,transcriber's notes3 ,in the section ,to ,the ,reader our author writes3 ,there be1 no doubt1 some faults committed by the ,printer1 both ,literall and ,materiall1 and some ,errors of the ,gravers in the ,figures1 7as in the ,tetragrammaton2 in the ,figure of ,aron2 and in the ,proprieties due to some other ,hieroglyphicks72 but1 for the most part1 they are such1 as ,common-,readers will never perceive2 and ,i thinke1 that they who are ,judicious will so plainly finde them to be no faults of mine2 that1 leaving them to be amended by those1 to whom they appertaine2 and1 ,you1 to accept of these ,play-games as you please3 ,i bid you ,farewell4 ,therefore all oddities and inconsistencies have been left unchanged4 ,they have been noted at the end of the transcription4 ,an addendum of transcriptions and translations of the mottoes engraved around each emblem has been added to the final note as a convenience to the reader4 ,a ,,preposition to this ,,frontispiece4 ,this ,,booke contayning ,,emblems1 'twas thought fit1 ,a ,title-page should stand to usher it1 ,that's ,emblematicall3 ,and1 for that end1 ,our ,,avthor1 to the ,graver did commend ,a plaine ,invention2 that it might be wrought1 ,according as his ,fancie had forethought4 ,insteed thereof1 the ,workeman brought to light1 ,what1 here1 you see2 therein1 mistaking quite ,the true ,designe3 ,and1 so 7with paines1 and cost7 ,the first intended ,,frontispiece1 is lost4 ,the ,,avthor1 was as much displeas'd1 as ,hee ,in such ,adventures1 is inclin'd to bee2 ,and1 halfe resolv'd1 to cast this ,,piece aside1 ,as nothing worth3 but1 having better ey'd ,those ,errors1 and ,confusions1 which may1 there1 ,blame-worthy 7at the first aspect7 appeare2 ,hee saw1 they fitted many ,fantasies ,much better1 then what ,reason can devise2 ,and1 that1 the ,graver 7by meere ,chance7 had hit ,on what1 so much transcends the reach of ,wit1 ,as made it seeme1 an ,object of ,delight1 ,to looke on what1 ,,misfortvne brought to light3 ,and1 here it stands1 to try his ,wit1 who lists ,to pumpe the secrets1 out of ,cabalists4 ,if any thinke this ,page will1 now1 declare ,the meaning of those ,figures1 which are there1 ,they are deceiv'd4 ,for1 ,destinie denyes ,the utt'ring of such hidden ,mysteries1 ,in these respects3 ,first1 ,this contayneth nought ,which 7in a proper sense7 concerneth1 ought1 ,the present-,age3 ,moreover1 tis ordain'd1 ,that1 none must know the ,secrecies contain'd ,within this ,,piece2 but1 they who are so wise ,to finde them out1 by their owne prudencies2 ,and1 hee that can unriddle them1 to us1 ,shall stiled be1 the second ,,oedipvs4 ,tis1 likewise1 thought expedient1 now and then1 ,to make some ,worke1 for those ,all-knowing men1 7,to exercise upon7 who thinke they see ,the secret-meanings1 of all things that bee4 ,and1 lastly1 since we finde1 that1 some there are1 ,who best affect ,inuentions1 which appeare ,beyond their understandings2 ,this1 we knew ,a ,representment1 worthy of their view2 ,and1 here1 wee placed it1 to be1 to these1 ,a ,,frontispiece1 in any sense they please4 ,illustration3 ,,emblemes4 ,illustrated by ,geo3 ,wither4 ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,emblemes1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,moderne3 ,quickened ,with ,,metricall ,,illvstrations1 both ,morall and ,divine3 ,and disposed into ,,lotteries1 ,that ,jnstruction1 and ,good ,counsell1 may bee furthered by an ,honest and ,pleasant ,recreation4 ,by ,,george ,,wither4 ,the ,first ,booke4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,london1 ,printed by ,a4,m4 for ,richard ,royston1 and are to be sold at his ,shop in ,ivie-,lane4 ,,mdcxxxv4 ,recensui hoc ,poma1 cui titulus est 7,a ,collection and ,illustration of ,emblems ,ancient and ,moderne7 in quo nihil reperio1 qu minus cum utilitate imprimatur1 ita tamen1 ut si non intra septem menses proxim sequentes ,typis mandetur1 hc licentia sit omnin irrita4 ,ex dibus ,lambithanis ,iul4 #b4 #afcd4 ,,gvil4 ,,bray4 ,a ,,writ ,,of ,,prevention ,concerning the ,,avthors ,dedication of the foure following ,,bookes1 to those ,royall1 ,princely1 and ,illustrious ,,personages1 whose ,names are mentioned in this ,leafe4 ,i have not often us'd1 with ,epigrames1 ,or1 with ,inscriptions unto many ,,names1 ,to charge my ,bookes3 ,nor1 had ,i done it1 now1 ,if ,i1 to pay the ,duties which ,i owe1 ,had other meanes2 ,or1 any better ,wayes ,to honour them1 whose ,vertue merits praise4 ,in ,,architect1 it giveth good content1 7,and passeth for a praisefull ,ornament7 ,if1 to adorne the ,,fore-,,fronts1 ,builders reare ,the ,statues of their ,soveraigne-,princes1 there2 ,and1 trimme the ,outsides1 of the other ,,sqvares ,with ,portraitures of some ,heroicke ,,peeres4 ,if1 therefore1 ,i 7the more to beautifie ,this ,portion of my ,,mvses ,gallerie7 ,doe1 here1 presume to place1 the ,,names of those ,to whose ,deserts1 my ,,love remembrance owes1 ,i hope 'twill none offend4 ,for1 most1 who see ,their worthy mention1 in this ,,booke1 to bee1 ,will thinke them honor'd3 ,and1 perhaps1 it may 7,to their high praise7 be found1 another day1 ,that1 in these ,,leaves their ,names wil stand unrac'd1 ,when many fairer ,,strvctvrfs1 are defac'd4 ,in this ,hope1 ,i have placed on the ,,fore-,,front 7or before the ,first ,booke of these ,,emblems7 a ,ioint-,inscription to the ,,king and ,,qveenes most excellent ,,maiestie4 ,upon the ,right-,side-,front of this ,building 7or before the ,second ,booke7 ,one ,inscription to the most hopefull ,prince1 ,,charles1 ,prince of ,wales2 ,and1 another to his deere ,brother1 ,,iames1 ,duke of ,yorke1 c4 ,on the other ,side-,front1 7or before the ,third ,booke7 ,one ,inscription to the gratious ,princesse1 ,,frances ,dutchesse-,dowager of ,,richmond and ,,lenox2 ,and1 another to her most noble ,nephew1 ,,iames ,duke of ,lenox1 c4 ,on the ,fourth ,front of our ,square1 7,or before the ,fourth ,booke7 ,one ,inscription to the right ,honourable ,,philip ,earle of ,pembrooke and ,montgomery1 c4 ,and another to the right ,honourable1 ,,henry ,earle of ,holland1 c4 ,to the ,,majestie of ,great ,britaine1 ,france1 and ,ireland1 the ,most ,illustrious ,king1 ,,charles2 ,and his excellently beloved1 the most gratious ,queene ,,mary4 ,sev'n yeares are full expired1 ,royall ,,sir1 ,since last ,i kneel'd1 an offring to preferre ,before your feete2 where1 now1 my selfe ,i throw ,to pay once more1 the ,tributes which ,i owe4 ,as many yeares are past1 most beauteous ,,qveene1 ,since witnesses1 mine eares and eyes1 have beene ,of those ,perfections2 which the generall ,fame ,hath sounded forth1 in honour of your ,name4 ,and1 both your beaming-splendors 7oh yee faire1 ,thrice blessed1 and most fitly-matched ,,paire7 ,vpon each other1 make such bright reflections2 ,and have so sweetly mingled your affections1 ,your ,praise1 your ,pow're1 your ,vertues1 and your ,beautie3 ,that1 7if preserving of my ,soveraigne dutie1 ,this may be said7 you doe appeare1 to me1 ,,two ,,persons1 in ,one ,,maiesty1 to be2 ,to whom1 there1 appertaines 7in veneration ,of your large ,worth7 the right of some ,oblation ,and1 best1 ,i thought1 my ,homage would be done1 ,if1 thus1 the tender were to ,,both-in-,,one4 ,which1 in this humble ,,gvift1 my ,love presents2 ,and1 wisheth it may adde to your ,contents4 ,perhaps it shall3 ,for1 though ,i dare not shew ,these ,figures1 as well meriting your view2 ,nor boast1 as if their ,moralls couched ought1 ,by which your sacred ,wisdomes may be taught3 ,yet1 ,i have humble ,hopings1 that1 they might ,prove1 some way1 an occasion of delight2 ,since1 meane and common ,objects1 now and then1 ,beget contentments in the greatest-men4 ,but1 that before this ,booke1 ,i should propose ,your praisefull ,,names1 there is 7as ,i suppose7 ,a faire inducement3 ,for1 considering these ,are ,,emblems1 whose intention is to please ,and profit vulgar ,iudgements 7by the view1 ,of what they ought to follow1 or eschew47 ,and1 ,i well knowing1 that your ,,maiesties ,set foorth before my ,booke1 in ,emblem-wise1 ,throughout your ,lands1 more ,vertues might convay1 ,than many ,volumes1 of these ,emblems1 may2 ,it seemed ,petty-treason1 to omit ,this good occasion of endeavouring it4 ,for1 7if your ,,maiesties1 well heeded1 were7 ,,yov1 double-treble-foure-fold ,emblems are2 ,which1 fully to illustrate1 would require ,the ,wit ,i want2 or1 meanes to raise1 that1 higher ,which ,i have gain'd2 7and1 which1 as yet1 hath flowne ,by no incouragements1 but by her owne47 ,of all the ,vertues ,,oeconomical1 ,of ,duties ,,moral and ,,politicall1 ,your ,lives are ,patternes1 and faire ,,emblems2 whether ,considered apart1 or both together4 ,your ,,childhoods were bright ,mirrours1 which did show ,what ,duties1 ,children1 to their ,parents owe3 ,and1 by the sequele1 we now understand1 ,that1 they who best obay'd1 can best command4 ,the glorious ,vertues of your ,,nvptiall-state1 ,your ,courtiers1 find so hard to imitate1 ,that1 they admire them1 rather2 and would sweare1 7,had others told1 what1 now they see and heare7 ,that1 all the former ,times1 were not acquainted1 ,with such a ,paire1 when ,kings and ,queenes were ,sainted4 ,the chastest ,cupids1 and the gamesom'st ,graces1 ,are alwaies mingled in your ,deare-embraces4 ,the mutuall enterchanges of your ,loves1 ,may teach affection to the ,turtle-doves3 ,and1 such as are1 with goodly sights1 delighted1 ,may see in ,you1 all ,excellence united4 ,you1 ,,sir1 who beare ,ioves ,thunders in your ,fist1 ,and1 7shake this ,ilands ,,empire1 when ,you list7 ,did never in your ,orbe1 a ,tempest move1 ,but1 by the ,beautious ,mistresse of your ,love ,it might be calm'd4 ,and1 in your lofty ,spheare1 ,most lovely ,,qveene1 ,your ,motions ever1 were ,so smoath1 and1 so direct2 that1 none can say1 ,they have withdrawne his ,royall-heart away ,from ,iust ,designes2 ,which1 loudly speakes your ,praise1 ,and1 intimates much more1 than1 yet1 it saies4 ,yea1 both ,your ,splendors doe so glorious growe1 ,and1 ,you1 each other have out-vyed so1 ,in these1 and other ,vertues2 that1 on ,you1 ,should ,i conferre what praise1 ,i thinke1 is due1 ,my ,lines1 7which from that staine have1 yet1 beene cleare7 ,would ,flatt'ry seeme1 unto an envious eare4 ,but1 what needs ,flatt'ry1 where the ,truth may teach ,to praise1 beyond immodest ,flatt'ries reach8 ,or1 what needs he to feare a sland'rous-mouth1 ,who seekes no meed1 nor utters more than ,truth8 ,your ,princely ,vertues1 what can better show1 ,than ,peace1 and ,plenty1 which have thrived so1 ,whilst ,you have raign'd that1 yet1 no people see1 ,a ,richer1 or more ,peacefull time1 than wee8 ,your ,civill ,actions 7to the publike eye7 ,are faire examples of ,moralitie1 ,so manifest2 ,that1 if he ,truth did sing1 ,who said1 ,the ,world doth imitate the ,king2 ,my ,muses dare1 with boldnesse to presage1 ,a ,chast1 a ,pious1 and a ,prosperous ,age3 ,and1 that1 the stormes which1 late1 these ,realmes deterr'd1 ,shall all be quite removed1 or deferr'd ,till you ,ascend2 ,and1 future times have seene1 ,that1 your ,examples have not followed beene4 ,thus1 you are living ,emblems1 to this ,nation3 ,which being mark'd with heedefull speculation1 ,may serve1 as well1 to helpe us how to see ,our ,happinesse1 ,as1 what our ,duties be4 ,and1 if ,i might unlocke all ,mysteries1 ,which doe declare1 how in a foure-fold-wise1 ,your ,lives are usefull ,,emblems2 ,i1 perchance1 ,should vexe blind ,zeale1 or anger ,ignorance2 ,and1 teach well-temper'd ,spirits1 how to see1 ,that1 we1 for ,blessings1 oft1 ,vnthankefull be4 ,for1 as you1 ,both1 ,prime ,children are of those ,two ,sister-,churches1 betwixt whom1 yet1 growes ,vnseemely strife2 ,so1 ,you1 perhaps1 may be ,an ,emblem1 how those ,,mothers may agree4 ,and1 not by your ,example1 onely1 show1 ,how wrought it may be2 but1 effect it so4 ,yea1 peradventure1 ,,god1 united ,you1 ,that1 such a blessed ,,vnion might ensue3 ,and1 that1 ,your living-lovingly1 together2 ,your ,christian hopefullnesse1 of one another2 ,your milde forbearance1 harsh attempts to proove2 ,your mutuall-waiting1 untill ,god shall move ,by some calme-voice1 or peacefull inspiration1 ,that ,heart ,which needeth better ,information2 ,and1 that1 your ,charities1 might give a signe1 ,how1 all the ,daughters1 of the ,,spovse ,divine ,might reconciled be2 ,and1 shew1 that1 ,swords1 ,flames1 ,threats1 and ,furie1 make no true ,accords4 ,,god grant a better ,,vnion may appeare3 ,yet1 wish ,i not the tollerating1 here1 ,of ,politicke-,agreements2 7further than ,our wholsome ,lawes1 and1 ,civill-vowes to man1 ,with ,piety1 approve7 but1 such1 as may ,make up a blessed ,,concord1 every way3 ,might it be so2 your ,vertues1 would become ,a ,glorious ,blessing1 to all ,,christendome3 ,your ,,emblem should1 by future ,generations2 ,be plac'd among the famous ,constellations1 ,and1 after-times 7though1 ,mee1 this ,age despise7 ,would thinke1 these ,verses1 had beene ,prophecies4 ,what ever may succeed1 my ,pray'rs and ,powr's ,are this way bent2 with ,hope1 that ,you or ,yours ,shall ,helps 7at least7 become1 that ,breach to close1 ,which1 in the ,,seamles-,,robe1 yet1 wider growes4 ,,so ,,be ,,it3 ,and1 let bright your ,glories bee1 ,for ever1 though ,you never shine on ,,mee4 ,your ,,maiesties most ,loyall ,subject1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,,to ,,the ,,reader4 ,if there had not beene some ,bookes conceitedly composed1 and sutable to meane capacities1 ,i am doubtfull1 whether ,i had ever beene so delighted in reading1 as thereby to attaine to the little ,knowledge ,i have3 ,for1 ,i doe yet remember1 that1 things honestly pleasant1 brought mee by degrees1 to love that which is truely profitable4 ,and as ,david said1 ,his ,heart shewed him the wickednesse of the ,vngodly2 7meaning perhaps1 that hee felt in himselfe1 some ,experiments1 of the same naturall ,corruption1 by which they are overcome1 who resist not evill suggestions at their first motions37 ,even so1 ,i may truly acknowledge1 that mine owne ,experience hath showne mee so much of the common ,ignorance and ,infirmitie in mine owne person1 that it hath taught mee1 how those things may be wrought upon in others1 to their best advantage4 ,therefore1 though ,i can say no more to disswade from ,vice1 or to incourage men to ,vertue1 than hath already beene said in many learned ,authors2 yet ,i may be an occasion by these ,endeavours1 to bring that1 the oftner into remembrance1 which they have1 more learnedly1 expressed2 and perhaps1 by such circumstances1 as they would not descend unto1 may insinuate further also with some ,capacities1 than more applauded ,meanes4 ,viniger1 ,salt1 or common ,water1 7which are very meane ,ingredients7 make ,sawces more pleasing to some tastes1 than ,sugar1 and ,spices4 ,in like manner1 plaine and vulgar notions1 seasoned with a little ,pleasantnesse1 and relished with a moderate ,sharpnesse1 worke that1 otherwhile1 which the most admired ,compositions could never effect in many ,readers2 yea1 wee have had frequent proofes1 that a blunt ,iest hath moved to more consideration1 than a judicious ,discourse4 ,i take little pleasures in ,rymes1 ,fictions1 or conceited ,compositions1 for their owne sakes2 neither could ,i ever take so much paines1 as to spend time to put my meanings into other words than such as flowed forth1 without ,studie2 partly because ,i delight more in ,matter1 than in ,wordy ,flourishes1 ,but1 chiefely1 because those ,verball ,conceites1 which by some1 are accounted most ,elegant1 are not onely 7for the greater part7 ,emptie ,sounds and ,impertinent ,clinches1 in themselves2 but1 such ,inventions1 as do sometime1 also1 obscure the ,sense1 to common ,readers2 and1 serve to little other purpose1 but for ,wittie men to shew ,tricks one to another3 ,for1 the ,ignorant understand them not2 and the ,wise need them not4 ,so much of them1 as 7without darkning the matter1 to them who most need instruction7 may be made use of1 to stirre up the ,affections1 winne ,attention1 or help the ,memory1 ,i approve and make use of1 to those good purposes1 according as my leisure1 and the measure of my ,facultie will permit2 that1 ,vanitie might not1 to worse ends1 get them wholly into her ,possession4 ,for1 ,i know that the meanest of such conceites are as pertinent to some1 as ,rattles1 and ,hobby-horses to ,children2 or as the ,a4 ,b4 ,c4 and ,spelling1 were at first to those ,readers1 who are now past them4 ,and1 indeed1 to despise ,meane ,inventions1 ,pleasant ,compositions1 and ,verball ,elegancies1 7being qualified as is aforesaid7 or to banish them out of the world1 because there be other things of more excellencie1 were as absurd1 as to neglect and root out all ,herbes1 which will not make ,pottage2 ,or1 to destroy all ,flowers1 which are lesse beautifull than the ,tulip1 or lesse sweet than the ,rose4 ,i 7that was never so sullenly wise7 have alwaies intermingled ,sports with ,seriousnesse in my ,inventions2 and1 taken in ,verball-conceites1 as they came to hand1 without ,affectation2 ,but1 having1 ever aymed1 rather to profit my ,readers1 than to gaine their praise1 ,i never pumpe for those things2 and am1 otherwhile1 contented to seeme ,foolish1 7yea1 and perhaps1 more foolish than ,i am7 to the ,overweening-,wise2 that1 ,i may make others ,wiser than they were3 ,and1 7as ,i now doe7 am not ashamed to set forth a ,game at ,lots1 or 7as it were7 a ,puppet-play in ,pictures1 to allure men to the more serious observation of the profitable ,morals1 couched in these ,emblems4 ,neverthelesse1 7if some have sayd1 and thought truly7 my ,poems have instructed1 and rectified many ,people in the ,course of ,honest-living1 7which is the best ,wisedome7 much more than the ,austerer ,volumes of some criticall ,authors2 who1 are by the ,common-sort1 therefore onely1 judged ,wise1 because they composed ,books1 which few understand1 save they who need them not4 ,in these ,lots and ,emblems1 ,i have the same ayme which ,i had in my other ,writings3 and1 though ,i have not dressed them sutably to curious ,fancies1 yet1 they yield wholsome nourishment to strengthen the constitution of a ,good-life2 and1 have solidity enough for a ,play game1 which was but ,accidentally composed2 and1 by this ,occasion4 ,these ,emblems1 graven in ,copper by ,crispinus ,passus 7with a ,motto in ,greeke1 ,latine1 or ,italian1 round about every ,figure2 and with two ,lines 7or ,verses7 in one of the same ,languages1 periphrasing those ,motto's7 came to my hands1 almost twentie yeares past4 ,the ,verses were so meane1 that1 they were afterward cut off from the ,plates2 ,and1 the ,collector of the said ,emblems1 7whether hee were the ,versifier or the ,graver1 was neither so well advised in the ,choice of them1 nor so exact in observing the true ,proprieties belonging to every ,figure1 as hee might have beene4 ,yet1 the ,workman-ship being judged very good1 for the most part2 and the rest excusable2 some of my ,friends were so much delighted in the ,gravers art1 and1 in those ,illustrations1 which for mine owne pleasure1 ,i had made upon some few of them1 that1 they requested mee to ,moralize the rest4 ,which ,i condiscended unto3 ,and1 they had beene brought to view many yeares agoe1 but that the ,copper ,prints 7which are now gotten7 could not be procured out of ,holland1 upon any reasonable ,conditions4 ,if they were worthy of the ,gravers and ,printers cost1 being onely dumbe ,figures1 little usefull to any but to young ,gravers or ,painters1 and as little delightfull1 except1 to ,children1 and ,childish-gazers3 they may now be much more worthy2 seeing the life of ,speach being added unto them1 may make them ,teachers and ,remembrancers of profitable things4 ,i doe not arrogate so much unto my ,illustrations1 as to thinke1 they will be able to teach any thing to the ,learned2 yet if they cast their eyes upon them1 perhaps1 these ,emblems1 and their ,morals1 may remember them1 either of some ,dutie1 which they might else forget1 or minde them to beware of some ,danger1 which they might otherwise be unheedfull to prevent4 ,but1 sure ,i am1 the ,vulgar ,capacities1 may from them1 be many waies both ,instructed1 and ,remembred2 yea1 they that have most need to be ,instructed1 and ,remembred1 7and they who are most backward to listen to ,instructions1 and ,remembrances1 by the common ,course of ,teaching1 and ,admonishing7 shall be1 hereby1 informed of their ,dangers1 or ,duties1 by the way of an honest ,recreation1 before they be aware4 ,for1 when levitie1 or a childish delight in trifling ,objects1 hath allured them to looke on the ,pictures2 ,curiositie may urge them to peepe further1 that they might seeke out also their ,meanings1 in our annexed ,illustrations2 ,in which1 may lurke some ,sentence1 or ,expression1 so evidently pertinent to their ,estates1 ,persons1 or ,affections1 as will 7at that instant or afterward7 make way for those ,considerations1 which will1 at last1 wholly change them1 or much better them1 in their ,conversation4 ,to seeke out the ,author of every particular ,emblem1 were a labour without profit2 and1 ,i have beene so far from endeavouring it1 that1 ,i have not so much as cared to find out their meanings in any of these ,figures2 but1 applied them1 rather1 to such purposes1 as ,i could thinke of1 at first sight2 which1 upon a second view1 ,i found might have beene much betterd1 if ,i could have spared time from other imployments4 ,something1 also1 ,i was ,confined1 by obliging my selfe to observe the same number of lines in every ,illustration2 and1 otherwhile1 ,i was thereby constrained to conclude1 when my best ,meditations were but new begunne3 which 7though it hath pleased ,some1 by the more comely ,vniformitie1 in the ,pages7 yet1 it hath much injured the libertie of my ,muse4 ,there be1 no doubt1 some faults committed by the ,printer1 both ,literall and ,materiall1 and some ,errors of the ,gravers in the ,figures1 7as in the ,tetragrammaton2 in the ,figure of ,aron2 and in the ,proprieties due to some other ,hieroglyphicks2 but1 for the most part1 they are such1 as ,common-,readers will never perceive2 and ,i thinke1 that they who are ,judicious will so plainly finde them to be no faults of mine2 that1 leaving them to be amended by those1 to whom they appertaine2 and1 ,you1 to accept of these ,play-games as you please3 ,i bid you ,farewell4 ,the ,occasion1 ,intention1 and use of the ,foure ,lotteries adjoyned to these foure ,books of ,emblems4 ,stultorum plena sunt omnia4 ,the world is growne so in ,love with ,follie1 that the ,imprinting of over-solid and serious treatises would undoe the ,book-sellers2 especially1 being so chargeable as the many costly ,sculptures have made this ,booke3 therefore1 7to advance their ,profits1 rather than to satisfie my owne ,iudgement7 ,i was moved to invent somewhat1 which might be likely to please the vulgar ,capacitie1 without hindrance to my chiefe ,end4 ,and1 though that which ,i resolved on1 be not so ,plausible to ,criticall understandings1 yet ,i am contented to hazzard among them1 so much of my ,reputation as that comes to4 ,i have often observed1 that where the ,summer-bowers of ,recreation are placed neare the ,church1 it drawes thither more people from the remote ,hamlets1 than would else be there4 ,now1 though ,i praise not their ,devotion1 yet ,i am glad if any thing 7which is not evill in it selfe7 may be made an occasion of ,good3 7because1 those things may1 perhaps1 be continued1 at last1 for ,conscience sake1 which were at first begunne upon vaine occasions7 and1 have therefore added ,lotteries to these ,emblems1 to occasion the more frequent notice of the ,morals1 and good ,counsels tendred in their ,illustrations2 hoping that1 at one time or other1 some shall draw those ,lots1 which will make them the better1 and the happier1 whilest they live4 ,i confesse that this ,devise may probably be censured1 as unsutable to the gravitie expected in my ripe yeares3 and be reputed as great an ,indecorum1 as erecting an ,ale-house at the ,church-stile2 yet1 the same having had beginning in my younger dayes1 ,i do now resolve not to be ashamed of it1 for the ,reasons aforementioned4 ,to such as ,i was1 it will be someway avayleable3 and perhaps1 if the ,wisest did otherwhile1 when they walke abroad1 to ,vncertaine purposes1 take up this ,booke1 and 7without ,superstitious ,conceites7 make tryall what their ,lots would remember1 or give them cause to thinke on2 it might1 now and then1 either occasion better ,proceedings1 or prevent ,mischieves4 ,some ,games were ever in use2 ever1 ,i thinke1 will be1 and for ought ,i know1 ever may be without exception4 ,and1 ,i believe1 this ,recreation1 will be as harmlesse as any1 if it be used according to my ,intentions4 ,for1 my meaning is not1 that any should use it as an ,oracle1 which could signifie1 infallibly1 what is divinely alloted2 but1 to serve onely for a ,morall ,pastime4 ,and1 that ,i may no way encourage the secret entertaining of such a ,fantasie1 ,i doe before hand affirme unto them1 that none but ,children1 or ,ideots may be tollerated to be so foolish1 without laughing at4 ,yet1 if any one shall draw that ,lot wherein his ,secret vices are reproved2 or some good ,counsels proposed1 which in his owne understanding are pertinent to his welfare1 let not such as those1 passe them over as meere ,casualties to them2 for1 whatsoever these ,lots are to others1 or in themselves1 they are to all these1 made pertinent in such cases1 both by their particular ,knowledges and ,occasions4 ,some will thinke perhaps1 that ,i have purposely invented this ,game1 that ,i might finde meanes to reprove mens vices1 without being suspected1 7as ,i have hitherto unjustly beene7 to ayme at particular persons3 ,for1 if any who are notoriously ,guiltie1 shall by drawing their ,chances1 among other ,companions1 be so fitted with ,lots1 7which may now and then happen7 that those ,vices be therby intimated to the by-standers1 of which the world knowes them guilty2 they do therin make their owne ,libels2 and1 may 7,i hope7 bee laughed at without my blame4 ,if not2 ,i doe here warne all such as are worthily suspected of ,haynous crimes1 and ,scandalous conversations1 either to forbeare these ,lotteries2 or to excuse me if they be justly shamed by their own ,act4 ,having thus declared the ,reason of this ,invention1 and made these ,anticipations2 every man hath his choice1 whether hee will make use of those ,lotteries or no2 hee that will1 is left to his ,chance1 of which1 how hee shall make tryall1 direction is given in the two last ,pages of this ,booke4 ,this ,game occasions not the frequent crime1 ,of ,swearing1 or mispending of our ,time2 ,nor losse of money3 ,for1 the ,play is short1 ,and1 ev'ry ,gamester winneth by the sport4 ,wee1 therefore1 know it may aswell become ,the ,hall1 the ,parlor1 or the ,dining-roome1 ,as ,chesse1 or ,tables2 and1 we thinke the ,price ,will be as low2 because1 it needs no ,dice4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,illustration3 ,what ,i ,,was1 is passed-by2 ,what ,i ,,am1 away doth flie2 ,what ,i ,,shal ,,bee1 none do see2 ,yet1 in that1 my ,beauties bee4 ,the ,,avthors ,meditation upon sight of his ,,pictvre4 ,when ,i behold my ,picture1 and perceive1 ,how vaine it is1 our ,portraitures to leave ,in ,lines1 and ,shadowes1 7which make shewes1 to day1 ,of that which will1 to morrow1 fade away7 ,and1 thinke1 what meane ,resemblances at best1 ,are by ,mechanike ,instruments exprest2 ,i thought it better1 much1 to leave behind me1 ,some ,draught1 in which1 my living friends might find me ,the same ,i am2 in that1 which will remaine1 ,till all is ruin'd1 and repair'd againe3 ,and1 which1 in absence1 will more truely show me1 ,than1 outward ,formes1 to those1 who think they know me4 ,for1 though my gratious ,,maker made me such1 ,that1 where ,i love1 belov'd ,i am1 as much ,as ,j desire2 yet1 ,forme1 nor ,features are1 ,those ,ornaments1 in which ,j would appeare ,to future ,times2 ,though they were found in me1 ,farre better1 than ,i can beleeve they be4 ,much lesse1 affect ,i that1 which each man knowes1 ,to be no more1 but ,counterfeits of those1 ,wherein1 the ,painters1 or the ,gravers toole1 ,befriends alike1 the ,wiseman1 and the ,foole3 ,and1 7when they please7 can give him1 by their ,art1 ,the fairest-,face1 that had the falsest-,heart4 ,a ,,pictvre1 though with most exactnesse made1 ,is nothing1 but the ,shadow of a ,,shade4 ,for1 ev'n our living ,bodies1 7though they seeme ,to others more1 or more in our esteeme7 ,are but the shadowes of that ,reall-being1 ,which doth extend beyond the ,fleshly-seeing2 ,and1 cannot be discerned1 till we rise ,immortall-,objects1 for ,immortall-eyes4 ,our ,everlasting-,substance lies unseene1 ,behinde the ,fouldings1 of a ,carnall-,screene1 ,which is1 but1 ,vapours thickned into ,blood1 7,by due concoction of our daily food7 ,and1 still supplied1 out of other ,creatures1 ,to keepe us living1 by their wasted natures3 ,renewing1 and decaying1 ev'ry ,day1 ,vntill that ,vaile must be remov'd away4 ,for1 this lov'd ,flesh1 wherewith1 yet cloth'd we go1 ,is not the same1 wee had sev'n yeares ago2 ,but1 rather1 something which is taken-in1 ,to serve insteed of what hath wasted bin1 ,in ,wounds1 in ,sicknesses1 in ,colds1 and ,heates1 ,in all ,excrescions1 and in ,fumes1 and ,sweates4 ,nor shall1 this present ,flesh1 long stay with us3 ,and1 wee may well be pleas'd1 it should be ,thus4 ,for1 as ,i view1 those ,townes1 and ,fields1 that be ,in ,landskip drawne2 ,even so1 me thinks1 ,i see ,a ,glimpes1 farre off1 7through ,,faith',s ,prospective glasse7 ,of that1 which after ,death1 will come to passe2 ,and1 likewise1 gained have1 such meanes of seeing1 ,some things1 which were1 before my ,life had being1 ,that1 in my ,soule1 ,i should be discontent1 ,if1 this my ,body were1 more permanent2 ,since1 ,wee1 and all ,god's other ,creatures1 here1 ,are but the ,pictures1 of what shall appeare4 ,yet1 whilst they are1 ,i thankfully would make ,that use of them1 for their ,,creator',s sake1 ,to which hee made them2 and1 preserve the ,table1 ,still1 ,faire and ,full1 as much as ,i were able1 ,by finishing1 7in my alotted place7 ,those ,workes1 for which1 hee fits me by his ,grace4 ,and1 if a ,wrenne1 a ,wrenn's just height shall soare1 ,no gle1 for an gle1 can doe more4 ,if therefore1 of my ,labours1 or of ,,mee1 ,ought shall remaine1 when ,i remov'd1 must be1 ,let it be that1 wherein it may be view'd1 ,my ,,makers ,image1 was in me renew'd3 ,and1 so declare1 a dutifull intent1 ,to doe the ,worke ,i came for1 e're ,i went2 ,that1 ,i to others1 may some ,patterne be1 ,of ,doing-well1 as other men to mee1 ,have beene1 whilst ,i had life3 ,and1 let my daies ,be summed up1 to my ,redeemer's praise4 ,so this be gained1 ,i regard it not1 ,though1 all that ,i am else1 be quite forgot4 ,by ,knowledge onely1 ,life wee gaine1 ,all other things to ,death pertaine4 ,illustration3 ,,vivitvr ,,ingenio ,c,,tera ,,mortis ,,er,t ,,illvstratio ,i4 ,book4 #a4 ,how ,fond are they1 who spend their pretious ,time ,in still pursuing their deceiving ,pleasures8 ,and they1 that unto ayery ,titles clime ,or tyre themselves in hoording up of ,treasures8 ,for1 these are ,death's1 who1 when with wearinesse ,they have acquired most1 sweepes all away2 ,and leaves them1 for their ,labors1 to possesse ,nought but a raw-bon'd ,carcasse lapt in clay4 ,of twenty hundred thousands1 who1 this houre ,vaunt much1 of those ,possessions they have got2 ,of their new purchac'd ,honours1 or1 the ,power1 ,by which1 they seeme to have advanc't their ,lott3 ,of this great ,multitude1 there shall not ,three ,remaine1 for any ,future-age to know2 ,but perish quite1 and quite forgotten bee1 ,as ,beasts1 devoured twice ten yeares agoe4 ,thou1 therefore1 who desir'st for aye to live1 ,and to possesse thy ,labors maugre ,death1 ,to needfull ,arts and honest ,actions1 give ,thy ,spanne of ,time1 and thy short blast of ,breath4 ,in holy ,studies1 exercise thy ,mind2 ,in workes of ,charity1 thy ,hands imploy2 ,that ,knowledge1 and that ,treasure1 seeke to find1 ,which may enrich thy ,heart with perfect ,ioy4 ,so1 though obscured thou appeare1 awhile1 ,despised1 poore1 or borne to ,fortunes low1 ,thy ,vertue shall acquire a nobler stile1 ,then greatest ,kings are able to bestow3 ,and1 gaine thee those ,possessions1 which1 nor ,they1 ,nor ,time1 nor ,death1 have power to take away4 ,the ,man that hath true ,wisdome got1 ,continues firme1 and wavers not4 ,illustration3 ,,sapientia ,,constans ,,illvstr4 ,,ii4 ,book4 #a4 ,still fixt1 and with triumphant ,laurell crown'd1 ,is truest ,wisdome2 whom1 expressed thus1 ,among the old ,impresa's1 we have found2 ,and1 much1 this ,emblem hath instructed us4 ,for1 hence we learne2 that1 ,wisdome doth not flow ,from those unconstant men1 whom ev'ry ,blast1 ,or small ,occasion1 turneth to and fro2 ,but1 from a ,settled head that standeth fast4 ,who'ever shoulders1 him1 he gives no place2 ,what ,storme soe're1 his ,times or ,fortunes1 breath1 ,he neither hides his ,brow1 nor turnes his ,face2 ,but1 keepes his ,lookes undaunted1 ev'n in ,death4 ,the ,laureat head1 upon the ,pillar set1 ,thus signifies2 ,and that ,bay-wreath doth show ,that constant ,wisdome will the conquest get1 ,when giddy ,policie prevailes not so4 ,if1 therefore1 thou desirest to be taught1 ,propose good ,ends with honest ,meanes thereto1 ,and therein ,constant be1 till thou hast brought ,to perfect end1 that ,worke1 thou hast to doe4 ,let neither flatt'ring ,pleasures1 nor ,disgrace1 ,nor scoffing ,censures1 nor the cunning ,sleights ,of glozing ,sycophants1 divert that ,race ,to which1 a harmelesse ,prudence1 thee invites4 ,though others plot1 conspire1 and undermine1 ,keepe thou a plaine right ,path2 and let their ,course1 ,for no advantage1 make thee change from thine1 ,although it 7for the present7 seemes the worse4 ,he1 thus that workes1 puts ,policie to ,schoole1 ,and makes the ,machavilian prove a foole4 ,the ,law is given to direct2 ,the ,sword1 to punish and protect4 ,illustration3 ,,lex ,,regit ,,et ,,arma ,,tventvr4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iii4 ,book4 #a4 ,when ,god-,almighty first engrav'd in stone ,his holy ,law2 ,he did not give the same ,as if some common ,act had then beene done2 ,for1 arm'd with ,fires and ,thunders1 forth it came4 ,by which1 that great ,law-maker1 might inferre ,what dreadfull ,vengeance would on those attend1 ,who did against those holy ,precepts erre2 ,and1 that1 his ,power1 well-doers could defend4 ,thereto1 this ,emblem1 also doth agree2 ,for1 loe1 before the ,tables of the ,lawe1 ,a naked ,sword is borne1 whose use may bee ,as well to keepe in ,safety1 as in ,awe4 ,whence1 ,princes 7if they please7 this note may take1 7,and it shall make them happily to raigne7 ,that1 many good and wholsome ,lawes to make ,without an ,executioner1 is vaine4 ,it likewise intimates1 that such as are ,in ,soveraigne place1 as well obliged be ,their zeale for true ,religion to declare1 ,as1 what concerneth ,manners1 to foresee4 ,it1 lastly1 showes that ,princes should affect ,not onely1 over others to ,command1 ,but ,swords to weare1 their ,subjects to protect2 ,and1 for their ,guard1 extend a willing hand4 ,for1 ,lawes1 or ,peace to boast of2 and1 the whiles1 ,the ,publique-weale1 to weaken or disarme1 ,is nor the way to hinder ,civill-,broyles1 ,nor to secure it from a ,forraigne-harme4 ,for1 ,as by ,lawes a ,land is kept in frame2 ,so1 ,armes is that1 which must protect the same4 ,occasions-past are sought in vaine2 ,but1 oft1 they wheele-about again4 ,illustration3 ,,ne ,,tenear ,,illvstr4 ,,iv4 ,book4 #a4 ,unwise are they that spend their youthfull ,prime ,in ,vanities2 as if they did suppose ,that men1 at pleasure1 might redeeme the ,time2 ,for1 they a faire advantage fondly lose4 ,as ill-advis'd be those1 who having lost ,the first ,occasions1 to ,despairing runne3 ,for1 ,time hath ,revolutions2 and1 the most1 ,for their ,affaires1 have ,seasons more1 then one4 ,nor is their ,folly small1 who much depend ,on ,transitorie things1 as if their ,powre ,could bring to passe what should not have an ,end2 ,or compasse that1 which ,time will not devoure4 ,the first ,occasions1 therefore1 see thou take 7,which offred are7 to bring thy hopes about2 ,and1 minde thou1 still1 what ,haste away they make1 ,before thy swift-pac't houres are quite runne out4 ,yet1 if an ,opportunity be past1 ,despaire not thou1 as they that hopelesse be2 ,since1 ,time may so revolve againe1 at last1 ,that ,new-,occasions may be offred thee4 ,and see1 thou trust not on those fading things1 ,which by thine owne ,endeavours thou acquir'st3 ,for1 ,time 7which her owne ,births to ruine brings7 ,will spare1 not thee1 nor ought which thou desir'st4 ,his ,properties1 and ,vses1 what they are1 ,in-vaine observ'd will be1 when he is fled3 ,that1 they in season1 therefore1 may appeare1 ,our ,emblem1 thus1 hath him deciphered2 ,balde save before1 and standing on a ,wheele2 ,a ,razor in his ,hand1 a ,winged-,heele4 ,by ,labour1 ,vertue may be gain'd2 ,by ,vertue1 ,glorie is attain'd4 ,illustration3 ,,labore ,,virtvs1 ,,virtvte ,,gloria ,,paratvr ,,illvstr4 ,v4 ,book4 #a4 ,svppose you ,sirs1 those mimicke ,apes you meet ,in strange fantasticke habits8 or the ,rabble1 ,that in gay clothes embroyder out the street1 ,are truely of ,worshipfull or ,honorable8 ,or can you thinke1 that1 ,to be borne the ,sonne ,of some rich ,alderman1 or ancient ,peere1 ,or that the ,fame our ,predecessors wonne ,may claime those ,wreathes which true ,deserving weare8 ,is ,honour due to those1 who spend their dayes ,in courting one another8 or consuming ,their ,fortunes and themselves1 on ,drabbs and ,playes8 ,in sleeping1 drinking1 and ,tobacco-fuming8 ,not so4 ,for1 7though such ,fooles1 like children1 place ,gay ,titles on each other7 ,wise-men know ,what slaves they be2 how miserably-base2 ,and1 where such ,attributes would better show4 ,an idle ,body clothes a vitious ,minde2 ,and1 what 7at best7 is purchac'd by the same1 ,is nothing else1 but stinking ,smoke and ,winde2 ,or frothie ,bubbles of an empty ,fame4 ,true ,glory1 none did ever purchase1 yet1 ,till1 to be ,vertuous they could first attaine2 ,nor shall those men faire ,vertues favour get1 ,who labour not1 such ,dignities to gaine4 ,and1 this ,impresa doth inferre no lesse3 ,for1 by the ,spade1 is ,labour here implide2 ,the ,snake1 a vertuous ,prudence1 doth expresse2 ,and1 ,glorie1 by the ,wreath is ,typifide4 ,for1 where a vertuous ,industry is found1 ,she1 shall with ,wreaths of ,glory1 thus be crown'd4 ,though ,fortune prove true ,vertues ,foe1 ,it cannot worke her ,overthrowe4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,obest ,,virtvti ,,sors4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vi4 ,book4 #a4 ,unhappy men are they1 whose ,ignorance ,so slaves them to the ,fortunes of the ,time1 ,that they 7attending on the ,lot of ,chance7 ,neglect by ,vertue1 and ,deserts1 to clime4 ,poore ,heights they be which ,fortune reares unto2 ,and1 fickle is the ,favour she bestowes3 ,to-day1 she makes2 to-morrow1 doth undoe2 ,builds up1 and in an instant overthrowes4 ,on easie ,wheeles1 to ,wealth1 and ,honours high1 ,she windes men oft1 before they be aware2 ,and1 when they dreame of most ,prosperitie1 ,downe1 headlong1 throwes them lower then they were4 ,you1 then1 that seeke a more assur'd estate1 ,on good1 and honest ,objects1 fixe your ,minde1 ,and follow ,vertue1 that you may a ,fate ,exempt from feare of ,change1 or ,dangers1 finde4 ,for1 he that's ,vertuous1 whether high or low ,his ,fortune seemes 7or whether foule or faire ,his ,path he findes7 or whether friend1 or foe1 ,the ,world doth prove2 regards it not a haire4 ,his ,losse is ,gaine2 his ,poverty is ,wealth2 ,the ,worlds ,contempt1 he makes his ,diadem2 ,in ,sicknesse1 he rejoyceth1 as in ,health3 ,yea1 ,death it selfe1 becommeth ,life1 to him4 ,he feares no disrespect1 no bitter scorne1 ,nor subtile plottings1 nor ,oppressions force2 ,nay1 though the ,world should topsie-turvie turne1 ,it cannot fright him1 nor divert his ,course4 ,above all ,earthly powres his ,vertue reares him2 ,and1 up with ,eglets wings1 to ,heav'n it beares him4 ,a fickle ,woman wanton growne1 ,preferres a ,crowd1 before a ,crowne4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,sceptro ,,sed ,,plectro ,,dvcitvr ,,illvstr4 ,,vii4 ,book4 #a4 ,foole6 ,dost thou hope1 thine ,honours1 or thy ,gold1 ,shall gaine thee ,love8 ,or1 that thou hast her heart ,whose hand upon thy tempting ,bayt layes hold8 ,alas6 fond ,lover1 thou deceived art4 ,she that with ,wealth1 and ,titles1 can be wonne1 ,or woo'd with ,vanities1 will wavring bee2 ,and1 when her ,love1 thou most dependest on1 ,a ,fiddle-sticke shall winne her heart from thee4 ,to ,youth and ,musicke1 ,venus leaneth most2 ,and 7though her hand she on the ,scepter lay7 ,let ,greatnesse1 of her ,favours never boast3 ,for1 ,heart and ,eye1 are bent another way4 ,and lo1 no glorious ,purchace that ,man gets1 ,who hath with such poore ,trifles1 woo'd1 and wonne3 ,her footing1 on a ,ball1 his ,mistresse sets1 ,which in a moment slips1 and she is gone4 ,a ,woman1 meerely with an ,out side caught1 ,or tempted with a ,galliard1 or a ,song1 ,will him forsake 7whom she most lovely thought7 ,for ,players and for ,tumblers1 ere't be long4 ,you1 then1 that wish your ,love should ever last1 7,and would enjoy ,affection without changing7 ,love where your ,loves may worthily be plac't2 ,and1 keepe your owne ,affection1 still from ranging4 ,vse noble ,meanes1 your ,longings to attaine2 ,seeke equall ,mindes1 and well beseeming ,yeares3 ,they are 7at best7 vaine ,fooles1 whom ,follie gaine2 ,but1 there is ,blisse1 where1 ,vertue most endeares3 ,and1 wheresoe're1 ,affection shee procures1 ,in spight of all ,temptations1 it endures4 ,this ,ragge of ,death1 which thou shalt see1 ,consider it2 ,and ,pious bee4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,hvnc ,,intvens ,,pivs ,,esto ,,illvstr4 ,,viii4 ,book #a4 ,why1 silly ,man6 so much admirest thou ,thy present ,fortune8 overvaluing so ,thy ,person1 or the beauty of thy ,brow8 ,and ,cloth'd1 so proudly1 wherefore dost thou goe8 ,why dost thou live in riotous ,excesse8 ,and ,boast1 as if thy ,flesh immortall were8 ,why dost thou gather so8 ,why so oppresse8 ,and1 o're thy ,fellow-creatures1 ,domineere8 ,behold this ,emblem2 such a thing was hee ,whom this doth represent as now thou art2 ,and1 such a ,fleshlesse ,raw-bone shalt thou bee1 ,though1 yet1 thou seeme to act a comelier part4 ,observe it well2 and marke what ,vglinesse ,stares through the sightlesse ,eye-holes1 from within3 ,note those leane ,craggs1 and with what ,gastlinesse1 ,that horrid ,countenance doth seeme to grin4 ,yea1 view it well2 and having seene the same ,plucke downe that ,pride which puffs thy heart so high2 ,of thy ,proportion boast not1 and 7for shame7 ,repent thee of thy sinfull ,vanity4 ,and1 having learn'd1 that1 all men must become ,such bare ,anatomies2 and1 how this ,fate ,no mortall ,powre1 nor ,wit1 can keepe thee from2 ,live so1 that ,death may better thy estate4 ,consider who created thee2 and why3 ,renew thy ,spirit1 ere thy ,flesh decayes3 ,more ,pious grow2 ,affect more ,honestie2 ,and seeke hereafter thy ,creatours praise4 ,so though of ,breath and ,beauty ,time deprive thee1 ,new ,life1 with endlesse ,glorie1 ,god will give thee4 ,before thou bring thy ,workes to ,light1 ,consider on them1 in the ,night4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,nocte ,,consili ,,illvstr4 ,,ix4 ,book4 #a4 ,an ,owle 7the ,hieroglyphicke us'd for ,night7 ,twixt ,mercury and ,pallas1 here takes place1 ,vpon a crown'd ,caduceus fixt upright2 ,and1 each a ,cornucopia doth imbrace4 ,through which darke ,emblem1 ,i this ,light perceive2 ,that1 such as would the ,wit and ,wealth acquire1 ,which may the ,crowne of approbation have1 ,must wake by ,night1 to compasse their desire4 ,for1 this ,mercurian-,wand1 doth ,wit expresse2 ,the ,cornu-copia1 ,wealthinesse implies2 ,both gained by a studious ,watchfulnesse2 ,which1 here1 the ,bird of ,athens signifies4 ,nor1 by this ,emblem1 are we taught alone1 ,that1 7when great ,vndertakings are intended7 ,we ,sloth1 and lumpish ,drowsinesse must shunne2 ,but1 ,rashnesse1 also1 here is reprehended4 ,take ,counsell of thy ,pillow1 7saith our ,sawe7 ,and1 ere in waighty ,matters thou proceede1 ,consider well upon them2 lest they draw ,some ,afterclap1 which may thy ,mischiefe breede4 ,i1 for my seriou'st ,muses1 chuse the ,night2 7,more friend to ,meditation1 then the ,day7 ,that neither ,noyse1 nor ,objects of the ,sight1 ,nor bus'nesses1 withdraw my ,thoughts away1 ,by ,night1 we best may ruminate upon ,our ,purposes2 ,then1 best1 we may enquire ,what ,actions wee amisse1 or well1 have done2 ,and1 then1 may best into our ,selves retire3 ,for1 of the ,world-without1 when most we see1 ,then1 blindest to the ,world-within1 are wee4 ,an ,innocent no ,danger feares1 ,how great soever it appeares4 ,illustration3 ,,spernit ,,pericvla ,,virt,,vs ,,illvstr4 ,x4 ,book4 #a4 ,when some did seeke ,arion to have drown'd1 ,he1 with a dreadlesse heart his ,temples crown'd2 ,and1 when to drench him in the ,seas they meant1 ,he playd on his melodious ,instrument2 ,to shew1 that ,innocence disdayned ,feare1 ,though to be swallow'd in the ,deeps it were4 ,nor did it perish3 ,for1 upon her ,backe ,a ,dolphin tooke him1 for his ,musick's sake3 ,to intimate1 that ,vertue shall prevaile ,with ,bruitish ,creatures1 if with ,men it faile4 ,most vaine is then their ,hope1 who dreame they can ,make wretched1 or undoe1 an ,honest-,man3 ,for1 he whom ,vertuous ,innocence adornes1 ,insults o're ,cruelties2 and1 ,perill scornes4 ,yea1 that1 by which1 ,men purpose to undoe him1 7,in their despight7 shall bring great ,honours to him4 ,arion-like1 the ,malice of the ,world1 ,hath into ,seas of ,troubles often hurl'd ,deserving ,men1 although no ,cause they had1 ,but that their ,words and ,workes sweet ,musicke made4 ,of all their outward ,helps it hath bereft them2 ,nor meanes1 nor hopes of ,comfort have beene left them2 ,but such1 as in the ,house of ,mourning are1 ,and1 what ,good-,conscience can afford them there4 ,yet1 ,dolphin-like1 their ,innocence hath rear'd ,their ,heads above those ,dangers that appear'd4 ,god hath vouchsaf'd their harmelesse ,cause to heed1 ,and1 ev'n in ,thraldome1 so their ,hearts hath freed1 ,that1 whil'st they seem'd oppressed and forlorne2 ,they ,ioyd1 and ,sung1 and ,laugh'd the ,world to scorne4 ,a ,foole1 in ,folly taketh ,paine1 ,although he labour still in vaine4 ,illustration3 ,,ad ,,scopvm ,,licet ,,gre ,,et ,,frvstra ,,illvstr4 ,,xi4 ,book4 #a4 ,a ,massie ,mil-stone up a tedious ,hill1 ,with mighty ,labour1 ,sisyphus doth roll2 ,which being rais'd-aloft1 downe-tumbleth1 still1 ,to keepe imployed his afflicted ,soule4 ,on him1 this tedious ,labour is impos'd2 ,and 7though in vaine7 it must be still assayd3 ,but1 some1 by no ,necessity inclos'd1 ,vpon themselves1 such needlesse ,taskes have layd4 ,yea1 knowing not 7or caring not to know7 ,that they are worne and weary'd out in vaine1 ,they madly toyle to plunge themselves in ,woe2 ,and1 seeke uncertaine ,ease1 in certaine ,paine4 ,such ,fooles are they1 who dreame they can acquire ,a ,minde-content1 by ,lab'ring still for more3 ,for1 ,wealth encreasing1 doth encrease ,desire1 ,and makes ,contentment lesser then before4 ,such ,fooles are they1 whose ,hopes doe vainely stretch ,to climbe by ,titles1 to a happy ,height3 ,for1 having gotten one ,ambitious-,reach1 ,another comes perpetually in sight4 ,and1 their stupidity is nothing lesse1 ,who dreame that ,flesh and ,blood may raysed be ,vp to the ,mount of perfect-,holinesse3 ,for 7at our best7 corrupt and vile are we4 ,yet1 we are bound by ,faith1 with ,love and ,hope1 ,to roll the ,stone of ,good-,endeavour1 still1 ,as neere as may be1 to ,perfections top1 ,though backe againe it tumble downe the ,hill4 ,so2 ,what our ,workes had never power to doe1 ,god's ,grace1 at last1 shall freely bring us to4 ,as1 to the ,world ,i naked came1 ,so1 naked-stript ,i leave the same4 ,illustration3 ,,illvstr4 ,,xii4 ,book4 #a4 ,thrice happy is that ,man whose ,thoughts doe reare ,his ,minde above that pitch the ,worldling flies1 ,and by his ,contemplations1 hovers where ,he viewes things mortall1 with unbleared eyes4 ,what ,trifles then doe ,villages and ,townes ,large ,fields or ,flockes of fruitfull ,cattell seeme8 ,nay1 what poore things are ,miters1 ,scepters1 ,crownes1 ,and all those ,glories which ,men most esteeme8 ,though he that hath among them1 his ,delight1 ,brave things imagines them 7because they blinde ,with some false ,lustre his beguiled sight7 ,he that's above them1 their meane-,worth may finde4 ,lord1 to that ,blessed-,station me convey ,where ,i may view the ,world1 and view her so1 ,that ,i her true ,condition may survey2 ,and all her ,imperfections rightly know4 ,remember me1 that once there was a ,day ,when thou didst weane me from them with content1 ,ev'n when shut up within those ,gates ,i lay ,through which the ,plague-inflicting ,angel went4 ,and1 let me still remember1 that an ,houre ,is hourely comming on1 wherein ,i shall 7,though ,i had all the ,world within my powre7 ,be naked stript1 and turned out of all4 ,but minde me1 chiefely1 that ,i never cleave ,too closely to my ,selfe2 and cause thou me1 ,not other ,earthly things alone to leave1 ,but to forsake my ,selfe for love of ,thee3 ,that ,i may say1 now ,i have all things left1 ,before that ,i of all things1 am bereft4 ,to him a happy ,lot befalls ,that hath a ,ship1 and prosp'rous ,gales4 ,illustration3 ,,remigio ,,ventisq,,ve ,,secvndis ,,illvstr4 ,,xiii4 ,book4 #a4 ,no wonder he a prosp'rous ,voyage findes ,that hath both ,sailes and ,oares to serve his turne1 ,and1 still1 through meanes of some propitious ,winds ,is to his wished ,harbour1 swiftly borne4 ,nor is it much admir'd1 if they that lacke ,those aydes 7on which the ,common-faith depends7 ,are from their hoped aymes repelled backe1 ,or made to labour for unfruitfull ends4 ,yet neither in the ,ship1 ,wind1 ,oares1 or ,sailes1 ,nor in the want of ,outward meanes1 alone1 ,consists it1 that our ,hope succeedes or failes2 ,but1 most in that1 which ,men least thinke upon4 ,for1 some endeavour1 and their ,paines are blest ,with ,gales which are so fortunate1 that they ,fly safe1 and swiftly on1 among the best1 ,whil'st others labour1 and are cast away4 ,some others1 on this ,worlds wide ,ocean floate1 ,and neither ,wind1 nor ,tide assistant have1 ,nor ,saile1 nor ,oare1 nor ,anchor1 nor sound ,boate1 ,nor take so much as heede themselves to save2 ,and yet are safe3 ,a third sort1 then1 there are ,who neither want fit ,meanes1 nor yet neglect1 ,the painefull-,industrie1 or honest ,care1 ,which ,need requires2 yet find small good effect4 ,therefore1 let that which you propose1 be ,iust2 ,then1 use the fairest ,meanes1 to compasse it3 ,and1 though ,meanes faile1 yet foster no mistrust2 ,but fearelesly1 to ,god1 your ,course commit3 ,for1 ,hee1 to ,faithfull-,hearts1 and ,honest-,mindes ,turnes ,losse to ,gaine2 and ,stormes1 to prosp'rous ,windes4 ,though he endeavour all he can1 ,an ,ape1 will never be a ,man4 ,illustration3 ,,qvid ,,si ,,sic ,,illvstr4 ,,xiiii4 ,book4 #a4 ,what though an ,apish-,pigmie1 in attire1 ,his ,dwarfish ,body ,gyant-lyke1 array8 ,turne ,brave1 and get him ,stilts to seem the higher8 ,what would so doing1 handsome him ,i pray8 ,now1 surely1 such a ,mimicke sight as that1 ,would with excessive ,laughter move your ,spleene1 ,till you had made the little ,dandiprat1 ,to lye within some ,auger-hole1 unseene4 ,i must confesse ,i cannot chuse but smile1 ,when ,i perceive1 how ,men that worthlesse are1 ,piece out their ,imperfections1 to beguile1 ,by making showes1 of what they never were4 ,for1 in their borrow'd-,shapes1 ,i know those ,men1 ,and 7through their ,maskes7 such insight of them have2 ,that ,i can oftentimes disclose 7ev'n then7 ,how much they savour of the ,foole or ,knave4 ,a ,pigmey-spirit1 and an ,earthly-,minde1 ,whose looke is onely fixt on ,objects vaine2 ,in my esteeme1 so meane a place doth finde1 ,that ev'ry such a one1 ,i much refraine4 ,but1 when in honour'd ,robes ,i see it put1 ,betrimm'd1 as if some thing of ,worth it were1 ,looke big1 and on the ,stilts of ,greatnesse1 strut2 ,from scorning it1 ,i cannot then forbeare4 ,for1 when to grosse ,vnworthinesse1 ,men adde ,those ,dues1 which to the ,truest-worth pertaine2 ,tis like an ,ape1 in ,humane-,vestments clad1 ,which1 when most fine1 deserveth most disdaine3 ,and1 more absurd1 those ,men appeare to me1 ,then this ,fantasticke-,monkey seemes to thee4 ,i pine1 that others may not perish1 ,and waste my ,selfe1 their ,life to cherish4 ,illustration3 ,,dvm ,,nvtrio ,,consvmor ,,illvstr4 ,,xv4 ,book4 #a4 ,observe ,i pray you1 how the greedy ,flame ,the ,fewell1 on an ,altar doth consume4 ,how it destroyeth that which feedes the same1 ,and how the ,nourisher away doth fume4 ,for1 so it fares with ,parents that uphold ,their thriftlesse ,children in unlawfull ,pleasures3 ,with ,cares1 it weares them out1 ere they are old2 ,and ere their ,lives consume1 consumes their ,treasures4 ,so fares it with such ,wantons as doe feede ,vnchast ,desires2 for1 ev'ry day they grow ,vntill their ,longings1 their ,supplies exceede1 ,and1 quite devoure those men that fed them so4 ,so fares it with all those that spend their ,youth ,in lab'ring to enrich ungratefull ,men1 ,who1 growing ,great1 and ,wealthy1 by their ,truth1 ,returne them ,smoke and ,ashes backe agen4 ,so fares it with good ,states-men1 who to keepe ,a thankelesse ,common-wealth in happy ,peace1 ,deprive their ,mindes of ,rest1 their ,eyes of ,sleepe1 ,and1 waste themselves1 that others may encrease4 ,and1 so it fares with ,men that passe away ,their time in ,studies1 7and their ,healths impaire7 ,that helps to other men become they may1 ,and1 their defective ,knowledges1 repaire4 ,but1 let my ,flesh1 my ,time1 and my ,estate1 ,be so consum'd2 so spent2 so wasted bee1 ,that they may nourish ,grace1 and perfit that ,for which all these were first bestowd'd on me3 ,so when ,i quite am vanish'd out of seeing1 ,i shall enjoy my ,now-concealed-,being4 ,when to suppresse us1 ,men intend1 ,they make us higher to ascend4 ,illustration3 ,,concvssvs ,,svrgo ,,illvstr4 ,,xvi4 ,book4 #a4 ,when we observe the ,ball1 how to and fro ,the ,gamesters force it2 we may ponder thus3 ,that whil'st we live we shall be playd with so1 ,and that the ,world will make her ,game of us4 ,adversities1 one while our hearts constraine ,to stoope1 and knock the ,pavements of ,despaire2 ,hope1 like a ,whirle-wind mounts us up againe1 ,till oft it lose us in the empty ayre4 ,sometimes1 above the ,battlements we looke2 ,sometimes1 we quite below the ,line are tost3 ,another-while1 against the ,hazard strooke1 ,we1 but a little want1 of being lost4 ,detraction1 ,envie1 ,mischief1 and ,despight1 ,one ,partie make1 and watchfully attend ,to catch us when we rise to any ,height2 ,lest we above their hatred should ascend4 ,good-,fortune1 ,praises1 ,hopes1 and ,industries1 ,doe side-together1 and make ,play to please us2 ,but1 when by them we thinke more high to rise1 ,more great they make our ,fall1 and more disease us4 ,yea1 they that seeke our ,losse1 advance our ,gaine2 ,and to our ,wishes1 bring us oft the nigher3 ,for1 we that else upon the ,ground had laine1 ,are1 by their striking of us lifted higher4 ,when ,balls against the ,stones are hardest throwne1 ,then highest up into the ,aire they fly2 ,so1 when men hurle us 7with most fury7 downe1 ,wee hopefull are to be advanc'd thereby3 ,and1 when they smite us quite unto the ,ground1 ,then1 up to ,heav'n1 we trust1 we shall rebound4 ,till ,god hath wrought us to his ,will1 ,the ,hammer we shall suffer still4 ,illustration3 ,,dvm ,,extendar ,,illvstr4 ,,xvii4 ,book4 #a4 ,why should the foolish ,world discourage ,men1 ,in just endurances8 or bid them shunne ,good ,actions1 'cause they suffer now and then1 ,for ,doing well1 as if some ,ill were done8 ,ere ,plates extended are1 they must abide ,a thousand hamm'rings2 ,and1 then that which fill'd ,so little roome1 it scarce your ,hand could hide1 ,will serve a goodly ,monument to gild4 ,so1 he that hopes to winne an honest ,name1 ,must many blowes of ,fortune undergoe1 ,and hazard1 oft1 the blast of ,evill-,fame1 ,before a ,good-,report her ,trumpe will blow4 ,a thousand ,worthies had unworthily ,been raked up in ,ashes and in ,clay1 ,vnknowne and bury'd in ,obscurity1 ,if ,malice had not fil'd their ,rust away4 ,but1 lo2 their lasting prayses now are spread1 ,and rais'd1 by ,adverse-,chance1 to such a height1 ,that they most glorious are1 now they are dead2 ,and live in ,injuries1 and ,deaths1 despight4 ,for1 by ,afflictions1 man refined growes1 ,and1 7as the ,gold prepared in the ,fire7 ,receiveth such a ,forme by wrongs and blowes1 ,that hee becomes the ,iewell we desire4 ,to thee therefore1 ,oh ,god6 ,my ,prayers are ,not to be freed from ,griefes and ,troubles quite3 ,but1 that they may be such as ,i can beare2 ,and1 serve to make me precious in thy ,sight4 ,this please me shall1 though all my ,life time1 ,i ,betweene thine ,anvill and the ,hammer1 lie4 ,from thence1 where ,nets and ,snares are layd1 ,make-hast2 lest els you be betray'd4 ,illustration3 ,,matvra ,,illvstr4 ,,xviii4 ,book4 #a4 ,the nimble ,spider from his ,entrailes drawes ,a suttle ,thread1 and curious art doth show ,in weaving ,nets1 not much unlike those ,lawes ,which catch ,small-,thieves1 and let the ,great-ones goe4 ,for1 as the ,cob-web takes the lesser ,flyes1 ,when those of larger size breake through their ,snares2 ,so1 ,poore-men smart for little ,injuries1 ,when ,rich-men scape1 whose ,guilt is more then theirs4 ,the ,spider1 also representeth such ,who very curious are in ,trifling-things1 ,and neither ,cost1 nor ,time1 nor ,labour grutch1 ,in that which neither ,gaine nor ,pleasure brings4 ,but those whom here that ,creature doth implye ,are chiefely such1 who under cunning shewes ,of simple-,meanings 7or of ,curtesie7 ,doe silly ,men unwarily abuse4 ,or else1 it meanes those greedy-,cormorants ,who without touch1 of ,conscience or ,compassion1 ,seeke how to be enricht by others wants1 ,and bring the ,poore to utter ,desolation4 ,avoyd them therefore1 though compell'd by need2 ,or if a ,storme inforce1 7yee lab'ring ,bees7 ,that yee must fall among them2 ,flie with speed ,from their ,commerce1 when ,calmes your passage frees4 ,much more1 let wastfull ,gallants haste from these2 ,else1 when those ,idling-painted-,butterflies1 ,have flutter'd-out their ,summer-time1 in ease1 7,and spent their ,wealth in foolish ,vanities7 ,the ,blasts of ,want may force them to be brought ,for shelter thither1 where they shall be caught4 ,when thou a ,dangerous-,way dost goe1 ,walke surely1 though thy pace be slowe4 ,illustration3 ,,lente ,,sed ,,attente ,,illvstr4 ,,xix4 ,book4 #a4 ,experience proves1 that ,men who trust upon ,their ,nat'rall parts1 too much1 oft lose the ,day1 ,and1 faile in that which els they might have done1 ,by vainely trifling pretious ,time away4 ,it also shewes1 that many ,men have sought ,with so much ,rashnesse1 those things they desir'd1 ,that they have brought most likely ,hopes to nought2 ,and1 in the middle of their ,courses1 tir'd4 ,and1 not a few1 are found who so much wrong ,gods ,gratiousnesse1 as if their thinkings were1 ,that 7seeing he deferres his ,iudgements long7 ,his ,vengeance1 he1 for ever1 would forbeare3 ,but1 such as these may see wherein they faile1 ,and1 what would fitter be for them to doe1 ,if they would contemplate the slow-pac'd ,snaile2 ,or1 this