. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illvstrations, both morall and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation . Who very curious are in Trifling- neither Cort, nor Time, nor Labour grutch,In that which neither Caine nor Pleajure thofe whom here that Creature doth implycAre chiefcly fuch, who under cunning flicwesOf fimple-Meanings (or of Curtefie)Doe filly Men unwarily elfe, it meanes thofe greedy-CormorsntsWho without touch,of Confcicnce or
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illvstrations, both morall and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation . Who very curious are in Trifling- neither Cort, nor Time, nor Labour grutch,In that which neither Caine nor Pleajure thofe whom here that Creature doth implycAre chiefcly fuch, who under cunning flicwesOf fimple-Meanings (or of Curtefie)Doe filly Men unwarily elfe, it meanes thofe greedy-CormorsntsWho without touch,of Confcicnce or Compafllon,Secke how to be enricht by others wants,And bring the Pme to utter Defolation. Avoyd them therefore, though compcUd by need ^Or if a Storme inforce, (yce labring Bees)That y ee muft fall among them; Flie with fpeedFrom their Commerce, when CMmes your palTagc more, let waftfull GaliAnts hafte from thcfc jElfe, when thofe Idling-paipted-^»/^^^^/^/,Have flutterd-out their Summer-timej ineafe,(And fpcnt their Wealth in foolifh Vanities) The Blafts of Want may force them to be broughtFor fheltcr thither, where they fliall be caught. When when thou a Dangcrous-Way doflgoeyWalh furcly, though thy pace be By vainely trifling precious Time away. It alfo fliewcs, that many Men have foughtWith fo much Rajhtteffe, thofe things they they have brought moft likely Hopes to nought 5And, in the middle of thciv Courfes, , not a few, are found who fo much wrongGods Gratmjnejfe, as if their thinkings were,That (feeing he deferres his ludgemtnts long)His Vengeancey he, for ever,would forbeare; jBur, fuch as thefc may fee wherein they , what would fitter be for them to they would contemplate the flow-pacd Snaile •Or, this our HierBglyphicke looke into: For, thence we learnc, that Perjevtrance bringsLarge Wotkcs to end, though flowly they crecpeon 5And, that Continuance perfects many feeme, at firfl, unlikely to be don
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