. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . skill havefhivd, Of likely Cvquefts, areat length Fone,much prevailes- but S (tight and Wit hath powr,Sometime,to hurle downe Sttengtb upon the againe, our Ingmetres doe failejAnd, Metres, doe more than Stratagems, , I, upon mine honefi-Canfc depend,Another may orethrow it, by his Friend: And, hf e that boafteth of his attorn grate,May lofe his hopes,it Bribing come in ptacc. To fay the Truth, in whatfoevtr
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . skill havefhivd, Of likely Cvquefts, areat length Fone,much prevailes- but S (tight and Wit hath powr,Sometime,to hurle downe Sttengtb upon the againe, our Ingmetres doe failejAnd, Metres, doe more than Stratagems, , I, upon mine honefi-Canfc depend,Another may orethrow it, by his Friend: And, hf e that boafteth of his attorn grate,May lofe his hopes,it Bribing come in ptacc. To fay the Truth, in whatfoevtr Caufe,Wee by the Sword contend, or by the I aires,Theres no event or ifiue more allured,T han this, that, loffe to both fball bee procured:And, that, fometime, as well an innocent,As guilty- canfe, may findean ill ,therefore,our endeavours be, to ftrive,Who, (hall hereafrer,leaft occafion giveOf thofe e*ntentio»s,Md of thofe debates,Whkhhurt our honor, fafctie, 01 cftates : Thst, we, a Conqueft, may be fure to gaine, And, none repine, at that which we obtaine. Why Wbyfbmli I fears the of Bread ?ifGo& fed. w. ILLVSTR. XLVII. Book., |He fairhleffe lems repining currifhnefle,The blelted Pfalmlft, fitly did expreffe,Bygr inning-dogs, which howling roameby night,To fatisfle their grudging , therefore, by an Emblem, wee are fliowne,That, God, (who as hee lifts, beftowes his ownc)Providing fo, that none may bee unfed,Dorh offer to the Dogges, the Children* bread. • And, by this Emblem, wee advifed are,Of their prefumptuous boldnefle to beware,Who bound Gods Mercie; and, have fhut out fomeHorn hope or Gr*tt,before the Night is come :Sirtce,to the Dogs,his meat is not denide,If they retnrne, (though not till Evening tide.) Moreover, wee, fome notice hence may take,That, if provifion, God, vouchsafes to make,For , D0£*,and Ravens, in their need,Hec will his Lambes,and harmleffeTurtles feed :A,,l Jn provide, that they fhall alwayes hav
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