. Emblems divine and moral ; together with Hieroglyphics of the life of man . y Mat. 254 HIEROGLYPHIC Matthew ix. whole need not the phyjiciafi, .1. ALways pruning, always cropping ?Is her brightnefs ftilJ obfcured ?Lvtr cJrefling, ever topping ?Always curing, never cured ? Too much fnuffing makes a waflejWhen the fpirits fpend too faf! will fhrink^t t\rY blaft, 2. You that always are beftowingCoftly pains in life but always overthrowingNatures work by over-caring : Nature, meeting with her foejIn a work fhe hath to do,Takes a pride to overthrow. 3- ^ Nature kn
. Emblems divine and moral ; together with Hieroglyphics of the life of man . y Mat. 254 HIEROGLYPHIC Matthew ix. whole need not the phyjiciafi, .1. ALways pruning, always cropping ?Is her brightnefs ftilJ obfcured ?Lvtr cJrefling, ever topping ?Always curing, never cured ? Too much fnuffing makes a waflejWhen the fpirits fpend too faf! will fhrink^t t\rY blaft, 2. You that always are beftowingCoftly pains in life but always overthrowingNatures work by over-caring : Nature, meeting with her foejIn a work fhe hath to do,Takes a pride to overthrow. 3- ^ Nature knows her own perfection,And her pride difdains a tutor ;Cannot ftoop to arts correilionjAnd fhe fcorns a co-adjutor. Saucy art (hould not fhe whifper in her ear :Hagar flee?, if Sarah bear. 4-Nature worketh for the better, If not hinderd that fhe cannot iArt flands by as her nothing fhe began not :If diftemper chance to feize(Nature foild with the difeafe),Art may help her if flie plcafe. Bn J7fW0^:4. ijtjjruj T:? >H nrhhA HIEROGLYPHIC IV. 255 But to make a trade of trying Drugs and dofes, always pruning,h to die for fear of dying ; Hes untuned,. thais always that ofcen loves to JackDear-bought drugs, hath found a knackTo foil the man, and ked the quack. 6. O the fad, the frailcondition Of the pride of natures glorv fHow infirm his , at beft^ how tranfitory IWhen this riot doth impairNatures weaknefs, then his careAdds more ruin by repair, thy hand, healths dear maintainer. Life, perchance, may burn the Rroivf-^ •Having fubftance to fuftain her, She, untouchd, may laft the longer:When the artiil goes aboutTo redrefs her flame, I he fnuifs it out. NL. -256 HIEROGLYPHIC IV. N I C O C L E S. Pkyfidans^ of all mm^ are mcjl happy ; what good fuc^crfs foever they have^ the world proclalmeth 3 and u hatfaults they iom?niiy the earth covcreth. E P 1 G. 4. My purie being heavy, if my light appearBut dim, qua
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