meanes be flight, Thou mayft attaine their wifhed height $ Vnlefle, thy Folly fhall deftroy The Weale, thou feekeft to injoy,
By rhy Defpaire, or by negled Of that, which, may thy Hopes cffed :
For, by thine Emblem, thou may ft know. Great things,fiOin fmall Beginnings, grow.
See,Emb. XLVI.
47
Thou muft have Crops; but they, fliaJI,
To Blefitags, be converted, all j And, Suffrtngs, will become, thy Praife,
If, Wijedome- order, well, thy wayes:
Yea, when thy Crofts ended are,
A Crowne of Glory, thou (halt weare.
Yet, note, how this to pafle is brought:
For, in thine Emblem, it is taught.
Sec,Emb. XL VII.
48
If they, who drew this lot, now be
Of great Ejlate, or high Degree,
They fhall ere long,become as poore,
As thofe, that beg from doore to doore.
If j* ore they be ; it plaineappeares,
They (ball become great Princes Peeres: And, in their Emblem, they may know, What very day, it will be, fo.
See, Emb, X L V111.
A9
You, have attempted many a thing,
Which, you, to paffe, could never bring • Not,that, your Worke was hard to doe, Bur/caufe.you us’d wrong Meanes,thereto. Hereafter, therefore, learne, I pray,
The Ttms of Working,and,the Way;
And, of thine Emblem, take thou heed,
If, better, thou defire ro fpeed.
See, Emb. X LIX.
If50
If you, to greater Wealthy will rife,
You muft nor, (lendet Gaine, defpife 5 Nay, if, you minde nor, to be poore,
You muft regard /light Ioffes, more;
For, Wealth, and Poverty, doe come,
Not ail at once, bur, fome and fome.
If this, concerne yon any wayes,
See3what your Emblem, further, (ayes.
See, Emb. L,
5t
Your Fortune, hath deferved thank,
That (he^ on you, beftowes a Blank 1 For, as yoil, nothing goodhave hjd 5 So, you, have nothing, that is bad.
Yea, (he, in this, hach favour (howne,
(If, now, your Freeaome well he knowne) .
For, you, by Lot, thefe Emblems, mi ft,
That you, may chufe out, which you lift.
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You, by an Emblem, feeke to get What Counfel your Affaires may fit 5 But, in particular, there's none,
Which, you, by Loty can light upon:
And, why 1 b<caufe, no Mar all, these,
Doth, worthy of your Heed, appeare ?
No ^ but becaufeyou rather, need,
Of cv'ry Emblem, to take heed.
1!
T.h eStarres^ are, now, no friends of your,
O	r this is not their lucky houre:
For, at this time, unto your Lot,
They, by an Emblem, anfwer nor. 9 If, therefore, you defire to know What good a.iv:ce they will allow,
Some further Meanes, you inuft affay,
Or, trye your chance, another day,
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You, in your (ecret thoughts, defpife To thinke an Emblem (hould advife,
G r give you caufe to minde or heed Thofethings, whereofyou may have need: * And,therefore, when, the Lot, youtry’d,
An anfwer, juftly, was deny’d.
Yet (by your leave) there are but few,
Who, need good Counjlll, more then you.
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In fome extreame, you often are,
And, fnoot too Abort, or elfe too farre; Yea, fuch an errour, you were in,
When, for a Lot, you mov’d the Pin : For, one touch more, or lefle, had layd ' Our Index, where it fhould have ftayd. But, if you can be warn’d, by this,
To keepe the Meant, which oft you mifle, You have obtain’d as good a Let,
As any one, this day, hath got.
5*
Among thefe Emblems, none there be, Which, now by Lot will fall to thee 5 However, doe not thou repine:
For, this doth feeme to be a figne,
That, thou, thy Portion, (halt advance By Virtue, not by fickle Chance.
Yet, neretheleflfe, defpife thou not What,by good fortune, may be go r.COLLECTION
OF
EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
!|	MODERNE:
Quickened
With Metricall Illvstrations; And, difpoled into Lotteries, both JMorall and Divine-*.
That Jnftruttion 3 and Good Qomfell, may bee furthered by an Honeft and Pieafant Recreation.
By George VVither.
The Second Booke,
London,
Printed by A v Gy s tine Math e vv e s. M DC XXXIV.TO
THE HIGH AND MIGHTY
Prince, CHA\LES> Prince
Of VV A L E S, &C.
FAir’ft Bloffome of our hopes; and Morning-ftarre To all thefe Hands, which inclofed are By Neptunes armes, within our Northern climes• And who (wee truffc) (hall rife, in future rimes,
To be the brighteft Light, that, then will fhine> Betwixt the Jirtick-Circle and the Lins.
To Y o v (as now you arc) that I prefent Thefe Emblems, ’tis not fo impe tinent As thofe may thinke it, who have neither feene What, of your Cradle-(ports, hath heeded beene;
Nor heard how many ferious tiniffliomngs,
Your Child-bood frameth, out of trifling things: And, if mine aime I have not much miliooke,
I come not overlbone with fuch a Booke.
So long as in this Infant- Age you are,
(Wherein, the fpeechleffe Portraitures appeare i A pleafurefull delight) your Highnesse may ; Among our Emblems, finde a Harmelejfe*play: j And, thofe mute Objects will from time to time,
! Still Riper, feeme, till you to ripenejfe clime, j When their dumb Figures, no more/port can make,
; Their Lluftrations y will begin to fpeake j And, ev*ry day, new matter ftill difciofe, "
, Vntill your ludgement to perfe&ion growes.
Tiiey like wife, who their Services y to do Frequent your *Trefence, may have pleafure too,
■	From this your Play-game; yea, and fome perchance,*
I May cure a Folly, or an Ignorance | By that, which they fhall either heare or view In thefe our Emblems	they wait on Ton j
Oty fhall be called, by your Excellence,
To try ^hat Lot, they fhall obtaine from thence, ft niay,^b^^eover^ rniich increafe the fport, nich is allowed in a. vertuous Co v rt j When they whole faults have long fuipe£ted bin, Shall draw forth private Cenfures of their Sin,
K	And,And, heare their Emblems, openly, difplay,
What, others dare not, but in private, fay ;
Nor will, to Yov, the Morals be in vaine,
Ev’n when to manly Knowledge you attaine j For, though to Teach, it will notthem become To be Remembrancers, they may prefume:
And, that which in their ( hild-hood, men fhall heed, Will fbqncft come to minde,in time of need.
Incourag*d by thefe Hopes, i thought it meet To lay this humble Prefent at your feet.
^Accept it yno^ j and, pleafe to favours,
When I growe old} and. You a Man fhall be.
To jour Highnejfe msft httmblj devoted.
Geo: Wither?TO
THE MOST HIGH.BORNE
and hopefull Prince fA M 8S, 'Du^eo/YoRKE, &c.
Sweet Prince,
YOur hand I kiffe j and, thus my Lines addrefTe Vnto your wile, and vertuous* Governes^e.
Madame, (cubitProxy)ititfit,
That, Yo v both Read, and anlwere for him,yet.
To Yov for Him, 7therefore tender, here.
To loelcome-in the New-beginning Yeare,
Thu harmelefe Play- Gam t; that, it may have place, When fomewhat riper Daies,/&dff Make his GRACE, AffeBfuch Objects • ^hich, to looke upon May pleafure yee Id him, ere this Y eare be gone.
3	Tis not the leaft Difcretion, in great Coy rts ,
! To know 'tobat Recreations, and what Sports | Becomeyoung Princes; or, to,find out thofe,
\ Which may, with harmelefe pleafantnejfe, difaoje J Their JMindes to VERTVE: neither in their Cradles, Should this be heeded lefle, than in their Sadies:
Becaufe, when firft to know, we doe begin,
AJmall Occafion, lets much Evill in.
Among thofe things, which both Inftru<5t ^/pleafe -HSut few} (for Children) arefurpafing thefe :
For, they, to looke on Pictures, much defire j And, not to Looke alone, but, to enquire Wbat things thofe are, that reprefented be,
In entry M k p , or Em b l e m , which they fee.
And,that which theyJhaU view, or /hall be told,
(rBy meanes of any figure they behold)
Experience breedes 5 afiifleth Memory;
Or,helps to forme a Witty Fantalie :
Mid, if thoj£ Formes to good lnjlruttiontend,
Oft fteads them) alfo : til their lives have end.
Then^fince evyn all of usy much Good receive Bj cVertuous Princes j And[hould, therefore, ftrive To aide feme helpes, whereby they might acquire Th.it Excellcnce, 'which wee in them defire.
I (being
* The C ounteffe of \Dorfet.1 (beingable,toprefenthu (/ RACE,
With nothing but a Rattle, or d Glafle,
Or fome fuch Cradle-play-game) bringstoday,
This B 0 OK £,to be as uJefuU as it may :
^And, how, and when, it will moft ufefull^ro^, Without ^Teachi fig, TOV can fully flow.
For, what is of your Ablenefle believ'd,
Through all thefe famous Hands, bath receiv'd, u/4 large applaufi j in that, from out of thofe Which abkft Were, both King and State have chqfe Tour Faith and Wifedome, to be TREA&VRRSSE Of their chief Jewels;, and the GOVERN ESS £ Of our prime Hopes. And, noH> J tbi haxe weigh3 JMe thinks, there needs no more, byme, be faid,
<~But, {bavin* pray*dyour HONGVl tbrecetve Ibis PR6S6KT for the t)FJC£) to take iry leave • J»^Verfifie to him, fome other day,
When Hee can under ft and mee, what Ifay.
Till theft, let it pleafe your Hfitmr fometimcs to icmcmber Him, that
I am his Graces daily and husnble
Oratour,
Geo: WitheiuWe beft JIf all quiet clamorous Thronges, When, TPe our fefoes, can rule our Tongues.
|Hen I obfctvethe Mclanchollie Owlts, iConfidering with what patience, they fuftaine -The many clamours, of the greater Fmles 5 And, how the little Chirpers, they difdaine;
When I remember, how, their Injuries They Height, (who, caufeles give them an offence) Vouchfafing, fcarce to caft afide their eyes To looke upon that foolifh Infolence.
Me thinkes, by their Example, I am taught Tofleighttheflaunders of Injurious Tongues*
To fet the fcoffes of Cenfurers, at naughr,
And, with a brave neglect, to beare out Wrongs.
Hee, doubtles, whom the Pfalmift, long agoe, -Vnto a lonely Defert-Ovele compar’d,
Did pra&ife thus; And, when I can doe foa I, fhall for all affronts, become prepar’d.
And, (though, this Do&rine, Flefli and blood gaine-fay) Yet,fure,to ftoppthe malice of Delight,
There is no better, (nay, no other,) way :
Since, Rage by Oppofition gathers Might.
Good God \ vouchfafe, fufficient grace andfirength^
That (though I havenotyet, fuch Patience £0//)
I way attaint thu happy gift, at length *
And, fmde the caufe, that, yet, I have it not.
Though mt, my Neighbours, and my Foes revile •
Make me ofaU thtir words, a Patient-bearer :
When tr’e I fuffer, let mt be, the while,
As u the filent Lambe before the Shearer.
So • though my fpeakings, cannot quiet any,
My Patience may rejlraine the Tongues of many.
L	When
Illvstr.
Book. zWhen Tvee by Hunger, VVifdorae gaine* Our Guts, are "toi/er then our Brainc.
[He Crom, when deepe within aclofe-moutlfd-fttf. She water finds, her thirftinefle to flake;
(And, knoweth not where elfe it might be got) Her Belly, teacheth her, this courfe to take :
She flies, and fetcheth many Pibbles thither*
Then, downe into the Veffell, lets them drop;
Vntill, fo many ftones are brought together,
As may advance the water to the top.
From whence,, we might this objervation heed •
Thar, Hunger, Thirjl, and thofe necefities,
(Which from the Bellies craving, doe proceed)
May make a Toole, grow provident and wife. And,though(in fport) we fay, the braines of fome,
Not in their Heads, but in their Gutts, doe lye;
Yet,that, by wants, Men wifer fhould become,
Diflenteth not from true Pbilofophy:
For, no man labours with much Willingnejfe,
To compafle, what he nought at all defires}
Nor feeketh fo,his longing to pofleffe,
As, when fome urgent neede,the fame requires.
Nay,though he might, a mHtng*e§e,iz\i\wz3 Yet, as the Belly, which is ever full,
Breeds fumes, that caufe a[ottifh^mtles-braine.
So, plenteous Fortunes, make the Spirits dull.
All, borne to Riches, have not all-times, witt To keepe, (much leffe,to better) their degree:
But, men to nothing borne, oft, pafTage get,
I (Through many wants) renown’d, and rich to bee:
! Yea, Povertie and Hanger, did produce,
The beft Inventions, and, of chiefeft ufe. j _______Though
Illvstr. I I.
Book.2Though Muficke be of fome tibbor\> She, it the Handmai d of the Lord.
Illvstr. III.	Book, 2
|0 Muficke, and the Mufes,many bear£
§Much hatred 5 and, to whatfoever ends ^ I heir Soulc-deligbttng-Raftnres tuned arc*
Such peevifh difpofitions, it offends*
Some others, in a Morali my, affed Their pleafing Str nines <or, for a fenfuall afe)
But, in Gods Worjhip, they the fame fufpeft •
(Or, taxe it rather ) as a great abnfe.
The Ftrfi of thefe, are foil Of Melancholy.	T
And, Pitty need, or Comfort, more then blame *
And, foone, may fall into fome dangerous/afy,
Vnleffe they labour, to prevent the fame.
The Loft, zttgiddie-things, that have befool'd Their Iudgements, with beguiling. Fantafies,
Which (if they be not, by difefetron,fchool\<f)
Will plunge them intb greater Vanities.
For, Muficke, is the Handmaid of the L o- r d,
And, for his Worfhtp, was at firft ordayned :
Yea, therewithal! fhe fitly doth accord j And, where Devotion thrivcthi, is reteyned.
Shee, by a nat*rall power, doth hetye to raife,
The mind to God, when joy full Notes are founded:
And, Paftons fierce Diftemperaturcs,alaies•
When, by grave Tms, the MefodyM bounded*.
It, alfo may in Myftickefenfe, imply :
What Muficke, in ourfelves, ought ftill to be *
And, that ourjamng.hvestoceriifie,
Weefhould invoice, in Hand, atid tffigrt, agree:
And, fing out, Fatths nevv»fbng$,with full concent,
Vnto the Lams, ten-ftringed tnfirnment,
L 2	MarkeIllvstr. 1111.	__Bwk.z
'&$jMs*6rd unfbtatbed, and a firangling-SnAre,
Is figur'd here 5 which,in dfmbe-Jhewes>doe preach,
6rrtxift Qf wjiat tjic tjialefatter fhould beware •
And, they doe threaten too, afwell as Tmb.
For, fome there are, (would God,that fumme wereleffe) Whom, neither good Agtvije, nor, wholefome Lam, Canturne from Pathwaies of Vnrighteoujneffe,
If Death, or Tortures, keepe them not in awe.
Thefe, are not they,whofe Confcience for the fake Of Goodnejfe onely, GodlineJJe, purfues •
But, thefe are they, who never fcruple make What Guilt, bur, what great punifhrnent enfues.
For fuch as thefe,this Emblem was prepar’d :
And, for their fakes, in places eminent,
Are all our Gallow-trees, and Gibbets, rear’d .
That, by the fight of them, they might repent.
Let, therefore, thofe who feele their hearts inclin’d To any kind of Death-deferving-Crme,
(When they behold this Emblem) changetheir mind,
Left, they (too late) repent,another time.
And, let not thofe our Counfell, now, contemne,
Who, doome poore Thetves to death j yet, guilty be Of more, then moft of thofe whom they Condemne:
Bur, let them Learne their perill to forefee.
For, though a little while, they may have hope To feeme upright, (when they are nothing leffe)
And, fcape the Sword, the Gallmes, and the Rope,
There is a Judge, who fees their wickednefle;
And, when grim Death,fhall fummon them,from hence, They will be fully plagu’d for their offence.
____That
JMarkey lohat Rewards, to Sinne, are duef xAndi learne, uprightneflc to purfue.gCronmd Seefter,here is fixt upright,
^Betwixt four eFmles, whofe poftures may declare^ SThey came from Ceafls, or Climats oppofitej And, that, they diftring in their natures are.
In which, (as in fome others, that we finde Amongft thefe Emblems') little care I take Precifely to unfold our Authors minde •
Or, on his meaning, Comments here to make.
It is the fcope of my Intention, rather
From fuch perplext Inventions (which have nought,
Of Ancknt Hieroglyphick) fenfe, to gather ^
Whereby, fome ufefull MoralI may be taught.
And, from thefe Figures, my Collections be,
That, Kingdomes, and the Royall-dignitie,
Are beft upheld, where Subjetts doe agree,
To keepe upright the ftate of Soveratgnty,
When, from each Goad and quarter of the Land,
The Rich, the Poore, the Stvainey the Gentleman,
Lends, in all wants, and at all times,his hand,
To give the beft affiftance that he can:
Yea, when with Willing hearts, and Winged-J^eed,
The men of all Degrees, doe duely carry Their Aides to publike-workes,in time of need*
And, to their Kings, be freely tributary :
Then fnallthe Kingdome gay ne the gloricft height 5 Then fhall the Kingly.Title be renown’d j Then fhall the Royall-Scepter ftand upright,
And, with fupremeii: Honour, then, be Crown’d.
But, wherethis Duty long negled, they (hall«
The King will fuffer, and, the Kingdome fall.
_______Lj_From
Illvstr. V.	Book,2
That Kingdome Tbi# eftablifb'd hee, Wherein the People "bell agree.From thau by "which I fbmewhat am, The Caufe cf my Deftru&ion came.
fcgsgglHe little Sparkts which rak’d in EmbersYtc,
Arc kindly kindled by a gentle blafi :
And, brands in which the fire begins to die Revive by blowing; and, flame out at laft.
The felfe fame wind, becomming over ftrong,
Quite bloweth out againe that very flame i Or, eire,confumes away (ere it be long)
That wafting fubftance, which maintain’d the fern#.
Thus fares it, in a Thoufand other things,
As foone as they thegolden Meant exceed;
And, that, which keeping Meajure, profit brings,
May, (by eycejfe). our Ioffe, and ruine,breed.
Preferment sXwell and moderately fought)
Have helpt thofe men, new Virtues to acquire.
Who, being to fuperiour places bfought,
Left all their goodnefe, as they climed higher.
A little wealth, may make us better able To labour in our Callings : Yet, I fee That they, who being poore, were charitable,
Becomming rich, hard hearted grow to be. love, when they entertaine it with difcretion*
More worthy, and more happy, raaketh men;
But, when their love is overgrowne with Pafiien,
It overthrowes their happineffe, agen.
Yea, this our Flejh,(in which we doe appeare To have that being, which we now enjoy)
If we fhould overmuch the fame endeare,
Would our Well-being, totally deftroy.
For, that which gives our Pleafures nourifiuaenr3 Is oft the poyfon of our beft Content.
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Illvstr. V I.	2By Guiltines, Death entred m And> Mifchiefe ftill purfuetb Sinne.
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Illvstr. VII.
Book.
\Xions wheele, and he himfelfe thereon Is figur’d, and (by way of Emblem) here,
Set forth, for Guilty men to looke upon *
That, they, their wicked Courfes might forbeare.
To gaine a lawleffe favour he defired,
And, in his wicked hopes beguiled was: tor, when to clafpe with Imo, he afpired,
In ftead of her, a Clott>dt he did embrace.
He, likewife, did incurre a dreadfull Doome,
(Which well befitted his prefumptuous Crime)
A terror, and, a warning, to become,
For wicked men, through all fucceeding time.
As did his longings, and his after Paine,
So, theirs affe&eth, nor effe&eth ought,
But, that, which proveth cither falfc or vaine j And, their falfe Pleafures, areas dearely, bought :
Yea, that, whereon they build their faireft Hope,
May, bring them (in conclufion of the Deed)
To clime the Gallotves, and to ftretch a Rope;
Or, fend them thither, where farre worfe they fpeed : Ev'n thither, where, the never .flan ding- Wheele Of everlafling-T ortures, turneth round,
And, racks the Confcienct, till the foule doth feele All Paines, that are in Senfe, and Reajon found.
For, neither doth black Night, more fwiftly follow, Declining Day-light: Nor, with Nimbler Motion Can waves, each other, downe their Channell follow, From high-rais’d Mountaines, to the bigg-womb’d Ocean, Thenjuftice will,when fhe doth once begin,
To profecute, an Vnreptnttd-Sin.
When7°	When Toee have greater Gricfcs and Fearcs, Then. Confolationfaeefft appeares.
* •	\ p . •>
	Illvstr. VIIL mk.z
	all theyearc, our fields are frcfli and greener ||®@And, while fweet FInvert, and Sun/bine,every day, i^W(As 0fr, as need requireth)come berweene The Heav’nsand earth; they hecdlespafle away. The fulnes, and continuance, of ableffing, Doth make us to be fenfeles of the good: And, if it fometime flie not our poflefling, The fweetncffe of it, is not underftood. Had wee no Winter, Sommer would bethought Not halfefo pleating: And, if Tempejls were nor, Such Comforts could not by a Calme, be brought: For, things,- lave by their Oppofites, appeare not. Both health, and wealth, is taftles unto fome 5 And, fo is eafe, and every otherpleafurc, Till poore, or ficke, or grieved, they become: And, then, they relifh thefe, in ampler meafure. Cod, therefore (full as kmde, as he is wife) So terapreth all the Favours he will doe us, Thar, wee, his Bounties, may the better prize 5 And, make his Cbajlifements leHc bitter to us. 0:<e while, a fcorching Indignation bUrnes The Flowers and Blofomcs of our H ofes, away • Which into Scarfitie, our Plentie turnes, ' And,changeth vnmowne-Grajje topar cued Hay; Anon, his fruitfull (l>owes, and pleafing dewes, Commixt with cheerefull Mayes, he fendeth downe5 And then the Barren-earth her cropp renewes, Which with rich Har.vefts, Hills, and Vallies Crowne: For, as to relifh Uyes^ he forrow fends, So, Comfort on Temptation, ftill, attends. ToIllvstr. IX.___Book,2
|Ome,are fo quarreliom, that they will draw,
: And Brawle, and Fight,for every toy they fee;
Grow furious, for the wagging of a ftrawj And, (otherwile)forle{fe then that may be.
Some, are more ftaid, a little, and will beare,
Apparent wrongs (which to their face you doe 5 >
But, when they Lye, they cannot brooke to heare That any fhould be bold to tell them fo.
Another fort, I know, that blowes will take,
Put up the Lye, and give men leave to fay
What words they pleafe 5 till fpoile they feeke to make
Of their eftates ; And,then, they’Ie kill and flay.
But, of all Hackfters, farrethe fiercefl: are Our Cocbills of the game, (Sir Cupid’s 1< nights)
Who,(on their foolifh Coxcembes)often weare The Scarres they get in their Ventrean-fights.
Take heede of thefe; for, you may pacifie The firft, by time: Thtfecond, will be pleas'd If you fubmit, or elfe your words denic -The third, by fatisfa&ion, arc appeal'd :
But, he that for his Female^ takes offence,
Through Iealoufy, or madneffe, rageth fo 3 That, he accepteth of no recompence,
Till he hath wrought his Rivals overthrow.
Such Fury,fhun 3 and,fhunne their Vulgar minde3 Who for bafetrafh defpitefully contend;
1'ut, (when ajuftoccafion,thou fhaltfinde)
T.hy Vertuous Miflrejfe, lawfully defend.
For, he, that in fuch cafes turnes his face.
Is held a Capon, of a Dunghill Race.
» m	if
To brawle for Gaine, the Cocke doth fl eight» But, for hit Females, he ypiU fight.If Safely, tbott defire to goe,
7Z	Bee nor too fwifc, nor overflow.
Illvstr.
£Vr Elderst when their meaning was to fhew ‘ A native-freedinejjc (in Emblem wife)
The pidture of a Dolphin-Ftfk they drew; Which, through the waters, with great fwiftneffe, flies. An <^*»f&r,they did figure, to declare Hope,fiayednejfe, or a gravt-deliberation:
And therefore when thofe two, united are.
It giveth us a two-fold Intimation.
For, as the Dolphin putteth us in minde,
That in the Courfes, which we have to make,
Wee fhould not be, to Jlothfulnefte enclin'd 5 But, fwift to follow what we undertake:
So, by an Anchor, added thereunto,
Inform’d wee are, that, to maintaine our fixed,
Hope, muft bee joyn’d therewith (in all we doe)
If wee will undifcouraged proceed.
It fheweth (alfo) that, our fteedineffe,
Muft have fomeftaydneffe • left, when wee fuppofe To profecute our ay mes with good fuccefTe,
Wee may,by RajhneJJc, good endeavors lofe.
They worke, with moft fecuritie, that know The Times, and beft Occajions of delay 5 When, likewife,to be neitherfmfit; norfiotv-And, when to pra&ife all the freed, they may.
For,whether calme, or ftormie-paffages,
(Through this life’s Ocean) fhall their Bark attend 5 This double Fertue, will procure their eaffe :
And, them, in all neceflities, befriend.
By Speedineffe, our works are timely wrought^
Py SttydneJJe, they, to paflfe are,fafely, brought,
--*-JThey that in Hope, and Silence, live, The bett Contentment, may atchive.
Illvstr. XI.
,F thou defire to cherifh true Content,
And in a troublous time that courfe to take, Which may be likely mifchieves to prevent. Some ufe, of this our Hieroglyphick, make.
The Fryers Habit, feemeth to import,
That, thou (as ancient Monkes and Fryers did)
Shouldft live remote,from places of refort,
And, in retyredneffe,\yc clofcly hid.
The claJped-Booke, doth warnethee, to reraine Thy thoughts within thecompaffe of thy breaff;
And, in a quiet filence to remaine,
VntiiII, thy mindemay fafely be expreft.
That Anchor, doth informe thee, that thou muft Walke on in Hope • and, in thy Pilgrimage,
Beare up (without defpairing or difirnfi)
T hofe wrongs, and fufferings,which attend thine Age* For, whenfoere Opprepon groweth rife, obfeurenejje, is more fafe than Eminence;
Hee, that then keepes his Tongue, may keepe his Life,
Till Times will better favour Imocence.
Truth fpoken where untruth is more approved,
Will but enrage the malice of thy foes 5 And, otherwhile, a wicked man is moved Toceafefrom wrong, if no man him oppofe.
Let this our Emblem,therefore, counfell thee,
Thy life in fafe Retyrednejfe, to fpend :
Let, in thy breaft,thy thoughts referved bee,
Till thou artlayd, where none can thee offend.
And,whilft moft others,give their Fancie fcopef Enjoy thy felfe, in Silence, and in Hope,
M 2	LetLet none dejpaire cftbeir Eflat e-, Fon Fmdcnce ^greater mthan Fate.
merry man, and let no caufeleffe feare |f §gp Of ConfltHation, fatal! Dejlinic, hkm® Or of thofe falfe Decrees, that publifn’d are By foolifh braines, thy Conscience terrifie.
To thee, thefe Figures better Do&rines teach,
Than thofe blind Strikes, who neceflitate Contingent things; and, arrogantly teach (For doubtleffe truths) their dreames ofchangeleflc Fote. Though true it bee, that thofe things which pertaine,
As Ground■ mrkes, to Gods glorie,and our biifie,
Arc fixt, for aye, unchanged to remainej All, is not fuch, that thereon builded is.
God, gives men power, to build on his Foundation;
And, if their mrkes bee thereunto agreeing,
No Power• created, brings that Variation,
Which can difturbe, the Workmans happy being.
Nor, of thofe workings, which required are,
Is any made unpoffible, untill
Mans heart begins that Counfell to preferre,
Which is derived from a crooked will.
The Stones, and many other things, incline Our nat’rall Conjlitutions, divers wayes5 But, in the Soule, God plac’d a Power.divine.
Which, all thotelnclinations,overfwaycs.
Yea, God, that Prudence,hath infus’d, by Grace,
Which, till Selfe-will, and Luft, betrayes a man,
Will keepe him firmely, in that happy place,
From whence, no Cancellation move him can.
And,this is that, whereof I notice take,
From this great Star re, enclofed by a Snake.
Their
Illvstr. XII.Their Friendfhip/me Ttill ever bidet Whofe hands unto the CrofTe are tide.
T>
Illvstr. XIII.	Book,2
Hen firft I knew the world,(and was untaught By tryde experience,what true Friend/hip meant) That I had many fnithfuUfriends, I thought;
And, of their Love, was wondrous confident.
For, few fo young in yeares, and meane in fortune,
Of their Familiars, had fuch troopes, as I,
Who did their daily fellowlhip importune;
Or,feeme fo pleafed in their company.
In all their friendly meetings, I was one 5 And, of the Quorum, in their honeftgame:
By day or nighr, I feldome fate alone;
And, welcome feemed, wherefoere I came.
Blit,where are now thofe multitudes of Fritnds?
Alas I they on a fudden flaflit away.
Their love begun, bur, for fome fenfuall ends,
Which fayling them, it would no longer {lay.
If I to vaine expences, would have mov’d them,
They,nor their paines, norpurfes, would have fpared3 But, in a reall need, if I had prov’d them,
Small fhowes of kindnefle, had bin then declared.
Of thrice three thoufands, two, perhaps, or three,
Are left me now, which (yet) as Friends I prize 5 But, none of them, of that great number be,
With whom I had my youthfull Iollities.
If, therefore, thou defire a Friend, on Earth,
Let ont pure-faith betwixt you bee begot,
And, feeke him not,in vanities, or mirth,
But,let Afflictions tyeyour true-love-hot;
For, they who to the Crofje, are firmely tyde,
Will fart, and everlafting Friends, abide.
■_M 3_ A CandleIllvstr. XIIII.	Sook.i
[Here be of thofe in every Common-weale,
' Whom to this Emblem we referable may*
The Flame of none I purpofe to revealc.
But,their Condition, heere, I will difplay.
Some, both by gifts of Nature, and of Grace,
Are fo prepared, that, they might be fit To ftand as Lights, in profitable 'place;
Yet, loofe their Talent, by negle&ing it.
Some, to the common Grace, and nat’raHparts,
(By helpe of nurture, and good Difcipltne)
Have added an accomplifliment of Arts,
By which, their Light may much the brighter fhine*
Some others, have to this, acquired more:
For, to maintaine their Lampe, in giving light,
Of Waxe, and O^and FatncJJc, they haveftore,
Which over-flowes unto them, day and night.
And, ev’n as Lampes, or Candles, on a Table,
(Or, fixt on golden Candle Hicks, on high)
To light Aflemblies, Great and Honourable,
They, oft, have(alfo) place of Dignitie.
By meanes of which, their Splendor might become His praife, who thofe high favours did bequeath:
They might encreafe the Light of Chrijlendome,
And, make them fee, who fit in {hades of Death.
But, many of them.Jike thofe Candles bee,
That ftand unlighted in a Branch of gold:
For, by their helpe wee nothing more can fee,
Than wee in groffeft darkneflc, may behold.
If fuch there be, (as there bee fuch, I feare )
The queftion is, For what good ufe they are.
The
Jl Candle that affords no light, What profits it, by Day, or Night IThe Sacrifice, God loDeth beft*
Are Brokea-hearts 7firS'mfoppnft^
ILLYSTR. XV.	Book. 2
t O Age, hath had a people , to profefle Religion, with a fhew of holineffe,
Beyond thefe times; nor, did men [aerifies, According to their foolifh fantafies,
More oft than at this prefent. One,beftowes On pious-mrkcs, the himdreth part, of thofe Ill-gotten goods, which from the poore he feazed-j And, thinkes his God, in that, is highly pleafed.
Another, of her dues, the Church bereaves:
And, yer,him/elfe a holy man conceives,
(Yea, and right bountifull) if hee can fpare From thofe his thefts,the tenth, or twentieth fliare,
To fome fiew Ltfturt; or, a Chaplaine keepe,
To pleafe Himfelfe, or, preachiiis Wife afleepe.
Some others, thinke they bring fincere Oblations, When., fir’d with zeale,they roare out Imprecations Againft all thofe, whom wicked they repute :
And, when to God, they tender any fute,
They dreame to merit what they would obtaine,
By praying-long, with Repetitions vaine.
/With many other fuch like Sacrifices Men come to God: but,he fuch gifts defpifes :
For, neither gifts, nor workes, nor any thing (Which we can either doe, or fay, or bring,)
Accepted is of God; untill he finde A Spirit-humbled, and a troubled-mnde.
A contrite Heart, is that, and, that alone,
Which God with love, and pitie,Iookes upon.
Such he afFe&s; therefore (Oh Lord) to thee}
Such, let my Heart, and, fuch,my Spirit bee.
_______A KingKing, that prudently Qommands* Becomes the glory of bis Lands.
Illvstr. XVI.
took. 2
3He RoyalUScepter, Kingly power, implyesj *1 The Crowne-Jmperiall, Glorie, fignifiesr And, by thefe joyn’d in one, we underftamf*
A King, that is an honour to his Land,
A Kingdom, is not alwaies eminent,
By having Confines of a large extent j For, P overtie, and Barbaroufnejje,are found Ev'n in fome large Dominions, to abound:
Nor, is it Wealth, which gets a glorious-Name -For, then, thofe Lands would fpread the wideft Fsm, From whence we fetch the Goldand Silver •ore •
And, where we gather Pearles upon the {hore:
Nor, have thofe Countries higheft exaltations,
Which breed the ftronjgeft, and the Warlikft Nations -For, proud of their owne powre, they fometimes grow, And quarrell, till themfelves they overthrow.
Nor, doe the chiefeft glories, of a Land,
In many Cities, or much People, ftand:
For, then, thofe Kingdomes, moft renowned were,
In which Vnchriflian Kings, and, Tyrantszxc.
It is the Kingby whom a Realme’s renowne,
Is either builded up, or overthrowne.
By Solomon, more fam’d was Judah made,
Then, by the Multitude of men it had ;
Great Alexander, glorified Greece,
Throughout the World, which, elfe had bene apiece Perhaps obfcure • And, Cafar added more To Rome, then all her greatneffe did before.
Grant, Lord, thefe lies, for ever may he blefjed,
With what, in this oat Emblem is exprejjed.
-a_2.By Studie, and by Watchfulnefle, Tbejemme of Knowledge,'yvepojjejpi.
Illvstr. XVII.	Book.
Thinke you would be wife; for,moft men feeme To make of Knowledge very great efteeme*
If fuch be your defires, this Embkm viewj And, marke how well the Figures, counfell you.
Wee by the Bird of Kjithens, doe exprefle,
That painefull, and that ufefull mtcbfulaejje>
Which ought to bee enjoyned, unto them,
Who feeke a place, in Wifdomes Academ.
Forj as an Owle mewes up her felfe by Dap And watcheth in the Night, to get her prey;
Ev'n fo, good Students, neither muft be fuch,
As daily gad ; or nightly fleepe too much.
That open-booke, on which the Owle is perch’d*
Affords a Moral!, worthy to be fearch’d :
For, it informes, and, darkly doth advife,
Your Watchings be not after Vanities;
(Or,like their Wakings, who turne dayes to nights*
In following their unlawfull appetites)
And, rhar, in keeping Home, you doe not fpend Your houres in flotli, or, to fome fruitleffe end.
But, rather in good Studies j and, in that,
By which, true Knowledge, is arrived at.
For, if your Studies, and your Wakings, bee To this intent j you fhall that Path-way fee To Wifdme, and td Honour, which was found,
Of them,whole Knowledge hath been moft renowned But, if your Watchings, and Retyredneffet Be for your Lujl, or, out of SottiJhneJJe-
You are not, what th’Atheman-Owlt implies,
But, what our Englijh-Owlet flgnifies*
N,	WhenWhen Mars, and Pallas, doe&gree, €?reat yvorkes* by them? effeflxd fae.
Illvstr. XVIII.
) T profpers ever beft, in all E(fates,
*	When Mars and Pallas arccontinual! Mates. H|| And,thofe affaires but fcldome luckie be,
In which,thefe needfull Powers,d oe not agree. Tnat Common wealth, in which, good K^irts arc found Without a Guard, will foone receive a wound:
AndySouldters, wherzgood order beares no fway,
Will, very quickly, rout themfelves away.
Moreover, in our private A&ions too,
There muft bee both a Knowledge, how to doe The worke propos’d ■ and Jlrength to finifh it;
Or, wee fhall profit little by our Wit.
Difcretion takes eflfed, where Vigour failes;
Where Cunning fpeeds not, outward-fbrce prevailes-And, otherwhile, the prize pertaines to neither,
Till they have joyn’d their Femes both together.
Confider this • and, as Occafions are,
To both of thefe your due refpe&s declare.
Delight not fo in Arts, to purchafe harmes By Negligence,or Ignorance of Armes:
If Martia/l-Difcipline thou /halt affe&3 Yet, doe not honejl- Policie, ncgle<5l.
Improve thy Minders much as e’rethou may;
But foole thou not thy Bodies gifts away.
TheVertues both of Body, and of Mind,
Are, ftill, to be regarded in their kind.
And,wee fhould neither of the twodifgracej Nor, either of them, raife above his place:
For,when thefe two wee value as wee ought,
Great works,by their joy nt-power,to paffe are brought. ________TheyIllvstr. X I X.	Book.j
Arke well this Emblem; and,obferve you thcnce I ||| i The nature of true Chrtflian-confidence.
Her Foot is fixed on a fquared-Stone,
Which, whether fide foe’re you turne it on,
Stands faft; and, is that Comer.fione, which props3 And firmely knits the ftru&ure of our Hopes.
S hee, alwayes, beares a Crofle; to fignifie,
That, there Was never any CcnJlancie Without her Try alls: and, that, her perfection*
Shall never be attain’d, without Jffliftion.
A Cup fhee hath, moreover, in her hand;
And, by that Figure, thou may ft underftand,
That,fhee hath draughts of Comfort, alwayes neere her,
(At ev’ry brunt) to. ftrengthen, and to cheare her.
And, Ioe, her head is crown'd; that, we tnay fee How great, her Glories, and Rewards, will be.
Hereby, this Feme’s nature may be knowne:
Now, pra&ife, how to make the fame thine owne9 Difcourag’d be not, though thou art purfu’d With many wrongs, which cannot be efchew’d;
Nor yeeld thou to Deftairing, though thou haft A CroJJe (which threatens death) to be embrac’r5 Or, though thou be compell’d to fwallow up,
The very dregs, of Son owes bitter Cup :
For,whenfoever griefes, or torments,paine thee,
Thou baft the fame Foundation to fuftaine thee:
The felfe fameC«/>of Comfort, is prepared To give thee flrength,when fainting fits are feared:
And, when thy time of try all, is expired,
Thou fhalt obtaine the Crowne, thou haft defired.
N 2	Love I
They, after fuflfring, fhall be crown’d^ In inborn, aQon^nuhith}isfound.Illvstr. XX.	Book.2
to his thoughts my Comments have afTcnted, fRjlSfc By whom the following Emblem was invented, &**** I’le hereby teach you (£*£0) to difcover
A true-bred Cupid, from a fained Lover 5 And, fhew(if you have Wooers) which be they,
That worth’eft are to beare your Hearts away.
As is the Boy, which, here, you pictured fee,
Let them be young, or let them, rather, be Of futtingyeares (which is inftead of youth)
And, wooe you in the mkedmjje, of Trutfr.
Not in the common and difguifed Clothes,
Of Mimick-geflures, Complements, and Oathes.
Let them be winged with a fwift Defire;
And,not with flow- aff’.ft 10m ,that will tyre.
But, looke to this, as to the principal!,
That, Love doe make them truly Muficall.'
For, Love's a good Muftcian 3 and,wiU fhow How, every faithfull Lover may be fo.
Each word he fpeakes,will prefently appeare To be melodious Raptures in your eare:
Each geflure of his body, when he moves,
Will feemeto play, or fing, a Song of Loves:
The very loekes, and motions of his eyes,
Will touch your Heart-firings, with fweet Harmonies $
And, if the Name of him, be but expreft,
T’will caufe a thoufand quaverings in your breaft.
Nay, ev'n thofe Dtfcords, which occasion'd are,
Will make your Muficke, much the fweetcr, farrec And, fuch a mooving Diapafon ft rike,
As none but Love, can ever play the like.
rk
Love,*?- Mulician is prof eft* Andy of all Muficke, w the beft.Jbj Iceming-Lover^/^ Toil! bees ‘ Ands bvethy Money? more than Thee.
Illvstr. XXL	Book.2
may the reafon be, fo many wed,
And miffe the blcflings of a joyfuH-Bed,
But thofe ungodly, and improper ends,
For which, this Age moft Marriages intends i Some, loveplumpe-flejh . and, thofe as kinde will be S To any gamefome Wanton, as to thee.
Some,doate on Honours-, and, all fuch Will prize Thy Per fin, meerely, for thy Dignities,
Some, fancy Pleafures ■, and, fuch Flirts as they,
With ev’ry Hobby-horfe, will runne away.
Some (like this Couple in our Emblem Wooe hard for Wealthjafid, very kindappearf,
Till they have wonne their prize: but, then they fhow On what their beft 0^'ffeclions they beftow.
This Wealthy is that fweet Beautie, which preferres So many to their Executioners,
This, is that rare Perfection,£01 whofe fake,
The Politician, doth his Marriage, make.
Yea, moft of thofe whom you fhall married find,
Were coufned,(or did coufen) in this kind;
And, for fome byreftetts, they came together,
Much more, than for the fakes, of one another.
If this concernes thee, now, in any fenfe;
For thy inftru&ion, take this warning hence:
If thou halt err’d already, then, lament Thy paffed crime, and, beare thy punifhment*
If thou, as yer, bur tempted art to erre 5 Then, let this Emblem be thy Counfeller:
For, I have faid my mindj which, if thou {light,
Goe, and repent it, on thy wedding night,
N 3	Give(jive Credit * hut, fir SI, well beware. Before thou truft them, who they are.
