. Emblems and hieroglyphics on a great variety of subjects, moral and Emblished with near an hundred emblematical cuts from Quarles Emblems . ll the Meafure we mail nilThats allotted us by Fate : When thats done, then Time and Death Both agree to take our is regular in evry Part, /Nor does from her appointed Purpofe human Paflions (he has no Regard, .Complaints and Prayers are by her points the proper Seafon we mould take,And crofles thofe who this known Rule Time his Progrefs never will delayTo humour Man, nor at his Bidding fl
. Emblems and hieroglyphics on a great variety of subjects, moral and Emblished with near an hundred emblematical cuts from Quarles Emblems . ll the Meafure we mail nilThats allotted us by Fate : When thats done, then Time and Death Both agree to take our is regular in evry Part, /Nor does from her appointed Purpofe human Paflions (he has no Regard, .Complaints and Prayers are by her points the proper Seafon we mould take,And crofles thofe who this known Rule Time his Progrefs never will delayTo humour Man, nor at his Bidding flay,Let him the Lock, which Time wears on his Brow,Hold fait, and right improve th important he has now, To-morrow may have none,For Death may feize him eer another or Busnefs, whether he purfues,Wifely he mould the prefent Moments ufe ;But above all thimportant Work attendOn which his future or Woe Death will foon muff out the Light of Life,Which ends his Labours and his mortal Strife;Let us be wife each Moment to improve,By this we fhall fecure the Joys 174 HiiRoGLYPHiGfcs, BeokVEHIEROGLYPHICK When Sols in his Meridian Blaze,No other Lights can fhew their Face :When God reveals his glorious Light*Our brighteft Days as dark as Night. Book VI. Moral and Divine. 175HIEROGLYPHICK VII.*Fhe Glory of God unfuppor table. THE glorious Suns Meridian RayWill bear no other Light;For He alone will rule the Day, UnrivallM in his Height:All lefTer Lights his Power own,Obfequious veil before his Throne. What is the Light that Man can boaft,Lo rd, when compard to Thine ? It is extinguifhed and loft,If thy full Glory fhine : No mortal Eye eer yet beheld, Nor can, thy Glory wfcen God ! when we employ our Thoughts on Thee,Were loft, bewilderd in Glory dazzles Reafons weakly Sight,And quite confounds it with amazing Angels, perfect in (o high Degree,Veil their bright Vifage impo ent to feeThe fall, the
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