our ,hieroglyphicke looke into3 ,for1 thence we learne1 that ,perseverance brings ,large ,workes to end1 though slowly they creepe on2 ,and1 that ,continuance perfects many things1 ,which seeme1 at first1 unlikely to be done4 ,it warnes1 likewise1 that some ,affaires require ,more ,heed then ,haste3 ,and that the ,course we take1 ,should suite as well our ,strength1 as our ,desire2 ,else 7as our ,proverbe saith7 ,haste1 ,waste may make4 ,and1 in a ,mysticke-sense1 it seemes to preach ,repentance and ,amendment1 unto those ,who live1 as if they liv'd beyond ,gods reach2 ,because1 he long deferres deserved ,blowes3 ,for1 though ,iust-,vengeance moveth like a ,snaile1 ,and slowly comes2 her comming will not faile4 ,a ,sive1 of shelter maketh show2 ,but ev'ry ,storme will through it goe4 ,illustration3 ,,transeat ,,illvstr4 ,,xx4 ,book4 #a4 ,some ,men1 when for their ,actions they procure ,a likely colour1 7be it nere so vaine7 ,proceede as if their ,projects were as sure1 ,as when ,sound ,reason did their ,course maintayne3 ,and these not much unlike those ,children are1 ,who through a ,storme advent'ring desp'rately1 ,had rather on their ,heads1 a ,sive to beare1 ,then ,cov'rings1 that may serve to keepe them drye4 ,for1 at a distance that perchance is thought ,a helpfull ,shelter2 and1 yet1 proves to those ,who neede the same1 a ,toy1 which profits nought2 ,because1 each drop of ,raine quite through it1 goes4 ,so1 they1 whose foolish ,projects1 for a while1 ,doe promise their ,projectors hopefull ends1 ,shall finde them1 in the ,tryall1 to beguile2 ,and1 that both ,shame and ,want1 on them attends4 ,such like is their estate1 who1 7to appeare ,rich-men to others7 doe1 with ,inward-payne1 ,a gladsome out-ward ,port desire to beare2 ,though they at last nor ,wealth nor ,credit gaine4 ,and1 such are all those ,hypocrites1 who strive ,false ,hearts beneath ,faire-spoken ,words to hyde3 ,for1 they o'revaile themselves but with a ,sive1 ,through which1 their purposes at length are spyde4 ,and1 then1 they either woefully-lament ,their ,brutish-folly1 or so hardned grow ,in ,sinning1 that they never can repent1 ,nay1 jest and scoffe at their owne ,overthrow4 ,but no false ,vaile can serve 7when ,god will smite7 ,to save a ,scorner1 or an ,hypocrite4 ,death no ,losse1 but rather1 ,gaine2 ,for wee by ,dying1 ,life attaine4 ,illustration3 ,,mors ,,vit ,,initivm4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxi4 ,book4 #a4 ,i ,will not blame those grieved ,hearts that shed ,becoming-teares1 for their departed ,friends2 ,nor those who sigh out ,passions for the ,dead2 ,since1 on ,good-natures1 this ,disease attends4 ,when ,sorrow is conceiv'd1 it must have ,vent 7,in ,sighes or ,moysture7 or the ,heart will breake2 ,and1 much they aggravate our ,discontent1 ,who1 out of ,season1 ,reason seeme to speake4 ,yet1 since our ,frailty may require we should ,remembrances admit to keepe us from ,excesse in ,griefe3 this ,emblem here behold1 ,and take such ,hope as may our ,teares become4 ,the ,wheat although a while it lyes in ,earth1 7,and seemeth lost7 consumes not quite away2 ,but1 from that ,wombe receives another ,birth1 ,and1 with ,additions1 riseth from the ,clay4 ,much more shall ,man revive1 whose worth is more3 ,for1 ,death1 who from our ,drosse will us refine1 ,vnto that other ,life1 becomes the ,doore1 ,where1 we in ,immortalitie shall shine4 ,when once our ,glasse is runne1 we presently ,give up our ,soules to ,death2 ,so ,death must give ,our ,bodies backe againe1 that we1 thereby1 ,the ,light of ,life eternall1 may receive4 ,the ,venom'd ,sting of ,death is tooke away2 ,and1 now1 the ,grave1 that was a ,place of ,feare1 ,is made a ,bed of ,rest1 wherein we may ,lye downe in ,hope1 and bide in safety1 there4 ,when we are ,borne1 to ,death-ward straight we runne2 ,and by our ,death1 our ,life is new-begnnne4 ,when ,vice and ,vertue ,youth shall wooe1 ,tis hard to say1 which way 'twill goe4 ,illustration3 ,,qvo ,,me ,,vert ,,nescio ,,illvstr4 ,,xxii4 ,book4 #a4 ,my hopefull ,friends at thrice five yeares and three1 ,without a ,guide 7into the ,world alone7 ,to seeke my ,fortune1 did adventure mee2 ,and1 many hazards1 ,i alighted on4 ,first1 ,englands greatest ,rendevouz ,i sought1 ,where ,,vice and ,,vertve at the highest sit2 ,and1 thither1 both a ,minde and ,bodie brought1 ,for neither of their ,services unfit4 ,both1 woo'd my ,youth3 ,and1 both perswaded so1 ,that 7like the ,young man in our ,emblem here7 ,i stood1 and cry'd1 ,ah6 which way shall ,i goe8 ,to me so pleasing both their ,offers were4 ,,vice1 ,pleasures best ,contentments promist mee1 ,and what the wanton ,flesh desires to have3 ,quoth ,,vertve1 ,i will ,wisdome give to thee1 ,and those brave things1 which noblest ,mindes doe crave4 ,serve me said ,,vice1 and thou shalt soone acquire ,all those ,atchievements which my ,service brings3 ,serve me said ,,vertve1 and ,ile raise thee higher1 ,then ,,vices can1 and teach thee better things4 ,whil'st thus they strove to gaine me1 ,i espyde ,grim ,death attending ,,vice2 and1 that her ,face ,was but a painted ,vizard1 which did hide ,the foul'st ,deformity that ever was4 ,,lord1 grant me grace for evermore to view ,her ,vglinesse3 ,and1 that ,i viewing it1 ,her ,falsehoods and allurements may eschew2 ,and on faire ,,vertve my ,affection set2 ,her ,beauties contemplate1 her ,love embrace1 ,and by her safe ,direction1 runne my ,race4 ,by ,paine1 on ,pleasures we doe seize2 ,and1 we by ,suff'rance1 purchase ,ease4 ,illustration3 ,,patior ,,vt ,,potiar ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiii4 ,book4 #a4 ,the lick'rish ,beare to rob the ,honey-,bees ,among their stinging-,swarms thrusts in his pawes2 ,adventureth to climbe up hollow ,trees1 ,and from their ,cells1 the well fill'd ,combes he drawes3 ,right so1 the ,sensuall-,man that he may gaine ,his bruitish ,lust1 a thousand perills dares2 ,and1 that his ,lawlesse-will he may attaine1 ,nor ,conscience1 ,credit1 ,cost1 nor ,labour spares4 ',twere shamefull basenesse1 therefore1 if that he ,who knoweth ,vertue1 and is thought her ,lover1 ,should so by any ,perills frighted bee1 ,to make him such ,affections to give-over4 ,for1 why should that ,vaine-,crew whose ,valour springs ,from beastly ,fury1 or inflamed-,passion1 ,enabled be to compasse bolder things1 ,then ,sober-,wit1 and ,grave ,consideration8 ,or1 why should lisping-,wantons1 for their ,lust ,so much adventure as one finger1 there1 ,where we our ,lives in hazard would not thrust ,for ,vertues ,glory1 if it needfull were8 ,for1 though her ,sweetnesse fast is closed in ,with many ,thornes1 and such a ,prickling-guard1 ,that we must smart1 before that ,prize we winne1 ,the ,paine is follow'd1 with a ,rich ,reward4 ,by ,suff'ring1 ,i have more ,contentment had1 ,then ever ,i acquir'd by ,slothfull ,ease2 ,and1 ,i by ,griefe1 so joyfull have beene made1 ,that ,i will beare my ,crosse1 while ,god shall please4 ,for1 so at last my ,soule may ,ioy procure1 ,i care not1 in my ,flesh what ,i endure4 ,who by good ,meanes1 good things would gaine1 ,shall never seeke1 nor aske in vaine4 ,illustration3 ,,conseqvitvr ,,qvodcvnq,,ve ,,petit ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiiii4 ,book4 #a4 ,in vaine faire ,cynthia never taketh paines1 ,nor faints in foll'wing her desired ,game2 ,and1 when at any ,marke her ,bowe she straines1 ,the winged ,arrow surely hits the same4 ,her ,picture1 therefore1 in this place doth shew ,the ,nature of their ,mindes who ,cynthia-like1 ,with ,constancie their ,purposes pursue1 ,and faint not till they compasse what they seeke4 ,for1 nought more ,god-like in this ,world is found1 ,then so ,resolv'd a man1 that nothing may ,his ,resolution alter or confound1 ,when any taske of ,worth1 he doth assay4 ,nor1 is there greater ,basenesse1 then those ,mindes ,that from an ,honest-purpose1 can be wrought ,by ,threatnings1 ,bribes1 ,smooth-,gales or ,boyst'rous-,windes1 ,what ever colour or excuse be brought4 ,you then1 that would1 with ,pleasure1 ,glory gaine1 ,diana like1 those modest things require1 ,which truely may beseeme you to attaine2 ,and stoutly follow that which you desire3 ,for1 changing though the ,moone to us appeare1 ,she holds a firme ,dependence on the ,sunne2 ,and1 by a ,constant-,motion1 in her ,sphre ,with him1 doth in ,conjunction often runne3 ,so1 ,constant-men1 still move their hopes to winne2 ,but1 never by a ,motion-indirect2 ,nor1 will they stop the ,course that they are in1 ,vntill they bring their purpose to effect4 ,for1 whosoever ,honest-things requires1 ,a ,promise hath of all that he desires4 ,oft ,shooting1 doth not ,archers make2 ,but1 hitting right the ,marke they take4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,qvam ,,crebro ,,sed ,,qv ,b,e ,,illvstr4 ,,xxv4 ,book4 #a4 ,when to the ,fields we walke to looke upon ,some skilfull ,mark-man2 so much heede we not ,how many ,arrowes from his ,bowe are gone1 ,as we observe how nigh the ,marke he shot3 ,and1 justly we deride that ,man who spends ,his ,time and ,shafts1 but never ayme doth take ,to hit the ,white2 or foolishly pretends1 ,the number of the ,shots1 doth ,archers make4 ,so1 ,god1 who marketh our ,endeavours1 here1 ,doth not by tale1 account of them receive2 ,but1 heedeth rather how well meant they were1 ,and1 at his ,will how rightly aym'd we have4 ,it is not mumbling over thrice a day ,a ,set of ,ave ,maries1 or of ,creeds1 ,or many houres formally to pray2 ,when from a dull ,devotion it proceedes3 ,nor is it1 up and downe the ,land to seeke ,to finde those well breath'd ,lecturers1 that can ,preach thrice a ,sabbath1 and sixe times a weeke1 ,yet be as fresh1 as when they first beganne3 ,nor1 is it1 such like things perform'd by ,number ,which ,god respects3 ,nor doth his ,wisdome crave ,those many ,vanities1 wherewith some cumber ,their ,bodies1 as if those their ,soules could save4 ,for1 not ,much-doing1 but ,well-doing1 that ,which ,god commands1 the ,doer1 justifies4 ,to pray without ,devotion1 is to ,prate2 ,and1 ,hearing is but halfe our ,exercise4 ,we ought not1 therefore1 to regard1 alone1 ,how often1 but how ,well1 the ,worke be done4 ,with ,patience1 ,i the ,storme sustaine2 ,for1 ,sun-shine still doth follow ,raine4 ,illustration3 ,,dvrabo ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvi4 ,book4 #a4 ,the little ,squirrell1 hath no other ,food ,then that which ,natures thrifty hand provides2 ,and1 in purveying up and downe the ,wood1 ,she many cold wet ,stormes1 for that1 abides4 ,she lyes not heartlesse in her ,mossie ,dray1 ,nor feareth to adventure through the ,raine2 ,but skippeth out1 and beares it as she may1 ,vntill the ,season waxeth calme againe4 ,right thus1 have ,i and others1 often far'd2 ,for1 when we first into the ,world were brought1 ,we found but little1 for our ,vse prepar'd1 ,save that1 which by ,hard-,labour1 must be sought4 ,in many ,stormes1 unheeded1 we are faine ,to seeke out needfull things2 and1 smilingly ,to jest1 at what some others would complaine3 ,that1 none might laugh at our ,necessity4 ,yea1 some have liv'd on ,huskes1 whil'st others fed ,on that which was their ,labours due ,reward2 ,and1 were pursu'd 7till they almost were dead7 ,without the ,worlds ,compassion or ,regard4 ,yet1 by ,enduring1 they out liv'd the ,blast ,of ,adverse-,fortune2 and1 with good successe1 7,expecting calmer ,seasons7 at the last1 ,arrived at the ,port of ,happinesse4 ,their ,suffring-much1 hath made their ,suffrings none2 ,and brought forth ,hopes1 by which1 perceive they may1 ,that ,nights have but their ,turnes2 and 7they once gone7 ,their ,darkenesse1 makes much welcomer1 the ,day4 ,all ,griefe shall have an ending1 ,i am sure2 ,and1 therefore1 ,i with ,patience1 will ,endure4 ,where ,hellen is1 there1 will be ,warre2 ,for1 ,death and ,lust1 ,companions are4 ,illustration3 ,,vbi ,,helena ,,ibi ,,troia ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvii4 ,book4 #a4 ,their foolish ,guise1 ,i never could affect1 ,who dare1 for any cause1 the ,stewes frequent3 ,and1 thither1 where ,i justly might suspect ,a ,strumpet liv'd1 as yet1 ,i never went4 ,for1 when 7as ,fooles pretend7 they goe to seeke ,experience1 where more ,ill then ,good1 they see2 ,they venture for their ,knowledge1 ,adam-like2 ,and1 such as his1 will their ,atchievements bee4 ,let1 therefore1 those that would loose ,trulls detest1 ,converse with none1 but those that modest are2 ,for1 they that can of ,whoredome make a ,iest1 ,will entertaine it1 ere they be aware4 ,chast-,company1 and ,chast-,discourse1 doth make ,the ,minde more pleased with it1 ev'ry day2 ,and1 ,frequent viewes of ,wantonnesse1 will take ,the ,sense and ,hatred1 of the ,vice away4 ,some1 ,i have knowne1 by ,harlots ,wiles undone1 ,who1 but to see their ,fashions first pretended2 ,and1 they that went for ,company1 alone1 ,by suddaine ,quarrells1 there1 their ,dayes have ended4 ,for1 in the ,lodgings of a ,lustfull-,woman1 ,immodest ,impudence hath still her ,being2 ,there1 ,furie1 ,fraud1 and ,cruelties are common3 ,and1 there1 is ,want1 and ,shame1 and ,disagreeing4 ,ev'n ,beauty1 of it selfe1 stirres loose ,desires1 ,occasioning both ,iealousies1 and ,feares2 ,it kindleth in the ,brest1 concealed ,fires1 ,which burne the ,heart1 before the ,flame appeares3 ,and1 ev'ry day1 experienced are wee2 ,that1 there1 where ,hellen is1 ,troyes ,fate will bee4 ,no ,inward ,griefe1 nor outward ,smart1 ,can overcome a ,patient-,heart4 ,illustration3 ,,victrix ,,patientia ,,dvri4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxviii4 ,book4 #a4 ,some ,trees1 when ,men oppresse their ,aged ,heads1 7,with waighty ,stones7 they fructifie the more2 ,and1 when upon some ,herbs1 the ,gard'ner treads1 ,they thrive and prosper1 better then before3 ,so1 when the ,kings of gypt did oppresse ,the ,sonnes of ,iacob1 through their ,tyrannies2 ,their ,numbers1 every day1 did more encrease1 ,till they grew greater then their ,enemies4 ,so1 when the ,iewes and ,gentiles1 joyn'd their ,powre ,the ,lord1 and his ,annoynted1 to withstand2 7,with raging ,furie1 lab'ring to devoure ,and roote the ,gospel1 out of ev'ry ,land7 ,the more they rag'd1 conspired1 and envy'd1 ,the more they slander'd1 scorn'd1 and murthered2 ,the more1 the ,faithfull1 still1 were multiply'd3 ,and1 still1 the further1 their ,profession spred4 ,yea1 so it spred1 that quite it overthrew ,ev'n ,tyranny it selfe2 that1 at the last1 ,the ,patience of the ,saints1 most pow'rfull grew1 ,and ,persecutions force1 to ground was cast4 ,the selfe-same ,pow'r1 true ,patience1 yet retaines1 ,and 7though a thousand ,suff'rings wound the same7 ,she still hath ,hope enough to ease her paynes2 ,that ,hope1 which keepeth off1 all ,feare and ,shame3 ,for1 'tis not ,hunger1 ,cold1 nor ,fire1 nor ,steele1 ,nor all the ,scornes or ,slanders1 we can heare1 ,nor any ,torment1 which our ,flesh can feele1 ,that conquers us2 but1 our owne ,trayt'rous ,feare4 ,where1 ,honest ,mindes1 and ,patient ,hearts1 are ,mates ,they grow victorious1 in their ,hardest-,fates4 ,by many ,strokes1 that ,worke is done1 ,which cannot be perform'd at ,one4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,vno ,,sternitvr ,,ictv4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxix4 ,book4 #a4 ,despaire not ,man1 in what thou oughtst to doe1 ,although thou faile when one ,attempt is made2 ,but1 adde a ,new-,endeavour thereunto1 ,and1 then another1 and another1 adde3 ,yea1 till thy ,pow'r and ,life shall quite be spent1 ,persist in seeking what thou shouldst desire2 ,for1 he that falleth from a good ,intent1 ,deserves not that1 to which he did aspire4 ,rich ,treasures1 are by ,nature1 placed deepe2 ,and1 ere we gaine them1 we must pierce the ,rockes3 ,such ,perills1 also1 them1 as ,guardians keepe1 ,that1 none can winne them without wounds and knockes4 ,moreover1 ,glories1 ,thrones are so sublime1 ,that1 whosoever thinkes their ,top to gaine1 ,till many thousand weary steps he clime1 ,doth foole himselfe1 by ,musings which are vaine4 ,and1 yet1 there is a ,path-way1 which doth leade ,above the highest things that ,man can see2 ,and 7though it be not knowne to all who tread ,the ,common-,tract7 it may ascended be4 ,as1 therefore1 none should greater things presume ,then well becomes their strength2 ,so1 none should feare 7,through ,folly1 ,sloth1 or ,basenesse7 to assume ,those things upon them1 which beseeming are4 ,in ,time1 and by ,degrees may things be wrought1 ,that seem'd impossible to have beene done1 ,when they were first conceived in the thought2 ,and1 such as these1 we may adventure on4 ,mine ,arme1 ,i know1 in time will fell an ,oke2 ,but1 ,i will nev'r attempt it1 at a ,stroke4 ,afflictions ,fire consumeth ,sinne2 ,but1 ,vertue taketh ,life therein4 ,illustration3 ,,nvdrisco ,,il ,,bvono ,,et ,,spengo ,,il ,,reo ,,illvstr4 ,,xxx4 ,book4 #a4 ,whether the ,salamander be a ,beast1 ,or ,precious-,stone1 which overcomes the ,flame1 ,it skills not2 ,since1 by either is exprest ,the ,meaning which we purpose by the same3 ,both brooke the ,fire unhurt2 ,and 7more then so7 ,the fiercer and the longer ,heats there are1 ,the livelyer in the same the ,beast will grow2 ,and1 much the brighter1 will the ,stone appeare4 ,this ,crowned-,salamander in the ,fire1 ,may1 therefore1 not unfitly1 signifie ,those1 who in ,fiery ,charriots1 doe aspire ,elijah-like1 to ,immortality3 ,or1 those ,heroicke-spirits1 who unharm'd ,have through the ,fires of ,troubles1 and ,affliction1 7,with ,vertue1 and with ,innocencie arm'd7 ,walkt onward1 in the ,path-way1 of ,perfection4 ,the ,fiery-,tryall1 which like ,wood and ,hay1 ,consumes the ,workes of ev'ry ,wicked-one2 7,and maketh all their ,hopes to fume away7 ,doth purifie what ,faithfull-men have done4 ,they triumph in the ,flames1 and shall obtaine ,the glorious ,crowne of ,endless-,happinesse1 ,when all that show of ,blisse appeareth vaine1 ,which ,worldly men have seemed to possesse4 ,for1 though some ,sinnes and ,follies1 gilded are1 ,and shine like purest ,gold1 and ,pretious-,stones2 ,this ,test1 will finde of what ,allay they were1 ,and1 make them knowne but ,counterfeited ,ones3 ,for1 in this ,fornace1 all such ,wormes expire2 ,and1 none but ,vertue liveth in this ,fire4 ,hee1 over all the ,starres doth raigne1 ,that unto ,wisdome can attaine4 ,illustration3 ,,sapiens ,,dominabitvr ,,astris4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxi4 ,book4 #a4 ,i ,am not of their ,minde1 who thinke the ,sun1 ,the ,moone1 the ,planets1 and those glorious ,lights ,which trim the ,sphres1 doe in their ,motions run ,to no more purpose1 then to please our ,sights4 ,nor for distinguishment of ,nights1 and ,dayes1 ,or of the ,seasons1 and the ,times1 alone1 ,can ,i suppose the ,hand of ,god displayes ,those many ,starres1 we nightly gaze upon3 ,for1 both by ,reason1 and by ,common-sense ,we know 7and often feele7 that from above ,the ,planets have1 on us1 an ,influence2 ,and1 that our ,bodies varie1 as they move4 ,moreover1 ,holy ,writ inferres1 that these ,have some such pow'r2 ev'n in those ,places1 where ,it names ,orion1 and the ,pleiades2 ,which1 ,starres of much inferiour ,nature are4 ,yet1 hence conclude not1 therefore1 that the ,minde ,is by the ,starres constrained to obey ,their ,influence2 or1 so by them inclin'd1 ,that1 by no meanes resist the same we may4 ,for1 though they forme the ,bodies temp'rature1 7,and though the ,minde inclineth after that7 ,by ,grace another ,temper we procure1 ,which guides the ,motions of ,supposed ,fate4 ,the ,soule of ,man is nobler then the ,sphres2 ,and1 if it gaine the ,place which may be had1 ,not here alone on ,earth1 the ,rule it beares1 ,but1 is the ,lord1 of all that ,god hath made4 ,be wise in him2 and1 if just cause there bee1 ,the ,sunne and ,moone1 shall stand and wayt on thee4 ,a ,princes most ennobling ,parts1 ,are ,skill in ,armes1 and ,love to ,arts4 ,illustration3 ,,ex ,,vtroqve ,c,,sar ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxii4 ,book4 #a4 ,right blest are they on whom ,god hath bestowne ,a ,king1 whose ,vertues have approved him ,to be an ,ornament unto his ,throne1 ,and as a ,lustre to his ,diadem4 ,hee seekes not onely how to keepe in awe ,his ,people1 by those meanes that rightfull are2 ,but1 doth unto himselfe1 become a ,law1 ,and1 by ,example1 ,pious ,wayes declare4 ,he1 loveth ,peace1 and after it pursues2 ,yet1 if of ,warre a just occasion come1 ,doth nor ,bellona's ,challenges refuse1 ,nor feare1 to beat ,defyance on his ,drum2 ,he is as ready1 also1 to advance ,the ,lib'rall ,arts1 and from his ,lands to drive ,all false ,religion1 ,schisme1 and ,ignorance1 ,as other publike profits to contrive4 ,and1 such a ,prince is not a ,casuall-thing1 ,the ,glories of a ,throne1 by ,chance1 possessing2 ,nor meerely from his ,parents1 doth he spring1 ,but1 he is rather ,gods immediate ,blessing4 ,if thou desirest such a ,prince to be1 ,or1 to acquire that ,worth which may allure ,such ,princes to vouchsafe some ,grace to thee2 ,their ,kingly ,vertues1 labour to procure4 ,in ,military ,practices delight1 ,not for a wicked1 or vaine-glorious end2 ,but1 to maintaine the ,cause that is upright1 ,or thy distressed ,countrey to defend4 ,and1 strive that thou1 as excellent mayst bee ,in ,knowledge1 as1 thou art in thy ,degree4 ,true-,lovers ,lives1 in one ,heart lye1 ,both ,live1 or both together ,dye44 ,illustration3 ,,perseqvar ,,exstinct ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiii4 ,book4 #a4 ,hee that shall say he ,loves1 and was againe ,so well-belov'd1 that neither ,hee nor ,shee ,suspects each other1 neither needs to gaine ,new proofes1 that they in all ,desires agree2 ,and1 yet1 shall coole againe in their ,affection1 7,and leave to ,love7 or live till they are ,lovers ,the second-time2 ,it some grosse ,imperfection ,in ,one 7if not in ,both7 of them discovers4 ,it was not ,love which did between them grow2 ,but1 rather1 somewhat like unto the same2 ,which 7having made a faire deceiving ,show7 ,obtain'd1 a while1 that honorable ,name4 ,for1 ,false-,affections will together play ,so lovingly2 and1 oft1 so act those ,parts ,which reall seeme2 that1 for a time1 they may ,appeare the ,children of ,vnfeigned-,hearts3 ,yea1 ,many-times1 true ,turtles are deceiv'd ,by counterfeited ,passions1 till their ,love ,of her true ,object findes her selfe bereav'd2 ,and1 after it1 is forced to remove3 ,but1 where ,true-,love begetteth1 and enjoyes ,the proper ,object1 which shee doth desire1 ,nor ,time1 nor ,injury the same destroyes2 ,but1 it continues a ,perpetuall ,fire4 ,like am'rous ,thisbe to her ,pyramus1 ,on all occasions1 it continues true3 ,nor ,night1 nor ,danger1 makes it timorous2 ,but1 through all ,perills1 it will him pursue4 ,thus1 both in ,life1 in ,death1 in all estates1 ,true-,lovers will be true-,associates4 ,when ,two agree in their ,desire1 ,one ,sparke will set them both on ,fire4 ,illustration3 ,,flammescit ,,vterqve ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiv4 ,book4 #a4 ,the ,westerne-,indians1 when they want a ,fire ,to warme their naked limbs1 or dresse their ,food1 ,at ev'ry need1 accomplish their ,desire1 ,by often rubbing of two ,stickes of ,wood4 ,from whence1 these ,observations we may take2 ,first1 that in them whose ,natures gentlest are1 ,a long ,contention such a ,change may make1 ,as did1 before1 scarce possible appeare4 ,next1 that when ,two in ,opposition bee1 ,whose power and strength and ,malice is the same1 ,their strugling ,hearts but seldome doe agree1 ,till they beget1 a ,selfe-devouring-,flame4 ,and1 thirdly1 it informes1 that those chast ,fires ,which on ,loves ,altars keepe a ,lasting-,heat2 ,are those1 which in two ,hearts1 two ,like-,desires ,vpon each other1 mutually beget4 ,hence1 therefore1 learne thou1 first1 not to contemne ,their ,mildnesse1 who to anger are not prone2 ,lest1 many wrongs doe stirre up ,fires in them1 ,and worke thee ,mischiefe1 when thou look'st for none4 ,be wary1 next1 though thou thy selfe be strong1 ,how with a pow'rfull ,foe thou dost contend2 ,for1 they that wrastle in ,contention1 long1 ,will1 sure1 beshrew their ,madnesse1 in the end4 ,and1 if to warme thee by ,loves ,fires thou seeke1 ,thy ,peere in ,yeares1 and ,manners1 pray to finde2 ,let both your ,aymes1 and ,longings1 be alike2 ,be one in ,faith1 and ,will2 and1 one in ,minde3 ,so1 you shall reape the fruits of your ,desire1 ,and warme each other with a kindly ,fire4 ,he that delights to ,plant and ,set1 ,makes ,after-,ages in his ,debt4 ,illustration3 ,,posteritati ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxv4 ,book4 #a4 ,when ,i behold the ,havocke and the ,spoyle1 ,which 7ev'n within the compasse of my ,dayes7 ,is made through every quarter of this ,ile1 ,in ,woods and ,groves 7which were this ,kingdomes praise7 ,and1 when ,i minde with how much greedinesse1 ,we seeke the present ,gaine1 in every thing2 ,not caring 7so our ,lust we may possesse7 ,what ,dammage to ,posterity we bring3 ,they doe1 me-thinkes1 as if they did foresee1 ,that1 some of those1 whom they have cause to hate1 ,should come in ,future-times1 their ,heires to be3 ,or else1 why should they such things perpetrate8 ,for1 if they thinke their ,children shall succeed2 ,or1 can believe1 that they begot their ,heires2 ,they could not1 surely1 doe so foule a ,deed1 ,as to deface the ,land1 that should be theirs4 ,what our ,forefathers planted1 we destroy3 ,nay1 all ,mens labours1 living heretofore1 ,and all our owne1 we lavishly imploy ,to serve our present ,lusts2 and1 for no more4 ,but1 let these carelesse ,wasters learne to know1 ,that1 as ,vaine-,spoyle is open ,injury2 ,so1 ,planting is a ,debt1 they truely owe1 ,and ought to pay to their ,posterity4 ,selfe-love1 for none1 but for it selfe1 doth care2 ,and1 onely1 for the present1 taketh paine3 ,but1 ,charity for others doth prepare2 ,and1 joyes in that1 which ,future-,time shall gaine4 ,if1 ,after-,ages may my ,labours blesse2 ,i care not1 much1 how ,litle ,i possesse4 ,to ,have1 and not to ,vse the same2 ,is not our ,glory1 but our ,shame4 ,illustration3 ,,nil ,,penna1 ,,sed ,,vsvs ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvi4 ,book4 #a4 ,the ,estridge 7though with many ,feathers trimm'd1 ,and deckt with goodly ,plumes of no meane size7 ,is so unwieldy1 and so largely limb'd1 ,that1 up into the ,aire he cannot rise4 ,and1 though in ,wings and ,feathers1 he appeares ,a goodly ,fowle1 and beares his ,head so high1 ,as if he could oretop the lower ,sphres2 ,and1 farre above the towring ,eagles flie2 ,so uselesse are those ,feathers1 and those ,wings1 ,to gaine him ,name among their aiery ,race2 ,that1 he must walke with such ,inferiour things1 ,as in this ,common-,region1 have their place4 ,such ,fowles as these1 are that ,gay-plumed-,crew1 ,which 7to high place and ,fortunes being borne7 ,are men of goodly worth1 in outward view2 ,and1 in themselves1 deserve nought els but scorne4 ,for1 though their ,trappings1 their high-lifted ,eyes1 ,their ,lofty ,words1 and their ,much-feared ,pow'rs1 ,doe make them seeme ,heroicke1 ,stout1 and ,wise1 ,their ,hearts are oft as fond1 and faint as ours4 ,such ,animals as these1 are also those ,that ,wise1 and ,grave1 and ,learned ,men doe seeme ,in ,title1 ,habit1 and all ,formall showes2 ,yet1 have nor ,wit1 nor ,knowledge1 worth esteeme4 ,and1 lastly1 such are they2 that1 having got ,wealth1 ,knowledge1 and those other ,gifts1 which may ,advance the ,publike-,good1 yet1 use them not2 but ,feede1 and ,sleepe1 and laze their time away4 ,he1 may be but a ,goose1 which weares the ,quill2 ,but1 him we praise1 that useth it with ,skill4 ,he1 that his ,course directly ,steeres1 ,nor ,stormes1 nor ,windy-,censures feares4 ,illustration3 ,,dvm ,,clavvm ,,rectam ,,teneam ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvii4 ,book4 #a4 ,wee to the ,sea1 this ,world may well compare2 ,for1 ev'ry ,man which liveth in the same1 ,is as a ,pilot1 to some ,vessell there1 ,of little size1 or else of larger frame4 ,some1 have the ,boats of their owne ,life to guide1 ,some1 of whole ,families doe row the ,barge1 ,some1 governe petty ,towneships too1 beside1 7,to those compar'd1 which of small ,barkes have charge7 ,some others1 rule great ,provinces2 and1 they ,resemble ,captaines of huge ,argoses3 ,but1 when of ,kingdomes1 any gayne the ,sway1 ,to ,generalls of ,fleets1 we liken these4 ,each hath his proper ,course to him assign'd1 ,his ,card1 his ,compasse1 his due ,tacklings1 too2 ,and1 if their ,businesse1 as they ought1 they mind1 ,they may accomplish all they have to doe4 ,but1 most ,men leave the ,care of their owne ,course1 ,to judge or follow others1 in their wayes2 ,and1 when their ,follies make their ,fortunes worse1 ,they curse the ,destiny1 which they should prayse4 ,for1 ,waves1 and ,windes1 and that oft-changing ,weather ,which many blame1 as cause of all their ,losses1 7,though they observe it not7 helpes bring together ,those ,hopes1 which their owne ,wisedome1 often crosses4 ,regard not1 therefore much1 what those things be1 ,which come1 without thy fault1 to thwart thy ,way2 ,nor1 how1 ,rash-,lookers-on will censure thee2 ,but1 faithfully1 to doe thy part1 assay3 ,for1 if thou shalt not from this ,counsell vary1 ,let my ,hopes faile me1 if thy ,hopes miscarry4 ,a sudden ,death1 with ,shame1 is due ,to him1 that1 sweares ,what is untrue4 ,illustration3 ,,si ,,sciens ,,fallo4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxviii4 ,book4 #a4 ,when th' ,ancients made a solemne ,league or ,vow1 ,their ,custome was to ratifie it1 thus2 ,before their ,idoll-,god1 they slew a ,sow1 ,and sayd aloud2 ,so be it unto us4 ,implying1 that1 if otherwise they did ,then had been vow'd2 or1 if within their ,brest ,a ,fraudulent-,intention had beene hid1 ,they merited such ,vsage1 as that ,beast4 ,for1 by the ,swine that they had slaughtred so1 7,which1 during ,life1 was helpefull unto none7 ,of ,life deprived by a sudden blow1 ,and1 then1 cast out1 that none might feed thereon2 ,they1 mystically did inferre2 that1 he ,who falsify'd that ,oath which he had sworne1 ,deserv'd1 by ,sudden-,death1 cut off to be2 ,and1 as a ,beast uncleane1 to lye forlorne4 ,that ,heathenish ,hieroglyphicke1 doth implye ,this ,christian-,doctrine2 that1 we should in ,vowes1 ,in ,leagues1 and ,oathes1 assume no ,liberty1 ,but1 what sincerest ,honesty allowes4 ,by ,swine1 the babbling ,sophisters are meant1 ,in ,hieroglyphicall ,signification2 ,which wee doe ,sacrifice1 when our intent ,is free from ,falsehood1 and quivocation4 ,and1 this1 let ev'ry ,man endeavour for1 ,who loves the ,blessings1 for just men prepar'd2 ,or1 if the ,sinne he doe not much abhorre1 ,at least1 the ,danger let him well regard3 ,for1 to pursue him1 ,vengeance never leaves1 ,that falsely ,sweares1 or willingly ,deceives4 ,where strong ,desires are entertain'd1 ,the ,heart 'twixt ,hope1 and ,feare1 is pain'd4 ,illustration3 ,,speqve ,,metvqve ,,pavet ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxix4 ,book4 #a4 ,a ,troubled ,minde1 ore-charged with ,desires1 ,betweene great ,hopes1 and no lesse ,feares opprest1 ,and payned inwardly with secret ,fires1 ,was thus1 by some1 in former times exprest4 ,a ,smoking ,heart1 they placed just betwixt ,a ,fastned ,anchor1 and a ,bended ,bow2 ,to which a ,barbed-,arrow seemed fixt1 ,and1 ready from the ,strayned-,string to goe4 ,the ,smoke doth ,sighes1 the ,anchor doth declare ,that ,hope1 which keepes us from ,despairing quite2 ,the ,bowe and ,arrow1 signifie that ,feare1 ,which doth1 perpetually1 the ,soule affright4 ,and1 by this ,emblem1 it appeares to me ,that they which are with strong ,desires opprest1 7,though good or bad the ,object of them be7 ,in seeking ,pleasures1 finde no small unrest3 ,for1 they are not by ,feares1 alone1 disturbed1 ,but1 as the ,wiseman saith1 ev'n ,hope-,delayd ,torments the ,heart2 and1 when ,desire is curbed1 ,the ,soule becommeth sad1 and ill-apayd4 ,a ,groundlesse-,hope1 makes entrance for ,despaire1 ,and with ,deceiving-showes the ,heart betrayes3 ,a ,causelesse-,feare1 doth ,reasons force impaire1 ,and1 terrifies the ,soule1 in doubtfull wayes4 ,yet1 quite neglect them not2 ,for1 ,hope repells ,that ,griefe sometimes1 which would our ,hearts oppresse4 ,and1 ,feare is otherwhile the ,sentinell ,which rouzeth us from dang'rous ,carelesnesse4 ,thus1 ,both are good3 but1 ,both are ,plagues to such1 ,who either ,fondly feare1 or ,hope too much4 ,those ,fooles whom ,beauties ,flame doth blinde1 ,feele ,death1 where ,life they thought to finde4 ,illustration3 ,,cosi ,,vivo ,,piacer ,,condvce ,a ,,morte ,,illvstr4 ,,xl4 ,book4 #a4 ,when you doe next behold the wanton ,flyes ,about the shining ,candle1 come to play1 ,vntill the ,light thereof hath dimm'd their ,eyes1 ,or1 till the ,flame hath sing'd their ,wings away3 ,remember1 then1 this ,emblem2 and1 beware ,you be not playing at such harmefull ,games3 ,consider1 if there sit no ,female1 there1 ,that overwarmes you1 with her ,beauties ,flames1 ,take heed1 you doe not over dally so ,as to inflame the ,tinder of ,desire2 ,but1 shun the ,mischiefe1 e're too late it grow1 ,lest you be scorched in that ,foolish-,fire4 ,for1 as those ,wandring-,fires which in the ,night1 ,doe leade unwary ,trauellers astray1 ,alluring them1 by their deceiving ,sight1 ,till they have altogether lost their way3 ,right so fantasticke ,beauty doth amaze ,the ,lust-full ,eye1 allures the ,heart aside1 ,captives the ,senses 7by a sudden blaze7 ,and1 leaves the ,iudgement wholly stupify'd4 ,nay1 if ,men play too long about those ,torches1 ,such is the ,nature of their wanton ,flame1 ,that1 from their ,bodies 7unawares7 it scorches ,those ,wings and ,feet1 on which they thither came4 ,it wasteth 7ev'n to nothing7 all their ,wealth1 ,consumes their precious ,time1 destroyes their ,strength1 ,bespots their ,honest-,fame1 impaires their ,health1 ,and 7when their ,fatall ,thread is at the length7 ,that thing1 on which their ,hope of ,life is plac't1 ,shall bring them to ,destruction1 at the last4 ,let him1 that at ,,gods ,altar stands1 ,in ,innocencie1 wash his ,hands4 ,illustration3 ,,pvris ,,manibvs4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xli4 ,book4 #a4 ,when 7,reader7 thou hast first of all survayd ,that ,reverend ,priest1 which here ingraven stands1 ,in all his ,holy ,vestiments array'd1 ,endeavouring for ,purifyed-,hands2 ,collect from hence1 that1 when thou dost appeare ,to offer ,sacrifice of ,prayse or ,prayer1 ,thou oughtst the ,robes of ,righteousnesse1 to weare1 ,and1 by ,repentance1 thy defects repaire4 ,for1 thou1 that1 with polluted ,hands presum'st ,before ,gods ,altar to present thy ,face2 ,or1 in the ,rags of thine owne ,merits com'st1 ,shalt reape ,displeasure1 where thou look'st for ,grace4 ,then1 if thou be of those that would aspire ,a ,priest1 or ,prelate1 in ,gods ,church to be2 ,be sure1 thou first those ,ornaments acquire1 ,which1 may be suting to that ,high-,degree4 ,intrude not1 as perhaps too many doe1 ,with ,gifts unfit1 or by an ,evill meane3 ,desire it with a right ,intention too2 ,and1 seeke to keepe thy ,conversation cleane4 ,for1 they that have assum'd this ,holy-,calling1 ,with ,hands impure1 and ,hearts unsanctify'd1 ,defame the ,truth2 give others cause of ,falling1 ,and1 scandalize their ,brethren1 too1 beside3 ,yea1 to themselves1 their very ,sacrifice ,becomes unhallow'd2 and1 their ,thankes and ,prayers1 ,the ,god of ,purity1 doth so despise1 ,that1 all their ,hopes1 he turneth to ,despaires3 ,and1 all their best ,endeavours1 countermands1 ,till they appeare with unpolluted ,hands4 ,no ,heart can thinke1 to what strange ends1 ,the ,tongues unruely ,motion tends4 ,illustration3 ,,lingva ,,qvo ,,tendis ,,illvstr4 ,,xlii4 ,book4 #a4 ,well-worthy of our better ,heeding were1 ,that ,holy ,pen-mans ,lesson1 who hath sayd1 ,we should be slow to ,speake1 and swift to ,heare2 ,if1 well1 the nature of the ,tongue we waigh'd4 ,for1 if we let it loose1 it getteth ,wings1 ,and1 flies with wanton ,carelesnesse1 about2 ,it prateth in all places1 of ,all things2 ,tells ,truth and ,lyes1 and babbleth ,secrets out4 ,to speake1 of things unknowne1 it taketh leave1 ,as if it had all ,knowledge in ,possession2 ,and1 ,mysteries 7which no ,man can conceive7 ,are thought fit ,objects for the ,tongues ,expression4 ,with ,truth it mixeth ,errors2 sayes1 unsayes2 ,and1 is the ,preacher of all ,heresies4 ,that ,heart1 which gives it motion1 it betrayes2 ,and1 utters ,curses1 ,oathes1 and ,blasphemies4 ,it spreads all ,slanders1 which base ,envie raiseth2 ,it moveth ,anger1 and begetteth ,hates3 ,it blameth ,vertue2 filthy ,deeds it praiseth2 ,and1 causeth ,vproares1 ,murthers1 and ,debates4 ,yea1 tis the chiefest ,factor for the ,devill2 ,and1 yet1 with speeches feignedly-sincere1 ,it otherwhile reproveth what is ,evill1 ,and1 will in ,lowly-words1 a ,saint appeare4 ,now this is knowne2 we1 next of all1 should learne1 ,how we may shunne the ,mischiefe being knowne2 ,how1 we bad ,tongues1 in ,others1 may discerne2 ,and1 how to guide and moderate our ,owne4 ,and1 reason good2 for1 none can apprehend1 ,what ,mischiefe doth an ,evill ,tongue attend4 ,the ,minde should have a fixed ,eye ,on ,objects1 that are plac'd on ,high4 ,illustration3 ,e ,l ,,illvstr4 ,,xliii4 ,book4 #a4 ,a ,heart1 which bore the figure of an ,eye ,wide open to the ,sunne2 by some1 was us'd1 ,when in an ,emblem1 they would signifie ,a ,minde1 which on ,celestiall ,matters mus'd3 ,implying1 by the same1 that there is nought ,which in this lower ,orbe1 our ,eyes can see1 ,so fit an ,object for a manly thought1 ,as those things1 which in ,heav'n above us be4 ,god1 gave ,mankinde 7above all other ,creatures7 ,a lovely ,forme1 and upward-looking ,eye1 7,among the rest of his peculiar ,features7 ,that he might lift his ,countenance on high3 ,and 7having view'd the ,beauty1 which appeares ,within the outward ,sights circumference7 ,that he might elevate above the ,sphres1 ,the piercing ,eye1 of his ,intelligence4 ,then1 higher1 and still higher strive to raise ,his ,contemplations ,eyes1 till they ascend ,to gaine a glimpse of those eternall ,rayes1 ,to which all undepraved ,spirits tend4 ,for1 'tis the proper nature of the ,minde 7,till fleshly ,thoughts corrupt it7 to despise ,those ,lusts whereto the ,body stands inclin'd2 ,and labour alwayes1 upward to arise4 ,some1 therefore1 thought those ,goblins which appeare ,to haunt old ,graves and ,tombes1 are ,soules of such1 ,who to these loathsome places doomed were1 ,because1 they doted on the ,flesh too much4 ,but1 sure we are1 well-minded ,men shall goe ,to live above1 when others bide below4 ,those ,fields1 which yet appeare not so1 ,when ,harvest comes1 will yellow grow4 ,illustration3 ,,flavescent ,,illvstr4 ,,xliv4 ,book4 #a4 ,when1 in the sweet and pleasant ,month of ,may1 ,we see both ,leaves and ,blossomes on the ,tree1 ,and view the ,meadowes in their best array1 ,we hopefull are a ,ioyfull-,spring to see2 ,yet1 oft1 before the following ,night be past1 ,it chanceth1 that a ,vapor1 or a ,frost1 ,doth all those forward bloomings wholly waste2 ,and1 then1 their ,sweetnesse and their ,beautie's lost4 ,such1 is the state of ev'ry mortall ,wight3 ,in ,youth1 our ,glories1 and our ,lusts we shew2 ,we fill our selves with ev'ry vaine ,delight1 ,and1 will most thinke on that which may insue4 ,but1 let us learne to heed1 as well as know1 ,that1 ,spring doth passe2 that1 ,summer steales away2 ,and1 that the ,flow'r which makes the fairest show1 ,e're many ,weekes1 must wither and decay4 ,and1 from this ,emblem1 let each ,lab'ring-,swaine 7,in whatsoever course of life it be7 ,take heart1 and hope1 amidst his daily paine1 ,that1 of his ,travailes1 he good fruits shall see4 ,the ,plow'd and ,harrow'd ,field1 which1 to thine eye1 ,seemes like to be the ,grave1 in which the ,seeds ,shall 7without hope of rising7 buryed lye1 ,becomes the fruitfull ,wombe1 where ,plenty breeds4 ,there1 will be ,corne1 where nought but ,mire appeares2 ,the ,durty ,seed1 will forme a greenish blade2 ,the ,blade1 will rise to ,stemmes with fruitfull ,eares2 ,those ,eares1 will ripen1 and be yellow made3 ,so1 if in honest ,hopes1 thou persevere1 ,a ,ioyfull ,harvest will at last appeare4 ,as soone1 as wee to bee1 begunne2 ,we did beginne1 to be ,vndone4 ,illustration3 ,,finis ,,ab ,,origine ,p,,det ,,illvstr4 ,,xlv4 ,book4 #a4 ,when some1 in former ,ages1 had a meaning ,an ,emblem1 of ,mortality1 to make1 ,they form'd an ,infant1 on a ,deaths-head leaning1 ,and1 round about1 encircled with a ,snake4 ,the ,childe so pictur'd1 was to signifie1 ,that1 from our very ,birth1 our ,dying springs3 ,the ,snake1 her ,taile devouring1 doth implie ,the ,revolution1 of all ,earthly things4 ,for1 whatsoever hath beginning1 here1 ,beginnes1 immediately1 to vary from ,the same it was2 and1 doth at last appeare ,what very few did thinke it should become4 ,the solid ,stone1 doth molder into ,earth1 ,that ,earth1 e're long1 to ,water1 rarifies2 ,that ,water1 gives an ,airy ,vapour birth1 ,and1 thence1 a ,fiery-,comet doth arise3 ,that1 moves1 untill it selfe it so impaire1 ,that from a burning-,meteor1 backe againe1 ,it sinketh downe1 and thickens into ,aire2 ,that ,aire1 becomes a ,cloud2 then1 ,drops of ,raine3 ,those ,drops1 descending on a ,rocky-,ground1 ,there1 settle into ,earth1 which more and more1 ,doth harden1 still2 so1 running out the round1 ,it growes to be the ,stone it was before4 ,thus1 ,all things wheele about2 and1 each ,beginning1 ,made entrance to it owne ,destruction1 hath4 ,the ,life of ,nature1 entreth in with ,sinning2 ,and1 is for ever1 wayted on by ,death3 ,the ,life of ,grace1 is form'd by ,death to ,sinne2 ,and1 there1 doth ,life-eternall1 straight beginne4 ,though very small1 at first1 it be1 ,a ,sprout1 at length1 becomes a ,tree4 ,illustration3 ,,tandem ,,fit ,,arbor ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvi4 ,book4 #a4 ,wee finde it common 7but not comely thou7 ,that1 when a good ,endeavour is begot1 ,vnlesse1 at very first1 it equall grow ,with our ,expectance1 we regard it not4 ,nor ,wit1 nor ,patience1 have we to conceive1 ,that ev'ry thing1 which may by ,man be wrought1 ,proportionable ,time1 and ,meanes1 must have2 ,before it can be to ,perfection1 brought4 ,yet1 ev'ry day1 in things of ev'ry kinde1 ,experience hath informed us1 herein2 ,and1 that1 in many things1 a change we finde1 ,which1 at the first1 would scarce believ'd have bin4 ,for1 though a ,gosling will not prove a ,swan1 ,vnruely-,colts become well-trayned ,steeds2 ,a ,silly-,childe growes up a ,mighty-,man1 ,and1 ,lofty-,trees doe ,spring from ,little ,seeds4 ,learne1 therefore hence1 that1 nothing you despise1 ,because it may1 at first1 imperfect seeme3 ,and1 know1 how all things 7in some sort7 to prise1 ,although1 you give them not the best esteeme4 ,from hence1 moreover1 learne2 not to despaire1 ,when you have just occasion1 to pursue ,a toylesome worke1 or any great affaire3 ,since1 all-things1 at the first1 from nothing1 grew4 ,and1 ,i my selfe will1 also1 learne1 from hence1 7,of all my ,paines1 though little fruits ,i see7 ,nor to repine1 nor to receive ,offence2 ,but1 rather joy in what befalleth mee4 ,for1 though my ,hopes appeare but meanely growne1 ,they will be ,great1 when some shall thinke them none4 ,when we above the ,crosse can rise1 ,a ,crowne1 for us1 prepared lies4 ,illustration3 ,,svperata ,,crvce ,,coronor ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvii4 ,book4 #a4 ,a ,serpent rais'd above the ,letter ,tau1 ,aspiring to a ,crowne1 is figur'd here3 ,from whence1 a ,christian-,morall we may draw1 ,which worth our good regarding will appeare4 ,for1 by those ,characters1 in briefe1 ,i see ,which ,way1 we must to ,happinesse ascend2 ,then1 by what ,meanes1 that ,path must clymed bee2 ,and1 what ,reward1 shall thereupon attend4 ,the ,crosse1 doth shew1 that ,suffring is the ,way2 ,the ,serpent1 seemes to teach me1 that1 if ,i ,will overcome1 ,i must not then1 assay ,to force it2 but1 my selfe thereto applye4 ,for1 by embracing what we shall not shunne1 ,we winde about the ,crosse1 till wee arise ,above the same2 and1 then1 what ,prize is wonne1 ,the ,crowne1 which overtops it1 signifies4 ,let me1 ,o ,god1 obtaine from thee the ,grace1 ,to be partaker of thy ,blessed ,passion2 ,let me1 with ,willingnesse1 thy ,crosse imbrace1 ,and1 share the ,comforts of thy ,exaltation4 ,to beare that ,part1 whereto ,i doomed am1 ,my ,heart1 with ,strength1 and ,courage1 ,lord1 inspire3 ,then1 ,crucifie my ,flesh upon the same1 ,as much as my ,corruption shall require4 ,and1 when by thy ,assistance1 ,i am rear'd ,above that ,burthen1 which lyes yet upon me2 ,and1 over all1 which 7justly may be fear'd7 ,shall1 during ,life-time1 be inflicted on me2 ,among those ,blessed-,soules1 let me be found1 ,which1 with eternall ,glory1 shall be ,crown'd4 ,in ,death1 no ,difference is made1 ,betweene the ,scepter1 and the ,spade4 ,illustration3 ,,mors ,,sceptra ,,ligonib,,vs ,,qvat ,,illvstr4 ,,xlviii4 ,book4 #a4 ,let no man be so sottish as to dreame1 ,though all ,men in their ,death made equall are1 ,that1 therfore1 they may gather by this ,theame1 ,that1 ,parity1 in ,life-time1 fitting were4 ,for1 as the ,bodies ,members 7which in ,death ,have all the like esteeme7 had their ,degrees1 ,and ,honours1 differing in time of breath2 ,the same 7in ,states7 ,discretion comely sees4 ,nor1 should we hence inferre1 that it were just ,to disesteeme the breathlesse ,carcasses ,of ,kings and ,princes1 when they sleepe in ,dust2 ,for1 ,civill-,reverence is due to these4 ,nor1 ought we1 in their ,life-time1 to apply ,the ,truth1 which by this ,emblem is declar'd1 ,the ,dignities of ,men to vilifie2 ,or1 bring upon their ,persons lesse regard4 ,that1 which from hence1 ,i rather wish to preach1 ,is this2 that ev'ry ,man of each degree1 ,would marke it so1 that he1 himselfe might teach ,what thoughts and deeds1 to him most proper be4 ,if he be great2 let him remember1 then1 ,that 7since1 nor ,wealth1 nor ,title1 can procure him ,exemption from the ,doomes of other ,men7 ,he ought to seeke1 how ,vertue may secure him4 ,if he be ,poore2 let him this ,comfort take1 ,that1 though1 awhile1 he be afflicted here1 ,yet1 ,death may him as fully happy make1 ,as he1 that doth a ,crowne ,imperiall weare4 ,for1 when his ,fatall-blow1 ,death comes to strike1 ,he1 makes the ,beggar1 and the ,king1 alike4 ,what cannot be by ,force attain'd1 ,by ,leisure1 and ,degrees1 is gain'd4 ,illustration3 ,,pavlatim ,,non ,,impetv4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlix4 ,book4 #a4 ,some ,foolish-,boyes 7and such a ,boy was ,i7 ,when they at ,schoole have certaine houres to passe1 7,to which they are compell'd unwillingly7 ,much time they spend in shaking of the ,glasse3 ,thus1 what they practise1 to make-short their stay1 ,prolongs it more2 for while they seeke to force ,the ,sands1 to runne more speedily away1 ,they interrupt them2 and1 they passe the worse4 ,right so1 in other things1 with us it fares2 7,and1 seeming wise1 we act a foolish part7 ,for1 otherwhile1 what ,time alone prepares1 ,we seeke to make the subject of an ,art4 ,sometimes1 by ,rashnesse1 we endeavour what ,we ought with ,leisure1 and ,advice1 to doe3 ,but1 if a good ,successe doth follow1 that1 ,our ,wit was nothing helpefull thereunto4 ,sometime1 againe1 we prosecute a thing ,by ,violence2 when our desir'd effect1 ,no other meanes so well to passe can bring1 ,as ,love and ,gentlenesse1 which we neglect4 ,but1 let this ,emblem teach us to regard ,what ,way of ,working1 to each ,worke pertaines3 ,so1 though some ,portion of our ,hopes be barr'd1 ,we shall not1 altogether1 lose our paines4 ,some things are strong1 and1 othersome are weake2 ,with ,labour1 some2 and1 some with ,ease be wrought3 ,although the ,reed will bend1 the ,kexe will breake2 ,and1 what mends one thing1 makes another naught4 ,marke this2 ,and1 when much ,haste will marre thy ,speed1 ,that1 then1 thou take good ,leisure2 take thou ,heed4 ,of ,little-,gaines1 let ,care be had2 ,for1 of small ,eares1 great ,mowes are made4 ,illustration3 ,,de ,,parvis ,,grandis ,,acervvs ,,erit4 ,,illvstr4 ,l4 ,book4 #a4 ,among the many ,faylings of the ,time1 ,this ,emblem giveth ,cause to mention one1 ,which1 unto me1 doth seeme the greater ,crime1 ,because1 to many1 it appeareth none4 ,i finde1 that petty things are so neglected 7,well nigh of all7 in ,losings and in ,winnings1 ,as if1 what ere they thought to have effected1 ,subsisted without ,members1 or ,beginnings4 ,the ,man1 that loseth every ,month a ,penny1 ,may salve-up ,twelve-months ,losses1 with a ,shilling4 ,but1 if of other ,losses he hath many1 ,to save a ,pin1 at length1 he shall be willing4 ,for1 he that sees his ,wine-fill'd ,vessell drop1 7,although a ,drop1 in value1 be but small7 ,should1 thence1 ,occasion take1 the ,leake to stop1 ,lest many ,droppings draine him drye of all4 ,moreover1 they1 that will to ,greatnesse rise1 ,a ,course1 not much unlike to this1 must keepe3 ,they ought not ,small-,beginnings to despise2 ,nor1 strive to runne1 before they learne to creepe4 ,by many single ,eares1 together brought1 ,the ,hand is fill'd2 by ,handfulls1 we may gaine ,a ,sheafe2 with many ,sheaves a ,barne is fraught3 ,thus1 oft1 by ,little1 we doe much obtaine4 ,consider this2 ,and1 though ,i wish not thee ,to take1 of ,trifling-things1 too great a care2 ,yet1 know thus much 7for truth7 it best will bee1 ,if all things may be weighed as they are3 ,by slender ,losses1 great-ones are begunne2 ,by many trifling ,gaines1 much ,wealth is wonne4 ,,finis ,libri primi4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,the ,,first ,,lotterie4 #a ,thou1 dost overmuch respect ,that1 which will thy harme effect2 ,but1 some other things there bee1 ,which will more advantage thee3 ,search thy heart2 and1 thou shalt1 there1 ,soone discover1 what they are3 ,yea1 thine ,emblem showes thee1 too1 ,what to shunne2 and1 what to doe4 ,see1 ,emblem ,i4 #b ,it is a little fear'd1 that you ,are to your owne ,designes1 untrue2 ,and1 that1 if you more constant were1 ,you would be richer1 then you are1 7,it may be1 also1 wiser1 too7 ,looke1 therefore1 what you are to doe3 ,then1 follow it1 and1 you will say1 ,that1 well advis'd1 you were1 to day4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ii4 #c ,how rich or poore soe're thou be1 ,thou1 art a ,prince1 in some degree2 ,and1 o're thy selfe1 thou shouldst command1 ,as doth a ,monarch1 in his ,land4 ,within thy ,heart1 therefore1 ingrave ,the ,lawes1 that ,grace and ,nature gave3 ,for1 thus 7to counsell thee7 inclines ,that ,emblem1 which1 thy ,lot assignes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iii4 #d ,much ,liberty1 thou hast assum'd2 ,and1 heretofore1 so much presum'd ,on ,time1 which1 alway rideth poast1 ,that1 for awhile1 some ,hopes are crost4 ,but1 loe1 to keepe thee from ,despaire1 ,and1 thy ,misfortune1 to repaire1 ,marke1 what to thee1 by ,lot1 befell1 ,and1 practise1 what is counsell'd1 well4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iv4 #e ,thou seekest ,honour1 to obtaine1 ,by meanes1 which frustrate all thy paine4 ,thy ,predecessors rich were made1 ,by using of the ,plough and ,spade3 ,thou1 honourable wouldst be thought1 ,by taking ,courses1 that are naught2 ,but1 if1 right noble1 thou wilt be1 ,looke1 what thine ,emblem counsells thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,v4 ,m #f ,this ,man1 what ever he may seeme1 ,is worthy of a high esteeme3 ,though ,fortune may1 his person1 grinde2 ,she1 cannot harme him1 in his ,minde4 ,right blest1 this ,company would be1 ,if all of them1 were such1 as ,he4 ,reade that ,impresa1 which he drew2 ,for1 that1 in part1 the same will shew4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vi4 ,m #g ,if some1 now present1 this had got1 ,they1 would have blushed1 at their ,lot2 ,since1 very fit1 the same doth prove ,for one1 that's either light of ,love1 ,or1 troubled with a fickle ,mate3 ,if you enjoy a better ,fate1 ,yet1 hearken1 what your ,lot doth say2 ,lest1 you1 hereafter1 need it may1 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vii4 #h ,for ought1 that1 plainely1 doth appeare1 ,you may out-live the longest1 here2 ,yet1 seeing1 now1 of all this crew1 ,the ,lot of ,death1 you1 onely1 drew1 ,see what1 your ,emblem hath injoyn'd2 ,and1 still1 that ,morall1 beare in minde3 ,so1 ,deaths deform'd and ghastly ,shade ,shall1 ,meanes of ,life1 to thee1 be made4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,viii4 #i ,though you have ,wit1 and1 know it well2 ,that1 rash you are1 your ,friends can tell2 ,yea1 ,sleepe1 and ,ease1 possesse you so1 ,that1 some doe feare1 you'l sottish grow3 ,but1 lo1 your hind'rance1 to prevent1 ,this ,lot1 was1 peradventure1 sent2 ,for1 in the ,moralls1 that1 insue1 ,are ,counsells1 fit1 for such as you4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ix4 #aj ,you1 have beene wronged1 many wayes1 ,yet1 patient are2 and1 that's your praise3 ,your ,actions1 also1 seem'd upright2 ,yet1 some there are1 that1 beare you spite3 ,lest1 therefore1 you discourag'd grow1 ,an ,emblem1 you have drawne1 to show ,what other ,innocents have borne1 ,and1 how1 the worlds despites1 to scorne4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,x4 ,m #aa ,doubtlesse1 you are either wooing1 ,or1 some other ,bus'nesse1 doing2 ,which1 you shall attempt1 in vaine1 ,or1 much hazzard all your paine3 ,yet1 if good1 your meanings are1 ,doe not honest meanes forbeare2 ,for1 where things are1 well1 begunne1 ,god1 oft1 workes1 when ,man hath done4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xi4 #ab ,be not angry1 if ,i tell ,that1 you love the ,world1 too well2 ,for1 this ,lot1 perhaps1 you drew1 ,that1 such ,faults1 you might eschew4 ,marke1 to what their ,soules aspire1 ,who1 true ,blessednesse1 desire3 ,for1 if you can doe1 like those1 ,heav'n you gaine1 when ,earth you lose4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xii4 #ac ,you love the ,rich2 and1 honour them2 ,the needy-person1 you contemne3 ,yet1 ,wealth1 nor want of ,wealth1 is that1 ,which1 wretched makes1 or fortunate3 ,from other ,causes1 those things flow2 ,which1 since1 you either doe not know1 ,or1 heede not much1 this ,emblem came1 ,that1 you might learne to minde the same4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiii4 ,m #ad ,thy ,chance is doubtfull2 and1 as yet1 ,i know not1 what to say of it2 ,but1 this ,i know1 a foe thou art ,to what thine ,emblem hath1 in part1 ,expressed by a ,mimicke ,shape2 ,or1 thou1 thy selfe1 art such an ,ape4 ,now1 which of these1 pertaines to thee1 ,let them1 that know thee1 ,iudges bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiv4 #ae ,thy ,vertues he may wrong1 that sayes ,thou spend'st thy selfe1 in wanton wayes2 ,but1 some have thought1 and sayd of late1 ,that1 those thou lov'st1 consume thy state3 ,yet1 spare nor ,time1 nor ,substance1 tho1 ,where1 them1 thou oughtest to bestow2 ,but1 to thine ,emblem turne1 and1 see ,when ,life1 and ,wealth1 well ventur'd bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xv4 #af ,though ,troubles1 you may have 7or had7 ,enough1 to make some others mad2 ,yet1 be content3 for1 they1 that are ,as weake1 have had as much to beare2 ,and1 that1 which ,malice did contrive1 ,to make them poore1 hath made them thrive4 ,that ,emblem1 which1 by ,lot1 you drew1 ,prognosticates1 as much1 for you4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvi4 #ag ,though1 you suffer blame and paine1 ,you1 at last1 may ,comfort gaine1 7,sharing ,honours1 truely gotten1 ,when1 your ,foes are dead1 and rotten7 ,for1 of this1 you have a pawne1 ,in the ,lot1 that you have drawne2 ,and1 by that1 it may appeare1 ,what your paines1 and wages1 are4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvii4 #ah ,take you serious heed1 ,i pray1 ,whither1 you doe goe to day2 ,whom you credite2 and1 for whom ,you1 ingaged1 shall become2 ,and1 unlesse you wish for ,sorrow1 ,be as provident1 to morrow3 ,for1 there are some traps and ,snares1 ,which1 may take you unawares4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xviii4 #ai ,your ,wit1 so much1 you trust upon1 ,that1 weaker ,meanes hath yours out-gone2 ,sometime1 you runne1 when there is need ,of much more ,warinesse1 then ,speed4 ,but1 you1 to ,god-ward1 worse have err'd2 ,and1 yet1 ,amendment is deferr'd4 ,see1 therefore1 what your ,chance doth say1 ,and1 take good ,counsell1 while you may4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xix4 #bj ,take heed1 you doe not quite forget1 ,that you are dauncing in a ,net3 ,more1 then a few1 your ,course doe see1 ,though1 you1 suppose1 unseene to be4 ,your ,fault1 we will no nearer touch2 ,me-thinkes your ,emblem blabs too much3 ,but1 if1 you minde1 what is amisse1 ,you1 shall be nere the worse1 for this4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xx4 #ba ,let such1 as draw this ,lot1 have care1 ,for ,death1 and ,sorrow1 to prepare ,all times1 to come1 lest one of these1 ,their persons1 unexpected1 seize3 ,for1 them1 or some of theirs1 to stay1 ,pale ,death1 drawes neerer1 ev'ry day4 ,yet1 let them not1 disheartned1 bee3 ,for1 in their ,emblem1 they shall see1 ,death1 may 7though1 in appearance1 grim7 ,become1 a blessing1 unto them4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxi4 #bb ,with ,mary1 thou art one of those1 ,by whom1 the better part1 is chose2 ,and1 though1 thou tempted art1 astray1 ,continu'st in a lawfull way4 ,give ,god the praise1 with heart unfaign'd1 ,that1 he1 such ,grace to thee1 hath dain'd2 ,and1 view thy ,lot1 where thou shalt see1 ,what ,hag1 hath layd a ,trap1 for thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxii4 #bc ,although1 that1 thou demure appeare1 ,for ,pleasure1 there is no man here ,will venture more3 ,and1 some there are1 ,who thinke you venture over farre3 ,hereof1 consider well1 therefore1 ,e're1 so1 you venture1 any more2 ,and1 in your ,lotted ,emblem1 see1 ,for what1 your ,suffrings ought to bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiii4 #bd ,if ought1 thou purpose1 to assay1 ,pursue the same1 without delay2 ,and1 if thou meane to gather fruit1 ,be constant in thy ,hopes pursuit3 ,for1 by thine ,emblem1 thou mayst finde1 ,thy ,starres1 to thee1 are well-inclin'd2 ,provided1 thy ,attempts be good3 ,for1 that1 is ever understood4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiv4 #be ,take heed1 thou love not their deceipt1 ,who ,number give1 in steed of ,weight2 ,nor1 let their ,fansies1 thee abuse1 ,who1 such-like foolish ,customes1 use4 ,perhaps1 it may concerne thee1 much1 ,to know the ,vanities of such2 ,and1 who they are3 ,marke1 therfore1 what ,thine ,emblem1 will1 to thee relate4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxv4 #bf ,thou1 to ,impatience1 art inclin'd2 ,and1 hast a discontented ,minde2 ,that1 therfore1 thou mayst ,patience learne1 ,and1 thine owne ,over-sights discerne1 ,thy ,lot 7as to a ,schoole to day7 ,hath sent thee to the ,squirrells ,dray2 ,for1 she instructs thee1 to indure1 ,till1 thou1 a better state1 procure4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvi4 #bg ,your ,lot1 is very much to blame1 ,or else1 your person1 or1 your ,name ,hath injur'd beene1 or1 may have wrong ,by some loose wanton1 ere't be long3 ,therfore1 e're1 hence1 you passe away1 ,marke1 what your ,emblem1 now1 doth say4 ,perhaps1 by drawing of this ,lot1 ,some ,harmes prevention may be got4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvii4 #bh ,vpon your head1 those weights were laid1 ,which1 your ,endeavours1 downeward waigh'd2 ,for1 those1 who doe your weale envie1 ,much feare1 your top will spring too high2 ,nay1 yet1 some ,burthen1 you sustaine3 ,but1 what their ,malice will obtaine1 ,your ,emblem prophesies2 if you1 ,with ,patience1 ,honest-wayes1 pursue4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxviii4 #bi ,this ,lot1 befell thee1 for the nonce2 ,for1 if things come not1 all at once1 ,thou1 to despairing1 soone1 dost runne1 ,or1 leav'st the ,worke1 that's well begun3 ,which1 to prevent1 regardfull be ,of what thine ,emblem counsells thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxix4 #cj ,afflictions1 are thy chiefest ,lot2 ,yea1 great ones1 too3 yet1 murmure not4 ,for1 all1 must fiery tryalls bide1 ,and1 from their ,drosse be purify'd4 ,therefore1 though this1 in sport1 be done1 ,thy ,morall'd ,emblem1 looke upon2 ,and1 learne1 those ,vertues to acquire1 ,which1 will not perish in the ,fire4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxx4 #ca ,you seeke a ,lot1 which1 proving bad1 ,would1 peradventure1 make you sad2 ,but1 this may please3 for1 you are taught ,to mend a ,fortune1 that is naught2 ,and1 armed1 with such ,counsell1 here1 ,that1 you1 no ,destiny1 need feare4 ,now1 if you come to ,harme1 or ,shame1 ,vpon the ,starres1 lay not the blame4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxi4 ,m #cb ,in ,court1 thou mayst have hope1 to clime1 ,this present1 or some other time2 ,but1 something thou dost want1 as yet1 ,which1 for that place1 must make thee fit4 ,presume not1 therefore1 on thy ,lot1 ,till1 those accomplishments are got1 ,which1 in thine ,emblem1 are exprest2 ,and1 then1 march on1 among the best4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxii4 #cc ,some thinke1 you love2 'tis true1 you doe2 ,and1 are as well beloved too3 ,but1 you 7if we the truth shall say7 ,love not so truely1 as you may4 ,to make a perfect ,love1 there goes ,much more1 then ev'ry ,lover knowes4 ,your ,emblem1 therefore heede2 and1 then1 ,beginne1 anew1 to love agen4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiii4 #cd ,now1 some good ,counsell1 thou dost need2 ,of what we say1 take1 therefore1 heed4 ,beware1 lest thou1 too much1 offend ,a meeke1 and1 gentle-natur'd1 ,friend3 ,though pow'r thou hast1 be carefull1 too1 ,thou vexe not1 long1 thine able ,foe2 ,and1 e're thou love1 be sure to finde ,thy ,match1 in ,manners1 and in ,minde4 ,if thou demand a ,reason1 why1 ,to thee1 thine ,emblem will replie4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiv4 #ce ,beware1 thou share not in their crime1 ,who care1 but for the present time3 ,for1 by thy ,lot1 wee may suspect1 ,or that1 or things1 to that effect4 ,if so it be1 or if thy ,minde1 ,to such an ,errour1 be inclin'd1 ,thy ,chance1 unto an ,emblem1 brings1 ,which1 will advise to better things4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxv4 #cf ,you1 love to seeme2 this1 all ,men see3 ,but1 would you lov'd1 as well1 to bee4 ,if1 also1 better use were made ,of those good ,blessings1 you have had2 ,your praise were more4 ,marke1 therefore1 well1 ,what ,moralls1 now1 your ,emblem1 tell2 ,and1 gather1 from it1 what you may1 ,to set you in a better way4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvi4 #cg ,to scape a ,storme1 great thought you take2 ,but1 little heed1 what meanes you make4 ,you1 love your ease1 and1 ,troubles1 feare2 ,but1 carelesse are1 what ,course you steere4 ,which ,indiscretions1 to prevent1 ,you1 to an ,emblem1 now1 are sent3 ,whereof1 if you regardfull are1 ,you1 lesse will feare1 and better fare4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvii4 #ch ,what you have1 done1 consider1 now2 ,for1 this your ,chance1 doth seeme to show ,that you have sworne1 or vow'd1 of late1 ,or promised 7you best know what7 ,which1 you have1 since1 unwilling bin1 ,to keepe2 or1 else1 did faile1 therein4 ,if it be so2 repent1 or els1 ,what will befall1 your ,emblem tells4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxviii4 #ci ,thy ,hopings1 and thy ,feares1 are such1 ,that1 they afflict1 and paine thee1 much2 ,because1 thou giv'st too great a scope ,vnto thy ,feare1 or to thy ,hope3 ,for1 they will paine1 or pleasure thee1 ,as they enlarg'd1 or curbed be4 ,but1 lo2 thine ,emblem1 if thou please1 ,instructs thee1 how1 to mannage these4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxix4 #dj ,let them1 who get this ,chance1 beware1 ,lest ,cupid snarle them in a ,snare3 ,for1 by their ,lot1 they should be apt ,to be1 in such-like ,ginnes1 intrapt4 ,some helpe1 is by their ,emblem1 got1 ,if they1 too late1 observe it not2 ,but1 then1 no profit will be done them3 ,for1 ,counsell will be lost upon them4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xl4 #da ,whether1 meerely1 ,chance1 or no1 ,brought this ,lot1 we doe not know3 ,but1 received1 let it be1 ,as1 divinely1 sent to thee3 ,for1 that1 merits thy regard1 ,which1 thine ,emblem hath declar'd2 ,and1 the best1 that are1 have need1 ,such ,advisements1 well to heed4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xli4 #db ,thou1 hast already1 or1 e're long1 ,shalt have some dammage by the ,tongue3 ,but1 fully1 yet1 it is not knowne1 ,whether the ,tongue shall be thine owne1 ,or else1 anothers tongue1 from whom ,this ,mischiefe1 unto thee1 shall come3 ,but1 much the better1 thou shalt speed1 ,if1 now1 thine ,emblem1 well thou heed4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlii4 #dc ,vnworthy things1 thou dost affect1 ,with somewhat overmuch respect2 ,vnto the ,world1 inclining so1 ,as if thy ,hopes were all below3 ,but1 now1 to rowse thee from this crime1 ,good ,counsell comes in happy time4 ,make use thereof2 and1 thinke it not ,meere casuall1 or a needlesse ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliii4 #dd ,thou1 either1 too much love1 hast plac't ,on things1 that will not alway last2 ,or else1 thou art a little fear'd4 ,because thy ,hopes are long deferr'd3 ,nay1 thou art touch'd1 in both of these4 ,thy ,profit1 therefore1 and thine ease1 ,it will effect1 if well thou minde ,what1 in thine ,emblem1 thou shalt finde4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlv4 #de ,when thou hast ,changes1 good1 or bad1 ,ore-joy'd1 thou art1 or over-sad2 ,as if it seemed very strange ,to see the ,winde or ,weather1 change3 ,lo1 therefore1 to remember thee1 ,how changeable1 things ,mortall1 bee1 ,thou1 art assisted by this ,lot2 ,now1 let it be1 no more1 forgot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlv4 #df ,of thy just ,aymes1 though meanes be slight1 ,thou mayst attaine their wished height2 ,vnlesse1 thy ,folly shall destroy ,the ,weale1 thou seekest to injoy1 ,by thy ,despaire1 or by neglect ,of that1 which1 may thy ,hopes effect3 ,for1 by thine ,emblem1 thou mayst know1 ,great things1 from small ,beginnings1 grow4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvi4 #dg ,thou must have ,crosses2 but they1 shall1 ,to ,blessings1 be converted1 all2 ,and1 ,suffrings1 will become1 thy ,praise1 ,if1 ,wisedome order1 well1 thy wayes3 ,yea1 when thy ,crosses ended are1 ,a ,crowne of ,glory1 thou shalt weare4 ,yet1 note1 how this to passe is brought3 ,for1 in thine ,emblem1 it is taught4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvii4 #dh ,if they1 who drew this ,lot1 now be ,of great ,estate1 or high ,degree1 ,they shall ere long1 become as poore1 ,as those1 that beg from doore to doore4 ,if poore they be2 it plaine appeares1 ,they shall become great ,princes ,peeres3 ,and1 in their ,emblem1 they may know1 ,what very day1 it will be1 so4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlviii4 #di ,you1 have attempted many a thing1 ,which1 you1 to passe1 could never bring2 ,not1 that1 your ,worke was hard to doe1 ,but1 'cause1 you us'd wrong ,meanes1 thereto4 ,hereafter1 therefore1 learne1 ,i pray1 ,the ,times of ,working1 and1 the ,way2 ,and1 of thine ,emblem1 take thou heed1 ,if1 better1 thou desire to speed4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlix4 #ej ,if you1 to greater ,wealth1 will rise1 ,you must not1 slender ,gaine1 despise2 ,nay1 if1 you minde not1 to be poore1 ,you must regard slight ,losses1 more3 ,for1 ,wealth1 and ,poverty1 doe come1 ,not all at once1 but1 some and some4 ,if this1 concerne you1 any wayes1 ,see1 what your ,emblem1 further1 sayes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,l4 #ea ,your ,fortune1 hath deserved thank1 ,that she1 on you1 bestowes a ,blank3 ,for1 as you1 nothing good1 have had2 ,so1 you1 have nothing1 that is bad4 ,yea1 she1 in this1 hath favour showne1 7,if1 now1 your ,freedome well be knowne7 ,for1 you1 by ,lot1 these ,emblems1 mist1 ,that you1 may chuse out1 which you list4 #eb ,you1 by an ,emblem1 seeke to get ,what ,counsel your ,affaires may fit2 ,but1 in particular1 there's none1 ,which1 you1 by ,lot1 can light upon3 ,and1 why8 because1 no ,morall1 there1 ,doth1 worthy of your ,heed1 appeare8 ,no2 but because you rather1 need1 ,of ev'ry ,emblem1 to take heed4 #ec ,the ,starres1 are1 now1 no friends of your1 ,or this is not their lucky houre3 ,for1 at this time1 unto your ,lot1 ,they1 by an ,emblem1 answer not4 ,if1 therefore1 you desire to know ,what good advice they will allow1 ,some further ,meanes1 you must assay1 ,or1 trye your ,chance1 another day4 #ed ,you1 in your secret thoughts1 despise ,to thinke an ,emblem should advise1 ,or give you cause to minde or heed ,those things1 whereof you may have need3 ,and1 therefore1 when1 the ,lot1 you try'd1 ,an answer1 justly1 was deny'd4 ,yet 7by your leave7 there are but few1 ,who1 need good ,counsell1 more then you4 #ee ,in some extreame1 you often are1 ,and1 shoot too short1 or else too farre2 ,yea1 such an errour1 you were in1 ,when1 for a ,lot1 you mov'd the ,pin3 ,for1 one touch more1 or lesse1 had layd ,our ,index1 where it should have stayd4 ,but1 if you can be warn'd1 by this1 ,to keepe the ,meane1 which oft you misse1 ,you have obtain'd as good a ,lot1 ,as any one1 this day1 hath got4 #ef ,among these ,emblems1 none there be1 ,which1 now by ,lot will fall to thee2 ,however1 doe not thou repine3 ,for1 this doth seeme to be a signe1 ,that1 thou1 thy ,portion1 shalt advance ,by ,vertue1 not by fickle ,chance4 ,yet1 nerethelesse1 despise thou not ,what1 by good ,fortune1 may be got4 ,,finis4 ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,emblemes1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,moderne3 ,quickened ,with ,,metricall ,,illvstrations2 ,and1 disposed into ,,lotteries1 both ,morall and ,divine4 ,that ,jnstruction1 and ,good ,counsell1 may bee furthered by an ,honest and ,pleasant ,recreation4 ,by ,,george ,,wither4 ,the ,second ,booke4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,london1 ,printed by ,,avgvstine ,,mathewes4 ,,mdcxxxiv4 ,,to ,,the ,,high ,,and ,,mighty ,prince1 ,,charles1 ,prince of ,,wales1 c4 ,fair'st ,blossome of our hopes2 and ,morning-starre ,to all these ,ilands1 which inclosed are ,by ,neptunes armes1 within our ,northern climes2 ,and who 7wee trust7 shall rise1 in future times1 ,to be the brightest ,light1 that1 then will shine1 ,betwixt the ,artick-,circle1 and the ,,line4 ,to ,,yov 7as now you are7 that ,i present ,these ,,emblems1 'tis not so impertinent ,as those may thinke it1 who have neither seene ,what1 of your ,cradle-sports1 hath heeded beene2 ,nor heard how many serious ,questionings1 ,your ,child-hood frameth1 out of trifling things3 ,and1 if mine aime ,i have not much mistooke1 ,i come not oversoone with such a ,booke4 ,so long as in this ,infant-,age you are1 7,wherein1 the speechlesse ,portraitures appeare ,a pleasurefull delight7 your ,,highnesse may ,among our ,,emblems1 finde a ,harmelesse-play3 ,and1 those mute ,objects will from time to time1 ,still ,riper1 seeme1 till you to ripenesse clime4 ,when their dumb ,figures1 no more sport can make1 ,their ,illustrations1 will begin to speake2 ,and1 ev'ry day1 new matter still disclose1 ,vntill your ,iudgement to perfection growes4 ,they likewise1 who their ,services1 to do ,frequent your ,presence1 may have pleasure too1 ,from this your ,play-game3 yea1 and some perchance1 ,may cure a ,folly1 or an ,ignorance ,by that1 which they shall either heare or view ,in these our ,emblems1 when they wait on ,you2 ,or1 shall be called1 by your ,,excellence1 ,to try what ,,lot1 they shall obtaine from thence4 ,it may1 moreover1 much increase the sport1 ,which is allowed in a vertuous ,,covrt2 ,when they whose faults have long suspected bin1 ,shall draw forth private ,censures of their ,sin1 ,and1 heare their ,,emblems1 openly1 display1 ,what1 others dare not1 but in private1 say3 ,nor will1 to ,,yov1 the ,,morals be in vaine1 ,ev'n when to manly ,knowledge you attaine2 ,for1 though to ,teach1 it will not them become ,to be ,remembrancers1 they may presume3 ,and1 that which in their ,child-hood1 men shall heed1 ,will soonest come to minde1 in time of need4 ,incourag'd by these ,hopes1 ,i thought it meet ,to lay this humble ,present at your feet4 ,accept it1 now2 and1 please to favour me1 ,when ,i growe old1 and1 ,you a ,man shall be4 ,to your ,highnesse most humbly devoted1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,,to ,,the ,,most ,,high-,,borne and hopeful ,prince ,,james1 ,duke of ,,yorke1 c4 ,sweet ,,prince1 ,your hand ,i kisse2 and1 thus my ,lines addresse ,vnto your wise1 and vertuous,a ,,governesse4 ,for1 ,,madame1 7as his ,,proxy7 it is fit1 ,that1 ,,yov both ,read1 and answere for him1 yet4 ,to ,,yov for ,,him1 ,j therefore tender1 here1 ,to welcome-in the ,new-beginning ,yeare1 ,this harmelesse ,,play-,,game2 that1 it may have place1 ,when somewhat riper ,daies1 shall ,make his ,,grace1 ,affect such ,objects2 which1 to looke upon ,may pleasure yeeld him1 e're this ,yeare be gone4 ',tis not the least ,discretion1 in great ,,covrts1 ,to know what ,recreations1 and what ,sports ,become young ,,princes2 or1 to find out those1 ,which may1 with harmelesse pleasantnesse1 dispose ,their ,mindes to ,,vertve3 neither in their ,cradles1 ,should this be heeded lesse1 than in their ,sadles3 ,because1 when first to know1 we doe begin1 ,a small ,occasion1 lets much ,evill in4 ,among those things1 which both ,instruct and please2 ,but few1 7for ,children7 are surpassing these3 ,for1 they1 to looke on ,pictures1 much desire2 ,and1 not to ,looke alone1 but1 to enquire ,what things those are1 that represented be1 ,in ev'ry ,,map1 or ,,emblem1 which they see4 ,and1 that which they shall view1 or shall be told1 7,by meanes of any ,figure they behold7 ,experience breedes2 assisteth ,memory2 ,or1 helps to forme a ,witty ,fantasie3 ,and1 if those ,formes to good ,instruction tend1 ,oft steads them1 also1 till their lives have end4 ,then1 since ev'n all of us1 much ,good receive ,by ,vertuous ,,princes2 ,and should1 therefore1 strive ,to adde some helpes1 whereby they might acquire ,that ,excellence1 which wee in them desire4 ,i 7being able1 to present his ,,grace1 ,with nothing but a ,rattle1 or a ,glasse1 ,or some such ,cradle-play-game7 bring1 to day1 ,this ,,booke1 to be as usefull as it may3 ,and1 how1 and when1 it will most usefull grow1 ,without my ,teaching1 ,,yov can fully show4 ,for1 what is of your ,ablenesse believ'd1 ,through all these famous ,ilands1 hath receiv'd1 ,a large applause2 in that1 from out of those ,which ablest were1 both ,king and ,state have chose ,your ,faith and ,wisedome1 to be ,,treasvresse ,of their chiefe ,iewels2 and the ,,governesse ,of our prime ,hopes4 ,and1 now ,j this have weigh'd1 ,me thinks1 there needs no more1 by me1 be said1 ,but1 7having pray'd your ,,honovr to receive ,this ,,present for the ,,dvke7 to take my leave2 ,and ,versifie to him1 some other day1 ,when ,hee can understand mee1 what ,i say4 ,till then1 let it please your ,honour sometimes to remember ,him1 that ,i am his ,graces daily and humble ,oratour1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,footnote3 ,a ,the ,countesse of ,dorset4 ,we best shall quiet clamorous ,thronges1 ,when1 we our selves1 can rule our ,tongues4 ,illustration3 ,,neqveo ,,compescere ,,mvltos ,,illvstr4 ,i4 ,book4 #b ,when ,i observe the ,melanchollie ,owles1 ,considering with what patience1 they sustaine ,the many clamours1 of the greater ,fowles2 ,and1 how the little ,chirpers1 they disdaine3 ,when ,i remember1 how1 their ,injuries ,they sleight1 7who1 causeles give them an offence7 ,vouchsafing1 scarce to cast aside their eyes ,to looke upon that foolish ,insolence4 ,me thinkes1 by their ,example1 ,i am taught ,to sleight the slaunders of ,injurious ,tongues2 ,to set the scoffes of ,censurers1 at naught1 ,and1 with a brave neglect1 to beare out ,wrongs4 ,hee1 doubtles1 whom the ,psalmist1 long agoe1 ,vnto a lonely ,desert-,owle compar'd1 ,did practise thus2 ,and1 when ,i can doe so1 ,i1 shall for all affronts1 become prepar'd4 ,and1 7though1 this ,doctrine1 ,flesh and blood gaine-say7 ,yet1 sure1 to stopp the malice of ,despight1 ,there is no better1 7nay1 no other7 way3 ,since1 ,rage by ,opposition gathers ,might4 ,good ,god6 vouchsafe1 sufficient grace and strength1 ,that 7though ,i have not yet1 such ,patience gott7 ,i may attaine this happy gift1 at length2 ,and1 finde the cause1 that1 yet1 ,i have it not4 ,though me1 my ,neighbours1 and my ,foes revile2 ,make me of all their words1 a ,patient-bearer3 ,when er'e ,i suffer1 let me be1 the while1 ,as is the silent ,lambe before the ,shearer4 ,so2 though my speakings1 cannot quiet any1 ,my ,patience may restraine the ,tongues of many4 ,when wee by ,hunger1 ,wisdome gaine1 ,our ,guts1 are wiser then our ,braine4 ,illustration3 ,,ingenii ,,largitor ,,venter4 ,,illvstr4 ,,ii4 ,book4 #b ,the ,crowe1 when deepe within a close-mouth'd-,pot4 ,she water finds1 her thirstinesse to slake2 7,and1 knoweth not where else it might be got7 ,her ,belly1 teacheth her1 this course to take3 ,she flies1 and fetcheth many ,pibbles thither1 ,then1 downe into the ,vessell1 lets them drop2 ,vntill1 so many stones are brought together1 ,as may advance the water to the top4 ,from whence1 we might this observation heed2 ,that1 ,hunger1 ,thirst1 and those necessities1 7,which from the ,bellies craving1 doe proceed7 ,may make a ,foole1 grow provident and wise4 ,and1 though 7in sport7 we say1 the braines of some1 ,not in their ,heads1 but in their ,gutts1 doe lye2 ,yet1 that1 by wants1 ,men wiser should become1 ,dissenteth not from true ,philosophy3 ,for1 no man labours with much ,willingnesse1 ,to compasse1 what he nought at all desires2 ,nor seeketh so1 his longing to possesse1 ,as1 when some urgent neede1 the same requires4 ,nay1 though he might1 a willingnesse1 retaine1 ,yet1 as the ,belly1 which is ever full1 ,breeds fumes1 that cause a sottish-witles-braine2 ,so1 plenteous ,fortunes1 make the ,spirits dull4 ,all1 borne to ,riches1 have not all-times1 witt ,to keepe1 7much lesse1 to better7 their degree3 ,but1 men to nothing borne1 oft1 passage get4 7,through many wants7 renown'd1 and rich to bee3 ,yea1 ,povertie and ,hunger1 did produce1 ,the best ,inventions1 and1 of chiefest use4 ,though ,musicke be of some abhor'd1 ,she1 is the ,handmaid of the ,lord4 ,illustration3 ,,mvsica ,,serva ,,dei ,,illvstr4 ,,iii4 ,book4 #b ,to ,musicke1 and the ,muses1 many beare ,much hatred2 and1 to whatsoever ends ,their ,soule-delighting-,raptures tuned are1 ,such peevish dispositions1 it offends4 ,some others1 in a ,morall way1 affect ,their pleasing ,straines 7or1 for a sensuall use7 ,but1 in ,gods ,worship1 they the same suspect2 7,or1 taxe it rather7 as a great abuse4 ,the ,first of these1 are full of ,melancholy2 ,and1 ,pitty need1 or ,comfort1 more then blame2 ,and1 soone1 may fall into some dangerous folly1 ,vnlesse they labour1 to prevent the same4 ,the ,last1 are giddie-things1 that have befool'd ,their ,iudgements1 with beguiling-,fantasies1 ,which 7if they be not1 by discretion1 school'd7 ,will plunge them into greater ,vanities4 ,for1 ,musicke1 is the ,handmaid of the ,,lord1 ,and1 for his ,worship1 was at first ordayned3 ,yea1 therewithall she fitly doth accord2 ,and1 where ,devotion thriveth1 is reteyned4 ,shee1 by a nat'rall power1 doth helpe to raise1 ,the mind to ,god1 when joyfull ,notes are sounded3 ,and1 ,passions fierce ,distemperatures1 alaies2 ,when1 by grave ,tones1 the ,mellody is bounded4 ,it1 also may in ,mysticke-sense1 imply ,what ,musicke1 in our-selves1 ought still to be2 ,and1 that our jarring-lives to certifie1 ,wee should in ,voice1 in ,hand1 and ,heart1 agree3 ,and1 sing out1 ,faith's new-songs1 with full concent1 ,vnto the ,lawes1 ten-stringed ,instrument4 ,marke1 what ,rewards1 to ,sinne1 are due1 ,and1 learne1 uprightnesse to pursue4 ,illustration3 ,,discite ,,ivsticiam4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iiii4 ,book4 #b ,a ,sword unsheathed1 and a strangling-,snare1 ,is figur'd here2 which1 in dumbe-shewes1 doe preach1 ,of what the ,malefactor should beware2 ,and1 they doe threaten too1 aswell as ,teach4 ,for1 some there are1 7would ,god1 that summe were lesse7 ,whom1 neither good ,advise1 nor1 wholesome ,lawe1 ,can turne from ,pathwaies of ,vnrighteousnesse1 ,if ,death1 or ,tortures1 keepe them not in awe4 ,these1 are not they1 whose ,conscience for the sake ,of ,goodnesse onely1 ,godlinesse1 pursues2 ,but1 these are they1 who never scruple make ,what ,guilt1 but1 what great punishment ensues4 ,for such as these1 this ,emblem was prepar'd3 ,and1 for their sakes1 in places eminent1 ,are all our ,gallow-trees1 and ,gibbets1 rear'd2 ,that1 by the sight of them1 they might repent4 ,let1 therefore1 those who feele their hearts inclin'd ,to any kind of ,death-deserving-,crime1 7,when they behold this ,emblem7 change their mind1 ,lest1 they 7too late7 repent1 another time4 ,and1 let not those our ,counsell1 now1 contemne1 ,who1 doome poore ,theeves to death2 yet1 guilty be ,of more1 then most of those whom they ,condemne3 ,but1 let them ,learne their perill to foresee4 ,for1 though a little while1 they may have hope ,to seeme upright1 7when they are nothing lesse7 ,and1 scape the ,sword1 the ,gallowes1 and the ,rope1 ,there is a ,iudge1 who sees their wickednesse2 ,and1 when grim ,death1 shall summon them1 from hence1 ,they will be fully plagu'd for their offence4 ,that ,kingdome will establish'd bee1 ,wherein the ,people well agree4 ,illustration3 ,,consensv ,,popvli ,,regn ,,svbsistit4 ,,illvstr4 ,v4 ,book4 #b ,a ,crowned ,scepter1 here is fixt upright1 ,betwixt foure ,fowles1 whose postures may declare1 ,they came from ,coasts1 or ,climats opposite1 ,and1 that1 they diffring in their natures are4 ,in which1 7as in some others1 that we finde ,amongst these ,emblems7 little care ,i take ,precisely to unfold our ,authors minde2 ,or1 on his meaning1 ,comments here to make4 ,it is the scope of my ,intention1 rather ,from such perplext ,inventions 7which have nought1 ,of ,ancient ,hieroglyphick7 sense1 to gather1 ,whereby1 some usefull ,morall may be taught4 ,and1 from these ,figures1 my ,collections be1 ,that1 ,kingdomes1 and the ,royall-dignitie1 ,are best upheld1 where ,subjects doe agree1 ,to keepe upright the state of ,soveraignty4 ,when1 from each ,coast and quarter of the ,land1 ,the ,rich1 the ,poore1 the ,swaine1 the ,gentleman1 ,lends1 in all wants1 and at all times1 his hand1 ,to give the best assistance that he can3 ,yea1 when with ,willing hearts1 and ,winged-speed1 ,the men of all ,degrees1 doe duely carry ,their ,aides to publike-workes1 in time of need1 ,and1 to their ,kings1 be freely tributary3 ,then shall the ,kingdome gayne the gloriest height2 ,then shall the ,kingly-,title be renown'd2 ,then shall the ,royall-,scepter stand upright1 ,and1 with supremest ,honour1 then1 be ,crown'd4 ,but1 where this ,duty long neglect1 they shall2 ,the ,king will suffer1 and1 the ,kingdome fall4 ,from that1 by which ,i somewhat am1 ,the ,cause of my ,destruction came4 ,illustration3 ,,qvi ,,me ,,alit ,,me ,,extingvit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vi4 ,book4 #b ,the little ,sparkes which rak'd in ,embers lie1 ,are kindly kindled by a gentle blast3 ,and1 brands in which the fire begins to die ,revive by blowing2 and1 flame out at last4 ,the selfe same wind1 becomming over strong1 ,quite bloweth out againe that very flame2 ,or1 else1 consumes away 7ere it be long7 ,that wasting substance1 which maintain'd the same4 ,thus fares it1 in a ,thousand other things1 ,as soone as they the golden ,meane exceed2 ,and1 that1 which keeping ,measure1 profit brings1 ,may1 7by excesse7 our losse1 and ruine1 breed4 ,preferments 7well and moderately sought7 ,have helpt those men1 new ,virtues to acquire1 ,who1 being to superiour places brought1 ,left all their goodnesse1 as they climed higher4 ,a little wealth1 may make us better able ,to labour in our ,callings3 ,yet1 ,i see ,that they1 who being poore1 were charitable1 ,becomming rich1 hard-hearted grow to be4 ,love1 when they entertaine it with discretion1 ,more worthy1 and more happy1 maketh men2 ,but1 when their ,love is overgrowne with ,passion1 ,it overthrowes their happinesse1 agen4 ,yea1 this our ,flesh1 7in which we doe appeare ,to have that being1 which we now enjoy7 ,if we should overmuch the same endeare1 ,would our ,well-being1 totally destroy4 ,for1 that which gives our ,pleasures nourishment1 ,is oft the poyson of our best ,content4 ,by ,guiltines1 ,death entred in1 ,and1 ,mischiefe still pursueth ,sinne4 ,illustration3 ,,seqvitvr ,,sva ,p,,na ,,nocentem ,,illvstr4 ,,vii4 ,book4 #b ,ixions wheele1 and he himselfe thereon ,is figur'd1 and 7by way of ,emblem7 here1 ,set forth1 for ,guilty men to looke upon2 ,that1 they1 their wicked ,courses might forbeare4 ,to gaine a lawlesse favour he desired1 ,and1 in his wicked hopes beguiled was3 ,for1 when to claspe with ,iuno1 he aspired1 ,in stead of her1 a ,clowd1 he did embrace4 ,he1 likewise1 did incurre a dreadfull ,doome1 7,which well befitted his presumptuous ,crime7 ,a terror1 and1 a warning1 to become1 ,for wicked men1 through all succeeding time4 ,as did his longings1 and his after ,paine1 ,so1 theirs affecteth1 nor effecteth ought1 ,but1 that1 which proveth either false or vaine2 ,and1 their false ,pleasures1 are as dearely1 bought3 ,yea1 that1 whereon they build their fairest ,hope1 ,may1 bring them 7in conclusion of the ,deed7 ,to clime the ,gallowes1 and to stretch a ,rope2 ,or1 send them thither1 where farre worse they speed3 ,ev'n thither1 where1 the never-standing-,wheele ,of everlasting-,tortures1 turneth round1 ,and1 racks the ,conscience1 till the soule doth feele ,all ,paines1 that are in ,sense1 and ,reason found4 ,for1 neither doth black ,night1 more swiftly follow1 ,declining ,day-light3 ,nor1 with ,nimbler ,motion ,can waves1 each other1 downe their ,channell follow1 ,from high-rais'd ,mountaines1 to the bigg-womb'd ,ocean1 ,then1 ,iustice will1 when she doth once begin1 ,to prosecute1 an ,vnrepented-,sin4 ,when wee have greatest ,griefes and ,feares1 ,then1 ,consolation sweet'st appeares4 ,illustration3 ,,post ,,tentationem ,,consolatio4 ,,illvstr4 ,,viii4 ,book4 #b ,when1 all the yeare1 our fields are fresh and greene1 ,and1 while sweet ,flowers1 and ,sunshine1 every day1 7,as oft1 as need requireth7 come betweene ,the ,heav'ns and earth2 they heedles passe away4 ,the fulnes1 and continuance1 of a blessing1 ,doth make us to be senseles of the good3 ,and1 if it sometime flie not our possessing1 ,the sweetnesse of it1 is not understood4 ,had wee no ,winter1 ,sommer would be thought ,not halfe so pleasing3 ,and1 if ,tempests were not1 ,such ,comforts could not by a ,calme1 be brought3 ,for1 things1 save by their ,opposites1 appeare not4 ,both health1 and wealth1 is tastles unto some2 ,and1 so is ease1 and every other pleasure1 ,till poore1 or sicke1 or grieved1 they become3 ,and1 then1 they relish these1 in ampler measure4 ,god1 therefore 7full as kinde1 as he is wise7 ,so tempreth all the ,favours he will doe us1 ,that1 wee1 his ,bounties1 may the better prize2 ,and1 make his ,chastisements lesse bitter to us4 ,one while1 a scorching ,indignation burnes ,the ,flowers and ,blosomes of our ,,hopes1 away2 ,which into ,scarsitie1 our ,plentie turnes1 ,and1 changeth vnmowne-,grasse to parched-,hay2 ,anon1 his fruitfull showres1 and pleasing dewes1 ,commixt with cheerefull ,rayes1 he sendeth downe2 ,and then the ,barren-earth her cropp renewes1 ,which with rich ,harvests1 ,hills1 and ,vallies ,crowne3 ,for1 as to relish ,ioyes1 he sorrow sends1 ,so1 ,comfort on ,temptation1 still1 attends4 ,to brawle for ,gaine1 the ,cocke doth sleight2 ,but1 for his ,females1 he will fight4 ,illustration3 ,,pro ,,gallinis ,,illvstr4 ,,ix4 ,book4 #b ,some1 are so quarrellous1 that they will draw1 ,and ,brawle1 and ,fight1 for every toy they see2 ,grow furious1 for the wagging of a straw2 ,and1 7otherwile7 for lesse then that may be4 ,some1 are more staid1 a little1 and will beare1 ,apparent wrongs 7which to their face you doe27 ,but1 when they ,lye1 they cannot brooke to heare ,that any should be bold to tell them so4 ,another sort1 ,i know1 that blowes will take1 ,put up the ,lye1 and give men leave to say ,what words they please2 till spoile they seeke to make ,of their estates2 ,and1 then1 they'le kill and slay4 ,but1 of all ,hacksters1 farre the fiercest are ,our ,cockrills of the game1 7,sir ,cupid's knights7 ,who1 7on their foolish ,coxcombes7 often weare ,the ,scarres they get in their ,venerean-fights4 ,take heede of these2 for1 you may pacifie ,the first1 by time3 ,the second1 will be pleas'd ,if you submit1 or else your words denie2 ,the third1 by satisfaction1 are appeas'd3 ,but1 he that for his ,female1 takes offence1 ,through ,iealousy1 or madnesse1 rageth so2 ,that1 he accepteth of no recompence1 ,till he hath wrought his ,rivals overthrow4 ,such ,fury1 shun2 and1 shunne their ,vulgar minde1 ,who for base trash despitefully contend2 ,but1 7when a just occasion1 thou shalt finde7 ,thy ,vertuous ,mistresse1 lawfully defend4 ,for1 he1 that in such cases turnes his face1 ,is held a ,capon1 of a ,dunghill ,race4 ,if ,safely1 thou desire to goe1 ,bee nor too swift1 nor overflow4 ,illustration3 ,,tvtivs ,,vt ,,possit ,,figi4 ,,illvstr4 ,x4 ,book4 #b ,ovr ,elders1 when their meaning was to shew ,a native-speedinesse 7in ,emblem wise7 ,the picture of a ,dolphin-,fish they drew2 ,which1 through the waters1 with great swiftnesse1 flies4 ,an ,anchor1 they did figure1 to declare ,hope1 stayednesse1 or a grave-deliberation3 ,and therefore when those two1 united are1 ,it giveth us a two-fold ,intimation4 ,for1 as the ,dolphin putteth us in minde1 ,that in the ,courses1 which we have to make1 ,wee should not be1 to slothfulnesse enclin'd2 ,but1 swift to follow what we undertake3 ,so1 by an ,anchor added thereunto1 ,inform'd wee are1 that1 to maintaine our speed1 ,hope1 must bee joyn'd therewith 7in all we doe7 ,if wee will undiscouraged proceed4 ,it sheweth 7also7 that1 our speedinesse1 ,must have some staydnesse2 lest1 when wee suppose ,to prosecute our aymes with good successe1 ,wee may1 by ,rashnesse1 good endeavors lose4 ,they worke1 with most securitie1 that know ,the ,times1 and best ,occasions of delay2 ,when1 likewise1 to be neither swift1 nor slow2 ,and1 when to practise all the speed1 they may4 ,for1 whether calme1 or stormie-passages1 7,through this life's ,ocean7 shall their ,bark attend2 ,this double ,vertue1 will procure their ease3 ,and1 them1 in all necessities1 befriend4 ,by ,speedinesse1 our works are timely wrought2 ,by ,staydnesse1 they1 to passe are1 safely1 brought4 ,they that in ,hope1 and ,silence1 live1 ,the best ,contentment1 may atchive4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,silentio ,,et ,,spe4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xi4 ,book4 #b ,if thou desire to cherish true ,content1 ,and in a troublous time that course to take1 ,which may be likely mischieves to prevent1 ,some use1 of this our ,hieroglyphick1 make4 ,the ,fryers ,habit1 seemeth to import1 ,that1 thou 7as ancient ,monkes and ,fryers did7 ,shouldst live remote1 from places of resort1 ,and1 in retyrednesse1 lye closely hid4 ,the clasped-,booke1 doth warne thee1 to retaine ,thy thoughts within the compasse of thy breast2 ,and1 in a quiet silence to remaine1 ,vntill1 thy minde may safely be exprest4 ,that ,anchor1 doth informe thee1 that thou must ,walke on in ,hope2 and1 in thy ,pilgrimage1 ,beare up 7without despairing or distrust7 ,those wrongs1 and sufferings1 which attend thine ,age4 ,for1 whensoere ,oppression groweth rife1 ,obscurenesse1 is more safe than ,eminence2 ,hee1 that then keepes his ,tongue1 may keepe his ,life1 ,till ,times will better favour ,innocence4 ,truth spoken where untruth is more approved1 ,will but enrage the malice of thy foes2 ,and1 otherwhile1 a wicked man is moved ,to cease from wrong1 if no man him oppose4 ,let this our ,emblem1 therefore1 counsell thee1 ,thy life in safe ,retyrednesse1 to spend3 ,let1 in thy breast1 thy thoughts reserved bee1 ,till thou art layd1 where none can thee offend4 ,and1 whilst most others1 give their ,fancie scope1 ,enjoy thy selfe1 in ,silence1 and in ,hope4 ,let none despaire of their ,estate1 ,for1 ,prudence1 greater is1 than ,fate4 ,illustration3 ,,fato ,,prvdentia ,,maior4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xii4 ,book4 #b ,bee merry man1 and let no causelesse feare ,of ,constellation1 fatall ,destinie1 ,or of those false ,decrees1 that publish'd are ,by foolish braines1 thy ,conscience terrifie4 ,to thee1 these ,figures better ,doctrines teach1 ,than those blind ,stoikes1 who necessitate ,contingent things2 and1 arrogantly teach 7,for doubtlesse truths7 their dreames of changelesse ,fate4 ,though true it bee1 that those things which pertaine1 ,as ,ground-workes1 to ,gods glorie1 and our blisse1 ,are fixt1 for aye1 unchanged to remaine2 ,all1 is not such1 that thereon builded is4 ,god1 gives men power1 to build on his ,foundation2 ,and1 if their workes bee thereunto agreeing1 ,no ,power-created1 brings that ,variation1 ,which can disturbe1 the ,workmans happy being4 ,nor1 of those workings1 which required are1 ,is any made unpossible1 untill ,mans heart begins that ,counsell to preferre1 ,which is derived from a crooked-will4 ,the ,starres1 and many other things1 incline ,our nat'rall ,constitutions1 divers wayes2 ,but1 in the ,soule1 ,god plac'd a ,power-divine1 ,which1 all those ,inclinations1 overswayes4 ,yea1 ,god1 that ,prudence1 hath infus'd1 by ,grace1 ,which1 till ,selfe-will1 and ,lust1 betrayes a man1 ,will keepe him firmely1 in that happy place1 ,from whence1 no ,constellation move him can4 ,and1 this is that1 whereof ,i notice take1 ,from this great ,starre1 enclosed by a ,snake4 ,their ,friendship firme will ever bide1 ,whose hands unto the ,crosse are tide4 ,illustration3 ,,conivnctis ,,votis ,,illvstr4 ,,xiii4 ,book4 #b ,when first ,i knew the world1 7and was untaught ,by tryde experience1 what true ,friendship meant7 ,that ,i had many faithfull friends1 ,i thought2 ,and1 of their ,love1 was wondrous confident4 ,for1 few so young in yeares1 and meane in fortune1 ,of their ,familiars1 had such troopes1 as ,i1 ,who did their daily fellowship importune2 ,or1 seeme so pleased in their company4 ,in all their friendly meetings1 ,i was one2 ,and1 of the ,quorum1 in their honest game3 ,by day or night1 ,i seldome sate alone2 ,and1 welcome seemed1 wheresoere ,i came4 ,but1 where are now those multitudes of ,friends8 ,alas6 they on a sudden flasht away4 ,their love begun1 but1 for some sensuall ends1 ,which fayling them1 it would no longer stay4 ,if ,i to vaine expences1 would have mov'd them1 ,they1 nor their paines1 nor purses1 would have spared2 ,but1 in a reall need1 if ,i had prov'd them1 ,small showes of kindnesse1 had bin then declared4 ,of thrice three thousands1 two1 perhaps1 or three1 ,are left me now1 which 7yet7 as ,friends ,i prize2 ,but1 none of them1 of that great number be1 ,with whom ,i had my youthfull ,iollities4 ,if1 therefore1 thou desire a ,friend1 on ,earth1 ,let one pure-faith betwixt you bee begot1 ,and1 seeke him not1 in vanities1 or mirth1 ,but1 let ,afflictions tye your true-love-knot3 ,for1 they who to the ,crosse1 are firmely tyde1 ,will fast1 and everlasting ,friends1 abide4 ,a ,candle that affords no light1 ,what profits it1 by ,day1 or ,night8 ,illustration3 ,,cvi ,,bono8 ,,illvstr4 ,,xiiii4 ,book4 #b ,there be of those in every ,common-weale1 ,whom to this ,emblem we resemble may2 ,the ,name of none ,i purpose to reveale1 ,but1 their ,condition1 heere1 ,i will display4 ,some1 both by gifts of ,nature1 and of ,grace1 ,are so prepared1 that1 they might be fit ,to stand as ,lights1 in profitable place2 ,yet1 loose their ,talent1 by neglecting it4 ,some1 to the common ,grace1 and nat'rall parts1 7,by helpe of ,nurture1 and good ,discipline7 ,have added an accomplishment of ,arts1 ,by which1 their ,light may much the brighter shine4 ,some others1 have to this1 acquired more3 ,for1 to maintaine their ,lampe1 in giving light1 ,of ,waxe1 and ,oyle1 and ,fatnesse1 they have store1 ,which over-flowes unto them1 day and night4 ,and1 ev'n as ,lampes1 or ,candles1 on a ,table1 7,or1 fixt on golden ,candlesticks1 on high7 ,to light ,assemblies1 ,great and ,honourable1 ,they1 oft1 have 7also7 place of ,dignitie4 ,by meanes of which1 their ,splendor might become ,his praise1 who those high favours did bequeath3 ,they might encrease the ,light of ,christendome1 ,and1 make them see1 who sit in shades of ,death4 ,but1 many of them1 like those ,candles bee1 ,that stand unlighted in a ,branch of gold3 ,for1 by their helpe wee nothing more can see1 ,than wee in grossest darknesse1 may behold4 ,if such there be1 7as there bee such1 ,i feare7 ,the question is1 ,for what good use they are4 ,the ,sacrifice1 ,god loveth best1 ,are ,broken-hearts1 for ,sin1 opprest4 ,illustration3 ,,sacrificivm ,,deo ,,cor ,,contribvlatim ,,illvstr4 ,,xv4 ,book4 #b ,no ,age1 hath had a people1 to professe ,religion1 with a shew of holinesse1 ,beyond these times2 nor1 did men sacrifice1 ,according to their foolish fantasies1 ,more oft than at this present4 ,one1 bestowes ,on pious-workes1 the hundreth part1 of those ,ill-gotten goods1 which from the poore he seazed1 ,and1 thinkes his ,god1 in that1 is highly pleased4 ,another1 of her dues1 the ,church bereaves3 ,and1 yet1 himselfe a holy man conceives1 7,yea1 and right bountifull7 if hee can spare ,from those his thefts1 the tenth1 or twentieth share1 ,to some new ,lecture2 or1 a ,chaplaine keepe1 ,to please ,himselfe1 or1 preach his ,wife asleepe4 ,some others1 thinke they bring sincere ,oblations1 ,when1 fir'd with zeale1 they roare out ,imprecations ,against all those1 whom wicked they repute3 ,and1 when to ,god1 they tender any sute1 ,they dreame to merit what they would obtaine1 ,by praying-long1 with ,repetitions vaine4 ,with many other such like ,sacrifices ,men come to ,god3 but1 he such gifts despises3 ,for1 neither gifts1 nor workes1 nor any thing 7,which we can either doe1 or say1 or bring17 ,accepted is of ,god2 untill he finde ,a ,spirit-humbled1 and a troubled-minde4 ,a contrite ,heart1 is that1 and1 that alone1 ,which ,god with love1 and pitie1 lookes upon4 ,such he affects2 therefore 7,oh ,lord7 to thee2 ,such1 let my ,heart1 and1 such1 my ,spirit bee4 ,a ,king1 that prudently ,commands1 ,becomes the glory of his ,lands4 ,illustration3 ,,regni ,,corona ,,rex ,,illvstr4 ,,xvi4 ,book4 #b ,the ,royall-,scepter1 ,kingly power1 implyes2 ,the ,crowne-,imperiall1 ,,glorie1 signifies3 ,and1 by these joyn'd in one1 we understand1 ,a ,king1 that is an honour to his ,land4 ,a ,kingdome1 is not alwaies eminent1 ,by having ,confines of a large extent2 ,for1 ,povertie1 and ,barbarousnesse1 are found ,ev'n in some large ,dominions1 to abound3 ,nor1 is it ,wealth1 which gets a glorious-,name2 ,for1 then1 those ,lands would spread the widest ,fame1 ,from whence we fetch the ,gold and ,silver-ore2 ,and1 where we gather ,pearles upon the shore3 ,nor1 have those ,countries highest exaltations1 ,which breed the strongest1 and the ,warlikst ,nations2 ,for1 proud of their owne powre1 they sometimes grow1 ,and quarrell1 till themselves they overthrow4 ,nor1 doe the chiefest glories1 of a ,land1 ,in many ,cities1 or much ,people1 stand3 ,for1 then1 those ,kingdomes1 most renowned were1 ,in which ,vnchristian ,kings1 and1 ,tyrants are4 ,it is the ,king by whom a ,realme's renowne1 ,is either builded up1 or overthrowne4 ,by ,solomon1 more fam'd was ,iudah made1 ,then1 by the ,multitude of men it had3 ,great ,alexander1 glorified ,greece1 ,throughout the ,world1 which1 else had bene a piece ,perhaps obscure2 ,and1 ,csar added more ,to ,rome1 then all her greatnesse did before4 ,grant1 ,lord1 these ,iles1 for ever may be blessed1 ,with what1 in this our ,emblem is expressed4 ,by ,studie1 and by ,watchfulnesse1 ,the ,jemme of ,knowledge1 we possesse4 ,illustration3 ,,stvdio ,,et ,,vigilantia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xvii4 ,book4 #b ,i ,thinke you would be wise2 for1 most men seeme ,to make of ,knowledge very great esteeme4 ,if such be your desires1 this ,emblem view2 ,and1 marke how well the ,figures1 counsell you4 ,wee by the ,bird of ,athens1 doe expresse1 ,that painefull1 and that usefull watchfulnesse1 ,which ought to bee enjoyned1 unto them1 ,who seeke a place1 in ,wisdomes ,academ4 ,for1 as an ,owle mewes up her selfe by ,day1 ,and watcheth in the ,night1 to get her prey2 ,ev'n so1 good ,students1 neither must be such1 ,as daily gad2 or nightly sleepe too much4 ,that open-booke1 on which the ,owle is perch'd1 ,affords a ,morall1 worthy to be search'd3 ,for1 it informes1 and1 darkly doth advise1 ,your ,watchings be not after ,vanities2 7,or1 like their ,wakings1 who turne dayes to nights1 ,in following their unlawfull appetites7 ,and1 that1 in keeping ,home1 you doe not spend ,your houres in sloth1 or1 to some fruitlesse end4 ,but1 rather in good ,studies2 and1 in that1 ,by which1 true ,knowledge1 is arrived at4 ,for1 if your ,studies1 and your ,wakings1 bee ,to this intent2 you shall that ,path-way see ,to ,wisdome1 and to ,honour1 which was found1 ,of them1 whose ,knowledge hath been most renownd4 ,but1 if your ,watchings1 and ,retyrednesse1 ,be for your ,lust1 or1 out of ,sottishnesse2 ,you are not1 what th' ,athenian-,owle implies1 ,but1 what our ,english-,owlet signifies4 ,when ,mars1 and ,pallas1 doe agree1 ,great workes1 by them1 effected bee4 ,illustration3 ,,arte ,,et ,,marte ,,illvstr4 ,,xviii4 ,book4 #b ,it prospers ever best1 in all ,estates1 ,when ,mars and ,pallas are continuall ,mates4 ,and1 those affaires but seldome luckie be1 ,in which1 these needfull ,powers1 doe not agree4 ,that ,common-wealth1 in which1 good ,arts are found ,without a ,guard1 will soone receive a wound3 ,and1 ,souldiers1 where good-order beares no sway1 ,will1 very quickly1 rout themselves away4 ,moreover1 in our private ,actions too1 ,there must bee both a ,knowledge1 how to doe ,the worke propos'd2 and strength to finish it2 ,or1 wee shall profit little by our ,wit4 ,discretion takes effect1 where ,vigour failes2 ,where ,cunning speeds not1 outward-force prevailes2 ,and1 otherwhile1 the prize pertaines to neither1 ,till they have joyn'd their ,vertues both together4 ,consider this2 and1 as occasions are1 ,to both of these your due respects declare4 ,delight not so in ,arts1 to purchase harmes ,by ,negligence1 or ,ignorance of ,armes3 ,if ,martiall-,discipline thou shalt affect2 ,yet1 doe not honest-,policie1 neglect4 ,improve thy ,minde1 as much as e're thou may2 ,but foole thou not thy ,bodies gifts away4 ,the ,vertues both of ,body1 and of ,mind1 ,are1 still1 to be regarded in their kind4 ,and1 wee should neither of the two disgrace2 ,nor1 either of them1 raise above his place3 ,for1 when these two wee value as wee ought1 ,great works1 by their joynt-power1 to passe are brought4 ,they1 after suffring1 shall be crown'd1 ,in whom1 a ,constant-faith1 is found4 ,illustration3 ,,constante ,,fidvcia ,,illvstr4 ,,xix4 ,book4 #b ,marke well this ,emblem2 and1 observe you thence ,the nature of true ,christian-confidence4 ,her ,foot is fixed on a squared-,stone1 ,which1 whether side soe're you turne it on1 ,stands fast2 and1 is that ,corner-stone1 which props1 ,and firmely knits the structure of our ,hopes4 ,shee1 alwayes1 beares a ,crosse2 to signifie1 ,that1 there was never any ,constancie ,without her ,tryalls3 and1 that1 her perfection1 ,shall never be attain'd1 without ,affliction4 ,a ,cup shee hath1 moreover1 in her hand2 ,and1 by that ,figure1 thou mayst understand1 ,that1 shee hath draughts of ,comfort1 alwayes neere her1 7,at ev'ry brunt7 to strengthen1 and to cheare her4 ,and1 loe1 her head is crown'd2 that1 we may see ,how great1 her ,glories1 and ,rewards1 will be4 ,hereby1 this ,vertue's nature may be knowne3 ,now1 practise1 how to make the same thine owne4 ,discourag'd be not1 though thou art pursu'd ,with many wrongs1 which cannot be eschew'd2 ,nor yeeld thou to ,despairing1 though thou hast ,a ,crosse 7which threatens death7 to be embrac't2 ,or1 though thou be compell'd to swallow up1 ,the very dregs1 of ,sorrowes bitter ,cup3 ,for1 whensoever griefes1 or torments1 paine thee1 ,thou hast the same ,foundation to sustaine thee3 ,the selfe same ,cup of ,comfort1 is prepared ,to give thee strength1 when fainting-fits are feared3 ,and1 when thy time of tryall1 is expired1 ,thou shalt obtaine the ,crowne1 thou hast desired4 ,love1 a ,musician is profest1 ,and1 of all ,musicke1 is the best4 ,illustration3 ,,amor ,,docet ,,mvsicam ,,illvstr4 ,,xx4 ,book4 #b ,if to his thoughts my ,comments have assented1 ,by whom the following ,emblem was invented1 ,i'le hereby teach you 7,ladies7 to discover ,a true-bred ,cupid1 from a fained ,lover2 ,and1 shew 7if you have ,wooers7 which be they1 ,that worth'est are to beare your ,hearts away4 ,as is the ,boy1 which1 here1 you pictured see1 ,let them be young1 or let them1 rather1 be ,of suiting-yeares 7which is instead of youth7 ,and1 wooe you in the nakednesse1 of ,truth2 ,not in the common and disguised ,clothes1 ,of ,mimick-gestures1 ,complements1 and ,oathes4 ,let them be winged with a swift ,desire2 ,and1 not with slow-affections1 that will tyre4 ,but1 looke to this1 as to the principall1 ,that1 ,love doe make them truly ,musicall3 ,for1 ,love's a good ,musician2 and1 will show ,how1 every faithfull ,lover may be so4 ,each word he speakes1 will presently appeare ,to be melodious ,raptures in your eare3 ,each gesture of his body1 when he moves1 ,will seeme to play1 or sing1 a ,song of ,loves3 ,the very lookes1 and motions of his eyes1 ,will touch your ,heart-strings1 with sweet ,harmonies2 ,and1 if the ,name of him1 be but exprest1 ,t'will cause a thousand quaverings in your breast4 ,nay1 ev'n those ,discords1 which occasion'd are1 ,will make your ,musicke1 much the sweeter1 farre4 ,and1 such a mooving ,diapason strike1 ,as none but ,love1 can ever play the like4 ,thy seeming-,lover1 false will bee1 ,and1 love thy ,money1 more than ,thee4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,te ,,sed ,,nvmmos ,,illvstr4 ,,xxi4 ,book4 #b ,what may the reason be1 so many wed1 ,and misse the blessings of a joyfull-,bed1 ,but those ungodly1 and improper ends1 ,for which1 this ,age most ,marriages intends8 ,some1 love plumpe flesh2 and1 those as kinde will be ,to any gamesome ,wanton1 as to thee4 ,some1 doate on ,honours2 and1 all such will prize ,thy ,person1 meerely1 for thy ,dignities4 ,some1 fancy ,pleasures2 and1 such ,flirts as they1 ,with ev'ry ,hobby-horse1 will runne away4 ,some 7like this ,couple in our ,emblem1 here7 ,wooe hard for ,wealth2 and1 very kind appeare1 ,till they have wonne their prize3 but1 then they show ,on what their best ,affections they bestow4 ,this ,wealth1 is that sweet ,beautie1 which preferres ,so many to their ,executioners4 ,this1 is that rare ,perfection1 for whose sake1 ,the ,politician1 doth his ,marriage1 make4 ,yea1 most of those whom you shall married find1 ,were cousned1 7or did cousen7 in this kind2 ,and1 for some by-spects1 they came together1 ,much more1 than for the sakes1 of one another4 ,if this concernes thee1 now1 in any sense2 ,for thy instruction1 take this warning hence3 ,if thou hast err'd already1 then1 lament ,thy passed crime1 and1 beare thy punishment4 ,if thou1 as yet1 but tempted art to erre2 ,then1 let this ,emblem be thy ,counsellor3 ,for1 ,i have said my mind2 which1 if thou slight1 ,goe1 and repent it1 on thy wedding night4 ,give ,credit2 but1 first1 well beware1 ,before thou trust them1 who they are4 ,illustration3 ,,fide ,,sed ,,cvi ,,vide ,,illvstr4 ,,xxii4 ,book4 #b ,i ,rather would 7because it seemeth just7 ,deceived be1 than causelesly distrust3 ,yet1 whom ,i credited2 and1 then1 how farre2 ,bee ,cautions1 which ,i thought worth heeding were3 ,and1 had not this been taught me long agone1 ,i had been poorer1 if not quite undone4 ,that1 others to such warinesse1 may come1 ,this ,emblem1 here1 hath filled up a roome2 ,and1 though a vulgar ,figure1 it may seeme1 ,the ,morall1 of it1 meriteth esteeme4 ,that ,seeing-,palme1 7endowed with an ,eye1 ,and handling of a ,heart7 may signifie ,what warie ,watchfulnesse1 observe we must1 ,before we venter on a weightie ,trust3 ,and1 that1 to keepe our kindnesse from abuse1 ,there is of double-diligence1 an use4 ,mens hearts1 are growne so false1 that most are loath ,to trust each others ,words1 or ,bands1 or ,oath3 ,for1 though wee had in every part an ,eye1 ,we could not search out all ,hypocrisie2 ,nor1 by our utmost providence1 perceive ,how many wayes1 are open to deceive4 ,now1 then 7although perhaps thou art so wise1 ,to know already1 what ,i would advise7 ,yet may this ,emblem1 or this ,motto1 bee ,instead of some ,remembrancer1 to thee4 ,so1 take it therefore2 ,and1 be sure1 if either ,this ,warning1 or thy ,wit1 7or both together7 ,can1 still1 secure thee from deceitfull-hearts2 ,thy luck exceedeth all thy other parts4 ,hee1 that on ,earthly-things1 doth trust1 ,dependeth1 upon ,smoake1 and ,dust4 ,illustration3 ,,hvmana ,,fvmvs ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiii4 ,book4 #b ,lord6 what a coyle is here6 and what a puther1 ,to save and get8 to scratch and scrape together ,the ,rubbish of the world8 and1 to acquire ,those vanities1 which ,fancie doth desire8 ,what ,violence is used1 and what ,cunning8 ,what nightly ,watchings1 and what daily ,running8 ,what sorrowes felt8 what difficulties entred8 ,what losses hazarded8 what perills ventred8 ,and1 still1 how sottishly1 doe wee persever 7,by all the power1 and meanes wee can endeaver7 ,to wheele our selves1 in a perpetuall ,round1 ,in quest of that1 which never will be found8 ,in ,objects1 here on ,earth1 we seeke to finde ,that perfect sollidnesse1 which is confinde1 ,to things in ,heaven1 though every day we see1 ,what emptinesse1 and faylings1 in them be4 ,to teach us better2 this1 our ,emblem1 here1 ,assayes to make terrestriall things appeare ,the same they be1 7both to our eares and eyes7 ,that1 wee may rightly their ,condition prize4 ,the best1 which of earths best things1 wee can say1 ,is this2 that they are ,grasse1 and will be ,hay4 ,the rest1 may be resembled to the ,smoke1 7,which doth but either blind the sight1 or choke7 ,or else1 to that uncleanly ,mushrum-ball1 ,which1 in some ,countries1 wee a ,puff-foyst call2 ,whose out-side1 is a nastie rotten skin1 ,containing durt1 or smoking-dust1 within4 ,this is my mind2 if wrong you thinke ,i've done them1 ,be ,fooles2 and1 at your perils1 dote upon them4 ,i beare1 about mee1 all my store2 ,and1 yet1 a ,king enjoyes not more4 ,illustration3 ,,omnia ,,mea ,,mecvm ,,porto ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiiii4 ,book4 #b ,this ,emblem is a ,torteise1 whose owne shell ,becomes that house1 where he doth rent-free dwell2 ,and1 in what place soever hee resides1 ,his ,arched-,lodging1 on his backe abides4 ,there is1 moreover1 found a kind of these1 ,that live both on the shore1 and in the ,seas2 ,for which respects1 the ,torteise represents ,that man1 who in himselfe1 hath full contents2 ,and 7by the ,vertues lodging in his minde7 ,can all things needfull1 in all places1 finde4 ,to such a ,man1 what ever doth betide2 ,from him1 his ,treasures1 nothing can divide4 ,if of his outward-meanes1 ,theeves make a prise2 ,hee1 more occasion hath to exercise ,his inward-,riches3 and1 they prove a ,wealth1 ,more usefull1 and lesse lyable to stealth4 ,if1 any at his harmelesse person strike2 ,himselfe hee streight contracteth1 ,torteis-like1 ,to make the ,shell of ,suffrance1 his defence2 ,and1 counts it ,life1 to die with ,innocence4 ,if1 hee1 by hunger1 heat1 or cold1 be payn'd2 ,if1 hee1 be slaundred1 sleighted1 or disdayn'd2 ,hee1 alwayes keepes and carries1 that1 within him1 ,which may1 from those things1 ease and comfort1 win him4 ,when1 him uncloathed1 or unhous'd1 you see2 ,his ,resolutions1 clothes and houses bee1 ,that keepe him safer2 and1 farre warmer too1 ,than ,palaces1 and princely ,robes1 can doe4 ,god give mee wealth1 that hath so little ,cumber2 ,and1 much good doo't the ,world with all her ,lumber4 ,to ,learning1 ,j a love should have1 ,although one foot were in the ,grave4 ,illustration3 ,,tamen ,,discam4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxv4 ,book4 #b ,here1 we an ,aged-man described have1 ,that hath one foot1 already1 in the ,grave3 ,and1 if you marke it 7though the ,sunne decline1 ,and horned ,cynthia doth begin to shine7 ,with open-booke1 and1 with attentive eyes1 ,himselfe1 to compasse ,knowledge1 he applyes3 ,and1 though that ,evening1 end his last of dayes1 ,yet1 ,i will study1 more to learne1 he sayes4 ,from this1 we gather1 that1 while time doth last1 ,the time of learning1 never will be past2 ,and1 that1 each houre1 till we our life lay downe1 ,still1 something1 touching life1 is to be knowne4 ,when he was old1 wise ,cato learned ,greeke3 ,but1 we have aged-folkes1 that are to seeke ,of that1 which they have much more cause to learne2 ,yet1 no such minde in them1 wee shall discerne4 ,for1 that1 which they should studie in their prime1 ,is1 oft1 deferred1 till their latter-time3 ,and1 then1 old-age1 unfit for learning1 makes them1 ,or1 else1 that common dulnesse overtakes them1 ,which makes ashamed1 that it should be thought1 ,they need1 like little-children1 to be taught4 ,and1 so1 out of this world1 they doe returne ,as wise1 as in that weeke1 when they were borne4 ,god1 grant me grace1 to spend my life-time so1 ,that ,i my duety still may seeke to know2 ,and1 that1 ,i never1 may so farre proceed1 ,to thinke1 that ,i1 more ,knowledge1 doe not need3 ,but1 in ,experience1 may continue growing1 ,till ,i am fill'd with fruits of pious-knowing4 ,good-fortune1 will by those abide1 ,in whom1 ,true-vertue doth reside4 ,illustration3 ,,virtvti ,,fortvna ,,comes4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvi4 ,book4 #b ,marke1 how the ,cornucopias1 here1 apply ,their ,plenties1 to the ,rod of ,mercury2 ,and 7if it seeme not needlesse7 learne1 to know ,this ,hieroglyphick's meaning1 ere you goe4 ,the ,sages old1 by this ,mercurian-wand 7,caducus nam'd7 were wont to understand ,art1 ,wisedome1 ,vertue1 and what else we finde1 ,reputed for endowments of the ,minde4 ,the ,cornucopias1 well-knowne ,emblems1 are1 ,by which1 great wealth1 and plenties1 figur'd were2 ,and 7if you joyne together1 what they spell7 ,it will1 to ev'ry ,vnderstanding1 tell1 ,that1 where ,internall-,graces may be found1 ,eternall-blessings1 ever1 will abound4 ,for1 this is truth1 and 7though some thoughts in you ,suggest1 that this is1 often times1 untrue7 ,this1 ever is the truth2 and1 they have got ,few right-form'd ,vertues1 who believe it not4 ,i will confesse1 true ,vertue hath not ever ,all ,common-plenties1 for which most indeavour2 ,nor have the ,perfect'st-,vertues1 those high places1 ,which ,knowledge1 ,arts 7and1 such as have the faces ,of outward beauty7 many times1 attaine2 ,for1 these are things1 which 7often7 those men gaine1 ,that are more flesh1 then spirit2 and1 have need ,of carnall-helpes1 till higher they proceede4 ,but1 they1 of whom ,i speake1 are flowne so high1 ,as1 not to want those ,toyes1 for which wee crye3 ,and1 ,i had showne you somewhat of their store1 ,but1 that1 this ,page1 had roome to write no more4 ,the ,gospel1 thankefully imbrace2 ,for1 ,god1 vouchsafed us1 this ,grace4 ,illustration3 ,,devs ,,nobis ,h,c ,,otia ,,fecit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvii4 ,book4 #b ,this moderne ,emblem1 is a mute expressing ,of ,gods great ,mercies1 in a ,moderne-blessing2 ,and1 gives me1 now1 just cause to sing his praise1 ,for granting me1 my being1 in these dayes4 ,the much-desired ,messages of ,heav'n1 ,for which1 our ,fathers would their lives have giv'n1 ,and 7in ,groves1 ,caves1 and ,mountaines1 once a yeare7 ,were glad1 with hazard of their goods1 to heare2 ,or1 in lesse bloudy times1 at their owne homes1 ,to heare1 in private1 and obscured roomes4 ,lo2 those1 those ,ioyfull-tydings1 we doe live ,divulg'd1 in every ,village1 to perceive2 ,and1 that1 the sounds of ,gladnesse1 eccho may1 ,through all our goodly ,temples1 ev'ry day4 ,this was 7,oh ,god7 thy doing2 unto thee1 ,ascrib'd1 for ever1 let all ,prayses bee4 ,prolong this ,mercie1 and1 vouchsafe the fruit1 ,may to thy ,labour1 on this ,vine-yard1 suit3 ,lest1 for our fruitlesnesse1 thy ,light of grace1 ,thou1 from our ,golden candlesticke1 displace4 ,we doe1 me thinkes1 already1 ,lord1 beginne ,to wantonize1 and let that loathing in1 ,which makes thy ,manna tastlesse2 ,and1 ,i feare1 ,that1 of those ,christians1 who1 more often heare1 ,then practise1 what they know1 we have too many3 ,and1 ,i suspect my selfe1 as much as any4 ,oh6 mend me so1 that1 by amending mee1 ,amends in others1 may increased be3 ,and1 let all ,graces1 which thou hast bestow'd1 ,returne thee honour1 from whom1 first1 they flow'd4 ,the ,bees1 will in an ,helmet breed2 ,and1 ,peace1 doth after ,warre1 succeed4 ,illustration3 ,,ex ,,bello ,,pax ,,illvstr4 ,,xxviii4 ,book4 #b ,when you have heeded1 by your ,eyes of sense1 ,this ,helmet1 hiving of a ,swarme of ,bees1 ,consider1 what may gather'd be from thence1 ,and1 what your ,eye of ,vnderstanding sees4 ,that ,helmet1 and1 those other ,weapons1 there1 ,betoken ,warre2 the ,honey-making1 ,flyes1 ,an ,emblem of a happy ,kingdome1 are1 ,injoying ,peace1 by painfull ,industries3 ,and1 when1 all these together are exprest1 ,as in this ,emblem1 where the ,bees1 doe seeme ,to make their dwelling1 in a ,plumed-,crest1 ,a ,morall is implyed1 worth esteeme4 ,for1 these inferre1 mysteriously1 to me1 ,that1 ,peace1 and ,art1 and ,thrift1 most firme abides1 ,in those ,re-publikes1 where1 ,armes cherisht bee2 ,and1 where1 true ,martiall-discipline1 resides4 ,when1 of their ,stings1 the ,bees1 disarm'd1 become1 ,they1 who1 on others ,labours1 use to prey1 ,incourag'd are1 with violence1 to come1 ,and1 beare their ,honey1 and1 their ,waxe1 away4 ,so when a ,people1 meerely1 doe affect ,to gather ,wealth2 and 7foolishly secure7 ,defences necessary1 quite neglect2 ,their ,foes1 to spoyle their ,land1 it will allure4 ,long ,peace1 brings ,warre2 and1 ,warre1 brings ,peace1 againe3 ,for1 when the smart of ,warfare seizeth on them1 ,they crye1 ,alarme2 and1 then1 to fight1 are faine1 ,vntill1 their ,warre1 another ,peace1 hath wonne them2 ,and1 out of their old rusty ,helmets1 then1 ,new ,bees doe swarme1 and1 fall to worke agen4 ,the ,heart of him1 that is upright1 ,in ,heavenly-knowledge1 takes delight4 ,illustration3 ,,cor ,,rect ,,inqvirit ,,scienti4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxix4 ,book4 #b ,this ,emblem1 with some other of the rest1 ,are scarce1 with seemly ,properties1 exprest1 ,yet1 since a vulgar1 and a meane ,invention ,may yield some ,fruit1 and shew a good ,intention2 ,ile1 hence1 as well informe your ,intellects1 ,as if these ,figures had not those defects4 ,the ,booke1 here shadow'd1 may be said1 to show ,the ,wisdome1 and ,experience1 which we know ,by ,common meanes1 and1 by these ,creatures1 here1 ,which to be plac'd below us1 may appeare4 ,the ,winged-heart1 betokens those ,desires1 ,by which1 the ,reasonable-soule1 aspires ,above the ,creature2 and1 attempts to clime1 ,to ,mysteries1 and ,knowledge1 more sublime3 ,ev'n to the ,knowledge of the ,three-in-one1 ,implyed by the ,tetragrammaton4 ,the ,smokings of this ,heart1 may well declare ,those ,perturbations1 which within us are1 ,vntill1 that ,heavenly wisedome1 we have gain'd1 ,which is not1 here1 below1 to be attain'd2 ,and1 after which1 those ,hearts1 that are upright1 ,enquire with daily studie1 and delight4 ,to me1 ,oh ,lord1 vouchsafe thou1 to impart ,the gift of such a ,rectifyed-heart4 ,grant me the ,knowledge of ,inferiour things1 ,so farre1 alone1 as their ,experience1 brings ,the ,knowledge1 which1 ,i ought to have of thee1 ,and1 of those ,dueties1 thou requir'st of mee3 ,for1 thee1 ,oh ,god1 to know1 and1 thee to feare1 ,of truest ,wisedome1 the ,perfections are4 ,where1 ,labour1 wisely1 is imploy'd1 ,deserved ,glory1 is injoy'd4 ,illustration3 4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxx4 ,book4 #b ,doe men suppose1 when ,gods free-giving ,hand1 ,doth by their ,friends1 or1 by ,inheritance1 ,to ,wealth or ,titles1 raise them in the ,land1 ,that1 those1 to ,lasting-glories1 them advance8 ,or1 can men thinke1 such ,goods1 or ,gifts of ,nature1 ,as ,nimble-apprehensions1 ,memory1 ,an ,able-body1 or1 a comely ,feature 7,without improvement7 them1 shall dignifie8 ,may ,sloth1 and ,idlenesse1 be warrantable1 ,in us1 because our ,fathers have been rich8 ,or1 are wee1 therefore1 truely honourable1 ,because our ,predecessours1 have beene such8 ,when1 nor our ,fortunes1 nor our naturall parts1 ,in any measure1 are improved by us1 ,are others bound 7as if we had deserts7 ,with ,attributes of ,honour to belye us8 ,no1 no2 the more our ,predecessours left1 7,yea1 and1 the more1 by nature1 we enjoy7 ,we1 of the more esteeme1 shall be bereft2 ,because1 our ,talents1 we doe mis-imploy4 ,true ,glory1 doth on ,labour1 still attend2 ,but1 without ,labour1 ,glory we have none4 ,she1 crownes good ,workmen1 when their ,works have end2 ,and1 ,shame1 gives payment1 where is nothing done4 ,laborious1 therefore1 bee2 ,but1 lest the ,spade 7which1 here1 doth ,labour meane7 thou use in vaine1 ,the ,serpent1 thereunto1 be sure thou adde2 ,that is1 ,let ,prudence guide thy taking-paine4 ,for1 where1 a wise-endeavour1 shall be found1 ,a ,wreath of ,glory1 will inclose it round4 ,behold1 you may1 the ,picture1 here1 ,of what1 keepes ,man1 and ,childe1 in feare4 ,illustration3 ,,pveros ,,castigo ,,virosq,,ve ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxi4 ,book4 #b ,these1 are the great'st ,afflictions1 most men have1 ,ev'n from their ,nursing-cradle1 to their ,grave3 ,yet1 both so needfull are1 ,i cannot see1 ,how either of them1 may well spared bee4 ,the ,rod is that1 which1 most our ,child-hood feares2 ,and1 seemes the great'st ,affliction that it beares3 ,that1 which to ,man-hood1 is a plague1 as common 7,and1 more unsufferable7 is a ,woman4 ,yet1 blush not ,ladies2 neither frowne1 ,i pray1 ,that1 thus of ,women1 ,i presume to say2 ,nor1 number mee1 as yet1 among your foes2 ,for1 ,i am more your friend1 then you suppose3 ,nor smile ye ,men1 as if1 from hence1 ye had ,an ,argument1 that ,woman-kinde were bad4 ,the ,birch1 is blamelesse 7yea1 by nature1 sweet1 ,and gentle7 till1 with stubborne ,boyes1 it meet3 ,but1 then1 it smarts4 ,so1 ,women1 will be kinde1 ,vntill1 with froward ,husbands1 they are joyn'd3 ,and1 then indeed 7perhaps7 like ,birchen boughes1 7,which1 else1 had beene a trimming1 to their ,house7 ,they1 sometimes prove1 sharpe whips1 and ,rods1 to them1 ,that ,wisdome1 and ,instruction doe contemne4 ,a ,woman1 was not given for ,correction2 ,but1 rather for a furtherance to ,perfection3 ,a precious ,balme of love1 to cure ,mans griefe2 ,and1 of his ,pleasures1 to become the chiefe4 ,if1 therefore1 she occasion any smart1 ,the blame1 he merits1 wholly1 or in part3 ,for1 like sweet ,honey1 she1 good ,stomackes1 pleases2 ,but1 paines the ,body1 subject to ,diseases4 ,death's one long-,sleepe2 and1 ,life's no more1 ,but one short-,watch1 an houre before4 ,illustration3 ,,vita ,,mortalivm ,,vigilia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxii4 ,book4 #b ,when1 on this ,child-like-figure1 thou shalt looke1 ,which1 with his ,light1 his ,houre-glasse1 and his booke1 ,sits1 in a watching-posture1 formed here2 ,and1 when thou hast perus'd that ,motto1 there1 ,on which he layes his hand2 thy selfe apply ,to what it counselleth2 and1 learne to die1 ,while that ,light burnes1 and1 that short-houre doth last1 ,which1 for this ,lesson1 thou obtained hast4 ,and1 in this bus'nesse1 use thou no delayes2 ,for1 if the bigger ,motto truely1 sayes1 ,there is not left unto thee1 one whole ,watch1 ,thy necessary labours1 to dispatch4 ,it was no more1 when first thy ,life begunne2 ,and1 many ,glasses of that ,watch be runne3 ,which thou observing1 shouldst be put in minde1 ,to husband well1 the space that is behind4 ,endeavour honestly1 whil'st thou hast light3 ,deferre thou not1 thy ,iourney1 till the night2 ,nor1 sleepe away1 in ,vanities1 the prime1 ,and flowre1 of thy most acceptable time4 ,so watchfull1 rather1 and1 so carefull be1 ,that1 whensoere the ,bridegroome summons thee2 ,and1 when thy ,lord returnes1 unlookt for1 home2 ,thou mayst1 a ,partner1 in their joyes1 become4 ,and1 oh my ,god6 so warie1 and so wise1 ,let me be made2 that1 this1 which ,i advise ,to other men 7and really have thought7 ,may1 still1 in practice1 by my selfe1 be brought3 ,and1 helpe1 and pardon me1 when ,i transgresse1 ,through humane frailtie1 or1 forgetfulnesse4 ,what ever ,god did fore-decree1 ,shall1 without faile1 fulfilled be4 ,illustration3 ,,manet ,,immvtabile ,,fatvm4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiii4 ,book4 #b ,me thinkes1 that ,fate1 which ,god weighs forth to all1 ,i1 by the ,figure of this ,even-,skale1 ,may partly show2 and1 let my ,reader1 see ,the state1 of an ,immutable-decree2 ,and1 how it differs1 from those ,destinies1 ,which carnall understandings1 doe devise4 ,for1 this implies1 that ev'ry thing1 to-come1 ,was1 by a steady1 and1 by equall doome1 ,weigh'd out1 by ,providence2 and1 that1 by ,grace1 ,each thing1 each person1 ev'ry time1 and place1 ,had thereunto1 a powre1 and portion given1 ,so proper to their nature 7and1 so even ,to that just measure1 which1 aright became ,the ,workings1 and1 the being1 of the same7 ,as1 best might helpe the furthering of that end1 ,which1 ,god's eternall wisedome1 doth intend4 ,and1 though1 ,i dare not be so bold1 as they1 ,who1 of ,god's ,closet1 seeme to keep the ,key2 7,and1 things1 for absolute ,decrees1 declare1 ,which1 either false1 or1 but ,contingents are7 ,yet1 in his ,will-reveal'd1 my ,reason1 sees ,thus much1 of his ,immutable-decrees3 ,that1 him1 a ,doome-eternall1 reprobateth1 ,who scorneth ,mercie2 or1 ,instruction hateth1 ,without ,repenting3 ,and1 that1 whensoever1 ,a ,sinner1 true amendment1 shall indeavour2 ,bewaile his ,wickednesse1 and1 call for grace2 ,there shall be1 for ,compassion1 time1 and place4 ,and1 this1 ,i hold1 a branch of that ,decree1 ,which1 ,men may say1 shall never changed be4 ,my ,fortune1 ,i had rather beare2 ,then come1 where greater perills are4 ,illustration3 ,,deterivs ,,formido4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiv4 ,book4 #b ,marke well this ,caged-fowle2 and1 thereby1 see1 ,what1 thy estate1 may1 peradventure1 be4 ,she1 wants her freedome2 so1 perhaps1 dost thou1 ,some freedomes lacke1 which1 are desired1 now2 ,and1 though1 thy ,body be not so confin'd2 ,art straitned1 from some liberty of ,minde4 ,the ,bird in thrall1 the more contented lyes1 ,because1 the ,hawke1 so neere her1 she espyes2 ,and1 though1 the ,cage were open1 more would feare1 ,to venture out1 then to continue there3 ,so1 if thou couldst perceive1 what ,birds of prey1 ,are hov'ring round about thee1 every day1 ,to seize thy ,soule 7when she abroad shall goe1 ,to take the ,freedome1 she desireth so7 ,thou1 farre more fearefull1 wouldst of them1 become1 ,then thou art1 now1 of what thou flyest from4 ,not ,precepts1 but ,experience1 thus hath taught me2 ,which1 to such resolutions1 now have brought me1 ,that1 whatsoever mischiefes others doe me1 ,i make them yield some true ,contentments to me2 ,and1 seldome struggle from them1 till ,i see1 ,that1 smother-fortunes will securer be4 ,what spight soere my ,foes1 to me1 can doe1 ,i laugh thereat1 within an houre or two2 ,for1 though the ,world1 and ,i1 at first1 believe1 ,my ,suffrings1 give me cause enough to grieve2 ,yet1 afterward1 ,i finde 7the more to glad me7 ,that1 better ,fortunes1 might farre worse have made me4 ,by some young ,devills1 though1 ,i scratched am1 ,yet1 ,i am hopefull1 ,i shall scape their ,dam4 ,the more contrary ,windes doe blow1 ,the greater ,vertues praise will grow4 ,illustration3 ,,adversis ,,clarivs ,,ardet4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxv4 ,book4 #b ,observe the nature of that ,fiery-flame1 ,which on the ,mountaines top so brightly showes2 ,the ,windes from every quarter1 blow the same1 ,yea1 and to blow it out1 their fury blowes2 ,but1 lo2 the more they storme1 the more it shineth2 ,at every ,blast1 the ,flame ascendeth higher2 ,and1 till the ,fuells want1 that rage confineth1 ,it1 will be1 still1 a great1 and glorious ,fire4 ,thus fares the man1 whom ,vertue1 ,beacon-like1 ,hath fixt upon the ,hills of ,eminence1 ,at him1 the ,tempests of mad ,envie strike1 ,and1 rage against his ,piles of ,innocence2 ,but1 still1 the more they wrong him1 and the more ,they seeke to keepe his worth from being knowne1 ,they1 daily1 make it greater1 then before2 ,and1 cause his ,fame1 the farther to be blowne4 ,when1 therefore1 no selfe-doting ,arrogance1 ,but1 ,vertues1 cover'd with a modest vaile1 ,breake through obscurity1 and1 thee advance ,to place1 where ,envie shall thy worth assaile2 ,discourage not thy selfe3 but1 stand the shockes ,of wrath1 and fury4 ,let them snarle and bite2 ,pursue thee1 with ,detraction1 ,slanders1 ,mockes1 ,and1 all the venom'd ,engines of ,despight1 ,thou art above their malice2 and1 the blaze ,of thy ,clestiall-fire1 shall shine so cleare1 ,that1 their besotted soules1 thou shalt amaze2 ,and1 make thy ,splendours1 to their shame1 appeare4 ,if this be all1 that ,envies rage can doe1 ,lord1 give me ,vertues1 though ,i suffer too4 ,even as the ,smoke doth passe away2 ,so1 shall all ,worldly-pompe decay4 ,illustration3 ,,sic ,,transit ,,gloria ,,mvndi4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvi4 ,book4 #b ,some better ,arguments1 then yet ,i see1 ,i must perceive2 and1 better causes1 why1 ,to those gay things1 ,i should addicted bee1 ,to which1 the ,vulgar their ,affections tye4 ,i have consider'd1 ,scepters1 ,miters1 ,crownes1 ,with each appurtenance to them belonging2 ,my heart1 hath search'd their ,glories1 and ,renownes2 ,and1 all the pleasant things about them thronging3 ,my ,soule1 hath truely weigh'd1 and1 tooke the measure1 ,of ,riches 7which the most have so desired7 ,i have distill'd the ,quintessence of ,pleasure1 ,and1 seene those ,objects1 that are most admired4 ,i1 likewise feele all ,passions1 and ,affections1 ,that helpe to cheat the ,reason1 and perswade ,that those poore ,vanities1 have some perfections1 ,whereby their ,owners1 happy might be made4 ,yet1 when that ,i have rouz'd my ,vnderstanding1 ,and cleans'd my ,heart from some of that ,corruption1 ,which hinders in me ,reasons free commanding1 ,and1 shewes1 things1 without vailes1 or interruption2 ,then1 they1 me thinkes1 as fruitlesse doe appeare1 ,as ,bubbles 7wherewithall young-children play7 ,or1 as the ,smoke1 which1 in our ,emblem1 here1 ,now1 makes a show1 and1 straight1 consumes away4 ,be pleas'd1 ,oh ,god1 my value may be such ,of every ,outward-blessing1 here below1 ,that1 ,i may neither love them overmuch1 ,nor underprise the ,gifts1 thou shalt bestow3 ,but1 know the use1 of all these fading ,smokes2 ,and1 be refresht1 by that1 which others chokes4 ,death1 is unable to divide ,their ,hearts1 whose ,hands ,true-love hath tyde4 ,illustration3 ,,ivsqve ,a ,,la ,,mort ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvii4 ,book4 #b ,upon an ,altar1 in this ,emblem1 stands ,a ,burning-heart2 and1 therewithall1 you see ,beneath ,deaths-head1 a paire of ,loving-hands1 ,which1 close1 and fast-united1 seeme to be4 ,these moderne ,hieroglyphickes 7vulgarly ,thus bundled up together7 may afford ,good-meanings1 with as much ,propriety1 ,as best1 with common ,iudgements1 will accord4 ,it may imply1 that1 when both ,hand and ,heart1 ,by sympathizing dearenesse are invited1 ,to meet each others nat'rall ,counterpart1 ,and1 are by sacred ,ordinance united3 ,they then have entred that strict ,obligation1 ,by which they1 firmely1 ev'ry way are ty'd2 ,and1 without meanes 7or thought of separation7 ,should in that ,vnion1 till their ,deaths1 abide2 ,this1 therefore1 minde thou1 whatsoere thou be 7,whose ,marriage-ring1 this ,covenant1 hath sealed7 ,for1 though1 thy ,faith's infringement1 none can see1 ,thy secret fault1 shall one day1 be revealed4 ,and1 thou that art at liberty1 take heed1 ,lest thou 7as over great a number doe7 ,of thine owne person1 make a ,privy-deed1 ,and1 afterwards1 deny thy doing so4 ,for1 though there be1 nor ,church1 nor ,chappell1 nigh thee 7,nor outward witnesses of what is done7 ,a ,power-invisible doth alwayes eye thee2 ,and1 thy pretended ,love1 so lookes upon1 ,that1 if thou be not1 till thy dying1 true2 ,thy ,falsehood1 till thy dying1 thou shalt rue4 ,false ,weights1 with ,measures false eschew1 ,and1 give to ev'ry man1 their ,due4 ,illustration3 ,,svvm ,,cviqve ,,tribve ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxviii4 ,book4 #b ,forth of a ,cloud 7with ,scale and ,rule7 extended ,an ,arme 7for this next ,emblem7 doth appeare2 ,which hath to us in silent-showes1 commended1 ,a ,vertue1 that is often wanting1 here4 ,the ,world1 is very studious of ,deceipts2 ,and1 he is judged wisest1 who deceives4 ,false-measures1 and1 ,adulterated-weights1 ,of many dues1 the needy-man bereaves4 ,ev'n ,weights to sell1 and1 other ,weights to buy 7,two sorts of weights7 in practice are1 with some2 ,and1 both of these1 they often falsifie1 ,that1 they to great1 and suddaine wealth1 may come4 ,but1 ,conscience make of raysing your estates1 ,by such a base1 and such a wicked way3 ,for1 this ,injustice1 ,god expressely hates2 ,and1 brings1 at last1 such thrivers to decay4 ,by ,weight and measure1 ,he1 on all bestowes ,the ,portions due2 ,that1 ,weight and ,measure1 then1 ,which ,man to ,god1 or to his ,neighbour owes1 ,should1 justly1 be returned backe agen4 ,give ev'ry one1 in ev'ry thing his owne3 ,give honour1 where an honour shall be due2 ,where you are loved1 let your love be showne2 ,and1 yield them succours1 who have succour'd you4 ,give to thy ,children1 breeding and ,corrections2 ,thy ,charities1 ev'n to thy ,foes extend3 ,give to thy wife1 the best of thy ,affections2 ,to ,god1 thy selfe1 and1 all thou hast1 commend3 ,and1 lest thou faile1 ,remember who hath sayd1 ,such measure1 as thou giv'st1 shall be repay'd4 ,he needs not feare1 what spight can doe1 ,whom ,vertue friends1 and ,fortune1 too4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,virtvte ,,et ,,fortvna4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxix4 ,book4 #b ,when1 in this ,emblem here1 observe you shall ,an ,eaglet1 perched1 on a ,winged-ball ,advanced on an ,altar2 and1 have ey'd ,the ,snakes1 assayling him1 on ev'ry side3 ,me thinkes1 by that1 you straight should apprehend ,their state1 whom ,wealth1 and ,vertue1 doe befriend4 ,my ,iudgement1 by that ,altar-stone1 conceives ,the sollidnesse1 which1 true ,religion gives2 ,and1 that fast-grounded goodnesse1 which1 we see2 ,in grave1 and sound ,morality1 to be4 ,the ,flying-ball1 doth1 very well1 expresse ,all ,outward-blessings1 and1 their ficklenesse4 ,our ,eaglet1 meaneth such ,contemplatives1 ,as1 in this world1 doe passe away their lives1 ,by so possessing that which they have got1 ,as if they car'd not1 though1 they had it not4 ,the ,snakes1 may well resemble those1 among them1 ,who1 meerely out of envie1 seeke to wrong them2 ,and1 all these ,figures 7thus together layd7 ,doe speake to me1 as if these words1 they sayd3 ,that man1 who builds upon the best foundation1 7,and spreads the widest wings of ,contemplation7 ,whil'st1 in the flesh1 he bides1 will need some props of earthly-fortunes1 to support his hopes3 ,and1 other-while1 those things1 may meanes become1 ,the stings of ,envie1 to secure him from4 ,and1 hence1 ,i learne2 that1 such1 as will abide1 ,against all ,envie1 strongly fortify'd1 ,must joyne1 great ,vertues1 and great ,wealth1 together4 ,god helpe us1 then1 poore-soules1 who scarce have either6 ,time1 is a ,fading-flowre1 that's found ,within ,eternities wide round4 ,illustration3 4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xl4 ,book4 #b ,five ,termes1 there be1 which five1 ,i doe apply ,to all1 that was1 and is1 and1 shall be done4 ,the first1 and last1 is that ,,eternitie1 ,which1 neither shall have ,end1 nor1 was begunne4 ,,beginning1 is the next2 which1 is a space 7,or moment rather7 scarce imaginarie1 ,made1 when the first ,material1 formed was2 ,and1 then1 forbidden1 longer time to tarry4 ,,time entred1 when1 ,,beginning had an ,ending1 ,and1 is a ,progresse1 all the workes of ,nature1 ,within the circuit of it1 comprehending1 ,ev'n till the period1 of the ,outward-creature4 ,,end1 is the fourth1 of those five ,termes ,i meane2 7,as briefe1 as was ,beginning7 and1 ordayned1 ,to set the last of moments1 to that ,scne1 ,which1 on this ,worlds wide ,stage1 is entertayned4 ,the fifth1 we ,,everlasting1 fitly1 call2 ,for1 though1 it once begunne1 yet1 shall it never ,admit1 of any future-end1 at all2 ,but1 be extended onward1 still1 for ever4 ,the knowledge of these ,termes1 and of what actions1 ,to each of them belongs1 would set an end1 ,to many ,controversies1 and ,distractions1 ,which doe so many trouble1 and offend4 ,,time',s nature1 by the ,fading-flowre1 appeares2 ,which1 is a ,type1 of ,transitory things3 ,the ,circled-snake1 ,,eternitie declares2 ,within whose ,round1 each fading ,creature1 springs4 ,some ,riddles more1 to utter1 ,i intended1 ,but1 lo2 a sudden stop1 my words have ended4 ,when great ,attempts are undergone1 ,ioyne ,strength and ,wisedome1 both in one4 ,illustration3 ,,viribvs ,,ivngenda ,,sapientia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xli4 ,book4 #b ,if 7,reader7 thou desirous be to know ,what by the ,centaure1 seemeth here intended2 ,what1 also1 by the ,snake1 and1 by the ,bowe1 ,which in his hand1 he beareth alway bended3 ,learne1 that this halfe-a man1 and halfe-a horse1 ,is ancient ,hieroglyphicke1 teaching thee1 ,that1 ,wisedome should be joyn'd with outward force1 ,if prosperous1 we desire our workes to be4 ,his ,vpper-part1 the shape of ,man1 doth beare1 ,to teach1 that1 ,reason must become our guide4 ,the hinder-parts1 a ,horses ,members are2 ,to shew1 that we must1 also1 strength provide3 ,the ,serpent1 and the ,bowe1 doth signifie ,the same 7or matter to the same effect7 ,and1 by two ,types1 one ,morall to implie1 ,is doubled a fore-warning of neglect4 ,when ,knowledge wanteth ,power1 despis'd we grow1 ,and1 know but how to aggravate our paine3 ,great strength1 will worke it owne sad overthrow1 ,vnlesse1 it guided be1 with ,wisedomes reine4 ,therefore1 ,oh ,god1 vouchsafe thou so to marry ,the gifts of ,soule and ,body1 both1 in me1 ,that1 ,i may still have all things necessary1 ,to worke1 as ,i commanded am1 by thee4 ,and1 let me not possesse them1 ,lord1 alone1 ,but1 also1 know their vse2 and1 so well know it1 ,that1 ,i may doe each duety to be done2 ,and1 with upright ,intentions1 alwayes doe it4 ,if this be more1 then1 yet1 obtaine ,i may1 ,my will accept thou1 for the deed1 ,i pray4 ,the ,ground brings forth all needfull things2 ,but1 from the ,sunne1 this vertue springs4 ,illustration3 ,,solvm ,a ,,sole ,,illvstr4 ,,xlii4 ,book4 #b ,we doe acknowledge 7as this ,emblem showes7 ,that ,fruits and ,flowres1 and many pleasant-things1 ,from out the ,ground1 in ev'ry season growes2 ,and1 that unto their being1 helpe it brings4 ,yet1 of it selfe1 the ,ground1 we know is dull1 ,and1 but a ,willing-patient1 whereupon ,the ,sunne1 with ,beames1 and ,vertues wonderfull1 ,prepareth1 and effecteth1 what is done4 ,we1 likewise1 doe acknowledge1 that our eyes ,indowed are with faculties of ,seeing1 ,and1 with some other nat'rall properties1 ,which are as much our owne1 as is our ,being4 ,however1 till the ,sunne imparts his light1 ,we finde1 that we in darkenesse doe remaine1 ,obscured in an everlasting night2 ,and1 boast our ,seeing-faculties1 in vaine4 ,so1 we1 by nature1 have some nat'rall powers3 ,but1 ,grace1 must those abilities of ours ,first move2 and1 guide them1 still1 in moving1 thus1 ,to worke with ,god1 when ,god shall worke on us3 ,for1 ,god so workes1 that1 no man he procures ,against his nature1 ought to chuse1 or shun3 ,but1 by his holy-,spirit1 him allures2 ,and1 with sweet mildnesse1 proveth ev'ry one4 ,the ,sunne is faultlesse of it1 when the birth ,of some bad ,field1 is nothing else but ,weeds3 ,for1 by the selfe-same ,sun-shine1 fruitfull ,earth ,beares pleasant ,crops1 and plentifully breeds4 ,thus1 from our selves1 our ,vices have increase1 ,our ,vertues1 from the ,sunne of ,righteousnesse4 ,no passage can divert the ,course1 ,of ,pegasus1 the ,muses ,horse4 ,illustration3 ,,recto ,,cvrsv ,,illvstr4 ,,xliii4 ,book4 #b ,this is the ,poets-horse2 a ,palfray1 ,,sirs1 7,that may be ridden1 without rod or spurres7 ,abroad1 more famous then ,bucephalus1 ,though1 not so knowne1 as ,banks his horse1 with us2 ,or some of those fleet-horses1 which of late1 ,have runne their ,masters1 out of their estate4 ,for1 those1 and ,hobby-horses1 best befit ,the note1 and practice of their moderne wit1 ,who1 what this ,horse might meane1 no knowledge had1 ,vntill1 a ,taverne-signe1 they saw it made4 ,yet1 this old ,emblem 7worthy veneration7 ,doth figure out1 that winged-contemplation1 ,on which the ,learned mount their best ,invention1 ,and1 climbe the ,hills of highest ,apprehension4 ,this is the nimble ,gennet1 which doth carry1 ,their ,fancie1 thorow ,worlds imaginary2 ,and1 by ,idas feigned1 shewes them there1 ,the nature of those ,truths1 that reall are4 ,by meanes of this1 our ,soules doe come to know ,a thousand secrets1 in the ,deeps below2 ,things1 here on ,earth1 and1 things above the ,skyes1 ,on which1 we never fixed1 yet1 our eyes4 ,no thorny1 miery1 steepe1 nor craggy place1 ,can interrupt this ,courser1 in his race3 ,for1 that1 which others1 in their passage troubles1 ,augments his courage1 and his vigour doubles4 ,thus1 fares the ,minde1 infus'd with brave desires2 ,it flies through ,darkenesse1 ,dangers1 ,flouds1 and ,fires3 ,and1 in despight of what her ayme resisteth3 ,pursues her hopes1 and takes the way she listeth4 ,the ,husbandman1 doth sow the ,seeds2 ,and1 then1 on ,hope1 till ,harvest1 feeds4 ,illustration3 ,,spes ,,alit ,,agricolas3 ,,illvstr4 ,,xliv4 ,book4 #b ,the painfull ,husbandman1 with sweaty browes1 ,consumes in labour many a weary day3 ,to breake the stubborne earth1 he digs and ploughes1 ,and1 then1 the ,corne1 he scatters on the clay3 ,when that is done1 he harrowes in the ,seeds1 ,and1 by a well-cleans'd ,furrow1 layes it drye3 ,he1 frees it from the ,wormes1 the ,moles1 the ,weeds2 ,he1 on the ,fences1 also hath an eye4 ,and1 though he see the chilling ,winter1 bring ,snowes1 ,flouds1 and ,frosts1 his ,labours to annoy2 ,though blasting-windes doe nip them in the ,spring1 ,and1 ,summers ,meldewes1 threaten to destroy3 ,yea1 though not onely ,dayes1 but ,weekes1 they are 7,nay1 many ,weekes1 and1 many ,moneths beside7 ,in which he must with payne1 prolong his care1 ,yet1 constant in his hopes he doth abide4 ,for this respect1 ,,hope',s ,emblem1 here1 you see ,attends the ,plough1 that men beholding it1 ,may be instructed1 or else minded be1 ,what ,hopes1 continuing ,labours1 will befit4 ,though1 long thou toyled hast1 and1 long attended ,about such workings as are necessary2 ,and1 oftentimes1 ere fully they are ended1 ,shalt finde thy paines in danger to miscarry3 ,yet1 be not out of hope1 nor quite dejected3 ,for1 buryed ,seeds will sprout when ,winter's gone2 ,vnlikelier things are many times effected2 ,and1 ,god brings helpe1 when men their best have done4 ,yea1 they that in ,good-workes their life imploy2 ,although1 they sowe in teares1 shall reape in joy4 ,things1 to their best perfection come1 ,not all at once2 but1 some and some4 ,illustration3 ,,poco ,a ,,poco4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlv4 ,book4 #b ,when1 thou shalt visit1 in the ,moneth of ,may1 ,a costly ,garden1 in her best array2 ,and1 view the well-grown ,trees1 the wel-trimm'd ,bowers1 ,the ,beds of ,herbs1 the knots of pleasant flowers1 ,with all the deckings1 and the fine devices1 ,perteyning to those earthly ,paradises1 ,thou canst not well suppose1 one day1 or two1 ,did finish all1 which had beene1 there1 to doe4 ,nor dost thou1 when young ,plants1 or new-sowne ,lands1 ,doe thirst for needfull ,watrings1 from thy hands1 ,by ,flood-gates1 let whole ,ponds amongst them come2 ,but1 them besprinklest1 rather1 some and some2 ,lest1 else1 thou marre the ,flowres1 or chill the ,seed1 ,or drowne the ,saplings1 which did moysture need4 ,let this experiment1 which1 to thy thought1 ,may by this ,emblem1 now perhaps1 be brought1 ,perswade thee to consider1 that1 no actions1 ,can come1 but by degrees1 to their perfections2 ,and1 teach thee1 to allot1 for every thing1 ,that leisurely-proceeding1 which may bring ,the ripenesse1 and the fulnesse1 thou expectest3 ,and1 though thy ,hopes1 but slowly thou effectest1 ,discourage not thy selfe2 since1 oft they prove ,most prosperous actions1 which at leisure move4 ,by many drops1 is made a mighty showre2 ,and many minutes finish up an houre3 ,by little1 and by little1 we possesse ,assurance of the greatest ,happinesse4 ,and1 oft1 by too much haste1 and1 too much cost1 ,great ,wealth1 great ,honours1 and1 great ,hopes1 are lost4 ,affliction1 doth to many adde ,more value1 then1 before1 they had4 ,illustration3 ,,tribvlatio ,,ditat4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvi4 ,book4 #b ,though ,i am somewhat soberer to day1 ,i have been 7,i confesse7 as mad as they1 ,who think those men1 that large ,possessions have1 ,gay ,clothes1 fine ,furnitures1 and ,houses brave1 ,are those 7nay more1 that they alone are those7 ,on whom1 the stile of ,rich1 we should impose4 ,but1 having1 by experience1 understood ,his words1 who sayd1 his troubles did him good1 ,i1 now perceive1 the ,worldly-rich are poore1 ,vnlesse of ,sorrowes1 also1 they have store4 ,till from the ,straw1 the ,flaile1 the ,corne doth beat2 ,vntill the ,chaffe1 be purged from the ,wheat1 ,yea1 till the ,mill1 the ,graines in pieces teare1 ,the richnesse of the ,flowre1 will scarce appeare4 ,so1 till mens persons great ,afflictions touch 7,if worth be found7 their worth is not so much1 ,because1 like ,wheat1 in ,straw1 they have nor1 yet1 ,that value1 which in threshing1 they may get4 ,for1 till the bruising ,flailes of ,,god',s ,corrections1 ,have threshed out of us our vaine ,affections2 ,till those ,corruptions1 which doe misbecome us1 ,are by thy ,sacred-spirit1 winnowed from us2 ,vntill1 from us1 the straw of ,worldly-treasures2 ,till all the dusty ,chaffe of empty ,pleasures2 ,yea1 till his ,flaile1 upon us1 he doth lay1 ,to thresh the huske of this our ,flesh away2 ,and1 leave the ,soule uncover'd2 nay1 yet more1 ,till ,god shall make1 our very ,spirit poore2 ,we shall not up to highest ,wealth aspire3 ,but1 then we shall2 and1 that is my desire4 ,though ,fortune1 hath a powerfull ,name1 ,yet1 ,vertue overcomes the same4 ,illustration3 ,,victrix ,,fortvn ,,sapientia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvii4 ,book4 #b ,a ,snake1 7which was by wise ,antiquitie ,much us'd1 the type of ,prudencie to be7 ,hemmes in a ,winged-ball1 which doth imply1 ,that ,fickle-fortune1 from which1 none are free4 ,above this ,ball1 the ,snake advanceth too1 ,the ,laurell1 and the ,sword2 which1 ,emblems are1 ,whereby our ,authour maketh much adoe1 ,a ,conquest over ,fortune1 to declare4 ,and1 well enough this purpose it befits1 ,if 7,reader7 any one of those thou be1 ,whose ,fortunes must be mended by their ,wits2 ,and1 it affords instructions fit for thee3 ,for1 hence1 thou mayst collect1 that1 no estate ,can1 by ,misfortunes means1 become so bad1 ,but1 ,prudence 7who is ,mistresse over ,fate7 ,may rule it so1 that1 good it might be made4 ,though ,fortunes outlawes1 on thy ,riches prey1 ,by ,wisedome1 there is meanes1 of getting more2 ,and1 ev'ry rub that's placed in thy way1 ,shall make thee walke more safely1 then before4 ,nor ,poverty1 nor ,paynes1 nor ,spightfulnesse1 ,nor other ,mischiefes1 that ,mischance can doe thee1 ,shall bring thee any sorrow or distresse1 ,which will not be1 at last1 advantage to thee4 ,lord1 give me such a ,prudence3 for my ,fortune ,puts many foyles1 and cruell thrusts upon me3 ,thy helpe1 long since1 it made me to importune2 ,and1 thou didst grant it1 or she had undone me4 ,still1 daigne me thy assistance1 ,lord1 and1 than1 ,let all ,misfortunes1 doe the worst they can4 ,a ,life1 with good-repute1 ,jle have1 ,or1 winne an honourable ,grave4 ,illustration3 ,,avt ,,mors ,,avt ,,vita ,,decora ,,illvstr4 ,,xlviii4 ,book4 #b ,in this our ,emblem1 you shall finde exprest ,a ,man1 incountring with a ,salvage-beast2 ,and1 he resolveth 7as his ,motto sayes7 ,to live with honour2 or1 to dye with praise4 ,i like the ,resolution1 and the ,deed1 ,in which1 this ,figure teacheth to proceed4 ,for1 us1 me thinkes1 it counselleth1 to doe1 ,an act1 which all men are oblig'd unto4 ,that ugly ,bore 7wherewith the man in strife ,here seemes to be7 doth meane a ,swinish-life1 ,and1 all those beastly ,vices1 that assay ,to root becomming ,vertues quite away2 ,those ,vices1 which not onely marre our features1 ,but1 also1 ruinate our manly natures4 ,the harmefull fury1 of this raging ,bore1 ,oppose couragiously1 lest more and more1 ,it get within you2 and1 at last1 appeare ,more prevalent1 then your defences are4 ,it is a large-growne ,pig1 of that wilde ,swine1 ,which1 ev'ry day1 attempts to undermine ,our ,safeties ,fort3 ,twas he1 which long agoe1 ,did seeke the ,holy-,vineyards overthrow3 ,and1 if we charge him not with all our power1 ,the ,sire1 or hee1 will enter and devoure4 ,but1 what's our ,strength1 ,o ,lord6 or1 what are wee ,in such a ,combate1 without ayde from thee8 ,oh1 come to helpe us1 therefore1 in this ,fight2 ,and1 let us be inabled in thy might3 ,so1 we shall both in life-time1 ,conquests have2 ,and1 be victorious1 also1 in the ,grave4 ,shee shall increase in glory1 still1 ,vntill her light1 the world1 doth fill4 ,illustration3 ,,donec ,,tot ,,impleat ,,orb4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlix4 ,book4 #b ,what in this ,emblem1 that mans meanings were1 ,who made it first1 ,i neither know nor care2 ,for1 whatsoere1 he purposed1 or thought1 ,to serve my purpose1 now it shall be taught2 ,who1 many times1 before this ,taske is ended1 ,must picke out ,moralls1 where was none intended4 ,this knot of ,moones 7or ,crescents7 crowned thus1 ,illustrate may a ,mystery to us1 ,of pious use 7and1 peradventure1 such1 ,as from old ,hieroglyphicks1 erres not much7 ,old-times1 upon the ,moone1 three names bestow'd2 ,because1 three diverse wayes1 her selfe she show'd3 ,and1 in the sacred-bookes1 it may be showne1 ,that holy-,church1 was figur'd by the ,moone4 ,then1 these three ,moones in one1 may intimate ,the holy-,churches threefold blest estate4 ,the ,moone1 still1 biding in our ,hemisphre1 ,may typifie the ,church1 consisting1 here1 ,of men1 yet living3 when she shewes her light ,among us here1 in portions of the night2 ,the ,church it figures1 as consist she may ,of them1 whose bodies in the ,grave doe stay2 ,and1 whose blest spirits1 are ascended thither1 ,where ,soule and ,body meet1 at last1 together4 ,but1 when the ,moone is hidden from our eyes1 ,the ,church-triumphant1 then1 she signifies2 ,which1 is a ,crescent yet1 that1 some1 and some1 ,must grow1 till all her parts together come3 ,and1 then1 this ,moone shall beames1 at full1 display2 ,,lord1 hasten this great ,coronation-day4 ,true ,vertue is a ,coat of ,maile1 ',gainst which1 no ,weapons can prevaile4 ,illustration3 ,,virtvs ,,lorica ,,fidelis ,,illvstr4 ,l4 ,book4 #b ,lord1 what a coyle men keepe1 and1 with what care ,their ,pistolls1 and1 their ,swords doe they prepare1 ,to be in readinesse8 and1 how they load ,themselves with ,irons1 when they ride abroad8 ,how wise and wary too1 can they become1 ,to fortifie their persons up at home1 ,with lockes1 and barres8 and such domestick-,armes1 ,as may secure their bodies1 there1 from harmes8 ,however1 when all's done1 we see1 their foes ,breake in1 sometimes1 and worke their overthrowes4 ,for1 though 7about themselves1 with ,cable-quoiles1 ,they could inclose a hundred thousand miles7 ,the gunshot of a slanderous tongue1 may smite1 ,their ,fame quite through it1 to the very ,white4 ,yea1 more 7though1 there1 from others1 they were free7 ,they wounded1 by themselves1 to death might be1 ,except their ,innocence1 more guards them1 than ,the strength of twenty royall ,armies1 can4 ,if1 therefore1 thou thy ,spoylers1 wilt beguile1 ,thou must be armed1 like this ,crocodile2 ,ev'n with such nat'rall ,armour 7ev'ry day7 ,as no man can bestowe1 or take away3 ,for1 spitefull ,malice1 at one time or other1 ,will pierce all borrowed ,armours1 put together4 ,without1 let ,patience durifie thy ,skin2 ,let ,innocencie1 line thy heart within2 ,let constant ,fortitude1 unite them so1 ,that1 they may breake the force of ev'ry blow3 ,and1 when thou thus art arm'd1 if ill thou speed2 ,let me sustaine the ,mischiefe1 in thy steed4 ,finis ,libri secundi4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,the ,,second ,,lotterie4 #a ,some friends1 and foes1 of thine1 there be1 ,that make a wondring-stocke of thee2 ,some other over-much1 of late1 ,to thy dishonour boldly prate1 ,and1 peradventure1 to thy face1 ,e're long1 they'l doe thee some disgrace3 ,thine ,emblem1 therefore1 doth advise ,that thou should'st make them no replies2 ,and showes that silent-patience1 than ,shall stead thee more then ,answers can4 ,see1 ,emblem4 ,i4 #b ,by such as know you1 it is thought1 ,that1 you are better fed then taught3 ,and1 that1 it might augment your wit1 ,if you were sometimes hunger-bit4 ,that ,emblem1 which by ,lot you drew1 ,to this effect doth somewhat shew3 ,but 'twill goe hard1 when you are faine1 ,to feed your ,bowells1 by your ,braine4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ii4 #c ,perhaps you may be one of those1 ,whom1 from the ,church1 an ,organ blowes2 ,or1 peradventure1 one of them1 ,who doth all melody contemne3 ,or1 one1 whose life is yet untaught1 ,how into tune it should be brought4 ,if so1 your ,lot1 to you hath sent ,an ,emblem1 not impertinent4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iii4 #d ,god blesse thee1 whosoere thou art1 ,and1 give thee still an honest heart3 ,for1 by the fortune of thy ,lot1 ,that ,sword1 and ,halter1 thou hast got1 ,which threatens death1 with much disgrace2 ,or1 promises the ,hang-mans's place4 ,but1 be not griev'd2 for1 now and than1 ,the ,gallowes makes an honest man2 ,and1 some1 who scape an outward curse1 ,born in their lives and deaths are worse1 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iv4 ,m #e ,thou would'st be loth1 we should suspect1 ,thou didst not well thy ,king affect2 ,or1 that1 thou should'st be so ingrate1 ,to sleight the welfare of the ,state3 ,yet1 thou1 perchance1 art one of those1 ,who discord through the ,kingdome sowes4 ,we know not1 but if such thou be1 ,marke1 what thine ,emblem teaches thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,v4 #f ,in you1 a naturall desire ,beginnes to blow ,affection's fire2 ,but1 by discretion1 guide the blast1 ,lest1 it consume you1 at the last2 ,or1 by the fury of the same1 ,blow out some necessary ,flame4 ,yea1 that1 which doth your ,profit breed1 ,may harme you1 if you take not heed4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vi4 #g ,be carefull1 what you goe about2 ,for1 by this ,lot1 there may be doubt1 ,that you1 some wickednesse intend1 ,which will undoe you1 in the end4 ,if you have done the deed1 repent3 ,if purpos'd ill1 the same prevent4 ,else1 though in jest1 this ,counsell came1 ,in earnest1 you may rue the same4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vii4 #h ,thou art afflicted2 or1 ere long ,shalt sing some lamentable ,song3 ,and1 of those troubles1 take some share1 ,which1 thou art very loth to beare4 ,but1 be not overmuch dismayd1 ,nor pine1 what ere on thee be layd1 ,for1 comfort shall thy joy restore1 ,and1 make thee gladder1 then before4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,viii4 #i ,if this thy ,chance hath done thee right1 ,thou art1 or hast beene apt to fight2 ,and1 wilt upon occasion small1 ,beginne1 sometimes1 a needlesse brawle4 ,to shew thee1 therefore1 thy defect2 ,or1 that thy folly may be check't1 ,and1 fit thy minde for better things1 ,thine ,emblem1 some good counsell brings4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ix4 #aj ,what thing soere thou undertak'st1 ,thou seldome good conclusion mak'st2 ,for1 still1 when thou hast ought to doe1 ,thou art too hasty1 or too slow2 ,and1 from that equall temper stray'st1 ,by which1 thy worke effect thou mayst4 ,to mend this fault thou counsell'd art1 ,be wiser1 therefore1 then thou wert4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,x4 #aa ,thou hast in publicke lived long1 ,and1 over freely us'd thy tongue2 ,but1 if thy safety thou desire1 ,be silent1 and1 thy selfe retire4 ,and1 if thou wilt not be undone1 ,possesse thy joyes1 and hopes1 alone3 ,for1 they1 that will from harmes be free1 ,must silent1 and obscured1 bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xi4 #ab ,thy ,fortune1 thou dost long to heare1 ,and1 what thy ,constellations are3 ,but1 why should'st thou desire to know1 ,what things1 the ,planets doe foreshow2 ,seeke1 rather1 ,wisedome to procure1 ,and1 how1 all ,fortunes to indure3 ,so1 thou shalt gaine a blest estate1 ,and1 be the ,master of thy ,fate4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xii4 #ac ,thou1 seem'st to have great store of friends1 ,but1 they affect thee1 for their ends4 ,there is1 in those1 but little trust1 ,who love1 for profit1 mirth1 or lust4 ,learne1 therfore1 when1 thou mayst be sure1 ,thy ,friend's affection will indure2 ,and1 that this ,knowledge may be got1 ,good notice take thou of thy ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiii4 #ad ,it is conceiv'd1 that meanes thou hast1 ,or1 might'st have had good meanes1 at least1 ,to bring those matters to effect1 ,which thou dost carelesly neglect2 ,and1 good for many might'st have done1 ,who1 yet1 hast pleasur'd few1 or none4 ,if this be true1 thy ,lot peruse1 ,and1 ,god's good gifts1 no more abuse4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiv4 #ae ,religious thou would'st faine be deem'd1 ,and1 such1 to many thou hast seem'd3 ,but1 to this matter more there goes1 ,then zealous lookes1 and formall showes4 ,looke1 therefore1 that thy heart be true1 ,what e're thou seeme in outward view4 ,and1 if ,god's favour thou would'st have1 ,observe what ,off'rings1 he doth crave4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xv4 #af ,that ,emblem1 which this ,lot will bring1 ,concernes the honour of a ,king3 ,how1 therefore1 thee it may concerne1 ,by thy discretion seeke to learne4 ,perhaps1 the ,royall-powre hath seem'd ,to thee1 not so to be esteem'd1 ,as well it merits1 to be priz'd4 ,if so1 now better be advis'd4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvi4 #ag ,both learn'd1 and wise1 thou would'st become1 7,else thou hast much deceived some7 ,but1 if thy hopes thou will effect1 ,thou must not likely meanes neglect2 ,and1 what the likelyest meanes may bee1 ,thine ,emblem hath advised thee3 ,for1 by a ,fowle1 that's blockish thought1 ,good counsell may to thee be taught4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvii4 #ah ,if1 to preferment thou wilt rise1 ,thou must not ,arts1 nor ,armes1 despise2 ,nor so in one of these delight1 ,that1 thou the other1 wholly sleight4 ,nor1 to thy ,body be inclin'd1 ,so much1 as to neglect thy ,minde4 ,this1 by thine ,emblem1 thou mayst learne2 ,and1 much thy good it may concerne4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xviii4 #ai ,thy fortunes have appeared bad2 ,for1 many suff'rings thou hast had3 ,and tryalls too1 as yet made knowne ,to no mans knowledge1 but thine owne4 ,but1 let nor losse1 nor fame1 nor smart1 ,from constant hopes remove thy heart3 ,and1 as thine ,emblem doth foreshew1 ,a good conclusion will insue4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xix4 ,w #bj ,your ,lot informeth how to know ,where1 best your ,love you may bestow3 ,and1 by the same it may appeare ,what ,musicke most affects your eare4 ,denye it not2 for 7by your leave7 ,wee by your lookes1 your heart perceive4 ,and1 this perhaps you'l thinke upon 7,to purpose7 when you are alone4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xx4 #ba ,this ,lot may make us all suspect1 ,that some wrong object you affect2 ,and1 that1 where dearenesse you pretend1 ,it is not for the noblest end4 ,what mischiefe from such falshood flowes1 ,your ,emblem very truely showes2 ,and1 may more happy make your ,fate1 ,if counsell be not come too late4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxi4 #bb ,to trust on others1 thou art apt2 ,and1 hast already beene intrapt2 ,or1 may'st er'e long be much deceiv'd ,by some1 whom thou hast well believ'd4 ,be heedfull1 therfore1 of thy ,lot2 ,and1 let it never be forgot3 ,so1 though some hazzard thou mayst run1 ,yet1 thou shalt never be undone4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxii4 #bc ,it seemes thou tak'st too great a care ,for things1 that vaine1 and fading are2 ,or else1 dost overprise them so1 ,as if all blisse from them did flowe4 ,that1 therefore1 thou mayst view their worth1 ,in ,hieroglyphicke shaddow'd forth1 ,thy ,lot befriends thee3 marke the same1 ,and1 be in this1 no more to blame4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiii4 #bd ,though some1 should thee1 for one1 mistake1 ,whose wealth is all upon his backe1 ,if what thou hast1 bee all thine owne1 ,god1 hath enough on thee bestowne4 ,a ,princes ransome1 wee may beare1 ,in ,iewells1 which most precious are2 ,and1 yet1 to many men may seeme1 ,to carry nothing worth esteeme4 ,therefore1 though small thy substance be1 ,thine ,emblem1 somewhat comforts thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiv4 #be ,by this your ,emblem1 wee discerne1 ,that1 you are yet of age to learne2 ,and1 that1 when elder you shall grow1 ,there1 will be more for you to know3 ,presume not1 therefore of your wit1 ,but1 strive that you may benefit4 ,for1 of your age1 we many view1 ,that1 farre more wisedome have1 then you4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxv4 #bf ,by thy complaints1 it hath appear'd1 ,thou think'st thy ,vertues want reward2 ,and1 that1 if they their merit had1 ,thou rich1 and nobler should'st be made4 ,to drive thee from that partiall thought1 ,thou1 by an ,emblem1 shalt be taught1 ,that1 where true ,vertue may be found1 ,the truest wealth will still abound4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvi4 #bg ,by this thy ,lot1 thou dost appeare ,to be of those1 who love to heare ,the ,preacher's voyce2 or1 else of them1 ,that undervalue1 or contemne ,those dayly showres of wholsome words1 ,which ,god1 in these our times1 affords4 ,now1 which soere of these thou bee1 ,thine ,emblem1 something1 teaches thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvii4 #bh ,thou deal'st1 when thee thy foe offends1 ,as if1 you never should be friends4 ,in peace1 thou so secure doth grow1 ,as if1 thou could'st not have a foe4 ,how1 therefore1 ,peace and ,warre pursues ,each other1 this thine ,emblem shewes1 ,that1 thou mayst learne1 in ev'ry tide1 ,for future chances1 to provide4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxviii4 #bi ,what e're thou are in outward shew1 ,thy ,heart is ever very true1 ,and1 to those ,knowledges aspires1 ,which every prudent ,soule desires3 ,yet1 be not proud that thou hast got ,this testimonie1 by thy ,lot4 ,but1 view thine ,emblem1 and endeaver ,in search of ,knowledge to persever4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxix4 #cj ,if ,glory1 thou desire to get1 ,thy ,wits1 thou must on working set2 ,and1 labour unto ,prudence adde1 ,before true ,honor will be had3 ,for1 what thy ,friends1 or ,parents brought1 ,to make thee famous1 profits nought2 ,but1 rather will procure thy shame1 ,vnlesse1 thou shalt improove the same4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxx4 ,m #ca ,the time hath beene1 that of the ,rod1 ,thou wert more fearefull1 then of ,god2 ,but1 now unlesse thou prudent grow1 ,more cause thou hast to feare a shrowe2 ,for1 from the ,rod1 now thou art free1 ,a ,woman1 shall thy torment be4 ,at her1 yet doe not thou repine1 ,for1 all the fault is onely thine4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxi4 #cb ,it seemes1 thy ,time thou dost mispend3 ,to warne thee1 therefore of thine end2 ,to shew1 how short thy ,life will be2 ,and1 with what speed it flyes from thee2 ,this ,lot was drawne3 and1 may advize1 ,that1 thou thy time shouldst better prize4 ,which1 if accordingly thou doe1 ,this1 will be sport1 and profit too4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxii4 #cc ,it may be1 thou art one of those1 ,who1 dost not all aright suppose1 ,of ,gods ,decrees2 or1 of the state ,of an inevitable ,fate4 ,that1 therefore1 so thou maist beleeve1 7,and1 of these ,mysteries conceive7 ,as thou art bound2 this ,lot befell4 ,peruse1 and minde thine ,embleme well4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiii4 #cd ,thou1 at thy ,fortune1 hast repin'd1 ,and1 seem'st imprisond in thy minde1 ,because thou art not straight releast ,from those things which have thee opprest4 ,to thee1 a ,lot is therefore sent1 ,to qualifie thy discontent1 ,by shewing1 that thy present ,fate ,preserves thee1 from a worse estate4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiv4 #ce ,thy ,vertues and thy ,worth are such1 ,that1 many doe envie thee much2 ,and1 they that hate thee1 take delight ,to doe thee mischiefe and despight4 ,but1 heart assume1 and follow on ,the course that thou hast well begunne2 ,for1 all their spight shall doe no more1 ,but1 make thee greater then before4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxv4 #cf ,in outward pompe1 thy pleasures are2 ,thy hope of blisse is placed there2 ,and1 thou this folly wilt not leave1 ,till1 all content1 it shall bereave1 ,vnlesse1 thou timely come to see ,how vaine1 all earthly ,glories bee4 ,an ,emblem1 therefore1 thou hast gain'd1 ,by which1 this ,knowledge is obtain'd4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvi4 #cg ,it may be feared1 that thou hast ,in publicke1 or in private1 past ,some promise1 or else made some vow1 ,that's broke1 or else indanger'd1 now4 ,if so2 this ,lot is come1 in time1 ,to mend1 or to prevent this crime2 ,and1 shew what should by them be done1 ',twixt whom ,affection is begunne4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvii4 #ch ,thou art reproved of deceipt1 ,in faulty ,measures1 and in ,weight2 ,and1 overbackward hast been knowne1 ,in giving ev'ry one his owne4 ,thine ,emblem1 therefore1 counsells thee1 ,that1 thou more just1 hereafter be4 ,for1 that1 which is by falsehood got1 ,makes likely showes1 but prospers not4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvii4 #ci ,so highly1 thou dost ,vertue prize1 ,that1 thou dost ,fortunes helpe despise1 ,as if1 where ,vertues present are1 ,her favours alwayes needlesse were3 ,but1 sometimes there's enough to doe1 ,for ,fortune1 and for ,vertue too1 ,the pow'r of envious tongues to charme1 ,and1 keepe an ,innocent from harme4 ,therfore1 make both of these1 thy friends2 ,for1 thereunto thine ,emblem tends4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxix4 #dj ,thou mayst be one of those1 perchance1 ,who ,schisme1 and ,heresies advance1 ,because they ,times and ,termes mistake2 ,and1 diff'rence know not how to make ',twixt that1 which temp'rall doth appeare1 ,and1 those things which eternall are4 ,thou1 by thy ,lot1 art therefore warn'd1 ,to search what should of these be learn'd4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xl4 #da ,great workes to doe1 thou hast a minde2 ,but1 pow'r thereto thou canst not finde4 ,sometime1 thy pow'r is not unfit2 ,but1 then thou failest in thy wit4 ,such ,vndertakings1 therefore1 chuse 7,if thou wilt not thy time abuse7 ,as to thy pow'rs1 and wits agree2 ,and1 let them both imployed bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xli4 #db ,when any ,blessing thou hast gain'd1 ,thou mind'st not whence it was obtain'd2 ,but1 bear'st thy selfe1 as if the same ,by thine owne pow'r1 or merit1 came3 ,that1 therefore1 thou mayst better heed ,from whence1 all ,graces doe proceed1 ,thou1 hast an ,emblem1 by this ,lot1 ,from which1 good ,cautions may be got4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlii4 #dc ,by this thy ,lot1 it should appeare1 ,the ,muses thy acquaintance are2 ,or1 that thou art 7at least7 of those1 ,who1 of their ,steed ambitious growes4 ,if thou hast wit1 his ,reynes to guide1 ,vpon his backe1 mount up and ride2 ,but1 if thou finde thy selfe to weake1 ,forbeare him1 lest thy necke he breake4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliii4 #dd ,in many things1 the worse thou art1 ,by thy despayring1 fainting heart2 ,and1 oft1 thy labour1 and thy cost1 ,for want of hopefulnesse1 is lost4 ,this indiscretion to prevent1 ,thou1 therefore1 by thy ,lot1 art sent1 ,the ,plough-man's hopefulnesse to see3 ,observe it2 and1 reformed bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliv4 #de ,as soone as e're thy ,seeds are sowne1 ,thou fruits expectest1 fully growne4 ,and1 if they ripe not in a day1 ,thou1 foolest all thy hopes away3 ,that wiser1 therefore1 thou mayst grow1 ,thy ,lot1 an ,emblem doth bestow1 ,to teach1 that workes both faire and great1 ,by small-degrees1 are made compleat4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlv4 #df ,thou hadst1 or hast1 or thou shalt have ,much trouble1 ere thou fill thy ,grave2 ,and1 may'st1 when thou expectest rest1 ,with paine1 or sorrowes1 be opprest4 ,but1 be content1 and waile not much3 ,for1 ,poverty shall make thee rich4 ,the paine will soone be overpast1 ,and1 thou shalt happy be at last4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvi4 #dg ,thy ,fortune1 be it good or bad1 ,may1 by thy wit1 be better made2 ,yea1 whatsoere mischances fall1 ,by prudence1 thou may'st helpe them all4 ,that1 hopefull1 therfore1 thou mayst bide1 ,what change soever1 shall betide1 ,thou1 by thy ,lot1 informed art1 ,what succours1 ,wisedome doth impart4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvii4 ,m #dh ,a man at ,armes1 thou wouldst be thought1 ,and1 hast the ,crowne of ,honour sought2 ,but1 thou hast much mistooke the wayes1 ,which tend to well-deserved praise4 ,how1 ,honour1 therefore1 may be got1 ,thou art informed by thy ,lot2 ,and1 with what ,foes1 and1 for what end1 ,thou shouldst be ready to contend4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlviii4 #di ,perhaps1 thou mayst be one of those1 ,who doth ,god's holy ,church oppose2 ,for1 over many in these dayes1 ,disturbe her ,peace1 and sleight her ,praise3 ,that her esteeme1 therefore may bee ,increased1 or preserv'd1 by thee1 ,thine ,emblem1 now1 to thee1 will show1 ,to what perfection she will grow4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlix4 #ej ,thou safety lov'st1 and wouldst have ,armes1 ,thy person to secure from harmes3 ,but1 most of those thou hast prepar'd1 ,are but a weake uncertaine ,guard1 ,and1 if thou take not greater heed1 ,may faile thy trust1 in time of need4 ,thine ,emblem1 therfore1 hath exprest1 ,what ,armes1 for thy defence are best4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,l4 #ea ,of ,planetary-,calculations1 ,of ,superstitious-,observations1 ,of ,lots1 and ,dreames1 and ,accidents1 ,which have but casuall events1 ,thou art so fond2 and1 unto such1 ,thou dost adhere1 and trust so much1 ,that1 it succeedeth very well1 ,no ,emblem1 now1 to thee befell3 ,lest1 these1 which onely ,counsells bee1 ,might seeme firme ,destinies to thee4 #eb ,he that by drawing1 here1 his ,lot1 ,some caveat or advice hath got1 ,did1 peradventure1 need alone ,that ,caution1 which he lighted on3 ,but1 unto thee1 so needfull are ,all ,warnings1 and1 all ,counsells here1 ,that1 ,fortune will not one bestow1 ,lest1 thou may'st thinke thou need'st no moe4 #ec ,you1 may be glad1 you drew not that1 ,which1 in your thought1 you guessed at2 ,for1 so it points out that condition1 ,whereof you give a great suspicion1 ,that1 had it such an ,emblem nam'd1 ,as fits you right1 you had beene sham'd4 ,since1 then1 your fault is unreveal'd1 ,amend1 and keep it still conceal'd4 #ed ,the ,muses ,oracle is dumbe1 ,because to tempt them you are come2 ,for1 in your heart1 you much despise1 ,to follow that1 which they advise3 ,their admonitions1 you doe jeere1 ,and1 scorne to helpe your ,wisedome1 here4 ,the ,muses1 therefore1 leave you1 still1 ,to be as foolish1 as you will4 #e ,it would1 perhaps1 have made thee proud1 ,if1 now1 thy ,lot had beene allow'd ,to let an ,emblem shadow forth ,what is conceived of thy worth4 ,or1 if thy ,vertues were descry'd1 ,perchance1 thou wouldst be more envy'd ,then praysed1 when they are exprest2 ,a ,blanke for thee1 was therefore best4 #f ,no ,emblem1 to this ,lot1 replyes2 ,minde1 therefore1 well 7,i thee advise7 ,what from the ,preacher's voice thou hear'st1 ,when in the ,church1 thou next appear'st3 ,yea1 there indeavour thou1 to seeke ,thy ,lot of ,counsell1 ev'ry weeke4 ,for1 at all seasons1 there will bee ,such ,prophecies1 concerning thee1 ,that1 if of those1 thou takest heed1 ,these ,emblems1 thou shalt never need4 ,,finis4 ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,emblemes1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,moderne3 ,quickened ,with ,,metricall ,,illvstrations1 both ,morall and ,divine3 ,and disposed into ,,lotteries4 ,that ,instruction1 and ,good ,counsell1 may bee furthered by an ,honest and ,pleasant ,recreation4 ,by ,,george ,,wither4 ,the third ,booke4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,london1 ,printed by ,,avgvstine ,,mathewes4 ,,mdcxxxiv4 ,,to ,,the ,,most ,,illvstriovs ,princesse1 ,,francis1 ,dutchesse ,dowager of ,,richmond1 and ,,lennox1 c4 ,fame sayes 7great ,,princesse7 that the ,pow'rs-above1 ,will soone forgive2 which1 ,i desire to prove3 ,for1 ,i am guiltie of a ,venial-sinne ,against your ,,grace2 and1 have remain'd therein ,without an ,absolution1 so long time1 ,that1 now1 my ,conscience checks me for the ,crime2 ,and1 to reprove me for it1 will not cease ,till ,i have1 someway1 sought to make my ,peace4 ,to palliate my ,fault1 ,i could produce ,enough1 perhaps1 to stand for an ,excuse4 ,but1 when ,i mind what ,favours1 and what ,fame ,i might have purchased unto my ,name1 7,by taking ,courage1 to have done my best7 ,i dare not make ,excuses2 but1 request ,your pardon1 rather1 and1 that some ,oblation ,may game my ,person1 future acceptation4 ,to that intent1 this humble ,offring1 here1 ,within your gracious presence1 doth appeare4 ,and1 that it may the more content your eye1 ,well-graven ,figures1 help to beautifie ,my lowly ,gift3 ,and1 vailed are in these1 ,a ,treasury of ,golden ,sentences2 ,by my well-meaning ,muse1 interpreted1 ,that1 with your ,,name1 their ,morals may be spread ,and scattred1 ,largesse-like1 7at your commanding7 ,to helpe inrich the ,poore in ,vnderstanding4 ,if ,,yov accept the ,tender1 ,i shall know1 ,your ,,grace is pleased with your ,servant1 so1 ,as1 that there may be hope1 my future ,actions1 ,will give the more contenting ,satisfactions3 ,and1 your ,encouragements1 my ,pow'rs may raise1 ,to make the ,,beavties of your ,later dayes1 ,more glorious1 far1 than your fresh ,,yovth',s perfection1 ,though1 knowne to be1 the ,load-stone of ,affection4 ,for1 like the loving ,,tvrtle1 you have stood ,so constant1 in your vowed ,widdow-hood2 ,so strictly1 kept a solitarie state2 ,so faithfull beene1 to your deceased ,,mate2 ,so firmly true1 and truly kinde1 to them1 ,which are the ,branches of his ,princely-stemme2 ,and1 personated in so high a ,straine1 ,the parts of ,,honovr2 that1 my rusticke vaine1 ,must raised be1 before it can ascend ,to say1 how much1 your ,fame1 doth you commend4 ,yet1 if these ,lines1 7or1 that they ,vsher in7 ,for me1 some ,passage may1 anew1 begin ,to your ,esteeme2 ,i1 may so happily1 ,illustrate forth1 the ,golden-,history ,of those ,affections1 which within your ,brest1 ,have to the world remained unexprest4 ,that1 future times1 to your applause may reade1 ,the matchlesse ,paterne of a ,widdowed-bed1 ,which you have drawne1 for those to imitate ,who can2 and1 for the rest to wonder at4 ,for1 what 7thereto7 yet wanteth1 in my ,muse1 ,your ,,grace1 as my ,minerva1 may infuse4 ,nor1 will it be in vaine1 to shew the worth ,of those ,perfections1 truly blazed forth1 ,which you may personate3 ,nor1 shall it be ,to your ,content unusefull1 when you see ,the ,best part of your selfe1 7as in a ,glasse7 ,disclosed1 and set up1 before your ,,grace1 ,to represent those ,beauties1 wherein lurkes1 ,more sweetnesse1 than in ,picture-drawers ,workes2 ,and shew1 how temp'rall ,glories1 and ,affections1 ,have hourely ripened you1 for those ,perfections ,that1 make ,immortall2 and1 which are that ,end1 ,whereto1 all ,earthly ,graces1 ought to tend4 ,then1 if your ,,excellence1 desire to heare1 ,those ,,mvses1 honour you1 whose prayses are ,attending ,vertue2 and1 shall please to live ,that ,life of ,glory1 which my ,verse can give2 ,your ,,graces favour1 7when you please7 hath pow'rs ,to make both ,,mee1 and all my ,muses yours4 ,and1 wee are hopefull1 that1 so well wee know ,your ,merits1 and those ,duties1 which wee owe1 ,that1 wee shall raise1 your ,,honovr',s ,trophies high1 ,though1 ,wee our selves upon the pavement lie4 ,thus1 ,i have made mine ,offring2 and ,i stand ,attending1 now1 to kisse your ,,graces hand4 ,your ,,graces in all humilitie1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,,to ,,the ,,high ,,and ,,mighty ,prince1 ,,james1 ,duke of ,,lennox1 c4 ,when ,,richmond1 your beloved ,vnkle1 liv'd1 7,for whose departure1 all this ,empire griev'd1 ,and1 yet laments7 his ,,grace did not refuse ,to deigne respects1 to my obscured ,,mvse2 ,nor scorne1 from ,highest-worth1 to stoope so low1 ,as1 mee1 in my despisednesse1 to know3 ,and1 had not ,bashfulnesse restrain'd my ,wit1 ,from pressing-on1 7when he incourag'd it17 ,my ,,pegasvs1 had learn'd1 e're now1 to rise1 ,which1 yet1 with lame1 and sickly ,feathers flies4 ,but1 ,,hee hath left us2 and1 ,i thought not on ,the losse ,i had of ,,him1 till he was gone2 ,nor could ,i dreame1 till he did hence ascend1 ,what t'was to want an ,honourable-friend3 ,nor1 what they feele1 whom ,fate constraines1 to tarry ,on stormy ,plaines1 without a ,,sanctvarie4 ,assoone1 as from among us1 he made wing1 ,my ,hopes did waine1 and1 ,i began to sing ,a ,mournfull-song1 not easie to forget2 ,because1 ,i beare the burthen of it1 yet4 ,nor was ,i silent 7though my ,epicede ,appear'd not1 for the publike eye to reade7 ,but1 griev'd in private1 as one wanting ,art1 ,to give1 the ,life of praise1 to his desart3 ,which1 if ,i could have equall'd with his ,name1 ,his ,death had gain'd my ,verse1 a living-,fame4 ,and1 why expresse ,i this8 except it give ,your ,,grace1 a fit occasion to perceive1 ,that1 my decayed ,hopes ,i would renew1 ,and1 faine derive them downe1 from ,,him to ,,yov8 ,that1 as you branched from his ,princely ,stemme2 7,are1 honour'd with his ,ducall-,diadem7 ,and1 imitate his ,vertue2 ,so1 you might ,be ,lord1 in mee1 of that1 which was his right3 ,and1 for his ,noble sake1 vouchsafe to own ,a ,servant1 which1 to you1 is yet unknowne4 ,as ,prologue1 to the service ,i intend1 ,this ,,present comes2 and1 without ,hope1 or ,end1 ,of gaining further ,grace1 or more ,esteeme1 ,than may1 with humblest modestie1 beseeme ,his ,love1 and ,honest-meaning1 to expect1 ,whose ,merits have1 no visible effect1 ,conducing to your profit2 and1 from whom ,the best of his intents1 are yet to come4 ,i cannot thinke1 these ,lots1 or ,emblems1 are ,so worthy in themselves1 as they'l appeare ,in your acceptance2 ,or1 that they can give1 ,such ,grace to ,,yov1 as they'l from you receive4 ,yet1 if ,,yov please1 they may be1 otherwhile1 ,a profitable ,meanes1 to help beguile ,a ,melancholy thought2 ,and1 have the pow'r ,to shorten 7without losse7 a tedious howre4 ,sometime 7no doubt7 content you are to walke ,in ,artlesse ,groves2 ,or1 to admit the talke of ,rustick ,swaines 7though ev'ry day you might ,your self in well-trim'd garden-bowr's1 delight1 ,or1 heare the learnedst ,muses1 when you please27 ,ev'n so1 for change1 you may1 perhaps1 in these ,a ,recreation finde2 and1 in some measure1 ,a ,profit1 intermixed with your ,pleasure4 ,i will not make my ,promises too large1 ,lest1 my ,performances1 they overcharge ,with ,expectation3 but1 ,i leave them1 ,,sir1 ,to ,bee1 and to be thought1 the same they are4 ,and1 if your ,,excellence1 7when you behold ,the ,ground whereon ,i first became so bold1 ,to make this ,entrance7 shall vouchsafe to daigne ,those ,favours1 which1 ,i dare not thinke to gaine ,by ,meer-deserving2 you may then1 perchance1 ,my ,willingnesse1 to ,ablenesse advance3 ,and1 reap in ,mee 7when ripened they are grown7 ,some timely fruits1 of that1 which you have sown4 ,till then1 let it suffice1 that ,i professe ,a cheerefull1 and a thankfull ,readinesse ,to honour ,,yov2 and1 openly to show ,the ,dutie1 which1 it may appeare1 ,i owe ,to ,,him that's gone4 ,and1 let your ,,grace descend ,to take this ,pledge1 of what ,i more intend4 ,who am in all humilitie ,your ,,graces to be commanded1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,if well thou dost1 and well intend1 ,thou shalt be crowned1 in the end4 ,illustration3 ,,si ,,recte ,,facies4 ,,illvstr4 ,i4 ,book4 #c ,when1 many1 for the chiefest ,garland runne1 ,that height of ,glory1 can befall but one2 ,yet1 ,wreaths there are1 for ev'ry man prepar'd1 ,according as he meriteth reward3 ,and1 though the ,worke deserveth little meed1 ,grace1 prints a worth1 on ev'ry willing-deed1 ,which formes it currant2 and1 doth gratious make ,man's weake endeavors1 for ,,god',s promise sake4 ,all seeke the selfe-same prize2 but1 doe not seeke1 ,with mindes1 and1 with endeavors1 all alike4 ,most1 wish the ,wreath2 but1 few those things will doe1 ,that may be helpfull to attaine thereto3 ,and1 some 7that will be doing7 more delight ,in doing their owne will1 then doing right4 ,one1 thinkes by airie titles1 to atchieve ,the ,palme he seekes2 ,another1 doth believe ,tis gain'd1 by giving to his ,appetite1 ,the fulnesse of his ,bodies vaine delight3 ,to reach their aime1 some others nourish hopes1 ,by scrambling up unto the dunghill-tops ,of temp'rall ,riches3 and1 of all the wayes1 ,most thinke this course deserves the greatest praise4 ,but1 this our ,emblem's ,motto1 doth implie1 ,that1 nothing ,man possesseth outwardly ,can purchase him the ,crowne1 that should be sought1 ,like rightly-doing1 what is rightly-taught4 ,and1 that ,god never passed any doome1 ,to barre their blisse1 who righteous would become3 ,for1 ev'n to ,cain he said 7of sinne detected7 ,if well thou dost1 thou shalt be well respected4 ,a little ,wit1 may stand in stead1 ,when ,strength doth faile1 in time of need4 ,illustration3 ,,superat ,,solertia ,,vires4 ,,illvstr4 ,,ii4 ,book4 #c ,the ,squirrell1 when shee must goe seeke her food1 ,by making passage through some neighb'ring flood1 7,and feares to be devoured by the ,streame7 ,thus1 helpes her weaknesse1 by a ,stratagem4 ,on blocks1 or chips1 which on the waves doe flote1 ,she nimbly leaps2 and1 making them her boate 7,by helpe of ,windes1 of ,current1 and of ,tide7 ,is wafted over to the further side4 ,thus1 that1 which for the ,body proves unfit1 ,must often be acquired by the ,wit4 ,and1 what our outward ,fortunes shall denye1 ,our providence must labour to supply4 ,those ,casualties1 which may our need befriend1 ,we should with heedfull diligence attend2 ,and1 watch to seize those opportunities1 ,which1 men of abler fortunes may despise4 ,some ,birds1 when they an ,oyster would unlock1 ,mount up1 and let it fall upon a ,rock2 ,and1 when the ,cockles on the ,shores lye gasping1 7,at ev'ry ,tides approach their ,shells unclasping7 ,crowes cast in ,pebles1 and so take that meat ,by craft1 which by their force they could not get4 ,wee1 by indeav'ring thus1 may gaine1 at length1 ,that1 which at first appeares above our strength4 ,by little ,screwes an entrance we may make1 ,where ,barres of ,iron cannot passage breake4 ,small ,engines1 lift huge weights2 and1 we have heard1 ,that one ,wise-man 7though poore without regard7 ,may save a ,city1 when the ,men of ,warre1 ,and1 all their ,captaines1 at a non plus are4 ,to ,kings1 both ,sword and ,mace pertaine2 ,and1 these they doe not beare in vaine4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,sine ,,causa4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iii4 ,book4 #c ,when thou behold'st1 upon a ,day of ,state1 ,the ,king 7or1 some inferiour ,magistrate7 ,walke forth in publicke1 and the royall ,mace1 ,the ,sword1 or ,scepter borne before his face3 ,suppose thou not1 that those are carried1 so1 ,in ostentation1 or for idle show4 ,these vulgar ,emblems1 are significant2 ,and1 that authority1 which ,princes grant ,to ,bodies-politicke1 was1 heretofore ,declared1 by those ,ensignes1 which they bore4 ,the bruzing ,mace 7although1 perhaps1 with us1 ,it be not in these times1 restrained thus7 ,that branch of ,royall-power did signifie1 ,which doth by ,fines1 or losse of liberty1 ,correct ,offenders4 ,by the ,sword1 they meant1 ,that larger branch of pow'r1 to represent1 ,which takes the ,malefactors life away2 ,and1 armes it selfe1 when ,rebells disobay4 ,as often1 therefore1 as thou shalt espie ,such ,hieroglyphickes of ,authority2 ,be mindefull1 and advis'd 7how meane soere ,the ,persons1 or the ,places may appeare1 ,who get this pow'r7 that still thou honour them3 ,lest1 thou in those1 the pow'r of ,god contemne4 ,if not for theirs1 yet for thy ,sov'raignes cause1 ,whom these doe personate2 ,or1 for the ,lawes1 7,which threaten punishment7 thy selfe submit2 ,and1 suffer what ,authority thinkes fit3 ,for1 whatsoere they be that guide the ,reyne1 ,he1 gave the pow'r1 who gave it1 not1 in vaine4 ,he1 that concealed things will finde1 ,must looke before him1 and behinde4 ,illustration3 ,,pando ,,recondita4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iv4 ,book4 #c ,that ,head1 which in his ,temple1 heretofore1 ,the well-knowne figure of old ,ianus bore1 ,retain'd the forme1 which pictur'd here you finde2 ,a ,face before him1 and a ,face behinde4 ,and this old ,hieroglyphicke doth comprize ,a multitude of ,heathenish ,mysteries2 ,which1 wee omitting1 will insist on what ,this ,emblem's ,motto1 chiefely poynteth at4 ,in true ,divinity1 'tis ,god alone1 ,to whom1 all hidden things are truely knowne4 ,hee1 onely1 is that ever-present-being1 ,who1 by the vertue of his pow'r all-seeing1 ,beholds1 at one aspect1 all things that are1 ,that ever shall be1 and that ever were4 ,but1 in a ,morall-sense1 we may apply ,this double-face1 that man to signifie1 ,who 7whatsoere he undertakes to doe7 ,lookes1 both before him1 and behinde him1 too4 ,for1 he shall never fruitfully forecast ,affaires to come1 who mindes not what is past3 ,and1 such as doe not1 oft1 before them looke1 ,may lose the labour1 that's already tooke4 ,by1 sometimes1 looking backward1 we behold ,those things1 which have been done in times of old2 ,by looking wisely forward1 we foresee ,such matters1 as in future-times will bee3 ,and1 thus1 we doe not onely fruits receive1 ,from that short space of time1 in which we live2 ,but1 by this meanes1 we likewise have a share1 ,in times to come1 and1 times that passed are4 ,good ,fortune will with him abide1 ,that hath true ,vertue1 for his guide4 ,illustration3 ,,virtute ,,duce ,,comite ,,fortuna ,,illvstr4 ,v4 ,book4 #c ,the ,gryphon1 is the figure of a creature1 ,not found within the ,catalogues of ,nature3 ,but1 by those ,wits created1 who1 to shew ,internall things1 externall ,figures drew3 ,the ,shape1 in which this ,fiction they exprest1 ,was borrow'd from a ,fowle1 and1 from a ,beast2 ,importing 7when their parts were thus combin'd7 ,the ,vertues1 both of ,body1 and of minde3 ,and1 ,men are sayd on ,gryphons backes to ride1 ,when those mixt ,vertues1 them have dignify'd4 ,the ,stone 7this ,brute supporting7 may expresse ,the firme abiding1 and the solidnesse ,of all true ,vertues4 ,that1 long-winged ,ball1 ,which doth appeare fast-linked therewithall1 ,the gifts of changing ,fortune doth implye3 ,and1 all those things together1 signifie1 ,that1 when by such like ,vertues ,men are guided1 ,good ,fortune cannot be from them divided4 ,if this be true 7as true ,i this believe7 ,why should wee murmure1 why repine1 or grieve1 ,as if our ,studies1 or our honest paines1 ,deprived were of some deserved gaines8 ,why should we thinke the world hath done us wrong1 ,because wee are not register'd among ,those thriving men1 who purse up evr'y day1 ,for twelve hours labour more then twelve months pay8 ,if wee our paines rewarded cannot see1 ,wee count our ,merits greater then they be4 ,but if we bide content1 our worth is more2 ,and rich we are1 though others think us poore4 ,when prosperous our ,affaires doe growe2 ,god's ,grace it is1 that makes them so4 ,illustration3 ,,florebo ,,prospiciente ,,deo4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vi4 ,book4 #c ,svch pleasant ,flowres1 as here are shadow'd out 7,full-grown1 well-trim'd1 and strongly fenc'd about7 ,at first1 perchance1 had planting 7where they stand7 ,and1 husbanding1 by some good ,gard'ners hand3 ,but1 when to perfect ripenesse1 they are grown1 7,and1 spread forth leaves1 and blossomes1 fully blowne7 ,they draw it from the ,vertue of the ,sunne1 ,which worketh1 when the ,gard'ners worke is done3 ,for1 lost were all his ,travaile1 and his praise1 ,vnlesse that ,planet cheare them with his rayes4 ,in this our ,pilgrimage1 it fares with us 7,in all our hopes1 and all our labours7 thus4 ,for1 whatsoever bus'nesse wee intend1 ,on ,god1 our good successes doe depend4 ,our ,hands may build2 but1 structures vaine we make1 ,till ,god1 to be ,chiefe-builder1 undertake4 ,to wall a ,city1 wee may beare the cost2 ,but1 he must guard it1 or1 the ,towne is lost3 ,the ,plow-man useth diligence to sowe2 ,but1 ,god must blesse it1 or1 no ,corne will grow3 ,yea1 though ,paul plant1 and1 though ,apollo water1 ,they spend their sweat1 upon a fruitlesse matter1 ,till ,god1 from heaven1 their labours please to blesse1 ,and crowne their travailes1 with a good increase4 ,let1 therefore1 those that flourish1 like this ,flowre1 7,and1 may be wither'd1 e're another houre7 ,give ,god the praise1 for making of their ,seeds ,bring forth sweet ,flowres1 that1 else1 had proved ,weeds3 ,and1 me despise not1 though ,i thrive not so2 ,for1 when1 ,god pleaseth1 ,i shall flourish too4 ,if thou thy ,duties truely doe1 ,of thy ,reward1 be hopefull too4 ,illustration3 ,,fac ,,et ,,spera4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vii4 ,book4 #c ,some ,sects are found1 who so believing be1 ,they thinke themselves from legall-workings free2 ,and1 so they live1 as if they stood in feare ,that1 with ,good-works1 their ,god offended were4 ,another sort we know1 who credit not1 ,that any hope of ,mercie can be got1 ,till they themselves1 by their externall-deed1 ,have merited the favours they shall need3 ,and1 so they prize their workings2 that1 for ,grace1 ,they seeme to disallow all usefull place4 ,both sorts1 their errours may be purged from1 ,when to the ,fiery-tryall they shall come4 ,so1 likewise1 may another ,faction too1 ,that erre more deadly then these former doe4 ,these doe 7forsooth7 affirme1 that ,god's decree ,before all ,worlds 7what ,words can fouler be87 ,debarr'd the greatest part of humane-race1 ,without respecting sinne1 from hope of ,grace2 ,and1 that1 howere this number shall indeaver1 ,they must continue ,reprobates1 for ever4 ,the first1 are errours of ,impiety2 ,but1 this1 ascends the top of blasphemy2 ,dispoyles ,religion wholly of her fruits2 ,and1 wrongeth ,god in all his ,attributes4 ,these ,errours1 therefore shunne2 and1 so believe1 ,that wee thy ,faith1 may by thy ,workes perceive4 ,so worke1 that thy believing may approve ,thou wrought'st not for thy ,wages2 but1 for love4 ,for 7whatsoe're thou be7 if thus thou doe1 ,thou mayst have hopes1 and1 ,god will grant them too4 ,by ,wisedome1 things which passe away1 ,are best preserved from decay4 ,illustration3 ,,rerum ,,sapientia ,,custos4 ,,illvstr4 ,,viii4 ,book4 #c ,the ,laurell1 which is given for a ,crowne 7,to men deserving ,glory1 and renowne7 ,is figur'd here1 those noble deeds to show1 ,for which1 the ,wreaths of ,honour1 we bestow4 ,two ,serpents 7,,wisdome',s ,emblems7 twisted are ,about this branch of ,lawrell1 to declare1 ,that1 ,wisdome is the surest meanes to save ,our ,names and ,actions1 from ,oblivion's ,grave4 ,the ,snakes are two1 perhaps1 to signifie ,that ,morall-wit1 and ,christian-policie 7,vnited both together7 doe contrive ,the safest guard1 and best preservative4 ,consider this1 all yee1 that trust your ,names ,to ,marble ,monuments2 or1 mount your ,fames ,by those poore meanes1 which ,fooles and ,knaves pursue2 ,and1 may effect as easily as you3 ,nay1 with more ease2 and1 overtop you too1 ,when you have done the best1 your wits can doe4 ,i say1 consider this2 and1 let the ,pen ,of learned1 wise1 and understanding men1 ,renowne your worths1 and register the story ,of your deserved1 and1 well-gotten glory2 ,lest1 else1 it suffer close-imprisonments1 ,within the walls of such poore ,monuments1 ,as oft are built1 to leave it quite forgotten1 ,whose bones they cover'd1 e're those bones be rotten4 ,but1 you shall best preserve your ,honest-fame1 ,your ,workes1 your ,hopes1 and ,honours of your ,name1 ,if you your selves be wise2 and1 so provide ,that ,prudence1 all your ,workes1 and ,speeches guide4 ,good ,hopes1 we best accomplish may1 ,by lab'ring in a constant-,way4 ,illustration3 ,,labore ,,et ,,constantia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,ix4 ,book4 #c ,some ,folkes there are1 7and many men suppose1 ,that ,i my selfe1 may passe for one of those7 ,who many likely ,businesses intend1 ,yet1 bring but very few1 unto an end4 ,which folly to prevent1 this ,emblem1 here1 ,did in a luckie houre1 perhaps1 appeare4 ,for1 as to draw a ,circle1 with our hand1 ,we cause the brazen ,compasses to stand ,with one foot firmely fixed one the ground2 ,and move the other in a ,constant-round3 ,right so1 when we shall purpose to proceed ,in any just1 and profitable deed1 ,we first1 should by a constant-resolution1 ,stand firme1 to what we put in execution3 ,and1 then1 with perseverance1 labour out ,those workings1 which we are employ'd about4 ,for1 we with constant-liking1 must elect ,those ,businesses1 we purpose to effect3 ,or els1 our time1 our labour1 and our cost1 ,will1 oft1 be much in vaine1 or wholly lost4 ,with constant-labour1 we must follow1 too1 ,those things1 which we resolved are to do2 ,or1 els1 our hopes will never be effected1 ,how warily soe're we have projected4 ,long ,iourneys ,i abhorre2 yet1 otherwhile ,i meane a ,furlong1 and performe a ,mile4 ,i greatly feare ,long-labours to begin2 ,yet some ,i finish1 when ,i'me entred in3 ,and1 if in ,labour1 ,i more constant grow1 ,how ,i improve1 hereafter1 you shall know4 ,ere thou a fruitfull-,cropp shalt see1 ,thy ground must plough'd and harro'wd be4 ,illustration3 ,,evertit ,,et ,,aequat4 ,,illvstr4 ,x4 ,book4 #c ,before the ,plowman hopefull can be made1 ,his untill'd earth good ,hay or ,corne will yeeld1 ,he breakes the hillocks downe1 with ,plough or ,spade2 ,and1 harrowes over1 all the cloddie ,field4 ,then1 from the leaveld-ground1 at last1 he mowes ,that ,cropp of grasse1 which he had hope to gaine2 ,or1 there1 doth reape the fruit of what he sowes1 ,with profit1 which contents him for his paine4 ,our craggie-,nature must be tilled1 thus1 ,before it will1 for ,herbes of ,grace1 be fit4 ,our high conceit1 must downe be broke in us2 ,our heart is proud1 and ,god must humble it4 ,before good ,seed1 in us will rooting take1 ,afflictions ploughes and harrowes1 must prepare us3 ,and1 that the truer levell1 he may make1 ,when we are sunck too low1 ,gods hand must reare us4 ,then1 neither stormings of ,adversitie1 ,shall drowne the ,seedes of ,hope1 which we have sowne2 ,nor shall the ,sunne-beames of ,prosperitie1 ,drie up their moisture1 ere they ripe are growne4 ,oh ,lord1 thou know'st the nature of my minde2 ,thou know'st my bodyes tempers what they are2 ,and1 by what meanes1 they shall be best inclin'de ,such ,fruits to yeeld1 as they were made to beare4 ,my barren ,soule1 therefore1 manure thou so2 ,so1 harrow it2 so emptie1 and so fill2 ,so raise it up1 and bring it downe1 so low ,as best may lay it levell to thy ,will4 ,in this ,desire1 the worke is well begunne2 ,say thou the ,word1 and all is fully done4 ,true ,knowledge is a constant ,friend1 ,whose ,friendship1 never shall have end4 ,illustration3 ,,scientia ,,immutabilis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xi4 ,book4 #c ,by viewing this fixt-,head1 enwreath'd with ,bayes1 7,and1 what the ,motto round about it sayes7 ,your ,apprehension's eye1 may partly see ,what constant ,vertues1 in true ,knowledge be4 ,for1 if right plac'd it be1 it ever will ,continue in the same condition1 still3 ,and1 though it make mens manners to be chang'd2 ,yet1 never is it1 from it selfe1 estrang'd3 ,nor doth1 nor can it1 cease to be a ,friend1 ,what ,fate soever1 shall on us attend4 ,when ,wealth is lost1 or faileth to besteed us2 ,shee findes out honest meanes to cloath and feede us4 ,in farre1 and forraigne ,lands1 shee will become1 ,as kinde1 and as familiar1 as at home2 ,and1 travelleth1 without the costly cumber1 ,of ,carriages1 or ,clokebagges full of ,lumber4 ,no ,place can from our presence1 her enclose2 ,nor is she frighted from us by our ,foes4 ,no ,pickthankes1 of her ,favours1 can bereave us2 ,no ,promises1 can woo her to deceive us4 ,in ,youth1 in ,age1 in ,sickenesse1 and in ,griefe1 ,shee bringeth ,consolation and reliefe3 ,and1 is in all estates1 a blessing to us1 ,so constant 7and so apt1 all helpes to doe us7 ,that1 he for whom1 such ,knowledge1 ,god provideth1 ,enjoyes a ,friend1 that alwaies firme abideth4 ,lord1 ,i am friendlesse left2 therefore1 to me1 ,this ,knowledge1 and this ,friend1 vouchsafe to bee3 ,for1 thou that ,wisdome art1 7from heav'n descending7 ,which1 neither hath beginning1 change1 nor ending4 ,by ,studiousnesse1 in ,vertue's waies ,men gaine an universall-praise4 ,illustration3 ,,virtute ,,ac ,,studio ,,per ,,orbem ,,fama ,,perpetua ,,comparatur4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xii4 ,book4 #c ,when ,emblems1 of too many parts consist1 ,their ,author was no choice ,emblematist3 ,but1 is like those1 that wast whole howres1 to tell ,what1 in three minutes1 might be said as well4 ,yet1 when each member is interpreted1 ,out of these vulgar ,figures1 you may read ,a ,morall1 7altogether7 not unfit ,to be remembred1 ev'n1 by men of wit4 ,and1 if the ,kernell proove to be of worth1 ,no matter from what shell we drew it forth4 ,the ,square whereon the ,globe is placed1 here1 ,must ,vertue be2 ,that ,globe upon the ,square1 ,must meane the ,world2 ,the ,figure1 in the ,round1 7,which in appearance doth her ,trumpet sound7 ,was made for ,fame2 ,the ,booke she beares1 may show1 ,what ,breath it is1 which makes her ,trumpet blow3 ,the ,wreath1 inclosing all1 was to intend ,a glorious ,praise1 that never shall have end3 ,and1 these1 in one summ'd up1 doe seeme to say2 ,that1 7if men study in a vertuous-way7 ,the ,trumpet of a never-ceasing ,fame1 ,shall through the world proclaime their praisefull ,name4 ,now ,reader1 if large ,fame1 be thy ambition1 ,this ,emblem doth informe1 on what condition ,she may be gain'd4 ,but1 7herein1 me beleeve7 ,thy studie for meere-praise1 will thee deceive3 ,and1 if thy ,vertues1 be1 but onely1 those ,for which the vulgar ,fame1 her ,trumpet blowes1 ,thy ,fame's a blast2 ,thy ,vertues1 ,vices be2 ,thy ,studie's vaine2 and1 shame will follow thee4 ,above thy ,knowledge1 doe not rise1 ,but1 with ,sobrietie1 be wise1 ,illustration3 ,,noli ,,altum ,,sapere4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xiii4 ,book4 #c ,exalt thou not thy selfe1 though1 plac'd thou be1 ,vpon the topp of that old ,olive-tree1 ,from whence the nat'rall branches prun'd have bin1 ,that1 thou1 the better1 mightst be grafted in4 ,be not so over-wise1 as to presume ,the ,gard'ner1 for thy goodnesse1 did assume ,thy small ,crab-,olive1 to insert it1 there1 ,where1 once1 the sweetest-berries1 growing were3 ,nor let thy ,pride those few old-boughes contemne1 ,which1 yet1 remaine upon their ancient ,stemme2 ,because1 thy new-incorporated ,sprayes1 ,doe more enjoy the ,sunnes refreshing raies3 ,but1 humbled rather1 and1 more awfull bee2 ,lest1 hee that cut off them1 doe breake downe thee4 ,be wise1 in what may to thy good1 belong2 ,but1 seeke not ,knowledge1 to thy neighbours wrong3 ,be thankefull for the ,grace thou hast receiv'd1 ,but1 judge not those1 who seeme thereof bereav'd2 ,nor into those forbidden secrets peepe1 ,which ,god-,almighty1 to himselfe doth keepe4 ,remember what our ,father ,adam found1 ,when he for ,knowledge1 sought beyond his bound4 ,for1 doubtlesse1 ever since1 both good and ill ,are left with ,knowledge1 intermingled still2 ,and1 7if we be not humble1 meeke1 and warie7 ,we are in daily danger1 to miscary4 ,large1 proves the fruit which on the ,earth doth lie2 ,windes1 breake the twigge1 that's grafted over-high2 ,and1 he that will1 beyond his bounds1 be wise1 ,becomes a very ,foole1 before he dies4 ,when each man keepes unto his ,trade1 ,then1 all things better will be made4 ,illustration3 ,,tractant ,,fabrilia ,,fabri4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xiv4 ,book4 #c ,we more should thrive1 and erre the seldomer1 ,if we were like this honest ,carpenter1 ,whose ,emblem1 in reproofe of those1 is made1 ,that love to meddle1 farther then their ,trade4 ,but1 most are now exceeding cunning growne ,in ev'ry mans affaires1 except their owne3 ,yea1 ,coblers thinke themselves not onely able1 ,to censure2 but1 to mend ,apelles ,table4 ,great-,men1 sometime1 will gravely undertake ,to teach1 how ,broomes and ,morter1 we should make4 ,their ,indiscretions1 ,peaants imitate1 ,and boldly meddle with affaires of ,state4 ,some ,houswives teach their ,teachers how to pray1 ,some ,clarks1 have shew'd themselves1 as wise as they2 ,and in their ,callings1 as discreet have bin1 ,as if they taught their ,grandames how to spinne3 ,and1 if these ,customes1 last a few more ,ages1 ,all ,countries will be nothing els1 but ,stages ,of evill-acted1 and mistaken parts2 ,or1 ,gallemaufries1 of imperfect ,arts4 ,but1 ,i my selfe 7you'l say7 have medlings made1 ,in things1 that are improper to my ,trade4 ,no2 for1 the ,,mvses are in all things free2 ,fit subject of their ,verse1 all ,creatures be2 ,and1 there is nothing nam'd so meane1 or great1 ,whereof they have not ,liberty to treat4 ,both ,earth and ,heav'n1 are open unto these2 ,and 7when to take more libertie they please7 ,they ,worlds1 and things1 create1 which never were2 ,and1 when they list1 they play1 and meddle1 there4 ,a ,shepherd carefull of the ,sheepe1 ,at all times1 faithfull ,watch doth keepe4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,dormit ,,qui ,,custodit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xv4 ,book4 #c ,the ,figure of a ,storke in elder dayes1 ,was us'd in ,hieroglyphick1 many wayes3 ,but1 when one ,foote1 thus grasp'd a ,peple-stone1 ,the other being firmely fixed on ,the ,staffe ,episcopall2 in that position1 ,it makes an ,emblem1 of a late edition3 ,by some1 thought not improper1 to expresse ,their painefull1 and their serious1 watchfulnesse1 ,who take upon themselves1 the ,pastorall care2 ,and1 in that ,function1 truely watchfull are4 ,the ,shepherds-,crooke1 doth some expression make ,of that regard1 which1 of their ,flocks1 they take4 ,the ,peble in the ,foote1 doth seeme to showe1 ,that1 these must farther diligence bestowe1 7,and1 use their utmost pow'r7 themselves to keepe ,from slothfull ,ease2 and from intemp'rate sleepe3 ,for1 he that hath such ,duties undertooke1 7,and1 must the lives of others overlooke7 ,shall finde himselfe1 unto himselfe become ,a burthen1 and a ,charge more troublesome ,then all his ,flocke1 unles1 he still provide ,his owne1 aswell as others waies1 to guide4 ,now1 though this ,emblems ,morall doth concerne ,the ,clergie most2 yet1 hence we all may learne ,strict watch to keepe2 since1 unto all that bee1 ,a ,watchmans place belongs1 in some degree4 ,which1 to discharge1 if wee endeavour1 still1 ,our universall ,shepherd aide us will1 ,and us from harmes1 and error he will keepe1 ,for1 ,hee that guardeth ,isr'ell doth not sleepe4 ,our ,dayes1 untill our ,life hath end1 ,in ,labours1 and in ,hopes1 wee spend4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,spe ,,et ,,labore ,,transigo ,,vitam4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xvi4 ,book4 #c ,as soone as our first ,parents disobey'd1 ,forthwith a ,curse1 for their offence1 was layd1 ,inforcing them1 and their succeeding race1 ,to get their ,food1 with sweatings of the ,face4 ,but1 afterward1 this ,doome to mitigate1 7,and ease the miseries of their estate7 ,god gave them ,hope1 that she might helpe them beare ,the burthens of their ,travaile1 and their care4 ,a ,woman with an ,anchor1 and a ,spade1 ,an ,emblem of that ,mystery is made3 ,and1 this ,estate1 wee all continue in1 ,by ,god's free ,mercie1 and our proper ,sinne4 ,by ,sinne1 the ,labour is on us intail'd2 ,by ,grace1 it is1 that ,hoping hath not fail'd2 ,and1 if in ,hope1 our ,labours wee attend1 ,that ,curse will prove a ,blessing1 in the end4 ,my ,lot is ,hope1 and ,labour2 and1 betweene ,these ,two1 my ,life-time hath prolonged beene3 ,yet1 hitherto1 the best of all my ,paine1 ,with most of all my ,hopes have beene in vaine2 ,and to the ,world-ward1 ,i am like to wast ,my time in fruitlesse labours1 till the last4 ,however1 ,i have still my ,hopes as faire ,as hee1 that hath no temptings to ,despaire2 ,and1 change ,i will not1 my last howres for theirs1 ,whose ,fortune1 more desirable appeares2 ,nor cease to ,hope and ,labour1 though1 of most1 ,my ,hope and ,labour be adjudged lost3 ,for1 though ,i lose the shaddow of my ,paines1 ,the stubstance of it1 still1 in ,god1 remaines4 ,man's life1 no ,temper1 more doth blesse1 ,then ,simple-prudent-harmelessenesse4 ,illustration3 ,,prudente ,,simplicitate4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xvii4 ,book4 #c ,when from the harmelesse ,turtle1 and the ,snake1 ,their most commended properties wee take1 7,and1 mixe them well7 they make a composition1 ,which yeelds a temper of the best condition4 ,yet1 wickednesse1 or sorrow1 doth abound1 ,where1 any one of these1 alone1 is found3 ,for1 whensoe're the ,serpents-braine we find1 ,with which1 there is no ,dove-like-meekenesse joyn'd1 7,without all peradventure7 thence proceedes1 ,all harmefull fraud1 and all injurious deedes4 ,and1 where such meekenesse as doth seeme to be ,in harmelesse ,doves1 divided you shall see ,from that discretion1 and that policie1 ,which in the ,serpents head1 is thought to lie2 ,they liable to ev'ry wrong become2 ,and1 to it selfe1 make ,vertue burthensome4 ,but1 where these two are ioyned1 they procure ,a life so sweet1 so rich1 and so secure1 ,that1 all the pow'rs of ,malice cannot shake ,their out-workes1 nor within them1 terrors make4 ,vouchsafe thou oh my ,god6 vouchsafe1 in me1 ,that these two ,vertues may vnited be4 ,such ,prudence give1 as never will disdaine ,the ,dove-like ,innocencie1 to retaine4 ,that meekenesse1 grant me1 which delighteth not1 ,it selfe1 with indiscretion1 to besot3 ,but1 let these two1 each other so defend1 ,and1 so1 in me continue1 till my end1 ,that1 simple-prudence1 ,i may still possesse1 ,although the ,world shall count it foolishnesse4 ,where er'e we dwell1 the ,heav'ns are neere2 ,let us but fly1 and wee are there4 ,illustration3 ,,transitus ,,celer ,,est ,,et ,,avolamus4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xviii4 ,book4 #c ,why1 with a trembling faintnesse1 should we feare ,the face of ,death8 and1 fondly linger here1 ,as if we thought the ,voyage to be gone ,lay through the shades of ,styx or ,acheron8 ,or1 that we either were to travell downe ,to uncouth ,deapthes1 or up some heights unknowne8 ,or1 to some place remote1 whose nearest end ,is farther then ,earths limits doe extend8 ,it is not by one halfe that distance1 thither ,where ,death lets in1 as it is any whither3 ,no not by halfe so farre1 as to your bed2 ,or1 to that place1 where you should rest your head1 ,if on the ground you layd your selfe 7ev'n there7 ,where at this moment you abiding are4 ,this ,emblem shewes 7if well you looke thereon7 ,that1 from your ,glasse of life1 which is to run1 ,there's but one step to ,death2 and1 that you tread ,at once1 among the ,living1 and1 the ,dead4 ,in whatsoever ,land1 we live or die1 ,god is the same2 ,and1 ,heav'n is1 there1 as nigh ,as in that place1 wherein1 we most desire ,our ,soules1 with our last breathing1 to expire4 ,which things1 well heeding2 let us not delay ,our ,iourney1 when we summon'd are away1 7,as those inforced ,pilgrims use to doe1 ,that know not whither1 nor1 how farre they goe7 ,nor let us dreame that we in ,time1 or ,place1 ,are farre from ending our uncertaine ,race4 ,but1 let us fix on ,heav'n1 a faithfull eye1 ,and1 still1 be flying thither1 till wee die4 ,his ,pace1 must wary be1 and slow1 ,that hath a ,slippery-way to goe4 ,illustration3 ,,pedetentim4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xix4 ,book4 #c ,a ,travailer1 when he must undertake ,to seek his passage1 o're some ,frozen ,lake1 ,with leisure1 and with care1 he will assay ,the glassy smoothnesse of that ,icie-way1 ,lest he may slip1 by walking over-fast2 ,or1 breake the crackling ,pavement1 by his hast3 ,and1 so 7for want of better taking heed7 ,incurre the mischiefes of ,vnwary-speed4 ,we are all ,travellers2 and1 all of us ,have many passages1 as dangerous1 ,as ,frozen-lakes2 and1 ,slippery-wayes1 we tread1 ,in which our ,lives may soone be forfeited1 7,with all our hopes of ,life-eternall1 too7 ,unlesse1 we well consider what we doe4 ,there is no private ,way1 or publicke ,path1 ,but rubs1 or holes1 or slipp'rinesse it hath1 ,whereby1 wee shall with ,mischiefes meet2 unlesse1 ,wee walke it1 with a stedfast-warinesse4 ,the steps to ,honour1 are on ,pinacles ,compos'd of melting ,snow1 and ,isicles2 ,and1 they who tread not nicely on their tops1 ,shall on a suddaine slip from all their hopes4 ,yea1 ev'n that way1 which is both sure and holy1 ,and1 leades the ,minde from ,vanities and ,folly1 ,is with so many other ,path-wayes crost1 ,as1 that1 by ,rashnesse1 it may soone be lost2 ,vnlesse1 we well deliberate1 upon ,those ,tracts1 in which our ,ancestours have gone3 ,and1 they who with more haste1 then heed1 will runne1 ,may lose the way1 in which they well begunne4 ,our ,pelican1 by bleeding1 thus1 ,fulfill'd the ,law1 and cured ,vs4 ,illustration3 ,,pro ,,lege ,,et ,,pro ,,grege4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xx4 ,book4 #c ,looke here1 and marke 7her sickly birds to feed7 ,how freely this kinde ,pelican doth bleed4 ,see1 how 7when other ,salves could not be found7 ,to cure their sorrowes1 she1 her selfe doth wound2 ,and1 when this holy ,emblem1 thou shalt see1 ,lift up thy soule to him1 who dy'd for thee4 ,for1 this our ,hieroglyphick would expresse ,that ,pelican1 which in the ,wildernesse ,of this vast ,world1 was left 7as all alone7 ,our miserable ,nature to bemone2 ,and1 in whose eyes1 the teares of pitty stood1 ,when he beheld his owne unthankfull ,brood ,his ,favours1 and his ,mercies1 then1 contemne1 ,when with his wings he would have brooded them3 ,and1 sought their endlesse peace to have confirm'd1 ,though1 to procure his ruine1 they were arm'd4 ,to be their ,food1 himselfe he freely gave2 ,his ,heart was pierc'd1 that he their ,soules might save4 ,because1 they disobey'd the ,sacred-will1 ,he1 did the ,law of ,righteousnesse fulfill2 ,and1 to that end 7though guiltlesse he had bin7 ,was offred1 for our ,vniversall-sinne4 ,let mee ,oh ,god6 for ever1 fixe mine eyes ,vpon the ,merit of that ,sacrifize3 ,let me retaine a due commemoration ,of those deare ,mercies1 and that bloudy ,passion1 ,which here is meant2 and1 by true ,faith1 still1 feed ,vpon the drops1 this ,pelican did bleed2 ,yea1 let me firme unto thy ,law abide1 ,and1 ever love that ,flocke1 for which he dy'd4 ,bee ,iust2 for1 neither ,sea nor ,land1 ,shall hide thee from the ,royall-hand4 ,illustration3 ,,discite ,,iustitiam4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxi4 ,book4 #c ,that1 which wee call the ,sea-horse1 is a ,creature1 ,whereby the ,priests of gypt1 wonted were1 ,to typify an ,ill-disposed nature2 ,and1 such1 as to their ,parents1 cruell are3 ,because1 this ,monster 7as their ,authors write7 ,when strong he growes1 becommeth so ingrate1 ,that he pursues1 with violent despight1 ,his old and weakly ,sire1 which him begate4 ,contrariwise1 the ,storke1 they figur'd1 then1 ,when they occasion had1 to signifie ,the good condition1 of those honest men1 ,who pleasure take1 in workes of ,piety3 ,because1 the ,storkes1 not onely harmed none1 ,but1 holpe their aged ,parents in their need2 ,and1 those offensive ,serpents1 prey'd upon1 ,which1 in the ,fennes of gypt1 yearely1 breed4 ,the ,royall-,crowne1 therefore1 supporting thus ,that pious ,fowle1 and overtopping1 here1 ,the wicked1 and the fierce ,hyppotamus1 ,may serve to comfort1 and to keep in feare4 ,for1 it informes1 that1 if we pious grow1 ,and love our ,princes 7who those ,parents bee1 ,to whom all ,subjects1 filiall duties owe7 ,the blessings of their ,favours1 we shall see4 ,it shewes us1 also1 that1 if we affect ,vnrighteous-wayes1 no ,wit1 or ,strength of our1 ,nor any ,vncouth-place1 shall us protect ,from being reached1 by the ,sov'raigne-power4 ,the way of ,iustice1 therefore1 learne thou still1 ,for love of ,goodnesse1 or for feare of ,ill4 ,take wing1 my ,soule1 and mount up higher2 ,for1 ,earth1 fulfills not my ,desire4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,est ,,mortale ,,quod ,,opto4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxii4 ,book4 #c ,when ,ganymed1 himselfe was purifying1 ,great ,iupiter1 his naked beauty spying1 ,sent forth his gle 7from below to take him7 ,a blest ,inhabitant1 in ,heav'n to make him3 ,and1 there 7as ,poets feigned7 he doth still1 ,to ,iove1 and other ,god-heads1 ,nectar fill4 ,though this be but a ,fable1 of their feigning1 ,the ,morall is a ,reall truth1 pertayning ,to ev'ry one 7which harbours a desire ,above the ,starry ,circles1 to aspire47 ,by ,ganymed1 the ,soule is understood1 ,that's washed in the ,purifying flood ,of sacred ,baptisme 7which doth make her seeme ,both pure and beautifull1 in ,god's esteeme47 ,the gle1 meanes that ,heav'nly ,contemplation1 ,which1 after ,washings of ,regeneration1 ,lifts up the ,minde1 from things that earthly bee1 ,to view those ,objects1 which ,faith's ,eyes doe see4 ,the ,nectar1 which is filled out1 and given ,to all the blest ,inhabitants of ,heaven1 ,are those ,delights1 which 7,christ hath sayd7 they have1 ,when some ,repentant-soule beginnes to leave ,her foulnesse2 by renewing of her birth1 ,and1 slighting all the ,pleasures of the ,earth4 ,i aske not1 ,lord1 those ,blessings to receive1 ,which any ,man hath pow'r to take1 or give2 ,nor1 what this ,world affords2 for1 ,i contemne ,her ,favours2 and have seene the best of them3 ,nay1 ,heav'n it selfe1 will unsufficient bee1 ,vnlesse1 ,thou1 also1 give ,thy selfe1 to mee4 ,through many spaces1 ,time doth run1 ,and1 endeth1 where it first begun4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,se ,,sua ,,per ,,uestigia ,,uoluitur4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiii4 ,book4 #c ,old ,sages by the ,figure of the ,snake 7,encircled thus7 did oft expression make ,of ,annuall-,revolutions2 and of things1 ,which wheele about in everlasting-rings2 ,there ending1 where they first of all begun1 ,and1 there beginning1 where the ,round was done4 ,thus1 doe the ,planets2 ,thus1 the ,seasons doe2 ,and1 thus1 doe many other ,creatures1 too4 ,by minutes1 and by houres1 the ,spring steales in1 ,and1 rolleth on1 till ,summer doth begin3 ,the ,summer brings on ,autumne1 by degrees2 ,so ripening1 that the eye of no man sees ,her ,entrances4 ,that ,season1 likewise1 hath ,to ,winter-ward1 as leasurely a path3 ,and1 then1 cold ,winter wheeleth on amaine1 ,vntill it brings the ,spring about againe1 ,with all those ,resurrections1 which appeare1 ,to wait upon her comming1 every yeare4 ,these ,roundells1 helpe to shew the ,mystery ,of that immense and blest ,eternitie1 ,from whence the ,,creature sprung1 and1 into whom ,it shall1 againe1 with full perfection come1 ,when those ,additions1 it hath fully had1 ,which all the sev'rall ,orbes of ,time can add4 ,it is a full1 and fairely written ,scrowle1 ,which up into it selfe1 it selfe doth rowle2 ,and1 by ,vnfolding1 and1 ,infolding1 showes ,a ,round1 which neither ,end1 nor entrance knowes4 ,and 7by this ,emblem7 you may partly see1 ,tis that which ,,is1 but1 cannot uttred be4 ,each ,day a ,line1 small tasks appeares3 ,yet1 much it makes in threescore ,yeares4 ,illustration3 ,,nulla ,,dies ,,sine ,,linea4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiv4 ,book4 #c ,here's but one ,line2 and1 but one ,line a ,day1 ,is all the taske our ,motto1 seemes to lay3 ,and1 that is thought1 perhaps1 a thing so small1 ,as if it were as good bee nought at all4 ,but1 be not so deceiv'd2 ,for1 oft you see ,small things 7in time7 great matters1 rise to be3 ,yea1 that1 which when the same was first begun1 ,a ,trifle seem'd1 7and easie to be done7 ,by long nelect of time1 will burthensome1 ,and1 at the last1 impossible1 become4 ,great ,clarkes1 there are1 who shall not leave behinde them1 ,one good ,weekes worke1 for ,future-,times to minde them1 7,in ,callings1 either ,humane1 or ,divine7 ,who1 by composing but each ,day a ,line1 ,might ,authors1 of some famous ,workes appeare1 ,in sixtie1 seventie1 or in eightie yeare2 ,to which1 ten hundred thousands have arrived ,of whom1 we see no signe that ev'r they lived4 ,and1 with much pleasure1 wee might all effect1 ,those needfull ,works1 which often we neglect1 7,vntill too late74 ,if we but1 now and then ,did spare one houre to exercise the penn4 ,for1 still1 one-,line1 another draweth on1 ,and1 ,line by ,line1 great ,workes at last are done4 ,whereas1 dis-use1 and many dayes mispent1 ,without their ,lines1 let in discouragement1 ,or1 bring ,despaire2 which doth so sottish make us1 ,that we1 to no endeavour can betake us4 ,marke this1 and1 labour in some honest ,way1 ,as much as makes1 at least1 ,one ,line a ,day1 ,our outward ,hopes will take effect1 ,according to the ,king's aspect4 ,illustration3 ,,ad ,,regis ,,nutus4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxv4 ,book4 #c ,when ,phbus with a cheerefull eye1 beholds ,the ,flow'r-embroydred earth1 and freely spreads ,his beames abroad2 behold1 the ,marigolds ,beginne to reare their low-dejected heads3 ,the ,tulips1 ,daysies1 and the ,heliotropes ,of ev'ry kinde1 their closed ,leaves display2 ,and 7as it were7 with new-recover'd hopes1 ,attend upon the ,ruler of the ,day4 ,againe1 when either in the ,west he shrowds ,his ,rayes below this ,horizon1 or hides ,his ,face behinde the ,curtaines of the ,cloudes2 ,they lose their beauties1 and abate their prides4 ,thus fares it with a ,nation1 and their ,king1 ',twixt whom there is a native ,sympathy4 ,his ,presence1 and his ,favours1 like the ,spring1 ,doe make them sweetly thrive1 and fructify3 ,yea 7like fresh ,groves1 or ,flow'rs of pleasing hew7 ,themselves in all their jollity they showe2 ,but1 they1 if with displeasure1 them he view1 ,soone lose their ,glory1 and contemned growe4 ,all1 are not ,heliotropes that favour'd growe1 ,in ,princes ,courts2 nor ,marigolds1 that beare ,the golden blossomes2 but some spring below1 ,like ,daysie flow'rs1 that in the ,pathwayes are3 ,yet all shall feele it1 when their ,sov'raignes eye ,doth frowne1 or smile1 regard1 or else neglect3 ,yea1 it will finde them in ,obscurity1 ,by some ,disheartning1 or some sweet ,effect1 ,vouchsafe to shine on ,mee1 my ,gracious ,king1 ,and then my ,wither'd ,leaves1 will freshly spring4 ,the ,right-hand way1 is ,vertues ,path1 ,though rugged ,passages it hath4 ,illustration3 ,,hac ,,virtutis ,,iter4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvi4 ,book4 #c ,if any covet knowledge of that ,path1 ,which thither tends1 where ,peace her dwelling hath1 ,this ,emblem 7being well observ'd7 will show ,on whether side1 it will be best to goe4 ,the ,left-hand-way1 seemes to be walk'd1 at ease1 ,through ,lawnes1 and ,downes1 and green-swath'd ,passages2 ,and1 much allures the ,traveller1 to trie ,the many ,pleasures1 which doe that ,way lye4 ,the ,right-hand-course1 is through a ,pathlesse-mound ,of newly ploughed1 and deep-furrow'd ,ground2 ,which1 as uneasie seemeth1 to be gone1 ,as1 in appearance1 rough to looke upon4 ,yet1 this is ,vertue's ,path3 ,this ,way uneven1 ,is that1 which unto ev'ry man is given1 ,to travaile in2 and1 hath a safer ending1 ,then those1 whereon more ,pleasures are attending3 ,and 7though it leades us thither1 where we see ,few promises of outward ,glories bee7 ,it brings 7us when we passe the common sight7 ,through easy ,tracts1 to gaine our ,hearts delight4 ,the other ,way 7though seeming streight1 it lyes1 ,to ,pleasure's ,pallaces1 before our eyes7 ,hath many rubs1 and perills1 which betweene ,our ,hopes1 and ,vs1 will alwayes lurke unseene2 ,till we are drawne so farre1 that 'twill be vaine1 ,to seeke1 with safety1 to returne againe4 ,this1 let us heed2 and1 still be carefull1 too1 ,which ,course it most concerneth us to goe4 ,and1 though the ,left-hand-way1 more smoothnesse hath1 ,let us goe forward1 in the ,right-hand-path4 ,i was erected for a ,bound1 ,and ,i resolve to stand my ground4 ,illustration3 ,,concedo ,,nulli4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvii4 ,book4 #c ,the ,bounder-,stones1 held sacred1 heretofore1 ,some did so superstitiously adore1 ,as1 that they did not onely rev'rence doe them1 ,but1 have ascrib'd a kinde of ,god-head1 to them3 ,for1 ,terminus had many a ,sacrifize1 ,as well as other senslesse ,deities4 ,i am not so prophane1 as to desire ,such ,ethnick zeale should set our hearts on fire3 ,but1 wish ,i could1 ,men better did regard ,those ,bounders1 which ,antiquity hath rear'd2 ,and1 that1 they would not1 with so much delight1 ,there1 make incroachments1 where they have no right4 ,that1 ev'ry man might keep his owne ,possessions1 ,our ,fathers1 us'd in reverent ,processions 7,with zealous prayers1 and with praisefull cheere7 ,to walke their ,parish-limits1 once a yeare3 ,and1 well knowne ,markes 7which sacrilegious ,hands ,now cut or breake7 so bord'red out their ,lands1 ,that1 ev'ry one distinctly knew his owne2 ,and1 many brawles1 now rife1 were then unknowne4 ,but1 since neglected1 sacred ,bounders were1 ,most men ,incroachers1 and ,intruders are3 ,they grieve each other1 and their ,dues they steale1 ,from ,prince1 from ,parent1 and from ,common-weale4 ,nay1 more2 these bold ,vsurpers are so rude1 ,that1 they1 on ,christ's ,inheritance intrude4 ,but1 that will be aveng'd2 and 7on his right7 ,though such incroach1 he will not lose it quite3 ,for1 hee's that ,bounder1 and that ,corner-stone1 ,who all confines1 and is confin'd1 of none4 ,where ,lovers fitly matched be1 ,in mutuall-duties1 they agree4 ,illustration3 ,,manus ,,manum ,,lauat4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxviii4 ,book4 #c ,would ,god1 ,i could as feelingly infuse ,a good effect of what this ,emblem shewes1 ,as ,i can tell in words1 what ,moralls bee1 ,the life of that1 which here you pictur'd see4 ,most ,lovers1 minde their ,penny1 or their ,pleasure2 ,or1 painted ,honors2 and1 they all things measure1 ,not as they are1 but as they helpfull seeme1 ,in compassing those toyes1 they most esteeme4 ,though many wish to gaine a faithfull ,friend1 ,they seldome seeke one1 for the noblest end3 ,nor know they 7should they finde what they had sought7 ,how ,friendship should be manag'd1 as it ought4 ,such1 as good ,husbands covet1 or good ,wives 7,the deare companions of most happy lives7 ,wrong ,courses take to gaine them2 yet1 contemne ,their honest love1 who rightly counsell them3 ,and1 lest1 they unawares the ,marke may hit1 ,they blinde their judgements1 and befoole their wit4 ,he1 that will finde a ,friend1 must seeke out one ,to exercise unfeigned love upon2 ,and1 mutuall-duties1 must both yield1 and take1 ,not for himselfe2 but1 for his ,friendship sake4 ,such1 as doe rightly marry1 neither be ,with ,dowries caught1 nor wooe a ,pedigree2 ,nor1 meerely come together1 when they wed1 ,to reape the youthfull pleasures of the ,bed3 ,but1 seeke that fitnesse1 and1 that ,sympathy1 ,which maketh up the perfect'st ,amity4 ,a paire1 so match'd2 like ,hands that wash each other1 ,as mutuall-helpes1 will sweetly live together4 ,when ,law1 and ,armes1 together meet1 ,the ,world descends1 to kisse their feet4 ,illustration3 ,,legibus ,,et ,,armis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxix4 ,book4 #c ,the ,picture of a ,crowned-king1 here1 stands ,upon a ,globe2 and1 with outstretched hands1 ,holds forth1 in view1 a ,law-booke1 and a ,sword3 ,which plaine and moderne ,figures1 may afford ,this meaning2 that1 a ,king1 who hath regard ,to ,courts for pleading1 and a ,court of ,guard1 ,and1 at all times1 a due respect will carry1 ,to pious ,lawes1 and ,actions military2 ,shall not be ,monarch1 onely in those ,lands1 ,that are1 by ,birth right1 under his commands3 ,but1 also1 might 7if just occasion were7 ,make this whole ,globe of ,earth1 his power to feare2 ,advance his ,favorites2 and1 bring downe all ,his ,opposites1 below his pedestall4 ,his conquering ,sword1 in forraigne ,realmes1 he drawes1 ,as oft1 as there is just1 or needfull cause3 ,at home1 in ev'ry ,province of his ,lands1 ,at all times1 armed are his ,trayned bands4 ,his ,royall fleets1 are terrours to the ,seas2 ,at all houres1 rigg'd1 for usefull ,voyages3 ,and1 often1 he his ,navy doth increase1 ,that ,warres ,provisions1 may prolong his ,peace4 ,nor1 by the tenure of the ,sword1 alone1 ,delighteth he to hold his awfull ,throne1 ,but1 likewise1 labours1 ,mischiefes to prevent1 ,by wholsome ,lawes1 and rightfull ,goverment4 ,for1 where the ,sword commands1 without the ,law1 ,a ,tyrant keepes the ,land in slavish awe3 ,and1 where good ,lawes doe want an ,armed pow'r1 ,rebellious ,knaves1 their ,princes1 will devoure4 ,faire-shewes1 we should not so much heed1 ,as the ,vprightnesse of the ,deed4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,quam ,,formosa ,,sed ,,quam ,,recta4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxx4 ,book4 #c ,when wee should use a ,ruler1 or a ,square1 ,or such like ,instruments1 as usefull are1 ,in forming other things2 we prize not so ,the carving1 or the colourable show 7,which makes them beautifull in outward sight7 ,as when1 for ,vsefulnesse1 we finde them right4 ,a warped ,bowe1 though strung with silken threads1 ,and1 crooked ,arrowes1 tipt with ,golden heads1 ,delight not ,archers2 tyet1 such uselesse ,toyes ,be fit enough for ,bunglers1 and for ,boyes4 ,a skilfull ,artist 7in what ,art soe're1 ,he seekes1 to make his ablenesse appeare7 ,will give large ,prices1 with much more content1 ,to buy a plaine 7if perfect7 ,instrument2 ,then1 take for nothing 7or1 for thankes alone7 ,an uselesse ,toole1 though1 gay to looke upon4 ,from whence1 observe2 that1 if there must be sought1 ,when meere ,mechanick-workes are to be wrought1 ,such ,instruments1 as rather have esteeme ,for their true-being1 then for what they seeme4 ,much more1 should all those ,rules be such1 whereby ,wee goe about1 our selves to rectify2 ,and1 build up1 what in ,body1 or in minde1 ,we may defective1 or impaired finde4 ,else1 peradventure1 that we thinke to mend1 ,more faulty may become1 at later end4 ,but1 hence1 ,i chiefly learne1 to take a care1 ,my ,life1 and ,actions1 rather be sincere1 ,then seeming such3 ,and1 yet1 ,ile thinke no shame1 ,to seeme1 to be as honest1 as ,i am4 ,my ,substance1 and my ,light1 are spent1 ,in seeking other mens content4 ,illustration3 ,,aliis ,,inserviendo ,,consumor4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxi4 ,book4 #c ,if this nigh-wasted ,candle1 you shall view1 ,and1 heed it well1 it may enlighten you ,to looke with more compassion1 on their paines1 ,who rob themselves1 to multiply your gaines4 ,the ,taper burnes1 to give another light1 ,ev'n till it selfe1 it hath consumed quite2 ,and1 all the profit1 which it thence doth winne1 ,is to be snufft1 by ev'ry ,commer-in4 ,this is the ,lot of some1 whom ,i have knowne1 ,who1 freely1 all their life-time1 have bestowne ,in such industrious labour1 as appeares1 ,to further others profits1 more then theirs2 ,and1 all their ,patrimonies1 well nigh spent1 ,the ruining of others1 to prevent4 ,the wit1 the strength1 and all the pow'r they had1 7,which might1 by probability1 have made ,good meanes to raise them1 in this world1 as high1 ,as most1 who climbe to wealthy dignity7 ,ev'n these1 they have bestow'd1 to better them1 ,who their indeavours1 for their paines1 contemne4 ,these are those ,lamps1 whose flames1 from time to time1 ,have through each ,age1 and through-out ev'ry ,clime1 ,to one another1 that true ,light convey'd1 ,which ,ignorance1 had1 els1 long since betray'd ,to utter darknesse4 ,these1 despightfull ,pride ,oft snuffs2 and1 oft1 to put them out1 hath try'd4 ,but1 from the brightnesse of such ,lights1 as they1 ,we got our ,light of knowledge1 at this day4 ,to them1 ,god make us kinder2 and to ,him1 ,more thankfull1 that we gain'd such light by them4 ,the safest ,riches1 hee shall gaine1 ,who alwayes ,faithfull doth remaine4 ,illustration3 ,,ditat ,,servata ,,fides4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxii4 ,book4 #c ,the ,horne-of-plenty1 which ,wealth signifies1 ,the ,hand-in-hand1 which ,plighted-faith implies1 7,together being painted7 seeme to teach1 ,that1 such as will be honest1 shall be rich4 ,if this be so1 why then for ,lucre-sake1 ,doe many breake the ,promises they make8 ,why doe they cheat and couzen1 lye1 and sweare8 ,why practise they all ,villanies that are8 ,to compasse ,wealth8 ,and1 how doe such as they ,inlarge their ill-got ,portions1 ev'ry day8 ,or1 whence proceedes it1 that sometimes we see ,those men grow poore1 who faithfull seeme to bee8 ,thus1 oft it proves2 and1 therefore1 ,falshood can1 ,in likelihood1 much more inrich a man1 ,then blamelesse ,faith2 and1 then1 the ,motto here ,improper to this ,emblem1 doth appeare4 ,but1 well enough they sute2 and1 all is true1 ,which these things 7being thus united7 shew4 ,should it be then concluded1 that all those1 ,who poore and honest seeme1 have made but showes ,of reall ,faith8 ,and1 therfore1 plagu'd have bin ,with publicke lashes1 for their private sin8 ,indeed1 sometime it hath succeeded so3 ,but1 know you should1 that1 most who richest grow1 ,in ,outward-wealth1 are very poore in that1 ,which brings true ,plentie1 and a blest ,estate3 ,and1 that1 ,good men1 though poore they seeme to bee1 ,have ,riches1 which the ,worldling cannot see4 ,now ,he1 who findes himselfe endow'd with such1 7,whate're wee thinke him7 is exceeding rich4 ,poore-,theeves1 in ,halters we behold1 ,and1 great-,theeves1 in their ,chaines of gold4 ,illustration3 ,,fvres ,,privati ,,in ,,nervo ,,pvblici ,,in ,,avro ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiii4 ,book4 #c ,if you1 this ,emblem1 well have look'd upon1 ,although you cannot helpe it1 yet1 bemone ,the ,worlds blacke ,impudence2 and1 if you can1 ,continue 7or become7 an honest man4 ,the poore1 and petty ,pilferers1 you see ,on ,wheeles1 on ,gibbets1 and the ,gallow-tree ,trust up2 when they1 that farre more guilty are1 ,pearle1 ,silke1 and costly ,cloth of ,tissue1 weare4 ,good ,god6 how many hath each ,land of those1 ,who1 neither limbe1 nor life1 nor credit lose 7,but1 rather live befriended1 and applauded7 ,yet1 have of all their livelihoods defrauded ,the helplesse ,widowes1 in their great distresse8 ,and1 of their ,portions1 robd the ,fatherlesse8 ,yet1 censur'd others ,errours1 as if none ,had cause to say1 that they amisse have done8 ,how many1 have assisted to condemne ,poore soules1 for what was never stolne by them8 ,and1 persecuted others1 for that ,sin1 ,which they themselves1 had more transgressed in8 ,how many worthlesse men1 are great become1 ,by that1 which they have stolne1 or cheated from ,their ,lords8 or 7by some practices unjust7 ,from those1 by whom they had beene put in trust8 ,how many ,lawyers1 wealthy men are growne1 ,by taking ,fees1 for ,causes overthrowne ,by their defaults8 ,how many1 without feare1 ,doe rob the ,king1 and ,god1 yet blamelesse are8 ,god knowes how many6 would ,i did so1 too1 ,so ,i had pow'r to make them better doe4 ,whil'st thou dost1 here1 injoy thy breath1 ,continue mindfull of thy ,death4 ,illustration3 ,,memento ,,mori ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiv4 ,book4 #c ,when thou beholdest on this ,burying-stone1 ,the melancholly ,night-bird1 sitting on ,the fleshlesse ruines of a rotten-,skull1 7,whose ,face1 perhaps1 hath been more beautifull1 ,then thine is now7 take up a serious thought2 ,and1 doe as thou art by the ,motto taught4 ,remember ,death3 and1 minde1 ,i thee beseech1 ,how soone1 these ,fowles may at thy window screech2 ,or1 call thee 7as the common people deeme7 ,to dwell in ,graves1 and ,sepulchers1 by them1 ,where nothing else1 but ,bats1 and ,owles1 appeare2 ,or1 ,goblins1 form'd by ,fancies1 and1 by ,feare4 ,if thou shalt be advis'd1 to meditate ,thy latter end1 before it be too late1 7,and1 whil'st thy friends1 thy strength1 and wits may bee ,in likely case1 to help and comfort thee7 ,there may be courses taken1 to divert ,those ,frights1 which1 else1 would terrifie thy heart1 ,when ,death drawes neare2 and helpe thee plucke away ,that ,sting1 of his1 which would thy ,soule dismay4 ,but1 if thou madly ramble onward1 still1 ,till thou art sinking downe that darkesome-hill1 ,which borders on the ,grave 7and dost beginne ,to see the ,shades of ,terrour1 and of ,sinne ,to fly acrosse thy ,conscience7 'twill be hard ,to learne this ,lesson2 or1 to be prepar'd ,for that sad parting2 which1 will forced bee1 ,betweene this much beloved ,world1 and thee4 ,consider this1 therefore1 while ,time thou hast1 ,and1 put not off this ,bus'nesse1 till the last4 ,doe not the golden ,meane1 exceed1 ,in ,word1 in ,passion1 nor in ,deed4 ,illustration3 ,,erva ,,modvm4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxv4 ,book4 #c ,as is the head-strong ,horse1 and blockish ,mule1 ,ev'n such1 without the ,bridle1 and the ,rule1 ,our ,nature growes2 and1 is as mischievous1 ,till ,grace1 and ,reason1 come to governe us4 ,the ,square1 and ,bridle1 therefore let us heed1 ,and1 thereby learne to know1 what helpes wee need2 ,lest1 else1 7they fayling1 timely1 to bee had7 ,quite out of ,order1 wee1 at length1 bee made4 ,the ,square1 7which is an usefull ,instrument1 ,to shape foorth senselesse ,formes7 may represent ,the ,law3 ,because1 ,mankind1 7which is by ,nature1 ,almost as dull1 as is the senselesse-creature17 ,is thereby1 from the native-rudenesse1 wrought2 ,and1 in the ,way of honest-living taught4 ,the ,bridle1 7which ,invention did contrive1 ,to rule1 and guide the ,creature-sensitive7 ,may type forth ,discipline2 which1 when the ,law ,hath school'd the ,wit1 must keepe the ,will in awe4 ,and1 hee that can by these1 his ,passions bound1 ,this ,emblems meaning1 usefully1 hath found4 ,lord1 let thy sacred ,law1 at all times1 bee ,a ,rule1 a ,master1 and a ,glasse to mee2 7,a ,bridle1 and a ,light7 that ,i may1 still1 ,both know my ,dutie1 and obey thy ,will4 ,direct my ,feet2 my ,hands1 instruct thou so1 ,that ,i may neither wander1 nor mis-doe4 ,my ,lookes1 my ,hearing1 and my ,wordes confine1 ,to keepe still firme1 to ev'ry ,word of thine4 ,on thee1 let also my ,desires attend3 ,and1 let me hold this temper1 till mine end4 ,wee then have got the surest prop1 ,when ,god1 alone1 becomes our ,hope4 ,illustration3 ,,fvlcrvm ,,tvtissimvm ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvi4 ,book4 #c ,i ,should not care how hard my ,fortunes were1 ,might still my ,hopes be such1 as now they are1 ,of helpes divine2 nor feare1 how poore ,i bee1 ,if thoughts1 yet1 present1 still may bide in mee4 ,for1 they have left assurance of such ayd1 ,that1 ,i am of no dangers1 now afraid4 ,yea1 now ,i see1 mee thinkes1 what weake and vaine ,supporters ,i have sought1 to helpe sustaine ,my fainting heart2 when some injurious hand1 ,would undermine the ,station where ,i stand4 ,me thinks1 ,i see how scurvie1 and how base1 ,it is to scrape for favours1 and for grace1 ,to men of earthly minds2 and unto those1 ,who may1 perhaps1 before to morrow lose ,their ,wealth1 7or their abus'd ,authoritie7 ,and1 stand as much in want of helpe as ,i4 ,me thinks1 in this new-rapture1 ,i doe see ,the hand of ,god from heaven supporting me1 ,without those rotten-,ayds1 for which ,i whinde1 ,when ,i was of my tother vulgar-minde3 ,and1 if in some one part of me it lay1 ,i1 now1 could cut that ,limbe of mine away4 ,still1 might ,i keepe this mind1 there were enough ,within my selfe1 7beside that cumbring stuffe ,wee seeke without7 which1 husbanded aright1 ,would make mee ,rich1 in all the ,worlds despight4 ,and1 ,i have hopes1 that1 had shee quite bereft mee1 ,of those few ragges and toyes1 which1 yet1 are left me2 ,i should on ,god1 alone1 so much depend1 ,that1 ,i should need1 nor ,wealth1 nor other ,friend4 ,true ,vertue1 firme1 will alwayes bide1 ,by whatsoever suffrings tride4 ,illustration3 ,,virtus ,,inexpugnabilis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvii4 ,book4 #c ,this is a well-knowne ,figure1 signifying1 ,a man1 whose ,vertues will abide the trying3 ,for1 by the nature of the ,diamond stone1 7,which ,violence1 can no way worke upon7 ,that ,patience1 and long-suffering is intended1 ,which will not bee with ,injuries offended2 ,nor yeeld to any base dejectednesse1 ,although some bruising ,pow'r1 the same oppresse2 ,or1 such hard streights1 as theirs1 that hamm'rings feele1 ,betwixt an ,anvile1 and a ,sledge of ,steele4 ,none ever had a perfect ,vertue1 yet1 ,but1 that most ,pretious-stone1 which ,god hath set ,on his right hand1 in beaming-,majestie1 ,vpon the ,ring of blest ,,eternitie4 ,and1 this1 is that impenitrable ,stone1 ,the ,serpent could not leave impression on1 7,nor signe of any ,path-way7 by temptations1 ,or1 by the pow'r of sly insinuations3 ,which wondrous ,mysterie was of those five1 ,whose depth ,king ,solomon could never dive4 ,good ,god6 vouchsafe1 ev'n for that ,diamond-sake1 ,that1 ,i may of his pretiousnesse1 partake1 ,in all my ,trialls2 make mee alwayes able ,to bide them1 with a minde impenitrable1 ,how hard1 or oft so'ere1 those hamm'rings bee1 ,wherewith1 ,afflictions must new fashion mee4 ,and1 as the common ,diamonds polish'd are1 ,by their owne dust2 so1 let my errours weare ,each other out2 ,and1 when that ,i am pure1 ,give mee the ,lustre1 ,lord1 that will endure4 ,truth1 oft oppressed1 wee may see1 ,but1 quite supprest it cannot bee4 ,illustration3 ,,veritas ,,premitur ,,non ,,opprimitur4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxviii4 ,book4 #c ,this is that fruitfull ,plant1 which when it growes1 ,where wholesome ,water in abundance flowes1 ,was1 by the ,psalmist1 thought a likely ,tree1 ,the ,emblem1 of a blessed-man1 to bee3 ,for1 many wayes1 it fitly typifies1 ,the ,righteous-man1 with his proprieties2 ,and1 those true ,vertues1 which doe helpe increase ,his growing1 in the state of ,blessednesse4 ,the ,palme1 7in this our ,emblem1 figur'd1 thus7 ,depressed with a ,stone1 doth shew to us ,the pow'r of ,truth3 ,for1 as this ,tree doth spread1 ,and thrive the more1 when weights presse downe the head2 ,so1 ,gods eternall ,truth 7which all the pow'r ,and spight of ,hell1 did labour to devoure7 ,sprung high1 and flourished the more1 thereby1 ,when ,tyrants crush'd it1 with their crueltie4 ,and1 all inferiour ,truths1 the same will doe1 ,according as they make approaches to ,the best ,perfection2 or1 as they conduce ,to ,god's due praise1 or some such pious use4 ,lord1 still1 preserve this ,truth's integritie1 ,although on ev'ry side1 the wicked prie1 ,to spie how they may disadvantage it4 ,yea1 ,lord1 though ,sinners in high place doe sit1 7,as ,david saith7 yet1 let them not oppresse ,thy ,veritie1 by their imperiousnesse4 ,but1 make both ,her1 and her ,professors1 bide ,the ,test1 like ,silver seven times purifide4 ,that1 all ,truths lovers1 may with comfort see1 ,shee may deprest1 but1 not1 oppressed bee4 ,they1 who but slowly-paced are1 ,by plodding on1 may travaile farre4 ,illustration3 ,,pas ,a ,,pas4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxix4 ,book4 #c ,the big-bon'd ,oxe1 in pace is very slow1 ,and1 in his travaile1 step by step1 doth goe1 ,so leisurely1 as if he tir'd had bin1 ,before his painfull ,iourney did beginne2 ,yet1 all the day1 he stifly ploddeth on1 ,vntill the labour of the day be done3 ,and1 seemes as fresh 7though he his taske hath wrought7 ,as when to worke he first of all was brought4 ,meane-while1 the ,palfray1 which more swiftnesse had1 ,hath lost his breath1 or proves a ,resty-jade4 ,this ,emblem1 therefore1 maketh it appeare1 ,how much it profiteth1 to persevere2 ,and1 what a little ,industry will doe1 ,if wee continue constant thereunto4 ,for1 meanest ,faculties1 discreetly us'd1 ,may get the start1 of nobler ,gifts1 abus'd4 ,this1 may obserued be in many a one3 ,for 7when their course of life was first begunne7 ,some1 whose refined wits1 aspi'rd as high1 ,as if above the ,sphres1 they were to flie3 ,by ,sloth1 or ,pride1 or over-trusting to ,their owne ,sufficiencies1 themselves undoe4 ,yea and those forward-wits1 have liv'd to see ,themselves inferiours1 unto those1 to be1 ,whom1 they did in their jollity1 contemne1 ,as blocks1 or dunces1 in respect of them4 ,then1 learne1 ,great-wits1 this folly to prevent3 ,let ,meane-wits1 take from hence1 incouragement3 ,and1 let us all1 in our ,affaires proceed1 ,with timely leisure1 and with comely speed4 ,vncertaine1 ,fortunes ,favours1 bee1 ,and1 as the ,moone1 so changeth ,shee4 ,illustration3 ,,fortuna ,,ut ,,luna4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xl4 ,book4 #c ,ovr ,author1 peradventure1 giveth us ,dame ,fortune 7for these ,reasons7 pictur'd1 thus3 ,she hath a ,comely-body1 to declare1 ,how pleasing shee doth usually appeare ,to them1 that love her ,favours4 ,she is blinde1 7,or1 hath still closed eyes7 to put in minde1 ,how blindly1 and how heedlesly1 she throwes ,her ,largesse1 where her ,bounty1 she bestowes4 ,she stands upon a ,ball2 that1 wee may learne1 ,of outward things1 the tottering1 to discerne3 ,her ,ball hath wings2 that it may signifie ,how apt her ,favours are1 away to flie4 ,a ,skarfe displayed by the wind1 she beares1 7,and1 on her naked-,body1 nothing weares7 ,to shew1 that what her ,favorite injoyes1 ,is not so much for ,vsefulnesse1 as toyes4 ,her ,head is hairelesse1 all1 except before2 ,to teach thee1 that thy care should be the more ,to hold her formost kindnesse1 alwayes fast2 ,lest1 she doe show thee slipp'ry tricks1 at last4 ,and1 lastly1 that her changing may be showne2 ,she beareth in her ,hand a ,wayned-moone4 ,by this ,description1 you may now descry ,her true conditions1 full as well as ,i3 ,and1 if you1 still1 suppose her1 worth such honour1 ,you have my leave to wooe1 and wayt upon her4 ,moreover 7to her credit7 ,i confesse1 ,this ,motto falsly saith1 her ,ficklenesse ,is like the ,moones3 ,for1 she hath frown'd on mee ,twelve ,moones1 at least2 and1 yet1 no ,change ,i see4 ,vntill the ,steele1 the ,flint shall smite1 ,it will afford nor ,heat1 nor ,light4 ,illustration3 ,,ant ,,ferit ,,qu,m ,,flamma ,,micet4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xli4 ,book4 #c ,whilst by the ,high-way-side1 the ,flint-stone lies1 ,drie1 cold1 and hardnesse1 are the properties ,we then perceive3 ,but1 when we prove it nigher1 ,we finde1 that1 ,coldnesse doth inclose a ,fire2 ,and1 that1 though ,raine1 nor cloudie-skie appeares1 ,it will be 7many times7 bedew'd with teares4 ,from hence1 ,i mind1 that many wronged are1 ,by being judg'd1 as they1 at first1 appeare2 ,and1 that1 some should bee prais'd1 whom wee despise1 ,if inward-,grace1 were seene with outward-,eyes4 ,but1 this is not that ,morall 7wee confesse7 ,which this our ,emblem1 seemeth to expresse3 ,for 7if the ,motto speake the meaning right7 ,it shewes1 that1 hard-afflictions first must smite ,our hardned hearts1 before it will bee seene1 ,that any light of ,grace1 in them1 hath beene4 ,before the ,flint will send forth shining ,rayes1 ,it must bee strucken1 by the ,steele1 7it sayes47 ,another ,morall1 adde we may to this1 7,which1 to the ,figure1 sutes not much amisse47 ,the ,steele1 and ,flint1 may fitly represent ,hard-hearted men1 whose mindes will not relent3 ,for1 when in opposition1 such become1 ,the fire of ,malice1 flames and sparkles from ,their threatning ,eyes2 which else1 close hidden rests1 ,within the closets of their flintie brests3 ,and1 flame out-right it will not1 7though it smokes7 ,till ,strife breake passage1 for it1 by her strokes4 ,if any of these ,moralls may doe good1 ,the purpose of my paines is understood4 ,my ,wit got ,wings1 and1 high had flowne2 ,but1 ,povertie did keepe mee downe4 ,illustration3 ,,paupertate ,,premor ,,subleuor ,,ingenio4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlii4 ,book4 #c ,you little thinke1 what plague it is to bee1 ,in plight like him1 whom pictur'd here you see4 ,his winged-,arme1 and his up-lifted-eyes1 ,declare1 that hee hath ,wit1 and ,will1 to rise3 ,the ,stone1 which clogs his other hand1 may show ,that1 ,povertie and ,fortune1 keepe him low3 ,and1 twixt these two1 the ,bodie and the ,mind1 ,such labours1 and such great vexations finde1 ,that1 if you did not such mens wants contemne1 ,you could not chuse but helpe1 or pitie them4 ,all ,ages had 7and1 this ,i know hath some71 ,such men1 as to this misery1 doe come3 ,and1 many of them1 at their ,lot1 so grieve1 ,as if they knew1 7or did at least beleeve7 ,that1 had their ,wealth suffiz'd them to aspire 7,to what their ,witts deserve1 and they desire74 ,the present ,age1 and future ,ages too1 ,might gaine have had1 from what they thought to doe4 ,perhaps ,i dream'd so once3 ,but1 ,god be prais'd1 ,the ,clog which kept me downe1 from being rais'd1 ,was chain'd so fast1 that 7if such ,dreames ,i had7 ,my thoughts1 and longings1 are not now so mad4 ,for1 plaine ,i see1 that1 had my ,fortunes brought ,such ,wealth1 at first1 as my small ,wit hath sought2 ,i might my selfe1 and others1 have undone1 ,instead of ,courses1 which ,i thought to runne4 ,i finde my ,povertie1 for mee was fit2 ,yea1 and a ,blessing1 greater than my ,wit3 ,and1 whether1 now1 ,i rich or poore become1 ,tis nor much pleasing1 nor much troublesome4 ,a ,mischiefe1 hardly can be done1 ,where many-pow'rs are knit in one4 ,illustration3 ,,virtus ,,unita ,,fortior4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xliii4 ,book4 #c ,observe the ,sheafe of ,arrowes1 figur'd here2 ,and1 how the pow'r1 and fury1 of the ,beare 7,though hee attempt it7 no device can finde ,to breake one slender-shaft1 while they are joyn'd3 ,whereas1 were they divided1 strength but small1 ,like rotten ,kexes1 would soone breake them all4 ,this ,emblem1 therefore1 fitly doth imply ,that ,safeguard1 which is found in ,vnity2 ,and1 shewes1 that1 when ,dis-union is begunne1 ,it breedeth dangers1 where before were none4 ,the ,psalmist1 numerous ,off-springs1 doth compare ,to ,quivers1 that with ,shafts replenish'd are4 ,when ,vnity hath knit them in her bands1 ,they prove like ,arrowes in a ,gyants hands4 ,and1 though1 for these1 their ,foes in wayt have layd1 ,they shall not be supriz'd1 nor made afrayd4 ,consider this1 yee ,children of one ,sire1 ',twixt whom1 is kindled some contentious fire1 ,and1 reconciled be1 lest you1 at length1 ,consume away the marrow of your strength2 ,or1 by dividing1 of your joyned-pow'r1 ,make way for those1 who studie to devoure4 ,yea1 let us all consider1 as we ought1 ,what ,lesson1 by this ,emblem1 we are taught4 ,for1 wee are ,brethren all2 and 7by a ,bloud ,more precious1 then our nat'rall ,brother-hood7 ,nor knit1 alone1 but1 mingled1 as it were1 ,into a ,league2 which is1 by much1 more deare1 ,and1 much more dangerous1 to be undone1 ,then all the ,bands1 that can be thought upon4 ,they1 best injoy their ,hearts desires1 ,in whom1 ,love1 kindles mutuall-fires4 ,illustration3 ,,amore ,,mutuo4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xliv4 ,book4 #c ,what may the reason be1 that1 when ,desire ,hath kindled in the brest1 a ,loving-fire1 ,the ,flame1 which burn'd awhile1 both cleere strong1 ,becomes to be extinguished1 ere long8 ,this ,emblem gives the reason2 for1 it showes1 ,that1 when ,affection1 to perfection growes1 ,the ,fire1 which doth inlighten1 first1 the same1 ,is made an equall1 and a mutuall-flame4 ,these burning ,torches1 are alike in length2 ,to shew1 ,love equall1 both in time1 and strength4 ,they1 to each otherward1 their ,flames extend1 ,to teach us1 that1 ,true-lovers have no end ,pertayning to ,selfe-love2 and1 lo1 betweene ,these ,two1 one ,flaming-heart1 is to be seene2 ,to signifie1 that1 they1 but one1 remaine ,in ,minde2 though1 in their ,persons1 they are twaine4 ,he1 doubtlesse1 then1 who ,lov'd1 and1 giveth over1 ,deserveth not the ,title of a ,lover2 ,or1 else1 was unrequited in ,affection1 ,and1 was a ,lover1 with some imperfection4 ,for1 ,love1 that loves1 and is not lov'd as much1 ,may perfect grow2 but1 yet1 it is not such1 ,nor can be1 till it may that object have1 ,which gives a ,heart1 for what it would receive3 ,and1 lookes not so much outward1 as to heed ,what seemes within1 to want1 or to exceed4 ,whether our ,emblem's ,author1 thought of this1 ,you need not care2 nor1 will it be amisse1 ,if they who perfect ,lovers1 would be thought1 ,doe mind1 what by this ,morall1 they are taught4 ,where many-,forces joyned are1 ,vnconquerable-pow'r1 is there ,illustration3 ,,concordia ,,insuperabilis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlv4 ,book4 #c ,an ,emblem's meaning1 here1 ,i thought to conster2 ,and1 this doth rather fashion out a ,monster1 ,then forme an ,hieroglyphicke3 but1 ,i had ,these ,figures 7as you see them7 ready made ,by others2 and1 ,i meane to morallize ,their ,fancies2 not to mend what they devise4 ,yet1 peradventure1 with some vulgar praise1 ,this ,picture 7though ,i like it not7 displayes ,the ,morall1 which the ,motto doth imply2 ,and1 thus1 it may be sayd to signifie4 ,he1 that hath many ,faculties1 or ,friends1 ,to keepe him safe 7or to acquire his ends7 ,and1 fits them so2 and1 keepes them so together1 ,that1 still1 as readily1 they ayd each other1 ,as if so many ,hands1 they had been made2 ,and1 in ,one-body1 usefull being had3 ,that man1 by their ,assistance1 may1 at length1 ,attaine to an unconquerable-strength2 ,and1 crowne his honest ,hopes1 with whatsoever ,he seekes for1 by a warranted ,endeavour4 ,or1 else1 it might be sayd2 that1 when we may ,make our ,affections1 and1 our ,sense1 obay ,the will of ,reason1 7and1 so well agree1 ,that1 we may finde them1 still1 at peace to be7 ,they'l guard us1 like so many ,armed-hands2 ,and1 safely keepe us1 whatsoere withstands4 ,if others thinke this ,figure1 here1 inferres ,a better sense2 let those ,interpreters ,vnriddle it2 and1 preach it where they please3 ,their ,meanings may be good1 and so are these4 ,the ,hearts of ,kings are in ,god's ,hands2 ,and1 as ,he lists1 ,he ,them commands4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,manu ,,dei ,,cor ,,regis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvi4 ,book4 #c ,why doe men grudge at those1 who raysed be1 ,by royall ,favour1 from a low degree8 ,know this2 ,hee should be honour'd1 whom the ,king1 ,to place of ,dignity1 shall please to bring4 ,why should they blame their ,kings1 for fav'ring such1 ,whom1 they have thought1 scarce meriting so much8 ,god rules their ,hearts2 and1 they1 themselves deceive1 ,who dreame1 that ,kings exalt1 without ,gods leave4 ,why murmure they at ,god1 for guiding so ,the ,hearts of ,kings1 as oft they see him doe8 ,or1 at his ,workes1 why should they take offence1 ,as if their ,wit1 could teach his ,providence8 ,his just1 and his all-seeing ,wisedome knowes1 ,both whom1 and why he crownes1 or overthrowes2 ,and1 for what cause1 the ,hearts of ,princes1 bee ,inlarg'd1 or shut2 when we no cause can see2 ,we sometime know1 what's well1 and what's amisse2 ,but1 of those ,truths1 the root concealed is2 ,and1 ,false-hoods1 and ,uncertainties1 there are1 ,in most of those things1 which we speake1 or heare4 ,then1 were not ,kings directed by ,god's hand1 ,they1 who are best1 and wisest in the ,land1 ,might oft misguide them1 either by receiving ,a ,false report1 or1 by some wrong-believing4 ,god's ,grace it is1 that ,good-men rays'd have bin3 ,if ,sinners flourish1 we may thanke our ,sin4 ,both ,good and ,bad1 so like in out-sides be1 ,that1 ,kings may be deceiv'd1 in what they see2 ,and1 if ,god had not rul'd their ,hearts aright1 ,the ,world1 by this time1 had been ruin'd quite4 ,a ,vertue hidden1 or not us'd1 ,is either ,sloth1 or ,grace abus'd4 ,illustration3 ,,celata ,,virtus ,,ignavia ,,est4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvii4 ,book4 #c ,the ,world hath shamelesse ,boasters1 who pretend1 ,in sundry matters1 to be skill'd so well1 ,that1 were they pleased1 so their houres to spend1 ,they say1 they could in many things excell4 ,but1 though they make their hearers to beleeve1 ,that1 out of ,modestie their ,gifts they hide1 ,in them wee very plainely may perceive1 ,or ,sloth1 or ,envy1 ,ignorance1 or ,pride4 ,when other mens endeavours they peruse1 ,they either carpe at what they cannot mend2 ,or else of ,arrogance doe those accuse1 ,who1 to the publike view1 their ,workes commend4 ,if these men say1 that they can ,poetize1 ,but1 will not2 they are false in saying so3 ,for1 he1 whose ,wit a little that way lies1 ,will doing bee1 though hee himselfe undoe4 ,if they1 in other ,faculties are learned1 ,and1 still1 forbeare their ,talents to imploy2 ,the truest ,knowledge1 yet1 is undiscerned1 ,and1 that1 they merit not1 which they injoy4 ,yea1 such as hide the ,gifts they have received1 7,or use them not1 as well as they are able7 ,are like fayre ,eyes1 of usefull sight bereaved2 ,or1 lighted-,candles1 underneath a ,table4 ,their glorioust part1 is but a ,painted-cloath1 ,whose ,figures1 to the wall-ward1 still are hung4 ,their hidden ,vertues1 are apparant ,sloth2 ,and1 all their life1 is to the publike wrong3 ,for1 they doe reape the ,fruits1 by many sowne1 ,and1 leave to others1 nothing of their owne4 ,the ,moone1 which is decreasing now1 ,when shee returnes1 will fuller1 grow4 ,illustration3 ,,redibo ,,plenior4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlviii4 ,book4 #c ,i ,never1 yet1 did murmuringly complaine1 ,although those ,moones have long been in the ,waine1 ,which on their ,silver ,shields1 my ,elders wore1 ,in ,battels1 and in ,triumphs1 heretofore4 ,nor any mention have ,i ever made1 ,of such ,eclipses1 as those ,crescents had2 ,thereby1 to move some ,comet1 to reflect ,his fading-light1 or daigne his good-aspect4 ,for1 when ,i tell the ,world1 how ill ,i fare1 ,i tell her too1 how little ,i doe care1 ,for her despights3 yea1 and ,i tell it not1 ,that1 helpe1 or pitie1 might from her be got2 ,but1 rather1 that her ,favourites may see1 ,i know my ,waynings1 yet1 can pleased bee4 ,my ,light1 is from the ,planet of the ,sunne2 ,and1 though the ,course1 which ,i obliquely runne1 ,oft brings my outward ,fortunes to the ,waine1 ,my ,light shall1 one day1 bee renew'd againe4 ,yea1 though to some1 ,i quite may seeme to lose ,my ,light2 because1 my follies interpose ,their shadowes to eclipse it3 yet1 ,i know1 ,my ,crescents1 will increase1 and fuller1 grow4 ,assoone as in the ,flesh1 ,i beeing had1 ,i mooved on in ,courses retrograde1 ,and1 thereby lost my ,splendor3 but1 ,i feele ,soft motions1 from that great ,eternall-,wheele1 ,which mooveth all things1 sweetly mooving mee1 ,to gaine the ,place1 in which ,i ought to bee3 ,and1 when to ,him1 ,i backe returne1 from whom ,at first ,i came1 ,i shall at ,full become4 ,bee warie1 wheresoe're1 thou bee3 ,for1 from deceit1 no place is free4 ,illustration3 ,,nusquam ,,tuta ,,fides4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlix4 ,book4 #c ,some write 7but1 on what grounds1 ,i cannot tell7 ,that they1 who neere unto the ,deserts dwell1 ,where ,elephants are found1 doe notice take1 ,what trees they haunt1 their sleeping-stocks to make2 ,that1 when they rest against an halfe-sawne stemme1 ,it 7falling7 may betray those ,beasts to them4 ,now1 though the part ,historicall1 may erre1 ,the ,morall1 which this ,emblem doth inferre1 ,is overtrue2 and1 seemeth to imply1 ,the ,world to bee so full of ,treacherie1 ,as1 that1 no corner of it1 found can be1 ,in which1 from ,falshoods ,engines1 wee are free4 ,i have observ'd the ,citie2 and1 ,i finde ,the ,citizens1 are civill1 grave and kinde2 ,yet1 many are deluded by their showes1 ,and1 cheated1 when they trust in them repose4 ,i have been oft at ,court2 where ,i have spent1 ,some idle time1 to heare them ,complement3 ,but1 ,i have seene in ,courtiers1 such deceit1 ,that1 for their ,favours1 ,i could never wait4 ,i doe frequent the ,church2 and1 ,i have heard ,gods judgements1 by the ,preachers1 there1 declar'd1 ,against mens falshoods2 and1 ,i gladly heare ,their zealous ,prayers1 and good ,counsells there2 ,but1 as ,i live1 ,i finde some such as they1 ,will watch to doe a mischiefe1 if they may4 ,nay1 those poore sneaking ,clownes1 who seeke their living1 ,as if they knew no manner of deceiving2 ,ev'n those1 their witts1 can 7this way7 so apply1 ,that1 they'l soone cousen1 wiser men1 than ,i4 ,this ,day1 my ,houre-glasse1 forth is runne2 ,thy ,torch1 to ,morrow1 may bee done4 ,illustration3 ,,hodie ,,mihi ,,cras ,,tibi3 ,,illvstr4 ,l4 ,book4 #c ,there is no ,day1 nor minute of the ,day1 ,in which1 there are not many sent away ,from ,life to ,death2 or1 many drawing-on1 ,which1 must within a little while1 bee gone4 ,you1 often1 view the ,grave2 you1 often1 meet ,the ,buriers1 and the ,mourners1 in the street1 ,conveying of some ,neighbour1 to that home1 ,which must1 e're long1 your dwelling-place become4 ,you see the ,race1 of many a youthfull ,sonne ,is finish'd1 e're his ,father's ,course is done2 ,and1 that1 the hand of ,death1 regardeth neither ,sexe1 ,youth1 nor ,age2 but1 mingleth all together4 ,you1 many times1 in your owne houses1 heare ,the groanes of ,death1 and1 view your ,children1 there1 ,your loving ,parents1 or1 beloved ,wives1 ,to gaspe for breath1 and1 labour for their lives4 ,nay1 you your selves1 do sometime find the paines ,of ,sicknesse1 in your ,bowels1 and your ,vaines4 ,the ,harbingers of ,death1 sometime1 begin ,to take up your whole ,bodie1 for their ,inne4 ,you beare their heavie ,aches1 on your back2 ,you feele their twinges1 make your heartstrings crack2 ,and1 sometime1 lye imprison'd1 and halfe dead1 ,with ,age1 or with ,diseases1 on your bed3 ,yet you deferre your ends2 and1 still contrive1 ,for temp'rall things2 as if you thought to live ,sixe ,ages longer3 or1 had quite forgot1 ,that1 you1 and others1 draw one common-,lot4 ,but1 that1 you might not1 still1 the same forget1 ,this ,emblem1 and this ,motto1 here were set4 ,finis ,libri tertij4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,the ,,third ,,lotterie4 #a ,the ,wreathes of ,,glory1 you affect1 ,but1 meanes to gaine them1 you neglect2 ,and1 7though in doing1 you delight7 ,you doe not1 alwayes1 what is right3 ,nor are you growne1 as yet1 so wise1 ,to know1 to whom the richest ,prize ,doth appertaine2 nor what it is4 ,but1 now1 you are inform'd of ,this4 ,see1 ,emblem ,i4 #b ,though you are weake1 you much may doe1 ,if you will set your ,wits thereto4 ,for1 meaner ,powres1 than you have had1 ,and1 meaner ,wits1 good shift have made1 ,both to contrive1 and compasse that1 ,which abler men have wondred at4 ,your ,strength1 and ,wit1 unite1 therefore1 ,and1 both shall grow improov'd the more4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ii4 #c ,perhaps1 thou mayst be one of them1 ,who1 ,civill ,magistrates contemne2 ,and sleighteth1 or else1 flouteth at ,the ,ceremonies of ,estate4 ,that1 thou maist1 therefore1 learne to get1 ,both better ,manners1 and more ,wit1 ,the ,sword1 and ,mace1 7by some despiz'd7 ,is1 for thy sake1 now moralliz'd4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iii4 #d ,by this thy ,lot1 wee may misdoubt1 ,thou look'st not warily about2 ,but1 hudlest onward1 without heed1 ,what went before1 or may succeed2 ,procuring losse1 or discontent1 ,which1 ,circumspection1 might prevent4 ,therefore1 with gratefulnesse1 receive ,those counsells1 which our ,moralls give4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iv4 #e ,thou hast1 unworthily1 repin'd1 ,or1 been displeased in thy mind1 ,because1 thy ,fortunes doe not seeme ,to fit thy ,worth 7in thy esteeme37 ,and loe1 to check thy discontent1 ,thy ,lot1 a ,morall1 doth present2 ,and shewes1 that1 if thou vertuous bee1 ,good-,fortune1 will attend on thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,v4 #f ,when thy ,desires have good successe1 ,thine owne ,endeavors1 thou dost blesse2 ,but1 seldome unto ,god thou giv'st ,due thanks1 for that1 which thou receiv'st4 ,thine ,emblem1 therefore1 tells from whom ,the fruits of good ,endeavours1 come3 ,and1 shewes 7if thou to thrive intend7 ,on whom1 thou1 alwayes1 must depend4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vi4 #g ,it may bee1 thou art one of those1 ,whose ,faith1 more bold1 than fruitfull growes2 ,and 7building on some false ,decree7 ,disheartnest those1 that ,workers be ,to gaine 7with awfull-joy7 that ,pri,ze1 ,which1 unto no man1 ,god denies1 ,that workes in ,hope2 and1 lives by ,faith4 ,marke1 therefore1 what thine ,emblem saith4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vii4 #h ,thou hast been willing1 that thy ,name1 ,should live the life of ,honest-,fame2 ,and1 that1 thy labours 7to thy praise7 ,continue might1 in future dayes4 ,behold2 the ,lot1 thou hapnest on1 ,hath showne1 how this may well bee done4 ,pursue the ,course1 which there is taught1 ,and1 thy desires to passe are brought4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,viii4 #i ,thou1 many things1 hast well begun2 ,but1 little1 to good purpose1 done3 ,because1 thou hast a fickle braine1 ,and1 hands that love to take no paine4 ,therefore1 it chanceth not amisse1 ,that1 thou hast such a ,chance1 as this3 ,for1 if thou want not ,grace1 or ,wit1 ,thou maist1 in time1 have good of it4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ix4 #aj ,whatev'r you seeme to others1 now1 ,it was the ,harrow1 and the ,plough1 ,by which1 your ,predecessors got1 ,the fairest portion of your ,lot3 ,and1 7that1 it may encrease your ,wit7 ,they haunt you1 in an ,emblem1 yet4 ,peruse our ,morall2 and1 perchance1 ,your ,profit1 it will much advance4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,x4 #aa ,much labour1 and much time you spend1 ,to get an able-constant ,friend3 ,but1 you have ever sought him1 there1 ,where1 no such precious ,iewells are3 ,for1 you1 without have searching bin1 ,to finde1 what must be found within4 ,this ,friend1 is mention'd by this ,lot1 ,but1 ,god knowes where he may be got4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xi4 #ab ,thou seek'st for ,fame2 and1 now art showne1 ,for what1 her ,trumpet shall be blowne4 ,thine ,emblem1 also1 doth declare1 ,what ,fame they get1 who vertuous are1 ,for ,praise alone2 and1 what ,reward1 ,for such like ,studies1 is prepar'd4 ,peruse it2 ,and1 this ,counsell take2 ,bee vertuous1 for meere ,vertues sake4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xii #ac ,this ,lot1 those persons1 alwayes finds1 ,that have high thoughts1 and loftie minds2 ,or1 such as have an itch to learne1 ,that1 which doth nothing them concerne2 ,or1 love to peepe1 with daring eyes1 ,into forbidden ,mysteries4 ,if any one of these thou bee1 ,thine ,emblem1 lessons hath for thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiii4 #ad ,if all be true1 these ,lots doe tell us1 ,thou shouldst be of those ,fidling-fellowes1 ,who1 better practised are growne1 ,in others matters1 than their owne3 ,or1 one1 that covets to be thought1 ,a man1 that's ignorant of nought4 ,if it be so1 thy ,morall showes ,thy ,folly1 and what from it flowes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiv4 #ae ,thou hast some ,charge1 7who e're thou be7 ,which1 ,tendance may expect from thee4 ,and1 well1 perhaps1 it may be fear'd1 ,tis often left1 without regard3 ,or1 that1 thou dost securely sleep1 ,when1 thou should'st watch1 more strictly1 keep4 ,thou knowest best1 if it be so3 ,take therefore heed1 what is to doe4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xv4 #af ,in secret1 thou dost oft complaine1 ,that1 thou hast hop'd1 and wrought in vaine2 ,and1 think'st thy ,lot1 is farre more hard1 ,than what for others is prepar'd4 ,an ,emblem1 therefore1 thou hast got1 ,to shew1 it is our common-,lot1 ,to worke and hope2 and1 that1 thou hast ,a ,blessing by it1 at the last4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvi4 #ag ,that thou hast ,honestie1 we grant2 ,but1 ,prudence1 thou dost often want3 ,and1 therefore1 some have injur'd thee1 ,who farre more ,wise1 than honest bee4 ,that1 now1 ,discretion thou mayst add1 ,to those good-meanings thou hast had2 ,the ,morall of thine ,emblem1 view2 ,and1 what it counsels1 that1 pursue4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvii4 #ah ,to your ,long-home1 you nearer are1 ,than you 7it may bee7 are aware3 ,yea1 and more easie is the ,way1 ,than you1 perchance1 conceive it may4 ,lest1 therefore1 ,death1 should grim appeare1 ,and1 put you in a causelesse feare2 7,or out of minding wholly passe7 ,this ,chance1 to you allotted was4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xviii4 #ai ,in slippery ,paths1 you are to goe2 ,yea1 they are full of danger too3 ,and1 if you heedfull should not grow1 ,they'l hazzard much1 your overthrow4 ,but1 you the mischiefe may eschew1 ,if wholsome ,counsell1 you pursue4 ,looke1 therefore1 what you may be taught1 ,by that1 which this your chance hath brought4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xix4 #bj ,this present ,lot1 concernes full neere1 ,not you alone1 but all men here2 ,for1 all of us1 too little heed ,his love1 who for our sakes1 did bleed4 ,tis true1 that meanes1 hee left behind him1 ,which better teacheth how to minde him3 ,yet1 if wee both by that1 and this1 ,remember him1 'tis not amisse4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xx4 #ba ,tis hop'd1 you just1 and pious are1 ,more out of ,conscience1 than for feare2 ,and1 that you'l vertuous courses take1 ,for ,goodnesse1 and for ,vertue-sake4 ,yet1 since the best men1 sometimes may ,have need of helpes1 in ,vertues way1 ,those usefull ,moralls1 sleight you not1 ,which are presented by this ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxi4 #bb ,this ,lot pertaineth unto those1 7,and who they bee1 ,god onely knowes7 ,who1 to the world1 have no desire2 ,but1 up to heav'nly things aspire4 ,no doubt1 but you1 in some degree1 ,indow'd with such affections bee2 ,and1 had this ,emblem1 that you might ,encourag'd bee1 in such a ,flight4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxii4 #bc ,the state of ,temp'rall things to shew1 ,yee have them1 still1 within your view2 ,for1 ev'ry object that wee see1 ,an ,emblem1 of them1 serves to bee4 ,but1 wee from few things1 helps doe finde1 ,to keepe ,eternitie in minde4 ,this ,lot1 an ,emblem brings1 therefore1 ,to make you thinke upon it more4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiii4 #bd ,vnlesse you better looke thereto1 ,dis-use1 and ,sloth1 will you undoe4 ,that1 which of you despayred was1 ,with ease1 might have bin brought to passe2 ,had but so much bin done1 as may ,bee equall'd with ,one ,line a day4 ,consider this2 and1 to that end1 ,the ,morall of your ,lot attend4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiv4 ,m #be ,if wee mistake not1 thou art one1 ,who loves to court the ,rising-,sunne2 ,and1 if this ,lot1 thy nature finde1 ,thou to ,preferment hast a minde3 ,if so2 learne hence1 by whose respect 7,next ,god7 thou mayst thy hopes effect3 ,then1 seeke to winn his grace to thee1 ,of what estate soe're thou bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxv4 #bf ,thou to a double-path art come2 ,and1 peradventure1 troublesome1 ,thou findest it2 for thee to know1 ,on whether hand thou oughtst to goe4 ,to put thee out of all suspect1 ,of ,courses that are indirect2 ,thy ,morall points thee to a path1 ,which hardship1 but1 no perill hath4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvi4 #bg ,you warned are of taking heede1 ,that1 never1 you your ,bounds exceed2 ,and1 also1 that you be not found1 ,to come within your ,neighbours ,bound4 ,there may be some concealed ,cause1 ,that1 none but you1 this ,emblem drawes4 ,examine it2 ,and1 ,if you see ,a fault1 let it amended be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvii4 #bh ,your ,emblems morall doth declare1 ,when1 ,lovers fitly matched are2 ,and1 what the chiefest cause may be1 ,why1 ,friends and ,lovers disagree4 ,perhaps1 you somewhat thence may learne1 ,which your ,affection doth concerne4 ,but1 if it ,counsell you too late1 ,then1 preach it at your ,neighbours gate4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxviii4 ,m #bi ,some1 vrge their ,princes on to ,warre1 ,and weary of sweet ,peace1 they are4 ,some1 seeke to make them1 dote on ,peace1 7,till publike ,danger more encrease7 ,as if the ,world were kept in awe1 ,by nothing else but preaching ,law4 ,thy ,morall 7if of those thou art7 ,doth act a ,moderators part4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxix4 #cj ,tis feared1 thou dost lesse esteeme1 ,vpright to bee1 than so to seeme2 ,and1 if thine actions1 faire appeare1 ,thou carest not how foule they are4 ,though this bee not thy fault alone1 ,yet have a care of mending ,one3 ,and1 study thou1 ,vpright to grow1 ,as well in ,essence1 as in ,show4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxx4 #ca ,some1 all their time1 and wealth have spent1 ,in giving other men content2 ,and1 would not grudge to waste their ,blood1 ,to helpe advance the ,common-good4 ,to such as these1 you have been thought1 ,not halfe so friendly as you ought4 ,this ,lot therefore befalls1 to shew1 ,how great respects1 to such1 are due4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxi4 #cb ,you have been tempted 7by your leave7 ,in hope of ,lucre1 to deceive3 ,but1 much1 as yet1 you have not swerv'd ,from ,faith1 which ought to be observ'd4 ,if well1 hereafter1 you would speed1 ,in dealing-honestly1 proceed3 ,for1 by your ,emblem1 you shall see1 ,that1 ,honest-men1 the richest bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxii4 #cc ,we hope1 no person1 here1 beleeves1 ,that1 you are of those wealthy ,theeves1 ,who1 ,chaines of gold1 and pearle doe weare4 ,and1 of those ,theeves1 that1 none you are1 ,which weares a ,rope1 wee1 plainly see2 ,for1 you1 as yet unhanged bee3 ,but1 unto ,god1 for ,mercie crie1 ,else hang'd you may bee1 e're you die4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiii4 #cd ,you1 willing are1 to put away1 ,the thinking on your latter-day3 ,you count the mention of it1 ,folly2 ,a meanes of breeding ,melancholly2 ,and1 newes unfit for men to heare1 ,before they come to sixtie-yeare4 ,but1 minde what ,counsels now are sent1 ,and1 mend1 lest you too late repent4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiv4 #ce ,your ,wits1 your ,wishes1 and your ,tongue1 ,have run the ,wild goose-chase1 too long2 ,and 7lest all ,reason1 you exceed7 ,of ,rules1 and ,reines1 you now have need4 ,a ,bridle1 therefore1 and a ,square1 ,prime ,figures1 in your ,emblem1 are4 ,observe their ,morall1 and ,i pray1 ,be ,wise1 and ,sober1 if you may4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxv4 #cf ,because her ,ayd makes goodly showes1 ,you1 on the ,world1 your trust repose2 ,and1 his dependance1 you despise1 ,who1 meerly1 on ,god's helpe1 relies4 ,that1 therefore1 you may come to see1 ,how pleas'd1 and safe1 those men may bee1 ,who have no ayd1 but ,god1 alone2 ,this ,emblem1 you have lighted on4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvi4 #cg ,some1 thinke your ,vertue very much2 ,and1 there is cause to thinke it such3 ,for1 many wayes it hath been tride2 ,and1 well the ,triall doth abide4 ,yet1 think not1 but some brunts there are1 ,which1 your owne strength shall never beare4 ,and1 by the ,morall of your ,lot1 ,learne1 where1 ,assistance may bee got4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvii4 #ch ,thou hast been grieved1 and complain'd1 ,because1 the ,truth hath wrong sustain'd4 ,but1 that1 dismayd thou shouldst not be1 ,thine ,emblem will declare to thee1 ,that1 though the ,truth may suffer spite1 ,it shall not bee depressed quite2 ,but1 by opposing1 spread the more1 ,and1 grow more pow'rfull than before4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxviii4 #ci ,by ,rashnesse1 thou hast often err'd1 ,or1 else1 thou hadst been more preferr'd4 ,but1 future errours1 to prevent1 ,thou to the slow-pac'd ,oxe art sent1 ,to learne more ,staydnesse2 and1 to doe ,thy ,workes1 with ,perseverance1 too4 ,hee that this creatures ,vertue scornes1 ,may want it all1 except his ,hornes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxix4 #dj ,dame ,fortunes favour seemes to bee ,much lov'd1 and longed for1 of thee2 ,as if1 in what1 her hand bestowes1 ,thou mightst thy confidence repose4 ,but1 that1 her manners may bee knowne1 ,this ,chance1 upon thee1 was bestowne4 ,consider well1 what thou hast got1 ,and1 on her flattrings1 dote thou not4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xl4 #da ,the ,steele and ,flint1 declare1 in part1 ,the ,temper of a ,stony-heart2 ,and1 shewe1 that thence1 no ,vertue flowes1 ,till it be forced out1 with blowes4 ,some other1 ,moralls thou maist learne1 ,thereby1 which will thy good1 concerne3 ,marke1 therefore1 what they doe declare1 ,and1 minde it1 as occasions are4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xli4 #db ,thou thinkst thy ,witt1 had made thee great1 ,had ,povertie not beene some let3 ,but1 had thy ,wealth as ample beene1 ,as1 thou thy ,witt1 didst overweene2 ,insteed of thy desired ,height1 ,perhaps1 thou hadst beene ruin'd quite4 ,hereafter1 therefore1 be content1 ,with whatsoever ,god hath sent4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlii4 #dc ,to ,discord1 thou art somewhat prone1 ,and1 thinkst thou mayst subsist alone2 ,regarding not how safe they bide1 ,who1 fast1 in ,concords bands are tide4 ,but1 that thou mayst the better heed1 ,what ,good1 from ,vnion doth proceed1 ,an ,emblem is become thy ,lot1 ,from which1 good ,caveats may be got4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliii4 #dd ,thou wouldst be lov'd2 and1 to that end1 ,thou dost both ,time1 and ,labour spend3 ,but1 thou expect'st 7as wee beleeve7 ,more ,love1 than thou dost meane to give4 ,if so thou then1 art much to blame3 ,for1 ,love affects a muturall-flame2 ,which1 if it faile on either side1 ,will never1 long time1 true abide4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliv4 #de ,if all your pow'rs1 you should unite1 ,prevaile in your ,desires1 you might3 ,and1 sooner should effect your ends1 ,if you should muster up your ,friends4 ,but1 since your ,genius doth suspect1 ,that1 you such ,policie neglect1 ,your ,lot presenteth to your view ,an ,emblem1 which instructeth you4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlv4 #df ,because1 thou mayst be one of them1 ,who dare the deeds of ,kings condemne2 7,as if such eyes as theirs and yours ,could view the depth of ,sov'raigne pow'rs2 ,or1 see1 how in each ,time1 and ,place1 ,god rules their hearts1 in ev'ry case47 ,to check thy sawcinesse1 in this1 ,an ,emblem comes not much amisse4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvi4 #dg ,of many goodly parts thou vauntst2 ,and1 much thou hast1 though much thou wantst3 ,but1 well it were1 that1 lesse1 thou hadst1 ,vnlesse more use thereof thou mad'st4 ,that1 therefore1 thou mightst come to see1 ,how vaine unpractiz'd-vertues bee1 ,peruse thine ,emblem2 and1 from thence1 ,take usefull heed of thy ,offence4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvii4 #dh ,by this thy ,lot1 it may appeare1 ,decayd thy ,hopes1 or ,fortunes are4 ,but1 that1 thou mayst no courage lose1 ,thine ,emblem1 by example1 showes1 ,that1 as the ,moone doth from the ,waine ,returne1 and fill her ,orbe againe3 ,so1 thou thy ,fortunes mayst renew1 ,if1 honest ,hopes1 thou shalt pursue4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlviii4 #di ,some ,foes1 for thee1 doe lie in wait1 ,where thou suspectest no ,deceit2 ,yea1 many a one1 thy harme intends1 ,whom thou dost hope will be thy ,friends3 ,be1 therefore1 heedfull1 whom to trust2 ,what walke thou tak'st1 and what thou dost2 ,for1 by thine ,emblem1 thou shalt see1 ,that1 warinesse1 will needfull bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlix4 #ej ,it seemes1 by drawing of this ,lot1 ,the day of ,death1 is much forgot2 ,and1 that1 thou needst a faithfull ,friend1 ,to minde thee of thy latter-end4 ,vnheeded1 therefore1 passe not by1 ,what now thine ,emblem doth imply2 ,so1 thou shalt heare 7without affright7 ,death's message1 though it were to night4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,l4 #ea ,thou seek'st by fickle ,chance1 to gaine1 ,what thou by ,vertue might'st attaine4 ,endeavour well1 and1 nothing shall ,to thee1 unfortunately fall3 ,for1 ev'ry variable ,chance1 ,thy firme contentment1 shall advance4 ,but1 if thou1 yet1 remaine in doubt1 ,turne ,fortunes-wheele1 once more1 about4 #eb ,thy ,lot1 no ,answere will bestow1 ,to that1 which thou desir'st to know2 ,nor canst thou1 here1 an ,emblem find1 ,which to thy purpose is inclinde4 ,perhaps1 it is too late to crave1 ,what thou desirest1 now1 to have3 ,or1 but in vaine1 to mention that1 ,which thy ,ambition aymeth at4 ,then1 take it not in evill part1 ,that1 with a ,blanck1 thou answer'd art4 #ec ,although you now refused not1 ,to trie the ,fortune of your ,lot2 ,yet1 you1 perhaps1 unwilling are1 ,this company the same should heare1 ,lest1 some harsh ,morall should unfold ,such tricks1 as you could wish untold4 ,but1 loe1 you need not stand in awe2 ,for1 'tis a ,blanck1 which now you draw4 #ed ,it proves a ,blanck2 for1 to what end1 ,should wee a serious ,morall spend1 ,where1 teachings1 warnings1 and advise1 ,esteemed are of little price8 ,your onely purpose1 is to looke ,upon the ,pictures of this ,booke2 ,when1 more discretion you have got1 ,an ,emblem shall attend your ,lot4 #ee ,you might have drawne an ,emblem1 here1 ,in which your manners pictur'd were3 ,but1 some will vexe1 when they shall see ,themselves1 so painted out to bee1 ,and1 blame this ,booke1 as if it had ,by some unlawfull ,art been made3 7,or1 was contriv'd1 that1 to their shame1 ,men1 on themselves1 might ,libels frame7 ,and1 lest you may bee so unwise1 ,your ,lot1 an ,emblem1 now1 denies4 #ef ,because1 ,good ,chances1 others drew1 ,to trie these ,lots1 it pleased you4 ,but1 had you such an ,emblem found1 ,as fits you rightly1 you had froun'd2 ,or1 inwardly1 you would have chast1 ,although you outwardly had laugh'd4 ,you1 therefore1 very glad may bee1 ,this proves a ,blanck2 and1 so may wee4 ,,finis4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,emblemes1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,moderne3 ,quickened ,with ,,metricall ,,illvstrations1 both ,morall and ,divine3 ,and disposed into ,,lotteries1 ,that ,jnstruction1 and ,good ,counsell1 may bee furthered by an ,honest and ,pleasant ,recreation4 ,by ,,george ,,wither4 ,the fourth ,booke4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,london1 ,printed by ,,avgvstine ,,mathewes4 ,,mdcxxxiv4 ,,to ,,the ,,right ,,honovrable ,,phillip1 ,earle of ,,pembrooke1 and ,,movntgomerie1 c4 ,lord ,chamberlaine of the ,houshould1 ,knight of the most honourable ,order of the ,garter1 and one of his ,majesties most ,honourable ,privie-,councell4 ,my ,honourable ,,lord1 ,though1 ,worthlesse in my owne repute ,i am2 ,and1 7though my ,fortune1 so obscures my ,name ,beneath my ,hopes2 that1 now1 it makes me seeme ,as little worth1 in other mens esteeme1 ,as in mine owne27 yet1 when my ,merits were ,no better1 than1 to most1 they now appeare1 ,it pleased some1 ev'n some of those that had ,the ,noblest ,names1 7and1 those of whom was made ,the best ,account7 so lowly to descend1 ,as1 my well-meaning ,studies1 to befriend4 ,among those ,,worthies1 ,i may both bemone 7,my selfe in ,,him7 and memorize1 for ,one1 ,your much renowned ,,brother1 as a ,chiefe ,in bringing to my waned ,hopes1 reliefe2 ,and1 in my ,faculties1 were ,i as able ,to honour ,him1 as he was honourable1 ,i would have showne1 how1 all this ,emperie ,hath lost a ,friend1 in ,,him1 as much as ,i4 ,to ,,mee1 so freely1 of his owne accord ,it pleased ,,him1 his ,favours1 to afford2 ,that1 when our learned1 and late ,sov'raigne-,prince1 7,by others mis-informed7 tooke offence ,at my ,free ,lines2 ,,hee1 foun'd such ,meanes and ,place ,to bring1 and reconcile mee to his ,grace2 ,that1 therewithall1 his ,majestie bestow'd ,a ,gift upon mee1 which his ,bountie show'd3 ,and1 had inrich'd mee2 if1 what was intended1 ,had not1 by othersome1 beene ill befriended4 ,but1 as ,i long time1 suffred have by those ,who labour'd much1 my thrivings1 to oppose3 ,so1 ,i my selfe1 7although not out of pride1 ,as many thinke it7 have so much relide ,vpon the ,royall-,gift1 neglecting so ,to fortifie the same1 as others do ,by making ,friends2 that my estate grew lesse 7,by more than twice five hundred ,marks decrease7 ,through that1 which for1 my profit was bestowne4 ,and1 ,i1 ere this1 had wholly been undone2 ,but1 that the ,wealth1 which ,i relie on1 most1 ,consists in things1 which never can be lost4 ,yet1 by his ,losse1 ,i have ,occasions had ,to feele1 why other men are often sad4 ,and1 ,i1 7who blushed1 to be troublesome ,to any ,friend7 therby1 almost am come ,to such a passe2 that1 what ,i wish to have1 ,i should grow impudent enough to ,crave1 ,had not impartiall ,death1 and wasting ,time1 ,of all my ,friends quite worne away the ,prime2 ,and1 left mee none1 to whom ,i dare present ,the meanest suite without encouragement3 ,although1 the greatest ,boone1 ,i would implore1 ,should cost them1 but a ,word1 or little more4 ,yet1 some there are1 no doubt1 for whose respect ,i might endeavour1 with no vaine effect2 ,had ,i but cause1 to have as high esteeme1 ,of mine owne ,merits1 as ,i have of them4 ,and1 if your ,honour should be so inclin'd1 ,as ,i desire2 ,i1 now am sure to finde ,another ,pembrooke1 by whose ayde sustain'd1 ,i may preserve1 what by the ,last ,i gain'd4 ,to make adventure1 how it will succeed1 ,i now am come4 ,and lo1 my ,,lord1 insteed ,of better ,advocates1 ,i first begin1 ,mine ,,emblems1 by these ,lines1 to ,vsher in2 ,that1 they1 by these admittance may effect ,for ,mee1 and for themselves1 your kinde respect4 ,that1 which in them1 best ,worthy you shall find1 ,is this2 that1 they are ,symptomes of a ,minde1 ,affecting honestie3 and of a ,heart1 ,so truly honouring a true desert1 ,that1 ,i am hopefull made1 they will acquire ,as much respect as ,i can well desire3 ,and1 ,,sir1 your ,candor1 your knowne ,courtesies1 ,with other praisefull ,vertues1 make mee rise ,to this ,beliefe2 that1 ,,yov by fav'ring mee ,hereafter1 may as highly honour'd be1 ,as by some former ,bounties2 and encrease ,my ,future ,merit1 by your ,worthinesse4 ,however1 what ,i am or shall be knowne ,to ,bee1 by ,your ,deservings1 or mine owne1 ,you may command it2 and1 be sure to finde 7,though false my ,fortunes prove7 a ,faithfull ,mind4 ,thus1 unfainedly1 professeth ,your ,honours truest ,honourer1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,,to ,,the ,,right ,,honorable1 ,,henrie1 ,earle of ,,holland1 c4 ,captaine of the ,guard2 ,lord-chiefe-,iustice in ,eyre of all his ,majesties ,forrests1 ,parkes and ,chases on this side ,trent2 ,knight of the most noble ,order of the ,garter1 and one of his ,majesties most ,honourable ,privie ,counsell4 ,right ,noble ,,sir1 ,having1 of late1 some ,cause1 to overlooke ,that thankfull ,register1 wherein ,i booke ,my noblest ,friends2 ,i found so many ,names ,possessing nothing1 but their honour'd ,fames1 7,whose living ,persons1 wee injoyed1 here1 ,a while agoe27 that1 ,i began to feare1 ,i might grow ,friendlesse2 7having now so few7 ,vnlesse ,i sought1 their ,number to renew4 ,by some ,disasters1 also1 gaining proofe1 ,how much this ,course would make for my behoofe2 ,i call'd my ,wits to ,counsell1 ,where1 and ,,how ,i might1 with hopefulnesse1 begin to sow ,the seeds of such a ,blessing3 ,and1 me thought ,within mee1 something said3 ,where should be sought ,what thou so gladly wouldst renewed finde1 ,but1 from some ,,branches of the selfe-same kinde2 ,whose faire ,aspects may seeme to promise fruit1 ,according to the ,virtues of the ,roote8 ,assoone as ,fancie had inform'd me so1 ,your ,lordship1 came to my remembrance1 too1 ,with what our ,soveraigne's ,favour1 ,vulgar ,fame1 ,or1 your owne ,merits1 addeth to your ,name4 ,which1 having weigh'd1 no doubts at all ,i had ,of ,worth in ,yov2 ,but1 rather1 doubtings made ,that1 all my ,wits would insufficient be1 ,to make that ,worth1 become a ,friend to mee4 ,for1 ,i have oft observ'd1 that1 ,favour shunnes ,the best ,desert1 if after her1 it runnes4 ,yet1 who can tell what may befall8 thought ,i3 ,it is no great ,adventure1 if ,i try ,without successe3 ,and1 if1 ,i gaine my ,end1 ,i am assured of a ,noble-,friend4 ,his honourable ,,father1 deem'd mee worth ,so much respecting as to seeke me forth1 ,when1 ,i was more obscure3 ,and1 ,,mee1 for nought ,but1 onely to ,befriend mee1 forth ,,hee sought4 ,then1 wherefore1 of his ,,sonne1 should ,i suspect ,that 7feeling ,him7 hee can my love reject8 ,since1 ,courtesie doth alwaies1 there1 abound1 ,where such a lovely ,personage is found8 ,my ,,lord1 these were my ,fancies3 ,but ,i take them ,to be of no more worth1 than1 you shall make them ,by your ,acceptance3 ,nor1 is't my intent ,to ,court you1 with fruitlesse ,complement3 ,but1 to attempt your ,favour with a mind1 ,as readily1 and really1 inclinde ,to serve you1 when my services may steed2 ,as to expect your ,favours1 in my need4 ,for1 had my ,fates enabled me so much1 ,i should more willingly have sought out such ,on whom ,i ,courtesies might have bestowne1 ,than1 seeke to cure ,misfortunes of mine owne4 ,no doubt1 but1 every day1 your ,lordship heares ,inventions1 which may better please your eares ,than these ,i now present2 ,and1 yet you might 7,for ought ,i knew7 finde profit1 or delight1 ,by our plaine ,,emblems1 or1 some uses in them1 ,which from your ,honour1 some respects may win them2 ,ev'n for that good ,moralitie1 which they ,to ,vulgar ,vnderstandings will convay4 ,but1 ,truth to speake1 the chiefest cause which drew ,my minde1 to make them ,,presents1 for your view1 ,was1 but to take ,occasion to professe1 ,that1 ,i am ,servant1 to your ,,worthinesse4 ,in which1 if ,,yov are pleased2 ,all is got1 ,at which ,i aym'd3 ,and1 though you like it not1 ,it shall but teach ,mee 7for the time to come7 ,to take more heed1 where ,i am troublesome4 ,and1 ,i shall be1 neverthelesse1 your ,honours to be commanded1 as becommeth your ,servant1 ,,geo3 ,,wither4 ,whil'st ,i1 the ,sunne's bright ,face may view1 ,i will no meaner ,light pursue4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,inferiora ,,secutus4 ,,illvstr4 ,i4 ,book4 #d ,when1 with a serious musing1 ,i behold ,the gratefull1 and obsequious ,marigold1 ,how duely1 ev'ry morning1 she displayes ,her open brest1 when ,titan spreads his ,rayes2 ,how she observes him in his daily walke1 ,still bending towards him1 her tender stalke2 ,how1 when he downe declines1 she droopes and mournes1 ,bedew'd 7as 'twere7 with teares1 till he returnes2 ,and1 how she vailes her ,flow'rs1 when he is gone1 ,as if she scorned to be looked on ,by an inferiour ,eye2 or1 did contemne ,to wayt upon a meaner ,light1 then ,him4 ,when this ,i meditate1 me-thinkes1 the ,flowers ,have spirits1 farre more generous1 then ours2 ,and1 give us faire ,examples1 to despise ,the servile ,fawnings1 and ,idolatries1 ,wherewith1 we court these earthly things below1 ,which merit not the service we bestow4 ,but1 oh my ,god6 though groveling ,i appeare ,vpon the ,ground1 7and have a rooting here1 ,which hales me downward7 yet in my desire1 ,to that1 which is above mee1 ,i aspire3 ,and1 all my best ,affections ,i professe ,to ,him1 that is the ,sunne of ,righteousnesse4 ,oh6 keepe the ,morning of his ,incarnation1 ,the burning ,noone-tide of his bitter ,passion1 ,the ,night of his ,descending1 and the ,height ,of his ,ascension1 ever in my sight3 ,that imitating him1 in what ,i may1 ,i never follow an inferiour ,way4 ,the ,earth is ,god's1 and in his ,hands ,are all the ,corners of the ,lands4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,manu ,,domini ,,omnes ,,sunt ,,fines ,,terr4 ,,illvstr4 ,,ii4 ,book4 #d ,long since1 the sacred ,hebrew ,lyrick sayd1 7,a ,truth1 which never justly was denayd7 ,that1 ,all the world is ,god's2 and that his hands ,enclose the limits of the farthest ,lands4 ,the selfe same ,truth affirmes1 that likewise1 there1 ,by him1 their clodds1 and furrowes warred are1 ,and1 that with dewes and showres1 he doth so blesse ,the dwellings of the barren ,wildernesse1 ,that1 those ,inhabitants 7whom some conceiv'd1 ,of usefull1 and all pleasant things bereav'd7 ,their labors1 with advantage1 doe employ1 ,and1 fetch their yearely ,harvests home1 with joy4 ,why then should wee1 that in ,god's ,vineyard live1 ,distrust that all things needfull hee will give8 ,why should his ,garden doubt of what it needs1 ,since hee oft waters barren ,rocks and ,weeds8 ,why should his ,children1 live in slavish feare1 ,since hee is kind to those that strangers are8 ,or1 whither from his presence1 can we flie1 ,to whom the furthest hiding-place is nigh4 ,and1 if ,i may1 from lower objects clime1 7,to questioning1 in matters more sublime7 ,why should ,i thinke1 the ,soule shall not bee fed1 ,where ,god affoords1 to ,flesh1 her daily ,bread8 ,or1 dreame1 that hee1 for some1 provided none1 ,because1 on us1 much ,mercie is bestowne8 ',tis true enough1 that ,hell devoureth all1 ,who shall be found without the ,churches pale2 ,but1 how farre that extends1 no ,eye can see1 ,since1 in ,gods hands1 ,earth's farthest ,corners bee4 ,by seeming other than thou art1 ,thou dost performe a foolish part4 ,illustration3 ,,quod ,,non ,,es ,,ne ,,videare ,,cave4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iii4 ,book4 #d ,the ,world is much for ,shewes1 and few there are ,so diligent to bee1 as to appeare2 ,although a little travaile more1 would make them ,those men1 for which1 the lookers-on mistake them4 ,some1 have so toyled1 and consum'd so much1 ,to get a false repute of being ,rich1 ,that1 they have spent farre more1 than would have bought1 ,the substance of the shadow1 they have sought2 ,and1 caused those1 who deem'd them rich before1 ,to know them1 to bee miserably poore4 ,some others1 would so faine be counted ,wise1 ,that1 they consume in ,curiosities1 ,in ,sophistries1 and superficiall showes1 ,more pretious ,time1 than would have made them those1 ,they long to seeme1 7had halfe that meanes been spent1 ,in seeking ,wisdome1 with a pure intent7 ,whereas1 the glorioust purchases of such1 7,though by their ,peeres they seeme applauded much7 ,are still so vaine1 that little they possesse1 ,but fruitlesse leaves1 of learned foolishnesse3 ,yea1 by affecting more than is their due1 ,they lose ev'n both the substance1 and the shew2 ,and1 so1 instead of honours ,crowne1 have worne ,the ,coxcombes1 of a well-deserved scorne4 ,but1 of all ,fooleries1 the grossest ,folly ,is theirs1 who weare those garbes of seeming-holy1 ,which paine them sore1 yet make them still appeare1 ,to ,god and ,men1 as wicked as they are4 ,be1 therefore1 what1 to be thou hast profest2 ,but1 bee not of this last1 of all the rest4 ,pursue thy ,workes1 without delay1 ,for1 thy short houres runne fast away4 ,illustration3 ,,festinat ,,decurrere4 ,,illvstr4 ,,iiii4 ,book4 #d ,though this bee but the picture of that ,glasse1 ,by which thou measur'st how thine houres doe passe1 ,yet1 sleight it not2 for1 much 'twill profit thee1 ,to ponder what the ,morals of it bee4 ,and1 'tis an ,emblem1 whence the ,wise may learne1 ,that1 which their persons1 neerely doth concerne4 ,the brittle ,glasse1 serves fitly to expresse ,the ,bodie's frailtie1 and much crasinesse4 ,foure ,pillars1 which the glassie worke empale1 ,instruct thee1 that the ,vertues ,cardinall1 ,to guard the ,manhood1 should bee still employ'd1 ,lest else the feeble fabrick bee destroy'd4 ,the ,sand1 still running forth1 without delay1 ,doth shew1 that ,life-time1 passeth fast away1 ,and1 makes no stop3 yea1 and the ,motto too1 7,lest thou forgetfull prove7 informes thee so4 ,by viewing this1 ,occasion1 therefore1 take1 ,of thy fast-flying ,houres1 more use to make2 ,and1 heedfull bee1 to shunne their common crime1 ,who take much care to trifle out the time2 ,as if it merited their utmost paine1 ,to lose the gemme1 which most they seeke to gaine4 ,time-past is lost already3 ,time-to-come1 ,belongs1 as yet1 thou knowst not unto whom4 ,the present-houres are thine1 and1 onely those1 ,of which thou hast ,commission to dispose2 ,and1 they from thee1 doe flye away so fast1 ,that1 they are scarcely knowne1 till they are past4 ,lord1 give mee grace1 to minde1 and use ,time so1 ,that1 ,i may doe thy worke1 before ,i goe4 ,repent1 or ,god will breake the thread1 ,by which1 thy doome hangs o're thy head4 ,illustration3 ,,abrumpam4 ,,illvstr4 ,v4 ,book4 #d ,marke well this ,emblem2 and1 7when in a thread1 ,you see the ,globe1 there1 hang above their head1 ,who in securitie1 beneath it sit7 ,observe likewise1 the ,knife1 that threatens it2 ,the smallnesse of the ,twine2 and1 what a death ,would follow1 should it fall on those beneath3 ,and 7having well observ'd it7 mind1 ,i pray1 ,that1 which the word about it1 there1 doth say3 ,for1 it includes a ,caveat1 which wee need ,to entertaine1 with a continuall heed4 ,though few consider it1 wee finde it thus 7,throughout our lives7 with ev'ry one of us4 ,destruction hangeth in a single thread1 ,directly over every ,sinner's head4 ,that ,sentence is gone forth1 by which wee stand ,condemn'd to suffer death4 ,the dreadfull hand1 ,of ,god's impartiall ,iustice1 holds a ,knife1 ,still ready1 to cut off our thread of life2 ,and1 'tis his mercie1 that keepes up the ,ball ,from falling1 to the ruine of us all4 ,oh6 let us minde1 how often wee have bin1 ,ev'n in the very act of ,deadly-sinne1 ,whilst this hung over us2 and1 let us praise1 ,and love him1 who hath yet prolong'd our dayes3 ,yea1 let our thankfulnesse1 bring forth such fruit1 ,as1 to the benefit may somewhat suit3 ,for1 though a sudden-,death may not ensue1 ,yet1 7since ,times ,axe1 doth every minute hew ,the ,root of ,life7 the ,tree1 e're long1 must fall2 ,and1 then perhaps1 too late1 repent wee shall4 ,when woe is in our selves begun1 ,then1 whither from it1 can wee run8 ,illustration3 ,,hinc ,,dolor ,,inde ,,fuga4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vi4 ,book4 #d ,poore ,hart1 why dost thou run so fast8 and why1 ,behind thee dost thou looke1 when thou dost fly8 ,as if thou seem'dst in thy swift flight1 to heare ,those dangers following thee1 wch thou dost feare8 ,alas6 thou labour'st1 and thou runn'st in vaine1 ,to shunne1 by flight1 thy terrors1 or thy paine2 ,for1 loe1 thy ,death1 which thou hast dreaded so1 ,clings fast unto thee1 wheresoere thou goe3 ,and while thou toyl'st1 an outward-ease to win1 ,thou draw'st thine owne destruction further in2 ,making that ,arrow1 which but prickes thy hide1 ,to pierce thy tender entrailes1 through thy side4 ,and1 well ,i may this wounded ,hart bemoane2 ,for1 here1 me thinkes1 ,i'm taught to looke upon ,mine owne condition2 and1 in him1 to see ,those deadly wounds1 my ,sinnes have made in mee4 ,i greatly feare the ,world1 may unawares ,intangle mee1 by her alluring snares3 ,i am afraid1 the ,devill may inject ,some poys'nous fume1 my ,spirit to infect1 ,with ghostly ,pestilence2 and1 ,i assay1 ,to flie from these1 with all the pow'rs ,i may4 ,but1 oh my ,flesh6 this very ,flesh ,i weare1 ,is worse to mee1 than ,worlds1 and ,devils are3 ,for1 without this1 no pow'r on mee1 they had4 ,this is that ,shirt1 which made ,alcides mad4 ,it is a griefe1 which ,i shall never cure1 ,nor flie from1 whilst my life-time doth endure3 ,from thence1 oh ,lord1 my greatest sorrowes bee2 ,and1 therefore1 from my ,selfe1 ,i flie to ,thee4 ,when ,magistrates confined are1 ,they revell1 who were kept