Rather would (becaufe it feemeth juft) Deceived be, than caufelefly diftruft:
Yet, whom I credited • and,then, how farre^ Bee Cautions, which I thought worth heeding were ; And, had not this been taught me long agone,
I had been poorer, if nor quite undone.
That, others to fuch warinefle, may come,
This Embltm, here,hath filled up a roome;
And, though a vulgar Figure, it may feeme,
The Morall} of it, meriteth eiteeme.
That Seeing-Palme, (endowed with an Eye,
And handling of a Heart) may fignifie What warie Watcbfulnefje, obferve we muft,
Before we venter on a wcightie TruH:
And, that,to keepe our kindmjje from abufe,
There is of double-diligence, an ufe.
Mens hearts, are growne fo falfe, that moft are loath To truft each others Words, or Bands, or Oath:
For, though wee had in every part an Eyew We could not fearch out all Hypocrifte;
Nor, by our utmoft providence, perceive How many wayes, are.open to deceive.
Now,then (although perhaps thou artfo wife,
To know already, what I would advife)
Yet may this Emblem, or this Motto, bee Inftead of fome Remembrancer, to thee.
So, take it therefore; And, be fure, if either This Warning, or thy Wit, (or both together)
Can4 ftill, fecure thee from deceitful-hearts•
Thy /*<;£ exceedeth all thy other parts.Illvstr. XXIII.Book,2
\Ordl what a coyle is here! and whata puthcr,
To fave and get i to fcratch and fcrape together The Rubbifli of the world t and, to acquire Thofe vanities, which Fame doth defite i What Violence is ufed, and what earning ?
What nightly Watchings, and what daily Running ?
What forrowes felt < what difficulties entred <
What Ioffes hazarded ? what perills ventred f And, ftill, how fottidily, doe wee perfever (By all the power, and meanes wee can endeaverjl To wheele our fclves, in a perpetuall Round,
In queft of that, which never will be found i In ob]etts,hext on Earth, we feeke to finde That perfect follidneffe, which is confinde,
To things in Heaven, though every day we fee,
What emptineffe, and fay lings, in them be.
To tcach us better; this, our Emblem, here,
Aflayes to make terreftriall things appeare The fame they be,(both to our eares and eyes)
That, wee may rightly their Condition prize.
The beft, which of earths beft things, wee can lay,
Is this;that they are Grafje, and will be Hay.
The reft, may be refembled to the Smoke,
(Which doth but either blind the fight, or choke)
Or elfe, to that uncleanly Mttfhrum-ball,
W hich, in fome Countries, wee a Pujf-foy(l call 5 Whofe out-fide, is a naftie rotten skin,
Containing durt, or fmoking-duft, within.
This is my mind• if wrong you thinke I’ve done them,
Be Fooles and,at your perils,dote upon them.
7 beare
Hee, that on Earchly-thmgs ydotb truft* Deptndeth, upon Smoa-ke? and Duft.i	beare, about mee, all my ft ore-xAnd,yet,a King enjoyes not more•
Emblem is a Toneife, whofe owne fhell ® p| Becomes that boufe,where he doth rent-free dwell;
And, in what place (oever hee refides,
His Arched-Lodging, on his backe abides.
There is, moreover, found a kind of thefe,
That live both on the (hore, and in the Seas;
For which refpe<5h,the T or teife reprefents That man, who in himfelfe, hath full contents;
And (by the Vertues lodging in his minde,)
Can all things needfull, in all places, finde.
To fuch a Man, what ever doth betide;
From him, his Treafures, nothing can divide.
If of his ouiwardmeanes^Theeves make aprife;
H e, more occafion hath to exercife His inward-Riches: and, they prove a Wealth,
More ufefullj and lefle lyable to ftealth.
If, any at his harmelefTe perfon ftrike;
Himfelfe hee ftreight contra&eth, Torteis.like,
To make the Shell of Sufranee,his defence;
And, counts it Life, to die with Innocence,
If, hee, by hunger, heat, or cold, be payn’d;
If, hee, be flaundred, flcighted,or difdayn’d;
Hee, alwayes keepes and carries, that, within him, Which may,from thofe things jofe and comfort,win him. Whenjhim uncloathed,or unhous’d,youfee;
His Solutions, clothes and houfes bee.
That keepe him fafer jand, farre warmer too,
Than Palaces,and princely Robes,can doe.
God give met wealth, that hath fo little Cumber.^
And,much good doo't the World with all her Lumler.
Illvstr. XXI III.
Book. 2To Learning, J a love Jhould have, ^Althoughone foot Were in the Grave.
Illvstr. XXV.	_ Book,.
[Ere, we an Aged-matt defcribed have,
That hath one foot, already, in the Grave:
And, if you marke it (though the Sume decline, And horned Cynthia doth begin to fbine)
With open booke, and, with attentive eyes,
Himfelfe, to compaffe Knowledge, he applyes:
And, though that Evening,end his laft of dayes,
Yet, I mil jludy, more to learne, he fayes.
From this, we gather, that, while time doth laft.
The time of learning, never will be part;
And, that, each houre, till we our life lay downe,
Still, fomething, touching ltfe% is to be knowne.
When he was old, wife Cato learned Grceke:
But, we have aged folkes, that are to feeke
Of that, which they have much more caufe to learne;
Yet, no fuch minde in them, wee fhall difcerne.
For, that, which they fhould ftudie in their prime,
Is, ofr, deferred, till their latter-time:
And, then^old>agt, unfit {or learning, makes them,
Or, elfe, that common dulnefje overtakes them,
Which m kes afliamed, that it fhould be thought.
They need, like tittle children, to be taught.
And, fo, out of this world, they doc returne As wife, as in that weeke, when they were borne.
God, grant me grace, to fpmd my life- time fo,
T hat I my duety ftill may feeke to know 5 And, that, 1 never, may fo farre proceed,
To thinke, that r, more Knowledge, doe not need:
But, in Experience, may continue growing,
Till I am fil'd with fruits of pma-knowing.
O	GoodGood-foffline^ ypzU hy thofe abide* In ~%.bQmx True-verme dothrejidt.
Mj&sgArke, bow the Cormcofias, here, apply HI Their Plenties, to the Rod of Mercury;
^fpss? And (ifit feeme notneedlefle) learne, to know This Hieroglyf hick’s meaning, ere you goe.
The Sages old, by this Mercurian-wand (Caducous nam’d) were wont to underftand Art, Wijedome, Feme, and what elfe we finde,
Reputed for endowments of the Minde.
The Ccrmcofhs, well-knowne Emblems, are,
By which, great wealth, and plenties, figur’d were;
And (ifyou joyne together, what they fpell;
It will, to ev’ry Vnder(landing, tell,
That, where Inttrmll-Graces may be found, Eternall-blefiings, ever, will abound.
For, this is truth, and (though fome thoughts in you Suggeft, that this is, often times, untrue)
This, ever is the truth • ands they have got Few right-form’d Fertues, who believe it not.
I	will confeffe, true Fertue hath not ever All Common-flentics,fox which moft indcavour;
Nor have the Perfettft-Fertues, thofe high places, Which Knowledge, Arts (and, fuch as have the faces Of outward beauty) many times, attaine •
For, thefe are things, which (often) thofe men gaine, That are moreflefh, then fpirit - knd, have need Ofcarmll-helpes^ill higher they proceede.
But,they, of whom I fpeake, are flowne fo high,
As, not to want thofe Toyes, for which wee crye: • And, I had ftiowne you (omewhat of their ftore, But, that, this Page, had roome to write no mote*
Book. 2
Illvstr, XXVI.TfeGoipcl, thdnksft&lty imbrdcc; FonQod, ajQitthjflftd us, this Grace.
Illvstr. XXVIL	Book.
[His moderne Emblem,ka mute expreffing ‘ Of Gods grcac Metcies, in a ModtmMtffing j And,gives me, now, juft caufe to (log his pralfe, For granting me, my being, in thefe daycs.
The much defired Mtffagts of Heav'n,
For which,our Fathers would their lives have giv'n,
And (in Groves, Caves,and Mount aims, once a yeare) Wereglad,wirh hazard of their goods, to hearc;
Or, in IciTc bloudy times, at their owne homes,
To heare, in private, and obfeured roofoes.
Lo 5 thofe, thofe loyfall-iy clings, we doe live Divulg’d, in every Village, to perceive g And, that, the founds of Gladnefje ,ecd\o may,
Through all our goodly Tmples, ev’ry day.
Tins nw(Oh God; thy doing; unto thee*
Afcrib’d, for ever, let all Prayfes bee.
Prolong this Mercie, and, veuchfafe the fruity May to tby Labour, on Vine-yardjiw* :
Left, for our fruit lefntffe, thy Light of grace,
Thou, from our Golden candlefticke* di/place.
We dee, me thinkes, already, Lord, beginne To wantonize, and let that loathing in,
Which makes thy Manna taftleffe i And, I feare,
That, of thofe Chriftians, who,more often heare,
7 hen practife, what they know, we have too many ;
And, I fujfetf my felfe, as much as any. oh! mend me jo, that, by amending mee,
Amends in others, may increafed he:
And, let all Graces, whtch thou haft beftow’d,
Returne thee honour, from wbom,jirjl, they flow'd.
O	2	TheThe Bees ypill in an Helmet breed;
Illvstr. XXVIII.	Book.2
you have heeded, by your Eyes offenfe,
WMm This Helmet, hiving of a Swarme of Bees,
Confider, what may gather’d be from thence, *
And, whac your Eye of Vnderftanding fees.
That Helmet, and, thofe other Weapons, there,
Betoken Warre-y the Honey-making, Flyes,
An Emblem of a happy Kingdome, are,
Injoying Peace, by painfull Induftries:
And, when, all thefe together are expreft,
As in this Emblem, where the Bees, doe feeme To make their dwelling, in a Plumed-Crejl,
A Mor ail is imply ed, worth efteeme.
For, thefe inferre, myfterioufly, to me,
That, Peace, and Art, and Thrift, moft firme abides,
In thofe Re-publikes, where, Armes cherifht bee 3 A nd, where, true Martialldijcipline, refides.
When, of their Stings, the Bees, difarm’d, become,
They, who, on others Labours, ufe to prey,
Incourag’d are, with violence, to come,
And, beare their Money, and, their Waxe, away.
So when a People, meerely, doe affe&
To gather Wealth$ and (foolifhly fecurej
Defences neceffary, quite negled;	j
Their Foes, to fpoyle their Land, it will allure.
Long Peace,brings Wane 5 and, Wane,brings Peace,againe: j For, when the fmart of Warfare feizeth oa them,
Tffcy crye, Alarme; and, then, to fight, are faine,
Vntill, their Wane, another Peace, hath wonnethem;
And, out of their old rufty Helmets, then,
New Bees doe fwarme, and, fall to worke agen.
'	______________The jThe Heart of him, that is upright,
In Hd&venly-ktiowledge, takes delight.
Illvstr. X XIX.
|Hjs Emblem, with fome other of the reft,
‘ Are fcarce, with.feetnly Properties, expreft, Yec, fince a vulgar, and a meane love ntion May yield fome Fruit, and {hew a good Intention • lie, hence, as well informe your Intellects,
As if thefe Figures had not thofe defers.
The Booke, here {hadow’d, may be faid, to {how The Wifdome, and Experience, which we know By Common meanes, and, by thefe Creatures,here, Which to be plac’d below us, may appeare.
The Wwged-heart, betokens thofe Defires,
By which, the Reafonable-foule, afpires Above the Creature; and,attempts to clime,
To Myfleries, and Knowledge, more fublime :
Ev’n to the Knowledge of the Three-in-one, lmplyed by the Tetragrammaton.
The Smokings of this Heart, may well declare Thofe Perturbations, which within us are,
Vntili,that Heavenly wifedome, we have gain’d, Which is not, here, below, to be attain’d; >j And, after which, thofe Hearts, that arc upright, Enquire with daily ftudie, and delight.
To me, Oh Lord, vouch fafe thou, to impart The gift of fuch a Re&ifyed-heart.
Grant mt the Knowledge of Inferiour things,
So far re, alone, as their Experience, brings T'^,Knowledge, which,I ought to have of thee,
And, ofthofe Dutties, thou requir'fl of met:
For, thee, O h God, to know, and, thee to feare, Oftruejl Wifedome, the Perfections are.
Book.
Where>Oemen fuppofe,when Gods free-;
Doth by their Friends, or, by Inheritance,
To Wealth, or Titles,raifc them in the Land,
Thar, thofe, to Lafling-glories, them advance ?
Or, can men thinke, fuch Goods,or Gifts of Nature,
As Ntmblc-apprehensions, Memory,
An Abh-btdy, or,a comely Fume (Without improvement) them, fhall dignifie 1 May Sloth, and IdleneflTe, be warrantable,
In us, becaufe our Fathers have been rich '
Or, are wee, therefore, truely honourable,
Becaufe our Predecefjours, have beenefuch i When, nor our Fortunes,nor our natural!parts,
In any meafure, are improved by us,
Are others bound (as if we had deferts)
With Attributes of Honour to belye us ?
No, no j the more our PredeceJJours left,
(Yea, and, the more, by nature, we enjoy)
We, of the more efteeme, fhall be bereft i Becaufe, our Talents, we doe raif-imploy.
True Glory, doth on Labour, ftill attend 5 But, without Labour, Glory we have none.
<?^,crownes good Workmen, when their Works have end^. And, Shame, gives payment, where is nothing done.
Laborious, therefore, bee $ But, left the Spade (which, here, doth Labour meane) thou ufe in vaine,
The Serpent, thereunto, be fure thou adde;
That is, Let Prudence guide thy taking -paine „
For, where, a wife-endeavour, (hall be found,
A Wreath of Glory, will inclofeit roundi
Beheld
-,--—^—--
Illvstr. XXX.
Where> Labour, wifely, is imployd, DeferyetfGiory, is tnjoy'd. _Illvstr. X XXI.
Book.
|Hefe, are the great’ft Affliftiens, moft men have,
I	Ev’n from their Nurfmg.cradle, to their Grave :
'9 Yet, both fo needfull are, I cannot fee,
How either of them, may well fpared bee.
The Rod is that, which, moft our Child-hood feares 5 And, feemes the great’ll: Afflittion that it beares :
That, which to Man-hoed, is a plague, as common ( And, more unfufferable) is a Woman,
Yet, blufh not Ladies 5 neither frowne, I pray.
That, thus of women, I prefume to fay *
Nor, number mee,as yet, among your foes ♦
For, I am more your friend, then you fuppofe %
Nor fmile ye Men, as if, from hence, ye had An Argument, that Woman kinde were bad.
The £/>^,isblameIefte (yea, by nature, fweet,
And gentle j till, with ftubborne Boyes,it meet s Bur, then, it (marts. So, Women, will be kinde,
Vntill, with froward Husbands, they are joyn’d:
And, then indeed (perhaps) like Birchen boughes, (Which, elfe, had beene a trimming, to their Houfe) They, fomerimes prove, fliarpe whips, and /to&,to thems That Wi/dome, and, Ittjlruftion doe contemne.
A Woman, was not given for CorrebTton •
But, rather for a furtherance to Perfection :
A prec’ous Balnte of love, to cure Mans griefe-And, of his Pleafures, to become thechiefe,
If, therefore, fhe occafion any fmart,
The bl '.me, he merits, wholly, or in part:
For, like fweet Honey, fhe, good Stomackes, pleafes 5 But, pa nes tkzBsdy, fubjeft to Difeajes.
Death’s
Behold,you viay* ft&«Pi£ture, here>
Of Tib at > keepes Man? and Ghiide, in feare*Illvstr. X XXII.	Book.7-
nj on this Child-like figure, thou (halt looke, Which,with his Light,bis Houre.glaffe,and his booke, Sits, in a watching-poflure, formed here.
And, when thou haft perus’d that Motto, there,
On which helayes his hand 3 thy felfe apply To what it counfdleth • and, learne to die,
While that Light burnes, and, that fhort-houre doth laft. Which, for this Leffon, thou obtained haft.
And, in this bus’nejje, ufe thou no delayes $ for, if the bigger Motto truely, (ayes,
There is not left unto thee, one whole Watch,
Thy neceflary labours, to difpatch.
It was no more, when firft thy Life begurine •
And, rainy Glafjes of that Watch be runne:
Which thou observing, (houldft be put in minde,
To husband well, the Jpace that is behind.
Endeavour honeftly, whil’ft thou haft light:
Deferre thou nor, thy leun.ey, till the night 5 Nor, fteepeaway, in Vanities, the prime,
A.ndftovcre,o£ thy moft acceptable time.
So watchfull, rather, and, focarefull be,
Thar, whenfocre the Bridegmme fummons thee;
And, when thy Lord returnes, unlookt for, home $
Thou mayft, a Partner, in their joyes, become.
And, oh my God 1 fowarie,ar/dfo wife,
Let me be made • that, this, which I advife To other men (and really have thought)
May, ftill, in practice, by my fife, be brought:
And, helpe, and pardon me, vobtn I trarfgreffe,
Through humane fraiitie, or,forgetfttlneJJe.
What
Death's one long-Sleepe - and, Life's no more* But one fhort-Watch3 an boure before.jE thinkes, that which G»d weighs forth to all, I,by the Figure of this Even-S kale ^
May partly fhow -and, let my Reader, fed The ftate, of an Immutable-decree;
And, how it differs, from5thofe Deftinits,
Wh i ch ca mal 1 underflartdiftg^, doe devifc.
For, this implies, that ev’ry thing, to-cQtne,
Was, by a fteady, and, by equal! doome,
Weigh’d out, by Providence; and, that, by GrdCe,
Each thing, each perfjn,ev’ry'time, znd place,
Had thereunto, a powre,at\d portion given,
So proper to their nature (and;, fo even To that jul: mcafurc, which, aright became The Workings, and, the being, of the fame)
As, bed might helpe the furthering of that end,
Which, God’s cternall wife dome, doth intends And, though, I dare not be fo bold;, as they,
Who,of God's Clofet,feeme to keep the Key •
(And, things,for abfolutct)’ecrces, declare,
Which, citherfalfe, or, but Contingents arc)
Yet, in his WiU-reveal'd, my Reajon, fees Thus much,of his Immutable-decrees :
That, him, a Deome-et email, reprobateth,
Who (corneth Mercie • or, Inflrufiionhztctby Without Repenting: And, that, whenfoever,
A Sinner, true amendment, {hall indeavour;
Bewaile his Wickedhefje, and, call lor grace 5 There fhall be, for Companion, time, and place.
And, this, I hold, a branch of that Decree;
Which, Men may fay, fhall never changed be.
P . _	My
What ever God did fore-decree, Shall, without faiki fulfilled be.
Illvstr. XXXIff.
Book.2My Fortune, 1 had rather beare-Then come> where greater-perills are.
Illvstr. XXXI V.	Book.2
'Arke well this Caged-fewle • and, thereby , fee,
What, thy eftate, may, pcradventure, be.
She, wants her freedom 5 fo, perhaps, doft thou, Some freedoms lacke, which, are defired, now;
And, though, thy Body be notfo confin’d ;
Art ftraitned, from fome liberty of Minde.
The Bird in thrall, the more contented lyes,
Becaufe, the Hawke, fo ncere her, fhe efpyes;
And, though, the Cage were open, more would feare,
To venture out, then to continue there:
So, if thou couldft perceive, what Birds of prey,
Are hov’ring round about thee, every day,
Tofeizethy ^oule (when (he abroad fhall goe,
To take the Freedom, fhe defireth fo)
Thou, farre morefearcfull, wouldft of them, become,
Then thou art, now, of what thou fly eft from.
Not Precefts,but Experience, thus hath taught me; Which, to fuch refolutions, now have brought me,
That, whatfoever mifchiefes others doe me,
I make them yield fome true Contentments to me-And,feldome ftrugglefrom them, till I fee,
That, frnther-fortunes will fecurer be.
What fpight foerc my Foes, to me, can doe,
I laugh thereat, within an houre or two:
For,though the World, and I,at firft, believe,
My Suffrings, give me caufc enough to grieve;
Yet, afterward, I finde (the more to glad me)
That, better Fortunes, might farre worfe have made me.
By fome young DeviHs,though, I fcratched am,
Yet, I am hopefull, I fliall (cape their Dam.
TheThe more contrary Windes fhe blow> The greater Vtrtucspraife mil grew.
Illvstr. XXX V. ___ Book. 2
|||^Bfervethe nature of that Fiery fame,
WWM Which 0R rhe Mountains top fo brightly fhowes $ ^ The Windes from every quarter, blow the fame,
Yea> and to blow it out, their/tf^ blowes 5 But, lo 5 the more they prme, the more it jhineth ^
At ev ery B1 aft, t he F la mt afcendeth higher j And, till ch cFuells want, that ragt tOnfineth,
Ir, will be, ftill, a great, and glorious fire.
Thus fares the man, whom Vertat, Beacon-like,
Hath fixt upon the Hills ot Eminence,
At him, the Tempeftsof mad £»w<?ftrike,
And, rage againft his Piles of Innocence;
But, ftill, the more they wrong him, and the more They feeke to keepe his worth from being kdowne.
They, daily, make it greater, then before;
And, caufehis Fame, the farther to beblowne.
When, therefore, no fdfe-dpting Arrogance,
Bu^Fertues, covcr’d with amodeft vaile,
Breake through obfeurtty, and, thee advance To place, where Envie fhall thy worth aftaile;
Difcourage not thy (elfe: but, ftand the fhockes Of wrath, and fury. Let them fnarle and bite -3 Purfue thee, with Detraction, Slanders, Mockes,
And, all the venoao’d Engines of Delight,
Thou art above their malice ^ and, the blaze Of thy Cdeftiall-fire, (hall flhine fo cleare,
That, their beforted (oules, thou (halt amaze;
And, make thy Splendours, to their fliame, appeare.
If this be all, that Envies rage can doe,
Lord, give me Virtues, though ifitjjer too.
P 1
Evengfig$|Omc better Arguments, then yet I fee, g§J| I muft perceive; and, better caufcs, why, y0 thofe gay things, I fhould addi&ed bee,
To which, the Vulgar their Affections tyc.
I have confidcr’d, Scepters, Miters,Crowves,
With each appurtenance to them belonging;
My bearty hath fearch’d their Glories, and Renomes;
And, all the pleafant things about them thronging:
My Soule, hath truely weigh’d, and, tooke the meafure,
Of Riches (which the moft have fo defired)
I have diftill’d the QuintefTence of Pleafure,
And, feene thofe Objects, that are moft admired.
I, likewife feeleall Papons, and Ajfeftions,
That helpe to cheat the Reafin, and perfwade That thofe poore Vanities, have fome perfe&ions,
Whereby their Owners, happy might be made.
Yet, when that I have rouz’d my Vnder{landing,
And cleans’d my Heart from fome of that Corruption, | Which hinders in me Reafins free commanding,
And, fhewe?, things, without vailes, or interruption;
Then, they, me thinkes, as fruit lcfie doe appeare,
As Bubbles (whercwithall young-children play)
Or, as the Smoke, which, in our Emblem, here,
Now, makes a fhow, and, ftraight,confumes away.
Be pleas’d, Oh God, my value may be fuch Of every Outward-bleffing, here helm,
That, I may neither love them overmuch,
Nor underprife. the Gifts, thou fhalt bejlow:
But, know the ufe, of all thefe fading Smokes •
And,be refrefht, by that, which others chokes.
Death »
ILLVST*..
Book. 2
Events the Smoke dothpajfe a^ay; So%fbaU aU Worldly-porapc decay.__Illvstr. XXXVII.	Book. 2
I^^^Pon an Altar, in this Emblemy (lands
A Burning-beart. and, therewithall, you fee Beneath Deaths-head, a paire of Loving-hands,
Which, clofe, and faft-united, feeme to be.
Thefe moderne Hieroglyphickes (vulgarly Thus bundled up together) may afford Good-meanings, with as much Propriety,
As beft, with common ludgements, will accord.
It may imply, that, when both Hand and Heart >
By fympathi^ing deareneffe arc invited,
To meet each others nat'rall Counterpart,
And, are by facred Ordinance united:
They then have entred that ftrid obligation,
By which they, firmely, ev’ry way arc ty’d;
And, without meanes (or thought of feparation)
Should in that Vnion, till their Deaths, abide;
This, therefore, minde thou, whatfoere thou be (Whofe Marriage-ring, this Covenant, hath fealed)
For, though, thy Faith’s infringement, none can fee,'
Thy fecret fault, (hall one day, be revealed.
And, thou that art at liberty, take heed,
Left thou (as over great a number doe)
Of thine owne peifon, make a Privy-deed,
And, afterwards, deny thy doing fo.
For, though there be, nor Church, nor Chappell, nigh thee (Nor outward witnefles of what is done)
A Pomr-invifible doth alwayes eye thee *
And, thy pretended Liv\ (o lookes upon,
That, if thou be nor, till thy dying, true;
Thy Falsehood, till thy dying, thou (halt rue.
, ____________Falfe 1
Death, if unable to divide Their Hearts* whofe Hands True-love hath tyde.|s&g»Orth of a Cloud (with Scale and Rule) extended gggf An Armc (for this next Emblem) doth appeare;
Which hath to us in filent-fhowes, commended, A Vutue3 that is often wanting, here.
The World, is very ftudious of Beceipts >
And, he is judged wifeft, who deceives.
Falfe-meafures, and, Adulter ated-wetghts,
Of many dues, the needy-man bereaves.'
Ev’n Weights to fell, and, other Weights to buy (Two forts of weights) in pra&ice are, with fome;
And, both of thefe, they often falfific,
That, they to great, and fuddaine- wealth, may come.
But, Confcience make ofrayfing your eftates,
By fuch a bafe, and fuch a wicked way :
For, this Injuftice, Ged expreffely hates;
And, brings, at laft, fuch thriven to decay.
By Weight and meajure, He,on all befto wes
The Portions due 3 That, Weight and Meafure, then,
Which Man to God, dr to his Neighbour owes,
Should, juftly, be returned backe agen.
Give ev’ry one, in ev’ry thing his owne:
Give honour, where an honour {hall be due;
Where youare loved, letyour love be fhowne ;
And, yield them fuccours, who have fuccour’d you. Give to thy Children, breeding and Corre6lions;
Thy Charities, ev’n to thy Foes extend:
Give to thy wife, the beft of thy Ajfecthns.
To God, thyjelfe,and, all thou haft,commend:
A nd, left thou faile, Remember who hath fayd,
Such meafure,thou giv'(I, fhall he repay d.
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/
FalfeWeights, with Meafures falf9 ejebem uindygm tcetfry man* their Due.
Illvstr. XXXVIII.He needs notfeare, yob at flight can doe* Whom Vertue friends, and Fortune, too.
Illvstr. XXXIX.	Book.
I Hen, in this Embltm here, obferve you (hall | An Eagltt, perched, on a Winged-ball
*	Advanced on an Altar; and, have cy’d The Snakes, aflayling him, on ev’ry fide:
Me thinkes, by that, you ftraight Should apprehend Their ftate, whom Wealth, and Fertue, doe befriend.
My Iudgemcnr, by that Altar-jlone, conceives The follidnelfe, which, true Religion gives •
And, that hll-groundcdgwdnejje, which, we fee,
In grave, and found Morality, to be.
The Fljivg-baH, doth, very wel],exprefle Ail Ouiwardblefings, and, their fckleneffe.
Our i^g/e^tncaneth fuch Contemplatives,
As, in this world, doepaffe away their lives,
By fo poffeffingthat which they havegor.
As if they car’d not, though, they had it not.
The Snakes, may well refemble thofe, among them,
Who, n>eerely out of envie, feeke to wrong them 5 And,all thefe Figures (thus together layd)
Doe fpeake to me, as if thefe words, they fayd:
That man, who builds upon the be[i foundation,
(And reads the widefi wings of Contemplation)
Whdjl, in the (left], he bides, will need Jomeprops O/earthly-fortunes, to fupport his hopes .*
And, other-while, thofe things, may meanes become,
The jlings of Eavie, to fecure him from.
And,hence, 1 learne; thar, fuch, as will abide,
Againft all Envie, fuongly fortify’d,
Mutt joyne, great Vertues, and great Wealth, together.
God helpe us, then, poore-fouks, who fcarce have either \
Time ITime, it a Fading-flowre, that's found Within Eternities loide round.
»Ive Termes, there be, which five, I doe apply To all, that was,and u^ndsjhallbe done„
Thefirft, and laft, is that Et e rn i tie,
Which, neither fhall have End, nor, was begunne.
Beg i nn i n g 5 is the wjtf 5 which, is a fpace (Or moment rather) fcarce imaginarie,
Made, when the firft Mater iall, formed was;
And, then, forbidden, longer time to tarry.
Time entred, when, Beginning had an Ending,
And, is a ProgrefTe, all the workes of Nature,
Within the circuit of ft, comprehending,
Ev’n till the per ied, oft he Qutward-creaturc.
En d , is tht fourth, of thofe five Termes I meane j (As briefe, as was Beginning) and, ordayned,
To fet the Iaft of moments, to that Scone,
Which, on this Worlds wide Stage, is entertayned. Ihcfifth, we Everlasting, fitly, call;
For, though,.it once begunne, yet, (hall it never Admit, of any future-end, at all •
Bu', be extended onward, ftill, for ever.
The knowledge of thefe Termes, and of what actions,
T o each of them belongs, would fetanend,
To many Controverfies j and Diftradions,
Which doe fo many trouble, and offend.
Ti m e’s nature, by the Fading fiomt^ appeares§
Which, is a Type, of Tranfitory thirgs:
The Circledfnake, Et e rn i t i e declares ♦
Within whok Round, each fading Creature, fprings.
Some Riddles more, to utter, I intended,
Bur, lo; a fudden (lop, my words have ended.
When|F (Reader) thou defirous be to know | What by the Centanretkemeth here intended;
^ What, alfo, by the Snake, and, by the Btwe,
Which in his hand, he beareth alway bended:
Learne, that this halfe-a man, and halfe-a horft,
Is ancient Hieroglyphicke, teaching thee,
That, Wifcdom (hould be joynd with ouwitd force,
If profperous, we defire our workes to be.
His Vpper-part, the fhapeof Man, doth beare,
T o teach, that, Reajon muft become our guide.
The hinder-f arts, a Horfes Members are 5 To fhe w, that we muft, al fo,flrengtb provide:
The Serpent, and the B<w£,dot?hfignine The fame (or matter to the fame efjeft)
And, by two Types, one Morall to implie,
Is doubled afore-warning of ntglett.
When Knowledge wanteth Power, defpis'd wegrow,
And, know but how to aggravate our paine:
Great ftrength, will workeit owne fad overthrow,
Vnleffe, it guided be, with Wifedomes reine.
Therefore, Oh God, vouch fafe thon fo to many T he gifts of Soule and Body, both,in me,
That, I may ftill have aU things nectffary,
To worke, as I commanded am, by thee.
And, let me notpoffeffe them, Lord, alone,
But, alfo, know their vfe; and Jo well know if,
That, I may doe each duety/0 be done;
And, with upright Intentions, alwayts doe it.
If this be more, then, yet, obtaine I may,
My will accept thon, for the deed, I pray.
Q	The
When great Attempts are undergone* loyne Strength and Wifedome, both in one.
I llvstr. X L I.
Book, iThe Ground brings forth all needful! things * But>from the Sunnc, this a/ertue firings.
£E doe acknowledge (as this Emblem fhowes)
That Fruits and Fhmes, and many f leaf ant-things, From out the Ground, in ev’ry fcafon growes 5 And, that unto their being, helpe it brings.
Yet, of it felfe, the Ground, we know is dull,
And, but a Willing-fat ient, whereupon
The Sume, with Beames, and Vertues wonderful!,
Prepareth, and effe&eth, what is done.
We, likewife* doe acknowledge, that our eyes Indowed are with faculties of Seeing,
And, with fome other nat’rallproperties,
Which are as much our owne, as is our Being.
However,till the Sume imparts his light,
We finde5 that we in darkeneffedoc remaine,
Obfcured in an everlaOing night;
And, boa ft our Seeing-faculties, in vaine.
So, we, by nature, have fome nat’rallpowers:
But, Grace, cnuft thofe abilities of ours
Firft move; and, guide them, ftill, in moving, thus9
To worke with God, when GWfliall worke onus;
For, Godio workes, that, no man he procures Againlt his nature,ought to chafe,or Own.*
But, by his holy-Spirit, him allures;
And, with fweet mildneffe, proveth ev’ry one. TheS»»»cis faultleffeof it, when the birth Of fome bad Field, is nothing elfe but Weeds:
For,by the felfe-fame Sunfhine,fruitfull Earth Beares pleafant Crops,and plentifully breeds.
Thus, from our felves, our Vices have increafe,
Our Vertues, from the Sunnc of Righteoufejje.
Illvstr. XLII.
Book. 2No paflagc can divert the Courfe3 Of Pegafus, the Mufes Horfe.
Illvstr. XLUl.
B»»k.
JHis is the Poets-horfe -3 a Palfray, Sus,
(That may be ridden, without rod or fpurres) Abroad, more famous then Bucephalus,
Though, not fo knowne, as Banks his horfe, with us;
Or fome of thofe fleet-borfes, which of late,
Have runne their Mafters, out of their cftate.
For, thofe, and Hobby.horfes, beft befit The note, and pra&ice of their moderne wit,
Who, what this Horfe might meane, no knowledge had, Vntill, a Taverne-figne, they faw it made.
Yet, this old Emblem (worthy veneration)
Doth figure out, that winged, contemplation,'
On which the Learned mount their beft Invention,
And, climbc the HiSs of higheft Apprehenfion.
This is the nimble Gennet, which doth carry,
Their F ancie,thoroyj Worlds imaginary;
And, by ld<eas feigned, fhewes them there,
The nature of thofe Truths, that reall are.
By meanes of this, our Soules doc come to know A thoufand fecrets, in the Deeps below 5 Things here on Earth, and, things above the Skjes,
On which, we never fixed, yet, our eyes.
No thorny, miery, fteepe, nor craggy place,
Can interrupt this Courfer, in his race:
For, that, which others, in their paffage troubles, Augments his courage, and his vigour doubles.
Thus, fares the Minde, infus'd with brave defires •
It flies through Darkeneffe, Dangers, Flouds, and Fires •
And, in delight of what her aypie refifleth:
Purfues her hopes, and takes the way fhe lifletb.
Q 2	TheThe Husbandman, dothJoyp the Seeds. Hnd>thethon HoptytiUHarvefeeds.
£nj£| He painfull Husbandman,with fweaty bfowes, Confumes in labour many a weary day ;
To breakc the ftubborne earth,he digs and ploughs, And, then, the Corne, he fcatters on the clay :
When that is done, he harroms in the Seeds,
And, by a well-cleans’d Furrow, layes it drye:
He, frees it from the Wormes, the Moles, the Weeds •
He, on the Fences, alfo hath an eye.
And, though he fee the chilling Winter, bring Snoms, Flouds,md Frofis, his Labours to annoy •
Though bUJling-mndes doe nip them in the Spring,
And, Summers Meldewes, threaten to deftroy :
Yea, though not onely Bayes, but Weekes, they are (Nay, many Weekes, and, many Moncths befide)
In which he muft with payne, prolong his care,
Yet, conftant in his hopes he doth abide.
For this refpe<5i, Ho p e’s Emblem, here,you fee Attends the Plough, that men beholding it,
May be inftrufted, or elfe minded be,
| What Hopes, continuing Labours, will befit.
Though, long thou toy led haft, and, long attended About fuch workings as are necelfary •
And, oftentimes, ere fully they are ended,
Shalt finde thy paines in danger to mifcarry :
Yee, be not out of hope, nor quite deje&ed .*
For,buryed Seeds will fprout when Winter’s gone ;v Vnlikclier things are many times effe&ed;
And, God brings helpe, when men their beft have done.
Yea, they that in Good xvorkcs their life imploy;
A! Aiougb , they {owe in teares,JhaH reape in joy.
. _ -•	Thr,? s
Illvstr. ^nvrIllvstr. x!JL,V. w	Book.2
^SSHcn> t^10U V * *n thcMonethof May,
Wm
A coftly Cardtn, in her beft array j (Bowers, ^'4'® And,view the well-grown Trees, the wel-trimm’d T he Beds of Herbs, the knots of pleafant flowers,
With all the deckings, and the fine devices,
Perteyning to thofe earthly Paradifes,
Thou canft not well fuppofe, one day, or two,
Did finifh all, which had beene, there, to doe.
| Nor doft thou,when young Plants, or new-fbwne Lands, Doe tbirft for necdfull Watrings, from thy hands,
By Flood-gates, let whole Ponds amongft them come ■
But, them befprinkleft, rather, fome and fome 5 I Left, elfe, thou marre the Flowres, or chill the Seed,
Or drovvne the Saplings, which did moyfture need.
Let this experiment, which, to thy thought,
May by this Emblem, now perhaps, be brought,
Perfwade thee to confider, that, no a&ions,
Can come, but by degrees, ro their perfe&ions 5 And, reach thee, to allot, for every thing,
That leifurely-proceeding, which may bring The ripenelfe, and the fulnefle, thou expedeft :
And, though thy Hopes, but flowly thou effe&eft, Difcourage not thy fclfc •, fince, oft they prove Moft prosperous adions, which at leifure move.
By many drops, is made a mighty Jhowre.
And many minutes fini/h up an boure:
By little, and by little, we poflefte A(Turance of the greateft Happinefte.
And, of t, by too much fafte, and, too much coft,
G reat Wealth, great Honours, and, great Hopes,are loft.
_	.	Affli&ion,doth to many adds
Illvstr. XL VI.
Book.2
jHough I am fomewhat foberer to day,
I have been (I confeffe) as mad as they,
Who think thofe men,that large Poffeflions have, Gay Clothes, fine Furnitures, and Houfes brave,
Are thofe (nay more, that they alone are thofe)
On whom, the ftile of Rich, wc fhould impofe.
But, having, by experience, underftood His words, who fay d, his troubles did him gold,
I, now perccive, the Worldly.rich are poore,
VnleflTeof Sorrowes, alfo, they have ftore.
Till from thcStraw, the Flaile, the Cornedoth beat j Vntill the Chafe, be purged from the Wheat,
Yea, till the MiM, the Crames in pieces teare,
The richneffe of the Fleme, will fcarce appeare.
So, till mens perfons great Affltttions touch (Ifuwx&be found) their mrthls not fo much,
Becaufe, like Wheat, in Straw, they have not, yet,
That value, which in threfhing,they may get.
For, till the bruifing Flailes of G o d’s Correftions) Havethrefhed out of us our vaine Afftftiom 5 Till thofe Corruptions, which doe misbecome us,
Are by thy Sacred jpirit, winnowed from us;
Vntill, from us, theJtrawoi Worldly-treafures *
Till all the dufty Chafe of empty Pleafures 5 Yea, till his Flaile, upon us, he doth lay,
To thrcfh the huske of this our Flefb away 5 And, leave the Soule uncover'd; nay, y et m ore.
Till God fhall make, our very Spirit poore 5 We fhall not up to higheft Wealth afpire:
But, then wc fhall j and, that is my defire.
ThoughIllvstr. XL VI I.	Book.
; Snake, (which was by wife Antiquitie Much us’d, the type of Prudencie to be)
Hemmes in a Wtnged-ball,which doth imply,
That Fickle-for tune, from which, none are free.
Above this Ball, the Snake advanceth too,
The Laurelll and the Sword; which, Emblems are, Whereby our Authour maketh much adoe,
A Conqueft over Fortune, to declare.
And, well enough this purpofe it befits,
If (Reader) any one of thofe thou be,
Whofe Fortunes muft be mended by their Wits -And, it affords inftru&ions fit for thee :
For, hence, thou mayft colled, that, no eftate Can, by Misfortums means, become fo bad,
But, Prudence (who is Miflrejfe over Fate)
May rule it fo, thar, good it might be made.
Though Fortunes outlawcs, on thy Riches prey,
By wlfedme, there is meanes, of getting more 5 Aid, ev’ry rub that’s placed in thy way,
Shall make thee walke more fafely,then before.
Nor Poverty, nor Paynes, nor Spightfulneffe,
Nor other Mifchiefes, that Mifchance can doe thee,
Shall bring thee any forrow or diftreffe,
Which will not be, at laft, advantage to thee.
Lord, give me fuch a Prudence: for my Fortune Puts many foyles, andcruell thrufts upon me:
7 hy helpe, long fwee, it made me to importune ;
And, thou dtd(l grant it, or (be had undone me.
Still, daigne me thy afifiance, Lord, and, than^
Let all Misfortunes, doe the worft they can.%
jr__ ._-__ A life,
Though Fortune, hath a po'toerfuii Name, Teh Vertue overcomes the fame.no
Illvstr. XL V III.	Baok.t
. N this out Embkm, y ou fhall finde expreft A Man, incountring with a Salvage-beajt • And, he refolveth (as his Motts fayes)
To live with honour 5 or, to with fraife.
I like the Rtfolution, and the Deed,
In which, this Figure teacheth to proceed.
For, us, me thinkes, it counfelleth, to doe,
An ad, which all men are oblig’d unto.
That ugly ^(wherewith the man in ftrife Here (cemes to be) doth meane a Swmjh4ife„ And, all thofe beaftly Vices, that aflay To root becomming Vertuesqaitc away 5 Thofe Vices, which not onely marre our features, But, alfo, ruinate our manly natures.
The harmef ull fury, of this raging Bore,
Oppofe couragioufly, left more and more,
It get within you5 and, at laft, appeare More prevalent, then your defences are.
