. Emblems . fires Of thy fwect voice, and my diflfolvM defircs Shall turn a fovreign balfome, to make whole Thofe wounds my fins iofliQed on thy foul. S. AUGliS^ Book J. Emhkmes. S. AUGUST. Soliloq. cap. 34. Wbitfre is thit tbit fo roarmetb my heart ? Whit light isthis tbit fo enlightneth my foul ? 0 fire, thit aJvoajs hurnetb,and never goes out, kindle me\0 light, which ever fl)ineft, andart never dirkaedy illumtMoxe me: 0 thit J had my heat fromthee, m§/i holy fire ! Horofxoeeily doft thou burn f Ifowf<cretlydoft thou Pnne f Hovj dejiredly doft thou inflame me ? BONAVENT. Stim. amori
. Emblems . fires Of thy fwect voice, and my diflfolvM defircs Shall turn a fovreign balfome, to make whole Thofe wounds my fins iofliQed on thy foul. S. AUGliS^ Book J. Emhkmes. S. AUGUST. Soliloq. cap. 34. Wbitfre is thit tbit fo roarmetb my heart ? Whit light isthis tbit fo enlightneth my foul ? 0 fire, thit aJvoajs hurnetb,and never goes out, kindle me\0 light, which ever fl)ineft, andart never dirkaedy illumtMoxe me: 0 thit J had my heat fromthee, m§/i holy fire ! Horofxoeeily doft thou burn f Ifowf<cretlydoft thou Pnne f Hovj dejiredly doft thou inflame me ? BONAVENT. Stim. amoris, cap. 8. It miiethGodmin, and man God; things temporal, eter-nal; mortal, immortal, itmaketb an enemy, a friend, afer-vjnr, a [on; vile things, gkrious) eold hearts, fiery; andbard tbengs, liquid. EpiG, ^: My foul, thy gold is true, b«t fuOof drofs?Thy Saviours breath refines thee with fame loSHis gentle furnace makes thee pure as true;Thou muft bs melcei efc thart caft anew,S 3 i6i EmlUmes. Book J. i, whom haiiel vi heaven hut thee, c^m^}\ desire I m earth tn lyfpect oftheePs:?^^ Book. ^. EmlUmes. 269 ;. ^om have I in Heaven hut thee ? and whatdefire I on earth in refpe^ of thee ? I Love (and have fome caafe to love 0 the earth:She is ray Makers creature ; therefore good iSne is my Mother, for (he gave me biftb;She is my tender Nsrfe; (he gives me food;But wl«ts a Creature, Lord compard with thee?Or whatj my Mother, or my Nurfc to me ? I love the Air: her dainty fweets rcfre(hMy drooping foul, and to new f^ests invite me;Her (hrii-mouthd quire fuftain me with their with their Polyphonian notes delight me:But whats the Air, or all the fweett, that (heCan blefs my foul witfcal, compard tothes ? 1 love the Sea: She ii mv feBow-Creatur.*,My careful porvtyour; fhe provides me ftore:She wails mc roBn J ; flie makes my dirt greater;She wafts Eiy treifure frora a forreign (hore:Bat Lord of O^eaEs, when compard with thsc,V/hat is the Ocean, or her weal
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