in feare4 ,illustration3 ,,captivum ,,impune ,,lacessunt4 ,,illvstr4 ,,vii4 ,book4 #d ,a ,tyrannous1 or wicked ,magistrat1 ,is fitly represented by a ,catt3 ,for1 though the ,mice a harmfull vermine bee1 ,and1 ,cats the remedie2 yet1 oft wee see1 ,that1 by the ,mice1 far lesse1 some house-wives leese1 ,then when they set the ,catt to keepe the ,cheese4 ,a ravenous ,cat1 will punish in the ,mouse1 ,the very same ,offences1 in the house1 ,which hee himselfe commits2 yea1 for that ,vice1 ,which was his owne 7with praise7 he kills the ,mice2 ,and1 spoyleth not anothers life alone1 ,ev'n for that very fault which was his owne1 ,but feeds1 and fattens1 in the spoyle of them1 ,whom hee1 without compassion did condemne4 ,nay1 worse than so2 hee cannot bee content1 ,to slaughter them1 who are as innocent1 ,as hee himselfe2 but1 hee must also play1 ,and sport his wofull ,pris'ners lives away2 ,more torturing them1 'twixt fruitlesse hopes and feares1 ,than when their bowels1 with his teeth he teares3 ,for1 by much terrour1 and much crueltie1 ,hee kills them1 ten times over1 e're they die4 ,when1 such like ,magistrates have rule obtain'd1 ,the best men wish their powre might be restrain'd3 ,but1 they who shun enormities1 through ,feare1 ,are glad when good-men out of ,office are4 ,yea1 whether ,governours bee good or bad1 ,of their displacings wicked-men are glad2 ,and1 when they see them brought into disgraces1 ,they boldly play the ,knaves before their faces4 ,loe1 heere is all1 that bee possest1 ,which once was ,victor of the ,east4 ,illustration3 ,,restat ,,de ,,victore ,,orientis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,viii4 ,book4 #d ,when hee1 who by his conquering ,arme1 possest ,the rich1 and spacious ,empires of the ,east1 ,felt his approaching end2 he bade them beare ,a ,shirt throughout his ,armie1 on a ,speare1 ,proclaiming1 that of all his large estate1 ,no more was left him1 then1 but only that3 ,perhaps intending1 thereby1 to expresse1 ,a sorrow for his wilde ,ambitiousnesse2 ,or1 hoping1 by that ,spectacle1 to give ,some good ,instructions unto those that live4 ,however1 let it serve us1 to declare1 ,how vaine their toylings1 and ambitions are1 ,who rob themselves1 and other men of rest1 ,for things that are so little while possest4 ,and1 if that powerfull ,king1 could nothing have1 ,that was of use1 to carry to his ,grave1 7,of all his conquered ,kingdomes7 but1 one ,shirt1 ,or1 ,winding sheet1 to hide his ,royall durt2 ,why should we pinch1 and scrape1 and vext become1 ,to heap up ,riches1 for we know not whom8 ,or1 macerate the ,flesh1 by raising strife1 ,for more1 than will bee usefull during life8 ,nay1 ev'n for that1 which sometimes shortens breath1 ,and makes us1 also1 wretched after ,death4 ,let mee1 oh ,god6 my labour so employ1 ,that1 ,i1 a competencie may enjoy4 ,i aske no more1 than may ,lifes want supply1 ,and1 leave their due to others1 when ,i die4 ,if this thou grant1 7which nothing doubt ,i can7 ,none ever liv'd1 or dy'd a richer man4 ,when ,hopes1 quite frustrate were become1 ,the ,wither'd-branch did freshly bloome4 ,illustration3 ,,insperata ,,floruit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,ix4 ,book4 #d ,t'is true1 a wither'd-branch ,i am1 and seeme ,to some1 as voyd of ,hopes1 as of esteeme2 ,for1 in their judgements1 ,i appeare to be ,a saplesse ,bough1 quite broken from the ,tree1 7,ev'n such as that1 in this our ,emblem1 here7 ,and1 yet1 ,i neither feele ,despaire1 nor ,feare2 ,for1 ,i have seene 7e're now7 a little ,spray1 7,rent from her ,stemme7 lye trodden by the way1 ,three moneths together2 which1 when ,spring drew on1 ,to take an unexpected ,root begun2 7,yea1 grew to bee a ,tree7 and1 growing1 stood1 ,when those great ,groves1 were fell'd for firing-wood1 ,which once had high esteeme2 and sprung unhurt1 ,while that poore ,branch1 lay sleighted in the durt4 ,nay1 ,i have seene such twiggs1 afford them shade1 ,by whom they were the meanest shrippings made1 ,of all the ,wood2 ,and1 you may live to see1 7,for ought yet knowne7 some such event in mee4 ,and1 what if all who know mee1 see me dead1 ,before those hopes begin to spring and spread8 ,have therefore they that hate me1 cause to boast1 ,as if mine expectations ,i had lost8 ,no sure3 ,for1 ,i1 who by ,faith's eyes have seene1 ,old ,aarons wither'd ,rod grow fresh and greene2 ,and also viewed 7by the selfe-same ,eyes7 ,him1 whom that ,rod1 most rightly typifies1 ,fall by a shamefull ,death1 and rise1 in spight ,of ,death1 and ,shame1 unto the glorioust height4 ,ev'n ,i1 beleeve my ,hope shall bee possest1 ,and1 therefore1 7ev'n in ,death7 in ,hope ,i'le rest4 ,true ,vertue1 whatsoere betides1 ,in all extreames1 unmoov'd abides4 ,illustration3 ,,nescit ,,labi ,,virtus4 ,,illvstr4 ,x4 ,book4 #d ,when1 in this ,emblem1 here1 you have espide1 ,the shape of a triangled ,pyramide1 ,and1 have observed well1 those mightie ,rockes1 ,whose firme foundation bides the dreadfull shockes ,of angry ,neptune2 you may thereby see1 ,how firmly setled1 ,vertues reall bee4 ,for1 as the raging ,seas1 although they roare1 ,can make no breach upon the ,rockie shore2 ,and1 as a true triangled ,pyramide1 ,stands fast1 and shewes alike1 on ev'ry side3 ,so1 howsoever ,fortune1 turnes or winds1 ,those men1 which are indow'd with vertuous minds1 ,it is impossible1 to drive them from ,those ,formes1 or ,stations1 which those minds become4 ,and1 as the raging ,sea1 with foming threats1 ,against the ,rockie-shore1 but vainely beats2 ,so1 ,envie shall in vaine1 loud blustrings make1 ,when vertuous resolutions they would shake4 ,for1 ,vertue1 which receives an overthrow1 ,was ,vertue1 not indeed1 but in the show4 ,so farre am ,i1 oh ,lord6 from laying claime ,to have this ,vertue1 that1 ,i doe but ayme ,at such perfection2 and1 can come no nigher ,as yet1 than to obtaine it in desire4 ,but1 fixe thou so1 this weake desire of mine1 ,vpon the ,vertues of thy ,rocke divine1 ,that ,i1 and that invaluable ,stone1 ,may bee incorporated into ,one3 ,and1 then1 it will bee neither shame1 nor pride1 ,to say1 my ,vertues1 will unmov'd abide4 ,the motion of the ,world1 this day1 ,is mov'd the quite contrarie way4 ,illustration3 ,,hodie ,,sic ,,vertitvr ,,orbis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xi4 ,book4 #d ,what was this ,figures meaning1 but to show1 ,that1 as these kinde of ,shell-fish backward goe1 ,so now the ,world1 7which here doth seeme to take ,an arseward ,iourney on the ,cancer's backe7 ,moves counterwise2 as if delight it had1 ,to runne a race1 in ,courses retrograde3 ,and1 that1 is very likely to be true1 ,which1 this our ,emblem1 purposeth to shew4 ,for1 ,i have now1 of late1 not onely seene1 ,what backward motions1 in my ,friends have beene2 ,and1 that my outward ,fortunes and ,affaires1 ,doe of themselves1 come tumbling downe the staires3 ,but1 ,i have also found1 that other things1 ,have got a wheeling in contrary ,rings2 ,which ,regresse1 holding on1 'tis like that wee1 ,to ,iewes1 or ,ethnicks1 backe shall turned bee4 ,some punie ,clerkes1 presume that they can teach ,the ancient holy ,doctors1 how to preach4 ,some ,laicks1 learne their ,pastors how to pray4 ,some ,parents1 are compelled to obay ,their ,sonnes2 and1 so their ,dignitie to lose1 ,as to be fed and cloth'd1 at their dispose4 ,nay1 wee have some1 who have assay'd to draw1 ,all backward1 to the ,bondage of the ,law2 ,ev'n to those abrogated ,rites and ,dayes1 ,by which1 the wandring ,iew markes out his wayes4 ,and1 to pursue this ,round1 they are so heady1 ,that1 they have made themselves1 and others giddy4 ,doe then1 these froward ,motions1 ,,lord1 restraine1 ,and1 set the ,world in her due course againe4 ,invincibilitie is there1 ,where ,order1 ,strength1 and ,vnion are4 ,illustration3 ,,vis ,,nescia ,,vinci4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xii4 ,book4 #d ,from these well-order'd ,arrowes1 and the ,snake1 ,this usefull ,observation you may make2 ,that1 where an able ,prudence1 doth combine ,vnited-forces1 by good ,discipline1 ,it maketh up a pow'r1 exempted from ,the feare1 or perill1 to be overcome3 ,and1 if you covet safetie1 you will seeke ,to know this ,ward1 and to acquire the like4 ,for1 doubtlesse1 neither is it in the force1 ,of iron ,charets1 or of armed ,horse1 ,in which1 the ,king1 securitie may finde1 ,unlesse the ,riders bee well ,disciplinde4 ,nor1 lyes it in the ,souldiers common ,skill ,in warlike ,postures2 nor in theirs1 who drill ,the ,rankes and ,fyles1 to order them aright1 ,according as ,occasion makes the ,fight4 ,but1 men must use a further ,prudence too1 ,or else1 those vulgar-,arts will all undoe4 ,for1 these1 are onely ,sciences injoynd1 ,to order well the ,body1 not the ,mind3 ,and1 men best train'd in these 7oft times7 we see1 ,the ,hare-brain'dst-fooles1 in all our ,armies bee4 ,to strength1 and skill1 unite we must1 therefore1 ,a manly ,prudence1 comprehending more1 ,than all these ,powr's3 ev'n such1 as when shee please1 ,to all her ends1 can use and mannage these2 ,and1 shew us how to cure1 or to prevent ,all ,ha,zards2 or1 withall to bee content4 ,hee that's thus arm'd1 and trusts in ,god alone1 ,may bee oppos'd1 but1 conquered of none4 ,when thou art shipwrackt in ,estate1 ,submit with patience1 unto ,fate4 ,illustration3 ,,quo ,,fata ,,trahunt4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xiii4 ,book4 #d ,when ,i beheld this ,picture of a ,boat1 7,which on the raging ,waves doth seeme to float7 ,forc'd onward1 by the current of the ,tide1 ,without the helpe of ,anchor1 ,oare or ,guide1 ,and1 saw the ,motto there1 which doth imply1 ,that shee commits her selfe to ,destinie2 ,me thinkes1 this ,emblem sets out their estate1 ,who have ascribed ev'ry thing to ,fate2 ,and dreame1 that howsoe're the businesse goe1 ,their ,worke1 nor hinders1 neither helpes thereto4 ,the leaking ,ship1 they value as the sound3 ,hee that's to hanging borne1 shall ne're bee drown'd2 ,and1 men to happinesse ordain'd 7say these7 ,may set their ,ship to float1 as ,fate shall please4 ,this ,fancie1 springing from a mis-beleeving ,of ,god's ,decrees2 and1 many men deceiving1 ,with shewes of ,truth1 both causeth much offence ,against ,god's ,mercies1 and his ,providence2 ,and brings to passe1 that some to ruine runne1 ,by their neglect of what they might have done4 ,for1 ,meanes is to bee us'd1 7if wee desire1 ,the blessing of our safetie to acquire7 ,whose naturall effects1 if ,god deny1 ,vpon his ,providence wee must relye1 ,still practising what naturall aydes may bee1 ,vntill no likely ayd untride wee see4 ,and1 when this ,non plus wee are forc'd unto1 ,stand still1 wee may1 and wayt what ,god will do4 ,hee that shall thus to ,fate1 his fortunes leave1 ,let mee bee ruin'd1 if ,shee him deceive4 ,the best1 and fairest ,house1 to mee1 ,is that1 where best ,i love to bee4 ,illustration3 ,,illvstr4 ,,xiv4 ,book4 #d ,they are not ,houses builded large and high1 ,seel'd all with ,gold1 and pav'd with ,porphyrie1 ,hung round with ,arras1 glaz'd with ,christall-glasse1 ,and cover'd o're with plates of shining ,brasse1 ,which are the best2 but1 rather1 those where wee ,in safetie1 health1 and best content1 may bee2 ,and1 where wee finde1 though in a meane ,estate1 ,that portion1 which maintaines a quiet ,fate4 ,here1 in a homely ,cottage1 thatcht with reed1 ,the ,peasant seemes as pleasedly to feed1 ,as hee1 that in his ,hall or ,parlour dines1 ,which ,fret-worke ,roofes1 or costly ,cedar ,lines3 ,and1 with the very same affections too1 ,both to1 and from it1 hee doth come and goe4 ,the ,tortois1 doubtlesse1 doth no house-roome lack1 ,although his ,house will cover but his back2 ,and1 of his ,tub1 the ,cynicke seem'd as glad1 ,as ,alexander was of all hee had4 ,when ,i am setled in a place ,i love1 ,a shrubby hedge-row1 seemes a goodly ,grove4 ,my liking maketh ,palaces of ,sheds1 ,and1 of plaine ,couches1 carved ,ivory ,beds3 ,yea1 ev'ry path1 and pathlesse walke1 which lies ,contemn'd1 as rude1 or wilde1 in others eyes1 ,to mee is pleasant2 not alone in show1 ,but1 truly such3 ,for1 liking makes them so4 ,as pleas'd in theirs1 the ,snailes1 and ,cocles dwell1 ,as doth a ,scallop in his pearly shell3 ,for1 that commends the ,house1 which makes it fit1 ,to serve their turnes1 who should have use of it4 ,the ,king1 his pow'r from ,god receives3 ,for1 hee alone the ,scepter gives4 ,illustration3 ,,deus ,,dat ,,cui ,,vult4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xv4 ,book4 #d ,the ,gift of ,kingdomes1 ,children1 and good-,wives1 ,are three of ,god's most choice ,prerogatives1 ,in temp'rall ,blessings2 and1 of all these three1 ,the gifts of ,kingdomes1 his rar'st ,favours bee3 ,for1 in five hundred ,millions1 there's not one1 ,whom this high ,honour is conferr'd upon2 ,nor is there any knowne ,estate on earth1 7,whereto wee come1 by ,merit1 or by ,birth7 ,which can1 to any man assurance bring1 ,that1 hee shall either live1 or die a ,king4 ,the ,morning-,starre1 that's ,heire unto a ,crowne1 ,oft sets1 before the shining-,sunne is downe2 ,and1 some1 that once a glorious ,empire swayd1 ,did lose their ,kingdomes1 e're their heads were layd4 ,the greatest earthly ,monarch hath no powre1 ,to keepe his ,throne one minute of an houre1 7,vse all the meanes1 and policies hee can7 ,if ,god will give it to another man4 ,hee1 when ,belshazzar was in high'st estate1 ,his ,kingdome to the ,persians did translate4 ,king ,saul1 and ,rehoboam1 could not stay ,the ,royalties1 which ,god would give away2 ,and1 ,hee that was the proudest of the rest1 ,god1 changed from a ,king1 into a ,beast4 ,nor is there any man so meane1 but hee1 ,when ,god shall please1 an ,emperour may bee4 ,some1 from the ,pot-kilne1 from the ,sheep-cote1 some1 ,hee raised hath1 great ,princes to become3 ,yea1 hee o're heav'n and earth1 hath rear'd his ,throne1 ,that was on earth1 the most despised-one4 ,her favours1 ,fortune1 oft imparts1 ,to those that are of no deserts4 ,illustration3 ,,indignum ,,fortuna ,,fovet4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xvi4 ,book4 #d ,would you not laugh1 and thinke it beastly fine1 ,to see a durtie1 and ill-favour'd ,swine1 ,weare on her snout1 a ,diamond1 or a ,pearle1 ,that might become the ,ladie of an ,earle8 ,and hold it head1 as if it meant to show ,it were the ,pigg of some well-nurtur'd ,sow8 ,perhaps1 you thinke there be not any where ,such ,antickes1 but in this our ,emblem here4 ,but1 if you take these ,charmes1 and then goe forth ,among some troupes1 which passe for folkes of worth1 ,you shall discover1 quickly1 if you please1 ,a thousand sights1 as mimicall as these4 ,here1 you shall see a noble ,title worne1 7,that had not mis-beseem'd one better borne7 ,by him1 whose vertues are of little price1 ,and1 whose estate1 was gotten by his ,vice4 ,you shall behold another ,mushrome1 there1 ,walke with our ,lords1 as if hee were their ,peere1 ,that was well knowne1 to be but tother day1 ,no fit companion for such men as they2 ,and1 had no other meanes to climbe this height1 ,but ,gaming1 or to play the ,parasite4 ,yet 7though he neither hath his ,trade1 nor ,lands1 ,nor any honest ,in-come1 by his hands7 ,hee1 oft consumes at once1 in ,games or ,cheare1 ,more than would keepe his ,better all the yeare4 ,yea1 many such as these1 thou shouldst behold1 ,which would bee vext1 if ,i describe them should3 ,for1 thus1 unworthily1 blind ,fortune flings1 ,to ,crowes1 and ,geese1 and ,swine1 her precious things4 ,the best good-turnes that ,fooles can doe us1 ,proove disadvantages unto us4 ,illustration3 ,,stultorum ,,adiumenta ,,nocumenta4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xvii4 ,book4 #d ,a ,foole1 sent forth to fetch the ,goslings home1 ,when they unto a ,rivers brinck were come1 7,through which their passage lay7 conceiv'd a feare ,his ,dames best ,brood1 might have been drowned there2 ,which1 to avoyd1 hee thus did shew his wit1 ,and his good nature1 in preventing it4 ,hee1 underneath his girdle1 thrusts their heads1 ,and1 then the ,coxcombe through the water wades4 ,here learne1 that when a ,foole his helpe intends1 ,it rather doth a mischiefe1 then befriends2 ,and1 thinke1 if there be danger in his love1 ,how harmefull his ,maliciousnesse may prove3 ,for1 from his kindenesse1 though no profit rise ,to doe thee spight1 his ,malice may suffise4 ,i could not from a ,prince beseech a boone ,by suing to his ,iester or ,buffoone3 ,nor1 any ,fooles vaine humor1 sooth or serve1 ,to get my bread1 though ,i were like to starve4 ,for1 to be poore1 ,i should not blush so much1 ,as if a ,foole should raise me to be rich4 ,lord1 though of such a kinde my faults may be1 ,that sharpe ,affliction still must tutor mee1 7,and give me due ,correction in her ,schooles7 ,yet1 oh preserve me from the scorne of ,fooles4 ,those wicked ,fooles1 that in their hearts have sed ,there is no ,god2 and1 rather give me ,bread ,by ,ravens1 ,,lord1 or in a ,lions ,den1 ,then by the ,favours of such foolish men3 ,lest1 if their dainties ,i should swallow downe1 ,their smile might more undoe1 me1 than their frowne4 ,though weaknesse unto me belong1 ,in my ,supporter1 ,i am strong4 ,illustration3 ,,te ,,stante ,,virebo4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xviii4 ,book4 #d ,although there bee no ,timber in the ,vine1 ,nor strength to raise the climbing ,ivie-twine1 ,yet1 when they have a helper by their side1 ,or1 prop to stay them1 like this ,pyramide1 ,one roote sometime1 so many ,sprayes will beare1 ,that1 you might thinke1 some goodly ,grove it were3 ,their tender stalkes1 to climbe aloft1 are seene2 ,their boughs are cover'd with a pleasant greene2 ,and1 that1 which else1 had crept upon the ground1 ,hath tops of loftie trees1 and turrets crown'd4 ,this ,emblem1 fitly shadowes out the ,natures ,of us1 that are the ,reasonable-creatures3 ,for1 wee are truely by our nat'rall-birth1 ,like ,vines undrest1 and creeping on the earth2 ,nor free from spoyling1 nor in case to beare ,good fruits1 or leaves1 while we are groveling there4 ,but1 if new-borne by ,grace1 streight borne are wee1 ,from earthly creepings1 by that ,living-tree1 ,which1 here1 was planted1 meerely to this end1 ,that1 by his pow'r1 our weaknesse might ascend4 ,and1 hee our frailtie to himselfe so takes1 ,so1 of his might1 the partners us hee makes2 ,that1 hee1 in us1 doth seeme to hide his pow'rs1 ,and1 make the strength hee gives1 appeare as ours4 ,continue1 ,lord1 this ,grace1 and grant wee may1 ,firme hold1 on our ,supporter1 alwayes lay3 ,so climbing1 that wee nor neglect1 nor hide ,his ,love2 nor over-climbe it1 by our ,pride4 ,thus1 our yet staggering weaknesse1 shall at length1 ,bee fully changed into perfect ,strength4 ,be wary1 whosoe're thou be1 ,for1 from ,loves arrowes1 none are free4 ,illustration3 ,,ferio4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xix4 ,book4 #d ,good ,folkes1 take heede2 for1 here's a wanton ,wagge1 ,who1 having ,bowes and ,arrowes1 makes his bragg ,that1 he hath some unhappy trick to play2 ,and1 vowes to shoot at all he meets to day4 ,pray be not carelesse2 for1 the ,boy is blinde1 ,and1 sometimes strikes1 where most he seemeth kinde4 ,this rambling ,archer spares nor one1 nor other3 ,yea1 otherwhile1 the ,monkey shoots his ,mother4 ,though you be little ,children1 come not neere2 ,for1 ,i remember 7though't be many a yeare ,now gone and past17 that1 when ,i was a ,lad1 ,my ,heart1 a pricke1 by this young ,wanton had1 ,that1 pain'd me seven yeares after3 nor had ,i ,the grace 7thus warn'd7 to scape his waggery2 ,but many times1 ev'n since ,i was a man1 ,he shot me1 oftner then ,i tell you can3 ,and1 if ,i had not bene the stronger-hearted1 ,i1 for my over-daring1 might have smarted4 ,you laugh now1 as if this were nothing so2 ,but1 if you meet this ,blinkard with his ,bow1 ,you may1 unlesse you take the better care1 ,receive a wound1 before you be aware4 ,i feare him not2 for1 ,i have learned how ,to keepe my heart-strings from his ,arrowes now3 ,and1 so might you1 and so might ev'ry one ,that vaine ,occasions1 truely seekes to shunn4 ,but1 if you sleight my ,counsells1 you may chance ,to blame at last1 your willfull ignorance3 ,for1 some1 who thought1 at first1 his wounds but small ,have dyed by them1 in an ,hospitall4 ,on whether side soe're ,i am1 ,i1 still1 appeare to bee the same4 ,illustration3 ,,quocunque ,,ferar4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xx4 ,book4 #d ,this ,cube1 which is an equall-sided-square1 ,doth very well1 in ,emblem-wise1 declare ,the temper of that vertuous minded man1 ,whose resolutions nothing alter can4 ,for1 as the ,cube1 which way soever plac't1 ,stands ever in one posture1 firmely fast1 ,and1 still1 appeares the same in forme and size1 ,vpon what side or part soe're it lyes3 ,so1 men well formed by the ,word divine1 ,and1 truly squar'd by vertuous ,discipline1 ,will keepe 7though changes them shall turne wind7 ,the forme and firmnesse of an honest-minde4 ,if1 digging deepe1 his ,fortunes lay him1 there1 ,where he his owne1 and others weights must beare1 7,there1 many yeares compelling him to lie1 ,opprest with dis-respect or povertie7 ,hee keepes the place to which hee stands enjoyn'd1 ,and brooks his chances with a constant mind4 ,if shee remoove him thence1 and set him up ,on temporall ,prosperities high top1 ,the ,squarenesse of ,plaine dealing hee retaines1 ,and1 in the same integritie remaines3 ,nor coveting vaine ,wealth1 or false esteemes2 ,nor1 being any other than he seemes4 ,although by ,nature1 wee are wondrous hard1 ,lord1 let us into such like ,stones be squar'd3 ,then1 place us in thy spirituall ,temple1 so1 ,that1 into one firme ,structure1 we may grow2 ,and1 when we1 by thy ,grace1 are fitted thus1 ,dwell ,thou thy selfe1 for evermore1 in us4 ,deformitie1 within may bee1 ,where outward ,beauties we doe see4 ,illustration3 ,,bella ,,in ,,vista ,,dentro ,,trista4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxi4 ,book4 #d ,looke well1 ,i pray1 upon this ,beldame1 here1 ,for1 in her habit1 though shee gay appeare1 ,you1 through her youthfull vizard1 may espy ,shee's of an old ,edition1 by her ,eye3 ,and1 by her wainscot face1 it may bee seene1 ,shee might your ,grandams first dry nurse have been4 ,this is an ,emblem1 fitly shaddowing those1 ,who making faire1 and honest outward showes1 ,are inwardly deform'd2 and1 nothing such1 ,as they to bee suppos'd1 have strived much4 ,they chuse their words1 and play well-acted parts1 ,but1 hide most loathsome projects in their hearts2 ,and1 when you think sweet ,friendship to embrace1 ,some ugly ,treason1 meets you in the face4 ,i hate a painted ,brow2 ,i much dislike ,a ,mayden-blush1 dawb'd on a furrowed ,cheeke3 ,and1 ,i abhorre to see old ,wantons play1 ,and1 suite themselves1 like ,ladies of the ,may4 ,but1 more 7yea1 most of all7 my soule despiseth ,a ,heart1 that in ,religious formes1 disguiseth ,prophane intentions2 and arrayes in white1 ,the coale-blacke conscience of an ,hypocrite4 ,take heed of such as these2 and1 7if you may7 ,before you trust them1 tract them in their way4 ,observe their footsteps1 in their private path3 ,for1 these 7as 'tis beleev'd1 the ,devill hath7 ,have cloven feet2 that is1 two wayes they goe2 ,one for their ends1 and tother for a show4 ,now1 you thus warned are1 advise embrace2 ,and1 trust nor gawdy ,clothes1 nor painted ,face4 ,my ,hand and ,heart1 in one agree1 ,what can you more desire of mee8 ,illustration3 ,,en ,,dextra ,,fidesque4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxii4 ,book4 #d ,a ,heart with ,hand-in-hand1 united thus1 ,makes here an ,emblem not unknowne to us2 ,and1 'tis not hard for any ,vulgar wit1 ,without a ,comment1 to interpret it4 ,but1 though of ev'ry man confest it be1 ,that ,hand and ,heart together should agree2 ,and1 that1 what we in outward-shew expresse1 ,perform'd should be1 with inward-heartinesse4 7,since1 now the ,world1 to such a passe is growne1 ,that1 all is not consider'd1 which is knowne7 ,i cannot thinke it altogether vaine1 ,to speake of that1 which may appeare so plaine4 ,when thou dost reach thy hand unto thy friend1 ,take order1 that thy heart the same intend3 ,for1 otherwise in ,hand1 or ,heart1 thou lyest1 ,and1 cuttest off a ,member1 e're thou dyest4 ,some1 give their ,hearts 7as many ,lovers do7 ,yet1 are afraid1 to set their hands thereto4 ,some give their ,hands2 and1 then by many a deed1 ,to ratifie the gift1 they dare proceede2 ,yet1 keep their tongues from saying what they meant1 ,to helpe excuse their hearts1 when they repent4 ,yea1 some can very cunningly expresse1 ,in outward shew1 a winning heartinesse1 ,and1 steale the deare affections they have sought1 ,from those1 to whom they meant1 nor promis'd ought4 ,then1 will they1 if advantage come thereby1 ,make all their ,deeds1 for want of ,words1 a ly4 ,among ,dissemblers1 in things temporall1 ,these ,raskalls are the ver'est ,knaves of all4 ,no ,emblem1 can at full declare1 ,how fickle1 ,minds-unconstant are4 ,illustration3 ,,varium ,,et ,,mutabile ,,semper4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiii4 ,book4 #d ,some1 thinke this ,emblem serveth to expresse ,no more1 but onely ,womens ficklenesse2 ,and1 they will most desire to have it so1 ,who1 like those best1 that most inconstant grow4 ,although my ,fortunes were1 in some things1 bad1 ,i never in my life1 experience had ,of an inconstant woman3 ,wherefore1 then1 ,should ,i condemne the ,females1 more than men8 ,i heare some talke1 that ,women fickle be3 ,and so ,i thinke2 and so ,i know are wee4 ,and 7being put together7 say ,i dare1 ,that1 they and wee1 in equall manner1 share ,a giddinesse1 and ficklenesse of minde1 ,more wavering1 than a ,feather1 or the ,winde4 ,the ,woman1 heere1 is plac'd1 to typifie ,a minde distracted with much levitie3 ,not1 that the womans ,wav'rings are the more2 ,but1 for this cause3 ,most ,vices1 heretofore1 ,and ,vertues too1 our ,ancestors did render1 ,by words declined in the female-gender4 ,the winged ,ball1 7whose tottering ,foundation1 ,augments the causes of our variation7 ,meanes1 here1 those uselesse1 and vaine temp'rall things1 ,that come and goe1 with never-staying wings2 ,and1 which 7if thereupon our hearts we set7 ,make ,men and ,women1 the ,vertigo get4 ,hereafter1 then1 let neither ,sexe accuse ,each other2 but1 their best endeavours use1 ,to cure this ,maladie in one another1 ,by living well1 and lovingly together4 ,hee that enjoyes a patient ,minde1 ,can ,pleasures in ,afflictions finde4 ,illustration3 ,,gaudet ,,patientia ,,duris4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxiv4 ,book4 #d ,what meanes this ,countrey-peasant1 skipping here ,through prickling ,thistles wth such gamesom cheere8 ,and1 plucking off their tops1 as though for ,posies1 ,he gather'd ,violets1 or toothlesse ,roses8 ,what meaneth it1 but onely to expresse ,how great a joy1 well-grounded ,patientnesse ,retaines in ,suff'rings8 and1 what sport she makes1 ,when she her ,iourney through ,affliction takes8 ,i1 oft have sayd 7and1 have as oft1 beene thought ,to speake a ,paradox1 that favours nought ,of likely truth7 that1 some ,afflictions bring ,a ,honey bag1 which cureth ev'ry ,sting 7,that wounds the ,flesh7 by giving to the ,mind1 ,a pleasing taste of ,sweetnesses refin'd4 ,nor can it other be1 except in those1 ,whose ,better part1 quite stupifyed growes1 ,by being ,cauterized in the ,fires ,of childish ,feares1 or temporall ,desires4 ,for1 as the ,valiant 7when the ,coward swounds7 ,with gladnesse lets the ,surgion search his ,wounds2 ,and1 though they smart1 yet cheerefully indures ,the ,plaisters1 and1 the ,probe1 in hope of ,cures3 ,so1 ,men1 assured that ,afflictions paine ,comes not for vengeance to them1 nor in vaine2 ,but1 to prepare1 and fit them for the place1 ,to which1 they willingly direct their pace2 ,in ,troubles1 are so farre from being sad1 ,that1 of their ,suffring1 they are truely glad4 ,what ever others thinke1 ,i thus beleeve2 ,and1 therefore1 joy1 when they suppose ,i grieve4 ,all is not ,gold1 which makes a show2 ,but1 what the ,touchstone findeth so4 ,illustration3,,sic ,,spectanda ,,fides4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxv4 ,book4 #d ,when ,silver ,medalls1 or some coynes of ,gold1 ,are by the ,gold-smith either bought or sold1 ,hee doth not only search them with his ,eye1 ,but1 by the ,scale1 their weight will also trie2 ,or1 by the ,touchstone1 or the ,test1 assay ,the truenesse of them1 and their just ,alay4 ,now1 by their warinesse1 who thus proceed1 ,wee fairely are admonished1 to heed ,the faithfulnesse of him wee make our ,friend2 ,and1 on whose love wee purpose to depend3 ,or else1 when wee a ,iewell thinke to get1 ,wee may bee cheated by a ,counterfet4 ,all is not ,gold that glisters3 ,otherwhile1 ,the ,tincture is so good1 it may beguile ,the cunningst eye3 ,but1 bring it to the ,touch1 ,and1 then1 you find the value not so much4 ,some1 keepe the ,tincture1 brooking1 likewise1 well ,an ordinarie ,touch2 but1 yeeld a ,smell1 ,which will discover it1 if you apply ,vnto your ,nose1 that piece of ,chymistrie4 ,sometime1 when there's enough to give content1 ,in ,colour1 in the ,touch1 and in the ,scent2 ,the ,bulke1 is more than answers ,gold in weight1 ,and1 proves it a sophisticall deceit4 ,nay1 some1 is fully that which you desire1 ,in all these ,properties2 and1 till the fire ,hath made assayes1 you'l thinke you might be bold ,to pawne your life1 it had been ,ophir-gold3 ,but1 to bee false1 the ,metall's then descride2 ,and1 such are many ,friends1 when they are tride4 ,apollo shoots not ev'ry day1 ,but1 sometime on his ,harpe doth play4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,semper ,,arcum ,,tendit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvi4 ,book4 #d ,there are a sort of people so severe1 ,that1 foolish1 and injurious too1 they are2 ,and1 if the world were to bee rul'd by these1 ,nor ,soule1 nor ,bodie1 ever should have ease4 ,the ,sixe dayes1 7as their wisdomes understand7 ,are to bee spent in ,labour1 by command1 ,with such a strictnesse1 that they quite condemne ,all ,recreations which are us'd in them4 ,that1 which is call'd the ,sabbath1 they confine ,to ,prayers1 and all ,offices-divine1 ,so wholly1 that a little ,recreation1 ,that ,day1 is made a marke of ,reprobation3 ,and1 7by this meanes7 the reason is to seeke1 ,when their poore ,servants labour all the weeke1 7,of which1 they'l bate them nothing7 how it tyes ,them1 to observe the sixe-fold ,sacrifice ,by some injoyn'd2 and gives them such due ,rest1 ,as ,god allowed1 both to ,man and ,beast4 ,hee1 gave the ,woods1 the ,fields1 and ,meddowes1 here1 ,a time to rest1 as well as times to beare4 ,the ,forrest ,beasts1 and ,heards1 have howres for play1 ,as well as time to graze1 and hunt their prey3 ,and1 ev'ry ,bird some leasure hath to sing1 ,or1 in the ,aire1 to sport it on her wing4 ,and1 sure1 to him1 for whom all these were made1 ,lesse kindnesse was not meant1 then these have had4 ,the ,flesh will faint1 if pleasure none it knowes2 ,the ,man growes madd1 that alway muzing goes4 ,the ,wisest men1 will sometimes merry bee3 ,and1 this is that1 this ,emblem teacheth me4 ,live1 ever mindfull of thy dying2 ,for1 ,time is alwayes from thee flying4 ,illustration3 ,,vive ,,memor ,,lethi ,,fugit ,,hora4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxvii4 ,book4 #d ,this vulgar ,figure of a winged glasse1 ,doth signifie1 how swiftly ,time doth passe4 ,by that leane ,scull1 which to this houre-glasse clings1 ,we are informed what effect it brings2 ,and1 by the ,words about it1 wee are taught ,to keepe our latter ending still in thought4 ,the common houre-glasse1 of the ,life of ,man1 ,exceedeth not the largenesse of a span4 ,the ,sand-like ,minutes1 flye away so fast1 ,that1 yeares are out1 e're wee thinke months are past3 ,yea1 many times1 our nat'rall-day is gone1 ,before wee look'd for twelve a clocke at ,noone2 ,and1 where wee sought for ,beautie1 at the ,full1 ,wee finde the ,flesh quite rotted from the ,skull4 ,let these ,expressions of ,times passage1 bee ,remembrancers for ever1 ,lord1 to mee2 ,that1 ,i may still bee guiltlesse of their crime1 ,who fruitlesly consume their precious ,time3 ,and1 minde my ,death2 not with a slavish feare1 ,but1 with a thankfull use1 of life-time1 here3 ,not grieving1 that my dayes away doe post2 ,but1 caring rather1 that they bee not lost1 ,and1 lab'ring with ,discretion1 how ,i may ,redeeme the ,time1 that's vainely slipt away4 ,so1 when that moment comes1 which others dread1 ,i1 undismay'd1 shall climbe my dying bed2 ,with joyfull ,hopes1 my ,flesh to dust commend2 ,in ,spirit1 with a stedfast ,faith ascend2 ,and1 whilst ,i living am1 to sinne so dye1 ,that dying1 ,i may live eternally4 ,in ev'ry ,storme1 hee standeth fast1 ,whose dwelling1 on the ,rocke is plac'd4 ,illustration3 ,,mediis ,,tranquillus ,,in ,,undis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxviii4 ,book4 #d ,what thing soever some will have exprest1 ,as typified by this ,halcyons-nest1 ,i shall not thinke this ,emblem ill-appli'd1 ,if1 by the same1 the ,church bee signifi'd4 ,for1 as it is 7by some7 affirm'd of these1 ,that1 whilst they breed1 the fury of the seas ,is through the world alayd2 and1 that their ,brood ,remaines in safetie1 then1 amidst the flood3 ,so1 when the ,christian ,church was in her birth1 ,there was a generall ,peace throughout the earth2 ,and1 those tumultuous ,waves1 which after that ,began to rise1 and bee enrag'd thereat1 ,were calmed so1 that ,hee was borne in peace1 ,from whom1 the faithfull ,off-spring did encrease4 ,they1 likewise1 on a ,rocke1 their dwellings have1 ,as here you see2 and1 though the raging ,wave1 ,of dreadfull ,seas1 hath beaten1 ever since1 ,against the ,fortresse of their strong defence1 ,yet1 still it stands2 and1 safe1 it shall abide1 ,ev'n in the midst of all their foming pride4 ,vpon this ,rocke so place me1 oh my ,god6 ,that1 whatsoever ,tempests bee abroad1 ,i may not feare the fury of my ,foe2 ,nor bee in danger of an overthrow4 ,my life is full of ,stormes2 the ,waters roule1 ,as if they meant to swallow up my soule4 ,the ,tides oppose2 the furious winds doe roare2 ,my ,cable's weake1 my tacklings1 ,lord1 are poore1 ,and1 my fraile vessell cannot long endure2 ,yet1 reach to mee thy hand1 and ,i'm secure4 ,that's ,friendship1 and true-love1 indeed1 ,which firme abides1 in time of need4 ,illustration3 ,,bona ,,fide4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxix4 ,book4 #d ,that's ,love in earnest1 which is constant found1 ,when ,friends are in ,affliction1 or in ,bands2 ,and1 their ,affection merits to be crown'd1 ,whose hearts are fastned where they joyne their hands4 ,tis easie to be friendly1 where wee see ,a ,complement or two will serve the turne2 ,or1 where the kindnesse may required bee2 ,or1 when the charge is with a trifle borne4 ,it is as easie too1 for him to spend ,at once1 the full ,revenues of a yeare1 ,in ,cates1 for entertainment of his ,friend1 ,who thinkes his glorie1 is expensive-cheere3 ,for1 'tis his pleasure2 and1 if none should come ,like fashionable-,friends1 for him to court1 ,hee would with ,rogues1 and ,canters1 fill the ,roome1 ,or1 such as should abuse1 and flout him for't4 ,but1 hard it is1 to suffer1 or to spend ,for him 7though worthy7 that's of meane estate1 ,unlikely our occasions to befriend1 ,or1 one unable to remunerate4 ,few men are liberall1 whom neither ,lust1 ,vaine glorie1 ,prodigalitie1 nor ,pride1 ,doth forward into foolish ,bountie thrust2 ,as may1 by ,observation bee espide4 ,for1 when a slender ,bountie would relieve ,their vertuous ,friend1 whose wants to them are knowne1 ,to their ,buffoone1 a ,knights estate they'l give1 ,and1 thinke on t'other trifles ill-bestowne4 ,yet1 this ,ile say2 and1 give the ,devill his due2 ,these ,friends1 are to their lusts1 and humours1 true4 ,the ,sword hath place1 till ,war doth cease2 ,and1 usefull is1 in time of ,peace4 ,illustration3 ,,pacisque ,,bonus ,,bellique ,,minister4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxx4 ,book4 #d ,the ,sword1 to bee an ,emblem1 here1 we draw1 ,of that ,authoritie1 which keeps in awe ,our ,countries ,enemies2 and1 those that are ,the ,foes of ,peace1 as well as those of ,warre2 ,that1 ,peace may give the ,law of ,armes her due1 ,and1 ,warre1 to ,civill-pow'rs1 respect may shew4 ,for1 ,kingdomes1 nor in ,warre nor ,peace1 can stand1 ,except the ,sword have alway some command3 ,yea1 that1 for which our forraine ,spoylers come1 ,domesticke ,foes1 will else devoure at home2 ,and1 stranger-drones the peacefull ,bees will harme1 ,vnlesse with warlike stings1 themselves they arme4 ,considering this1 let none bee so unwise1 ,the ,swords well-us'd protection to despise3 ,or1 thinke the practice of this double-guard1 ,in any place1 or age1 may well bee spar'd4 ,let not the ,sword-man sleight the pow'rfull ,gowne2 ,nor ,gowne-men cast the ,sword out of their ,towne1 ,because it terrifies1 or draweth ,blood2 ,for1 otherwhile ,phlebotomy is good3 ,and1 though to kill a ,lowse1 the ,banians feare2 7,though ,anabaptists love no ,sword to weare7 ,yet1 being drawne1 to fright1 or cut off ,sinne1 ,it may bee brandish'd by a ,cherubin4 ,however1 from the ,sword divide not you 7,in any case7 the peacefull ,olive-bough3 ,that is1 let ,peace1 at all times1 be that ,end1 ,for which1 to draw the ,sword you doe intend2 ,and1 for well-doing1 bee as ready1 still1 ,to give rewards1 as blowes1 for doing-ill4 ,a ,fortune is ordain'd for thee1 ,according as thy ,labours bee4 ,illustration3 ,,par ,,sit ,,fortuna ,,labori4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxi4 ,book4 #d ,the ,spade1 for ,labour stands4 ,the ,ball with wings1 ,intendeth flitting-rowling-wordly-things4 ,this ,altar-stone1 may serve in setting foorth1 ,things firmer1 sollid1 and of greater worth3 ,in which1 and by the words inclosing these1 ,you1 there may read1 your ,fortune1 if you please4 ,if you1 your labour1 on those things bestow1 ,which rowle1 and flutter1 alwaies1 to and fro2 ,it cannot be1 but1 that which you obtaine1 ,must prove a wavering1 and unconstant gaine3 ,for1 he that soweth ,vanitie1 shall finde1 ,at reaping-time1 no better fruit then ,winde4 ,your houres1 in serions matters1 if you spend1 ,or1 such1 as to a lasting purpose tend1 ,the purchase of your paines will ever last2 ,and1 bring you ,pleasure1 when the ,labour's past4 ,yea1 though in teares1 your ,seed-time1 you imploy1 ,your ,harvest shall be fetched home1 with ioy4 ,if much be wrought1 much profit will ensue2 ,if little1 but a little meede is due4 ,of nothing1 nothing comes3 ,on evill deedes ,an evill conscience1 and1 ill fame succeedes3 ,an honest-life1 still findes prepared for't1 ,sweet ,hopes in ,death2 and1 after1 good-report4 ,of ,sexe1 or of ,degree1 there's no regard3 ,but1 as the ,labour1 such is the reward4 ,to worke-aright1 oh ,lord1 instruct thou mee2 ,and1 ground my ,workes1 and buildings all on thee3 ,that1 by the fiery ,test1 when they are tride1 ,my ,worke may stand1 and ,i may safe abide4 ,let none in troublous times repine2 ,for1 after ,stormes1 the ,sun will shine4 ,illustration3 ,,post ,,nubila ,,ph,,bus4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxii4 ,book4 #d ,discourage not your selves1 although you see ,the weather blacke1 and stormes prolonged be4 ,what though it fiercely raines1 and thunders loud8 ,behold1 there is a ,raine-bow in the ,cloud1 ,wherein1 a trustfull promise may be found1 ,that1 quite1 your little-worlds1 shall not be drown'd4 ,the ,sun-shine1 through the foggy mists appeare1 ,the lowring ,skie1 begins againe to cleare2 ,and1 though the ,tempest1 yet1 your eyes affright1 ,faire weather may befall you1 long ere night4 ,such comfort speakes our ,emblem1 unto those1 ,whom stormie ,persecution doth enclose2 ,and1 comforts him1 that's for the present sad1 ,with hopes1 that better seasons may bee had4 ,there is nor trouble1 sorrow1 nor distresse1 ,but mitigation hath1 or some release4 ,long use1 or time1 the storme away will turne1 ,else1 ,patience makes it better to be borne4 ,yea1 sorrowes lowring dayes1 will come and goe1 ,as well as prosp'rous houres of ,sunshine doe2 ,and1 when 'tis past1 the paine that went before1 ,will make the following pleasure seeme the more4 ,for1 hee1 hath promis'd1 whom we may beleeve1 ,his blessing1 unto those that mourne and grieve2 ,and1 that1 though sorrow much dejects their head1 ,in ev'ry need1 wee shall be comforted4 ,this promise ,i beleeve2 in ev'ry griefe1 ,performe it1 ,lord1 and helpe my unbeliefe3 ,so1 others viewing how thou cheerest mee1 ,shall1 in all sorrows1 put their trust in thee4 ,for whatsoever1 ,man doth strive1 ,the ,conquest1 ,god alone1 doth give4 ,illustration3 ,,omnis ,,victoria ,a ,,domino4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiii4 ,book4 #d ,when on the ,sword1 the ,olive-branch attends1 7,that is1 when bloody ,warres1 have peacefull ,ends7 ,and1 whensoever ,victories are gained2 ,this ,emblem shewes1 by whom they are obtained3 ,for1 that all ,victorie1 doth onely from ,the pow'rfull hand of ,god-,almightie1 come1 ,the ,boughes of ,bayes and ,olives1 doe declare1 ,which round the ,tetragrammaton appeare4 ,nor must we thinke1 that ,god bestowes1 alone1 ,the ,victories of ,warre1 on any one2 ,but1 that1 when we contend in other things1 ,from him1 th'event that's wisht for1 also springs4 ,this being so1 how dare wee1 by the ,lawes1 ,or1 by the ,sword1 pursue a wicked ,cause8 ,how dare wee bring a matter that's unjust1 ,where hee 7though few perceive him7 judge it must8 ,or1 prosecute with fury1 or despite1 ,against the person of his ,favourite8 ,what ,fooles are they1 who seeke the ,conquest1 by ,oppression1 ,fraud1 or hellish ,perjurie8 ,how mad are those1 who to the ,warres prepare1 ,for nothing1 but to spoyle and murther there8 ,who1 nor ingag'd by ,faith to their ,alies1 ,nor urg'd by any private injuries1 7,nor sent1 nor tolerated1 by their ,prince1 ,nor caring whether side hath giv'n offence7 ,run rambling through the ,world1 to kill and slay1 ,like needie ,butchers1 for two groats a day8 ,these men may side1 where ,conquests1 ,god bestowes2 ,yet1 when the ,field is wonne1 these men doe lose4 ,since overmuch1 will over-fill1 ,powre am enough2 but doe not spill4 ,illustration3 ,,ne ,,quid ,,nimis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxiv4 ,book4 #d ,it is this ,emblems meaning1 to advance ,the love and practise1 of true ,temperance4 ,for1 by this ,figure 7which doth seeme to fill1 ,vntill the liquor overflow1 and spill7 ,wee are1 as by example1 taught to see ,how fruitlesse our ,intemperancies bee3 ,thus by the ,rule of ,contrarieties1 ,some ,vertues1 best are showne to vulgar eyes4 ,to see a nastie ,drunkard1 reele and spew1 ,more moves to ,sobernesse1 than can the view ,of twentie civill men2 and1 to behold ,one ,prodigall1 7that goodly lands hath sold7 ,stand torne and louzie1 begging at the dore1 ,would make ,intemperance abhorred more1 7,and1 manly ,sobernesse1 much better1 teach7 ,than all that sixe ,philosophers can preach3 ,so1 by the ,vessels overflowing1 here1 ,true ,moderation doth more prais'd appeare1 ,than by the meane it selfe3 ,and1 without sinne1 ,that's pictur'd1 which to doe1 had wicked bin1 ,for1 though to vertuous ends2 wee doe deny ,the ,doing-ill1 that ,good may come thereby4 ,from hence1 let us be taught1 that carefull heed1 ,whereby wee should both ,minde and ,bodie1 feed4 ,let us1 of our owne selves1 observe the size2 ,how much wee want1 how little will suffize2 ,and1 our owne longings1 rather leave unfill'd1 ,than suffer any portion to bee spill'd3 ,for1 what we marre1 shall to account be layd1 ,and1 what wee wisely spend1 shall be repayd4 ,they passe through many stormes1 and streights1 ,who rise to any glorious heights4 ,illustration3 ,,per ,,angusta ,,ad ,,augusta4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxv4 ,book4 #d ,this ,tree1 which here doth largely seeme to grow1 7,and spreads above1 though streightned in below7 ,through adverse ,winds1 and many a ,winters blast1 ,hath gain'd a faire proportion at the last2 ,and1 from a lowly shrub1 is growne to bee ,a well-esteemed1 and a goodly ,tree4 ,thus1 hath it chanced unto many a man3 ,and1 he that first in misery began1 7,so poore and meane1 that very few or none ,have judg'd him to be worth the looking on7 ,ev'n he1 through scornes1 through wrongs1 and povertie1 ,hath crept1 and screw'd1 and rais'd himselfe so high1 ,that1 he hath placed been among the prime1 ,of those1 who seem'd the ,worthies of the time2 ,yea1 overtopt and aw'd1 the best of those1 ,who sought to curbe him1 when he first arose4 ,this1 ,i have seene2 ,and1 as wee seldome find ,a ,tree grow faire1 that cannot brooke the ,wind1 ,or1 must be hous'd at ,winter2 or1 on whom ,the ,gardners pruning-knife1 did never come3 ,so1 ,i have rarely knowne those men to rise ,to any good1 or noble qualities1 ,who feele not1 first some hardship1 or some storme1 ,to prune1 to discipline1 and to reforme ,their wits and manners4 ,for1 prosperitie1 ,ease1 plentie1 and too large a libertie1 ,doth often blast them2 and1 somtime bereave them1 ,of what their ,predecessors worth's1 did leave them4 ,let1 therefore1 no man1 feare when this he knowes1 ,although in tempests1 and through streights he goes4 ,god1 ever will bee present1 there1 ,where1 of one ,faith1 and ,mind they are4 ,illustration3 ,,fiducia ,,concors4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvi4 ,book4 #d ,a ,fixed ,palme1 7whose ,fingers doe appeare1 ,as if displayed1 and advanc'd they were7 ,intended by our ,author1 here1 wee see1 ,to shaddow out agreeing-,minds1 that bee ,establish'd in one ,trust4 ,and1 well it may1 ,that ,vertue1 of the holy ,church display4 ,for1 as our hands1 the better meanes can make1 ,to gaine1 as well as to retaine1 or take1 ,the benefits we seeke2 when wee intend1 ,our differing ,fingers1 all1 to worke one end3 ,so1 when the ,church of ,christ 7wherein wee finde ,a diff'rence of ,degrees7 shall with one minde1 ,pursue a faithfull hope2 they'l soone obtaine1 ,that wished benefit1 they seeke to gaine3 ,for1 when but two or three shall in ,gods name1 ,request a blessing1 he will grant the same4 ,let all thy sev'rall ,churches1 ,,lord 7that stand ,like many ,fingers1 members of one ,hand7 ,thy ,will-,essentiall with joynt love obay1 ,though circumstantially1 they differ may4 ,some have the larger ,circuit1 some are stronger1 ,some are of short continuance1 some of longer2 ,but1 though their ,guifts may differ1 yet provide1 ,that1 still1 on one ,foundation1 they may bide2 ,and1 that1 all those1 who in one ,faith agree1 ,may1 in one ,band of ,love1 united bee3 ,till our confined ,wisdome comes to know1 ,that1 many things1 for which wee wrangle so1 ,would further that1 whose hindrance wee doe feare1 ,if more our ,faith1 and lesse our ,discord were4 ,protect mee1 if ,i worthy bee2 ,if ,i demerit1 punish mee4 ,illustration3 ,,pro ,,me ,,si ,,mereor ,,in ,,me4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxvii4 ,book4 #d ,this ,emblem1 forth unto your view hath set1 ,a ,sword1 together with a ,coronet2 ,to shew the prudent ,reader1 what ,reward ,for ill1 and for well doing1 is prepar'd2 ,that they1 who heretofore1 amisse have done1 ,may learne1 their threatned punishments to shun3 ,that they1 whose ,actions warrantable were1 ,may1 in their honest ,courses1 persevere3 ,and1 that those men1 who great and pow'rfull bee1 ,should punish and reward1 as cause they see4 ,men are of diff'ring tempers3 ,some1 are wonne ,by promises1 and gentle meanes alone3 ,some1 moved are by shame2 and1 some through dread1 ,to bee in purse1 or bodie punished4 ,and1 some1 their duties are allur'd to doe1 ,no way1 but by a mixture of these two4 ,they1 therefore1 neither ,wise1 nor ,honest bee1 ,who dandle all ,offenders on their knee2 ,or1 punish onely with a ,god-forbid2 ,or1 ,doe not so1 my sonnes1 as ,ely did4 ,nor wiser ought1 are they1 nor honester1 ,who alwayes fright1 and threaten those that erre2 ,no mercie joyning1 to the chastisement ,of them1 whose faults are worthy to bee shent4 ,nor are they lesse to blame1 who carry ,swords1 ,to punish errors2 but1 nor lookes1 nor words1 ,to cherish well deservings3 ,and1 in this1 ,most men1 that punish others1 doe amisse4 ,sure1 if the ,sword misdoing1 may pursue1 ,for doing-well1 the ,coronet is due4 ,the ,tongue1 which every secret speakes1 ,is like a ,barrell full of leakes4 ,illustration3 ,,hac ,,atque ,,illac ,,perfluit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxviii4 ,book4 #d ,the ,barrell1 from whose bottome1 sides1 and bung1 ,the liquor 7as in this our ,emblem7 flowes1 ,may fitly typifie the babling ,tongue1 ,of him that utters ev'ry thing hee knowes4 ,for1 such as are their taskes1 who strive to fill ,an ever-leaking ,vessell1 to the brim2 ,ev'n such are his1 who laboureth to still ,a tatlers tougue2 for1 paines are lost on him4 ,this ,figure1 also1 serveth to expresse1 ,the trustlesse nature of a whorish woman2 ,for1 shee to all displayes her wantonnesse1 ,and1 cares to keepe her secresies1 from no man4 ,within her bosome1 nothing long shee keeps1 ,but1 whatsoever shee conceives or knowes1 ,streight1 from the heart1 up to her tongue1 it creeps2 ,and1 round about the ,citie1 then1 it goes4 ,bee warned therefore1 and commit thou not ,thy person1 state1 or fame1 to such as these2 ,lest1 they thy ,reputation doe bespot1 ,consume thy ,substance1 or thy ,minde disease4 ,but1 most of all1 bee wary1 lest the crime1 ,which here wee doe reproove1 thy mind infect3 ,for1 ,vice1 like weeds1 will grow in little time1 ,and1 out-grow ,vertues1 if ,wee them neglect4 ,the surest way to keepe such errors out1 ,and1 in our selves true ,vertnes to maintaine2 ,is1 to bee hoopt with ,temp'rance1 round about1 ,and1 our out-flowing humors to restraine4 ,if thus we practise1 'twill prevent the wrongs ,of our owne errors1 and of others tongues4 ,how ever thou the ,viper take1 ,a dang'rous hazzard thou dost make4 ,illustration3 ,,utcunque4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xxxix4 ,book4 #d ,this ,figure warnes us1 that wee meddle not ,with matters1 whereby nothing may bee got1 ,save harme or losse2 and1 such as once begun1 ,wee may1 nor safely doe1 nor leave undone4 ,i should bee loath to meddle in the strife ,arising 'twixt a ,husband1 and his ,wife2 ,for1 ,truth conceal'd1 or spoke1 on either side1 ,may one or th'other grieve1 or both divide4 ,i would not with my most familiar ,mate1 ,be ,partner in the whole of my estate2 ,lest ,i1 by others errors1 might offend1 ,or1 wrong my ,family1 or1 lose my ,friend4 ,i would not1 willingly1 in my distresse1 ,from an unworthy hand1 receive redresse2 ,nor1 when ,i need a ,suretie1 would ,i call ,an ,vnthrift1 or a roaring ,prodigall3 ,for1 either these ,i thanklesly must shun1 ,or1 humour them1 and be perhaps undone4 ,i would not heare my ,friend unwisely prate ,those things1 of which ,i must informe the ,state3 ,and1 seeme unfriendly2 or1 else leave to doe1 ,that1 which a stronger ,band obligeth to4 ,nor would ,i1 for the world1 my heart should bee ,enthrald by one1 that might not marry mee2 ,or1 such like passions1 bee perplexed in1 ,as hang betwixt a ,vertue1 and a ,sinne2 ,or1 such1 as whether way soe're ,i went1 ,occasion'd guilt1 or shame1 or discontent3 ,for1 howsoe're wee mannage such like things1 ,wee handle winding ,vipers1 that have stings4 ,the gaining of a rich ,estate1 ,seemes1 many times1 restrain'd by ,fate4 ,illustration3 ,,fata ,,obstant4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xl4 ,book4 #d ,observe this ,wheele1 and you shall see how ,fate ,doth limit out to each man1 that ,estate ,which hee obtaines2 ,then1 how hee doth aspire ,to such a height2 and1 why hee mounts no higher3 ,for1 whatsoere their ,authors understood1 ,these ,emblems1 now1 shall speake as ,i thinke good4 ,the ,cornucopias fastned to a ,round1 ,thus fixt1 may shew1 that ,riches have their bound2 ,and1 can be raised1 by mans pow'r or wits1 ,no higher than ,gods ,providence permits4 ,the placing of them on that ,wheele1 doth show1 ,that1 some waxe ,poore1 as others ,wealthy grow3 ,for1 looke how much the higher1 one doth rise1 ,so much the lower1 still1 the other lies2 ,and1 when the height of one is at an end1 ,hee sinkes againe1 that others may ascend4 ,the many stops1 which on this ,wheele you spie1 ,those many obstacles may typifie1 ,which barre all those that unto ,wealth aspire1 ,from compassing the ,round of their desire4 ,the want of ,wit1 from ,riches1 barreth some2 ,some1 cannot rich1 because of ,sloth1 become4 ,some1 that are wise1 and painefull1 are deny'd ,encrease of wealth1 through ,pleasure1 or through ,pride4 ,some1 lose much profit1 which they else might make1 ,because of ,conscience1 or for ,credit sake4 ,if none of these did hinder1 wee have store1 ,that might bee ,rich1 who1 yet1 are very ,poore4 ,and1 these1 indeed1 doe come to be those ,fates1 ,which keepe most men1 from getting large ,estates4 ,in all thine ,actions1 have a care1 ,that no unseemlinesse appeare4 ,illustration3 ,,vt ,,ne ,,quid ,,dedeceat4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xli4 ,book4 #d ,the ,virgine1 or the ,wife1 that much desires1 ,to please her ,lovers1 or her ,husband's ,eyes1 ,in all her costl'est ,robes1 her selfe attires2 ,and1 seekes the coml'est ,dresse1 shee can devise4 ,then1 to her trustie ,looking-glasse1 shee goes1 7,where1 often1 shee her person turnes and winds7 ,to view1 how seemely her attiring showes2 ,or1 whether ought amisse therein she finds4 ,which praisefull ,diligence1 is figur'd thus ,in this our ,emblem2 that1 it may be made ,a documentall signe1 remembring us1 ,what care of all our ,actions1 must bee had4 ,for1 hee that in ,god's presence would appeare ,an acceptable ,soule2 or1 gracious grow ,with men1 that of approv'd conditions are1 ,must by some faithfull ,glasse1 be trimmed so4 ,the good ,examples of those pious men1 ,who liv'd in elder times1 may much availe3 ,yea1 and by others evills1 now and then1 ,men see how grossely1 they themselves1 doe faile4 ,a wise ,companion1 and1 a loving ,friend1 ,stands nearer1 than those ancient glasses doe2 ,and1 serveth well to such an usefull end3 ,for1 hee may bee thy ,glasse1 and ,fountaine too4 ,his good ,example1 shewes thee what is fit2 ,his ,admonition1 checks what is awry2 ,hee1 by his ,good-advise1 reformeth it2 ,and1 by his ,love1 thou mend'st it pleasedly4 ,but1 if thou doe desire the perfect'st ,glasse1 ,ioyne to the ,morall-,law1 the ,law of ,grace4 ,wee1 bring the ,hony to the ,hive2 ,but1 others1 by our labours thrive4 ,illustration3 ,,non ,,nobis4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlii4 ,book4 #d ,the prettie ,bees1 with daily paines contrive ,their curious ,combes1 and from the flowry ,fields1 ,doe bring that pleasant sweetnesse to their ,hive1 ,which ,nectar1 and ,ambrosiack dainties1 yeelds1 ,yet1 when themselves with labours they have tir'd1 ,the following ,winters famine to prevent1 ,for their good service1 either they are fir'd1 ,or1 forth into an emptie ,hive are sent3 ,and1 there1 with slender diet they are served1 ,to leave another ,summers worke1 to those ,who take no care1 though all the swarme be starved1 ,if weake1 and quite past labour once it growes4 ,as with such ,bees1 it fares with many a one1 ,that1 spends his youthfull time in honest thrift2 ,and1 by the ,waspe1 the ,hornet1 or the ,drone1 ,of all their labours1 they are soone bereft4 ,sometime1 the bordring ,flies1 much wrong this brood1 ,through idle visitings2 or1 them despoyle1 ,by making friendly shewes of neighbourhood2 ,when1 all their ,complements1 are nought but guile4 ,sometime1 their powerfull ,foes do rob them quite2 ,sometime1 their ,lords1 or ,landlords1 with pretence1 ,of claiming only what is just and right1 ,oppresse them without mercie1 or defence4 ,thus1 by one course or other1 daily1 some 7,that are laborious in an honest way7 ,the prey of ,pride1 or ,idlenesse become3 ,and1 such as these1 may therefore truely say1 ,that1 whatsoever they to passe have brought1 ,not for themselves1 but others1 they have wrought4 ,god1 by their ,names1 the ,stars doth cal2 ,and1 hee is ,ruler of them all4 ,illustration3 ,,astra ,,deus ,,regit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xliii4 ,book4 #d ,some say1 7and many men doe these commend7 ,that1 all our deeds1 and ,fortunes doe depend ,vpon the motions of celestiall ,spheres2 ,and1 on the constellations of the ,starres4 ,if this were true1 the ,starres1 alone1 have bin ,prime cause of all that's good1 and of all sinne4 ,and1 'twere 7me thinkes7 injustice to condemne1 ,or1 give rewards to any1 but to them4 ,for1 if they made mee sinne1 why for that ill1 ,should ,i be damn'd1 and they shine brightly1 still8 ,if they inforc'd my goodnesse1 why should ,i ,bee glorified for their ,pietie8 ,and1 ,if they neither good nor ill constraine1 ,why then1 should wee of ,destinie complaine8 ,for1 if it bee 7as tis7 absurd to say1 ,the starres enforce us 7since they still obay ,their just ,commander7 'twere absurder1 farre1 ,to say1 or thinke1 that ,god's ,decree it were1 ,which did necessitate the very same1 ,for which1 we thinke the starres might merit blame4 ,hee made the starres to bee an ayd unto us1 ,not 7as is fondly dream'd7 to helpe undoe us3 7,much lesse1 without our fault1 to ruinate1 ,by doome of irrecoverable ,fate7 ,and1 if our good ,endeavors1 use wee will1 ,those glorious creatures will be helpfull still ,in all our honest wayes3 ,for1 they doe stand ,to helpe1 not hinder us1 in ,god's command2 ,and1 hee not onely rules them by his pow'rs1 ,but1 makes their ,glory1 servant unto ours4 ,who1 ,patience tempts1 beyond her strength1 ,will make it ,fury1 at the length4 ,illustration3 ,,furor ,,fit ,l,,sa ,s,,pius ,,patientia4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xliiii4 ,book4 #d ,although wee know not a more patient creature1 ,than is the ,lambe1 7or1 of lesse harmfull nature7 ,yet1 as this ,emblem shewes1 when childish wrong1 ,hath troubled1 and provok'd him overlong1 ,hee growes enrag'd2 and makes the wanton ,boyes1 ,bee glad to leave their sports1 and run their wayes4 ,thus have ,i seene it with some ,children fare1 ,who1 when their ,parents too indulgent were1 ,have urg'd them1 till their ,doting grew to ,rage1 ,and1 shut them wholly from their ,heritage4 ,thus1 many times1 a foolish man doth lose ,his faithfull ,friends1 and justly makes them foes4 ,thus1 froward ,husbands2 and1 thus1 peevish ,wives1 ,doe foole away the comfort of their lives2 ,and1 by abusing of a patient-,mate1 ,turne dearest ,love1 into the deadliest ,hate3 ,for1 any wrong may better bee excused1 ,than1 ,kindnesse1 long and wilfully abused4 ,but1 as an injur'd ,lambe1 provoked1 thus1 ,well typifies how much it moveth us1 ,to finde our ,patience wrong'd3 ,so1 let us make ,an ,emblem of our selves1 thereby to take ,more heed1 how ,god is moved towards them1 ,that1 his long suffring1 and his ,love contemne4 ,for1 as wee somewhat have of every ,creature1 ,so1 wee in us1 have somewhat of his ,nature3 ,or1 if it bee not sayd the same to bee1 ,his ,pictures1 and his ,images are wee4 ,let1 therefore1 his long-suffring1 well be weigh'd1 ,and1 keepe us1 to provoke him1 still afraid4 ,hee that is blind1 will nothing see1 ,what light soe're about him bee4 ,illustration3 ,c,,cus ,,nil ,,luce ,,iuvatur4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlv4 ,book4 #d ,it is by some supposed1 that our ,owles1 ,by ,day-time1 are no perfect-sighted ,fowles2 ,and1 that1 the more you doe augment the light1 ,the more you shall deprive them of their sight4 ,nor ,candles1 ,torches1 nor the ,sunne at noone1 ,nor ,spectacles1 nor all of these in one ,can make an ,owlet in the day-time see1 ,though none1 by night1 hath better eyes than shee4 ,this ,emblem1 therefore1 sets their blindnesse forth1 ,who cannot see1 when an apparant worth ,illustrates vertuous ,men2 yet1 seeme to spie ,those faults1 wherewith ill-willers them belie4 ,the blindnesse1 also1 well it may declare1 ,of ,heretikes1 who ,eagle-sighted are1 ,in ,sophistries1 and in the cloudie-night1 ,of those darke ,errors1 which delude the sight2 ,yet1 cannot see the ,rayes of ,truth divine1 ,though1 brighter than the ,day-light1 shee doth shine4 ,it1 likewise1 very fitly typifies1 ,those1 in our dayes1 who spie out mysteries1 ,beyond the ,moone2 yet1 cannot gain the view ,of that1 which common ,reason proveth true3 ,and1 therefore1 onely1 crie it 7madly7 downe1 ,because1 by ,reasons light1 it may be knowne4 ,these1 when 'twas offred1 first1 the light refused2 ,and1 they have now the darknesse which they chused4 ,till1 therefore1 ,god shall offer ,grace againe1 ,man strives to set up ,lights1 to these1 in vaine3 ,for1 what are ,lights to those who blinded bee8 ,or1 who so blinde1 as they that will not see8 ,none knowes1 untill the ,fight be past1 ,who shall bee ,victor1 at the last4 ,illustration3 ,,inter ,,utrumque ,,volat4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvi4 ,book4 #d ,while1 these two ,champions for the ,conquest fight1 ,betwixt them both ,victoria takes her flight1 ,on doubtfull wings2 and1 till the fray bee past1 ,none knowe1 to whether1 shee the ,wreath will cast4 ,which ,emblem serves1 not onely1 to expresse ,the danger1 and the issues doubtfulnesse1 ,in all ,contentions2 but1 may warne us too1 ,that1 wee no strivings rashly undergoe2 ,since they1 who long with painfull skill have striv'd1 ,of likely ,conquests1 are at length depriv'd4 ,force1 much prevailes2 but ,sleight and ,wit hath pow'r1 ,sometime1 to hurle downe ,strength upon the floore4 ,sometimes againe1 our ,ingineeres doe faile2 ,and1 ,blowes1 doe more than ,stratagems1 prevaile4 ,though1 ,i1 upon mine honest-,cause depend1 ,another may o'rethrow it1 by his ,friend3 ,and1 hee that boasteth of his ,patrons grace1 ,may lose his hopes1 if ,bribing come in place4 ,to say the ,truth1 in whatsoever ,cause1 ,wee by the ,sword contend1 or by the ,lawes1 ,there's no event or issue more assured1 ,than this1 that1 losse to both shall bee procured3 ,and1 that1 sometime1 as well an innocent1 ,as guilty-cause1 may finde an ill event4 ,let1 therefore1 our endeavours be1 to strive1 ,who1 shall hereafter1 least occasion give ,of those contentions1 and of those debates1 ,which hurt our honor1 safetie1 or estates3 ,that1 we1 a ,conquest1 may be sure to gaine1 ,and1 none repine1 at that which we obtaine4 ,why should ,i feare the want of ,bread8 ,if ,god so please1 ,i shall bee fed4 ,illustration3 ,,si ,,deus ,,voluerit4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlvii4 ,book4 #d ,the faithlesse ,iewe's repining currishnesse1 ,the blessed ,psalmist1 fitly did expresse1 ,by grinning-dogs1 which howling roame by night1 ,to satisfie their grudging appetite4 ,here1 therefore1 by an ,emblem1 wee are showne1 ,that1 ,god1 7who as hee lists1 bestowes his owne7 ,providing so1 that none may bee unfed1 ,doth offer to the ,dogges1 the ,childrens bread4 ,and1 by this ,emblem1 wee advised are1 ,of their presumptuous boldnesse to beware1 ,who bound ,god's ,mercie2 and1 have shut out some ,from hope of ,grace1 before the ,night is come3 ,since1 to the ,dogs1 his meat is not denide1 ,if they returne1 7though not till ,evening-tide47 ,moreover1 wee1 some notice hence may take1 ,that1 if provision1 ,god1 vouchsafes to make1 ,for ,lyons1 ,dogs1 and ,ravens1 in their need1 ,hee will his ,lambes1 and harmlesse ,turtles feed3 ,and1 so provide1 that they shall alwayes have ,sufficient1 to maintaine the ,life hee gave4 ,i must confesse1 ,i never merit shall1 ,the ,crummes1 which from thy ,childrens table fall3 ,yet1 thou hast oft1 and freely fed mee1 ,lord1 ,among thy ,children1 at thy ,holy-board3 ,nor have ,i1 there1 been fill'd with ,bread alone2 ,but1 on the blessed ,bodie of thy ,sonne1 ,my ,soule hath feasted4 ,and1 if thou dost grant ,such favours1 ,lord6 what can ,i feare to want8 ,for1 doubtlesse1 if thy ,sonne thou please to give1 ,all other things1 with him1 ,i shall receive4 ,all ,flesh1 is like the wither'd ,hay1 ,and1 so it springs1 and fades away4 ,illustration3 ,,omnis ,,caro ,f,,num4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlviii4 ,book4 #d ,this ,infant1 and this little ,trusse of ,hay1 ,when they are moralized1 seeme to say1 ,that1 ,flesh is but a tuft of ,morning-,grasse1 ,both greene1 and wither'd1 ere the day-light passe4 ,and1 such we truly finde it2 for1 behold1 ,assoone as ,man is borne1 hee waxeth old1 ,in ,griefes1 in ,sorrowes1 or ,necessities2 ,and1 withers ev'ry houre1 untill hee dyes3 ,now1 flourishing1 as ,grasse1 when it is growne1 ,straight perishing1 as ,grasse1 when it is mowne4 ,if1 wee with other things1 mans ,age compare1 ,his ,life is but a ,day 7,for1 equall'd are ,his ,yeares with ,houres3 ,his ,months1 with ,minutes bee ,fit parallels2 and1 ev'ry breathing1 wee ,may tearme a ,day7 yet1 some1 ev'n at the ,night ,of that short ,day1 are dead1 and witherd quite4 ,before the ,morning of our lives bee done1 ,the ,flesh oft fades3 ,sometime1 it growes till ,noone3 ,but1 there's no mortall ,flesh1 that will abide ,vnparched longer1 than till ,evening-tide4 ,for1 in it selfe1 it alwayes carries that1 ,which helpeth so1 it selfe to ruinate2 ,that1 though it feele1 nor storme1 nor scorching flame1 ,an inbred ,canker1 will consume the same4 ,considering well1 and well remembring this1 ,account the ,flesh no better than it is3 ,wrong not thine everlasting ,soule1 to cherish ,a ,gourd1 which in a moments time will perish4 ,give it the tendance1 fit for fading ,crops2 ,but1 for ,hay-harvest1 lose not better hopes4 ,make use of ,time1 that's comming on2 ,for1 that is perish'd1 which is gone4 ,illustration3 ,,perit ,,quod ,,elapsum ,,est4 ,,illvstr4 ,,xlix4 ,book4 #d ,this ,glasse declares1 how ,time doth passe away2 ,and1 if the ,words1 about it1 rightly say1 ,thy ,time that's gone1 is lost3 and1 proofe will shew1 ,that1 many find both ,words1 and ,emblem1 true4 ,how fast their ,time departs1 they best perceive1 ,from whom it steales1 before they take their leave1 ,of what they love2 and1 whose last houre is gone1 ,before their chiefest businesses are done4 ,how fast it slides1 ev'n they are also taught1 7,too late1 perhaps7 who never kept in thought ,their ending-day2 but1 alwayes did presume1 ,or1 largely hope upon the ,time to come2 ,the present-howres1 nor thankfully enjoying1 ,nor1 honestly1 nor usefully employing4 ,that1 yeares expir'd1 are lost1 they likewise find3 ,for1 when their understanding brings to mind1 ,how fondly 7or1 how ill perchance7 they spent ,their passed age2 they see1 with discontent1 ,the ,time1 not onely lost1 but1 worse than so2 ,lost1 with a thousand other ,losses moe3 ,and1 that1 when they shall need it1 wealth nor pow'r1 ,can purchase them1 one minute of an howre4 ,consider this1 all ye that spend the prime1 ,the noone tide1 and the twilight of your ,time1 ,in childish play-games1 or meere worldly things2 ,as if you could1 at pleasure1 clip ,times wings1 ,or turne his ,glasse1 or1 had a ,life1 or twaine ,to live1 when you had fool'd out this in vaine4 ,short is the present2 lost ,times-passed bee2 ,and1 ,time to come1 wee may not live to see4 ,the ,garland1 ,he alone shall weare1 ,who1 to the ,goale1 doth persevere4 ,illustration3 ,,perseveranti ,,dabitur4 ,,illvstr4 ,l4 ,book4 #d ,an ,arme is with a ,garland here extended2 ,and1 as the ,motto saith1 it is intended1 ,to all that persevere4 ,this being so2 ,let none be faint in heart1 though they be slow3 ,for1 he that creepes1 untill his ,race be done1 ,shall gaine a ,wreath1 aswell as they that runne4 ,this being so2 let no man walke in doubt1 ,as if ,gods ,arme of ,grace were stretched out ,to some small number3 ,for1 whoe're begins ,and perseueres1 the profer'd ,garland winns3 ,and1 ,god respects no persons2 neither layes ,a stumbling blocke in any of our ,waies4 ,this being so1 let no man think't enough ,to set his hand1 a little1 to the ,plough1 ,and1 then desist2 but1 let him still pursue1 ,to doe that ,worke1 to which that ,wreath is due3 ,for1 nor on ,good-beginners1 nor on those ,that1 walke halfe-way1 7much lesse on him1 that goes ,no stepp at all7 will ,god this gift conferre2 ,but1 onely1 unto those that persevere4 ,,lord1 by thy ,grace1 an entrance ,i have made ,in honest ,pathes2 and1 thy assistance had1 ,to make in them1 some slow proceedings too4 ,oh grant me1 full abilitie1 to doe ,thy sacred ,will2 and1 to beginn1 and end ,such ,workes1 as to thy glory1 still1 may tend4 ,that 7,walking1 and continuing in the ,path1 ,which evermore1 thine approbation hath7 ,i may that ,garland1 by thy grace1 obtaine1 ,which1 by mine owne desert1 ,i cannot gaine4 ,glory be to ,god4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,,the ,,fovrth ,,lotterie4 #a ,thou1 of a noble minde1 art thought1 ,which1 heav'nly things1 hath chiefly sought4 ,and1 scorn'st thy vertue to debase1 ,by loving those of lower place4 ,if so1 thine ,emblom doth expresse ,thy ,wisdome1 and thy worthynesse4 ,but1 if to earthward thou incline2 ,thence1 learne ,affections more ,divine4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,i4 #b ,some words or thoughts1 perhaps1 of your ,have wrong'd ,gods providence1 or ,pow're3 ,els1 you 7it may be7 to some place1 ,confine his unconfined ,grace2 ,or1 thinke1 he never taketh care1 ,of any ,realme1 but where you are4 ,your ,lot1 now1 therefore1 doth provide1 ,to have your ,iudgement rectifide4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ii4 #c ,thou maist be wise1 but1 there is1 yet1 ,some crack1 or1 failing in thy wit3 ,for1 thou dost personate a part1 ,that1 showes thee other1 then thou art4 ,thine ,emblem1 therefore1 doth declare1 ,what ,habit1 such deserve to weare2 ,and1 that1 he merits ,asses eares1 ,who is not1 that1 which he appeares4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iii4 #d ,you have1 as yet1 much worke to doe1 ,but1 yoo have little time thereto3 ,that1 little1 flyes away with speed1 ,and1 you the ,losse1 as little heed4 ,lest1 therefore1 all your time be gone1 ,before you duely thinke thereon1 ,a memorandum you have got1 ,by drawing1 of this luckie ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,iv4 #e ,though you1 perhaps1 no perill dread1 ,a mischiefe hangs above your head2 ,by which1 you 7taking little care7 ,may perish ere you be aware4 ,to minde you1 therefore1 to eschew ,such ,miseries as may ensue2 ,your ,lot1 this warning ,emblem sent2 ,observe it1 and your harmes prevent4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,v4 #f ,thou fly'st1 in hope1 to shun thy griefe2 ,thou changest place1 to seeke releefe2 ,and1 many blamelesse things are shent ,as1 causers of thy discontent4 ,but trouble1 now1 no more thy minde1 ,the root of thy disease to finde2 ,for1 by thine ,emblem1 thou shalt see1 ,the ,fountaine1 whence thy torments bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vi4 ,m #g ,thou art1 or els thou wert1 of late1 ,some great1 or petty1 ,magistrate2 ,or1 ,fortune thereunto1 perchance1 ,in time to come1 will thee advance4 ,but1 by thine ,emblem1 thou shalt see1 ,that1 when restrein'd1 thy pow'r shall be1 ,offenders1 thereof will be glad1 ,and skoffe the pow're which thou hast had2 ,observe it2 and be so upright1 ,that1 thou maist laugh at their despight4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,vii4 #h ,promotion thou dost much desire1 ,and1 spacious ,fortunes to acquire2 ,as1 if thou thoughtst1 thou mightst attaine1 ,true ,blessednesse1 by such a gaine3 ,to shew thee1 therefore1 what event1 ,what happinesse1 and what content1 ,such things1 will bring vs1 at the last1 ,an usefull ,object1 now1 thou hast4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,viii4 #i ,disheartned be not1 though thou see1 ,thy ,hopes1 quite frustrate seeme to be2 ,for1 many ,hopes1 appearing past1 ,have1 beene renew'd againe1 at last2 ,and1 grew far greater1 then before1 ,when1 they seem'd lost1 for evermore4 ,examples1 therefore1 now are brought1 ,that1 still1 to ,hope1 thou mayst be taught4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,ix4 ,m #aj ,most men desire to gaine the ,fate1 ,which keepes them safe1 in ev'ry state2 ,and1 you1 no doubt1 would faine provide1 ,a ,station1 which might firme abide4 ,if so you meane2 your ,lot hath brought1 ,some newes of that1 which you have sought3 ,for1 by your ,emblem1 you may see1 ,what men shall most unmooved be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,x4 #aa ,you seeme1 to wonder1 much of late1 ,that1 some goe backward in ,estate1 ,who seeme to thrive2 and1 why1 we finde1 ,those ,friends1 who seemed very kinde1 7,and1 forward good respects to show7 ,doe now unkinde1 and froward grow4 ,but1 when your ,emblem you shall see1 ,no wonder1 then1 such things will be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xi4 #ab ,thou seek'st a ,conquest2 or1 7at least7 ,of such a ,pow're to be possest1 ,as none can conquer2 ,and1 bohold1 ,thou1 in an ,emblem1 shalt be told ,the meanes to get thy hearts desire4 ,yet1 know1 that if thou come no nigher1 ,then but to know the meanes of blisse1 ,the farther off1 the blessing is4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xii4 #ac ,thou liv'st1 as one who thinks1 that1 ,fate ,all ,actions did nesessitate2 ,and1 that to doe1 or leave undone1 ,thy ,businesses1 came all to one4 ,if1 thus thou thinke1 perhaps1 this ,chance2 ,may helpe to cure thine ,ignorance2 ,and1 show1 when 'twill be1 wholly1 fit ,to ,fate1 our matters1 to commit4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiii4 #ad ,thy ,neighbors house when thou dost view1 ,welfurnisht1 pleasant1 large1 or new1 ,thou thinkst good ,,lares1 alwaies dwell1 ,in ,lodgings that are trimm'd so well4 ,but1 by thine ,emblem1 thou art showne1 ,that 7if thou lov'dst what is thine owne7 ,thatcht ,roofes1 as true ,contentments yeeld1 ,as those1 that are with ,cedar seeld4 ,vaine ,fancies1 therefore1 from thee cast2 ,and1 be content with what thou hast4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xiv4 #ae ,thou seek'st ,preferment1 as a thing1 ,which ,east1 or ,westerne-winds might bring2 ,and1 thinkst to gaine a temp'rall ,crowne1 ,by ,powres and ,vertues of thine owne3 ,but1 now1 thy ,lot informes from whom1 ,the ,scepter1 and preferments come2 ,seeke1 thence1 thy lawfull hopes fruition1 ,and1 cherish not a vaine ambition4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xv4 #af ,this ,lot1 though rich1 or poore1 thou bee1 ,presents an ,emblem1 fitt for thee4 ,if ,rich1 it warnes1 not to be proud2 ,since1 ,fortunes favours are allow'd ,to ,swinish-men3 ,if thou be poore1 ,deject thou not thy selfe1 the more2 ,for1 many worthy men1 there are1 ,who1 doe not ,fortunes ,iewels weare4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvi4 #ag ,thou1 dost not greatly care1 by whom ,thy wealth1 or thy ,preferments1 come3 ,so1 thou maist get them1 ,foole or ,knave1 ,thy prayers1 and thy praise may have2 ,because1 thou dost nor feare1 nor dreame1 ,what disadvantage comes by them3 ,but1 by thine ,emblem1 thou shalt see1 ,that1 ,mischieves1 in their favours bee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xvii4 #ah ,you boast1 as if it were1 unknowne ,the power you have were not your owne3 ,but1 had you not an able ,prop1 ,you could not beare so high a ,top2 ,and1 if that ,ayde forsake you shall1 ,downe to the ground1 you soone will fall4 ,acknowledge this2 and1 humble grow1 ,you may be1 still1 supported so4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xviii4 #ai ,this ,lot of yours doth plainely show1 ,that1 in some danger now you go4 ,but1 wounds by ,steele1 yet1 feare you not2 ,nor ,pistoling1 nor ,cannon-shot2 ,but1 rather1 dread the shafts that fly1 ,from some deepe-wounding wantons eye4 ,your greatest perills are from thence2 ,get therefore1 ,armour of defence4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xix4 #bj ,thy ,vertues1 often1 have beene tride1 ,to finde what proofes they will abide3 ,yet1 thinke not all thy ,trialls past1 ,till thou on ev'ry side art cast2 ,nor1 feare thou1 what may chance to thee1 ,if truely1 square1 thy dealings be3 ,for1 then1 what ever doth befall1 ,nor harme1 nor shame1 betide thee shall4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xx4 #ba ,fine ,clothes1 faire ,words1 entising ,face1 ,with ,maskes of ,pietie and ,grace1 ,oft1 cheat you1 with an outward show1 ,of that1 which prooveth nothing so4 ,therefore1 your ,emblems ,morall read2 ,and1 ere too farre you doe proceed1 ,thinke1 whom you deale withall1 to day1 ,who1 by faire shewes1 deceive you may4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxi4 #bb ,you1 are accus'd of no man1 here1 ,as1 if to any1 false1 you were ,in word1 or ,deed2 and1 wish1 we doe1 ,your ,conscience may acquit you too1 ,but1 if your selfe you guilty finde1 7,as1 unto such a fault inclin'd7 ,the crime1 already past1 repent2 ,and1 what is yet undone1 prevent4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxii4 #bc ,you haue delighted much1 of late1 ,gainst ,womens ficklenesse1 to prate2 ,as if this frailety you did find1 ,entail'd1 alone1 on ,womankind3 ,but1 in your selfe1 ther's now and then1 ,great proofes1 of wav'ring minds1 in men3 ,then1 jugde not faults which are unknown2 ,but1 rather learne to mend your owne4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiii4 #bd ,at your ,afflictions1 you repine1 ,and1 in all troubles1 cry1 and whine2 ,as if1 to suffer1 brought no ,ioy2 ,but1 quite1 did all contents destroy4 ,that1 you might1 therefore1 patient grow1 ,and1 learne1 that ,vertues pow're1 to know1 ,this ,lot1 unto your view1 is brought3 ,peruse1 and practise what is taught4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxiv4 #be ,on out side ,friends1 thou much reli'st1 ,and1 trustest1 oft1 before thou try'st2 ,by which1 if ,cousnage thou escape1 ,thy ,wit wee praise not1 but thy ,hap3 ,but1 lest by trust1 7e're triall due7 ,thou1 overlate1 thy ,trusting rue2 ,observe the ,morall of thy ,lot1 ,and1 looke that thou forget it not4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxv4 #bf ,by this your ,lot1 it should appeare1 ,that1 you your selfe are too severe2 ,or1 have1 by some1 perswaded bin1 ,that1 ev'ry ,pleasure is a sinne4 ,that1 wiser therefore1 you may grow1 ,you have an ,emblem1 now1 to show1 ,that1 ,hee1 whose wisdome all men praise1 ,sometime1 layes downe his ,bow1 and playes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvi4 #bg ,thou little heedst how ,time is lost1 ,or1 how thine ,howres away doe post2 ,nor art thou mindfull of the day1 ,in which thy life1 will breath away4 ,to thee this ,lot1 now1 therefore1 came1 ,to make thee heedfull of the same4 ,so1 of thy ,dutie1 let it mind thee1 ,that1 thou maist live1 when ,death shall finde thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxvii4 #bh ,a safe-abiding1 wouldst thou know1 ,when ,seas doe rage1 and winds doe blow8 ,if so2 thine ,emblem shewes thee1 where ,such ,priviledges gained are4 ,observe it well2 then1 doe thy best1 ,to bee a ,yongling1 in that nest ,there ,moraliz'd2 and1 mocke thou not ,at what is taught thee1 by this ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xviii4 #bi ,beleeve not1 alwayes1 as thy ,creed1 ,that1 ,love-profest1 is ,love-indeed2 ,but1 their ,affections entertaine1 ,who in thy need1 firme ,friends remaine4 ,perhaps1 it much may thee concerne1 ,this ,lesson1 perfectly1 to learne4 ,thine ,emblems morall1 therefore1 view1 ,and1 get true ,friends1 by being1 true4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxix4 #cj ,the ,consciences1 of some1 afford ,no ,lawfull use unto the ,sword3 ,some dreame1 that1 in the time of peace1 ,the practise of all ,armes may cease2 ,and1 you1 perhaps1 among the rest1 ,with such like fancies are possest4 ,however1 what your ,morall sayes ,observe2 and1 walke in blamelesse waves4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxx4 #ca ,a better ,fortune you might gaine1 ,if you1 could take a little paine3 ,if you have ,wealth1 you should have more1 ,and1 should be ,rich1 7though you are poore7 ,if to the longings you have had1 ,a true endevour you would adde3 ,for1 by your ,emblem1 you may see1 ,such1 as your ,paines1 your ,gaines will be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxi4 #cb ,when any troublous ,time appeares1 ,your ,hope is ouercome1 with feares1 ,as1 if with every ,floud of ,raine1 ,the ,world would quite be drownd againe4 ,but1 by your ,emblem1 you shall see1 ,that1 ,sunshine1 after ,stormes may be3 ,and1 you this ,lot1 7it may be7 drew1 ,in times of neede1 to comfort you4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxii4 #cc ,when1 you to ought1 pretend a right1 ,you thinke to winne it by your might4 ,yea1 by your strength1 your purse or friends1 ,you boast to gaine your wished ,endes4 ,but1 such ,presumptions to prevent ,you to an ,emblem now are sent ,that1 showes1 by whom he ,victor growes1 ,that winnes1 by giving overthrowes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiii4 #cd ,if1 truely temperate1 thou be1 ,why should this ,lot1 be drawne by thee8 ,perhaps1 thou either dost exceed1 ,in costly ,robes2 or1 drinke1 or feede1 ,beyond the meane4 ,if this thou finde1 ,or1 know'st1 in any other kinde1 ,how thou offendest by excesse1 ,now1 leave off1 that intemp'ratnesse4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxiv4 #ce ,thou hop'st1 to climbe1 to honor'd heights1 ,yet1 wouldst not passe through stormes or streights2 ,but1 shun'st them so1 as if there were ,no way to blisse1 where troubles are4 ,lest1 then1 thou lose thy hop'd-for praise1 ,by1 seeking wide1 and easie wayes2 ,see what thine ,emblem doth disclose4 ,and1 feare not ev'ry winde that blowes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxv4 #cf ,sometimes1 it may be1 thou dost finde1 ,that1 ,god1 thy prayers1 doth not minde1 ,nor1 heede1 of those ,petitions take1 ,which1 men and ,congregations make4 ,now1 why they take so ill effect1 ,thou1 by our ,morall1 maist collect3 ,and1 by the same1 shalt also see1 ,when1 all thy suits will granted be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvi4 #cg ,thou1 hast been very forward1 still1 ,to punish those1 that merit ill2 ,but1 thou didst never1 yet1 regard ,to give ,desert1 her due ,reward4 ,that1 therefore1 thou maist now have care1 ,of such ,injustice1 to beware1 ,thine ,emblem1 doth to thee present1 ,as well ,reward1 as punishment4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxvii4 #ch ,thou1 either hast a babling tongue1 ,which1 cannot keepe a secret1 long2 ,or1 shalt1 perhaps1 indanger'd growe1 ,by such1 as utter all they know4 ,in one1 or other1 of the twaine1 ,thou maist be harm'd2 and1 to thy gaine1 ,it may redound1 when thou shalt see1 ,what1 now1 thine ,emblem1 counsels thee4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxviii4 #ci ,by this1 thy ,lot1 we understand1 ,that1 somewhat1 thou hast tooke in hand1 ,which1 7whether1 further1 thou ,proceed ,or quite desist7 will danger breed4 ,consider1 then1 what thou hast done1 ,and1 since the hazzard is begun1 ,advised be to take the ,course1 ,whrch may not make the danger worse4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xxxix4 #dj ,the ,destinies1 thou blamest1 much1 ,because1 thou canst not be so rich1 ,as others are3 ,but1 blame no more4 ,the ,destinies1 as heretofore2 ,for1 if it please thee to behold1 ,what1 by thine ,embleme1 shall be told1 ,thou1 there1 shalt find1 which be those ,fates1 ,that1 keepe men low1 in their estates4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xl4 #da ,thou thinkst1 that thou from faults art free2 ,and1 here1 unblamed thou shalt be4 ,but1 if to all men1 thou wilt seeme ,as faire1 as in thine owne esteeme1 ,presume thou not abroad to passe1 ,vntill1 by ev'ry ,looking-,glasse1 ,which1 in thy ,morall1 is exprest1 ,thou hast1 both ,minde1 and ,body drest4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xli4 #db ,some1 labour hardly1 all their daies1 ,in painefull-profitable wayes2 ,and1 others taste the sweetest gaine1 ,of that1 for which these tooke the paine3 ,yet1 these1 they not alone undo1 ,but1 having robd1 they murther too4 ,the wrongs of such1 this ,emblem showes1 ,that1 thou mayst helpe1 or pitty those4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlii4 #dc ,thou1 often hast observ'd with feares1 ,th'aspects1 and motions of the ,starres1 ,as if1 they threatned ,fates to some1 ,which1 ,god could never save them from4 ,if this1 thy dreaming ,error be1 ,thine ,emblems ,morall shewes to thee1 ,that1 ,god restraines the ,starry-,fates1 ,and1 no mans harme1 necessitates4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliii4 #dd ,thou1 hast provoked1 over long1 ,their patience1 who neglect the wrong2 ,and1 thou dost little seeme to heede1 ,what harme it threats1 if thou proceed4 ,to thee1 an ,emblem1 therefore1 showes1 ,to what1 abused-,patience growes4 ,observe it well2 and1 make thy ,peace1 ,before to ,fury1 ,wrath increase4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xliv4 #de ,thou hast the helps of ,natures light2 ,experience too1 doth ayde thy sight3 ,nay more1 the ,sun of ,grace-divine1 ,doth round about thee daylie shine2 ,yet1 ,reasons eye is blind in thee1 ,and1 clearest ,objects cannot see4 ,now1 from what cause1 this ,blindnesse growes ,the ,morall of thine ,emblem showes4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlv4 #df ,thy cause1 thy ,money1 or thy ,friend1 ,may make thee forward to contend2 ,and1 give thee ,hopes1 that thy intents1 ,shall bring thee prosperous events4 ,but view thy ,lot2 then1 marke thou there1 ,that ,victories uncertaine are2 ,and rashly venture not on that ,whose ,end may be1 thou knowest not what4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvi4 #dg ,to them who grudgingly repine1 ,assoone as their estates decline1 ,this ,lot pertaines2 or1 unto those1 ,who1 when their neighbour needy growes1 ,contemne him2 as if he were left1 ,of ,god2 and1 of all hopes bereft4 ,if this1 or that1 be found in thee1 ,thou1 by thy ,morall1 taught shalt be1 ,that1 there is none so ill besped2 ,but may have hope1 he shall be fed4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlvii4 #dh ,thy ,flesh thou lov'st1 as if it were1 ,the chiefest ,object1 of thy ,care2 ,and of such value1 as may seeme1 ,well meriting1 thy best esteeme4 ,but1 now1 to banish that conceit1 ,thy ,lot an ,emblem brings to sight1 ,which1 without flattery1 shewes to thee ,of what regard it ought to be4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlviii4 #di ,it may suspected be1 thou hast1 ,mispent the ,time1 that's gone and past2 ,for1 to an ,emblem thou art sent1 ,that's made1 such folly to prevent3 ,the morall heed2 ,repent thy ,crime2 ,and1 ,labour1 to ,redeeme the ,time4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,,xlix4 #ej ,with good applause thou hast begunne1 ,and1 well1 as yet1 proceedest on3 ,but1 e're the ,lawrell1 thou canst weare1 ,thou to the ,end must persevere4 ,and1 lest this dutie1 be so got1 ,thou hast a ,caveat1 by this ,lot4 ,see1 ,emb4 ,l4 #ea ,although1 this time1 you drew it not1 ,good ,fortune1 for you1 may be got4 ,perhaps1 the planets ruling now1 ,have cast no good ,aspects on you4 ,for1 many say1 that1 now and then1 ,the ,starres looke angerly on men3 ,then1 try your ,chance againe1 anon2 ,for1 their displeasure soone is gone4 #eb ,if1 by your ,lot you had beene prais'd ,your minde1 perchance1 it would have rais'd1 ,above the meane4 ,should you receive ,some check1 thereby1 ,it would bereave ,your ,patience3 ,for1 but few can beare1 ,reproofes1 which unexpected are4 ,but1 now prepared you have beene1 ,to draw your ,lot once more begin2 ,and1 if another ,blancke you get1 ,attempt your chance1 no more1 as yet4 #ec ,to crosse your hopes1 ,misfortune sought2 ,and1 by your ,lot1 a ,blanck hath brought3 ,but1 he who knew her ill intent1 ,hath made this ,blanke her spight prevent2 ,for1 if that ,number you shall take1 ,which these two fignres1 backward1 make1 ,and view the place to which they guide2 ,an ,emblem1 for you1 they provide4 #ed ,these ,lots are almost ,ten to ,one ,above the ,blankes2 yet1 thou hast none4 ,if thus thy ,fortune still proceed1 ,tis ,ten to ,one if well thou speed4 ,yet1 if thou doe not much neglect1 ,to doe1 as ,wisdome shall direct1 ,it is a ,thousand unto ten ,but all thy ,hopes will prosper1 then4 #ee ,it seemes1 ,dame ,fortune1 doth not know1 ,what ,lot1 on thee1 she should bestow2 ,nor1 canst thou tell1 7if thou mightst have ,the choice7 what ,fortune1 thou shouldst crave4 ,for1 one thing1 now1 thy minde requires2 ,anon1 another it desires4 ,when ,resolution thou hast got1 ,then1 come againe1 and draw thy ,lot4 #ef ,the ,chance1 which thou obtained hast1 ,of all our ,chances1 is the last2 ,and1 casting up the totall summes1 ,we finde thy ,gaine1 to ,nothing comes4 ,yet if it well be understood1 ,this ,chance may chance to doe thee good2 ,for1 it inferres what ,portion shall1 ,to ev'ry one1 7at last7 befall2 ,and warnes1 while something1 is enjoyd1 ,that1 well it 7alwaies7 be imployd4 ,,finis4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,illustration3 ,decoration ,a ,table for the better finding out of the principall 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#ae ,studiousnesse #adf ,suffering #bc4 #dg4 #ha4 #aga4 #bcb ,sufficiencie #hf ,sunnshine after stormes #bdj ,swearing4 #ch4 ,swine #ch4 #aaj4 ,sword #ff4 #acg4 #afc4 #bch4 #bde ,t4 ,talents hidden #gf4 #aha ,a ,tatler1 #bdf4 ,tennis-ball1 #af ,terrene pompe #ih ,temperance #afi4 #bdb ,terminus #afa ,theeves #afg ,thisbe #cc ,time4 #d4 #ajb4 #aeg4 #bab4 #bce #beg ,titles1 ill placed #bbd4 ,tongue #db ,tortois #hf ,touchstone #bbi ,transitorie things #he ,triall #cj ,trie e're thou trust4 #hd4 #bcc ,truth #agb ,turtle4 vid4 ,dove4 ,v4 ,vanitie of earthly things #ih ,vaine hopes4 #fi ,vaine shewes #bj ,vengeance #ff ,vertue4 #a4 #e4 #f4 #bb4 #cj4 #hh4 #ig4 #aja4 #aji4 #aaa4 #aci4 #aga4 #bah4 ,vice #bb4 #ajd4 #bbd4 ,victorie vncertaine #beb ,victorie is of ,god #bda4 ,viper #bdg ,vnanymitie #fg ,vnchastitie #ae ,vnitie #fg4 #agg ,vnitie of faith #bdd ,vniversall ,grace #baj4 #beh ,vnprofitable gifts #gf ,vprightnesse of heart #ia ,w4 ,wanton women #g ,warre #ij1 #bch ,wast #ce ,wearinesse #i #hd #aec ,watchfulnesse #gi ,watchmen #adi ,way of ,uertue #afj ,weapons #aaa ,wealth #fh4 #aff4 ,weights #aaj4 ,welldoing #ace ,weaknesse needes a suporter #bbb ,wisedome #a4 #b1 #ca4 #ajc4 #adb4 #ade4 ,witt #a4 #fd4 #acf4 #afg ,wives #agb ,whoredome4 #bg ,whore4 vid4 ,harlot ,woods decayed #ce ,woman #ic4 #bca ,world goes backeward #bai4 ,y4 ,youth4 #bb4 #dd4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,a ,supersedeas to all them1 whose custome it is1 without any deserving1 to importune ,authors to give unto them their ,bookes4 ,it merits nor your ,anger1 nor my ,blame1 ,that1 thus ,i have inscrib'd this ,epigram3 ,for1 they who know me1 know1 that1 ,bookes thus large1 ,and1 fraught with ,emblems1 do augment the ,charge ,too much above my ,fortunes1 to afford ,a ,gift so costly1 for an ,aierie-word3 ,and1 ,i have prov'd1 your ,begging-,qualitie1 ,so forward1 to oppresse my ,modestie2 ,that1 for my future ease1 it seemeth fit1 ,to take some ,order1 for preventing it4 ,and1 peradventure1 other ,authors may1 ,find ,cause to thanke me for't1 another day4 ,these many years1 it hath your ,custom bin1 ,that1 when in my possession1 you have seene ,a ,volume1 of mine owne1 you did no more1 ,but1 ,aske and ,take2 ,as if you thought my store ,encreast1 without my ,cost2 ,and1 that1 by ,giving1 7,both ,paines and ,charges too7 ,i got my living2 ,or1 that1 ,i find the ,paper and the ,printing1 ,as easie to me1 as the ,bookes ,inventing4 ,if1 of my ,studies1 no esteeme you have1 ,you1 then abuse the ,courtesies you crave2 ,and1 are ,vnthankfull4 ,if you prize them ought1 ,why should my ,labour1 not enough be thought1 ,vnlesse1 ,i adde ,expenses to my paines8 ,the ,stationer1 affoords for little ,gaines1 ,the ,bookes you crave3 ,and1 ,he1 as well as ,i ,might give away1 what you repine to buy3 ,for1 what hee ,gives1 doth onely ,mony ,cost1 ,in mine1 both ,mony1 ,time1 and ,wit is lost4 ,what ,i shall ,give1 and what ,i have bestow'd ,on ,friends1 to whom1 ,i ,love1 or ,service ow'd1 ,i grudge not2 ,and1 ,i thinke it is from them1 ,sufficient1 that such ,gifts they do esteeme3 ,yea1 and1 it is a ,favour too1 when they ,will take these ,triflles1 my large ,dues to pay2 7,or1 ,aske them at my hands1 when ,i forget1 ,that1 ,i am to their ,love1 so much in debt47 ,but1 this inferres not1 that1 ,i should bestow ,the like on all men1 who1 my ,name do know2 ,or1 have the ,face to aske3 ,for1 then1 ,i might1 ,of ,wit and ,mony1 soone be begger'd1 quite4 ,so much1 already1 hath beene ,beg'd away1 7,for which1 ,i neither had1 nor looke for pay7 ,as being valu'd at the common ,rate1 ,had rais'd1 ,five hundred ,crownes1 in my ,estate4 ,which1 7if ,i may confesse it7 signifies1 ,that1 ,i was farre more ,liberall1 than ,wise4 ,but1 for the time to come1 resolv'd ,i am1 ,that1 till without denyall 7or just blame7 ,i may of those1 who ,cloth and ,clothes do make1 7,as oft as ,i shall need them7 ,aske1 and ,take2 ,you shall no more befoole me4 ,therfore1 ,pray ,be ,answer'd2 ,and1 henceforward1 keepe away4 ,illustration3 ,decoration ,a ,direction1 shewing how they who are so disposed1 shall find out their ,chance1 in the ,lotteries aforegoing4 ,turne about one of the ,indexes in the ,figures1 which are in the following ,page1 without casting your eyes thereupon1 so observe where it stayeth untill your hand ceaseth to give it motion4 ,if it be the upper ,figure1 whose ,index you moved2 than1 that ,number whereupon it resteth1 is the number of your ,lot1 or ,blancke4 ,this being knowne1 move the other ,index in like manner1 and that ,quarter of the said ,figure whereon the same standeth 7when your hand is taken away7 sheweth in which of the foure ,bookes1 or ,lotteries1 that ,chance is to be expected1 whereunto your ,number doth send you1 whether it be ,lot1 or ,blancke4 ,if it be any ,number above ,fifty1 it is a ,blancke ,chance1 and you are to looke no further4 ,if it be any of the other ,numbers1 it sends you to the ,emblem answering to the same ,number1 in the ,booke next before the same ,lotterie4 ,if the letter ,m4 be placed before the alotted ,number2 then1 that ,lot is proper onely to a ,man3 ,if ,w4 stand before it1 it is proper onely to a ,woman3 if there be no letter1 it is indifferent to both ,sexes3 ,and1 therefore1 when a ,man or ,woman happneth on a ,chance impertinent to their proper ,sexe1 they are then1 to take the next ,chance which pertaineth properly to their ,sexe1 whether it be ,blancke or ,lot2 the triall whereof1 ,i have thus contrived1 without the use of ,dice2 lest by bringing them into sight1 they might1 sometimes1 occasion worse ,gaming4 ,if ,king1 ,queene1 ,prince1 or any one that springs ,from ,persons1 knowne to be deriv'd from ,kings1 ,shall seeke1 for ,sport sake1 hence to draw their ,lot2 ,our ,author sayes2 that1 hee provided not ,for such as those3 ,because1 it were too much ,for him1 to find out ,fortunes1 fit for such1 ,who1 7as hee thinkes7 should1 rather1 ,ayde supply ,for him1 to mend his evill ,fortunes by4 ,to them1 hee1 therefore pleased is to give ,this noble1 and this large ,prerogative2 ,that1 they shall chuse from hence1 what ,lots they please1 ,and make them better1 if they like not these4 ,all other ,personages1 of ,high degree1 ,that1 will professe our ,authors friends to be1 ,this ,freedome1 likewise1 have2 that till1 they find ,a ,lot1 which is agreeing to their mind1 ,they shall have libertie1 anewe1 to try ,their fought-for ,chance3 ,and1 ev'rytime-apply ,the ,morrals they disliked1 unto those1 ,which are1 ill-quallifide1 among their ,foes4 ,all others1 who this ,game1 adventure will1 ,must beare their ,fortunes1 be they ,good1 or ,ill4 ,illustration3 ,lottery ,wheels ,transcriber's notes3 ,in the text version italics are represented with underscore and small caps with ,,all ,,caps4 ,upright text in italic sections1 has been marked with equals4 ,as noted at the start of the text1 inconsistencies and apparent errors in the text have been left4 ,the only changes that have been made are to unclear or missing punctuation marks 7e4g4 where a gap in the text is seen74 ,in these cases1 consistent punctuation has been used4 ,a list of inconsistencies and problems found in the text3-- ,introduction ,sheet #f ,a ,writ of ,prevention4 ,,strvctvrfs should probably read ,,strvctvres4 ,sheet #ac ,to ,the ,reader4 ,a closing bracket should be added after ,graver 7whether hee were the ,versifier or the ,graver4 ,sheet #ad ,to ,the ,reader4 ,a closing bracket should be added after ,hieroglyphicks 7as in the ,tetragrammaton2 in the ,figure of ,aron2 and in the ,proprieties due to some other ,hieroglyphicks4 ,book ,i ,in ,book #a1 ,the first illustration is labelled ,illvstratio1 subsequent ones are labelled ,illvstr4 ,embleme #ba4 ,and by our ,death1 our ,life is new-begnnne1 should probably read new-begunne4 ,embleme #bg4 ,some1 ,i have knowne1 by ,harlots ,wiles undone1 the italic n seems out of place4 ,embleme #cj4 ,and shine like purest ,gold1 and ,pretious-,stones1 ,pretious and ,precious are both found in the text4 ,embleme #de4 ,made entrance to it owne ,destruction1 hath1 it could be its4 ,the ,first ,lotterie1 ,no4 #ai4 ,of much more ,warinesse1 then ,speed1 more then is used throughout the text4 ,book #b4 ,illvstr4 #b4 ,the ,crowe1 when deepe within a close-mouth'd-,pot41 should end with a comma4 ,illvstr4 ,,iiii41 ,,iv is used in ,book #a4 ,,iiii used in ,book #d4 ,,xiiii1 ,,xxiiii and are used in ,books #a and #b4 ,,xliiii in ,b#d ,illvstr4 ,,xlv4 ,and1 view the well-grown ,trees1 the wel-trimm'd ,bowers1 perhaps wel should be well4 ,the ,second ,lotterie4 ,verses after #ed are labelled #e and #f1 but should be #ee and #ef4 p4#abj has been mislabelled as #aah and corrected by hand4 ,book #b ends at page #abd1 book #c starts at page #ace4 ,book #c4 ,illvstr ,,xiii4 ,but1 with ,sobrietie1 be wise1 should end with period4 ,illvstr4 ,,xv4 ,but1 when one ,foote1 thus grasp'd a ,peple-stone1 ,peble-stone is used a few lines down4 ,illvstr4 ,,xvi4 ,the stubstance of it1 still1 in ,god1 remaines1 stubstance should probably be substance4 ,illvstr4 ,,xx4 ,of those deare ,mercies1 and that bloudy ,passion1 and may be italicised in error4 ,illvstr4 ,,xxiv4 ,by long nelect of time1 will burthensome1 nelect should probably be neglect ,illvstr4 ,,xxiv4 ,as much as makes1 at least1 ,one ,line a ,day1 should end with period4 ,illvstr4 ,,xxvi4 ,it brings 7us when we passe the common sight71 ,opening bracket should be placed after us4 ,illvstr4 ,,xxx4 ,delight not ,archers2 tyet1 such uselesse ,toyes1 tyet should probably be yet4 ,book #d4 ,book #c ends with page #aif1 ,book #d starts with page #aji4 ,the next page is #baj so #aji should be #bji ,illvstr4 ,,xxxi4 ,your houres1 in serions matters1 if you spend1 serions should probably be serious ,illvstr4 ,,xxxviii4 ,a tatlers tougue2 for1 paines are lost on him1 tougue should probably be tongue4 ,and1 in our selves true ,vertnes to maintaine21 ,vertnes should probably be ,vertues4 ,the ,fourth ,lotterie4 ,verse #a4 ,if so1 thine ,emblom doth expresse1 ,emblom should probably be ,emblem4 ,verse #ab4 ,as none can conquer2 ,and1 bohold1 bohold should probably be behold4 ,verse #ci4 ,whrch may not make the danger worse1 ,whrch should probably be ,which4 ,verse #ec4 ,which these two fignres1 backward1 make1 fignres should probably be figures4 ,index4 7,punctuation has been left as printed74 ,christ the true ,pellican4 #aed4 is spelt ,pelican on p4#aed4 ,ganimed #aef4 ,ganymed is used on p4#aef4 ,greefe #bf4 ,griefe is used on p#bf ,halter #ff1 ,halcyon1 vid4 ,kings ,fisher4 ,requires a line break between the two entries4 ,mutuall affection #cd4 #afc4 #gha4 p4#gha doesn't exist1 a link has been made to p4#agh4 ,rich ,theeves #aig p4#aig doesn't exist1 a link has been made to p4#aia4 ,transcriber's ,addendum ,transcriptions and translations of the mottoes engraved around each emblem are provided as a convenience to the reader4 ,each transcription is shown as written 7with any notes71 followed by the text normalised to modern standards of punctuation and spelling 7u_/v1 _/ae1 -cunque_/-cumque1 oe_/ae etc47 and its translation4 ,portrait ,,effigies ,,georgii ,,witheri ,,poet4 ,effigies ,georgii ,witheri poetae ,portrait of the poet ,george ,wither ,ill #a ,bk #a ,,vivitvr ,,ingenio ,c,,tera ,,mortis ,,er,t ,vivitur ingenio2 caetera mortis erunt ,we live by our genius2 the rest will belong to death ,ill #b ,bk #a ,,sapientia ,,constans ,sapientia constans ,wisdom is constant ,ill #c ,bk #a ,,lex ,,regit ,,et ,,arma ,,tventvr4 ,lex regit et arma tuentur ,law directs and arms protect ,ill #d ,bk #a ,,ne ,,tenear ,ne tenear ,lest ,i be held back ,ill #e ,bk #a ,,labore ,,virtvs1 ,,virtvte ,,gloria ,,paratvr ,labore virtus1 virtute gloria paratur ,virtue is acquired through labour1 glory through virtue ,ill #f ,bk #a ,,non ,,obest ,,virtvti ,,sors4 ,non obest virtuti sors ,chance is no hindrance to virtue ,ill #g ,bk #a ,,non ,,sceptro ,,sed ,,plectro ,,dvcitvr ,non sceptro sed plectro ducitur ,she is led by the plectrum1 not by the sceptre ,ill #h ,bk #a ,,in ,,hvnc ,,intvens ,,pivs ,,esto ,in hunc intuens pius esto ,look on this and be pious ,ill #i ,bk #a ,,in ,,nocte ,,consili ,in nocte consilium ,deliberation at night ,ill #aj ,bk #a ,,spernit ,,pericvla ,,virt,,vs ,spernit pericula virtus ,virtue scorns danger ,ill #aa ,bk #a ,,ad ,,scopvm ,,licet ,,gre ,,et ,,frvstra ,ad scopum licet aegre et frustra ,towards the goal1 but painfully and unsuccessfully ,ill #ab ,bk #a ,i have left all things ,ill #ac ,bk #a ,,remigio ,,ventisq,,ve ,,secvndis ,remigio ventisque secundis ,by rowing and favourable winds ,ill #ad ,bk #a ,,qvid ,,si ,,sic ,quid si sic ,what if so8 ,ill #ae ,bk #a ,,dvm ,,nvtrio ,,consvmor ,dum nutrio consumor ,as ,i nourish ,i am consumed ,ill #af ,bk #a ,,concvssvs ,,svrgo ,concussus surgo ,when struck ,i rise ,ill #ag ,bk #a ,,dvm ,,extendar ,dum extendar ,until ,i am stretched ,ill #ah ,bk #a ,,matvra ,matura ,hurry6 ,ill #ai ,bk #a ,,lente ,,sed ,,attente ,lente sed attente ,slowly but carefully ,ill #bj ,bk #a ,,transeat ,transeat ,let it pass ,ill #ba ,bk #a ,,mors ,,vit ,,initivm4 ,mors vitae initium ,death is the beginning of life ,ill #bb ,bk #a ,,qvo ,,me ,,vert ,,nescio ,quo me vertam nescio ,i know not where to turn ,ill #bc ,bk #a ,,patior ,,vt ,,potiar ,patior ut potiar ,i suffer to obtain ,ill #bd ,bk #a ,,conseqvitvr ,,qvodcvnq,,ve ,,petit ,consequitur quodcumque petit ,she attains whatever she aims at ,ill #be ,bk #a ,,non ,,qvam ,,crebro ,,sed ,,qv ,b,e ,non quam crebro sed quam bene ,not how often1 but how well ,ill #bf ,bk #a ,,dvrabo ,durabo ,i shall endure ,ill #bg ,bk #a ,,vbi ,,helena ,,ibi ,,troia ,ubi ,helena1 ibi ,troia ,where ,helen is1 there is ,troy ,ill #bh ,bk #a ,,victrix ,,patientia ,,dvri4 ,victrix patientia duri ,patience victorious over hardship ,ill #bi ,bk #a ,,non ,,vno ,,sternitvr ,,ictv4 ,non uno sternitur ictu ,it is not felled with one blow ,ill #cj ,bk #a ,,nvdrisco ,,il ,,bvono ,,et ,,spengo ,,il ,,reo ,nudrisco il buono et spengo il reo ,i nourish the good and destroy the malefactor ,ill #ca ,bk #a ,,sapiens ,,dominabitvr ,,astris4 ,sapiens dominabitur astris ,the wise man shall rule over the stars ,ill #cb ,bk #a ,,ex ,,vtroqve ,c,,sar ,ex utroque ,caesar ,a ,caesar either way ,ill #cc ,bk #a ,,perseqvar ,,exstinct ,persequar exstinctum ,i will follow him into death ,ill #cd ,bk #a ,,flammescit ,,vterqve ,flammescit uterque ,each catches fire ,ill #ce ,bk #a ,,posteritati ,posteritati ,for posterity ,ill #cf ,bk #a ,,nil ,,penna1 ,,sed ,,vsvs ,nil penna1 sed usus ,not the plume1 but its use ,ill #cg ,bk #a ,,dvm ,,clavvm ,,rectam ,,teneam ,dum clavum rectam teneam ,as long as ,i hold the tiller steady ,ill #ch ,bk #a ,,si ,,sciens ,,fallo4 ,si sciens fallo ,if ,i knowingly deceive ,ill #ci ,bk #a ,,speqve ,,metvqve ,,pavet ,speque metuque pavet ,it trembles with hope and fear ,ill #dj ,bk #a ,,cosi ,,vivo ,,piacer ,,condvce ,a ,,morte ,cos vivo piacer conduce a morte ,so lively pleasure leads to death ,ill #da ,bk #a ,,pvris ,,manibvs4 ,puris manibus ,with clean hands ,ill #db ,bk #a ,,lingva ,,qvo ,,tendis ,lingua1 quo tendis8 ,tongue1 where are you going8 ,ill #dc ,bk #a original reads ,e ,l which has been corrected to 1 ,look up1 my soul ,ill #dd ,bk #a ,,flavescent ,flavescent ,they shall turn golden ,ill #de ,bk #a ,,finis ,,ab ,,origine ,p,,det ,finis ab origine pendet ,the end depends on the beginning ,ill #df ,bk #a ,,tandem ,,fit ,,arbor ,tandem fit arbor ,at last it becomes a tree ,ill #dg ,bk #a ,,svperata ,,crvce ,,coronor ,superata cruce coronor ,i rise above the cross and am crowned ,ill #dh ,bk #a ,,mors ,,sceptra ,,ligonib,,vs ,,qvat ,mors sceptra ligonibus aequat ,death levels sceptres and spades ,ill #di ,bk #a ,,pavlatim ,,non ,,impetv4 ,paulatim non impetu ,gradually1 not by force ,ill #ej ,bk #a ,,de ,,parvis ,,grandis ,,acervvs ,,erit4 ,de parvis grandis acervus erit ,from small things a great heap will grow ,ill #a ,bk #b ,,neqveo ,,compescere ,,mvltos ,nequeo compescere multos ,i cannot restrain so many ,ill #b ,bk #b ,,ingenii ,,largitor ,,venter4 ,ingenii largitor venter ,the belly is the bestower of genius ,ill #c ,bk #b ,,mvsica ,,serva ,,dei ,musica serva dei ,music is the handmaid of ,god ,ill #d ,bk #b ,,discite ,,ivsticiam4 ,discite iusticiam ,learn justice ,ill #e ,bk #b ,,consensv ,,popvli ,,regn ,,svbsistit4 ,consensu populi regnum subsistit ,the kingdom is sustained by the consent of the people ,ill #f ,bk #b ,,qvi ,,me ,,alit ,,me ,,extingvit4 ,qui me alit me extinguit ,he who feeds me extinguishes me ,ill #g ,bk #b ,,seqvitvr ,,sva ,p,,na ,,nocentem ,sequitur sua poena nocentem ,his punishment follows the evildoer ,ill #h ,bk #b ,,post ,,tentationem ,,consolatio4 ,post tentationem consolatio ,after temptation1 consolation ,ill #i ,bk #b ,,pro ,,gallinis ,pro gallinis ,for the hens ,ill #aj ,bk #b ,,tvtivs ,,vt ,,possit ,,figi4 ,tutius ut possit figi ,to be fixed more securely ,ill #aa ,bk #b ,,in ,,silentio ,,et ,,spe4 ,in silentio et spe ,in silence and hope ,ill #ab ,bk #b ,,fato ,,prvdentia ,,maior4 ,fato prudentia maior ,prudence is greater than fate ,ill #ac ,bk #b ,,conivnctis ,,votis ,coniunctis votis ,joined in prayer ,ill #ad ,bk #b ,,cvi ,,bono8 ,cui bono8 ,for whose benefit8 7,this is what the phrase usually means4 ,but our author understands it as3 ,for what benefit87 ,ill #ae ,bk #b ,,sacrificivm ,,deo ,,cor ,,contribvlatim ,sacrificium deo cor contribulatum ,a contrite heart is a sacrifice to ,god ,ill #af ,bk #b ,,regni ,,corona ,,rex ,regni corona rex ,the king is the crown of the kingdom ,ill #ag ,bk #b ,,stvdio ,,et ,,vigilantia4 ,studio et vigilantia ,by study and watchfulness ,ill #ah ,bk #b ,,arte ,,et ,,marte ,arte et marte ,by art and by arms ,ill #ai ,bk #b ,,constante ,,fidvcia ,constante fiducia ,by art and by arms ,ill #bj ,bk #b ,,amor ,,docet ,,mvsicam ,amor docet musicam ,love teaches music ,ill #ba ,bk #b ,,non ,,te ,,sed ,,nvmmos ,non te sed nummos ,not you but your money ,ill #bb ,bk #b ,,fide ,,sed ,,cvi ,,vide ,fide sed cui vide ,trust1 but be careful whom ,ill #bc ,bk #b ,,hvmana ,,fvmvs ,humana fumus ,all things human are smoke ,ill #bd ,bk #b ,,omnia ,,mea ,,mecvm ,,porto ,omnia mea mecum porto ,all that is mine ,i carry with me ,ill #be ,bk #b ,,tamen ,,discam4 ,tamen discam ,yet ,i shall learn ,ill #bf ,bk #b ,,virtvti ,,fortvna ,,comes4 ,virtuti fortuna comes ,fortune is the companion of virtue ,ill #bg ,bk #b ,,devs ,,nobis ,h,c ,,otia ,,fecit4 ,deus nobis haec otia fecit ,god has granted us this ease ,ill #bh ,bk #b ,,ex ,,bello ,,pax ,ex bello pax ,from war1 peace ,ill #bi ,bk #b ,,cor ,,rect ,,inqvirit ,,scienti4 ,cor rectum inquirit scientiam ,an upright heart seeks knowledge ,ill #cj ,bk #b 4 ,from labour1 glory ,ill #ca ,bk #b ,,pveros ,,castigo ,,virosq,,ve ,pueros castigo virosque ,i chastise boys and men ,ill #cb ,bk #b ,,vita ,,mortalivm ,,vigilia4 ,vita mortalium vigilia ,the life of mortals is watchfulness ,ill #cc ,bk #b ,,manet ,,immvtabile ,,fatvm4 ,manet immutabile fatum ,fate remains unalterable ,ill #cd ,bk #b ,,deterivs ,,formido4 ,deterius formido ,i fear something worse ,ill #ce ,bk #b ,,adversis ,,clarivs ,,ardet4 ,adversis clarius ardet ,it burns brighter in adversity ,ill #cf ,bk #b ,,sic ,,transit ,,gloria ,,mvndi4 ,sic transit gloria mundi ,so passes the world's glory ,ill #cg ,bk #b ,,ivsqve ,a ,,la ,,mort ,jusqu' la mort ,until death ,ill #ch ,bk #b ,,svvm ,,cviqve ,,tribve ,suum cuique tribue ,allow each his own ,ill #ci ,bk #b ,,in ,,virtvte ,,et ,,fortvna4 ,in virtute et fortuna ,in virtue and fortune ,ill #dj ,bk #b 4 ,eternal and temporal ,ill #da ,bk #b ,,viribvs ,,ivngenda ,,sapientia4 ,viribus iungenda sapientia ,wisdom should be joined to strength ,ill #db ,bk #b ,,solvm ,a ,,sole ,solum a sole ,the soil from the sun ,ill #dc ,bk #b ,,recto ,,cvrsv ,recto cursu ,on a steady course ,ill #dd ,bk #b ,,spes ,,alit ,,agricolas3 ,spes alit agricolas ,hope nourishes farmers ,ill #de ,bk #b ,,poco ,a ,,poco4 ,poco a poco ,little by little ,ill #df ,bk #b ,,tribvlatio ,,ditat4 ,tribulatio ditat ,affliction enriches ,ill #dg ,bk #b ,,victrix ,,fortvn ,,sapientia4 ,victrix fortunae sapientia ,wisdom victorious over fortune ,ill #dh ,bk #b ,,avt ,,mors ,,avt ,,vita ,,decora ,aut mors aut vita decora ,either death or life with honour ,ill #di ,bk #b ,,donec ,,tot ,,impleat ,,orb4 ,donec totum impleat orbem ,until it fills the whole world ,ill #ej ,bk #b ,,virtvs ,,lorica ,,fidelis ,virtus lorica fidelis ,virtue is a trusty coat of mail ,ill #a ,bk #c ,,si ,,recte ,,facies4 ,si recte facies ,if you act rightly ,ill #b ,bk #c ,,superat ,,solertia ,,vires4 ,superat solertia vires ,cleverness outdoes strength ,ill #c ,bk #c ,,non ,,sine ,,causa4 ,non sine causa ,not without cause ,ill #d ,bk #c ,,pando ,,recondita4 ,pando recondita ,i disclose what is hidden ,ill #e ,bk #c ,,virtute ,,duce ,,comite ,,fortuna ,virtute duce comite fortuna ,with virtue as guide and fortune as companion ,ill #f ,bk #c ,,florebo ,,prospiciente ,,deo4 ,florebo prospiciente deo ,under ,god's gaze ,i shall flourish ,ill #g ,bk #c ,,fac ,,et ,,spera4 ,fac et spera ,do and hope ,ill #h ,bk #c ,,rerum ,,sapientia ,,custos4 ,rerum sapientia custos ,wisdom is the guardian of all things ,ill #i ,bk #c ,,labore ,,et ,,constantia4 ,labore et constantia ,by labour and constancy ,ill #aj ,bk #c ,,evertit ,,et ,,aequat4 ,evertit et aequat ,he overturns and levels ,ill #aa ,bk #c ,,scientia ,,immutabilis4 ,scientia immutabilis ,knowledge is immutable ,ill #ab ,bk #c ,,virtute ,,ac ,,studio ,,per ,,orbem ,,fama ,,perpetua ,,comparatur4 ,virtute ac studio per orbem fama perpetua comparatur ,by virtue and zeal everlasting worldwide fame is obtained ,ill #ac ,bk #c ,,noli ,,altum ,,sapere4 ,noli altum sapere ,be not over-wise ,ill #ad ,bk #c ,,tractant ,,fabrilia ,,fabri4 ,tractant fabrilia fabri ,workmen wield their own tools ,ill #ae ,bk #c ,,non ,,dormit ,,qui ,,custodit4 ,non dormit qui custodit ,he who is on guard does not sleep ,ill #af ,bk #c ,,in ,,spe ,,et ,,labore ,,transigo ,,vitam4 ,in spe et labore transigo vitam ,i spend my life in hope and labour ,ill #ag ,bk #c ,,prudente ,,simplicitate4 ,prudente simplicitate ,in prudent simplicity ,ill #ah ,bk #c ,,transitus ,,celer ,,est ,,et ,,avolamus4 ,transitus celer est et avolamus ,the passage is swift1 then we fly away ,ill #ai ,bk #c ,,pedetentim4 ,pedetentim ,step by step ,ill #bj ,bk #c ,,pro ,,lege ,,et ,,pro ,,grege4 ,pro lege et pro grege ,for the law and for the flock ,ill #ba ,bk #c ,,discite ,,iustitiam4 ,discite iustitiam ,learn justice ,ill #bb ,bk #c ,,non ,,est ,,mortale ,,quod ,,opto4 ,non est mortale quod opto ,what ,i choose is no mortal thing ,ill #bc ,bk #c ,,in ,,se ,,sua ,,per ,,uestigia ,,uoluitur4 ,in se sua per vestigia volvitur ,it rolls round on its own tracks onto itself ,ill #bd ,bk #c ,,nulla ,,dies ,,sine ,,linea4 ,nulla dies sine linea ,no day without a line ,ill #be ,bk #c ,,ad ,,regis ,,nutus4 ,ad regis nutus ,at the king's pleasure ,ill #bf ,bk #c ,,hac ,,virtutis ,,iter4 ,hac virtutis iter ,this way is the path of virtue ,ill #bg ,bk #c ,,concedo ,,nulli4 ,concedo nulli ,i yield to no-one ,ill #bh ,bk #c ,,manus ,,manum ,,lauat4 ,manus manum lavat ,one hand washes another ,ill #bi ,bk #c ,,legibus ,,et ,,armis4 ,legibus et armis ,by laws and arms ,ill #cj ,bk #c ,,non ,,quam ,,formosa ,,sed ,,quam ,,recta4 ,non quam formosa sed quam recta ,not how beautiful1 but how straight ,ill #ca ,bk #c ,,aliis ,,inserviendo ,,consumor4 ,aliis inserviendo consumor ,i am consumed in the service of others ,ill #cb ,bk #c ,,ditat ,,servata ,,fides4 ,ditat servata fides ,keeping faith brings riches ,ill #cc ,bk #c ,,fvres ,,privati ,,in ,,nervo ,,pvblici ,,in ,,avro ,fures privati in nervo1 publici in auro ,private thieves in fetters1 public thieves in gold ,ill #cd ,bk #c ,,memento ,,mori ,memento mori ,remember you will die ,ill #ce ,bk #c ,,serva ,,modvm4 ,serva modum ,observe due measure ,ill #cf ,bk #c ,,fvlcrvm ,,tvtissimvm ,fulcrum tutissimum ,the safest support ,ill #cg ,bk #c ,,virtus ,,inexpugnabilis4 ,virtus inexpugnabilis ,impregnable virtue ,ill #ch ,bk #c ,,veritas ,,premitur ,,non ,,opprimitur4 ,veritas premitur non opprimitur ,truth is oppressed but not suppressed ,ill #ci ,bk #c ,,pas ,a ,,pas4 ,pas a pas ,step by step ,ill #dj ,bk #c ,,fortuna ,,ut ,,luna4 ,fortuna ut luna ,fortune like the moon ,ill #da ,bk #c ,,ant ,,ferit ,,qu,m ,,flamma ,,micet4 ,ante ferit quam flamma micet ,it strikes before the flame kindles ,ill #db ,bk #c ,,paupertate ,,premor ,,subleuor ,,ingenio4 ,paupertate premor sublevor ingenio ,i am borne down by poverty1 and uplifted by genius ,ill #dc ,bk #c ,,virtus ,,unita ,,fortior4 ,virtus unita fortior ,virtue is stronger when united ,ill #dd ,bk #c ,,amore ,,mutuo4 ,amore mutuo ,by mutual love ,ill #de ,bk #c ,,concordia ,,insuperabilis4 ,concordia insuperabilis ,unconquerable harmony ,ill #df ,bk #c ,,in ,,manu ,,dei ,,cor ,,regis4 ,in manu dei cor regis ,the heart of the king is in ,god's hand ,ill #dg ,bk #c ,,celata ,,virtus ,,ignavia ,,est4 ,celata virtus ignavia est ,virtue concealed is worthlessness ,ill #dh ,bk #c ,,redibo ,,plenior4 ,redibo plenior ,i shall return more full ,ill #di ,bk #c ,,nusquam ,,tuta ,,fides4 ,nusquam tuta fides ,nowhere is trust secure ,ill #ej ,bk #c ,,hodie ,,mihi ,,cras ,,tibi3 ,hodie mihi cras tibi ,today for me1 tomorrow for you ,ill #a ,bk #d ,,non ,,inferiora ,,secutus4 ,non inferiora secutus ,following no lesser things ,ill #b ,bk #d ,,in ,,manu ,,domini ,,omnes ,,sunt ,,fines ,,terr4 ,in manu domini omnes sunt fines terrae ,all the ends of the earth are in the hand of the ,lord ,ill #c ,bk #d ,,quod ,,non ,,es ,,ne ,,videare ,,cave4 ,quod non es ne videare cave ,take care lest you seem what you are not ,ill #d ,bk #d ,,festinat ,,decurrere4 ,festinat decurrere ,swiftly it runs through ,ill #e ,bk #d ,,abrumpam4 ,abrumpam ,i will break it off ,ill #f ,bk #d ,,hinc ,,dolor ,,inde ,,fuga4 ,hinc dolor inde fuga ,hence my pain2 thence my flight ,ill #g ,bk #d ,,captivum ,,impune ,,lacessunt4 ,captivum impune lacessunt ,they provoke the prisoner without fear of harm ,ill #h ,bk #d ,,restat ,,de ,,victore ,,orientis4 ,restat de victore orientis ,this remains of the conqueror of the east ,ill #i ,bk #d ,,insperata ,,floruit4 ,insperata floruit ,it flourished unhoped-for ,ill #aj ,bk #d ,,nescit ,,labi ,,virtus4 ,nescit labi virtus ,virtue knows no failure ,ill #aa ,bk #d ,,hodie ,,sic ,,vertitvr ,,orbis4 ,hodie sic vertitur orbis ,so the world turns today ,ill #ab ,bk #d ,,vis ,,nescia ,,vinci4 ,vis nescia vinci ,a power that knows no defeat ,ill #ac ,bk #d ,,quo ,,fata ,,trahunt4 ,quo fata trahunt ,where the fates lead ,ill #ad ,bk #d ,the best house is the house you love ,ill #ae ,bk #d ,,deus ,,dat ,,cui ,,vult4 ,deus dat cui vult ,god gives to whom he wishes ,ill #af ,bk #d ,,indignum ,,fortuna ,,fovet4 ,indignum fortuna fovet ,fortune cherishes the unworthy ,ill #ag ,bk #d ,,stultorum ,,adiumenta ,,nocumenta4 ,stultorum adiumenta nocumenta ,the assistance of fools is a hindrance ,ill #ah ,bk #d ,,te ,,stante ,,virebo4 ,te stante virebo ,while you stand ,i shall flourish ,ill #ai ,bk #d ,,ferio4 ,ferio ,i hit ,ill #bj ,bk #d ,,quocunque ,,ferar4 ,quocumque ferar ,wherever ,i am carried ,ill #ba ,bk #d ,,bella ,,in ,,vista ,,dentro ,,trista4 ,bella in vista dentro trista ,fair without1 foul within ,ill #bb ,bk #d ,,en ,,dextra ,,fidesque4 ,en dextra fidesque ,see1 the right hand and the pledged faith ,ill #bc ,bk #d ,,varium ,,et ,,mutabile ,,semper4 ,varium et mutabile semper ,always inconstant and changeable ,ill #bd ,bk #d ,,gaudet ,,patientia ,,duris4 ,gaudet patientia duris ,patience rejoices in hardships ,ill #be ,bk #d ,,sic ,,spectanda ,,fides4 ,sic spectanda fides ,so good faith should be examined ,ill #bf ,bk #d ,,non ,,semper ,,arcum ,,tendit4 ,non semper arcum tendit ,he does not always draw the bow ,ill #bg ,bk #d ,,vive ,,memor ,,lethi ,,fugit ,,hora4 ,vive memor leti2 fugit hora ,live mindful of death2 time flies ,ill #bh ,bk #d ,,mediis ,,tranquillus ,,in ,,undis4 ,mediis tranquillus in undis ,calm amid the waves ,ill #bi ,bk #d ,,bona ,,fide4 ,bona fide ,in good faith ,ill #cj ,bk #d ,,pacisque ,,bonus ,,bellique ,,minister4 ,pacisque bonus bellique minister ,a good servant in peace and in war ,ill #ca ,bk #d ,,par ,,sit ,,fortuna ,,labori4 ,par sit fortuna labori ,let fortune be a match for labour ,ill #cb ,bk #d ,,post ,,nubila ,,ph,,bus4 ,post nubila ,phoebus ,after clouds1 the sun ,ill #cc ,bk #d ,,omnis ,,victoria ,a ,,domino4 ,omnis victoria a domino ,all victory is from the ,lord ,ill #cd ,bk #d ,,ne ,,quid ,,nimis4 ,ne quid nimis ,nothing to excess ,ill #ce ,bk #d ,,per ,,angusta ,,ad ,,augusta4 ,per angusta ad augusta ,through difficulties to greatness ,ill #cf ,bk #d ,,fiducia ,,concors4 ,fiducia concors ,united in faith ,ill #cg ,bk #d ,,pro ,,me ,,si ,,mereor ,,in ,,me4 ,pro me2 si mereor1 in me ,for me1 or if ,i deserve it1 against me ,ill #ch ,bk #d ,,hac ,,atque ,,illac ,,perfluit4 ,hac atque illac perfluit ,it leaks in all directions ,ill #ci ,bk #d ,,utcunque4 ,utcumque ,however ,ill #dj ,bk #d ,,fata ,,obstant4 ,fata obstant ,the fates oppose ,ill #da ,bk #d ,,vt ,,ne ,,quid ,,dedeceat4 ,ut ne quid dedeceat ,so there may be nothing unseemly ,ill #db ,bk #d ,,non ,,nobis4 ,non nobis ,not for us ,ill #dc ,bk #d ,,astra ,,deus ,,regit4 ,astra deus regit ,god rules the stars ,ill #dd ,bk #d ,,furor ,,fit ,l,,sa ,s,,pius ,,patientia4 ,furor fit laesa saepius patientia ,patience too often offended turns to fury ,ill #de ,bk #d ,c,,cus ,,nil ,,luce ,,iuvatur4 ,caecus nil luce iuvatur ,a blind man is not helped by light ,ill #df ,bk #d ,,inter ,,utrumque ,,volat4 ,inter utrumque volat ,she flies between the two ,ill #dg ,bk #d ,,si ,,deus ,,voluerit4 ,si deus voluerit ,if ,god wishes ,ill #dh ,bk #d ,,omnis ,,caro ,f,,num4 ,omnis caro faenum ,all flesh is grass ,ill #di ,bk #d ,,perit ,,quod ,,elapsum ,,est4 ,perit quod elapsum est ,that which has gone by is lost ,ill #ej ,bk #d ,,perseveranti ,,dabitur4 ,perseveranti dabitur ,it will be given to the persevering