It is a large-growne Pig, of that wilde Swine, Which, ev’ry day, attempts to undermine Our Safeties Fort: Twas he, which long agoe, Did feeke the Holy. Vineyards overthrow :
And, if we charge him not with all our power, The Sir*, or hee, will enter and devoure.
But, what’s our ftrength, O Lord ! or, what are wet In fuch a Combate, without ayde from thee ?
0	h, come to helpe us, therefore, in this Fight •
And, let us be inabled in thy might:
So, we (hall both in life-time, Conquefs have *
And, be victorious, alfo, in the Grave.
uA Life, with good-repu tz,Jle have, Or, K>inne Aft honourable Grave.Tllvstr. X LI X._ Book.2
JHat in this £m6/f»»,that mans meanings were, f Who made it firft, I neirher know nor care;
For, whatfoere, he purpofed, or thought,
To ferve my puryofe, now it fhall be taught;
Who, many times,before thisTaske is ended,
Muftpicke out Afar alls, where was none intended.
This knot of Moones (or Crefcents) crowned thus,
Illuftrate may a Myftery to hs,
Of pious ufe (and, peradventure, fuch,
As fiom old Hitroglyphicks,trres not much)
Old-t/mes, upon the Moone,three names beftow'd;
Becaufe, three divcrfe wayes, her felfe fhe fhow’d :
And, in thefacred-bookes, it may be fhowne,
T hat holy Church, was figur’d by the Moone.
Then, thefe three Moones in one, may intimate The holy-Churches threefold bleft eftate.
The Moone, ftill, biding in our Hemijphtre,
May typifie rhe Church, confiding, here,
Of men, yet living: when fhe fhewes her light A mong us here, in portions of the night j The Church it figures, as confift fhe may Of them, whofe bodies in the Grave doe ftay j 1 A nd, whofebleft ftirits, are afcended thither,
Where Soule and Body meet, at laft, together.
Ear, when rhe Meom is hidden from our eyes,
The C hurch- triumphant) then, fhe fignifies j Which, is a Crefcent yet, thar, fome, and fome,
Muft grow, till all her parts together come:
And, then, this Moone fhall beames, at full, difplay 5 Lord, haften this great Coronation-day.
R	True
Shee /hall increafe in glory, ftill, Vntill her light, the world, doth fiL|p||gj ord, w hat a coyle men keepe, and, with what care |gjg Their Ptfoils, and, their Smrds doe they prepare, To be in readinefle { and, how they load Themfelves with Irons, when they ride abroad i How wife and wary too, can they become.
To fortifie their perfons up at home,
With lockes, and barres i and fuch dome (lick-Amahs may fecure their bodies, there, from harmes i However, when all’s done, we lee, their foes Breake in, fometimes, and worke their overthrowes.
For, though (about themfelves, with Cable-quoiles, They could inclofe a hundred thoufand miles)
Thegun[bot of a flanderous tongue, may fmite,
Their Fame quite through it, to the very White.
Yea, more (though, there, from others, they were free) They wounded, by themfelves, to death might be,
Except their Innocence, more guards them, than The firength of twenty royall Armies, can.
I f, therefore, thou thy Spoylers, wilt beguile,
Thou mufl be armed, like this Crocodile;
Ev’n with fuch nat’rall Armour (ev’ry day)
As no man can be ft owe, or take away :
For, fpitefull Malicc/dt one time or other,
Will pierce all borrowed Armours, put together.
| Without, let PdtiencedunRQ thy Skin |
I Let Inmcencit, line thy heart within ; j Let conftant Fortitude, unite them fo,
I	Thar,/they may breake the force of ev’ry blow :
And, when thou thus art arm’d, if ill thou fpeed; j Let me fuftaine the Mifchiefe, in thy fteed.
_ Fim Libri [ecundi._
True Vertue is a Coat ofMaile,
'Gainft ypbicb, no Weapons can prerpaile.THE SECOND
L OTTER. IE.
*Ome friends,and foes, of thine, there be, That make a wondring-jlecke of thee 5 Some other over-much, of late,
To thy difhonour boldly prate,
And, perad venture, to thy face,
E’re long, they’l doe thee fome difgrace:
Thine Emblem,therefore, doth advife That thou (hould’ft make them no replies;
And(howesthatfilent-fatience, than.
Shall ftead thee more then Anfwers can.
See, Emblem. I.
By fuch as know you,it is thought,
That, you arc better fed ihen taught :
And, that, it might augment your wit,
If you were fometimes hunger-bit.
That Emblem, which by Lot you drew,
T o this effe<£t doth fomewhat fhew :
But 'twill goe hard, when you are faine,
To feed your Bornils3 by your Braine.
See, Emb. 11,
3
Perhaps you may be one of thofe,
Whom,from the Church,an 'Organ blowesj Or, perad venture, one of them,
Who doth all melody contemne:
Or, one, whofe life is yet untaught,
How into tune it fhould be brought.
If fo,your Z,£)/3toyouhathfent An Emblem, not impertinent.
See,Emb. III.
4
God bleffe thee, whofoere thou art,
And, ghre thee ftill an honelt heart:
For, by the fortune of thy Lot,
That Sword, and Halter, thou haft got,
Which threatens, death,with much difgrace • \
O	r, promifes the Hang-mans’s placc.
R 2	BiBut j be not griev’d • for, now and than,
The G allows makes an honeft man •
And, fome, who fcapc an outward curfe. Both in their lives and deaths arc worfc,
See, Emb. IV.
M	5
Thou would’ft be loth, we fhould fufpeft, Thou didft not well thy King affe&j Or, that, thou fhould'ft be fo ingrate,
To Height the welfare of the State :
Yet, thou, perchance, art one of thofe, Who difcotdthrough the Kingdome fowcs. We know not, but if fuch thou be,
Marke, what thine Emblem teaches thee.
See, Emb. V.
6
In you, a natuiall defire Beginnes to blow Affection's fire •
But, by difcretion, guide the bUfl,
Left, it confume you, at the laft 5 Or, by the fury of the fame,
Blow out fome neceflary Flame.
Yea, that, which doth your Pro ft breed, May harme you, if you take not heed.
See^Emb. V I.
7
Be carefull, what you goe about;
For, by this Lot, there may be doubt,
That you, fome wickedneffe intend, Which will undoe you, in the end.
If you have done the deed, repent :
If purpos'd ill, the fame prevent.
Elfe, though in jejt, this Counfell came,
In earr/ejl, you may rue the fame.
See, Emb.VII.
8
Thou art affli&ed 5 or, ere long Shalt fing fome lamentable Song :
And, of thofe troubles, take fome fhare, Which, thou art very loth to beare.
But, be not overmuch difmayd,
Nor pine, what ere on thee be layd,
For, comfort fhall thy joy reftore,
And, make fhee gladder, then before.
See,Emb. VIII,
9
If this thy Chance hath done thee right, Thou art, or haft beene apt to fight;
And, wilt upon occafion fmall,
Beginne, fometimes, a needleffe brawle.To flaew thee, therefore, thy de fed •
Or, that thy folly may be check’t,
And, fit thy minde for better things,
Thine Emblem, fome good eounjell brings.
Sec, Emb. IX.
lo
What thing foere thou undertake,
Thou feldome good conclufion mak’ft;
For, ftill, when thou haft ought to doe,
Thou art too hajly, or tooJhw-3 And, from that eqaall temper ftray’ft,
By which, thy worke eflfe&thou mayft.
To mend this fault thou counfell’d art,
Be wifer, therefore, then thou wert.
See, Emb. X.
11
Thou haft in publicke lived long,
And, over freely us'd thy tongue j But, if thy fafety thou defire,
Be ftlent,and, thy {elfe retire.
And, if thou wilt not be undone,
Poffcttc thy joyes, and hopes, alone:
For, they, that will from harmes be free,
Mult Jilent, and tbfettred, bee.
See, Emb.X L
12
Thy Fertune> thou doft long to heare*
And, what thy Constellations are:
But, why (hould’ft thou defire to know,
Whar things, the Planets doe forefliow *,
Seeke, rather, Wifedome to procure,
And, how, all Fortunes to indure :
So, thou {halt gaine a bleft eftate,
And, be the Majler of thy Fate.
See, Emb. XI I.
Thou,feem'ft to have great ftore of friends,
But, they aflfed thee, for their ends.
There is, in thofe, but little truft,
Who love, for prof t,mirth, or lufi,
Learne, therfore,when, thou mayft be fiire,
Thy Fnend's affection will indure •
And, 'hat this Knowledge may be got,
Good notice take thou of thy Lot.
See,Emb. XIII.
*4
It is conceiv’d, that meanes thou haft,
Or, might’ft have had good meanes,at leaft,
To bring thofe matters to effe&,
Which thou doft careiefly negled 3
And,And, good for many'might’ft have done, Who* yet, haft pleafurMlew, or none.
If this be true, thy Let perufe.
And, God’s good eifrs, no more abufe.
See, Emb. X IV.
15
Religious thou would’ft f^ine be deem’d,
And, fuch, to many thou ha ft feem’d :
But, to this matter more there goes,
Then zealous lookes,and formall fhowes. Looke, therefore, that thy heart be true,
What e’re thou keme in outward view*
And, if God's favour thou would’ft have, Obferve what of'rings, he doth crave.
See, Emb. X V.
16
That Emblem, whictf this Lot will bring, Concernes rhe honour of a King :
How, therefore, thee it may concerne,
By thy difcrerion feeke to learne.
Perhaps, rhe Royail-pmn hath feem’d To thee, not fo to be efieem’d,
As well it merits, to be priz’d.
If fo, now better be advis’d.
See, Emb. XV I.
17
Both karn!d, and wife, thou would’ft become, (EJfe thou haft much deceived fome)
But, if thy hopes thou wilt effeft,
Thou muft not likely meanes negleft 5 And, what rhe Jikelyeft meanes may bee, Thine Emblem hath advifed thee :
For, by a Fowle, that’s blockifh thought,
Good eounjell may to thee be taught.
Sec, Emb. XVII.
18
If, io preferment thou wilt rife,
Thou muft not Arts, nor Armes, delpife;
Nor fo in one of thefe delight,
That, thou the other, wholly fleigfit.
Nor, to thy Body be inclin’d,
So much, as to negle# thy Minde.
This,by thine Emblem, thou mayft learne; And, much thy good it may concerne.
See, Emb. XVIII
19
Thy fortunes have appeared bad;
For, many faff’rings thou haft had:
And try alls too, as yet madeknowne To ho mans knowledge, but thine owne.
But,Bur, let nor Ioffe, nor fame, nor fmart,
From conftant hopes remove thy heart: And, as thine Emblem doth forefhew,
A good conclufionwillinfue.
See, Emb. XIX.
W	20
Your Let informeth how to know Where, beft your Love you may beftow : And, by the fame it may appeare What Muficke moft affeds your eare.
Denye it not 3 for (by your leave)
Wee by your lookes, your heart perceive. And, this perhaps you 1 thinkcupon (To purpofe) wra|n you are alone.
See, Emh. X X.
21
This Lot may make us all fufped,
That fome wrong object you affed;
And,that, where deareneffe you pretend.,
It is not for the nobleft end.
What mifchiefe from fuch falfliood flowes,
Your Emblem very truely fhowes; x And, may more happy make your Fate,
If counfell be not come too late.
See, Emb. X X I.
22
To truft on others, thou art apt;
And, haft already beene intrapt;
Or,may’ft er’e long be much deceiv’d By fome, whom thou haft well believ’d.
Be heedfull, therfore, of thy Lot 5 And, let it never be forgot :
So, though fome hazzard thou mayft run, Yer, thou (halt never be undone.
Sec, Emb. XXII.
It feemes thou tak’ft too great a care For things, that vaine, and fading are 5 Or elfe, doft oj/erprifc them fo,
As if all bliffe from them did flowe.
That, therefore, thou mayft view their worth, In Hieroglypbicke fhaddow’d forth,
Thy Lot befriends thee: marke the fame,
And, be in this, no more to blame.
See,£«£.XX III.
24
Though fome,fhould thee,for one,miftake, Whole wealth is all upon his backe,
If what thou haft, bee all thine owne,
God, hath enough on thee beftownc.
A Pm-.A Princes ranfome, wee may beare,
In lewells, which moft precicu are;
And, yet, to many men may iceme,
To carry nothing worth eftceme. Therefore, though fmall thy fub^ance be, Thine Emblem, fomewhat comforts thee.
Sce)Emb. XXIV.
25
By this your Emblem, wee difcernc,
Thar, you a e yet of age to learne;
And, that, when elder you (hall grow, There, will be more for you to know: Prefume not, therefore of your wit,
But, drive that you may better it.
For, of your age, we many view,
That, farre more mfedome have, then you.
See,Emb. XXV.
26
By thy complaints, it hath appear’d, Tbourhink’ft ihy Vertues want reward; Andjthat, if they their merit had,
Thou rich, and nobler fhould’ft be made.
To drive thee from that partiall thought, Thou, by an Emblem, fhait be taught, That, where true VertHe may be found, Thetrueft wealth will ftill abound.
See}Emb.XX VI.
27
By this thy Let, thou doft appeare To be of thofe, who love to heare The Preacher’s voyce; or, elfe of them, That undervalue, orcontemne Thofe dayly [fowres of wholfome words, Which God, in thefe our times, affords. Now, which foere of thefe thou bee, Thine Emblem, fomething, teaches thee.
See, Emb. XXVII.
28
Thou deal’ft, when theethy/w offends,
As if, you never fhould befriends.
In peace, thou fo fecure doft grow,
As if, thou could’ft not have a foe.
How, therefore, Peace and War re purfiies Each other, this thine Emblem fliewes, That, thou mayft learne, in ev’ry tide,
For future chances, to provide.
Seej Emb. XX VIII.
2	9
What e’re thou art in outward fhew,
Thy Heart is ever very true,
AndAnd, to thofe Knowledges afpires,
Which every prudenr Soule defircs:
Yet, be not proud that thou haft got This teftimonie,by thy Lot„
But, view thine Emblem, and endeaver Infearchof Knowledge
See>£w*.XXIX.
3°
If Glory, thou defire to get,
T hy Wfts, thou muft on working fet j And, labour unto Prudence adde,
Before true Honor will be had:
For, what thy Friends, or Parents brought,
To make thee famous, profits nought;
But, rather will procure thy fhame,
Vnlefle, thoufhalt improove the fame.
See, Emb. XXX.
M	?i
The time hath beene, that of the Rod,
Thou wert more fearefull, then of God 5 •
But, now unlcffethou prudent grow,
More caufc thou haft to feare a Jhrome 3 For, from the Rod, now thou art free,
A Woman, (hall thy torment be.
At her, yet doe not thou repine,
For, all the fault is onely thine.
See,£w£. XXX I.
32
It feemes, thy Time thou doft mljpend:
To warne thee, therefore of thine end^
To (hew, how fhort thy Life will be;
And, with what fpeed it flyes from thee;
This Lot wasdrawne: and, may advize,
That, thou thy time (houldft better prize.
Which, if accordingly thou doe,
This, will be jport, and profit too.
See, Emb. XXXII.
It may be, thou art one of thofe,
Who,doft not all aright fuppofe5 Of Gods Decrees • or, of the ftate Of an inevitable Fate.
That, therefore, fo thou maift beleeve,
(And, of thefe Myfteries conceive)
As thou art bound 5 this Lot befell.
Perufe, and minde thine Embleme well.
See,Emb.XX XIII.
3*
Thou, at thy Fortune, haft repin’d,
And, feem’ft imprifond in thy minde,
S	BecaufeThefecqnd Lotteries.
Becaufe thou art not ftraight releaft From thofe things which havcthee oppreft. To thee,a Lot is therefore i'ersr,
To qualifietby dtftentetf.
By fhewingytha tby prefent Fjte Prefervesthee, fromu tv.,:(eeliare.
ScejE&b. XXXIV.
3*
Thy Vertues and thy Worth are fuch,
That, many dueccjvie thee ranch ;
And, they that hate thee,take .ejight To doe thee raifchiefearid deiptght.
But, hearr ailume, and follow on The courfe hac thou haft well begunne; For, all their fpight fhali doe no more,
But, make thee greater then before.
See,Emb. XXXV.
36
In outward pompe, thy pleafures are;
Thy hope of blifle is placed there 5 And, thou thiyfolly wilt not leave,
Till, all content, it fhall bereave,
Vnleffe, thou timely come to fee How vaine, all earthly Glories bee.
An Emblem, therefore, thou haft gain’d,
By which, this Knowledge is obtain'd.
See, Emb. X X X V I.
37
It may be feared, that thou haft In publicke, or in private, paft Somepromife, or elfe made fome vow, That’s broke, or elfe intfanger’d, now.
If fo; this Lot is come, in time,
To mend, or to prevent this crime;
And, fhe w what ftiould by them be done, ’Twixt whom Affection is begunne.
See, Emb. X X X V11.
38
Thou art reproved of deceipt,
In faulty Meafures, and in Weight •
And, overbackward haft been knowne,
In giving ev’ry one his owne.
Thine Emblem, therefore,counfells thec, That, thou more juft, hereafter be.
For, that, which is by falfehood got,
Makes likely fhowes, but profpers not.
See, Emb. XXXVII.
39
So	highly* thou doft Fertue prize,
That, thou doft Fortunes helpe defpife,As if, where Vertues prefent are.
Her favours alwayes needlefle were:
But,fometimes there's enough to doe.
For For tune,and for Vertue too-,
The pow’r of envious tongues to charme, And,keepean Innocent from harme.
Therfore, make both of thefe, thy friends}
For, thereunto thine Emblem tends.
See}£»*.XXXlX,
4°
Thou mayft be one of thofe, perchance,
Who Scheme, and Hcrefies advance,
Becaufe they Times and Termes miftake;
And, difference know not how to make ’Twixt that, which tern frail doth appeare,
A id, thofethings which etewallaxc.
Thou, by thy Lot, arc therefore warn’d,
To fearch what fhould of thefe be lcarn’d.
Sec, Emb, X L.
41
Great workes to doe, thou haft a minde •
But,/>03>V thereto thou canft not finde.
Sometime, thy fewr is not unfit 5 Bur, then thou faileft in thy mt.
Such Vniertakings, therefore, chufe (If thou wilt not thy time abufe)
As to thy pw'rs, and wits agree And, lec them both imployed bee.
See, Emb. X L I.
When any Blefing thou haft gain’d,
Thou mind’ft not whence it was obtain’d;
But, bear’ft thy felfe, as if the fame By thine owne fotv’r, or merit, came:
That, therefore, thou mayft better heed From whence, all Graces doe proceed,
Thou, haft an Emblem, by this Lot,
Fr om whic h, good Cautions may be got.
See, Emb. X LIL
4?
By this thy Lot, it fhould appeare, •
The Mufes thy acquaintance are 5 Or, that thou art (at leaft) of thofe,
Who, of their Steed ambitious growes.
If thou haft wit, his Keynes to guide,
Vpon his backe, mount up and ride •
But, if thou finde thy felfe to weake, Forbearehim, leit thy necke he breake.
See, Emb. XLI1I.
44
In many things, the worfe thou art,
By thy defpayring, fainting heart $
$ 2	AndArd, oh, thy labour, and thy coft,
For want of fapefulnejje, is loft.
This indifcretion to prevent,
1 hou, therefore, by thy Lot, art fent,
ThePlough-mAfis hopefulneffe to fee: Obferve it j a :d, reformed bee.
St»e,£w£. XLIV.
45
As foone as e’rc thy Seeds are f>wne,
Thou fruits expedteft, fully growne.
And, if they ripe not in a day,
Thou, fooleft ail thy hopes away:
That wifer, therefore,thou mayft grow, Thy Lot, an Emblem doth beftow,
To reach, that workes both faire and great, Byfmalldegrees, are made corr pleat.
See, Embt XL V.
4*
Thou hadft, or haft, or thou fhalt have Much trouble, ere thou fill thy Gravk . And, may’ll, when thouexpe&eft reft, With paine, orforrowes, be oppreft.
But, be content, and waile not much:
For, Poverty fhall make thee rich.
The paine will foone be overpaft,
And, thou fhalt happy be at laft.
See,Emb. XLVI.
47
Thy Fortune, be it good or bad,
May, by thy mt, be better made •
Yea, whatfoere mijchances fall,
By prudence, thou may’ft helpe them all. That, hopefull, therfore, thou mayft bide, Whar change foever, fhall betide,
Thou, by thy ^.informed art,
What (uccouts, W/fedome doth impart.
See, E^f.XLVII.
M	48
A-manat Arms, thou wouldft be thought, And, haft the Crowne of Honour fought 5 But, thou haft much miftooke rhe wajes, Which tend to well-deferved pratfe.
How, Hcmur, therefore, may be got, Thou art informed by thy Lot.
And, with what Foes, and, for what ends Thou fhouldftbe ready to contend.
See, Emb. X L V1110
4 9
Pp'hape, thou mayft be one of thofe, Who doih God’s holy Church oppofe 5The fecond Lotteries.	f u->
----------—_ j —-—
For, over many in rhefe dayes,
Difturbe her Peace, and fleighc her Praife;
That her ejleeme, therefore may bee Increafed,or preferv’d, by thee,
Thine Emblem, now, to thee, will fhow,
To what perfe&ionfhe will grow.
See, Emb. X L IX.
,
Thoufafity lov’ft, and wouldfl: have Armes,
Thy perfon to fecure from harmes :
But, moft of thofe thou haft prepar’d,
Are blit a weakc uncertaine Guard,
And, if thou take not greater heed,
May faile thy truft, in time of need.
Thine Emblem, therfore, hath expreft,
What Armes, for thy defence are beft.
See, Emb. L.
5i
Of Planetary -Calculations,
Of Superjlitious Obfervatim,
Of Lots, and Dreames, and Accidents,
Which have butcafuali events,
Thou arc fo fond; and, unto fuch,
Thou doft adhere, and truft fo much,
That, it fucceedeth very well,
No Emblem, now, to thee befell:
Left, thefe, which onely Counjtlis bee.
Might feeme firme Defitnies to thee.
52
He that by drawing, here, his Lot,
Some caveat or advice hath got,
Did, peradventure, need alone That Caution, which he lighted on:
But, unto thee, fo needfull are All Warnings, and, all Counfells here,
That, Fortune will not one beftow,
Left, thou may’ft thinke thou need’ft no moe.
You, may be glad, you drew not that,
Which, in your thought, you gueffed at j For, fo it points out th at condition,
Wnereof you give a great fufpidon, x That, had it fuch an Embkm nam’d,
As fits you right, you had beene fham'd.
Since, then, your fault is unreveal’d,
A mend, and keep it ftill conceal’d.
54
Thi Mufes Oracle is dumbe,
Becaufe to tempt them you are come ;
For, JFor, in your heart, you much defpife,
To follow that, which they advile:
Their admonitions, you doe jeere,
And, fcorne to helpe your Wtfedome, here. The Mujes, therefoie, leave you, ftill, Tobe as, foolifh,as you will.
It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy Lot had beene allow’d To let an Emblem fhadow forth What is conceived of thy worth.
Or, if thy Vertues were dcfcry’d, Perchance, thou wouldflbe moreenvy’d Then prayfed, when they are expreft 5 A Bltnke for thee, was therefore beft.
•' Ys
No Emblem, to this Lot, replyes;
Minde, therefore, well (1 thee advife) What from the Preacher’s voice thou hear'ft, When in the Church, thou next appear’d: Yea, there indeavour thou, to feeke Thy Lot of CounfeH, ev’ry weeke.
For, at all feafons, there will bee Such Prophecies, concerning thee,
That, if of thofe, thou takeft heed,
Thefe Emblems, thou fhalt never need.
FI9(IS.COLLECTION
OF
EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
M O D E R N E:
Quickened
With M ETRICALL 1 L L y S T R ATI ONS, both JMorall and Divine-*: And difpofed into Lotteries.
That Jnftruttion > and Good Qounfell, may bee furthered by an Honeft and Pleafant Recreation.
By George VV i t h e r.
The third Booke.
London,
Printed by AvgvstineMath e vv e s. M DC XXXIV.TOTHEMOSTILL VSTRIO VS
PrinceiTe, FT^AJ^CIS, Dutchcffc Dowager (/Richmond, and Lennox, life,
Fame faycs (greatPxincissi)that the P»»'r!-ah*e9 Will foone forgive, which, I defirc to prove:
For, I am guiltie of a Vcnial-ftnne Againft your Grac ■ ; and, have remain'd therein Without an Abfolutton, fo long time,
That, now, my Confcienee checks me for the Grim3 And, to reprove me for it, will not ceafe Till I havc,fomeway, fought to make my Peace.
To palliate my Fault, I could produce Enough, perhaps, to ftand for an Excufe.
But, when I mind what Favours, and what Fame I might have purchafcd unto my Name,
(By taking Courage, to have done my beft)
I dare not make Excufes j but, requeft Your pardon, rather,and, that fome oklatio*
May gaine my Per [on, future acceptation.
To that intent, this humble ojfring, here,
| Within your gracious prefence,doth appear*.
| And, that it may the more content your eye,
| Well-graven Figures, help to beautifie i My lowly Gift: And, vailed are in thefe,
A Treafury of Golden Sentences j | By my well-meaning Muft, interpreted, j That,with your Na m 1, their Morals may befpread j And fcattred, Largejfe-like, (at your commanding)
! To helpe inrich the Poore in Fndtrftanding.
; If Yov accept the Tender, I fhall know, j Your Gr a c e is pleafed with your Servant, fb, l As, that there may be hope, my future A&ions,
I Will give the more contenting Satisfactions:
And, your Encouragements, my Pow’rs may raife,
| To make the Beavti e s of your Later dayes,
| More glorious, fir, than yourfrefh Yovth’s perfe&ioa,
! Though, knowne to be, the Load-jlone of Affetfion, i For, like the loving T v r t l e , you have flood I So conftant, in your vowed JYiddow-hood,
So ftri&ly, kept a folitarie ftate5 ’ So faithfull beene, to your deceafed Mat 1 j : S o firmly true, and truly kinde, to them,
Which are the Branches of his Princely-ftemme 5 ; And, perfonated in fo high a Straine,
; The parts of Hon otr; that, my rufticke vaine,
| Muft raifed be, before it can afcend To fay, how much, your Fame, doth you commend.
; Y et, if thefe Lines, (or, that they V fher in)
! For me, fome Pajfage may, anew,begin ; To your Efteeme 51, may fo happily, i IIIjftrate forth, the Goldcn-Hiftory
(*)	Oij Of thofe Ajf ettionS) which within your Brcft,
: Have tot lie w orld nfnairxd unexpreft.
1 That, future times, to your applaufe may rcade,
I The matchl'efTc Pat erne of a Widdovoed.bed,
I Which you have drawn t, for thofe: to imitate I Who can 5 and, for the reft to wonder at.
Fof, what (thereto) yet wanteth, in iriy CMufc Your G ka;c i j as my 'Minerva,may infiile.
Nor, will it be in vaine, to fhew the worth Of thofe Ferfeffions, truly blazed forth,
Which you may perfonate; Nor, (hall it be To your	uriufefull, when you fee
The Beji part ofyour felfe, (as in a CUffe)
Difclofed, andfetup, beforeyour Grac h,
To reprefent thofe Beauties, wherein lurkes,
More fwectnefle, than in Pitfure-drawcrs Workes;
And (hew, how temp’rall Glories*, and Ajfeiiions,
Have hourely ripened you, for thofe P erftfiions That, make lmmortall; and, which arc that End, Whereto, all Earthly Graces, ought to tend.
Then, if your Exc ex l enc e; defirc to heare* Thofe Mv s e s, honour you, whofc prayfcs are Attending Vtrtue 5 and, fhall pleafe to live That Life of Glory, which my Verfe can give;
Your Grac 1 s favour, (when you pleafe) hath powers To make both Me h, and all my •JMufes yours.
And, wee are hopcfull, that, fo well wee know Your Merits, and thofe Duties, which wee owe,
That, wee fhall raifc^your Honovr’s rrophies high, Though, Wee our felves^ upon the pavement lie.
Thus, I have made mine Off ring-, and I ftand Attending,now, to kiffcyour Grace s hand.
Tour gRJCSS in all humilities
1 A
Geo: Witheri—: =—-T
:	z r: ; ;
TO T rIE HIGH AMD MIGHTY Prince, fAMES, Duke
j	ofLENNOX, 4$Ci
j T X 'Tr^tn Richmond, your beloved Vnlde, liv'd,
| \/	[Forwhofe departure,aflthis	griev'd,
| ▼ ▼ nd} yetla nents) bis GR.4CE di d not refufe To deigne refretts, to my obfcured JM V S E'?
Norfiorne,fromHigteft-worth, tofloopefolo^, f' v,‘ " As, m:e, m my defy fednejftr, to know :
And, had not	retrain'd my Wit,	*,
Frompreffng-on, (*hm he insourag'dst, ) ' -My Peg as vs had learn d, e're now, to rife,	\'
Which, yet, with lame, Andfickly Feathers flies. \ ■	'.V ‘' V
j But, HEE hath left us ; a.td, I thought not on	, \.,V
Theloffe I had of HIM, till be was gone-,	h-
j Nor could I dreame, till he did hence afcend, j. What t'wuto w mt art Honourable- friend:
Nor, what they feels, whom pateconfiraines, to tarry Onflow? Planes, without a S ANCTFARlE. “ ' ' ;! 1
Affoone,as from among ut, he made wing,
!My Hopes did waine , and, I began tojing A Mournfull-fong,iMfdi$*f<> forget j Becaufe, 1 beare burthen of it, yet.
Nor was I filent (though my Epiccde Appear d not, for the publike eye to reade)
But,griev'd in private,/U one wanting Art,
\ To give, the Life o£ praile, to his defart : j Which, if I could have equal I'd with his Nam e,
His Death had gain'd my Verfe, a living-Fa me.
And, why expreffe I this t except it give , Tour GRACE,a fit oceafion to percei ve±
£ That,my dec tied Hopes I would renew,
| And, fa ne derive them downe, from HIM to TOF i I That, as you branched fro n his Prmcely Stemme ;
| (Are honour'd w 'fh his Ducall-Diadem) j And, imitate hk Fertue; So, you, m ght j Be Lord, in m ", of that, which wis his right t ! And, for hs N )blt fake, vouch fafe to own 1 Servant, which, to you, is yet unknowne.
\ s Prologue, to the fervice I intend,
! This PRESENT comes \ and, without Hope, or End, j of gaining further Grace, or more Efteeme,
I Than may, ■tv'th humblefhnideflie, be feeme [ His Love, and Ho ieft-m?mi.ag, to expect,
I tvhofe Merits have, no vifible effect, j Conducing toy our profit; a/id, from w horn Thebefl of his intents, are yet to come.
I cannot thinke, thefe Lots, or Emblems, are So worthy in themfelves .as they'I appeare In your acceptance ; Or, that they can give.
Such Grace to T OF, as they I from you receive:
..... . ■ - __________Tet,if TOP pleafe, they may.h,ctherwhile9 k^A profitable Msaws, to help beguile A Melancholy thoughtAnd, have theporv’r Tofhorten {without lojf:) d fed tow bowre.
Sometime {no doubt) content you art to walk*	«|
In Artlcfle Groves* Or, to admit the talke	|
of Ruf}ickSmibe$(tbough ev’ry day you might 'i Tourftlfin m&jtrim'A gaMc^bdwr's^f//^*^ ( § Orjiearethe learnedfiMuCcsywhenftupleafe5 ) *
Ev’n fo, for changey you may, perhAft, in thefe A Recreationfinde; And, in fomi meafure, *'■	"'*>
A Profit, intermixedwith your Plcafure.
/ will not make my Promises too Ur re,
Left, mj Performances, they overcharge With Expectation: but,/leavethem, SIR,
To Bee, and to be thought, the feme they are.
( And,ifjour EXCELLENCE,(when you behold The Ground whereon I firft becAme ft bold,
Tomakethu Entrance) flail vauchfafe to daigne	*	|
I Thofe Favours. which,I dare not thinks to gaint ! By Meer-defervingjjfw may then, perchance^ i zjMy Willingneffe, to AblenefTc advance .* j And/eap in Mec (when ripened they are grown)
Some timely fruits,of that,which you havefawn.
\ Till then, let it fuff ice, that Iprofcffe : A cheerefitll, and a thankfull Readineffe To honour Yov 5 and, openly to fbow j The Dutie, which, it may aneare, Iowe j To HIM that's gone. And, let your GRACE depend fo tdkt thic Pledge, of what Imtre intend.
Your Graces co be
commanded,
TIf well thou doft, and well intend) Thou {halt be crowned, in the end.
Illvstr. I.	Bnk.3
many, for the chicfeft Garland mane, tMraS' That height of GUry, can befall but one.
Yet, Wreaths there are, for ev’ry man prepar’d, According as he memcth. retvard :
And, though the Worke deferveth little meed,
Grace, prints a worth, on ev’ry wiHing-deed,
Which formes it currant; and, doth grati'ous make Man’s weakeendeavors, for Go d’s promife fake.
All feeke the felfe-fame prize j but, doe not feeke,
With rnindis, and', with endeavours, all alike.
‘Moft, vVtfh thcWreath; but, few thofe things will doe, That may be helpful 1 to attaine thereto:
And, fo.ne (that v llbe doing) more delight la doing their otvm will, then doing right.
One, thinkes by airi etitlts, to atchieve The Palme he feekes j Another, doth believe Tis gain’d, by giving to his Appetite,
The fulnefle of his Bodies vaine delight:
To reach their aimt, fome others nourifti hopes j By fcrarahling up unto the dunghill-tops Of temp’rall Riches : and, of all the wayes,
Moll thinke this courfe deferves the greateft fraije.
But, this our Emblem’s Motto, doth implie,
That, nothing Man pD(Te{fech outwardly Cm purchafe him the Crowne,that fliould befough*,
Like rightly-dring, what is rightly-taught.
And, that Go I never pilfed any dooms,
To barre their bliffe, who righteous would become:
For, ev'nto Cain he faid (of finne dete^edj If ivcfl turn d)ft% thou [halt be mR refpeJed,
V	A littleA little Wit, may ftand in Jlead>
When Strength doth faile> in time of need.
Illvstr. II.
He SquirreS, when fhee muft goe feeke her food,
By making paflage through tomeneighb’ringJftW, (Andfearevto he devoured b^theStreame)
Thus, helpes her WtakneflCjby a Stratagem.
On b'ocks, or chips, which on the waves doe flotc,
She nmbiy leaps; and, making them her boatc (By helpeof Windes,of Current, and of Tide)
Is wafted over to the further fide.
Thus, tha% which for the Body proves unfit,
Muft often be acquired by the Wit.
And, what our ou’ward Formes fhall denye,
Our providence muft labour to fupply.
Thofe Cajaalttes, which may our need befriend,
We (hould with heedfull diligence attend •<
And, watch to feize thofe opportunities,
Which, men of abler fortunes may defpife.
Some Birds,when they an Ojfier would unlock,
Mount up, and let it fall upon a Rock •
And, when the Cockles on the Shores lye gafping,
(At ev’ry Tides approach their Shells unclafping)
Crowes caft in Febles, and fo take that meat By craft, which by their force they could not get.
Wee, by indeav’ring thus, may gaine, at length,
Thar, which at firft appeares above our ftrength.
By little Screws an entrance we may make,
Where Barres of Iron cannot pafTage breake.
Small 'Engines, life huge weights j and, we have heard, That one Wije-man (though poore without regard)
May fave a City, when the Men of Wane,
And, all their Captaines,at a non plus are.
•	ToTo Kings, both Sword andMacc pertaine s And, thefe they doe not beare in yaine.
ILLVSTE. III.
>Hen thou behoki,ft1 upon a Day tf State,
J The King (or, fome infcriour Magiftratt)
Walk? forth in publicke, and thcroyall Msee7 v» The Sword, or Scepter borne before his face;
Suppofe thou not, char th^fe are carried, fo.
In oftentation, or tor idle fliow.
Thefe vulgar Emblems, a> e fignificant •
And, thac authorty, which Prittces grant To Bodies-p$liticke% w.is, heretofore Declared, by thofe Enfignes, which they bore.
The bruzing Mace (although, perhaps, with us,
It be not in thefe times, retrained thus)
That branch of Roy all-power did fignifie,
Which doth by Fines, or lofjeoflihrty,
Corred Offenders, By the Sword, they raeant;
That larger branch ofpotv'ry to reprefent,
Which takes the Malefactors life away;
And, armes it felfe, when Rebtlls difobay.
As often, therefore, as thou fhalt efpie Such Hieroglyphickes of Authority •
Be miadefull, and advis’d (how meane foere The Per fern, or the Places may appeare,
Who get thispow'r) that ftill thou honour them:
Left, thou in thofe, the pow’r of God contetnne.
If not for theirs, yet for thy Sov’raigw caufe,
Whom thefe doe perfonatc; Or, for the Lawes,
(Which threaten punifhment)thy felfe fubmit;
And, fuffcr what Authority thinkes fit:
Fpr, whatfoere they be that guide the Reyne,
He, gave the pow’r, who gave it, not, in vaine.
\T «	T,..He, that concealed things willjinde, ll S	Muft looke before him, and behindc-
Illvstr. IV.
[Hat Head, which in his 7emple, heretofore,
The well-knowne figure of q\<\Imus bore, Retain'd the forme,which pi<ftur*d here you finde 3 A Face before bjf/) and a Face behinde, *
And this old Emreglyphicke doth comprize A multitude of Heathenilh Myfteries;
Which, wee omitting, will infift on what This Emblem’s Motto, chiefely poynteth at.
In true Divinity, 'tis GW alone,
To whom, all hidden things arc truely knownc,
Hee,onely, is that tver-prefent-being,
Who, by the vertue of his pow’r all-feeing,
Beholds, atone afpe<5t,all things that are,
That ever (ball be, and that ever were.
But, in a Morall-fenfe, wc may apply This doublt-faoe, that man to fignifie,
Who(whatfoere he undertakes to doe)
Lookes, both btfore him, and bebinde him, too.
For, he fhall never fruitfully forecaft Affaires to come, who mindes not what is pafi:
And, fuch as doe not, oft, before them looke,
May lofe the labour, that’s already tookc.
By, fomctimes,looking backward, we behold Thofe things, which have been done in times of oldh By looking wifely forward, we forefee Such matters, as in future-times will bee :
And, thus, we doc not onely fruits receive,
From that (hort fpace of time, in which we live .
Bur, by this meanes, we likewife have a fhare,
In times to come, and, times that pajjed are.Good Fortune mU with him abide>
That hath true Yextut^for bis guide-*.
Illvstr. V.
SsHHe Grypfotiy is the figure of a creature,
116 BH Not found within the Catalogues of Nature:
But, by thofe Wits created, who, to ftiew Intern&lt things, external! Figures drew :
The Shape, in which this Fiftton they expreft,
Was borrow’d from a Fgwle, and,froaa a Beafl •
Importing (when their parts were thus combin’d)
The Vertues, both of Btajy and of minde:
And, Men are favd on Gryphons backes to ride,
When thofe mixt Vertues, them have dignify’d.
The Stone ('this Brute fupporting) may expreffe The firrae abiding, and the folidneffe Of all true Vertues. That, long-winged Baft,
Which doth appeare faft-linked therewithal!,
The gifts of changing Fortune, doe implye ;
And, all thofe things together, fignifie,
That, when by fuch-like Vertues Men are guided,
Good Fortune cannot be from them divided.
If this be true (as true I this believe)
Why fhould wee murmure, why repine, or grieve,
As if our Studies, or our honeft paines,
Deprived were of fome deferved gaines i
Why fhould wc thinkethe world hath done us wrong,
Becaufe wee ate not regifter’d among
Thofe thriving men, who purfe up evr’y day,
For twelve homes labour more then twelve months pay ?
If wee our paines rewarded cannot fee,
Wee count oar Merits greater then they be.
But if we bide comeat, our worth is more 5 And rich we are, though others think us poore*
WhenWhenprofyerous our Affaires doe grot e; 14 °	Qod's Grace it is-> that makes themfo.
Illvstr. VI.
jVch pleafant I Imres, as here arc fhadow’d out '(Full-grown,well-tritn'd, and ftrongly fenc’d about)
L At firft,perchance,had planting (where they ftand} And, husbanding, by forae good Gardners hand :
But, when to perfc& ripeneffe^they are grown,
(And,fpread forth leaves, and blottomes, fully blowne)
They draw it from the Vertue of the Stwne,
Which worketh, when the Gardners worke is done:
For, loft were all his Travaile, and his praife,
Vnleffc that Planet cheare them with his rayes.
In this our Pilgrimage, it fares with us (In all our hopes, and all our labours) thus.
For, whatfoever bus’nefle wee intend,
Or <W,our good fucceffes doe depend.
Our Hands may build; but, ftru&ures vaine we make.
Till God, to be Chiefe.builder, undertake.
To wall a City, wee may beare the coft;
But, he mu guard it, or, the Tome is Jofl:
The Plow-man ufeth diligence to fowe »
But, God muft blefle it, or, no Come will grow :
Yea, though Paul plant, and, though Apollo water,
They fpend their fweat, upon a fruitle/fe matter,
Till God, from heaven, their labours pleafe to bleffe.
And crowne their travailes, with a good increafe.
Let, therefore, thofe that flourifh, like this Flown,
( And, may be wither’d, e’re another houre)
Give God the praife, for making of their Seeds Bring forth fweet Flewres, that,elfe,had proved Weeds:
And, me defpife not, though I thrive not fo 5 For, nben,Godpleaftth, Ifhallflourijh too.
__-__:__JIJIf thou thy Duties tritely doe, Of tby Reward, be hopeful! too.
&#§£|Ome Setts are found, who fo believing be,
|||oI They thinke themfelves from legal!-workings freej And, fo they live, as if they ftood in feare That, with Geod-wtrks, their God offended were.
