. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . i, fupplicia luentes , quam fi eos nulla juflitjafxna coerceat. Eoec. lib. 4. Phil. (1$) Uirumque amorem ajfecutwerat fjfiw/k dementi£f moduits fezeritate. fic,6, Ann. ■• dently Vol.!. hy Juftice an^l Clemency. 1^9 dently temper thele Virtues, cant ehufe but go-vern well ,• nay, his whole Reign will be a^ tunefulHarmony, like that which proceeds from a Bafe andTreble (16). Heaven produces Corn by them ildnefsof its Dew, and preferves it by the rigour of its Froftsand Snows. If God were not merciful, we fhould fearhim, but not adore hi
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . i, fupplicia luentes , quam fi eos nulla juflitjafxna coerceat. Eoec. lib. 4. Phil. (1$) Uirumque amorem ajfecutwerat fjfiw/k dementi£f moduits fezeritate. fic,6, Ann. ■• dently Vol.!. hy Juftice an^l Clemency. 1^9 dently temper thele Virtues, cant ehufe but go-vern well ,• nay, his whole Reign will be a^ tunefulHarmony, like that which proceeds from a Bafe andTreble (16). Heaven produces Corn by them ildnefsof its Dew, and preferves it by the rigour of its Froftsand Snows. If God were not merciful, we fhould fearhim, but not adore him ,• both thefe Virtues make himboth feard and lovd. Therefore AlphoKfus, King ofArragm, usd to fay, by Juftice I oblige the good, thebad by Clemency. The one compels their Fear, theother engages their Love. Confidence of pardon makesSubjeds arrogant, and exceffive Clemency creates Con-tempt and Difrefped, and occafions the Ruin of Go-vernments. (16) I will fing cf Mercy and Judgment, unco tliee, O Lord, will IflDg. EAt I7G Voir: EMBLEM XXiri. THERE are no greater Chymifts than Princc^iwho fet a value upon worthlefs Trifles in beftow-ing them upon others as a Reward of Virtue (i). invented feveral forts of Crowns, as Mural,Civick, and Naval, as glorious Badges of great andworthy Exploits ,* thefe Nature fupplid them with asGrafs 3 Palm, and Bays; of which without any coftshey made thofe Crowns, The Treafury would notiiave been fufficisnt to have rewarded Services, hadSlot that politick rnvention of Crowns been thought6sk i which being given as publick Teltimonies of Va- f I} Imperator aliqitando torquibusy mwalu i^ civica donat; quid hA-in per fe prethfitrtt, quid pratexta, quid ftifces, quid tribunal^ quid cuttml ml sft^fed brnms mfigne. Sen, lib, Ben. lour Always reivar J Valour, ftever flight it, 171 lour were more valued and efteemd than Gold or Sil-ver. The Soldiers underwent all Fatigues and Dan-gers to obtain them. For the fa
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