. Emblems divine and moral . ling a lute. 10 EMBLEMS. BOOK I. Must mount to Heavn, and reach tli Olympic ear :Our Heavn-blown fire must seek no other sphere. Thou great Theanthropos, * that givst and crownstThy gifts in dust, and from our dunghill ovvnstReflected honour, taking by retailWhat thou hast givn in gross, from lapsed, sinful man : that drinkst full draughts, whereinThy childrens leprous fingers, scurfd with paddled: cleanse, O cleanse my crafty soulFrom secret crimes, and let my thoughts controlMy thoughts ! O teach me stoutly to denyMyself, that I may be no longe
. Emblems divine and moral . ling a lute. 10 EMBLEMS. BOOK I. Must mount to Heavn, and reach tli Olympic ear :Our Heavn-blown fire must seek no other sphere. Thou great Theanthropos, * that givst and crownstThy gifts in dust, and from our dunghill ovvnstReflected honour, taking by retailWhat thou hast givn in gross, from lapsed, sinful man : that drinkst full draughts, whereinThy childrens leprous fingers, scurfd with paddled: cleanse, O cleanse my crafty soulFrom secret crimes, and let my thoughts controlMy thoughts ! O teach me stoutly to denyMyself, that I may be no longer I!Enrich my fancy, clarify my thoughts ;Refine my dross ; O wink at human faults !And through this slender conduit of my quillConvey thy current, whose clear stream may fillThe hearts of men with love, their tongues with praise :Crown me with glory ; take, who list, the bays. * Theanthropos is compounded of the Greek words Osog, God,and avQpojTTOQ, man; and is a title given to our Saviour, asbeing bothGod and man. B O K EMBLEM I Totiis ]\f\uicliis ill Afalio ttovJIalilioMio pollliis eli .T/in,v rt// ///• ///.v f/tttt Jliui .,v r/t /uu-f/t ,//fwi /(((/ //re i/rcir///rtr/ii/,///^/rt/t BOOK L James i. 14. Every man is tempted ivhen he is drawn away by hisown lust, and enticed. SERPENT. EVE. Seyy. NoT eat? not taste? not cast an eye Upon the fruit of this fair tree ? and why ? Why eatst thou not what Heavn ordaind for food ? Or canst thou think that bad which Heavn calld good? Why was it made, if not to be enjoyd ? Neglect of favours makes a favour void : Blessings unusd pervert into a waste As well as surfeits : woman, do but taste : See how the laden boughs make silent suit To be enjoyd ; look how their bending fruit Meet thee half-way : observe but how they crouch To kiss thy hand : coy woman, do but touch : Mark what a pure vermilion blush has died Their swelling cheeks, and how for shame they hide Their palsy heads, to see themselves s
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