Another fort we know, who credit not,
Tnat any hope of Mereie can be got,
Till they themfelves, by their externall-deed,
Have merited the favo irs they (hill need :
And, fothey prize their workings • that, for Grace,
They feeme to difallow all ufefull place.
Both forts, their e;rours may be purged from,
When to rhe Fiery.try all they (hall come.
So, like wife, may another Faction too,
' That erre more deadly then thefe former doe.
Thefe doe (forfooth) affirme, that God's decree Before all Worlds (what Words can fouler be ?)
D barr’d the greateft part of hiunAne-rAce,
Withoutrefpr&ing Gnne, from hopeof Grace*
And, that, howere this number fhall indea ver,
They muft continue Reprobates, for ever.
The firft, are errours of Impiety •
But,this, afcends the top of blafphemy 5 Difp iyks Religion wholly of her fruits;
And, wrongech God in all his Attributes.
Thele Errours, therefore fhunne • and, fo believe;
That wee thy Faith, may by thy Workes perceive.
So worke, that thy believing may approve Thou wrought’ft not for thy Wages • but, for love.
Foi (whatfoe’rethoube)if thus thou doe,
Thoa mayft have hopes, and, God will grant them too.
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ILLVSTR; VII.Illvstr. VIII.	____ Book.3
fluSHe Laurell, which is given for a Crowne H| (To men deferving Glory, and renowne)
Is figur’d here, thofe noble deeds to (how,
For which, the Wreaths of Honour, we beftow.
Two Serpents(Wisdome’s Emblems) twiftedare About this branch of Lam ell, to declare,
Thar, Wijdome is the fu eft meanes to fave Our Names and A&ions, from Oblivion's Grave.
Thcjmkes are two, perhaps, to fignifie 'Ihi&MeraU wit, and Chriftian-poiicie (Vnited both together) doe contrive The fafeR guard, and beft preservative.
Confider this, all yee, that truft your Names To Marble Monuments; or, mount your Fames By thofe poore meanes,which Fooles and Knaves purfue*
■ And}mayeffe&aseafily as you :
Nay, with more eafe; and, overtop you too,
When you have done the beft, your wits can doe.
I	fay, confider this j and, let the Ptf*
Of learned, wife, and underftanding men,
Renowne your worths, and regifter the ftory Of your deferved, and, well-gotten glory j Lc ft, elfe, it fufler clofe-imprifonraents,
Within the walls of fuch poore Monuments,
A s oft are built, to leave it quite forgotten, *
Whofe bones they cover’d, e’re thofe bones be rotten.
Bur, you fhall beft preferve your Honefi-fame,
Your Workes, your Hopes ,and Honours of your Name,
If you your felves be wife; and, fo provide That Prudence, all your Workes, and Speeches guide. _'	Good
By Wifedomc fhings "ttbichpajfe away, ^Are beftpreferyedfrom decay.(jooi Hopes, H>e beft accomplifh ntiy, By lab’ring in a confront-Way.	%
^ ^ v _/ - °	
Illvstr. IX. Book. 3	
g^|Orae Folkcs there are, (and many menfuppofe, |||S|t hat I my felfe, may pafTe for one of thofe) ' ' *^^Who many likely Bufineffes intend, Yet, bring but very few, unto an end. Which folly to prevent, this Emblem, here, Did in a luckie houre, perhaps, appeare. For, as to draw a Circle, with our hand, We caufe the brazen CompaJJes to ftand With one foot firmely fixed one the ground -And move the other in 1 Conflant-round: Right fo', when we (hall purpofe to proceed In any juft, and profitable deed, We firft, (liould by a conftant-rcfolution, Stand firme, to what we put in execution: And, then, with per fever ance, labour out Thofe workings, which we are employ'd about. For, we with conftant-liking, muft ele& Thofe Bufineffes, we purpofe to effe&: Or els, our time, our labour, and our cofi, Will, oft, be much in vaine, or wholly loft. With conjlant’hbdur, we muft follow, too, Thofe things, which we refolved are to do 5 Or, els, our hopes will never be effe&ed, How warily foe’re we have proje&ed. Long Iourncys I abhorre ; yet, otherwhile I meane a Furlong, and performe a Mile. I greatly feare Long-labour $ to begin • Yee, fome I finifh, when I’me entred in: And, if in Labour, I more conftant grow, How I improve, hereafter, you fhall kn<5w«, X Ere j	Fretbou a fruitfull*Crepp >2^/^ #
Thy ground tnuft plough'd and harro’wd be.
fore the ?k»m*n hopefull can be made, iis untilfd earth good Hay or Corne will yeeld,
He breakes the hillocks downe, with Plough or Spade; And, harrowesover, all the cloddie Field.
Then,fioro the leaver-ground, at laft, he mowes That Cropp of graffe, which he had hope to gaine ♦
Or, there, doth reape the fruit of whathefowes,
With profit, which contents him for his paine.
Oar craggie Nature muft be tilled, thus,
Before it will, for Berbes of Grace, be fit.
Our high conceit, muft downe be broke in us 5 Our heart is proud, and God muft humble it.
Before good Seed, in us will rooting take,
AfflMens ploughes and harrowes, muft prepare us:
And, that the truer levell, he may make,
When we are fuucktoo low, Gods hand muft reare us.
Then, neither ftormingsof Adverfitie,
Shall drowne the Seedes of Hope, which we have fowne •
Nor fhall the Sume-beames of Profperitie,
Drie up their moifture, ere they ripe are growne.
Oh Lord, thou know’ft the nature of my minde 5 Thou know’ft my hedges tempers what they are;
And, by what meanes, they fhall bebeftinciin’de Such Fruits to yeeld, as they were made to beare.
My barren Soule, therefore, manure thou fo • '
So, harrow it; fo emptie, and fo fill-Soraife it up, and bring it downe, fotm As beft may lay it levell to thy Will.
In this Defire, the worke is well begunne -Say thou the Word, and all is fully am. *
TrueTrue Knowledge u a conftam Friend, Whofe Friendfhip, never /frail h<ft>c end.
Illvstr. XL	Book. 3
]Y viewing thisfixt-Head, enwreath’d with Bayes,
| i|j| (And, what the Motto round about it fayes)
Your Apprehenfions eye, may partly fee What conflant Vertues, in true Knowledge be.
For, if right plac'd it be, it ever will Continue in the fame condition, ftill :
And, though it make mens manners to be chang’d 5 Yet,t>ever is it,from it felfe,eftrang’d :
Nor doth, nor can it, ceafe to be a Friend,
What Fate foever, (hall on us attend.
When Wealth is loft, or faileth to befteed us 5 Shee findes out honeft meanes to cloath and feede us.
In farre, and forraigne Lands, fhee will become,
A s kinde, and as familiar,as at home;
And,travelleth, without the coftly cumber,
Of Carriages, or Clokebagges full of Lumber.
No Place can from our prefence, her enclofe *
Nor is fhe frighted from us by our Foes.
No Pickthankes, of her Favours,can bereave us 5 No Promijes, can woo her to deceive us.
Ia Touth, in Age, in SickeneJJe, and in Griefe,
Shee bringeth Confolation and reliefe:
And, is in all eftates, a bleffing to us,
So conftant (and fo apt, all helpes to doe us)
That, he for whom, fuch Knowledge, God provideth,
Enjoyes a Friend, that alwaies firmeabideth.
Lord, I am friendleffe left; therefore, to me,
This Knowledge, and this Friend^ vouchfafe to bee :
For, thou that Wtjdeme art, (from heav’n defcending) Which, neither hath beginning, clmgc, nor ending,
X 2	By*Hen Emblems, of too many parts confift,
Their Author was no choice Emblematifi .•
But, is like thofe, that waft whole homes, to tell What, in three minutes, might belaid as well.
Yet, when each member is interpreted,
Out of thefe vulgar Figure?, you may read A Morall, (altogether) not unfit To be remembred, ev’n, by men of wit.
And, if the Kernell proove to be of worth,
"No matter from what {hell we drew it forth.
The Square whereon the Globe is placed, here,
Muft Fertue be; That Glebe upon the Square,
Muft meane the World; The Figure, in the Round,
(Which in appearance doth her Trumpet found)
Was made for Fame; The Botke (he beares, may fhow,
What Breath it is, which makes her Trumpet blow;
The Wreath, inclofing all, was to intend A glorious Praije, that never fhall have end :
And, thefe,in one fumm’d up, doc feeme to fay 5 That, (if men fittdy in a vertuous- way)
The Trumpet of a never- ceafing Fame,
Shall through the twr/rsfproclaime their praifefull Name, Now Reader, if large Fame, be thy ambition,
This Emblem doth informe, on what condition She may be gain’d. But, (herein, me belceve)
Thy fiudie for meere-praife,will thee deceive:
And, if thy Vertues, be, but onely, thofe For which the vulgar Fame, her Trumpet blowes,
Thy Fame’s a blaft; Thy Fertues, Vices be ;
Thy Studies vaine j an djiame will follow thee.
Abive
<~By Studioufneffe, mVertue’s Tvaies Men gaine an univerfall-praife.
Illvstr. XII.Illvstr. XIII._________Book^
Xa^	fcy** t^oug^jPiac’^ fhou be,
i 9HI Vpon the fopp of that old Olive-tree,
From whencc the nat’i all branches prun’d have bin, That,thou,the better,mightft be grafted in.
Be not fo over-wife, as to prefume
The Gard’ner, for thy goodneffe, did affumc
Thy fmall Crab-Olive, to infert it, there,
Where, once, the fweeteft•berries, growing were:
] Nor let thy Pride thofe few old-bonghes contemne,
! Which,yet,remaine upon their ancient Stemme -Bccaufe, thy new-incorporated Sprajes,
Doe more enjoy the Sunnes refrefhing raies: .
But, humbled rather, and, more awfull bee;
Left, bee that cut off them) doe breake downe the* . j Be ttrife, in what may to thy good, belong 5 But, feeke not Knowledge, to thy neighbours wrong:
Be thankefull for the Grace thou haft receiv’d,
But, judge not thofe, who feeme thereof bereav’d •
Nor into thofe forbidden Jecrets peepe,
Which God-Almighty, to himfelfe doth keepe.
Remember what our Father Adam found j W hen he for Knowledge, fought beyond his bound, i For, doubtleffe, ever fince, both good and ill Are left with Knowledge, intermingled ftilj;
And, (if we be not humble, meeke, and warie)
We are in daily danger,to mifcary.
Large,proves the fruit which on the Earth doth lie j Wmd$s, breake the twigge, that’s grafted over.high -And, he that will, beyond his bounds, be wife,
Becomes a very Foole, before he dies.
1 _ ______X? _ Whm
lAboVe thy Knowledge, doe not rife» But, with Sobrietie?be wife,Illvstr.XIV.	Book. 5 j
- _____1
more fhould thrive, and erre the feldomer,	\
JK|^Ifwe were like this honeft Carpenter,	\
Whole Emblem, in rcproofe of thofe, is made,
That love to meddle, farther then their Trade.
But, moft are now exceeding cunning growne In ev’ry mans affaires, except their owne:
Yca, Coblers thinke themfelves not onely able,
To cenfure 4 but,to mend Apelles Table.
GrtauMen, fometime, will gravely undertake To teach, how Broomes and Alerter, we fhould make.
Their Indifcretions, Peafants imitate,
And boldly meddle with affaires of State.
Some Houfwives teach their Teachers how to pray,
Some Clarks, have fhew’d themfelves, as wife as they 3 ^□d in their Callings, as difcreet have bin,
As if they taught their Grandames how to (pime 1 And, if thefe Cujlomes, laft a few more Ages,
All Countries will be nothing els, but Stages Of evill-a&ed, and miftaken parts s Or, Gaflemaufries, of imperfed* Kjirts.
But, I my felfe (ypu*l fay) have medlings made,
In things, that are improper to my Trade.
No; for, th t MVSES are in all things free 5 Fit fubje<5t of their Verfe, all Creatures be;
And, there is nothing nam’d fo meane, or great,
Whereof they have not Liberty to treat.
Both Earth and Heav'n, are open unto thefe •
And (when to take more libertie they pleafe)
They Worlds, and things,create, which never were;
And, when they lift, they flay, and meddle, there.
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When each man keepes mto bis Trade, Then* all things betterltill be made.Ji Shepherd carefuO of the Sbeepe*
At all times, faithfull Wateh doth keepel
_______Illvstr. XV.____Book.;
Figure of a Surke in elder dayes,
Ip ]S|' Was us’d in Hieroglypbick,many wayes:
W&w® But, when one Foote, thus grafp’d a Peplc-Jlm9 Tne other being firmely fixed on The Stafe Eptfctpa#. in that pofition.
It makes an Emblem, of a late edition:
By fonae, thought not improper, to exprcffe Their painefull, and their ferious, tvatchfulneflie,
Who take upon themfelves, the Pajhrcm 5 And, in that Function, truely tvatcbfull are.
The Sbepherdi-Crnk:e, doth fome expreflion make Of that regard, which, of their Flocks, they take.
The Peblc in the Foote, doth feeme to lhawe,
That, thefe muft farther diligence beftowe,
(And, afe their utmoftpowr) themfelves to keepe From jlothfull Eafe 5 and from intemp’rateJleepe ;
For, he that hath luch Duties undertooke,
(And, muft the lives of others overlooked Shall finde himfelfe,unto himfelfe become A burthen, and a Charge moretroublefome Then all his Flocke, unles, he ftill provide His owne, afwell as others todies, to guide.
Now, though this Emblems Morall doth concerne The Clergtt moft; yet, hence we all may learne Strid watch to keepe; fince, unto all that bee,
A Watchmans place belongs, in fome degree.
Which, to difcharge, if wee endeavour, ftill,
Our uuverfall Shepherd aide us will,
Aid us from harmes, and error he will keepe,
For, Hee tbatgnnrdeth Ijrell doth mt Jleepe.
OurOur T>ayes,Mtill our Life bath end»
In Labours, and in Hopcs,^ Jpend.
Illvstr.XVI.
JS foone as our firfi Parents difobey’d, Forthwith a Curfe, for their offence, was Iay^, Inforcing them, and their fucceeding race,
To get their Food,with fweatings of the Face.
But, afterward, this Diwweto mitigate,
(And eafe the miferies of their eftate)
God gave them Hope, that fhe might helpe them beare The burthens of their Travaile, and their care.
A Woman with an Anchor, and a Spade,
An Emblem of that Myjlery is made:
And, this Eftate, wee all continue in,
By God’s free Merck, and our proper Sime.
By Sinne, the Labour is on us intail’d;
By Grace, it is, that Hoping hath not fail’d;
And, if in Hope,our Labours wee attend,
That Curfe will prove a JBlefiing, in the end.
My Lot is Hope, and Labour • and, betweene Thefe Two, my Life-time hath prolonged beene:
Yer, hitherto, the beft of ail my Paine,
With moft of all my Hopes have beene in vaine i And to the VVorld-ward,I am like to waft My time in fruitleffe labours, till the laft.
However, I have ftill my Hopes as faire As hee, that hath no temptings to Dejpatre •
And* change I will not, my laft homes for theirs, Whofe Fortune, more defirable appeares 5 Norceafe to Hope and Z/j^«r3though,of moft,
My Hope and Labour be adjudged loft:
For, though I lofe the jhaddstv of my Paints, Theftubslance of it, ftill, in God} remaines.
Man’sJMarfs lifcyno Temper, more doth bleffgy TteSimple-prudent-harmelcfteneflrc.	151
; -Tv *7 . ® f ^ ^ IV \	• •
Illvstr. XVII. Book.$	
Hen from the harmelefie Turte, and the Snake, |0^ Their moft-commendedproperties wee take, (And,mixe them well) they make a compofition, Which yedds a temper of th“ beft condition. Yet, wickedneffe0 or for row, dorh abound, Where, any one of thefe, alone, is found: For, whenloe’re the Serpents-br&we we find, With which, there is no Dove hke.meekenefje joyn’d, (Wichout all peradventure) thence proceedes, All ha^mefull fraud, and all injurious deedes. And, where fuch mcekenefje as doth feeme to be In harmeleiTe Doves, divided you fhall fee From that difcntton, and that pohcie, Which in the Serpents head, is thought to lie; They liable to ev ry wrong become; And, to it f ife, make Fertue burthenfome. ® But, where thefe two are ioyned, they procurc A life fo fweet, fo rich, and fo fecure, Thar, all the p jw’rs of Malice cannot fhake Their 0#/ workes, mt within them, terrors make* Foucl fafe thou oh my GodI vouchfafe, tn me, That thefe two Vertues may vnitidbe. Such Prudence^rt^, as never mlldifdaine 7 he Dove-like Innocencie, to ntaine. ! That meekeneile,gM»f me, which aelighttth not, It felfe, with indifcretion, to befot: But, lei thefe wo, each other fo defend K^/lnd fo, w meco»ti*uz, till my end, That, Gtnple-pi udence, / may (iiHpofjetfe, Although the World JhaU count it ibilithnefTe, Y Where	Wbtre tr*c 'tee dwell, tbe Heav’ns are mere 5 £»tti butlLy, md Wttm thert.
Illvstr. XVIIt
with a trembling faintnefTe, fhould we feare The face of Death ? and, fondlv linger here, ash wcrnougnt tneroyageto oegone wwwaM Lay through the {hades of Styx or Acheron ? Or, that we either were to travell downe To uncouth Deaptbts, or up fome Awg^teunknowne?
Or, to fome place remote, whofcneareft end Is farther then Earths limits doe extend i It is not by one halfe that diftance, thither Where Death lets in, as it is any whither :
No not by halfe fo farre, as to your bed;
Or, to that place, where you {hould reft your head,
If on the ground you layd your felfe (ev’n there)
Where at this moment you abiding are.
This Emblem fhewes (if well you looke thereon)
That, from y bur Glaffe of life, which is to run,
There’s but oneftep to Death • and, that you tread At once, among the Zm/s£,and, the Dead.
In whatfoever Land, we live or die,
God is the fame 5 And, Heav'n is, there, as nigh As in that place, wherein, we moft defire Our Soules, with our laft breathing, to expire.
Which things, well heeding ; let us not delay Ourwhen wefummon’d areaway,
(As thofe inforced Ptlgrimt ufe to doe,
That know not whither, nor,how farre they goe)
Nor let us dreame that we in Time, or Place,
Are farre from ending our uncerraine Race.
But, let- us fix.'on Heav’n, a fairhfull eye,
And, ftill, be fljing thither, till wee die.Illvstr. XIX.	3ook,$
|Wj| rravailer, when he muft undertake |00g To feek his paflage, o're fome Frozen Lake,
With leijure, and with care, he will aflay The glafly fmoothnefle of that Jcie-way,
Left he may ftp, bv walking over-faft;
Or, breake the crackling Pavement, by his haft:
And, fo (for want of better taking heed)
Incurre the mifchiefes of Vnwary.fteed.
We are all Travellers • and, all of us Have many paflages, as dangerous,
As Frcz.cn- lakes j and, Slippery wayes, we tread,
In which our Lives may foone be forfeited,
(Withall our hopes of Lifc-eternall,too)
UnlefTe, we well confider what wc doe.
There is no private Way, or publicke Patht But rubs, or holes, or flipp’rinefle it hath,
Whereby, wee fhall with Mifchiefes meet; unleffe,
Wee walke it, with a ftedfaft.warmejfe.
The fteps to Honour, are on Pinocles Compos’d of melting Snow, andlficlesj And, they who tread not nicely on their tops,
Shall on a fuddaine flip from all their hopes.
Yea, ev’n that way, which is both fure and holy,
And, leadesthe Minde from Vanities and Folly,
Is with fo many other Path-wayescroft,
As, that, by Rafhneffc, it may foone be loft •
VnIefTc,we well deliberate,upon
Thofe Tracis, in which our Anceflours have gone:
And, they who with more hafle, then heed, will runne,
May lofe the way, in which they well begunne.
Y 2	Our
His Pace, muft wary bemd flow, That hath a Slippery-way to got*Our Pelican, by bleeding,thus, Ful/M*d the Law, and curedVs,
Illvstr. XX.	took,3
|Ooke here, and marke (her fickly hirers to feed)
How freely this kinde Pelican doth bleed.
See, how (when other Salves could not be found)
To cure their forrowes, fhe, her felfe doth wound-j And, when this holy Emblem, thou fhalt fee,
Lift up thy foule to him, who dy’d for thee.
For, this our Hunglypkick would exprefle That Pelican, which in the Wtldernefje Of thisvaft World, was left (as all alone)
Our miferable Nature ro bemone •
And, in whofe eyes,the teares of pitty flood,
When he beheld his owne unthankful! Brood His Favours, and his Mercies, then, contemne,
When with his wings he would have brooded them :
And, fought their endlefle peace to have confirm’d,
Though, to procure his ruine,they were arm’d.
To be their Food^ himfelfe he freely gave;
His Heart was pierc’d, that he their Soules might fave. Becaufe, they difobey’d the Sacred will,
He, did the Law of Righnoujnejje fulfill;
And, to that end (though guiltlefle he had bin)
Was offred, for our VnivcrfaR-finnc.
Let mee Oh God I forever, fixe mine eyes Vpon the Merit of that Sacnf&e:
Let me retaineadue commemoration Of thofe deare Mercies, and that bloudy Pafton,
Which here is meant; and, by true Faith, ftill, feed Vpon the drops, this Pelican did bleed j Yea, let me firme unto thy Law abide,
And, ever love that Fluke, for which he dy'd.
...	*	BeeBee Iuft; for, neither Sea nor Land, Shall hide thee from the Royall-hand.	( *
	
Illvstr. XXI. Book.$	
^^g4at, which wee call the Sea-horfe, is a Creature, fjSjn Whereby the Priefts of *^Egypt, wonted were, To ty pify an llt-diftofcd mure -And, fuchs as to their Parents, cruell are: Becaufe, this Monfter (as their Authors write) When ftrong he growes,becommeth foingrate, That he purfues, with violent defpight, His old and weakly Sire, which him begate. Contrariwifr, the Storke, they figur’d, then, When they occafion had, to fignifie The good condition, of thofe honeft men, Who pleafure take, in workes of Piety: Becaufe, theStorkes, not onely harmed nose, But, holpe their aged Parents in their need 5 And, thofe oflfenfive Serpents, prey’d upon, Which, in the Fennes of ^gypt, yearely, breed. The Roy ill- Croxne, therefore, ftipporting thus That pious Towle, and overtopping, here, The wicked, and the fierce Byppotamus, May ferve ro comfort, and to keep m feare. For, it informes, that, if we pious grow, And love our Princes (who thofe Parents bee3 To whom all Sub]e£is> filiall duties owe) Theblefsings of their Favours, we (hall fee. It (h:wes us, alfo, that, if we affe& Vnnghieo is-wtiyes, no Wit, or Strength of our, Nor any Vncoutb-place, (hall us proteft Fro n being reached, by the Sovraigne power. Thewiyof lu(iice, therefore, learne thou ftill, For love of Goodneffe,or for feare of III. Take	ITake ring, my Soule, and mount up higher j For, Earth7fidfi&s not my Dcfire.
ILLVSTR. XXII.
||ggMj|Hen Ganymtd, himfelfe was purifying,
Great letter, his naked beauty fpying,
Sent forth his v&gle (from below to take him)
Ableft Inhabitant, in Heav’n to make him:
And, there (as Poets feigned) he doth ftill,
To love, and other God heads, Ne&ar fill.
Though this be but a fable, of theii feigning,
The MotaH is a Read truth, pertayning To ev’ry one (which harbours a defire Above the Starry Circles, to afpire.)
By Ganjmed,the Soule is underftood,
That’s wafhed in the Purifying flood
Of facred Baptifme (which doth make her feeme
Both pure and beautiful 1, in God’s efteeme.)
The v£gte, meanes that Heav'nly Contemplamn,
W hich, after Wafhings of Regeneration,
Lifts up the Minde, from things that earthly bee,
To view thofe Qbjefls, which Faith's Eyes doe fee.
The Nettar, which is filled out, and given
To all the bleft Inhabitants of Heaven,
hxtthok Delights, which (Chrift hathfayd) they have.
When fom e Repentant feuU beginnes to leave	|
Her fonlnefTe • by renewing of her bitth,
And, flighting ail the Pleafures of the Earth.
I	aske not, Lord, thofe Blefsings to receive,
Which any Man hath pow’r to take, or give;
Nor, what this World affords; for, I contemne Her Favours; and have feene the beft of them;
Nay, Hetvn it felfe, will unfufficient bee,
Vnlefle, Thou, alfo, give T by felfe, to mee.
.	_Tf roughIllvstr. XXHI._ gwE.3
| Ld Sagesby the Figure of the Snake J1 Encircled thus) did oft exp'eflion make
Of muall-Revolutions^ and of things,
Which wheele about in eiterlafting-rings s There ending, where theyfirftof all begun ^
And, there beginning,whae the Round was done,
T hus, doc the Planets; Thus, the Seafons doe 5 And, thus, doc many other Creatures, too.
By minutes, and by houres, the Spring (icalOB in,
And, rolleth on, till Summer doth begin:
The Summer brings on \Jiutumnefcy degrees 5 So ripening, that the eye of no man fees Her Entrances. That Seafon, likewife, hath To Winter ward, as leafurely a path:
And, then, cold Winter wheeleth on amaine,
Vntill it bring; the Spring about againe,
With all thofe Refur regions, which appeare,
To wait upon her comming,every yeare.
Thefe Roundefls, helpe to fliew t(ie Myjlery
O	f that immenfe and bleft Eternitie,
From whcnce the CR e a tvr e fprung, and,into whom It ihall, againe, with full perfection come,
When thofe Additions, it hath fully had,
Which all the fev’rall Orbes of Time can add.
It is a full, and fairely wriren Scrowle,
Which up into it felfe, it felfe doth rowle 3 And, by Enfolding, and, Infolding, (howes A Round, which n ither End, nor entrance knowcs.
And (by this Emblem) you may partly fee,
Tis that which l S ■ but, cannot uttred be.
Each
Through many ftaces, Time doth rum lAnd, endeth, icbere it firft begun.bur one Line j and, but cnt Line a Day,
Is all the taskeour Motto, feemes to lay r And, that is thought, perhaps, a thir.g fo fraalf,
As it it were as good bee nought at all.
But, be not fo deceiv’d 5 For, oft you fee '■
Small thtngs (in timc) great matters, rife to be:
Yea,that ., which when the fame was firft begun,
A Trifle feem’d,(and eafie to be done)
By long neleft of time, will burthenfome.
And, at the laft, impefible, become.
Great Clarkes, there are, who fhall not leave behinde them,! One good Weckes worke, for Future-Times to minde them,
(In Callings, either Humane, or Divine)
Who, by compofing but each Day a Line,
Might Authors^of fome famous Workes appeare,
In fixtie, feventie, or in eightie yeare;
To which, ten hundred thoufands have arrived Of whom, we fee no figne that ev’r they lived.
And, with much pleafure, wee might allcfK Thofe needfull Works/which often wenegledt,
(Vntill too late) If we but, now and then Did fpare one houre to e*ercife the penn.
For, ftill, one Line, another draweth on,
And, Line by Line, great Workes at laft are done.
Whereas, dtfufe, and many dayes mifpent.
Without their Lines, let in difcouragtment,
Or, bring De/patre • which doth fofottifh make us,	'
That we, to no endeavour can betake us.
Marke this, and, labour in fome honeft Way,
As much as makes, at leaft, One Line a Day,
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Illvstr.XXIV.Our outward Hopes scill take ejfeft, Accor ding to the King’s afjpett.
Illvstr. XX V<
•Hen Phoebtu with a checrefull eye,beholds The Flow’r-embroydred earth, and freel; His beames abroad • behold, the MarigOi Beginne to rearc their low-dejeded heads:
The Tulips, Dayfies, and the Heliotropes Of ev’ry kinde, their clofed Leaves difplay •
And (as it were) with new-tecover’d hopes,
Attend upon the Ruler of the Day.
Againe, when either in the Weft he fhrowds His Rayes below this Horizon, or hides His Face behinde the Curtames of the Cloudes; They lote their beauties, and abate their prides.
Thus fares it with a Nation, anS their King, ’Twixt whom there isa native Sympathy.
His Pref net, and his Favours, like the Spring,
Doe make them (weedy thrive, and fru&ify :
Yea (like fredi Groves, or Floors of pleafing hew) ThemfdveN in all their jollity they fliowc 5 But, ?hey,if wich dif* leafure,them he view, Soonelofe their Glory, and contemncd growe.
All, are not Heliotropes that favour'd growe,
In Pn»ce< Courts •, not Marigolds,that beare The golden Ivoifo nes; but fome fpring below, Like Day fie fim’rs, that in the Pathwayes are:
Yet all (hall feele it, when their Sov’raignts eye Doth frowne, or fmile, regard, or elfe negleft : Yea, it will finde them in ohfeurity,
By fome Di(heartning, or fome fweet Effett. Vouchfafe to fliine on Mee, my Gracious King, And then my Wither’d Leaves, will frefhly fptingThe Right-hand way, is Vertues Fafb, Though rugfetkPaffages it hath.
JFany covet knowledge-of that Path,
Which thither tends^ wherePeace her dwelling hath, | This Emblem (being wdl obferv’d) will /how On whether fide, it will be beft to goe.
The Left handmy, feemes to be walk’d, at eafe,
Through Lawnes,and Downes,and green-fwath*d PafTages; And, much allures the Traveller, to trie The many Pleafures, which doe that Way lye.
The Right-hand-courje, is through a Pathleffe-mund Of newly ploughed, and deep-furrow’d Ground •
Which, as uneafie feemeth, to be gone,
As, in appearance, rough to looke upon.
Yet, this is Verne's Path: This Way uneven,
Is that, which untoev'ry man is given,
Totravailein ; and, hath a fafer ending,
Then thofe, whereon more Pleafures are attending:
And (though it leades us thither, where we fee Few promifes of outward Glories bee)
It brings (us when we paffe the common fight)
Through eafy Trafts, to gaine our Hearts delight.
The other Way (though feeming freight, it lyes.
To Pleafure's Pallaces, before our eyes)
Hath many rubs, and perills, Which betweene Our Hopes, and Vs, will alwayes Iurke unfeene;
Till we are drawne fo farre, that ’twill be vaine,
T o feeke, with fafety, to returne againe.
This j let us heed} and, ftill be carefull, too,
Which Ctmfe it moft concerneth us to goe.
And, though the Left-hand-way, more fmoothnefle hath,
Let us goe forward, in thcRtght.havd-path.
_=====........... ,7 wasIllvstr. XX VI I._____ Book,3
Bounder •Stones, held facred* heretofore.
Some did fo fuperftuioufly adore,
As, that they did not onely rev’rence doe .them,
Bui, have afcrib’d a kinde of God.hudto them:. Tat9Termims had many aSacnfi&e, «
As well as other fenflcfTe Deities.
I am nor fo prophane, as to dcfire •
Sfich Ethnick zeale fhould fet ourhearts onfire.*
But, wifh T could, Men better did regard
Thote B’/antlers, which Antiquity hath rear’d 5	v
And, chat, they would not,with fornuch delight,
There, make incroAchments, where they have no right?
Thar, ev’ry man might keep his o.wne Pojfefions,
Our Fathers, us’d in reverent Procefions
(With zealous prayers, and with praifefull cheere)
To walke their Parijh.limits, once a yeare :
And, well knowne Markes (which facrilegious Hands Now cut or breake) fobord'red out their Lands,
That, ev’ry one diftin&ly knew his owne j
And, many brawles, now rife, were then unknowne.
But, fince neglcded, facred Bounders were,
Moft mcnlncroachers, and Intruders are:
They grieve each other, and their Dues they fteale,
From t'rince, from Parent, and from Common-wede,
Nay, more j thefe bold Vfurpers are fo rude,
That, they, on Chrtft’s, Inheritance intrude.
But, that will be aveng’d 5 and (on his right)
Though fuch incroach, he will not lofe it quite: .
For, hee’s that Bounder, and that Corner*(toney
Who all confines, and is confin’d, of none.
Z 2	Where
I Wf ereftedfor a Bound, uAnd I refofoe to ftand my ground.Where Lover $ fitly matched be. In mutuall-dutics, they agree
Illvstr. XXVIII.
►Ould God, I could as feelingly infufc A good effedk of what this Emblem fliewes,
As I can tell in words, what Moralls bee,
The life of that, which here you pi&ur’d fee.
Moft Loverst minde their Penny, or their Pleafure 3 Or, painted Honors} and, they all things meafure,
Not as they are, but as they helpfull feeme,
In compaflBng thofe toyes,they moft efteemc.
Though many wifh to gaine a faithfull Friend,
They feldome feeke one,Yorthe nobleft end:
Nor know they (fhould they finde what they had fought) How Friendjhtp fhould be manag’d, as it ought.
Such, as good Husbands covet, or good Wives (The deare companions of mo^ happy lives)
Wrong Courfes take to gaine them * yer,contemne f ieir honeft love,who rightly counfell them :
And, left, they unawares the Marke may hit,
Thf y blinde rheir judgements, and befoole their »wf.
He, that will finde a Friend, muft feeke out one To excrcife unfeigned love upon j And, mutusH-d»ttes,mu(\ both yield, and take, 4 Not for himfelfe. but, for his Friendfbip fake.
Such, as do? rightly marrf, neither be With Demies caught, nor wooe a Pedigree •
Nor, meerely come together, when they wed,
To reape th<* yourhfull pleafures of the Bed:
But, feeke thar fitndfc, and, that Sympathy,
Which roaketh up the perfed’ft Amity.
A paire, fo match'd ; like Hands that wajb each other,
As mutuaR.helpes, will fWeetly live together.
When|He Pidure of a Crowned, bng, herc,ftands UponaG/^j and, with outftretched hands.
Holds forth,in view,a Law-boake, and a Sword: Which plaine and modernz Figures, may afford This meaning; that, a King, who hath regard To Courts for pleading, and a Court of Guard,
And, at all times, a due refpe& will carry,
To pious Lams, and Afiions military;
Shall not be Monarch, onely in thofe Lands,
That are, by Birth right, under his commands:
But, alfo, might (if juft occafion were)
Make this whole Globe of Earth, his power to feare; Advance his Favorites 5 and, bring downe all His Oppofites, below his pedeftall.
His conquering Sword, in forraigne Realmes, hedrawes. As oft, as there is juft, or needful! caufc:
At home, in ev*ry Province of his Lands,
At all times, armed are his Tray ned hands.
His Royall fleets, are terrours to the Seas;
At . 11 houres,rigg*d, for ufefull Voyages:
And, often, he his Navy doth increafe,
That Wanes Provifions, mav prolong his Pease.
Nor, by the tenure of the Sm*d, alone,
Delighteth he to hold his awfull Throne,
But, likewife, labours. Mtfcbiefes to prevent,
By wholfotne Lams, and vightfull Gotierment.
For, where theSaWcommands, without the Law,
A Tyrant keep' s th' Land in flavifh awe:
And, where good Lams doe want an Armed-pow’r, Rebellious Knaves, their Primes, will devourc.
Faire-
When Law, and Armes, together meet, The World descends»to kijje their feet*.
Illvstr. XXIX.	Book.;Faire-fhewes, ’wjhould notfo much beed% rAs the Fprightnefl'e qf the Deed.
Illvstr. XXX.
I^gfejlfienwee fhould ufe a Ruler, ora Square,
|0^g Or fuch Xti&lnp aments, as ufefull are,
In forming other things - we prize not fo The carving, or the colourable (how ('Which makes them beautifull in outward fight)
As when, for V(efulne(fe, we finde them right.
A warped though ftrung with filken threads. And, crooked Arrow;, tipt with Golden heads,
Delight not Archers; tyet, fuch ulelefTe Toyes Be fit enough for Bunglers, and for Boyes.
A skilfull Artifi (in what Art foe're,
He feekes, to make his ableneffe appeare)
Will give large Prices, with much more content,
To buy a plaine (if perfedi) Inflrument 3 Then, take for nothing (or, for thankes alone)
An ufelefle Tvole, though, gay to looke upon.
From whence, obferve; that, if there muft be fought, When meere Mech&nick- workes axe to be wrought,
Such Inflruments, as rather have efteeme For their true-being,, then for what they feeme.
Much more, fhould all thofe Rules be fuch, whereby Wee goe about, our felves to redify;
And,build up, what in Body, or in minde,
We may defective, or impaired finde.
Elfe, peradventure, that we thinke to mend,
More faulty may become, at later end.
But, hence, I chiefly learne, to take a care.
My Life, and Arather befmcere,
Thenfeeming fuch: And, yet, Jie thinke no ftiame,
T ofeeme,to be as honeft, as I am.JMy Subftancp, and my Light, are jjpenfo
In faking other mem content*.
Illvstr. XXXI.
sF this nigh-wafted Candle, you fhall view,
‘ And, heed it well, it may enlighten you To looke with more compaflion, on their paines, Who rob themfelves, to multiply your gaines.
The Taper burnes, to give another light,
Ev’n till it felfe, it hath confumed quite 5 And, all the profit, which it thence doth winne,
Is to be fnufft, by ev’ry Commer-in,
This is the Lot of fome, whom Lhave knowne,
Who, freely, all their life-time, have Jseftowne In fuch induftrious labour, as appeares,
To further others profits, more then theirs;
And, all their Patrimonies, well nigh fpent,
The ruining of others*to prevent.
The mt9 thcfirogth, and all the/<w’r they had,
(Which might, by probability, have made Good meanes to raifethem, in this world, as high,
As mofi, whoclimbeto wealthy dignity)
Ev’n thefe, they have beftow’d, to becter them,
Who their indeavours, for their paines, contemne.
Thefeare thofe Lamps, whofe/<iz»<w,from time to time, Have through each 4ge, and through-out ev’ry Clime,
To one another, that truc Light convey’d,
Which Ignorance, h^d, els, long fincc betray’d To utter darl<hefle. ^fhefe, defpightfulli’/'^
Oft fnuffs; and, oft, to put them out, hath try’d.
But, from the brightneffe of fuch Lights, as they,
We got our Light of knowledge, at this day.
To them, God make us kinder; and to Him,
*	More thankfull, that we gain’d fuchs light by them,
ThiBwk,^
jffSSHc Horne-of-plenty, which Wealth fignifics,
§m ll|| The Hand in- bdnd, which Plighted fatth implies, Srarai (Together being painted) feeme to teach,
That,fuch as will be bentjl, fhall be rich.
If this be fo, why then for Lucre-Jake,
Doe many breake the Promijes they make i Why doc they cheat and couzen, lye, and fweare f Why pra&ife they all Villanfes that are ?
To compaflfe Wealth ? And, how doe fuch as they Inlarge their ill-got Portions, ev’ry day f Or, whence proceedes it, that fometimes we fee	j
Thofe men grow poore, who faith full feeme to bee ?	t
Thus, oft it proves 5 and, therefore, Faljhoodcan,	|
In likelihood, much more inrich a man,
Then blamelcfTei7^ ; and, then, the Motto here Improper to this Emblem, doth appeare.
But, well enough they fute j and, all is true,
Which thefe things (being thus united) fhew.
Should it be then concluded, that all thofe,
Who poore and honeft feeme, have made but fhowes Of reall Faith ? A nd, therfore, plagu’d have bin With publicke laflies, for their private fin t Indeed, fomecime it hath fucceeded fo:
But, know you fliould, that, moft who richeft grow,
In Outward wealth, are very poore in that,
Which brings true Plentit, and a bleft Eftate:
And, hat, Good men, though poore they feemeto bee,
Have Riches, which the Worldling cannot fee.
Now He, who findes himfelfe endow’d with fuch, (Whace’re wee thinke him) is exceeding rich.
Poor e
Thejafejl Riches, hee fhall gainer, Who almyes Faithfull doth r»F you, this Emblem,vit\\ have look’d upon,
L Although you cannot helpe it, yer,bemone The Worlds blacke Impudence; and, if you can, Continue (or become) an honeft man.
The poore, and petty Pilferers, you fee On Whittles, on Gibbets, and thcGaHotv-trec Truft up; when they, that farre more guilty are, ' Pearlepwlke, and coftly Cloth of Titfue, weare.
«f?ood God! how many hath each Land of thofe, Who, neither limbej nor life, nor credit Iofe (But, rather live befriended, and applauded)
Yet, have of nil {heir livelihoods defrauded The helpleffe mdowts, in thtir great diftreffe i And, of their Portions, robd the Fatherlejjt ?
Yet,cerrfur'd others Errours, as if none Had caufc to fay, that they amifle have done ?
How many, have afllkd to condemne
Po jre loules, for what was never ftolne by them {
And, perfccuted others, for that Sin,
Which they themfelves, had more tranfgrefled in i How many worthleffe men,are great become,
By that, which they have ftolne, or cheated from Their Lords ? or (by fome pra&ices unjuft)
From thofe, by whom they had beene put in truft C How many Lawyers, wealthy men are growne,
By taking Fees, for Caufts overthrowne By their defaults i How many, without feare.
Doe rob the King, and God, yet blameleffe are {
God knowes how many! would I did fo, too,
So I badpm'r to make them bttttr doe.
A a
ILLVSTR. XXXIII.
Poore-Theeves, ia Halters, 'foe behold. And.Illvstr. XXXIV.
►Hen thou beholdeft on this Burying.ftme, Themelancholly Night bird, fitting on The flefhleffe ruines of a rotten Skull,
(Whole Face, perhaps, hath been mo^e beautiful!.
Then thine is nowJ take up a ferious thought;
And, doe as thou art by the Motto taught.
