. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . TO fiindry keies doth ^ h i l a r i e compareThe holy that prophctique King,Caufc in their Natures fo difpofd they are,That as it were, by fiindry dores they foulc of man, oppreft with deadly finnc,Vnto the Tlirone ^ where he may mercy winne. For wouldft thou in thy Saviour ^ ftill reioyce,Or for thy fumes , with teares lament and pray,Or fui!^ his praifes with thy heart and voice,Or for his mercies giuc him thankes alway >Set DAVIDS Pfalmes, a
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . TO fiindry keies doth ^ h i l a r i e compareThe holy that prophctique King,Caufc in their Natures fo difpofd they are,That as it were, by fiindry dores they foulc of man, oppreft with deadly finnc,Vnto the Tlirone ^ where he may mercy winne. For wouldft thou in thy Saviour ^ ftill reioyce,Or for thy fumes , with teares lament and pray,Or fui!^ his praifes with thy heart and voice,Or for his mercies giuc him thankes alway >Set DAVIDS Pfalmes, a mirrour to thy mind,But with his Zcalc , and heavenly fpirit ioi-ii d. Clavibu? inncxishymnos httarivs n^>iat,Icff«i cccinic quos pia Rlufa fenis, F-- rivc, intuimcros aditus hi quippe rccJudantWens quibtis a;i:herci pulfat AfyU d r r. Prifts Vriu^ ahlue fordcs. lo. ctV •: X/W H O takes in hand to tiirne this facred booke,^ ^ And heavenly wifedome, doth from hence require ,His handes be cleane, I wifh him firfl: to looke ;No Dog or Swine, that walloweth in die mire, Let dare to come, this pretious lewellnigh. The foe to filth, and allimpuritie. But if thou needes wilt launch into this fea, Where Lambes may wade, and Elephants may fwimmc , Call all vncleane affcdions away, And firft with heartie prayer call on him, Whofe holy Spirit muft guide thee in the fence, A tjioufand times elfe better thou wert thence. Sacra tuis manibus quicunque volumina vcifas Soidibus immunis qui-re falutis iter :Quoque volutaras carnis prius exue ccenum, Aut Sus confilium linque lutofa d e i. ^ * Ad Divos caltc adeunto. « Qif^^f, D I. Sic lafil: : I. pag : lo. 11 sic f deem habemus • To the High and mightie JAMES, King of greate Britainc,
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