. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . too, which hang till they young apples are,By blafting winds, and vermin take defpair;Store that do hang, while almoft ripe we seeBy bluff ring winds are shaken from the that of many only some there beThat grow and thrive to full maturity. COMPARISON. This tree a perfect emblem is of tholeWho do the garden of the Lord blalted blooms are motions unto good,Which chill affections do nip in the bud. Thole little apples which yet blafted are,Shew some good purpofes no good fruits spoild by vermin are to let us
. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . too, which hang till they young apples are,By blafting winds, and vermin take defpair;Store that do hang, while almoft ripe we seeBy bluff ring winds are shaken from the that of many only some there beThat grow and thrive to full maturity. COMPARISON. This tree a perfect emblem is of tholeWho do the garden of the Lord blalted blooms are motions unto good,Which chill affections do nip in the bud. Thole little apples which yet blafted are,Shew some good purpofes no good fruits spoild by vermin are to let us seeHow good attempts by bad thoughts ruind be. Thole which the wind blows down while they are green,Shew good works have by trials spoiled that abide, while ripe upon the tree,Shew in a good man some ripe fruit will be. Behold, then, how abortive some fruits are,Which at the firft moft promising doth froft, the wind, the worm, with time doth shew,There flow from much appearance works but few. 56 DIVINE EMBLEMS XXVI. UPON THE THIEF,. HE thief when he doth steal thinks he doth gain;Yet then the greateft lots he doth , thief, tell me thy gain, but do not falter,When summd, what comes it to more than the halter ?
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