Remember Death : and,minde, I thee befeech,
How foone, thefe Fowlcs may at thy window fcreech -Or,call thee (as the common people deeme)
To dwell in Groves, and Sepulchers, by them,
Where nothing elfe, bur Bats, and Ox»les:appeare;
Or, Goblins, form’d by Fancies, and, by Feare.
If thou fhalt be advis’d, to medicate Thy latter end, before it be too late,
(And, whil’ft thy friends, thyflrength^nd wits may bee In likely cafe, to help and comfort thee,)
There may be courfes taken, to divert Thofe Frights, which, elfe, would terrific thy heart, When D^Adrawes neare j and helpe theeplucke away That Siing,oi his, which would thy Soule difmay.
But, if thou msdly ramble onward, ftill,
Till thou art finking downe xhzi dor kefome* bill,
Which borders on the Grove (and doft beginne To fee the Shades of Teneur, and of Sinnt To fly acroflethy Confcience) ’twill be hard To learne this Ltjjon • or, to be prepar’d For that fad parting • which, will forced bee,
Bet weene this much beloved World, and thee.
Confider this, therefore, while 7ime thou haft,
And, pur not off this BusweJJe, till the laft.
Dot)
Whil’ft thou doftykereiinpy thy breath,
Qmume mindfull of thy Death.
TF1W not the golden Meane, exceed.
In Word,*« PaGion nor in Deed.
flfyjlMS is the head-ftrong Horfe, and blockifti Mule, jjplyig Ev’n fuch, without the Bridle, and the £»/<?,
Our Nature growes; and, is as mifchievous,
Till Grace, and Reafon, come to governe us.
The Square, an J Bridle, therefore let us heed,
And, thereby learne to know, what helpes wee need*
Left, elfe, (they fay ling, timely, to bee had)
Quite out of Order, wee, at length, bee made.
The Square,(which is an ufefull Instrument,
To fhape foorth fenfelefle Formes) may reprelcnt The Law: Becaufe, Mankind, (which is by Nature,
Almoft as dull, as is the fenfelejje-creaturc,)
Is thereby, from the mtive-rudene(Je, wrought;
And, in the Way of honeft-living taught.
The Bridle, (which Invention did contrive,
To rule, and guide the Creatnre.fenfitive)
May type forth Difcipline; which, when the Law Hath fchool’d the Wit,muR. keepe the Will in awe.
And, hec that can by thefe,his Papons bound,
This Embkm meaning,ufefully,hath found.
Lord, let thy facred Law, at all times, bee A Rule, a MaFler, and a Gfajje to mee;
(A Bridle, and a Light) that I may, ftill.
Both know my Butte, and obey thy Will.
Dire& my Feet; my Hands, inftruft thou fo,
That I may neither wander, nor mif doe.
My Lookes, my Hearing, and my Wordes confine,
To keepe iiill firme, to ev'ry Word of thine.
On thee, let aifo my Defires attend:
And, let me hold this temper, till mine end.
A a 2	WeeWee then hutvegot the JureU prop, When Godj alone,becomes our Hope.
Illvstr. XXXVI.
Should not care how hard my Fortunes were,, Might ftill roy Hopes be fuch, as now rhey are5 Of helpes divine; nor feare,how poore I bee, If thoughts, yet, prelenr, ftill may bide in mee. For, they have left affurance of fuch ayd,
Thar, I am of no dangers, now afraid.
Yea, now I fee, naee thinkes, what weakeand vaine Supporters I have fought, to helpe fuftainc My fainting heart; wkn fome injurious hand,
Would undermine the Station where I ftand.
Me thinks, I fee how feurvie, and how bafe,
It is to fcrape for favours, and for grace,
To men of earthly minds 5 and unto thofe,
Who may, perhaps, before to moi row lofe Their Wealth, (or their abus’d Authorities And, ftand as much in want of helpe as I.
Me thinks, in this new-rapture, 1 doe fee The hand of God from heaven fupporting me,
Without thofe rotten- Ayds, for which I whinde,
When I was of my tother vulgar-minde:
And, if in fome one part of me it Lty,
1,now,could cut that Limbe of mine away.
Still,might I keepe this mind, there were enough Within my felfe^befidethat cumbring ftuffe W’ee feeke without) which, husbanded aright,
Would make mee Rich, in all the Worlds defpight.
A nd, I have hopes, that, had fhee quite bereft mee,
Of thofe few ragges and toyes, which, yet, are left rae5 I fhould on God,alone, fo much depend,
That, I fhould needs nor Wealth, nor other Friend.Trus Vercus, firm;> will ah ayes bide, By ^atfoeT>er~&£ting$ tride.
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Illvstr. XX XVII.	Book.3
[His is a well-knowae Figure, fignifyirig,
A man, whole Virtues will abide the trying:
For, by the nature of the Diamond fleas,
(Which,Vioknce, can no way worke upon)
That Patience, and long-fufftring is intended,
Which will not bee with Injuries offended 5 Nor yeeld to any bafe deje&ednelfe,
Although fome bruifmg Pow\, the lame offprefle •
Of, fuch hard freights, as theirs,that hamm’rings fcele, Betwixt an Anvde, and a Sledge of Steele.
None ever had a perfe& Vortui, yet,
But, that moft Pretioas fione, which God hath fee On his right hand, in beaming-MajeHie,
Vpon the Ring of bleft ETERNIT IE.
And, this, is that impenitrable Stone,
The Serpent could not leave impreffion on,
(Nor ligne of any Path-m)r) by temptations,
Or, by the pow’r of fly infinuations:
Which wondrous Mfsierie was of thofe five,
Whofc depth King Solomon could never dive.
Good God! vodchfafe, ev’n for that Diamond-fake,
Thar, I may of his pretioufnejfe, partake,
In all my Triads ^ make mee alwayes able To bide them, with a minde impenitrable,
How hard, orofefo’ere, thofe hamm’rings bee,
Wherewith^Affliffior.s muft new fajbien mee.
And, as the common Diamonds polifh’d are,
By their owne duft 5 fo, let my errours weare Each other out; And,whenthatTam pure,
Give mee the Lutfre, Lord, chat will endure.
Truth,is that fruitfull Plant, which when it growes,
IS BP Where wholefome Water in abundance flowes3
li&wP Was ,by the Pjalmitt, thought a likely Tree,
The Emblem, of a blejjed-man, to bee:
For, many wayes, it fitly typifies,
The Right eous-man, with his proprieties -And, thofe true Vertues, which doe helpe increafe His growing, in ttye ftatc of BletfedneJJe.
The Palme, (in this our Emblem, figur’d,thufc)
Depreffed with a Stone, doth fhew to us
The pow’r of Truth: For, as this Tree doth fpread,
And thrive the more, when weights preffe downe thehead^ So, Gods eternall Truth (which all the pow’r And fpight of Bell, did labour to devoure)
Sprung high, and flourifhed the more, thereby,
When Tyrants crufh’d it, with their crueltie.
And, all inferiour Truths, the fame will doe,
According as they make approaches to The beft Perfection; or, as they conduce To God's due praife, ox fome fuch pious ufe.
Lord, ftill, preferve this Truth’s integritie,
Although on ev’ry fide, the wicked prie,
To fpie how they may difadvantage it.
Yea, Lord’ though Sinners in high place doe fit,
(As David faith) yet, let them not oppreffe Thy Veritie, by their imperioufneffe.
But, make both Her, and her Profejfors, bide The Tett, like Silver feven times purifide.
Thar,all Truths lovers, may with comfort fee,
Shee may dcprest, but, not, opprtffed bee.	I
_Theyj
Truth, oft opprefled, K>ec may fee» quite luppreft it cannot bee.
Illvstr. XXXVIII.They, who but flowly-paced are,
By plodding on> may travaile farrcj.
Illvstr. XXXIX,
Book, j
|Hc big-bon’d Oxe,in pace is very flow,
I And, in his travaile, (iep by ftep, doth goe, f So leifurely, as if he tir’d had bin,
Before his painfull lourney did beginne 5 Yet, all the day, he ftifly ploddtth on,
Vntill the labour of the day be done:
And, feemes as frefti (though he histaske hath wrought)
As when to worke, he firft of all was brought.
Meane-while, the Pdf ray, which more fvviftneffe had.
Hath loft his breath, or proves a Refty-jade.
This Emblem, therefore, maketh it appeare.
How much it profiteth, to perfevere;
And, what a little Induflry will doe,
If wee continue conftant thereunto.
For, meaneft Faculties, difcreetly us’d,
May get the ftart, of nobler Gifts, abus’d.
This, may obferued be in many a one:
For (when their courfe of life was firft begunne)
Some, whofe refined wits, afpi’rd as high,
As if above the Spbteres, they were to flie:
By Sloth, or Pride, or over-trufting to Their owne Sufficiencies, themfelves undoe^
Yea_, and thofe fer ward-wits, have liv’d to fee Themfelves inferiours, unto thofe,to be,
Whom, they did in their jollity, contemne,
As blocks, or dunces, in refpeft of them.
Then, learne, Great-wits, this folly to prevent:
Let Meane-wits, take from hence, incouragement i And, let us all, in our affaires proceed,
With timely lei fare, and with comely jfeed.
Vnctr-Illvstr. XL.
gVr Author, peradventure, giveth us ^ Dame Fortune (tot thefe Reafons; pi&ur’d, thus:
*	She hath a Gcmtly-body, to declare,
How pleafing fliee doth ufually appeare To them, that love her Favours. She is blinde,
(Or, hath ftill clofed eyes) to put in minde,
How blindly, and how heedlefly, fhethrowes Her LargeJJe, where her Bounty, (he beftowes.
She /lands upon a Ball - that, wee may learne,
Of outward things, the tottering, to difcerne :
Her Ball hath mugs; that it may fignifie How apt her Favours are, away to flit.
A Skarfe dtjplaycd by the wind, fhe beares, 1 ( And, oh her nakcd-Boay, nothing weares)
Toihew, that what her Favorite injoyes,
Is not fo much for Vftfulne(Je, as toyes.
Her Head is haireleffe, all, except before •
To teach thee, that thy care fhould be the more To hold her formsfb kindnejje, al wayes faft 5 Left, Hie doe ftiow th?e flipp’ry tricks at laft.
And, laftly, that her changing may be fhowne *
She beareth in her Hand a Waymd-moone.
By this Defcription, you may now defcry Her true conditions, full as well as I :
And, if you,ftill, fuppofe her, worth fuch honour,,
You have my leave to mot, and tvayt upon her.
Moreover (to her credit) I confeffe,
This Motto falfly fakh, her Ficklenefje Is like the Moones: For, fhe hath frown’d on mee T welve Moones, at leaft • and, yet, no Change I fee.
Vncsrtmne, Fortunes Favours, becj,
<And>as the Moone,/a ehangeth Shee.
V"-„ L	■■■--^7TrVntill the Steele, the Flint /ball fmiie> It ypillajford nor Heat, nor Light.
Illvstr. XL I.
[Hilft by the High-way-fide,the Flini (lone lies, Drie, cold, and hardnrffc,are the properries We then perceive: Bur,when we prove it nig her, We finde, that\jColdnejfe doth inclofe a Fire;
And, that, though Rame, nor donate-skie appeares,
It will be (many times) bedew’d with teares.
From hence, I mind, that many wronged are,
By being judg’d, as they, at firft, appeare •
And,thar, fome fhould bee prais’d, whom wee defpife, If inward-Grace, were feene with outward. Eyes.
But, this is not that Msrall (wee confeffe)
Which this our Emblem, fecmeth to cxpreffe:
For (if the Motto fpeakethe meaning right)
It fhewes, that, bard-afftiFtiom firft muft fmi:e Our hardned hearfs, before it will bee feene,
That any light of Grace, in them, hath beene.
Before the Flint, will fend forth (hining Rayes,
It must bee flruckcn , by the Steele, (tt ftyes.)
Another Morall, adde we may to this,
(Which, to the Figure, futes not much amiff.'.)
The Steele, and Flint, may fitly reprefent Hard-hearted men, whofemindes will not relent:
For, when in oppofitm, fuch bccome,
The fire of Malicc, flames and fparkles from Their threatning Eyes; which elfe, clofe hidden refts,' Within the clolets of their flintie brefts:
And, flame out-right it will not, (though it fmokcs)
Till Strife breake paffage, for it, by her flrokes.
If any of thefe lMoi&Hs may doe good,
The purpofe of my paines is underftood.
BbMy Wit got W ings , an djoigb bad flown e-Bwt,Povettie did keepe mee '
Illvstr. X LI I.
Op lktld^inke,wii3l'5lagL^ it is to bee, n pfeditlike htm, whom puSuFjd h^re you fee.
and his up'iifed-jMs,
declare, that hee hath Wit, and Wtfl, to rife; The Stone, which clogs his other hand, may fliow That, Povertie and Fortune, keepe him low:
And, r wixt thefe two, the Bodie and the Mind,
Such labours, and fuch great vexations finde,
Thar, if you did not fuch mens wants contemne,
You could not chufe but helpe,or pitie them.
All Ages had (and, this I know hath fome)
Such men, as to this mifery,doe come :
And, many of them,at their Lot, fo grieve,
As if they knew, (or did at leaft beleeve)
That, had their Wealth fuffiz’d them to afpire (To what their Witts deferve, and they defire)
The prefent Age,and future Ages too,
Might gaine have had, from what they thought to doe.
Pci hips I dream’d fo once: But, God be prais’d,
The Clog which kept me downe, from being seis'd, Was chain’d fo faft, that (if fuch Dreames I had)
My thoughts,and longings, arc not now fo mad.
For, plaine I fee, that^ had my Fortunes brought Such Wealth, at firft, as my fmall Wtt hath fought;
I might my felfe, and others, have undone,
Inftead of Courfes, which I thought to runne.
I finde my Povertie, for mee was fit;
Yea, and a Blefwg, greater than my Wit:
And, whether, now, I rich or poore. become,
Tis nor much fleafing, nor much trouble feme.A Mifchiefe, hardly can be done5
Where manv-pow’rs are knit in one.	j *77
Illvstr. XLIII.	Boole ^
jfcrve the Sheafeof Jrron ef? figur'd here;
w t^7e POW f> aritf fury, ofdie B are &&&& (Though heeartempc it) no device can finde To bitake one(leader-jhaft, while they arejoyn’d:
Whereas, were they divided, ftrength bur fmall,
Like rotten Kexes, would foone breake them all.
This Emblem, therefore, fitly doth imply That Safeguard, which is found in Vmty;
And, fhewes,tharj when Dtj union is begunne,
It breedeth dangers, where before were none.
The Pjalmifi, numerous Off erings,doth compare To Jguvers, that with Shafts replenidl’d are.
When Vnity hath knit them in her bands,
They prove like Arrowes in a Gyants hands.
And, though, for thefe, their Foes in waythave layd,
They fhall not be fupriz’d, nor made afrayd.
Confiderthis, yee Children of one Sire,
’Twixt whom, is kindled fome contentious\fire9 And, reconciled be, left you, at length,
Confume away the marrow of your(Irength 5 Or, by dividing,of your joy ned-pew’r,
Make way for thofe, who ftudie to devoure.
Yea, let us all confider, as we ought,
What LeJJw, by this Emblem, we are taught.
For, wee are Brethren all 5 and (by a Blond More precious, then our nat’rall Brother-hood)
Not knit, alone, but, mingled, as it were,
Into a League.; which is, by much, more deare,
And, much more dangerous, to be undone,
Then all the Bands, that can be thought upon,
Bb 2	7%They> beft injoy their Hearts defires>
In whom, Love, kindles mutuall-fires.
Wat may the reafon be, that, when Defire Hath kindled in the breft, a Loving-fire,
The Flame,which burn’d awhile,both deere & ftroog,
Becomes to be extinguiflied, ere long t This Emblem gives the reafon; for, it fhowes,
That, when Affcttion, to perfection growes,
The Fire, which doth inlighten, firft, the fame,
Ismadean equall, and a mutuall.fiame.
Thefe burning Torches, are alike in length.
To fhew, Love equall, both in time, and fttengtb,
They, to each otherward, their Flames extend,
To teach us,that, True-lovevs have no end	1
Perrayning to Selfe-love. and, lo, betweene Thefe Tnjo, one Flaming-heart, is to be feene •
To fignifie, that, they, but me, remaine In Minde; though, in their Per fins,they are twine.
He, doubtleffe, then, who Lov'd, and,giveth over,
Deferveth not the Title of a Lover 5 Or, elfe, was unrequited in Affe&ion,
And, was a Lover, with fome imperfe&ion.
For, Love, that loves,and is not lov’d as much,
May perfedl grow j but, yet, it is not fuch,
Nor can be, till it may that objeSi have,
Which gives a Heart, for what it would receive: * f And, lookes not fo much outward, as to heed What feemes within, to want, oft<yawm4-.
Whether our Emblem’s Author, thought of this,
You need not care; nor,wilIitbeamifTe,
Ifthey who perfihGt Lovers, would be thoughf,
Doe mind, what by this Morallthey are taught.
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Illvstr. XL1V.Illvstr. XL V.	Book.$
ggagN Emblem's meaning, here, I thought fo confter; fffrjftg And, this doth rather fafhion out a Mt/njler,
Then forme an Hieroglypbicke: but, I had Thei'e Figures (as you fee them) ready made Bv others; and, 1 meane to tnorallize Their Fancies ; not to mend what they devife.
Yet, per adventure, with fome vulgar praife,
Tins Pitture (though I like it not) difplayes The Morall, which the Motto doth imply ;
A nd, thus, it may be fayd to fignifie.
He, char hath many Faculties, or Friends,
To keepe him fafe (or to acquire his endsj A nd, fits them fo; and, keepes them fo together,
That, ftill, as readily, they ayd each other,
As if fo many Hands, they had been made;
And, in One-body, ufefull being had :
Thar man, by their Affiftance, may, at length,
Attaine to an unconquerable-firengtk •
And, crowne his honeft Hopes, with whatfoever He feekes for, by a warranted Endeavour.
Or, elfe, it might be fayd ; that,when we may Make our Ajfeftioni, and, our Senje, obay The will of Reafon, (and, fo well agree,
Thar, we may finde them, ftill, at peace to be)
They’l guard us, like fo many Armed hands 5 And,fately keepe us, whatfoere withftands.
If others thinke this Figure, here, inferres A bet er fenfe ; let thofe Interpreters Vnriddle it • and, preach it where they pleafe i Their Meanings may be good, and fo arc thefe.
Where many-Forces joynedan, Vnconquerable-pow’r, it thereIllvst a. X L V I.	Book. j
$Hy doe men grudge ar thofe, who ray fed be,
By royall Favour, from <t Jow degree i Knew this h Hee fhould be honour’d>
Jo place of Digmy, jhalipleafe to bring.
Why fhould they blame then Kings, for fav’ring fuch, Whom,they have thought, fcarce meriting fo much i God rules their Hearts» and, they, themfelves deceive,
Who dreame, that Kings exalt, without Gods leave.
Why murmure they at God for guiding fo The Hearts of Kings, as oft they fee him doe t Or, at his Workes, why fhould they take offence,
As if their Wit, could teach his Providence ?
His juft, and his all- feeing W ifedome knowes,
Both whom, and why he crownes, or overthrowes 5 And, for what caufe,the Hearte of Princes, bee Inlarg’d, or fhut; when we no caufe can fee •
Wt fometime know, what’s well, and what’s But, of thofe Truths, the root concealed is; And,FaIfe-hoods,and Uncertainties, there are,
In moft of thofe things, which we fpeake, or heart.
Then, were not Kings dire&ed by God’s hand,
They, who are beft, and wifeft in the Land,
Micbt oft mifguidethem, either by receiving A Falfe uport, or, by fome wrong-believing.
God’s Grace it is, that Good-mtn rays’d have bin:
If Sinners flourifh, we may thanke our Stn.
Both Goodand Bad, fo like in otit- ftdes be,
That, Kings may be deceiv’d,in what they fee ♦
A nd, if God had not rul’d their Hearts aright,
Tne World, by this time, had been ruin’d quite.
A Ver-
The Hearts of Kings are in God's Bands And5 as He lifts? He Them commands.A Vertue hidden, or mt us’d,
Is either Sloth f or Grice abus’d.
He World hath ftiamdeffe Boatters, who pretend, i§ Eli	toh^killUfo well,
f^j That, were they pleafgd,!^ theit hourcs to fpend, fay} tj,ey could in many thtngsre'xcell But, though they make their hearers to bdeeve,
That, out of Mo defiie their Gifts they hide,
In them wee very plainely may perceive,
Or Sloth, or Envy, Ignorance, or Tnde.
When other mens endeavours tiiey perufe,
They either carpe at what they cannot mend;
Or elfe of Arrogance doe thofe accufc,
Who, to the publike view, their Workes commend.
If thefe men fay, that they can Poetize,
Rur, will not; they are falfe in faying fo:
For, he, whojfe W.t a little that way lies,
Will doing bee, though hee himfelfe mdoe.
If they, in other Faculties are learned,
And, ftill,forbeare thdr Talents to imploy;
The trucft Knowledge,yet,h undifcerned,
And, that, they merit not, which they injoy.
Yea, fuch as hide the Gifts they have received,
] (Or ufe them not, as well as they are able)
Are likefayre Eyes,o£ uf-full fight bereaved;
Or, lighted-Candles, underneath a Table.
Their gloriouft part, is but a Painted death,
| Whofe Figures, to the wall-ward, ftill arc hung*
J Their hidden Vertues, are apparant Sloth ;
And, all their life, is to the publike wrong:
For, they doe reape the Fruits, by many fowne.
And, leave to others, nothing of their owne*
The
Illvstr. XLVII.TheMoon^Vphicb is decreafing now,
When (ke^ieturnes, will fuller, grow.
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Illvstr. X L VIII.	Bwk^
«{£]£? Never, yet, did murmuringly complaine, flLlti Although thofe MoorHS have long been in the Waine, Which on their Silver Shields, my Elders w X,
In Battels, and in Triumphs, heretofore.
Nor any mention have I ever made,
Of fuch Echpfts, as thofe Crefcents had;
Thereby, to move fome Comet, to refL d.
His fading light, ox daignehis good -(pett.
For, when I tell the World, how ill I f jre,
I tell her too, how iirtle I doe care,
For her dtfyights: yea, and I tell ir not, -That, helpe, or pitie, might from her be got*
But, rsther, that her Favourites may fee,
I know my Waymngs, yet, can pleafed bee.
My Light, is from the Planet of the Sunne^
And, though the Courfe, which I obliquely runne,
Oft brings my outward Fortunes to the Waint,
My Light fhall, one day, bee renew’d againe.
Yca, though to fome, I quire may feeme to Iofe My Light j becaufe, my follies interpofe Their (liadowes to eclipfe it: yet, I know,
My Crefcents,will increafe, and/#^r,grow«
Affoone as in the Flcfh, I beeing had,
I mooved on in Courfes retrograde,
And, thereby loft my Splendor: but, I feelc Soft motions, from that great EternallWheele,
Which mooveth all things, fweetly mooving mee*
To gaine the Place, in which I ought to bee:
And, when to Him, I backe returne, from whom At firft I came, I fhall at Full become.
Bet£<r*>»an*,wHcreIbe*re^ thou bee: For,from dcci\t} no place is free.
'Ome write (bur, on what grounds, I cannot tell)
That they,who neere unto the Dejerts dwell,
Where Elephant* are found, doe notice take,
What trees they haunt,their fleeping-ftocks to make s That, when they reft againft an halfe-fawneftemme,
It (falling) may betray thofe Reafts to them.
Now, though the part Historical}, may erre,
The iMetiUt which this Emblem doth inferre,
Is overtrue; and, feemeth to imply,
The World to bee fo full of Treacherie,
As, that, no corner of it, found can be,
In which, from Falfhoods Engines, wee are free,
I have obferv’d the Citie • and, I finde The Citizens, are civill, grave and kinde j Yet, many are deluded by their fhowes.
And, cheated, when they truft in them repofe.
I have been oft at Court* where I have fpent,
Some idle time, to heare them Complement ;
But, I have feene in Courtiers, fuch deceir,
That, for their Favours, I could never wait,
I	doe frequent the Church • and, I have heard Gods judgements, by the Preachers, there,declar’d,
Againft mens falfhoods 5 and, I gladly heare Their zealous Prayers, and good Counfells there^
But, as I live, I finde fome fuch as they,
Will watch to doe a mifchiefe, if they may.
Nay, thofe poore fneaking Ctomes, who feeke their living, As if they knew no manner of deceiving;
Ev’n thofe, their mtts, can (this way) fo apply,
That, they’lJGotone coufen, wifer men, than I.
Cc	Tbit
Illvstr.«X LIX.Tbit Day,my Hourc-glafle Jortbisrunn^ 18 4-	Tby Torch, to Morrow, my bee done.
Illvstr, L.
(Here is no Day, nor minute of the Day,
In which, there are not many fent away From Life to Dtath; or, many dram»g-»»,
Which,muft within a little while, bee gone*
You, often, view the Crave^ you,often, meet The Buriersy and the Maumctf, in the ftreet, Conveying of fome Neighbour, ro that home, Which muft, e’re long, your awclling-plase hr come. You fee the Race, of many a youthfull hotm Is finifh'd, e’re his Father's Courfe is doncj And, that, the hand of Death, regardet h neither Sexe, Youth, nor Age; but, mingleih all together. You, many rmes, in your owne houfes, heare The groanes of Death^and, view your Children,there r Your loving Parents, or, beloved Wives,
To gafpe for breath, and, labour for their lives.
Nay,you your felves, do fometime find the paines Of Sickmfje, in your Bowels,and your Vaines.
The Harbingers of Death, fometime, begin To take up your whole Btdte, for their Irme.
You beare their heavie \Aches, on your back 5 YoufeeR their twinges, make your heartftrings crack; And, fometime, lye imprifond, and halfe dead, With Age, or with Difeafes, on your bed :
Yet you deferre yosr ends; and, ftill contrive,
For temp’rall things; as if^you thought to live Slxe ^Ages longer: or,had quire forgot,
That, you,and others, draw one eemnten-Lot,
Bur,that, you might not,ftill,the fame forger, This Emblem, and this Mette, here were let.
Finis Librj tertij.THE THIRD
LOTTERIE.
>He Wreathes at Glory,youaffe<3:5 But jnemes to gaine them, you ncgle&j And,(though indoing,you delight,) You doe not, alwayes, what is right:
Nor arc you growne, as yet, fo wife,
To know, to whom the richeft Prize Doth appertaine; nor what it is.
But,now, you are inform'd of This.
See, Emblem I.
Though you are weake, you much may doe* If you will fet your Wttsthereto.
For, meaner Pow/es, than you have had, And, meaner Wits, good fliift have made, Both to contrive, and compaffe that,
Which abler men have wondred at.
Your Strength, and Wit, unite, therefore, And, both fhall grow improov’d the more.
See, Emb. 11.
3
Perhaps, thou mayft be one of them, Who,CivilI Magifirates contemne5 And fleighteth, or elfe, flouteth at The Ceremonies of Eftate.
That,thou raai[^therefore,learne to get, Both better Manners, and mote Wit,
The Sword, and Mace, (by fome defpiz’d)
Is, for thy fake, now mwallted.
See,Emb. III.
4
By this thy Lot, wee may mifdoubf,
Thou look’ft not warily about;
But, hudleft onward, without heed,
What went before, or may faceted.; Procuring Iofle, or difcontent,
W hich,Circ*mjj>etim,might prevent. Therefore, with gratefulaefre, receive Thofe counfells, which our MoraSs give.
See, Emb. IV. Cc 25
Thou haft, unworthily, repin’d,
Or, been difpleafed in thy mind*
Becaufe, thy Fortunes doe not feeme To fit thy Worth (in »hy efie( me i )
And loe,fo check thy difcontcnr,
Thy Let, a Mot all-, do>h prefent;
And fhewes, that, if thou vertucut bee,
Geod-Fortune, will attend on thee.
See, Emb. V.
6
When thy Defires have good fuccefle,
Thine owne Endeavers, thou doft blelTe-Buc, feldoroe unto Ged thou giv'ft Due thanks, for that, whsch thou receiv’ft.
Thine Embkm,there fore,tells from whom 7 he i r uits of good Endeavours, come:
And,fliewes ('if thou to thrive intend)
On whom, thou,alwayes,muf} depend.
See, Emb. V I.
7
Ir may bee, thou art one of thofe,
Wnole Faith j more boldjhzn fruitfullgtGVIZS',
And (building on fome falfe Decree)
Difbeartrcff thofe,that Workers be To gaine(with awfull joy)that Pr:%e,
Which, unto no man Goa denies,
That workes in Hcpe^ and, lives by Faith.
Marke, therefore, wiiat thine Emblem faith.
See, Emb. V 11.
8
Thou ha/? been willing that thy Name,
Should live the life of tiom/l-Fame-And^that, thy labournto thy praife)
Continue might, in future dayrs.
F.t h Id ; the Lot, thou hapneft on,
Hath flbowne. howths may well bee done.
Purfue rhe Conrfe, which there is taught,
And, thy defites to paffe are brought.
See, Emb. VIII.
9
Thou, many things, haft well begun;
But, little, to good purpoft^done:
Becaufe, thou haft a fickle bratne,
And hands that love to take no paine.
Therefore, it chanceth not amiffe,
That, thou haft fuch a Chance, as this:
For, if thou want not Grace, or Wit,
Thou maift,in time, have good of if.
See,Emb, IX. ___What10
White/r you feeme toothers, now,
It was the Harr tv, and the Plough,
By which, your Predecefjors got,
The faireft portion of your Lot :
And, (that, it may encreafe your Wit) They haunt you,in an Emblem, yet. Perufe our Moratt; and, perchance, Your Profit, it will much advance.
See, Emb. X.
ii
Much labour,and much time you fpend, To get an able-conftant Friend:
But, you have ever /ought him, there, Where, no fuch precious lemKs are: For, you, without have fearching bid,
To finde, what muft be found within. This Friend, is mention’d by this Let,
But,God knowes where he may begot.
See, Emb. XI.
Thou feek’ft for Fame • and,now artfhowne, Forwhar, her Tru/npet fhall beblowne. Thine Emblem,alfo, doth declare,
What Fame they gee,who vertuous are,
For Praife alone ; and,what Reward,
For fuch like Studies, is prepar’d.
Perufe it; And, this Counfell take*
Bee vertuous,for metre Vertues fake.
See, Emb, XII
This Lot,thofe perfons, alwayes finds,
That have high thoughts, and loftie minds-Or, fuch as have an itch to learne,
That,which doth nothing them concerne;
Or, love to peepe, with daring eyes*
Into forbidden Myfteries.
It any one of thefe thou bee,
Thine Emblem,lettons hath for thee.
See,Emb. XIII.
14
If all be true, thefe Lots doe tel! us,
Thou (houldft be of thofe Fidltng.felloms,
Who, better pra&ifed are growne,
In others matters, than their owne:
Or, one, that covets to be thought,
A man,that’s ignorant of nought.
If it be fo, thy Mbrall fhowes
Thy FoSj, and what from it flowes. ' *4?':
See, Emb. X IV.
ThouThou had fome Charge ,(\\ho e’re thou be)
Which, Tendance may expe& from thee :
And, well, perhaps, it may be fear’d,
Tis often left, without regard ;
Or, that, thou doft fecurely fkep,
When, thou fhould'ft watch, more ftri<5Hy,
7	hou knoweft beft, if it he fo: (keep.
Take therefore heed, what is to doe.
See, Emb. XV.
ip
In fecret, thou doft oft complaine,
That,thou haft hop’d, and wrought in vaine;
And,think’it thy Lot, is farre more hard,
Than what for others is prepar’d.
An Emblem, therefore, thou haft got,
To {hew, ir is our common-Lot,
Towr^ and hope • and,that,thou haft A Blefiwg by it, at the laft.
See, Emb. XVI.
l7
That thou haft Honeftie, we grant;
But, Prudence, thou doft often want:
And, therefore, fome have injur’d thee,
Who farre more Wife, than honeft bee.	|
That, now, Difcretion thou mayft add,
To thofe good-meanings thou haft had;
The Moral of thine Emblem, view;
And, what it counfels, that, purfue.
See, Emb. XVII.	j
.8
To your Long-home, you nearer are, Than you (it may bee) are aware:
Yea, and more eafie is the Way,
Than you, perchance, conceive it may.
Left, therefore, Death, fhould grim appeare, And, put you in a caufeleffe feare;
(Or out of minding wholly pafle)
This Chance, to you allotted was.
See, Emb. X VI If.
19
In flippery Paths, you are to goe;
Yea,th ey are full of danger too :
And,if you heedfull fhould not grow, They’l hazzard much, your overthrow. But, you the mifchiefe may efchew,
If wholfome Counfell, you purfue.
Looke, therefore, what you may be taughr, By that,which this your chance hath brought.
See, Emb. XIX.20
This prefent Ln, concernes full ncerc,
Not you alone, but all men here •
For, all of us, too little heed His love, who for our fakes, did bleed.
Tis true, that meant s, hee left behind him,
Which better teacheth how to minde him:
Yet, if wee both by that, and tbts,
Remember him,'tis not amiflfe.
See, Emb.XX,
21
Tis hop’d, you juft, and pious are,
More out of Conscience, than for feare $
And, that you'l vertuous courfes take,
For Goodnejje, and for Vtttne Jake.
Yet, fince the beft men, fometimes may Have need of helpes, in Vertues way,
Thofe ufetull Moralis, Height you not,
Which are prefented by this Lot.
Sce3Emb. XXL
21
This Lot pertaineth unto thofe,
( And who they bee,GW onely knowes)
Who, to the world, have no delire s But, up to heav’nly things alpire.
No doubt,but you, in fome degree,
Indow*d with fuch Affefitom bee;
And, had this Emblem, that you might Encourag'd bee, in luch a flight.
See,Emb. XXII
*3
The ftate of	things to (hew,
Yea, have them, ftill, within their vieWj For, ev’ry objed that wee fee,
An Emblem, of them, ferves to bee.
But, wee from few thmgs^iclps doe finde.
To keepe Etemtie in minde.
This Lot, an Emblem brings, therefore,
To make you thinke upon it more.
See, Emb. XXIII,	!
24
Vnleffe yon better looke therrto,
Dt(ufe, and Sloth, will you undoe.
That, which of you defpayred was,
With eafe, might have bin brought to paffej Had but fo much bin done, as may Bee equalled with One Line a day,
Confider this* and, to that end,
The Morall of your Lot attend.
See, Emb.XX IV.
IfM	2J
If wee miftake not, thoii artrpne,
Who loves to court the Rifing-Sunne -And,if this Lot, thy nature finde.,
Thou to Preferment haft a minde:
If fo * learne hence, by whofe refped (Next God) thou mayft thy hopes effe& Then, feeke to Winn his grace to thee,
Of what eftate foe're thou bee.
See, Emb. XXV,
26
Thou to a double-path art come;
And, peradventure, troublefome,
Thou findeft ir, for thee to know,
On whether hand thou oughtft to goe.
To put thee out of all fufped,
OiCourfes that are indired 5 Thy Morall points thee to a path,
Which hardjhip^h ut, no perillhath.
See,£»iXXVL
2	7
You warned are of taking heede,
Thar, never, you your Bounds exceed -9 And, alfo,that you be not found,
To come within your Neighbours Bound, There may be fome concealed Caufe, That, none but you, this Emblem drawes., Exatnineit; And, If you fee A fault, let it amended be.
Sce,Emb.XXyiL
28
Your Emblems morall doth declare,
When, Lovers fitly matched are;
And, what the chiefeft caufe may be,
Why, Friends and Lovers difagree.; Perhaps, you fomewhat thence,may learne, Which your i^dffetlion doth concerne.
But, if it Counfell you too late,
Then, preach it at your Neighbours gate.
See,^.XXVIII. M	29.
Some, vrge their Princes on to Wane,
And weary of fweet Peace, they are.
Some, feeke to make them, dote on Peace, (Till publike Danger more encreafe)
As if the World were kept in awe,
By nothing elfe but preaching Law.
Thy MoraU (if of thofe thou art)
Doth ad a Moderators part.
See, Emb.XXIX.
TisTis feajedvthou doft lefle efteeme,
Vpright to bee, than fo to feeme ±
And, if thine a&ions, laire appeare,
Thou careft not how foule they are.
Though this bee not thy fault alone,
Ytt have a care of mending One:
And, ftudy thou, Vpnght to grow,
As well in EJJenee> as in Shorn.
Sce3Emb.XXX*
31
Some,all their time, and wealth have fpent,
In giving other men content 5
And, would notgrudge to wafte their Blood,
To h ipe advance the Comma good.
To fuch as thefe, you have been thought,
Not halte fo friendly as you ought.
This Lai therefore befall*, to fhew,
How great rejpe$$o fuch* are due.
See, XXX I.
32	-
You have been tempted (by your leave)
In hope of Lucre, to deceive ;
Bur, much, as ye.r,you Ijaye not fwerv’d From Faith, which ought to be obferv’d.
If well, hereafter,you would fpeed,
In dealmg-honeflly, proceed:
For, by your Emblem}you fhall fee,’
T hat, Honefi-men3 the rkhe(l bee.
See, Emb.XXXlh
31 i
We hope, no perfon,here,beleeves,
ThaV,you are of thofe wealthy 7 heeves,
Who fCbatnes of gold, and pearle doe weare.
And,of thofe T, heeves, that, none you arc,
Which vveaies a Rope, wee,plainly fee;
For, you, as yet unhanged bee:
Bur, unto God, for Mercie crie,
Eifc^ang’d you may bee,e’re you die.
vxiw" Sec, Fntb.XXXtll*
34 oc
You, willing are, to put away,
The thinking on your Utter-day:
You count tne menrion of h,Felly *
A meanes of breeding Melancholly,
And, newes unfit for men to heare,
Before they come to (ixtic.yeare.
Bur, minde what Counlel-. now are fent.
And* mend, left you too late repent.
See, Emb. XXXIV.
Dd	Your	The Third Lotteries.
	35 Your Wits,yam Wtjheu and! your Twgue, Have rim the Wild g*ft chafe,too longj And (IcO- all Reafon, you exceed) Of Rules y jtidMeiues, you now have need. A Bridle} therefore, and a Square, Prime Figures, in your Emblem,are* Obferve their Morall, and I pray, Be Wife, and Sober fit you may. See^.XXXY. 36 Becaufe her Ajd makes goodly fhowes, You, on the World, your truft repefe-And, his dejxndavce, you defpife, Who,meerly,on Goas helpe,rclies. That,therefore, you may come to lee, How pleas’d,and fate, thofe men may bee, Who have fto ayd, but God, alonej This Embltm, you have lighted on. , See, Emb. XXXVL 37 Some,thinke you* Fertue very *nudi5 And,there is caufe to thinke it fuch: Fo-,many wayes it hath been rridc^ And, well the TruU doth abide* Yer,think not,but fome brunts there are, Which,your ownepeugtb /hail never beatse. And,by the Morall of your Lot, Learne, where, Afijlapce may bee got. See, £w£.XXXVIL 38 Thou haft been grieved, and complain'd, Becaufe,the Truth bath wrong fuftain'd. Bye* that, di foray d thou frtoufdft not be, Thine Emblem will declare to rhee, That, though the Truth may fufter fpite, It fhall not bee deprefled q j'tfe 5 But, by oppofing, fpread the more, Andj grow more pow rfull than before. Stc.Emb. XXXVIIL 39 By Rafhneffe, thou haft often erPd, Or, elfe, thou hadft been more prcfcrr'd. But, future errours, to prevent, Thou to theflow-pk'd Oxt art fcnt, T0 learne more SfajdnefJe • and, to doe Thy Werkes, with Ptrfeverme, too. Hee rha* this creature*' Vertut fcorries, May want it all, except his Hornts. 3txtEmb. XXXIX. Dame40
Dime Fortunes favour feemes to bee Much lov’d, and longed for, of thee;
As if, in what, her hand beftowes,
Thou mightft thy confidence repofe.
But,that,her manners may bee knowne, This Chance, upon thee, was beftowne. Confider well, what thou haft got,
And, on her flattrings,dote thou not.
See, Emb. X L.
The Steele and Flint, declare, in part,
The Temper of a Stony-heart •
And, fhewe, that thence, no Fertue flowes, Till it be forced out, with blowes.
Some other, MoraHs thou maift learne, Thereby, which will thy good, concerne j Marke, therefore, what they doe declare, And, minde it,as occafions are.
See, Emb. XLI.
4* .
Thou thinkft thy Witt, had made thee great, Had Povertie not beene fome let:
But,had thy Wealth as ample beene,
As, thou thy Witt, didft ovetweene • Infteed of thy defired Height,
Perhaps, thou hadft beene ruin’d quite. Hereafter, therefore, be content,
With whatfoever Godhxth fenr. '
See,Emb. XLII,
43
To Difcord, thou art fomewhat prone,
And, thinkft thou mayft fubfift alone - . Regarding not how fafe they bide,
Who, f aft, in Concsrds bands,arc tide.
But, that thou mayft the better heed,
What 6W,from Vmon doth proceed,
An Embltm is become thy Lot,
From which, eood Caveats may be got.
See, Emb. X L111.
44
Thou wouldft be lov’d • 'and, to that end. Thou doft both Time, and Lakcur fpend : ' But, thou expe<a*ft (as wee beleeve)
More Love, than thou doft meane to gi$s.
If fo 5 thou,then,art much to blame :
For, Love affe&s a muturall-flamc5 Which, if it faile on either fide,
Will never, long time, true abide.
See,Emb.XL IV. Dd &If all your pow'rs, you fhould unite,
Prevailc in your Defines, you might:
And, fooner fhould effaft your ends,
If you fhould mutter up y our friends.
But, fince your Genius doth fufpe&,
That, you fuch Poltcit negled,
Your Lot piefenteth to your view An Emblem,which inftru&eth you.
Sees£^.XLV.
