. Emblems, divine and moral . acd shade grows larger, longer :And when their lamp begins to fall, Th increasing shadows lengthen most of all. The soul that seeks the noon of grace. Shrinks in, but swells if grace Heavn lifts up, or veils his face, Our self-esteems grow less or least is gi-eatest, and who shallAppear the greatest, are the least of all. 88 EMBLEMS. BOOK ii. Hugo Lib. de vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to beholdhis God, who is not first rightly advised to beholdhimself: First, thou must see the visible things ofthyself, before thou canst be p
. Emblems, divine and moral . acd shade grows larger, longer :And when their lamp begins to fall, Th increasing shadows lengthen most of all. The soul that seeks the noon of grace. Shrinks in, but swells if grace Heavn lifts up, or veils his face, Our self-esteems grow less or least is gi-eatest, and who shallAppear the greatest, are the least of all. 88 EMBLEMS. BOOK ii. Hugo Lib. de vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to beholdhis God, who is not first rightly advised to beholdhimself: First, thou must see the visible things ofthyself, before thou canst be prepared to know the in-visible things of God ; for if thou canst not apprehendthe things within thee, thou canst not comprehendthe things above thee ; the best looking-glass, whereinto see thy God, is perfectly to see thyself. Epig, not deceivd, great fool: there is no lossIn being small; great bulks but swell with is Heavns masterpiece : if it appearMore great, the values less : if less, more dear. EMBLEMS. 89. Uic peitima, hic optima xtrvat. DEUTERONOMY XXX. 19. / have set before thee life and death, blessing andcursing; therefore choose life, tJiat thou and thyseed may live. ^FHE world s a floor, whose swelling heaps retain The mingled wages of the ploughmans toil ;The world s a heap, whose yet unwinnowd grainIs lodgd Aj^-ith chaff and buryd in her soil ; 90 EMBLEMS. BOOK ii. All things are mixt, the useful with the vain ;The good with bad, the noble with the \ale ; The worlds an ark, wherein things pure and grossPresent their lossful gain, and gainful loss,Where evry dram of gold contains a pound of dross. This furnishd ark presents the greedy view With all that earth can give, or Heavn can add ;Here lasting joys ; here pleasures hourly new,And hourly fading, may be wishd and had :All points of honour, counterfeit and thy soul, and wealth both good and bad :Here mayst thou open wide the two-leavd doorOf all thy wishes, to receive that store,Which
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