. Emblemes . t take Amongft the Lillies and fvveet Beds of ftrongiy, thou whofe hand has powr to flakeThe. fwift-foot fury often ihoufand vices :Let net that dull-devouring Dragon craft his wonne what Judahs Lion lof! ^ what it cravM ^ reqount the price it coft. ISIDOR- Booki. Emhlemes. 47 ISIDOR. lib. I. De fummo htw much the nearer Satanperceiveth the world to an endyby fo much the more fiercely he troubletb it with perfecution^that knowing hmfelf is to be damned ,he may get company m hn damnatwi, CYPRIAN, inep. - Broad and fpacioiis is the Yoadto inf
. Emblemes . t take Amongft the Lillies and fvveet Beds of ftrongiy, thou whofe hand has powr to flakeThe. fwift-foot fury often ihoufand vices :Let net that dull-devouring Dragon craft his wonne what Judahs Lion lof! ^ what it cravM ^ reqount the price it coft. ISIDOR- Booki. Emhlemes. 47 ISIDOR. lib. I. De fummo htw much the nearer Satanperceiveth the world to an endyby fo much the more fiercely he troubletb it with perfecution^that knowing hmfelf is to be damned ,he may get company m hn damnatwi, CYPRIAN, inep. - Broad and fpacioiis is the Yoadto infernal life : there are en-ticements and death-bringing pleafures. There the Vevi I flatter-eth, that he may deceive-Jmileth that he may endamage-, al^luretb that he may defiroy. EPIG. II. Nay foft and fair good world j poft not too faft ;Thy journeys end requires not half this haft,llnlcfs chat arm thou To difdainft rcprives thee yAlas thou needs muft go; the devil drives thee, I>4 48 Emhlemes. Book I, XIL. Wh^f^. I Book It Emhlemes. 4P XII. Is Al AH 66. II. Te may fack^ but not tefatisfed vfith the treaft of her confoldtion^ WHat never SUM ? Be thy lips skrewM fo faft (thee:To thcarths full breaft?tor {hamejfor fhamc unfeifcThou takft a furfet where thou (houldft but taft. And makft too much not halfe enough to pleafc fool, forbear j Thou fwallow^ft at one breathBoth food & poyfon down^thou drawft both milk & death. The ub*ious brcafts, when fairly dr awn, repaftThe thriving infant with their milkie flood. But being overftraind, return at laft Unwholefome gulps composd of wind and moderate ufe does both repaft and pleafe ; Who ftrains beyond a mean draws in and gulps difcafc, 3But, O that mean whofe good the leaft abufeMakes bad, is too too hard to be direfted ;Can thorns bring grapes, or crabs a pleafing juyce ?Theres nothing wholcfo me, where the wholes infe£^ thy Bps: Earths miks a ripned coreThat drops from her difcafe, that
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