46
Becaufe, thou mayft be one of them,
Who dare the deeds of Kings condemne;
(As if fuch eyes as theirs and yours Could view the depth of Sov’raigfie pon’rs -Or,fee. how in each Time,and Place,
God rules their hearts,in ev’ry cafe.)
To check thy fawcineffe, in this,
An Emblem comes not much amiffe.
See, Emb. X LV I.
*7 .
Of many goodly parts thou vauntft;
And,much thou haft,though much thou wamft : But,well it were,that,leffe,thou hadft,
VnlefTe more ufe thereof thou raad’ft.
That, therefore, thou mightft come to fee,
How vaine unpraciiz’dverittes bee,
Perufe thine Emblem^ and, from thence,
Take ufefull heed of thy offence.
See,£*w£. XLVII. •
48
By this thy Lot, it may appeare,
Decayd thy Hopes, or Fortunes arc.
But, that, thou mayft no courage lofe,
Thine Emblem, by example, fhowes,
That,as the Moone doth from the Waine Retnrnc,and fill her Orbe againe :
So, thou thy Fortum mayft renew,
If, honeft Hopes, thou fhalt purfue.
See, Emb. XLVIIL
4 9
Some Foesjot thee, doe lie. in waif,
Where thou fufpe<5teft no Deceit;
Yea, many a one, tjiy harme intends,
Whom thou doft nope will be thy Friends:
Be,therefore,heedfull,whom to/r«/j What wilkc thou tak’ft, and what thoudoji-,
For, by thine Emblem, thou fnalt fee,
That, wmnejje, will needfull bee.
See, XL IX,50
It fecmes, by drawing of this Lot,
The day of Deatbt is much forgot j And,that, thou ncedft a faithfull Friend,
To minde thcc of thy Utter-end.
Vnheeded, therefore, pafle not by,
What now thine Emblem doth imply*
So, thon fhalt heare (without affright}
Death’s meflage, though it were to night.
See, Emb. Li
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Thoufeek’ft by fickle Chance, to gaine,
What thou by Fertue might’ft attaine.
Endeavour well, and,nothing fhall To thee, unfortunately fall:
For, ev’ry variable Chance,
Thy firmc contentment, (hall advance*
But, if thou, yet, remaine in doubt,
T urne fortunes-wheele^ once more, about
52
Thy Lot, no Anfwere will beftow,
To that, which thou defir'ft to know;
Nor canft thou,here, an Emblem find.
Which to thy purpofe is inclinde.
Perhaps, it is too late to crave,
What thou defireft,now, to have:
Or,but in vaine, to mention that,
Which thy Ambition aymeth at.
Then, take it not in evill part,
That, with a Blanch, thou anfwer’d art.
53
Although you now refufed not,
To trie the Fortune of your Lot.
Yet,you, perhaps, unwilling are,
This company the fame (hould heare,
Left, fome harfii Morall (hould unfold Such tricks, as you could wi(h untold.
But, loe,you need not ftand in awe;
For, ’tis a Blanck, which now you draw.
54
It proves a BUnck; for,to what end,
Should wee a ferious Morall fpend,
Where, teachings, warnings,zgid Mvifi*
Efteemedare of little priced Your onely purpofe, is to looke Upon the Figures of this Btekei When,more difcretion you have gof,
An Emblem (hall attend your Let.
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You might havedrawne an Emblem, here, In which your manners pidur’d were : But, fome wifi vexey when they (hall fee Themfelves, fo painted out to bee,
And,blame this Booke,as if it had By fome urfawfuil kAh been made: (Or, was contriv'd, that,to their lhame, Men, on themfelves, might libels frame) And, left you may bee fo unwife,
Your Lot, an Embltm, now, denies,
5*
Becaafe, Geod Chances, others drew,
To trie thefe Lets, it pleafed you.
But, had you fuch an Emblem found,
As fits you rightly, you had froun’d;
Or, inwardly, you would have chaft, Although you outwardly had laugh'd. You, therefore, very glad may bee,
This proves a Blanck; and, fo may wee.
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| ‘THILL IT, Earle of Pembrooke, and j Movntgomerie, &c. LordChmbtrhmtof the Houjhould, Knight of the moft honourable Order of the Garter, and one of his Majeftics moft Honourable Privic-Councell.
SMy Honourable Lord,
T Hough, Worthlejfe in my owne repute I am 5 And, (though my Fortune, fo obfeures my Name Beneath my Hopes; that, no w, it makes me feeme 1 As little worth, in other mens efteeme,
As in miae owne;) yet, whenmy Merits were No better, than, to moft, they now appeare,
It pleafed fome, ev’n fome of thofe that hnd The Nob left Names, (and, thofe Of whom was made The belt Account) fo lowly to defcend,
As, my well-meaning Studies, to befriend.
Among thofe W o r t h i e $, I may both bemoflc (My felfe in Hi m) and memorize, for One,
Your much renowned Brot h e r, as a Chiefe In bringing to my waned Hopes, reliefc 5 And, in my Faculties, were I as able To honour Himy as he was honourable,
I would have (howne, how, all this Emperic Hath loft a Friend, in Hi m, afmuch as I.
To M e e , fo freely, of his owne accord It pleafed H1 m , his Favours, to afford ;
That, when our learned, and late Sov'raigne-Frince,
(By others mif-informed) tooke offence
At my Free Lines; Hee, foun’d fuch Meanes and Plate
To bring,and reconcile mee to his Grace;
That, therewithall, his <JWa]eftie beftow’d A Gift upon mee, which his Bountieihow’d :
And, hadinrich’d mee; if, what was intended,
Had not, by otherfome,beene ill befriended.
But, as I long time, fuffred have by thofe Who labdur’d much, my thrivings, to oppofe :
So, I my felfe, (although not out of pride,
As many thinke it) have fo much relide Vpon the RoyaH-Gift, negle&ing fo To fortifie the fame, as others do By making Friends; that my eftate gre W leflTe (By morethan twice fiye hundred Marks decreafe)
Through that, which for, my profit was beftowne.
And, I, ere this, had wholly been undone;
But, that the Wealth, which I relie on, moft,
Confifts in things, which never can be loft.
_____(*)	Yet,Yer, by this Lojfp, I have Occafions had To feele, why other men are often (ad.
And, I, (who blufhed, to be troublefome To any Friend) therby, almoft am come To fuch a paflfe 5 that, what I wifli to have,
I fhould grow impudent enough to Crave,
Had not impartial! Death, and wafting Tme,
Of all my Friends quite worne away the Prime * And, left mee none, to whom I dare prefent The meaneft fuite without encouragement .* Although, the greateil Boone, I would implore, Should coft them, but a Word, or little more.
Yet, fome there are, no doubt, for whofe rcfpedfc 'I might endeavour, with no vaine effe&j Had 1 but caufe, to have as high efteeme,
Of mine owne Merits, as I have of them.
And,, if your Honour fhould befo inclin'd,
As I defire; I, now am fure to finde Another Pcml>rooke, by whofe ay de fuftain’d,
I may preferve, what by the Laft I gain’d.
To make adventure, how itwillfucceed,
I now am come. Andlo,myLoRD,infteed Of better Advocates, I firft begin,
Mine Em b l e m s, by thefe Lines, to Vfher in;
That, tfoy, by’ their admittance may effett For Mte, and for themfelves, your kinde refpe<5L
That, which in them, beft Worthy you fhall find* Is this; that, they are Sympiomes of a Minde, Affecting honeftie: and of a Heart >
So truly honouring a true defert,
That, I am hopcfull made, they will acquirc As much refpeft as I can well defirc:
And, S1 r,your Candor, yourknowne CourteJies7 With other praifefull Vertues, make mee rile To this Bdiefe; that, Yov by fav’ring mec Hereafter,,may as highly honour’d be,
As by fome former Bounties; and encreafe My Future Merit, by your Worthineffe.
However, what. I am of fhall be knownc To Bee, by Tour D efervings; or mine owne,
You may command it5 and, be fure to finde (Though falfe my Fortunes prove) a Faithfull Mind,
Thw, unfainedly, profejfeth Your Honours trucft Honour er,
Geo: Wither.TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE,
HEJ^RJE, Earle of Flo l l a n d, <3cc Qaptaine of the Guard; Lord-cliiefe-Iuaice in Eyre of all bis a] eflies Forrefts, rVarkes and C h ifes on this fide Trent ; Knight of the moft noble Order of the Garter, and oie of his Majefties moft Honourable Privie Comfell.
Right Noble S !Rt
HAving, of late, fome Caufe, to over looke ‘That thankfull Regifter, wherein I booke My nobleft Friends ; /foundfo many Names Pojf tfting nothing, but their honoured. Fames,
{Whofe living Perfons wee'injoyed'fhere,
A while agoethat, I began to feare,
I might grow Friendiefie ; {having now fo few)
Vnlejfe 1 fought, their Number ^ renew.
By fome Difafters, alfo,gaining proofe,
How much this Courfe would make for my behoofe •
Icairdmy Wits to Counfell, Where:, andHow I might, with hovefulnejfr, begin to fow The feeds of fuch a Blejfing: And, me thought Within mee, fomethingfa.d; Where/ho^ld be fought What thou fo gladly wouldft renewecf finde,
But,from fome Br an c h b s of the felfe-fame kinde;
Whofe faire Afpedts may leeme to promife ftuit,
According to the Virtues of the Roote ?
Ajfoone as Fancie had inform'd me fo,
Tour Lordlliip/d-w to my remembrance ft 00,
With what our Soveraigne’s Favour, Vulgar Fame,
Or, your owne Merits addeth to y our Name.	,
Which, having weigh'd, no doubts at all I had Of Worth in Y ov 5 But, rather, doubtings made Thaty all my Wits wmldjnfujficient be,
To make that Worth, become a Friend to mee.
For} I have oft obferv’d, that, Favour fhunnes The beft Delert, if after her, it runnes.
Tet, who can tell what may befall ? thought I:
It is no great Adventure,\£I try Without fuccelfe: And, if, I gaine my End,
I am allured of a Noble-Friend.
His honourable Father, deem’d mee worth So much refpe&ing as to leeke me forth,
When, I was more obfeure : And, Me e«> for nought But, onely to Befriend mee, forth H e e-fought.
Then, wherefore, of his Sonne, fhould I fufpeii:
That (feeking Hi M)heecan my love rejed t Since, Courtefie doth alwaies, there, abound,
Where fuch a loyely Perfonage is found f
......... ...My*CMy LORD j thefe were my Fancies: But I take them To be of no more worth, than, you frail make them By your Acceptance: Nor, is't my intent To Court you, with afruitlejfe Complement:
But, to attempt your Favour with a mind,
As readily, and really, incltnde To fcrveyou, when my fervices may feed 5 As to expert your Favours, in my need.
For, had my Fates enabled mtfo much,
I fhould more willingly have fought out fuch On whom I Courtefies might have beft owne,
Than, feeke to cure Mis fortunes of mine owne.
No doubt, but, every day,your Lordfhip hearts Inventions, which may better pleafe your eares Than thefe I now prefent; And,yet you might {For ought I knew) finde profit, or delight,
By ourplaine EMBL EMS, or, fome ufes in them,
Which from your Honour, fame reftefts May win them5 Ev’n for that good Moralitie, which they To Vulgar Vnder{landings will convay.
But, Truth to (peake, the chiefefr caufe which drew My minde,to make them PRES ENTS, for your vitwy Was, but to take Occafion to frofeffe,
That Jam Servant, to your WORTHINESSES In which, ifTOV artpltafed ; All is get | x*At which I aymd: And,though you Itkeit not,
It Jhall but teach Mee {for the time to come )
To take wore heedi when I m tmb Itfiffff*
And, I fhall be, neverttielefle, your Honours to be commanded, as becorameth your Servant^
Geo: W i t h e r.Whllfl iy^Sunne’s bright Face may 'view* *	I mil no. memer Light purfue.	*°9
’Hen, with a fciious taufing, I behold The gratefull, and obfcquious Marigold.’
How duely, ev’ry morning, fhe difplayes Her open breft, when Tttan fpreads his Rayes 5 How fta obferveshitn in his daily walke,
Stili bending towards him, her tender ftalke;
How, when he downe declines, fhe droopes and mourncs, Bedew’d (as ’twere) with teares,till he returnes;
And, how flie vailes her Flavors, when he is gone,
As if fhe fcorned to be looked on By an inferiour Eye; or, did contemne To way t upon a meaner Light, then Him. •
When this I meditate, me-thinkes, the Flowers Hive ftirits, farre more generous, then ours $
And, give us faire Examples, to defpife The fervile Fawnings,and Idolatries,
Wherewith, we court thefe earthly things below,
Which merit not the fervice we bellow.
But,oh my God! though groveling I appeare Vpon the Ground,(and have a rooting here,
Which bales me downward) yet in my defire,
To that, which is above mee, I afpire :
And, all my beft Ajfdliom I profefTe To Him, that is the Suntie of Rightcoufneffe,
Oh / keepe the Morning of his Incarnation,
The burning Noone.tide of his bitter Pdfion,	*
The Night of his Defcendtng, and the Height Of his Afcenfion, ever in my fight :
That imitating him, in whar I may,
I never follow an inferiour Way,
Ff	The
Illvstr. J.The Earth is §cd9s,and in hit Hands jlre all the Corners of the Lands.
|j£||||Ong fince,the facred Hebrew Lyrick fayd,.
(A Truth, which never juftly was denayd) swm That,;*//the worldu God’s. and that his bands Enclofe the limits of the fartheft Lands.
The felfe fame Truth affirmes, that Iikewife,there,
By him, their clodds, and jurrowes watred are,
And, that with dewes and fhowres, he doth fo bleffe The dwellings of the barren Wildernejfe,
That,thofe Inhabitants (whom fome conceiv'd,
Of ufefuU,and all plealant things bereav’d)
Their labors, with advantage, doe employ,
And, fetch thdr yearely Harvefis home,with joy.
Why then fhould wee, that in God's Vineyard live, Difhuft that all things needfull hee will give f Why (hoald his Garden doubt of what it needs,
Since hee oft waters barren Rocks and Weeds ?
Why fhould his Children, live in flavifh feare,
Since hee is kind to thofe that Grangers are i Or, whither from his prefence, can we flie,
To whom the furtheft hiding-place is nigh.
And, if I naay, from lower obje&s clime,
(To queftioning, in matters more fublime)
Why fhould I thinke, the Soule fhall not bee fed,
Where God affoords,to Fltjh}her daily Bread?
Or, dreame,that hee,for fome, provided none,
Becaufe, on us, much Mercie is beftowne i *Tis true enough, that HeHdcvoureth all,
Who fhall be found without the Churches pale}
But, how farre that extends, no Ey.e can fee,
Since, in Gods hands, Earth's fartheft Corners bee.
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Illvstr. II.Illvstr.Ill
World is much for Shems, and few there are . ||jj [Ip So diligent to bee, as to appeare i S§&!pi Although a little travaile more,would make them Thofe men, for which,the lookers-on miftake them.
Some, have fo toy led, and confum’d fo much,
To get a falfe repute of being Rich,
That,they have fpent farre more, than would have bought, The (ubjiance of theyW<w,they have fought;
And,caufed thofe,who deem’d them rich before,
To know them, to bee m iferably poore.
Some others,would fo fainc be counted Wife,
That, they confumc in Cunojities,
In Sophistries, and fuperficiall jhowes,
More pretious Time, than would have made them thofe3 They long to feeme, (had haife that meanes been fpent.
In feeking Wifdome, with a pure intent)
Whereas, the gtodouft pu» chafes of fuch,
(Though by their Peeres they feeme applauded much)
Are ftill fo vaine, that little they poffefle,
But fruitleffe leaves, of learned fsolijhmffe:
Yea, by .affe&ing more than is their due,
They lofe ev’n both the fublUnce, and thefhetv-	I
And, fo, inftead of honours Crowne, have worne The Coxcombes,of a well-deferved fcorne.
But, of all Fooleries, the groffeft Folly Is theirs, who vveare thofe garbes of Jeemtng-holy,
Which paine them fore, yet make them ftill appeare,
To God and Men, as wicked as they are.
Be,therefore, what, to be,thou haft profeftj But, bee not of this laft,of all theteft. __Ff 2_Purfaepurjue tby Workes without delay, For, thyJbort hourcs runnefafi away.
Illvstr. IIIL
!|Hough this bee but the pidure of that GlaJJe,
^ By which thou meafur’ft how thine hearts doepaife, i Tet,fleight it not; for9mueh ’twill profit thcr3 To ponder what the Morals of it bee.
And, 'tis an Emblem, whence the Wife may learne,
That, which their perfons* neerely doth concerne,.
The brittle GUffe, ferves fitly to expreffe The Bodies frailtie, and much crafineffe.
Foure Pillars, which the glaffie worke empale,
Inftrud thee,that the Femes Cardinal!,
To guard the Manhood^ fhould bee ftill employ’d,
Left elie the feeble fabrick bee deftroy’d.
The Sand, ftill running forth, without delay,
Doth fhcw,ihat Life-time, paflfeth faft away,
And, makes no ftop: yea, andthe Motto too,
(Left thou forgetfull prove) infcrmes thee fo.
By viewing this, Occafion, therefore, take,
Of thy faft-flying Hourcs, more ufe to make;
And, heedfull bee, to fhunne their common crime,
Who take much care to trifle out the time*
As if it merited their utmoft paine,
To lofe the gemme, which moft they feeke to game. Time-paft is loft already: 7 ime-to-comc,
Belongs, as yet, thou knowft not unto whom.
The prefent-houres are thine, and, onely thofe,
Of which thou haft Cowmtpm to difpofe •
And, they from thee, doe flye away fo faj},
That, they are fcarcely knowne, till they are pafh Lord, give mee grace, to minde, and ufe Time fo,
That, I may doe tby worke, before I goe.
Repent,Repent* or Qod mil breake the thread> By lohAthy dk>ome bangs ore thy head*
[ Arke well this Embkm. and, (when in a thread, You fee the Glebe, there, hang above their head, Who in fecurKie, beneath is fit)
Obferve likewife, the Knife, that threatens it;
The fmaUneffe of the Twine; and,what a death Would follow, fhould it fall on thofe beneath:
And (having well obferv’d it) mind, I pray,
That, which the word about it, there, doth fay :
For, it includes a Caveat, which wee need To entertaine,with a continuall heed.
Though few confidet it, wee finde it thus (Throughout our lives) with ev'ry one of as.
Destruction hangeth in a fingle thread*
Dire&ly over every Stmer’s head.
Tint Sentence is gone forth, by which wee ftand Condemn’d to fuffer death. The dreadfull hand,
Of God's impartiall luflice, holds a Knife,
Still ready,to cutoff our thread»f life ;
And, ’tis his mercie, that keepes up the Ball From falling, to the ruine of us all.
Oh 1 let us minde,how often wee have bin,
Ev’d in the very ad of Deadly-fime,
Whilft this hung over us • and, let us praife,
And love him, vtho hath yet prolong’d our dayes:
Yea, let our thankfulneffe, bring forth fuch fruit,
As,to the benefit may fomewhat fuit:
For, though a fuddea-Deatb may not enfue,
Yet, (fince Times Axe, doth every minute hew The Root of Life) the Tree, e’re long,muft fallj And, then perhaps,too late, repent wee fhall., Oorc Hart, why doft thou run fo faft * and why, Behind thee doft thou looke, when thoudoft fly? As if thou feem’dft in thy fwift flight, to feeare Thofe dangers following thee, wA thou doll fear c i Alas I thou labour'd, and thou runn’ft in vaine,
To fhunne, by flight, thy terrors, or thy paine-For, Ioe, thy Death, which thou haft dreaded fo,
Clings faft unto thee, wherefocre thou goe :
And while thou toyl’ft,an outward-eafe to win,
Thou draw’ft thine owne deftruttion further in. v Making that Arrow, which but prickes thy hide-'
To pierce thy tender entrailes, through thy fide.
And, well I may this wounded Hart bemoanej For, here, me thinkes, I’m taught to looke upon Mine owne condition j afid, in him, to fee *
Thofe deadly wounds, my Simes have made in mee.
I greatly feare the World, may unawares Intangle mee, by her alluring jfnares:
I am afraid, the Dtvill may injed Some poy f’nous fume,my Spirit to infed,
With ghoftly Pefltlence - and, I affay.
To flie from thefe, with all the pow’rs I may.
But, oh my Flefh ! this very Flejh I weare,
Is worfe to mee, than Worlds, and Devils are:
For, without this, no pow’r on mee, they had.
This is that Shirt, which made Alcldes mad.
It is a griefe, which I fhall never cure,
Nor flic from, whilft my life-time doth endure:
From thence, oh Lord, my greateft forroms beej And, therefore, from my Selfe, 1 flie to Thee.
When
When woe u in our f ehes begun. Thin, thither from i t, can ftee run ?When Magiftrates confined are-» They reDelh ~%>ho were kept in feare.
Tyrannous j or wicked Magi fir at,
Is fitly reprefented by a Catt:
|||||!|| For, though the Mice a harmfull vermine bee,
And, Cats the remedie • yet, oft wee fee,
That, by the Mice, far leffe, fome houfe-wives leefe,
Then when they fet the Catt to keepe the Cbeefc.
A ravenous Cat, will punifh in the Moufe,
The very fame Offences, in the houfe,
Which hee himfelfe commits; yea,for that Viet,
Which was his owne (with praife) he kils the Mice-,
And, fpoyleth not anothers life alone,
Ev'n for that very fault which was his wnef But feeds, and fattens,in thefpoyleof them,
Whom hee, without companion did condemnc.
Nay, worfe than fo; hee cannot bee content,
To flaughrer them, who are as innocent,
As hee himjelfe • but, hee muft alfo play,
And fport his wofull Pris’ners lives away;
More torturing them, ’cwixt fruitlefTe hops and feares,
Than when their bowels, with his teeth he teares:
For, by much terrour, and much crueltie,
Hee kills them, ten times over, e’re they die.
When, fuch like Magiftrates have rule obtain’d,
The beft men wifh their powre rn^ht be reftrain d:
But, they who fhun enormities, through Feare,
Are glad when good-men out of Office are.
Yea, whether G over/tours bee good or bad,
Of their difplacings xvicked-men are glad-And, when they fee them brought into difgraces,
They boldly play the Knaves before tfrir faces.
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Illvstr,
Wok, 4Loe, beere it all, that teefojjeft, Which once was Vi&or of the Eaft.
Illvstr. VIII.
:Hen hee,who by his conquering Arme, pofleft The rich, and fpacious Empires of rhe Earf, Felt bis approaching end5 he bade them beare A Shirt throughout his Arwie, on a Speare, Proclaiming, that of all his large eftate,
No more was left him, then, but only chat:
Perhaps intending, thereby, to expreflfe,
A forrow for his wilde Ambitioufnefjc j Or, hoping, by that Speflacle, to give Some good Inflruttions unto thofe that live.
However, let it ferve us, to dcclare,
How vaine their toy lings ,and ambitions are,
Who rob themfelves, and other men of reft,
For things that are fo little while poffeft.
And, if that powerfull King, could nothing have,
That was of ufe, to carry to his Grave,
(Of all his conquered Kmgdomes) but, one Shirt,
Or ^Winding /beet, to hide his Royall durt,
Why fhould we pinch,and fcrape,and vext become,
To heap up Riches, for we know not whom i Or, macerate the Fkfh, by raifing ftrife,
For more, than will bee ufefull during life ?
Nay, ev’n for that, which fometimesfhortens breath,
And makes us, alfo, wretched after Death.
Let mee, oh God I my labour fo employ,
That, I, a competwcie may enjoy.
I aske no more, than may Lifes want fupply,
K*dnd, leave their due to others, when 1 die. if this thou grant, (which nothing doubt lean)
Hone ever liv’d, or dy’d a richer mm.When Hopes,quite fruftiyte Toere become The Wither’d-branch didfrejbly bloome.
Illvstr. IX.
Book. 4
’is true, a wither*dbranch I am, and feeme To fome, as voyd of Hopes, as of efteeme; For, in their judgements,I appeare to be A fapleffe Bough, quite broken from the Trees (Ev’n fuch as that, in this our Emblem, here)
And, yet, I neither feele Defpaire,nor Feare.
For, I have feene (e’re now,) a little Spray,
(Rent from her Stemme) lye trodden by the way,
Three moneths together; which,when Spring drew on,
To take an unexpected Root begunj
(Y?a, grew to bee a Tree,) and, growing, flood,
Wnen thofe great Groves, were fell’d for firing-wood, Which once had high efteeme; and fprung unhurt, While that poore Branch, lay fleighted in the durt.
Nay, I have feene fuch tmggs, afford them {hade,
By whom they were the meaneft fhrippings made,
Of all the Woqd • And, you may live to fee, .
(For ought yet knowne) fome fuch event in mee.
And, what if all who know mee, fee me dead, j Before thofe hopes begin to fpring and fpread ?
Have therefore they that hate me, caufc to boaft,
As if mineexpe&ations I had loft f
No fure: For, I, who by Faith's eyes have feene,
Old Aarons wither’d Rod grow frefli and greenc;
And alfo viewed (by the felfe' fame Eyes)
Him, whom that Rod, moft rightly typifies,
Fall by a fliamefull Death, and rife, in lpight Of Death, and Shame, unto the gloriouft height.
Ev’n I, beleeve my Hope (hall bee poffeft,
And, therefore, (ev‘n in Death) in Hope He reft. __:_°gIllvstr. x.	B
^Hen, in this Emblem, here, you have efpide,
The fhape of a triangled Pyr amide,
And, haveobferved weH, thofe mightie Sockes, Whofe firme foundation bides the dreadfull fhockes Of angry Neptune • you may thereby fee,
How firmly fetled, Vertues reall bee.
Formas the raging Seas, although they roare,
Can make no breach upon the Rockie fhore*
And, as a true triangled Pyramide,
Stands faft, and fhewes alike,on ev’ry fide:
So,howfbever Fortnne^mnes or winds, v Thofe men, which are indow'd with vertuous minds, It is impoffible, to drive them from Thofe Formes,ox Stations,which thofe minds become. And, as the raging Sea, with foming threats,
Againft the Rockie-Jhore, but vainely beats ^
So, Envie fhall in vaiae, loud bluftrings make,
When vertuous refolutions they would {hake.
For, Vertue, which receives an overthrow,
Was Vertue, not indeed, but in the jhove.
So farre am I, oh Lord! from laying claime To have this Vertue, that, I doe but ayme At fuch perfedm 5 and, can come no nigher As yet, than to obtaine it in defire.
But, fixe thou fo,this weake defire of mine,
Vpon the Vertues of thy Roclee divine,
That I, and that invaluable Stone,
May bee incorporated into One ••
And, then, it will bee neither fhame, nor pride,
To fay,my Vertues, will unmev’d abide.
True Vertue, Tvhatfoere betides,
In all extreamcs5 mmoo’tid abides.►Hat was this Figures meaning, but to/how,
That, as thde kinde of Shell-fi[h backward goe,
So no w the World, (which here doth feeme to take An arfeward tourney on the Cancer's backej Moves counterwife; as if delight it had,
To runne a race, in Courfes retrograde:
And, that,is very likely to be true,
Which, this our Emblem, purpofcth to (hew.
For, 1 have nowv of late, not onely feene,
What backward motions,in my Friends have beene;
And, that my outward Fortum and Affaires,
Doe of them lei ves, come tumbling downe theftaires:
But, I have alfo found, that other things,
Have got a wheeling in contrary Rings 5 Which Rtgreffe, holding on, ’tis like that wee,
To/ewes, or Ethnicks, backe (hall turned bee.
Some punie Clerkes, prefume that they can teach The ancient holy Doftors, how to preach.
Some Laicks, learne their Patiors how to pray,
Some Parents, are compelled to obay Their Somes • and, fo their Dignitie to lofcj As to be fed and cloth’d,at their difpofe.
Nay, wee have fome, who havea(fay’d to draw,
AH backward, to the Bondage of the Law •
Ev’n to thofe abrogated Rites and Dayes,
By which, the wandring lew markes out his wayes.
And, to purfue this Round, they are (o heady,
That, they have made themfelves, and others giddy.
Doc thou, thefe froward Motions, Lord, repaint And,Jet the W orld in her due courfe againe. *
Gg 2	InvincibiHtic
The motion of the World, this day* Is mov'd the quite contrarie ypaj.
Illvstr. XI.•Rom thefe well-order'd Arrows,and the Snake,
1	This ufefull Qbfervation you may make 5 ! That, where an able Prudence, doth combine
Vnited forces, by good Discipline,
It maketh up a pow’r, exempted from The feare, or perill, to be overcome :
And, if you covet fafe tie, you will feeke To know this Ward, and to acquire the like.
Forjdoubtleflej neither is it in the force,
Of iron Chants, or of armed Horfe,
In which, the King, fecuritie may finde,
Unlefle the Riders bee well Difciplinde.
Nor, lyes it in the Souldiers common Skill Id warlike Poftures; nor in theirs, who drill The Rankes and Fyles, to order them arighr, According as Occafton makes the Fight.
But, men muft ufe a further Prudence too,
Or elfe, thofe vulgar. Arts will all undoe.
For, thefe, are onely Sciences injoynd,
To order well the Body,not the Mwd:
And,men beft train’d in rhefe(oft times) we fee,
The Hart-brain'dft fooles, in all our Armes bee.
Toftrength, and skill, unite we muft, therefore,
A manly Prudence, comprehending more,
Than all thefe Pom's: ev’n fuch, as when fhee pleafej To all her ends, can ufe and mannage thefe j And, fhew us how to cure, or to prevent All Hazards; or, withall to bee content.
Hee that’s thus arm'd, and. trufts in God alone,
May bee oppos'd, but, conquered of none.
When
Invincibilitie u there>
Where Order }Scrength^«^ Vnion are.
Illvstr. XII.When thou art Jhipwrackt in Sflate* hrnto Fate.
Illvstr. XIII.
Hen I beheld this Pidure of a Beat,
(Which «n the raging Waves doth feemeto float) Forc’d onward, by the current of the Tide, Without the helpe of Anchor,Oare or Guide ,
And,faw the Motto there, which doth imply,
That fhee commits her felfe to Dtjlinie -Me thinkes ,this Emblem fets out their eftate,
Who have afcribed ev’ry thing to Fate j And dreame, that howfoe’re the bufineffe goe,
Their Worke, nor hinders, neither helpes thereto.
The leaking Ship, they value as the found:
Hee that’s to hanging borne, fhall ne’re bee drown’d;
! And, men to happineffe ordain’d (fay thefe)
May fet their Ship to float, as Fate fhall pleafe.
This Fame, fpringing from a mif-beleeving Of God’s Decrces; and, many men deceiving,
With fhewes oi Truth, both caufeth much offence Againft God’s Mercies, and his Providence;
And brings to pafTe, that fome to ruine runne,
By their negled of what they might have done.
For, Meanes [s to bee us’d,(if wee defire,
The bleffing of our fafetie to acquire)
Whofe naturall effeds, if God deny,
Vpon his Providence wee muft relye,
Still pradifing what naturall aydes may bee,
Vntill no likely ayd untride wee fee.
And, when this Non plus wee are forc’d unto,
Stand ftill, wee may, and wayt what God will do.
Hee that fhall thus to Fate, his fortunes leave,
Let mee bee ruin d, if Shee him deceive.
TheThe beft, and fair eft Houfe,f0 mee> Is that* where beft I love to bee.
|gfgHey are not Houfes builded large and high,
HI Seel’d all with Cold, and pav’d with Porpbyriet
Hung round with Arr*, glaz’d with Chriflall-gla^ \ And cover’d o're with plates of lining BraJJe,
Which are the beft; but, rather,thofe where wee In fafetie, health, ard beft content, may bee;
And, where wee finde, though in a meane Eftate,
That portion, which maintaines a quiet Fate.
Here,in a homely Cottage, thatcht with reed,
The Peafant feemes as pleafedly to feed,
As hee,that in his Hall or Parlour dines,
Which Fret-worke Roofes,or coftly Cedar Lines:
And, with the very fame affe&ions too,
Both to, and from it, hee doth come and goe. m The 7tfrf0«,doubtlefle, doth no houfe-roome Jack,
Although his Houje will cover but his back;
And, of his Tub, the Cynicke feem’d as glad,
As Alexander was of all hee had.	>
When I am fetled in a place I love,
A fhrubby hedge-row, feemes a goodly Grove?
My liking tnaketh Palaces of Sheds,
And, of plaine Couches, carved Ivory Beds:
Yea, ev’ry path,and pathleffe tvalke, which lies Contemn’d, as rhde, or wilde,in others eyes,
To mee is pleafant; not alone in fhow,
But, truly fuch: For, liking makes them fo.
As pleas’d in theirs, the Snailes, and Codes dwell,
As doth a Scallop in his pearly (hell:
For,that commends the Houje,which makes it fir,
To ferve their turnes, who fhould have ufe of it,
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Illvstr. XIV.The King, bis potfr from §od receives: For j bee alone the Scepter gives.
[He Gift of Kingdomes, Children, and good-fVives,
Are three of God’s moft choice Prerogatives,
In temp’rall Bleflings 5 and, of all thefe three.,
The gifts of Ktngdomes, his rar’ft Favours bee:
For, in five hundred Millions, there’s not one.
Whom this high Honour is conferr’d upon;
Nor is there any knowne Efiate on earth,
(Whereto wee come, by Merit,or by Birth)
Which can, to any man aflurance bring*
That, hee (hall either live, or die a King.
The Mornhg-Starre, that’s Heire unto a Creme,
Oft fets, before the fhining-Su»ne is downe 5 And,fome, that once a glorious Empire fwayd,
Did lofe their Kmgdomes, e’re their heads were kyd.
The greatefc earthly Monarch hath no powre,
To keep's his Throne one minute of an houre5 (Vfe all the meanes, and policies hee can,)
If God will give it to another man.
Hee, when Beljhazzar was in high’ft eftate,
His Kingdome to the Persians did translate.
King Saul, and Rehoboam, could not ftay The Royalties, which God would give awayj And, Hee that was the proudeft of the reft,
God, changed from a King, into a Beaft.
Nor is there any man fo meane, but hee,
When God fliall pleafe, an Emperour may bee.
Some, from xhtPot-kilne, from the Sheep cott,fome,
Hee raifed hath, great Princes to become:
Yea. hee o’re heav’n and earth,hath rear’d hisTbrm,
That was on earth, the moft dtfrifcd-m.
tier
Illvstr. XV.Her favours* Fortune, oft imparts> To thofe that are of no dejerts.
you not laugh, and thinke itbeaftly line, To fee a durtie ,and ill-favour’d Smw, Weare oa her fnout, a Diamond, or a Pearl'e„ That might become the Ladit of an Earle? And hold it head* as if it meant to {how It were the Pigg of fome well-nurtur d Sow ?
Perhaps, you thinke there be not any where Such Antickes, but in this our Emblem here.
But, if you take thefe Cbarmes, and then goe forth Among fome troupes, which pafle for folkes of worth, You fhall difcover,quickly, if you pleafe,
A thoufa&d fights, as mimicall as thefe.
Here, you fhall fee a noble Title worne,
(That had not mif- befeem’d one better borne)
By him, whofe vertues arc of little price,
And, whofe eftate, was gotten by his Vice.
You fhall behold another Mufhrome, there,
Walke with our Lords, as if hee were their Peere,
That was well knowne, to be but tother day,
No fit companion for fuch men as they*
And, had no other meanes to clirnbe this height,
But Gaming, or to play the Parafite.
Yet (though he neither hath his Trade,not Lands,
Nor any honeft In come, by his hands)
Hee,oft confumes at once, in Games 01 Chare,
More than would keepe his Better all the yeare.
Yea, many fuch as thefe, thou fhouldft behold,
Which would bee vext, if I defence them fhould:
For,thus, unworthily,blind Fortune flings,
To Crowes, and Geefe, and Swine, her precious things.Illvstr. XVII.	Book,4
_ Foolc, fent forth to fctch the Gojlings home,
When they unro a Rivers brinck were come, (Through which their paffage lay) conceiv’d a feare His Dames beft Brood, might have been drowned there$ Which, toavoyd, hee thus did (hew his wit,
And his good nature, in preventing it.
Hee,underneath his thrufts their heads,
And, then the Coxcombe through the water wades.
Here learne,that when a Foolc his helpe intends,
It rather doth a mifchiefe,then befriendsj And,thinke,if there be danger in his love,
How harmefullhis Malicionfncjfc may prove:
For, from his kindtneffe, though no profit rife To doe thee fpighr, his Malice may fuffife.
I could nor from a Prince befcech a boone By filing to his hfter or Buffwne:
Nor, any Fooles vaine humor, footh or ferve,
To get my bread, though I were like toftarve.
For, to be poore, I fhould not blufh fo much,
As if a Foole fhould raife me to be rich.
Lord, though of fuch a kinde my faults may be,
That fharpe Affliction ftill muft tutor mee,
(And give me due CorreSlmin her Schooles)
Yet, oh prefei ve me from the fcorne of Fooles.
Thofe wicked Fooles, that in their hearts have fed ,
There is no God. and, rather give me Bread By Ravens, Lo RD,or in a Lions Den,
Then by the Favours of-fwh foolifh men :
Left, if their diimies I fh >uld fwallow downe,
Their frails mighr more undoe, me,then their frowne.
_ H h_ T hrough
The bett gaod-turaes that Fooles can doe ut, ‘Troove difadvantages unto ut.Though weakneffe unto mee belong, In my Supporter, 1 am firong.
_Illvstr,, XVIII._Book,4
!^&fg|Lthough therebcc no Timber in thtVint,
Nor Srength to raife the climbing Jvie-twine, gjjjlpipi Yet,when they have a helper by their fide,
O	r, prop to ftay them, like this Pyr amide,	j
One roote fometime, fo many Sprayes will beare,	1
That,you might thinke,fome goodly Grove it were:
Their tender ftalkes, to climbe aloft, are feene;
Their boughs arc cover’d with a pleafant greene •	I
And,that,which elfe,had crept upon rhe ground,
Hath tops of loftie trees, and turrets crown’d.
This Emblem,fi\\y fhadowes out the Natures Of us, that are the Reafonable-creatures:
For, wee are truely by our natr all-birth,
Like Vines undreft, and creeping on the earthj Nor free from fpoyling, nor in cafe to beare Good fruits,ov leaves, while we are groveling there.
But, if new-borne by Grace, ftreight borne are wee.
From earthly creepings, by that Living-tree,
Which,here,was planted, mecrely to this end,
That,by his pow'r, our vpeaknejje might afcend.
And, hee ourfrailtie to himfelfe fo takes,
So, of his might, the partners us hee makes 5 That,hee,in us,doth feeme to hide his pow'rs,
And, make the (Iren^th hee gives, appeare as ours.
Continue, Lord, this Grace, and grant wee may,
Firme hold, on our Supporter, alwayes lay:
So climbing, that wee nor negledt, nor hide His Loveh nor over-climbe it,by our Pride.
Thu?, our yet flagging maknejje, fhall at length,
Bee fully changed into perfeft strength. ____________ SeeIllvstr. XIX.	Book.4
K)od Folkes,take heede; for, here’s a wanton Waggt* WhOjhaving Bowes and oirrowes,makes his bragg That, he hath fome unhappy trick to play j And, vowes to flioot at all he meets to day.
Pi ay be not carelefte • for, the Boy is bliade,
And, fomet'imes ftrikes, where moft he feemeth kinde."
This rambling Archer fparcs nor one,nor other:
Yea, otherwhile the ^Monkty (hoots his Mother.
Though you belittleChtldren,come not neere 3 For, I remember (though't be many ayeare Now gone and paftj that, when I wasa Lad,
My Heart, a pneke by rhis young Wanton had,
That, pain'd me (even y eares after: nor had I The grace (thus warn’d) tofcape his waggery 5 But many times, ev n fince I was a man,
He (hot me, oftner then I tell you can:
And, if I had not bene the ftronger-hearted,
I, for my over-daring, might have fmarted-You laugh now, as if this were nothing fo;
But, if you meet this Blmkard with his Bow,
You may, unleffe you take the better care,
Receive a wound, before you be aware.
I feare him not 5 for, I have learned how To keepe my heart-ftrings from his Arrowes now:
And, fo might you, and (o might ev’ry one That vaiue Qccaftm^uuely feekes to fhiinn.
But, if you Height my Counfells, you may chance To blame at laft, your willful 1 ignorance :
For,fome,who thought, at firft, his wounds but fmall Have dyed by them in an
H b 2	On
Be wary* wbtfde’re thou be->
For3 from Loves arrowes,none are free•On whether fide Joc*re 1 m» h flilfeappeare to bee tbejame.
Illvstr. XX.
,His Cube, which is anequall-fided (quare,
! Doth very well,in fm/’/fw-wife,declare > The temper of chat vertuous minded man, Whofe iefolutions nothing alter can.
For, as the Cube, which way foever plac’r,
Stands ever in one pofture, firmely faft,
And, ftill appeares the fame in forme and fize,
Vpon what fide or part foeVe it lyes:
So, men well formed by the Word divine,
And, truly fquar’d by vertuous Discipline,
Will keepe (though change*them fhall turne & wind) The forme and fi>m»ejje of an honcji-minde.
If, digging dtepe, his Fortunes lay him, there, Where he his owne,and others weights muft beare,
(T here, fnany yeare^ compelling him to lie,
Oppreft with dil-refpect or povertie)
Hee keepes the place to which hee ftands enjoyn’d, And brooks his chances with a conftant mind.
If (bee remoove h«m thence, and fet him up On emporall Prcfterities high top,
The Squarentjfe of Plaint dealing heeretaines,
And, in the fame integritie remaines :
Nor coveting vaine Wealth, or falfe efteemesi Nor, being any other than he feemes.
