. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . E that can play well on an inftrument,! Will take the ear, and captivate the mindWith mirth or sadnefs, when it is intent: And mufic into it a way doth find. But if one hears that hath therein no skill,(As often mufic lights of such a chance,) Of its brave notes they soon be weary will : And there are some can neither sing nor dance. 96 DIVINE EMBLEMS COMPARISON. To him that thus moft skilfully doth play,God doth compare a gofpel-minifter, That doth with life and vigour preach and pray,Applying right what he doth there infer. Whether th


. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . E that can play well on an inftrument,! Will take the ear, and captivate the mindWith mirth or sadnefs, when it is intent: And mufic into it a way doth find. But if one hears that hath therein no skill,(As often mufic lights of such a chance,) Of its brave notes they soon be weary will : And there are some can neither sing nor dance. 96 DIVINE EMBLEMS COMPARISON. To him that thus moft skilfully doth play,God doth compare a gofpel-minifter, That doth with life and vigour preach and pray,Applying right what he doth there infer. Whether this man of wrath or grace doth preach. So skilfully he handles every word,And by his saying, doth the heart so reach, That it doth joy or sigh before the Lord. But some there be, which, as the brute doth lieUnder the word, without the leaft advance : Such do defpife the gofpel mininry; They weep not at it, neither to it FOR YOUTH. 97 XLVI. OF MAN BY NATURE.


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