Although by Nature, wee are wondrous hard. Lord, let u into fuch like Stones be fquar’d:
1 hen, place us in thy fpirituall Temple, fo,
That, into one firme Structure, we may grow;
And,when we,by thy Grace,are fitted thus, Dwell Thou thj felfe, for evermore,in us.
Dpfor-Dcformitie, within may bee~» Where outward Beauties Tt>e doe fee.	129
1 ^_____^ / >	I
Illvstr. XXI. Book.4	
^jjS^gOoke well, 1 pray, upon this Beldame, here, 8 For, in her habit, though fliee gay appeare, Istop® You/.hrough her youthfull vizord,mzy efpy Shce's of an old Edition, by her Eye: And, by her wainfcot face,it may bee feene, Shee mighty out Grandams firft dry mrft have been. This is an Emblem, ficlv fhaddowing thofe, Who making faire, and honeft outward fhowes, Are inwardly deform’d; and,nothing fuch, As they to bee fuppos’d, have ftrived much. They chufe their words, and play well-aded parts, But, hide moft loathfome projed* in their hearts; And,when you think fweet Fnendfbip ro embrace, Some ugly Treafen,meets you in the face, I hare a painted Brow $ I uauch diflike A Maydcn-bluflh, dawb’d on a furrowed Cheeke: And, Tabhorreto fee qld Wantons play, And, fuite themfelves, like Ladies of the May, Bur,more (yea,moft of all) mv foule dcfpifeth A Heart, that in Religious formes Prophane intentions; and arrayes in white, The coale-blacke confcienceof an Hypocrite. Take heed of fuch as thefe; and, (if you may) Before you truft them,trad them in their way. Obferve their footfteps, in their private path: For, thefe (as’tis beleev’d,the DtviU hath) Have cloven feet; that ist/aw wayes they goe-One for their ends, and tother for a (how. Now,you thus warned are*advifee nbrace ; And, truft nor gawdy'Clothes, nor painted Face. .... ., .... - ....... .....Vi	Illvstr. XXII.	B**k,4
Heart with Hand-in-hand, united thus,
Makes here an Embltm not unknowne to us j &<**** And, ’tis not hard for any Vulgar wit,
Without a Comment,to interpret it.
But, though of ev’ry man confeft it be,
That Hand and Heart together fhould agree s And, that, what we in outward jhew exprcfTe,
Perform'd fhould be, with inward-hear ttnejje.
(Since, now the World, to fuch a pafTeis growne,
Thar,all is not confider’d,which is knowne)
1 cannot thinke it altogether vaine,
To fpeake of that, which may appeare fo plaine. t When thou doft reach thy band unto thy friend,
Take order, that thy heart the fame intend :
For, otherwife in Hand, or Heart,thou lyeft,
And, cutteft off a Member,e’re thou dyeft.
Some,give their Hearts (as many Lovers do)
Yet, are afraid, to fet their hands thereto.
Some give their Hands; and, then by many a deed,
T o ratifie the gift, they dare proceede;
Yet,keep their tongues from fayiag what they meant,
T0 helpe excufe their hearts,when they repent.
Yea, fome can very cunningly exprefle,
In outward fhew, a winning heartinefle,
And, ftealethedeare affettms they have fought,
From thofe ,to whom they meant, nor promis’d ought. Then, will they, if advantage come thereby,
Make all their Deeds, for want of Words, a ly.
Among Difjemblers, in things temporall,
Thefe Raskalls are the ver’eft Knaves of all.
NoIllvstr.. XXIII.	Book.4
8^4 Ome, thinke this Emblem ferveth to expreife No more, but onely Womens ficklenefle;
And, they will moil defire to have it fo,
Who,like thofe beft, that moft inconftant grow.
Although my Fortunes were, in fome things, bad,
I never in my life, experience had
Of an ntc$n(lant woman: Wherefore, then,
Should I condemne the Females, more than men i \ heare fome talke, that Women fickle be:
And fo I thinke* and fo I know are wee. j And (being put together) fay I dare, j Thar, they and wee,in cquall manner, (hare I A giddwefje, and fckleneffe of minde,
More wavering, than a Feathery or the Winde.
The Woman, heere, is plac'd, to typifie A minde diftra&ed with much levitie:
Not, that the womans Waverings are themore 5 But, for this caufe: Moft Vices, heretofore,
And Vertues too, our Anceftors did render,
By words declined in the female-gender.
The winged-Ball, (whofe tottering Foundation,
Augments the caufes of our 'variation)
Meanes jhere, thofe ufeleffe, and vaine temfrail things.
That come and goe, with never-ftaying wings-And,which (if thereupon our hearts we fet)
Make Men and Women, the Vertigo get.
Hereafter,then, let neither Sexe accufe Each other; but,their beft endeavours ufe,
To cure this Maladie in one another,
By living well, and lovingly together,
Hee
No Emblem, can at full declare Haw fickle, Minds-unconftant are.zp	Hee that enjoyes a patient Minde, C^Pleafures in Affli&ions finde.
	1
	I LLVSTR. XXIV. Mt.4
	meanes this Cwntrey-ptajant, skipping here gM^Th rough prickling Thi^lts wth fuch gameiom cheere f And, plucking off their tops, as though for Pofrs, He gather’d Violets, or toothleffe Rofes i What meaneth it, but onely to expreffe How great a joy, well-grounded Patitntnejft Retaines in Sufrrings * and, what /port fhe makes, When fhe her Iourney through Affltttion takes i I, oft have fayd (and, have as of r, beene thought To fpeake a Paradox, that favours nought Of likely truth) that, fome Afflictions bring A Honey big, which cureth ev’ry Sting (That wounds the Fltjh) by giving to the Mind, A pleafirgtafteof Smttnefjes refin’d. Nor can it other be, cxcept in thofe, ! Whofe Better part, quite ftupifyed growes, By being Cauterized in the Fires Of childifli Ftarts, of temporal! Defirts. For; as the Valiant (when the Coward fwounds) With gladneffe lets the Surgionfearch his Wounds; And, though they fmarr, yet cheerefully indures The Plaiftcrs, and, the Probe,in hope of Cures .* So, Men, allured that Afjltcliom paine Comes not for vengeance to them, nor in vaine5 But, to prepare, and fit them for the place, To which, they willingly direft their pace *, In Troubles, are fo farre from being fad, That, of their Suffring, they are truely glad. What ever others thinke, I thus beleeve; And, therefore,;^, when they fuppofe Igrievt. AllAll it not Gold, which makes a Jbop ; But, what the Touchftone fiftieth fo.
Illvstr. XXV.
|Hen Silver Medalls, or fome coynes of Gold,
1 Are by the Gold-fmith either bought or fold,
} Hee doth not only fearch them with his Mje, t But, by the Seale, their might will alfo trie j
Or, by the Toucbflone, or the Teft, affay The truenefle of them, and their juft AUy,
Now, by their warinefle, who thus proceed,
Wee fairely are admonifhed, to heed The faithfulneflfeof him wee make our Friend^
And,on whofe love wee purpofe to depend:
Or elfe, when wee a levell thinke to get,
Wee may bee cheated by a Counterfet.
All is not Gold that glitters: Otherwhile,
The Tinfture is fo good, it may beguile The cunningft eye: Bur, bring it to the Tmb,
And,then,you find the value not fo much.
Some, keepe the Tinttttre, brooking, likewife, well An ordinarie Touch; but, yeeld a Smell,
Which will difcover it, if you apply Vnto your Nofe, that piece of CbymiJIrie.
Sometime, when there's enough to give content,
In Colour, in the Touch ,and in the Scc»t-The Bulke,is more than anfwers Gold in weight,
And, proves it a fophifticall deceit.
Nay, fome, is fully that which you defire,
In all thefe Properties • and, till the fire
Hath made ajjayes, youl thinke you might be bold
To pawne your life, it had been Ophir.gold:
But, to bee falfe, the MeuS’t then defcride;
And, fuch are many Friends,vthcn they are tride.
Ii_ ApolloApollo /boots not #1fry day>
'But, [onetime on bis Harpc doth flay.
IllvstjI XXVI.	Bnk.4
^^SHere are a fort of people fo fevere,
IfJ ill That, foolifh, and in\unotu too, they are?
SSi&pSS And, it the world were to bee rul'd by thefe,
Nor Soule, nor Bodie, ever fhould have eafe.
•*	The Sixe dayes, (as their wifdomes undt rftand)
Are to bee (pent in Labour, by command,
With fuch a ftridnefle, that they quite condemne All Recreations which are us’d in them, i	That, which is call’d the Sabbath, they confine
To Prayers, and all Offices-divine,
So wholly,that a little Recreation,
That Day, is made a marke of Kef ration:
And, (by this meanes) the reafon is to feeke,
When their poore Servants labour all the rneke,
(Of which, they’l bate them nothing) how it tyes Them, to obferve the fixe*fold Sacrifice j	By fome injoyn’d; and gives them fuch due Reft,
As God allowed, both to Man and Beafl.
Hee, gave the Woods,the Fields, and Meddowes, here,
A time to reft, as well as times to beare.
The Forrefl Beafts, and Heards, have howresforf/^,
| As well as time to graze, and hunt their prey: j And, ev’ry Bird fome leafure hath to fing,
I Or, in the Aire, to/port it on her wing.
And, fure, to him, for whom all thefe were made,
Leffe kindneffe was not meant, then thefe have had.
The Flefh will faint, if pleafure none it knowes;
The Man growes madd, that alway muzing goes,
The Wtfift men, mWfimetimes merry bee :
And, this is that, this Emblem teacheth me.
______LiveIllvstr. XXVII.
[ His vulgar Figure of a winged gUffe,
Doth fignifie, how fwtftly Time doth pafle.
By that leane Scull,which to this boure-gUjfe clings, We are informed what effe£ it bringsj And, by the Words about it, wee are taught To keepe our Utter ending ftill in thought.
The common houre-glajje, of the Lift of cMany Exceedeth not the largenefle of a (pan.
The Sand-like Minutes, flye away fo faft,
That,7eares arc out, e’re wee thinke months are pafl::
Yea,many times, our nat'rail day is gone,
Before wee look’d for twelve a elocke at Neone;
And,where wee foughr for 8eautie,at the Full.
Wee finde the Flejh quite rorted from the Skull Let thefe Expreffionsof Times paflage, bee Remembrancers for ever, Lord, to mee ;
That, I may ftill bee guiltleffe of their crime,
Who fruidefly confume their precious Time:
And, minde my Death j not with a flavifh feare,
But, with a thankfull ufe, of life-time, here:
Not grieving, that my dayes away doe poft;
But,caring rather, that they bee not loft,
And, lab’ring with Difcretion, how I may Redeeme the Timc, that’s yainely flipt away.
So, when that moment comes, which others dread,
I, un iifmay’d, fhall climbe my dying bed• Jv With joyfull Hopes, my Flejh to duft commchdj In Spirit, with a ftedfaft Faith afcend 5 And,whilit I living am, to fitme fo dye,
That dying, I may live eternally.
Ii z	In
Live, ever mind full of thy dying;
For3 Time is alwayes from thee flying.In etfry Stormcybee flandeth faft, Whofe dwelling* on the Rockc is plac'd.
Illvstr. XXVIII.	Bnk+1
thing foever fome will have expreft,	|
AstyP‘ficd by this Halcyons-neft,
I fhall not thinke this Emblem ill-applied^	|
If, by the fame,the Church bee fignifi’d.
For, as it is (by fome) affirm'd of thefe,
That, whrlft they breed, the fury of the feas Is through the world alayd; and, that their Brood Remaines in fafetie, then, amidft the flood:
So, when the Chriftian Church was in her birth,
There was a gcnerall Peace throughout the earth;
And, thofe tumultuous Waves, which after that Began to rife, and bee enrag’d thereat,
Were calmed fo, that Hee was borne in peace,
From whom,the faithfull off-ft>ring did encreafe.
They, like wife, on a Rocke, their dwellings have,
As here you fee j and, though the raging Wave,
Of dreadfully,hath beaten, ever fince,
Againft the FortreJJc of their ftrong defence.
Yet, ftill it ftands •, and, fafe, it fhall abide,
Ev’n in the midft of all their foming pride.
Vpon this Rocke fo place me, oh my God 1 That, whatfoever Tempefts bee abroad,
I may not feare the fury of my Foe;
Nor bee in danger of an overthrow.
My life is full of Storms • the Waters roule,
As if they meant to fwallow up my foule.
The Tides oppofe; the furious winds doe roare;
My Cable's weake, my tack lings, Lord,are poore,
And, my tnikvctfe/l cann:>c long endure;
Yet, reach to mee thy hand, and I'm fecure.
That's1Hat's Love in earnefi, which is conftant found, lip ffejM When Friends are in Affltftion, or in Bands5 ill Ivls ■A ud, their Affeffion merits to be creven'd,
Whofe are faftned where they joyne their Tis tafic to be friendly,where wee fee	(bands,
A Complement or two will ferve the turnej Or, where the ktndnejje may required bees Or, when the charge is with a trifle borne*
It is as eafie too, for him to fpend At once, the full Revenues of a yeare,
In Cates, for entertainment of his Friend\
Who thinkes his glorie, is expenfive-cheere t For, ’tis his plcafure; and, if none fhould come Like jajhwrnhle-Friends, for him to court,
Hee won Id with Rogues, and Canters, fill the Roome,
Or, fuch as fhould abnfe,and flout him for’t.
But,hard it is, to fuflxr, or to fpend For him (though worthy) that’s of meane eftate,
Unlikely our occafions to befriend,
Or, one unable to remunerate.
Few men are liberall, whom neither Lttjl,
Vaine glorie, Prodtgalttie, nor Pride,
Doth forward into foolifh Beuntie thrufi 5 As may, by Obfervation bee efpide.
For, when a flender Bountie would relieve
Their vertuous Friend, whofe wants to them are knowne,
Totheit Buffoone, a Knights eftate they*! give,
And, thinke on t’other trifles illbeftowne.
Yet, this lie fay j and, ?ive the Devill hts due;
Thefe Friends, are to their lufls, and humours, true.
The
That's Friendship, and true-love,?#^^,
Which fir me abides* in time of need.
Illvstr. XXIX.The Sword hath place5 till W ar doth cetj?• I And^ujefull is,intime o/Peace.
Illvstr. XXX.
|Hc to bee an Emblem, here, we draw, Of that Authoritie, which keeps in awe
Our Countries Enemies; and, thofe that arc The Foes of Peace,te well as thofe of Wane 3 That, Peace may give the Law of Armes her due, And, Warn, to CiviU-powrs, refpeft may fliew.
For, Kingdomes, nor in Wane nor Peace, can ftand, Except the Sword have alway fome command : Yea, that, for which our forraine Sjoylers come, Domejlicke Foes, will elfe devoure at home;
And,fir anger-drones the peacefull Bees will harme, Vnleffe with warlike flings, themfelves they arme.
Confidering this, let none bee fo unwife,
The Swords well-us’d prote&ion to defpife ;
Or, thinke the pra&ice of this double-guard,
In any place, or age, may well beefpar’d.
Let not the Sword-man fleight the pow’rfull Gome; Nor Gowne-men caft the Sword out of their Towne, Becaufe it terrifies, or draweth Blood;
For, otherwhile Phlebotomy is good :
And, though to kill a Lowfe, the Bantam feare; (Though CAnabaptifts love no Sword to weare)
*¥et, being drawne, ro fright, or cut off Sinne,
It may bee brandiftid by a Cherubin.
However, from the Sword divide not you (In any cafe) the peacefull alive bough:
That is, let Peace, at all times, be that End,
For which, to draw the Smrd you doe intend; And, for well-doing, bee as ready, ftill,
To give rewards,as blowes, for deing-ili.
A For- f^ Fortune it ordain?dfor thee. According cu % Labours bee.
Illvstr. XXXI.	Book.4.
[ He Spade, for Labour ftands. The Ball with wings, Intendeth flttling-rowlmg-wordlj things.
This Altar, flom, may ferve in fetting foorth.
Things firmer, follid, and of greater worth :
In which,and by thenmds inclofing thefe.
You, there may read, your Fortune, if you pleafe.
If you, your labour, on thofe things beftow,	v
Which rowle, and flatter, alwaies,to and fro 5 It cannot be, but, that which you obtaine,
Muft prove a wavering, and unconftant gaine :
For, he that foweth Vanitie, (hall finde,
At reaping-time, no better fruit then Winde,
Your houres, in ferions matters, if you fpend,
Or, fuch, as to a lading purpofe tend,
The purchafe of your paines will ever laft;
And, bring you Pleafure, when the Labour's paft.
Yea, though in teares, your Seed-time, you imploy,
Your Harveft (hall be fetched home,with ioy.
If much be wroughr, much profit will enfue;
If little, but a little meede is due.
Of nothing, nothing comes : On evltt deedes An evill confcience, and, ill fame fucceedes :
An honeft-life, ftill findes prepared for’t,
Sweet Hopes in Death 5 and,after, goedrepcrt.
Of Sexe, or of Degree, there’s no regard:
But, as the Labour, fuch is the reward.
To worke.aright.oh Lord, inftruft thou mee -And, grouud my Workes, and buildings all on thee:
That, by the fiery Teft, when they are tride,
My Worke may ftand, and I mzy ftfe abide.
LetLet none in troubtom times repine;
For> fifter Storm csjbe Sun -prill/bine.
Illvstr. XXXII.
SIfcouragc not your felves, although you fee \ The weather blacke, and fiormes prolonged be.
' What though it fiercely r nines, and thunders loud i Behold, there is a Rawebow in the Cloud,
Wherein,a truftfull promife may be found,
That, quite, your Itttle-vtorlds, fhall not be drown’d.
The Sun-Jhinc, through the foggy mifts appeare,
The lowring Skie, begins againe tocleare;
And, though the Tempefi, yet, your eyes affright,
Faire weather may befall you,long ere night.
Such comfort fpeakes our Embkm, unto thofe,
Whom ftormie Perfecutm doth enclofe5 And, comforts him, that’s for the prefent fad,
With hopes, that better feafons may bee had.
There is nor trouble, forrow,nor diftreffe,
But mitigation hath, or fome releafe.
Long ufe, or time, the ftorme away will turne,
Elfe, Patience makes it better to be borne.
Yea ,fimr*e$ lowring dayes,will come and goe,
As well as profp’rous houres of Sunfljfae doe;
And, when ’tis paft,the paine that went before,
Will make the following pleafure feeme the more.
For, hee,hath promis’d, whom we may beleeve,
His bleffing,unto thofe that mourne and griive^
And, that, though forrow much deje&s their head,
In ev’ry need, wee fhall be comforted.
This promife I beleeve; in ev’ry griefe,
Performc ir, Lord, and helpe my unbeliefe :
So, others viewing how thou cheereft mee,
Shall, in all Jonowes, put their truft in thee.For whatfoever* Man doth ftrive* The Conqueft, God alone* doth give.
Illvstr. XXXIII.	Book. 4
^en on t^ie SfVefrd> the Olive-branch attends,
(Tnac is,when bloody Warns, have peacefull Bmis) And, whenfoever Vtttonts are gained;
This Emblem fhewes^by whom they are obtained :
For, that all Ficlorie, doth onely from The pow’rfull hand of God-Almigbtic, come,
The Boughes of Bayes and olives, doe declare,
Which round the Taragrammuton appeare.
Nor muft we thinke, that God beftowcs, alone, .
The VltUries of Warre, on any one;
Bur, that,when we contend in other things,
From him, th* event that’s wifht for, alfo fprings.
This being fo, how dare wee, by the£*»w,
Or, by the Sword,purfue a wicked Caufe i4 How dare wee biing a matter that’s unjuft,
Where hee (though few perceive him) judge it muft i Or, profecute with fury, or defpite,
Againft the perfon of his Favourite ?
What Fooles are they, who feeke the Conquest, by Oppreffion, Fraud, or hellifli Perjurie i
I How mad are thofe, who to the Warres prepare,
| For nothing, but to fpoyle and murther there i Who, nor ingag’d by Faith to their Alies,
Nor urg’d by any private injuries,
(Nor fent,nor toleratedsby their Prince,
Nor caring whether fide hath giv’n offence)
Run rambling through the World, to kill and flay,
Like needie Butchers,for two groats a day i Thefe men may fide, where Cwquefts,God beftowes;
Yet, when the Field is wonne, thefe men doe lofc.
Kk	Sinceis thi' Etr,b ems meaning, to advance
I he love and pra&iie, of true 7 tmft ranee. For,by thi figure (which doth leerne to fiil, Vntill the liquor ovtiflow ,and fpili)
W ee are, as by example, taught to lee How fruitlefle our l»tempera*aes bee:
Thus by the Rule if Contrarieties,
Some Vertue, beft are fbowne to vulgar eyes.
To fee a naftie Dr m, ford, reele and fpew,
Mote moves to Sob rmjje, than can the view Of twentiecivill men; and, to behold One Prodigally that goodly lands hath fold)
Stand torne and louzre, b gging at the dore,
Woul i make totemf trance aohorred moie,
(And, manly SekemiQt, much better, each)
Than all that fixe Phiiofop'iers can preach:
So, by the Fefjels overflowing, here,
True Moderation doth m 're prais’d appeare,
Than by the meane it felfe: And, without finne, That's ftflurd, which to due, had wicked bin,
For, though ro vertuous ends j wee doe deny The Duing-iUy that Good may come thereby.
From hence,I t us be taught, that carefull heed, Whereby wee fliould both Minde and Bodie, feed. Let us, of our owne felves, obferve the fize-How much wee want, how little will fuffize;
And,our owne longingst rather leave unfiil’d,
Than fufFer any portion to beefpill’d:
For what we mane, fhall to account be layd, And, what wee mfdyjpend, fhall be repayd.
Illvstr. XXXIV.
Since overmuch* will cVer-fiil, Powre out enough; tut doc notTheypajfe through many ftormes,^ ftreights, Who rije to any gloriout heights.
Illvstr. X XX V.	Book.4
|sf]r||His Tree, which here doth largely feeme to grow, gsjgl' (And fpreads above, though ftreightned in below)
Through adverfe Winds, and many a Winters blaft. Hath gain’d a taire proportion at the laft 5 And, from a lowlyJhrub, is growne to bee A well-efteemed, and a goodly Tree.
Thus, hath it chanced unto many a man :
And, he that firft in mifery began,
(So poore and meane, that very few or none Have judg’d him to be worth the looking on)
Ev’n he, through (cornes,through wrongs, and povertie, Hath crept, and fcrew’d, and rais’d himfelfe fo high,
That, he hath placed been among the prime,
Of thofe, who feem’d the Worthies of the time 3 Yea,overtopt and aw’d,the beft of thofe*
Who fought to curbe him, when he firft arofe.
This, I have feene; And, as wee feldome find A Tree grow faire, that cannot brooke the Wind,
Or, muft be hous’d at Winter; or, on whom The Gardners pruning-knife,did never come:
So, I have rarely knowne thofe men to rife To any good, or noble qualities,
Who feele not, firft fome hardjhip, or fome feme,
To prune, to difcipline, and to reforme Their wits and manners. For, profperitie,
Eafe, plentie, and too large a libertie,
Doth often blaft them; and,fomtime bereave them,
Of what their PredeceJJors worth’s,did leave them.
Let,therefore,no man, feare when this he knowes, Although in temftfis, and through ftreights he goes.
________________________________________K k 2________ God,God, ever mil bee prefent, there, Whre, of one Faith, a nd Mind they are.
Illvstr. XXXVI.
Fixed Palme, (whofe Fitters doeappeal e,
As if difplayed, and advanc’d they were) intended by our Author, here, wee fee,
1 o Iha^dow out agreting.Minds, that bee Eftabl'fti’d in one 1 rufl. And, well it may,
That Fertue, of the holy Church diiplay.
For, as our hands, the better meanes can make,,
Togaine, as well as to retaine, or take,
The benefits we feeke- when wee intend,
Our differing Fingers, all, to worke one end:
So, ^ hen the Church of chnft (wherein wee finde A diffrence of Degrees j fhall with one minde,
Petfue a faithful! hope5they’l foone obtaine,
That wifhed benefit, they feeke to gaine:
For, when but two or three fhall in Gods name,
Req eft a blefsing, he will grant the fame.
Let all thy iev’rall Churches, Lo r d (that ftand Like many Fingers, members of one Hand)
T hy Will Effentiall with joynt love obay,
Though circumftantially, they differ may.
Some have the larger Circuit, fome are ftrcngtr,
Some aie of fhort continuance, fome of longer;
Bur, though their Guifts may differ, yet provide,
That, ftill,on one Foundation,they may bide;
And, thar, ail thofe, who in one Faith agree.
May, in one Band of Love, united bee:
Till our confined Wifdome comes to know,
Thar, many things,for which wee wrangle fo,
Would farther that, whofe hindrance wee doe feare,
If more our Faith, and lefTe our Dijcord were.
______Proted! His Emblem, forth unto your view hath fet,
A Sword, together with a Coronet-To fliew the prudent Reader, what Rewar j F or ill, and for well dotng\s prepar’d;
That they, who heretofore, amifle have done,
May learne, their threatned punifhments ro fkiin That they, whofe Aflions warrantable were,
May, in their honeft Ceurfes, perfeverej
And, that thofe men, who great and pow’rfull bee,
Should punifh and rewar i, as caufe they fee.
Men are of diffiing tempers: Some,are wonne By promifes, and gentle meanes alone:
Some,moved are by fhame; and, fome through dread,
To bee in pur(e,or bodie punifhed.
And, fome, their duties are allur’d to doe,
No way, but by a mixture of thefe two.
They therefore, neither Wife, nor Honeft bee,
Who dandle all Offenders on their knee5 Or, punifh onely with a God-forbid^
Or, Dee not fo,my femes, as Ely did.
Nor wifer ought,are they , nor honefter,
Who alwayes fright, and threaten thofe that erre«
No mercie joyning to the chaftifement Of them, whofe faults are worthy to bee fhent.
Nor are they leffe to blame, who carry Swords,
To punifh errors; but, nor lookes,nor wotds,
T<J cherilh well defervings: And, in this.
Mod men, that punifh others, doe ami (ft.
Sure, if the Sword mtfdeing, may purfue,
For doing-well, the Coronet is due.
The
Protcd mee-i if I worthy bee -If I demerit, punifh
Illvstr. XXXVII.Illvstr; XXXVIII.	Book,4
^He Barrel/, from whofe bortome, fides, and bung, The liquor (as in this our Emblem) flowes,
May fitly typific the babling Tongue,
Of him that utters ev’ry thing hec knowes.
For, fuch as ate their taskes, who ftrive to fill An ever-leaking Vtfjell, to the brim;
Ev’n fuch are his, who laboureth to ftill A tillers touguej for, paines arc loft on him.
This Ftgurty alfo, fcrverh to expreffe,
The truftleffe nature of a wborijh woman 5 For, {hee to all difplayes her wantonnefle,
And, cires to keepe her fecrefies,from no man.
Within her bolome, nothing long {hee keeps,
But, whatfoever {hee conceives or knowes,
Streight, from the heart, up to her tongue,it creeps5 And,round about the Citie, then,it goes.
Bee warned therefore, and commit thou not Thy perfon,ftate, or fame,to fuch as thefe-Left, they thy Reputation doe befpot,
Confume thy Subjlanee, or thy Minde difeafe.
But, moft of all, bee wary, left the crime,
Which here wee doe reproove,thy mind infed:
For, Vice, like weeds, will grow in little time, And,out-grow Vertues, if weethem negleft.
Thefureft way to keepe fuch errors our,
And, in our felves itaeVertnes to maintaine ;
Is,ro bee boopt with Temp ranee, round about,
And, our out.flowing humors to reftraine.
If thus we pra&ife, ’twill prevent the wrongs Of our owne errors, and of others tongues. .
HowFigure warnes us, that wee meddle not With raarters,whereby nothing may beegot, Save htrmt or lojje • and, fuch as"once begun, Wee may,nor fafely dee, nor leave undone,
I fhould bee loath to meddle in the ftrire ArHing ’rwixt a Husband, and his WtfeK For, Truth conceal’d,or fpoke, on either fide,
May one or th’other grieve, or both divide.
I would not wirh my moft familiar Mate,
Be Partner in the whole of my eftate;
Left I, by others errors, might offend.
Or, wrong my Family, or, lofe my Friend,
I would not, willingly, in my diftielfe,
From an unworthy hand, receive redrcflcj Nor, when I need a Suretie, would I call An Vnthr 'tft, or a roaring vtedigall:
For, either thefe I thanklefly muft fliun,
Or, humour them, and be perhaps undone.
I would not heare my Friend unwilely prate Thofe things, of which I muft informe the State:
And, feeme unfriendly; or, elfe leave to doe,
That, which a ftronger Band obligeth to.
Nor would I,for the world, my heart fhould bee Enthrald by one, that might not marry mee5 Or, fuch like pafions, bee perpkxed in,
As hang betwixt a Fertue,and a Stnne;
Or, fuch, as whether way foe’re I went,
Occafion’d guilt, or fhame, or difcontent:
For, howfoe’re wee mapnage fuch like things.
Wee handle windin^pto, that have ftings.
How ever thou the Viper takc-n A dang'row hazard thou doft make#
Illvstr.. XXXIX.(Bferve this Wheele, and you fhall fee how Fate Doth limit out to each man,that Eftate Which hee obtaines; Then,how hee doth afpire To fuch a height; and, why hee mounts no higher:
For, wharfoere their Authors underflood,
Thefe Emblems, now, fhall fpcake as I thinke good.
The Cormcofus faftned to a Round,
Thus fixt,may (hew, that Riches have their hwnd-}
And,can be raifed,by mans pow’r or wits,
No higher than Gods Providence permits.
The placing of them on that Wheele, doth fbow,
That, fome waxe Poore, as others Wealthy grow: For,lookehow much the higher, one doth rife,
So much the lower, ftill, the other lies-And, when the height of one is at an end,
Hec finkes againe, that others mayafcend.
The many ftops, which on this Wheele you fpie,
Thofe many ebftacles may typifie,
Which barreall thofe that unro Wealth afpire,
From compafling the Round of their defire.
The want of Wit, from Riches, barreth fome?
Some,cannot rich,becaufe of Sloth, become.
Some, that are wife, andpatnefuH, are deny’d Encreafeof wealth, through Pleafure, or through Pride. Some,lofe much profit,which they elfe might make,
Becaufe of Confcience, or for Credit fake.
If none of thefe did hinder, wee have (lore,
That might bee Rich, who, yet, are very Poore.
And,thefe,indeed, doe come to be thofe Fates,
Which keepe moft men, from getting large Ejlates. /
In all
Illvstr, XL.
The gaining of a rich £Uate>
SeemeSi many times? reftrain’d by Fate.Illvstr. XL I.	fiook.^
[He Virgine, or the Wife, that much defires,
1 To pleafe her Lovers t or her Hush And*s Eyes,
In all her coftl’eft Robes, her felfe attiresj And, feckes the coml'cft &retfe\{[iee can devife.
Then, to her truftic Looktng-gUfJc, fhec goes,
(Where, often, (hee her perfon turnes and winds)
To view,howfeemely her attiring fliowes5 Or, whether ought amiffe therein flic finds.
Which praHefuli Diligence\ is figur’d thus In this our Emblem• that, it may be made A documental! fign£,remeiiibring us,
What care of all our Attions, mutt bee bad.
For, hee that irt'G'dfY prefence would appeare An acceptable Souk • or, gracious grow With men, that of approv’d conditions are,
Muft by fome faithful! GUJje, be trimmed fo.
The good'EtfanVples of thofe pious men,
Who liv'd in elder4-times, may much availe:
Yea, and by others evills, now and then,
Men fee how groffely, they themfelves,doc failc.
A wife Comj3ariron,and,a loving Friend,
Stands nearer, than thofe ancient glafTes doej And, ferveth well to fuch an ufefull end:
For, hee may bee thy GIaJJc, and Fount dim too.
His good Example, fhetites thee what is fit-His Admonition, checks what is awry5 Hee, by his Good-advtfe, reformed) it 5 And, by his Love, thiou mend'ft it pleafedly.
But, if thou dot defire the perfc&’ft GUJJcj IoynetothtMortll-Law,Jibe. Law fj Grace.
L1	Wit
In all thine A&ions, have a card x Out no uniccmiinciic ap£carc.Wee, bring the Hony to the Hive.
Illvstr. XLII.
He prettie Bees, with dailypaines contrive Their curious Combes,and from the flowry Fields, Doe bring that pleafant lwectnefk to their Hive„ Which Nett at, and Ambrofuck dainties,yeelds,
Yet, when themfelves with labours they have tir’d,
The following Winters famine to prevent,
For their good fervice, either they arc fir’d,
Or, forth into an emptie Hive are fent:
And, there, with flender diet they are ferved,
To leave another Summers worke, to thofe Who take no care, though all the (warme be ftarved,
If weake,and quite paft labour once it growes.
As with fuch Bees, it fares with many a one,
Thar, fpends his youthful! time in honeft thriftj And,by the Wafte, the Hornett or the Drone,
Of all their labours, they -are foone bereft.
Sometime, thebordring J/f«,much wrong thisfrW, Through idle vifitings 5 or, them defpoy le,
By making friendly fhewes of neighbourhood ■
When, all their Complements, are nought but guile. Sometime, their powerfull Foes doc rob them quite-Sometime,their Lords,or Landlords,with pretences Of claiming only what is juft and right,
Oppreffe them without mercie,or defence.
Thus, by one courfe or other, daily,fome (That are laborious in an honeft way;
The prey of Pride, or Idkneflfe bt come:
And* fuch as thefe, may therefore truely fiy,
That, whatfoever rhey ro paffe have brought,
Not for themfelves, but others, they have m ought.Illvstr. XI,III.
Ome fay,(and many men doe thefe commend) Thar,all our deeds, and Fortunes doc depend Vpon the motions of celeftiall Spheres;
And,on the cancellations of the Starter.
1 f this were true, the Starres, alone, have bin Prime caufe of all that’s good, and of all finnc.
And/nvere (me thinkesj injufticeto condemns,
Or, give rewards to any ,but to them.
For, if they made mee ftnne, why for that ill,
Should I be damn’d,and rhfy fhine brightly,ftill *
It tiicy inforcd my goodaejje, why fhould I Bee glorified for their Pieue ?
And, if they neither good nor iff conftraine3 Why then, fhould wee of Deftmc complaine i For, if it bee (as tis; abfurd to fay,
The ftarres enforce us (fince they ftill obay Their juft Commander )'twere abfurder,farre,
To lay, or thinke, that God’s Decree it were,
Which did necefiitate the very fame,
For which, we thinke the Jlarres might merit blame*
Hee made the ftarres to bee an ayd unto us,
Not(as is fondly dream’d) to helpe undoe us:
(Much leffe, without our fault,to ruinate,
By doome of irrecoverable Fate)
And, if our good Endeavors, ufe wee will,
Thofe glorious creatures will be helpfull ftill In all-our honeft wayes: Foe, they doe ftand To helpe,no-: hindtr us,in God*s command •
And, hre nor onely rules them by hispow’rs,
But, makes their Glory, fervant unto ours.
Hz	Wk
God, bf their tbs Scars doth caff;
And, hee is Ruler of them all.
-—55-Who, Patience tempts* beyond her flrength> Will make it Fury, at the length.
Illvstr. XLIIII.
^though wee know not a nuorc patient creature,
V.Than is the Lambe, (or,of ltfle haj rcfull nature) Yet, as this Embkm (hewes, when child ifh wrong, Ham doubled, and provok’d him overlong,
Hee grower enrag’d 5 and makes the wanton Boyes,
Bee glad to leave their fports, and run their waves.
Thus have I feene it with fome Children fare,
Who, when their Parents too indulgent were,
Have urg’d them, till their Dating grew ro Rage,
And, fhut them wholly from their Heritage.
Thus, msny times, a foolifti man doth lofe His faithful! Friends, and juftly makes them foes.
Thus, froward Husbands • and, rhus, pecvifli Wives,
Doe foole away the comfort of their lives;
And, by abufing of a pattern. Mate,
Turne deareft Love, into the deadlieft Hate:
For, any wrosg may better bee excufed,
Than, Kindncjfe,\ong, and wilfully abufed.
But, as an injur’d Lambe, provoked, thus,
Well typifies how much it moveth us,
To finde our Patience wrong’d: So, let us make An Emblem of our felves, theieby to take More heed, hovt God is moved towards them,
That, his long Jugring,and his Live contemne.
For, as wee fomewhat have of every < reature,
So, wee in us, have fome what of his Nature:
Or, if it bee not fayd the fame to bee,
Hi* Piflures, and his Images are wee.
Let. therefore, his long-fujfrtng, well be weigh’d,
And, keepe us, to provoke him, ftill afraid.Hee that it blind* will nothing fee, What light Joe’re about him bee.
Illvstr. XLV.	Bookt/
)T is by fome fuppofed, that our Qwks,
By Day-time, are no perfed fighced Fowks•
And, that, the more you doe augment the tight,
The more you (hall deprive them of their fight.
Nor Candles, Torches, nor the Sume at mm,
Nor Spectacles, nor all of thefe in one Can make an Owlet in the day-time fee,
Though none, by night,hath better eyes than (hee.
This Emblem, therefore, fets their blindneffe forth,
Who cannot fee,when an apparant worth Illulfrates vertuous Men; yet, feeme to fpie Thofe faults, wherewith ill-willersthem belie.
The blindneffe, alfb, well it may declare.
Of H.retikes, who Eagle-lighted are,
In Svphtttms, and in the ciou Jie-night,
Of thofe darke Errors, which delude the fight ^
Yet, cannot fee the Rayes of Truth divine,
Though, brighter than the Day-light, {hee dothfhinc.
If, like wife, very fitly typifies,
Thofe,in our dayes,who fpie out myfteries,
BeyonJ the Moone; yet, cannot gaine the view ,
Of that, which common Reafon provcth true:
And, therefore,onely, crie it (madly)downe,
Becaufe, by Kerens light, it may be knowne.
Tnefe, when twas offred, firft, the light refufed;
And,they have now the darknefle which they chufecf.
Till, therefore, God fhall offer Grace againe,
Man ftrives to fet up Lights, to thefe, in vaine:
For, what are Lights to thofe, who blinded bee i Or, who fo blinde, as they that will not fee i
NoneIllvstr. XLVI.
►Hilc thefe two Chamfkm for the Conqutjl fight, betwixr them both Vtftoru takes her flight,
On doubtful! wings ^ and,till the fray bee paft, None knowe*, to whether, fheethe Wreath will caft. Which Emblem ferves,not oneIy,to expreffe The danger, and the itfues doubtfulneffe,
In all Contentions • but, may wame us too,
That, wee no ftrivings rafhly undergoe;
Since they, who long with painfull skill have {h iv’d,
Of likely Corqnefls, are at length depriv'd.
Fora, much prevailes^ but S(eight and Wit hath pow'f, Sometime,to hurle downe Strength upon the floore* Sometimes againe, our Ingtneeres doe faile$
And, Blowes, doe more than Stratagems, prevaiie. Though^ I, upon mine koneftXaufe depend,
Another may o’rethrow it, by his Friend:
And, hee that boafteth of his atrons grace,
May Iofe his hopes, if Bribing come in place.
To fay the Truth, in whatfoever Caufe,
Wee by the SnWcontend, or by the Lawes,
There’s tUTfevent or iflue more afFured,
Than this, that, loflc to both (hall beeprocurcd:
And, that, fometime, as well an innocent,
As guilty-caufe, may finde an ill event.
Let,therefore,our endeavours be, to ft rive,
Who, fhall hereafrer,leaftoccafioo give Of thofe eintentififts, and of thofe debates.
Which hurt our honor, fafetie, or eftates:
That, we, a Conquefi, may be fure to gaine,
And, none repine, at that which we obtaine.
None knowes, untill the Fight be paft, Who Jhall bee \ i&or, at the laft.Why Jhjulct I fears tbs Want of. Bread ? If God Jo pleafe, I fhall bee fed.
[He faithleffe Urn's repining currifhnefTe,
1 he bleffed Ffalmifi, fitly did expieffe,
By grinning-dogs, which howling roameby night, To fatisfie their grudging appetite.
Here, therefore, by an Emblem, wee are ffiowne,
That, God, (who as hee lifts, beftowes his owne) Providing fo, that none may bee unfed,
Doth offer to the Dogges, the Childrens bread.
And, by this Emblem, wet advifed are,
Of their prefumptuous boldnefle to beware,
Who bound God’s Mereie; and, have fhut out fome From hope of Grace,before the Nigh is come :
Since,to the Dogs,his meat is not denide,
If they retwrne, (though not till Evening tide.)
Moreover, wee, fome notice hence may take,
That, if provifion, God, vouchsafes to make,
For (yens, Dogs, and Ravens, in their need,
Hee will his Lambes,and harmleffeT#^/« feed:
And, fo provide, that they fhall al wayes have Sufficient, to tmmtaine the life hee gave.
I muft confeflfe, 1 nev*r merit fhall,
The Crummes, which from thy Childrens table fall;
Yet, thou haft ofr, and freely fed mee, Lord,
Among rhy children,%t thyHoly-board:
Nor have I, there, been fill'd with Breadalonej But, on the blefled Bodte of thy Sonne,
My Settle hath feafted. And, if thou doft grant Such favours, Lord! what can I feare to want ?
For, doubrldfe, if thy Sonne thou pleafe to give,
Ai] other things, with him, I fhall receive.
ASIllvstr. XLVl II.	Book,
His infant, and this little Truffe of Hay,
{%■ When thf/ aie mQral zed, feeme to lay,
5pj 1^^ That, Fltjh is hut a tuft of Morning Grafjt,
Both greene,and wiilv r*d,erethe day-light pafle. And, fuch we t- u'y finde it • for, behold,
Alioune as Man is borne, hee waxeth old,
In Gricfes,in Sorrowes,or Nccefsities-And, withers cv’iy hourc, untill hee dves:
Now, fiou1 itMng, as Grafft, when it is growne,
Straight per;fty ng, as G*s(fe, when iris mownc.
If, we t with ether things, mans Age compare,
Hi*. Lttt i« but a Lay ( For, f quail’d are
Mis 7tarts with bioutts. His Months, with Minutes bee
Fit parallels;and,ev’ry breathing,wee
M *y tearme a Day ) yet, fome, ev’n at the Nigh
Of that fliort Z><iy, are dead, and witherd quite.
Before the lM or rung of our l.ves bee done,
The Fltjh oft fades: Somerme,it growes till Nome;
But, there’s no mortal! Fltjh, thar will abide Vnparched longer, than till Eventng-t.de.
For, in it felfe, ir alwayes carries that,
Which helpeth fo, it felfe to i uinate;
• Thar,though it feele, nor jlorme, nor fcorching/^wf,
An inbred Conker, will confume the fame.
Confidering well, and well remembring this,
Account the Fltjh no better than ir is Wrons> not thine everlafting Seule, to cherifh A Gourd, which in a moments time will penfh.
Give it the tendancc, fir for fading Crops •
Bur, for Hay-harvest, lofe not better hopes.
Make
w411 Flcfli, is like the Wither'd Hay, And, Jo tt firings* and fades away.M ike ufe (/ Time, that's camming on. For>that is period, whiaj is gone.
*5-7
>Mis Glafte declares,how Time doth paffe away ;
And,if rhe Words, about ir rightly lay*
Thy Tin*e that s gone, ts loft .* and,prbofe will (hew,
1 hat,many find both Words, and Emblem,true.
How faft their Time departs, they belt perceive,r From whom it fteales, before they take their leave,
Of what they love • and,whofe Uft hotire is gone,
Before their chiefeft bufineffes are done.
How faft it Aides, ev n they are alfo taflght,
(Too late, perhaps) who never kept in thought Their endmg-day • but, alwayes did prefume,
Or, largely hope upon the Time to come•
The prefent-bowres, nor thankfully enjoying,
Nor, honeftly, nor ufefully employing. *
That.jcares expir’d, Are loft, they likewife find :
For,when their underftanding brings to mind,
How fondly (or, how ill perchance/ they fperic Their paffed age • they fee, with difcontent,
The Time, not onely left, bur, worfethan fo •'
Z^,wirh a thoufand other LofTes moe:
And, that,when they fhall need it,wealth norpow'r,
Can purchafe them,one minute of an borne.
Confider this,all ye that fpend the prime,
Tiic noone tide,znd the twilight of'your Time,
Li childiili play-gamss, or meere worldly things As if you could,'at pleafure, clip Times wings,
Or tnrne his Glafje • or,had a Life,or twaine To live, when you had fool’d out this in vaine,
Short is the prefent • loft Times.pafjed bee •
And, Time to come, wee may not live to fee.
Mm	The
Illvstr. X L FX<The Garland, He alone jhallyeeare, Whoito the Goalc, doth p erferpere.
tN Armt is with a Garland htze extended 5 And, as the Mottoiaith, it is intended,
Te all that perfevere. This being fo;
Let none be faint in heart, though they be Jktf: For, he that crcepes, untill his Race be done.
Shall gaine a Wreaib, afwell as they thatrunne. This being fo; let no man walke in doubt,
As if GtxJs Arvtt of Grace were ftretched out To fome fmali number: For, whoe’re begins And perfeueres, the profer’d Garland winns ;
And, God refpe&s noperfons j neither layes A ftumbling blocke in any of our Waies.
This being (o, let no man think’t enough To fet his hand, a little, to the Plough,
And, then defift 5 but, let him ftill pur/ue,'
To doc that Worke,to which that Wreath is due: For, nor on Good, beginner r, nor on thofe That, walkehalfe-way, (much lefle on him, that goes No ftepp at all J will God this gift conferre;
But, onely, unto thofe that perfevere.
Lord, by thy Grace, an entrance I have made In honeft Pathes • and, thy afllftance had,
To make in them, fome flow proceedings too.
Oh grant me, fall abilitie,to doe Thy facrcd Will ■ and, to begun, and end Such Workes, as to thy glory, ftill, may tend.
Thar (Walking, and continuing in the Path,
Which evermore, thine approbation hath )
I may that Garland, by thy ^ra^obtaine, Which, by mine owne de(ert,\ cannot gaine. Glory be to God\@3©SS®2sj^^ssS®^^si®ra®o|®®
THE FOVRTH
LOTTERIE.
Hou, of a noble minde, art thought,
Jpj||i Which,heav’nly things, hath chiefly fought, And, fcorn’ft thy vertue to 4cbafc,
By loving thofe of lower place.
If fo, thme EmblmA<$h expr$fle Thy Wtfdome, anci thy wrlbyricffc.
Bur, if co earthward thou incline;
T hence, learne Affeftiom more Divine.
See, Emb. I.
Some words or thoughts, perhaps, of your
Have wrong’d Gods providence, or tovtt Els, you (it may be) to fome place,
Confine his unconiined Grice •
Or, thinke, he never takethcare,
Of any Realme, but where you are..
Your Lot, now, therefore, doth provide,
T o have your lodgement re&ifide.
See, Emb, I i.
3
Thou maift be wife, but, there is, yet,
Some crack, or falling in thy mt :
For, thou doft perforate a pm,
That, fhowes thee other, then thou art.
Thine Emblem, therefore, doth declare,
What Habit, f uch deferve to weare i And, that, he merits Affes eares,
W ho u mt, that, which he appeares.
See, Emb. III.
4
You have, as yet, much worke to doe,
But, you have little time thereto:
That, Utile, flye* away with fped,
And, you the Loffe, as little heed.
Left, therefore, ail your time be gone,
Before you duely thinke thereon,
A memorandum you have got,
By drawing, of this luckie Lot.
Sec, Emb. IV. _M m >_Though$
Though you, perhaps, no perill dread,
A mifchiefe hangs above your head j By which, you (taking little care,) Maypcrifhercyoube aware.
To roindeyou, therefore, to efchew Such Miferies as may enfue ?
Your Lot, this warning -Emblem fent 5 Obferve it, and your harmes prevent.
$ec3 Emb. V. .
6
Thou fiy% in hope, to fhunthy griefe j Thou changeft place} to feeke releefe;
And,many blameleffe things arefhent As, caufers of thy difcontent.
But trouble,now,no more thy minde,
The root of thy difeafe to finde • / :
For, by thine Emblem,thou fhalt fee,
The Foumtne, wl.ence thy torments bee. Sec, Emb. VI.
M	7
Thou art, or els thou werr, oflate,
Some great,or petty , Magiflrate;
Or, Fortune thereunto, perchance,
In time to come,wsil thee advance.
But, by thine Emblem, thou /halt fee,
That, when reftrein’d, thy powr fmll be, Offenders, thereof will be glad,
And skoffethe pow’r which thou haft had. Obferve it • and be fo afright,
That, thou.maift laugh at their delight. See,Emb. VIL
8
Promotion thou doft much defirc,
And, fpatious Fortunes to acquire •
As if thou thought*}, thdu mightftatfaine, True Blefjedntfle,by fuch a gaine :
To {hew thee, therefore, what event, What happwejfe, and what content,
Such things, will bring vs, at thrlaft,
An ufefull object, now, thou hall.
See, Emb. VIIL
$
Difheartned be not, though thou fee,
Thy Hopes,quite fruftratfefeeme to be s For, many Hopes, appearing p i ft,
Have, beene renew’d againe, at laft -And, grew far greater, then before, When, theyfeem’d left,for evermore. Examples, therefore, now are brought, That, ftiJ], to Hope, thou mayft be might.M	^io
Moft men defirc to gaine the Fate,
Which keepes them fafe, in ev’ry ftate;
And, you, no doubt, would fainc provide,
A station, which might firme abide.
If fo you meane 5 your Let hath brought,
Some newes of that,which you have fought;
For, by your Emblem, you may fee,
What men fhall moft unmooved be.
See, Emb. X,
ii
You feeme, to wonder, much oflate,
That, fome goe backward in Eftate ^
Who feeme to thrive; and, why, we finde,
Thofe Friends, who feemed very kinde,
(And,forward,good refpe&s to (how)
Doe; now unkinde4and froward grow.
But, when your Emblem you fhall fee,
No wonder, then, fuch things will be.
See, Emb. X I. ~
12
Thou feek’ft a Conquefi • or, (at leaft)
Of fuch a Pow’r to bee poffeft,
As none can conquer; And, behold,
Thou, in an Emblem, (halt be told The meanes to get thy hearts defirc.
Yer, know, that if thou come no nigher,
Then but to know the meanes of bliffe,
The farther off, the bleftng is.
See, Emb. xll.
13
Thou liv’ft, as one who thinks, that, Fate All A&ions did neceptate •
And, that to dee, or leave undone,
Thy Bufineffes, came all ro one.
If, thus thou thinke, perhaps,this Chance May helpe to cure thine Ignorance •
And, fliow, when 'twill be, wholly, fit To Fate, our matters, to commit.
Sec,Emb.X III,
T4
Thy Neighbors houfe when thou doft view, Welfurnifhtyfleafant, large, or new,
Thou thinkft good La res, alwaies dwell,
In Lodgings that are trimm’d fo well.
But, by thine Emblem, thou artfhowne,
That (if thou lov’dft what is thine owne)
Thatcht Roofes, as true Contentments yeeld,
As thofe, that are with Cedar feeld.
Vaine Fames, therefore, from theecaft;
And, be content with what thou haft.
See, -Emb. XIV.
Thou15
Thou feek’ft Preferment, as a thing,
Which Eaft, or Wefterne-ntnds might bring; And, thinkft to gaine a temp’rall Creme,
By Femes and Femes of thine owne :
But, now, thy Lot informes from whom, The Scepter, and preferments come *
Seeke, thence, thy law full hopes fruition, And, cherifh not a vaine ambitie*.
See, Emb. XV.
16
This Lot, though rich, or poore, thou bee, Prefents an Emblem, fitt for thee.
If Rich, it warnes, not to be proud■
Since, Formes favours arc allow’d To Smnijh-meit: If thou be poore,
Dejed thou not thy felfe,the more;
For, many worthy men, there are,
Who, doe not Fortum Iewels weare.
Sec, Emb. XVI.
17
Thou, doft not greatly carc, by whom Thy veealth, or thy Preferments, come:
So, thou maift get them, Foole or Knave, Thy prayers, and thy praife may have ; Becaufe, thou doft nor feare, nor dreame, What difadvantage comes by them:
But, by thine Emblem, thou fhalt fee,
That, Mifehieves, in their favours bee.
See, Emb. XVII.
18
You boaft, as if it were unknowne,
The power you have were not your owne: But, had you not an able Prop,
You could not beare fo high a Topi And, if that Ayde forfake you fhall, Downe to the ground, you foone will fall. Acknowledge this; and,humble grow,
You may be, ftill, fuppor ted fo.
See Emb. XVIII,
19
This Lot of yours doth plainely fhow, That, in fome danger now vou go.
But, wounds by Steele, yet, feare you not; Nor Ptjhltng, nor Camoti-jhot.
Bur,rather,dread theJh*fts that Hy,
From fome deepe-wounding wantons eye. Your grea’-eft perills are from:hence; Get, therefore, Armour of defence.
See Emb. X IX.The Fourth Lotteries.
20
Thy Vertues, often, have beene tride,
To finde what jiroofes they will abide :
Yet, thinke not all thy Trulls paft,
Till thou on ev'ry fide art ca(t ■
Nor,feare thou, what may chance to thee,
If truely, fqaare, thy dealings be :
For, then, what ever doth befall,
Nor harms, nor jbame, betide thee (hall.
See,£i»£.X X.
2 Z
Fine Clothes, faire Words ^ entifing Face,
With Maskes of Pietie and Grace,
Oft, cheat you, with an outward fliow,
Of that, which prooveth nothing fo.
Therefore, your Emblems Morall read;
And, ere too farre you doe proceed,
Thinke, whom you deale withalI,to day,
Who, by faire Ihewes, deceive you may.
See, Emb. XXL
22
Y	ou, are accus’d of no man, here,
As, if to any, filfe, you were In word, or Dttd • and, wifli, we doe,
Your Conscience may acquit you too,
But, if your felfe you guilty finde,
( As, unto fuch a fault inclin'd)
The crime, already pajl, repent j And, what is yet undone, prevent.
See, Imb, X XI I.
M	23
You haue delighted much, oflate,
Gainft Womens ficklcne^ro-pratc;
As if this irailety you did find,
Entail’d,alone, on Womankind:
Bat, in your felfe, thcr’s now and then,
Great proofes,of wav'ring minds,in men:
Then, jugde not faults which are unknown;
But, rather learne to mend your owne.
See,XXI11.
24
At you AffltBiom, you repine,
And,in all troubles,cry,and whincj As if,to J*ffer, brought no loy;
But, quite,did all contents deftroy.
That, you might, therefore, patient grow,
And, learne,that Vertues pow’re, to know,
This Lot, unto your view, is brought:
Perufe, and pra&ife what k taught.
Sc^Emb.XXlV.
On25
On out fide Friends,thou much reli’ft,
And, trufhfl, oft, before thou try’ftj By which,if Coujnagt thou efcape,
T hy Wit wee praife not, but thy Hap:
But, leii by truft,<eVe truft due)
Thou, overla e, thy Truftmg iue;
Obferve the Merali of thy Lot,
And,looke that thou forget it not.
S	eea'£w*.XXV.
26
By this your Lot, it fhould appeare,
That,you your felfe are too ievercj Or,have, by fome, pc rfwaded bin,
That,ev’iy/tojW is zfiitne.
Thar,wifer thereto re, you may grow,
You have an Emblem, now,to flv. w,
That,Hee,whofe wildome all men praife,
Sometimtjlayes downe his Bow,3nd phyes*
See, Emb .XXV!•
27
Thou little heedft how Time is loft,
Or, how thine Homes away doe p ftj Nor art thou mindfnll of the day,
In which thy life, will breatfyaWay.
To thee this Z«,n jw,therefore, came,
To make thee heedful! of the fame.
So,of thy Dutie, let it mind thee, (thee.
That, thou mailt hve, when Lhatb fhall finde See, Emb. XXVII.
28
A fafe-abidingjwouldft thou know,
When Seas doe rage,and winds doe blow i If fo; thine Embltm fhewes thee, where Such Privilidgts gained are.
Obferve it well; then,doe thy beft,
To bee a Toggling, in that neff There Moraliz'd^ and, mocke thou not At wliat is taught thee,by this Lot.
See, Emb.XXV III.
2 9
Beleeve not,alwayes,as thy Creed,
T1 iat, Lov e-prof eft, is Love, indeed;
Bur, their Jffdims entertaine,	%
Who in thy need, firme Friends remain?.
Pe>hps, it much may thee conceine,
This Z^^perfedfyjlto learne.
ThineFmblems morall,therefore view,
And, get trueEm&d, by being,fr#e.
See, Emb, XXIX. 1The F furth Lotteries.
3°
The Conferences, of fome, ?ff>rd No Lawfull ufe unto the Sword:
Some drra ne. that, in the time of peace,
The pra&ife of all Armes may ceafe 5 And, you, perhaps, among the reft,
With fuch like fancies are polTeft.
However,what your Morall fayes Obferve; and, walke in blamelefle tvayes.
See, Emb. XXX.
31
A better Fortune you might gaine,
If you, could take a little paine :
If you have Wealth, you fhould have more,
And, fhould be Richjthough you arc poore)
If to the longings you have had,
A true endevour you would adde:
For, by your Emblem, you may fee,
Such, as your Paines, your Gaines will be,
Sec, Emb. XXXI.
32
When any troublous Time appeires,
Your Hope is ouercome, with feares,
As, if with every Floudof Rawc,
The World would quite be drownd againe.
But, by your Emblem, you (hall fee,
That,Sunfhine,afterSto'mes maybe:
And, you this Lot, fit may be) drew, ’
In times of neede, to comfort yott.
See, Emb. XXXII.
3?.
When, you to ought, pretend a right,
You thinke to winnc it by your might.
Yea, by your ftrength,yourpurfe or friends,
You boaft to gaine your wifhed Endes.
But, fuch Presumptions to prevent
You to an Emblem now are fent
That, fhowes,by whom he Vittor growes,
That winnes, by giving overthrovves.
See, Emb. XXXIII.
54 ' ^ •
If, truely temperate, thou be,
Why fhould this Lot, be dra wne by thee?
Perhaps, thou either doft exceed,
In coftly Robes>, or, drinke, or feede,
Beyond the meane. If, this thou finde,
Or, know’ft, inany other kinde,
How thou offendeft by excejfc,
Now, leave off, that intemp ratncffe.
See Emb. XXXIV
N	Thou35
Thouhop’ft, toclhnbe,to honor’d heights,
Yet, wouldft not paflc through ftormes ot finite i Bur, fhun’ft them fo, as if there were No way to bliffe, where troubles are.
Left, then,thou lofe thy hop’d-for praife,
By, feeking wide, and eafie wayes 5 See what thine Emblem doth difclofe.
And, feare not ev’ry rnnAethat blowes.
See, Emb. XXXV.
36
Sometimes, it may be, thou doft finde,
That, God, thy prayers, doth not minde*
Nor, heede, of thole Petitions take,
Which,men and Congregations make.
Now, why they take fo iU effea,
Thou, by our (Morall, maift colled;
And, by the fame, (halt alfo fee,
When, ail thy fuits will granted be.
Sec, Emb. XXXVI./
37
Thou, haft been very forward, ftill,
Tofftntjh thofe, that merit ill 5 But, thou didft never, yet, regard To give De/ert, her due Reward.
That, therefore, thou maift now have cate;
Of fuch lnjuftice, to beware,
Thine Emblem, doth to thee prefent,
As well Reward, as pumjhment.
See, Emb. XXXVII.
38
Thou, either haft a babling tongue,
Which, cannot keepe a jecret, long s Or, (halt, perhaps, indanger'd growe ,
By luch, as utter all they know.
In one, or other, of the twaine,
Thou maift be harm’d; and, to thy gaine,
It may redound, when thou /halt fee,
What, now, thine Emblem, counfels thee.
See, Emb. XXXVIII.
39
By this, thy Lot, we underftand,
That, fomewhat, thou haft tooke in hand,
Which, (whether, further, thou Proceed Or quit e deft ft) will danger breed.
Confider, then, what thou haft done.
And, fince the bazzardis begun,
Advifed be to take the Cturfe,
Whrch may not make the danger worfe.
See, Emb. XXXIXThe Fourth Lotteries. ■ . . ..............-	?6i
, — _ . 40 The Deflir/ks^thau blameft, much, \ Becaufe, thuu canft not be fo rich, As others are: Bur, blame no more The Deftwies, as heretofore; For, if it pleafe thee to behold, What, by thine Embltme, fhall be told, Thou,there,(hale find, which be thofe Fries, Than, keepe men low, in their eflates. See, Emb. XL.	
4i Thou thinkft, that thoufroni/i##jartfree5 And, here, unblamed thou fhalt be, But, if to all men, thou wilt feerae As faire, as in thine o wne efteeme, P re (umrthoTi Tiotabr^d to pafTe, Vntill^ by ev'ty Looking-GUffc, Which, in thy Morall, is expreft, Thou haft,both Minde,and Body dreft. See Emb. X LI.	
42 .V Some, labour hardly, all their daies, In painefull.profirable wayes; And, orhers tafte the fweeteft gaine, Of that, for which thefe tooke the paine t Yet, thefe, they not alone undo, But, having robd, they murther too* The wrongs of fuch, this Embltm fhowes* That, thou mayft helpe, or pitty thofe. See, Emb. XL 11.	
4? Thou, often haft obferv’d with feares, Th'afpecls, and motions of the Starret,) As it, they threatned Fates to fome, Which, God could never fave them from. If this, thy dreaming Error be, Thine Emblems Moral! fhewes to thee, That, God reftraines the Starry-Fates, And, no mans harme, necefsitatts. See,Emb. XLIII.	1
44 , Thou,haft provoked,over long, Their patience, who negle& the wrong 5 And,thou doft little feeme to heede, What barme it threats, if thou proceed. T0 thee, an Emblem, therefore, fhowes, To what, abufed-Patience growes. Obferve it well-and, make thy Peace, Before to Fury,Wrath increafe. See, Emb. XLIV* Nn» Thou	Thr hourth Lotterie.
45
Thou haft the helps of Natures light j Experience too, doth aydethy fight:
Nay mo: c, the Sun ot Grace-divine,
Doth round aboutihie day lie fhine •
Yet ,Reafons eye is blind in thee,
And, cleareft objetti cannot fee.
Now,from what caufe,this Blindneffe growes The Morall of thine Emblem fhowes.
See,£»»*.XLV.
45
Thy caufe, thy Monty, or thy Friend,
May make thee forward to contend -And, give thee Hc>pes,that thy intents,
Shall bi ing thee profperou* events.
But view thy Lot j then, marke thou there, That Vittorios uncertaine are;
And ralhly venture not on that Whofe End may be,thou k»em(l not what.
See, Emb. X L V I.
47
To them who grudgingly repine,
Aflooneas their eflates decline,
This Lot pertaines ; or, unto thofe,
Who,when their neighbour needy growes, Contemne him j as if he were left,
Of God; ?nd, of all hopes bereft.
If this, or that, be found in thee,
Thou , by thy Morall, taught fhalt be,
That, there is none fo ill befped j But may hare hope, he fhall be fed.
See, Emb. X L V11. 48
Thy Flejh thou lov’ft, as if it were,
The chiefeft Objetty of thy Care -And of fuch value, as may feeme,
Well merriting,thy beft efteeme.
But, now, ro bamfh that conceit,
Thy Lot an Emblem brings to fight,
Which,without flattery, fhewcs to thee Of what regard it ought to be.
See, Emb. X L Y111.
4	9
It may fufpe&ed be,thou haft,
Mifpent the Time, that’s gone and paft • For,to an Emblem thou art fent,
That’s made,fuch folly to prevent:
The m raUhccd j Repent thy Cryme*
And, Labour ,to Redeeme the Time.
See,Emb.X LIX,5°
With good applaufe thou haft begunne, And, well, as yer, proceedeft on :
But, e’re the Lawrefljhou canft weare,
Thou to the end mu'f perjevere.
And, left thi« dutie be forgot,
Thou haft a Caveat, by this Lot.
See, Emb, L.
51
Although, this time,you drew it not,
Good Fortune, for you, may be got.
Perhaps the planets ruling now,
Have caft no good Afpefts on you.
For,many fay, that,now and then,
The	<iuguly on men:
Then,try your Chance againe, anon;
For, their difpleafure foone is gone,
5*
Ifs by your Lot you had beene prais’d Your minde,perchance,it would have rais’d, Above the meane. Should you receiue Some check,thereby , It would bereave Your Patience: For,but few can beare, Repmfes, which unexpe&ed are.
But, now prepared you have beene,
To draw your Lot once more begin;
And, if another B lane ke you get.
Attempt your chance,no more, as yet.
To croflfe your hopes, Misfortune fought; And, by your Lot,z Blanck hath brought; Bur, he who knew her ill intent,
Hath made this Blanke her fpight prevent % For, if that Number you (hall take,
Which thefe two fignrts,backward,make, And view the place to which they guide •
An Emblem,for you,they provide.
*4
Thefe Lots arealmoft TeritoOne Above the BUnkes; yeyhou haft none. If thus thy Fortune ftill proceed,
Tis Ten to One if well thou (peed. Yet, if thou doe not much negleft,
To doe, as Wifdomc fhall direft,
It is a Tbeufandunto ten
But all thy Hopes will profper,ihen.C1 he tourth Lotterie9
55
It feemes, Dame Fortune, doth not know,
W hat Lot, on thee, fhe fhould beftow ;
Nor, canft thou tell, (it thou mightft have The choice)what Fortune, thou fhouldft crave. For, one thing,now,ihy minde requires j Anon, Another it defires.
When Refolution thou haft got,
T hen, come againe, and draw thy Lot,
56
The Chinee, which thou obtained haft,
Of all our Chances, is the laft;
And,cafting up the totall fnmmes,
Wc finde thy Gaine, to Nothing comes.
Yet if it well be underftnnd,
This chance may chance to doe thee good 5 For, it inferres what Portion fhall,
To ev’ry one, (at laft) befall •
And warnes, while fomething, is enjoyd,
That, well it (alwaics) be imployd.
FINIS.Table for the better finding out of the principal1 things and matters, mentioned in theje Fours Bookes.
Ji.
ADverfitic. pag. 16.17. 2 6. 30.240,243 6. 3,111.
AflF*i:ian. 7. | j. 34.83.16%. AfElftion. id. 17. 4^,47, 70.
81.108.240.
Agreement in Defirc. 34.
Age. 44.
I Ambitions emptines. 2 id. j Ambition, dp.
Anchor. 3p. 7a.
Annuall revolutions. *57.
Anvils and Hammer. 17. Appearances deceive. 175. Apollo. 234.
Archer, 25.
Armour. Hi.
Arrs. 1.80.	j
Aftion. 9>
Armes. 3.32.80.
Author itie. 137.
B-
Bah. 7.
beginning. 10a.
Beit men not beft favour'd. 224. Bear. 23.
Bees. 23.90.250.
Beautie.40.
Blabs. 24d.
Bleffings long enjoyed. 70. Bounds, idi.
A Bore, no.
Borrowed worth. 14.
A Bo we bended. 39.
Bridle. 169.
A Broken-hcart 77.
Bufy-bodies. I48.
Butterfly and Spider. 18.
C Andie and Flic. 40. Carnal affections. 45. Cac’uceus. 9. 88;
Ceremonies of eftate. 137. Centaure. 103.
A Childe. 45-.
Chriftian confidence. 81.
Church. 111.13^.
Chrift the true Peilicm. 154, TheCircdlar motion of things.4 J. Circumfpedtion. 138.
Clamor, d3.
Cleargie-men. 149. Conftancie.2.81.14?.
Cock. 71.
Comlinefle. 249.
Good Companions. 249.
Conftant refolution 24. Confideration. 9 Contempt of earthly things. 12. Contention. 34I 71.
Contention hazzardous. 254. Contemplation. 45.105. isd. Concord. d3.
Confolation. vid. Comfort. Comfort. 70.
Comfort fwectned by troubles, ibid.
Conftellations.31. 74.251. Contentment. 8d.
Cornerftone. idi.
Coronet. 255,
Cornucopia. 9. 28.166. 248. Corporeal 1 vertues. 80. Covetoufneflb. 2 \6.
Crocadile. ii2*
Craft. 13d.
Crowne. 47.78. 81.
Crofle. 47 7J 81 Crofles 47.
Curiofitie 147.
Cupid 227.
Cynthia 24.
£>.
Anger hangs over all 213 JL>/Death 1.21.45.48.94.
158.184. 235.
Deaths head 21 Deliberation 72
DelayDelay 18
Degrees. 29 49. 117.
Deceit in all places 180. Defpaire is not to be admitted.
217. 221. 240.
Deftinie. vid. fate.
Decrees of God. pj.
Our Deftruftion is of our felves. 214
Defires beft obje<5t. 209. Devotion. 41.
Diamond. 171.
Diana. 24.
Divine afliftance; 170. Dilfijnulstion, 211, 228, 23© Difcord. 177.
Difcretion. ijt.
Doggs.2S5.
Dolphin. 7:.
Dove. i~5*.
Dro wfiru {T~\ 9.
Drones. 250.
E.
EArthly things. 85. Endurance 23.26. Endeavour continued. 29.
Envy 97.
End. 102I Equalitie. 34.48.
Equivocation, 38.
Eftridge. 3 6.
Eternitie. 103.157. Everlafling. 102.
Exceffe. 68.
Externall Bleflings. 88.
F,
FAith l£. 66 F '
Faith infringeH. 38.99.
Fate 74.95. 32i. *51 Fatall neceflity 251 Falfhood 99 Fame 146.
Faire fhe we* deceitlull *33.229 Face 39 Fighters 71
Ficklencfle vid. Inconftancy Filial pietie 155.
Fire on an Altar 15.
Fierie-rriall 30 Flefhishay 356 Fiying-Ball 71.101 FUc and rhe Candle 40 Flower of the Sunne 159. Fooles, who thegreateft 211 Fooles favours milchievous 225 Fortune 6. 88. 101. 109. 139 174.324
Fraud in all profeffions 18; Friendftiip 75 99.162.237. Friends 75,14J Frequencie 45 FuUnctf 64.
Furie begottea by abufed patience 25a.
a
GAnimed 156,
Light Gaine* 50.
Glory 5.92.
God 140.15a, 170, aro, 813 255
Gods prerogatives 23 3 Gods decrees 95.141 Gofpell preached 89 Good works 135 Governours 37 - !*■ -Government 238 Goblins about Graves 43 Grace 31,74> i®4, 226 Grave 21 Greefe 3 6 Groves 3*
Great things from fmall beginnings 4 6. 50 Gryphon 139 Guile vid. Fraud and Deceit Guiltineffc 6(t,69,
H.
HAft 19,49 153 Hammer and Anvile,! 7 Halter 66, Halcyon, vid* Kings Fifher *—2.3 6 Harveft 44 Harlots 27, 346 Harmlefnes vid. Innocency Hazzardous enterprife# 347 Harmony vid. Mufick
Hard-hearted men 175 Hardship 343
Heed 19 4^ *53 Heliotrope 159 Heaven 152 **'
Hcilen 37
Hyppocrify 30, 77, 21*i «9 Hyppocrite 229 Honour 5,153
Hope 13, \6, 39,, 44,73.10* 150,217	,
Houfes which are beft 233 y iJ, Hony 23
HowreglafTe 21,213 Hunger 64 Hufbands idi Humility 147
ftaus,Hyppotamus 155 /.
IAnus 158 dienclfe 592 Innocence 9 il l* If I Infant 45
Incroachments 161 Invincibility aio Inconftancy 231 Intemperance 24*
Induftry 5 |#apietyi5 5
Imprfonrret better tfian aworfe mifchiefe p5 loyesfveetned by aflfii&ions 70 Iteration 19 —	.
Iuftice 66. 69 tjf~
Isjft dealing, xoo —
Ixioh 69
K.
TT Ingsfi/lier 23 6 JXKings 3a,37»78»*37»i59
16-,180 Kinf?domes^7 A Kingdomfsgkvie 78 Knowledge 1,79^*03
L.
LAbour 5,79,14M5o,2J9j Labour in vaine u.
Lambe 25 a.
Lawe 3 163 1*9 Leafure and heed 19.49107 Letfcne to die 94 Learning 87 A Line a day. 1 58 Liking makes indifferent thing* excellent 222 A Li; tie and in tie makes a naickle 50 158 Life 2j. 45
Love the beft Mufitian, 82 Love 7 33.34 38.
LofTes 50.
Loflcsmay be recovered 18s Looking-glaffcs 241.
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MAIcfa&ors 66 Mars 80,
Marriages, 83.
Magiftrates out of cfticeaij.
A Mace. 137
Man hisowncenernie 214 Mercy, off cd to all 35 j
Merit 1 39 Meafuns ice M -dlers, vid. Bjfr-bodies. Meditation beft in the night 9 Meanes, not to be neglcfted 2si Meane?, not the onclj ground of Hope 13 M.rcurie 9 TbeM*ane 169 Military exercHe* 3 »
Misfortune may be profitable.96 Mortalkie 8 4J Moone ni. 182 Monuments 142
MiruillatFeAion 34. I<53«f8ft Muficke 65
N.
N\mre and Grace 104. T44 .N’l ure needcs a tupporter. t*6 Neceflitie 64
Night helpfull to Meditation 9
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OAthes 58
Obfcumie profitable 7} ♦ Ocuifion 4 C Renders 2IJ Od men may learne 87 Opporfunitie 4 Cbprt flion 28 Oppofirion 61 Order 220
Ojt ward appearances 175 Owle 9. 63.79. i$8 Oxe 173
P\ine 2f
I’iilmetiee 17®
Patience 28 £3. 2J*
Patriots 165 Pallas 9 So Parents 15
A Paftorall charge I49 Peace 9 238 Peijarie 38 Pegafus 105
Perfeverance 19. 143.175.258
Pelican 1 54 Pierie 8.41. ijjr Pig mey Spirits 14 Planets 31 Planting 3 5
P!c fu«c 2i, 23. 38.61
P>enry 64 Plaine-dealing 228
Go 1® .**?(■. t*Pocticall Libertie 148 Poets Hoife, vid. Pegafus Power 103.179 Power divine a 10.
Policie 80 Pofierity 3?
Poore Theeves 16J.
Povertie 176 Caufe of povertie. *48 Praife 146 Pra£tife 66.158 Preaching 89 Preferment 62 Prclats 41 Pricft*. ibid.
Pride to be avoyed 8 Prirces 155
Profir caufech contention 71. ProctfTions 165.
Profperitie 12.16 Prote&ion dtvine 345 Promotion is of God 22 3 Prudence 74.142.15*
Puritie 41
PuniOiment and reward 245 Pyramus 33.
. M
/-vVarrellers 71.
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J T) Afhnefle 9.19 £\J<edeeme the time 23.257 Recreation 234 A welj, Refolved man 218 Redrawn from being Rich 248 Refnlute conftancV 24 Repine not at misfortunes 96 Reputation _i^o Rcpcntance to fie haftned 213 Retirednefle 73. 79 Revolutions of thinqjsx 45 Reward 13*. 139 H1- 32P- 25^ Reward and puniihmcnt 243 fticbs 1 9S Rich Theeves 197 Rod. 93.
Royall favour, 159.
5.
S	Acred callings 41 The beft Sacrifice 77. Salamander 30 Scepter 79 Scepter and Spade 48 fea-horfe,! jy.
Selfe perdition 68. 214 Selfelove 35
Shepherds crooke 149
Ship 13.37 Sifyphus jr Sinne 66. 69.
Silence 73 Simplicity I?t Sincerity a a 8, 230 Sive 20 A Skeleton 8 Sloath 9.181.
Slowncfle 19 Slow pace goes farre 173 Small beginnings 46. 50 Snake 5-9* 45* 47* 74-*61.10* 142.
Snaile Ig Sophifters 38 Sober knowledge 147 Sorrow 24 79
Soveraigntie is of God, ji.jj-
Spade 5
Spider 18
Squirrell %6. i%6
Staiednftfc 7a 153
Starrs 31.74. *51
Statef men 15
Sterelman 37
Stedfaftm ffe. vid. Conft&xj, Stewes 27 Storke 149.15*
Strength 80.103.136 Students 15 Srudioufnefle 14 6 Suffering *3 47. €1.171.232 Sufficiencie 86.
Sunnfb inc afte r ftormes 24a Swearing. 38.
Swine 38, 110,
Sword t6.137,163.2*8. 34!
T.
v
TAlents hidden 76.181 A Tarler, 846.
Tennis-ball, 16 Terrene pompe 98 Tempcrance 169.24a Terminus 161 Theeves 167 Thisbe 33
Time. 4.102.1^7.212.23$ 257 Titles,ill placed 224.
Tongue 42 Tortois 86 Touch ft one 229 Tranfitone things 85 Triall 30 *
Trie e’re thou truft. 84.233 Truth 172 Turtle, vid. Dove.V.
VAnitie of earthly things 98 Vaine hopes. 69 Vaine ihewes 10 Vengeance 66
Vertue* 1. 5. 6. 22. 30. 88,97.
ioi.kiop. 111,139. 171.218. Vice 22.104. 224.
VitSorie vnccrtaine 2$*
Viftorie is of God 341.
Viper 347 rftH Vnanymitie 6j Vnchaftitie 15 Vnitie 67 177 Vnitieof faith 244 Vniverfall Grace210.358 Vnprofitable gifts 76 VprightnelTe of heart 91
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vv
Anton women 7 Warre 90, 238
Wait 35
Wearinefle 9. 84. 153 Watchfulncffe 79 Watchmen 149 Way cf Ucrrue 160 WcapVfls lri Wealrh 68 66.
Weight* 110.
Welldoing 135	v
VVeakneffe neede* a fupotter 22 Wifedomei. 1, ji. 103.142.145 Witt i. 64.136.167 Wives 172 Wboredcme. 27 Whore, vid. Harlot Woods decayed 35 Woman 93 131 World goes backcward 219.
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o zA Superfedeas to all them, whofe cuftome it iSjWithout any deriving, to importune Authors to give unto them their Bookcs.
Oi l '	}	, - - V ' ■ r \
IT merits nor your Anger, nor my Blame,
That, thus 1 have infcribd this Epigram:
For, they who know me, know, that, Bookcs thus large,
And, fraught with Emblems, do augment the Charge Too much above my Fortunes, to afford A Gift fo coftly, for an Aieric-mrd:
And, I have prov’d, your Begging? gualitit,
So forward, to opprcfle my Modefltej T'har, for my future eafe, it fcemeth fit,
To take fome Order, for preventing it.
And, peradveriture, other Authors may,
Find Caufe t6thanke me for't, another day.
Thefe many years,it hath your Cufiom bin,
That, when in my poffcflion,youhavcfeene A Volume, of mine owne, you did no more,	J
But, Askt and Take j As if you thought my ftore Encreaft, without my Coft t And, that, by Giving,
(Both Paines and Charges too) I got my living j Or, that, 1 find the Paper and the Printing,
As eafie to me, as the Beekes Inventing.
If, of my Studies, noeftcemeyouhave,
You, then abufe the Courtcfies you crave-And;aie Vnthxnkfu/l. If you prize them ought,
Why fhould my Labour, not enough bethought,
Vnlefle, I adde Expences to my paines i The Stationer, affoords for little Gaines,
The Bfokes you crave: And, He, afwell as I M ight give away, what you repine to buy:
For, what hee Gives, doth onely Meny Coft,	I
In mine, both Moiy, Time, and Wit is loft.
What I fhall Give, and what 1 have beftow’d On Friends, to whom, I Love, or Service ow'd,
I grudge not; And, I thinke it is from them,
Sufficient, that fuch Gifts they do eftecme;
Yea, and, iris a Favour too, when they Will take thefe Trifles, my large Dues to pay ;
(Or, Aske them at my hands, when I forger,
That, I am to their Lcve, fo much i6 debt.)	s
Bur, this inferres nor, that, I fhould beftow The like on all men, who, my Name do know}
Or, have the Face to aske: For, then, T might',
Of Wit and Mony, foone be begger’d, quite.
So much, already, hath beene Beg d away,
(For vvhich, I neither had, nor looke for piy)
As being valu’d at the common Rate,
Had rais’d, Five hundredCrownes, in my Eftate.
__WhichWhich, (ifl may confeffe it) fignifics,
That, I was farre more Liberal!, than Wife.
But, for the time to come, relolv’d 1 am, That,till without denyall (or juft blame)
I may of thofe, who clctk and clo thes do make, (As oft as I (hall need them) dsket aid f ake * You (hall no more befoole twe. TuCrfore,Pf4^ Me Anfwer'd} And, henceforward, keepe away.A D*V*#w»,fliewing how they who are fo difrofed, jhall, fad out their Chance, i» the Lotteries tfwgoing.
TUrne about one of the Indexes in the Figures, which are in the I following Page, without carting your eyes thereupon, toobfer ve | where it fttyeth untiil your hand ceafeth to give it motion. If it be the upper Figure,whofe Index you moved ; than,that Number whereupon it refteth, is the number of your Lot, or Blancke.
This being knowne, move the other Index in like manner, and that j Quarter of the faid Figure whereon the lame ftandeth (when your ; h?nd is taken away) Iheweth in which of the foure Bookes, or Lotte- i ries, that Chance is to be cxpeded, whereunto your Number dcth fend you, whether it be Lot, or "BUneke. If it be any Number above Fifty, 1. it is a Blancke Chance, ^jid you are to looke no further. Jf it be any of the other Numbers, it fends you to the Emblem anfwering to the fame Number, in the Boeke next before the fame Lotterie.	<
If the letter CM. be placed before the alotted Number; then, that Lot i» proper onely to a (Man If W. ftand before it, it is proper cneiy jj to a Woman : if there be no letter, it is indifferent to feoth Sexes; And, therefore, when a cJMan or Woman happneth on a Chance imper- : tinent to their proper Sexe, they are then, to take the next Chance \ which pertaineth properly to their Sexe, whether it be Blanche or Lot* \ thetriall whereof, I have thus contrived, without the ufe of Dice ■ left by bringing them into fight, they might, fomotimes, occafioa j worfe gaming.
! Jf King, Q, eene, P&ince, er any^ one that firings I From Perfons, knowne to be deriv'dfrom Kings,
1 Shall fee kt, for Sport lake, hence te draw their Lot ;
I	Our Author that, hee provided not	f *
j For fuch *i thofe: Becaufe, it were too much .
I	For hint, to find out Fortunes, fit for fuch,
Who, (** hee thinkes)jhot*ld,rather,hydt jitpplj For him, tomtndhu evill Fortunes fy.
To them., me, therefore pkafedk to grve This noble, andthit Urge Prerogative j That,they fhall chufe from hence, what Lots they pleafe,
And make them better, if they like not thefe.
AR other Perfonages,e/ High degree,
That, will projeffe our Authors friends to he,
This Freedorae, Ukewije, have j that till, they jind Kjd Lot, which is agreeing to their mind,
They Jhall have libertie, anewe, to try
Theirfought-for Chance .* And, evry time.apply
The Morrals thty difliked, unto thofe\	j
Which are, ilUquaUtfde, antongtheir Foes.
Aethers, who this Game, adventure will,
Mu ft beare their Fortunes, be they Good, or IB.m