. Emblems, divine and moral . ; direct my steps aright;I have no other light, no other way: Ill trust my God, and him alone pursue;His law shall be my path; his heavenly light, myclue. 203 EMBLEMS. BOOK 1. S. AvGVST. Soliloq. Cap. Lord; Who art the light, the way, thetruth, the life; in whom there is no darkness,error, vanity, nor death: the light, without v, hichthere is darkness; the way, without which thereis wandering; the truth, without which there iserror; the life, without which there is death: say,Lord, let there be light, and I shall see light, andeschew darkness; I shall see the
. Emblems, divine and moral . ; direct my steps aright;I have no other light, no other way: Ill trust my God, and him alone pursue;His law shall be my path; his heavenly light, myclue. 203 EMBLEMS. BOOK 1. S. AvGVST. Soliloq. Cap. Lord; Who art the light, the way, thetruth, the life; in whom there is no darkness,error, vanity, nor death: the light, without v, hichthere is darkness; the way, without which thereis wandering; the truth, without which there iserror; the life, without which there is death: say,Lord, let there be light, and I shall see light, andeschew darkness; I shall see the way, and avoidwandering; I shall see the truth, and shun error;I shall see life, and escape death : illuminate, Oilluminate my blind soul, which sitteth in dark-ness, and the shadow of death; and direct my feetin the way of peace. Epig. , trudge on: what makes thy soul thy complaint? the way to rest is pain :The road to resolution lies by doubt:The next way homes the farthest way about. i:ooK 4. 209. PSALM XVII. 5. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footaicpsslip not. Wheneer the old exchange of profit rings Her silver saints-beil of uncertain gains;My merchant-soul can stretch both legs and wings,How I can run, and take unwearied pains!The charms of profit are so strong, that I,V»1io wanted legs to yio, fuid wings to (ly. 210 EMBLEMS. BOOK 4. If time-beguiling pleasure but advance Her lustful trump, and blow her bold alarms,O how my sportful soul can frisk and dance,And hug that siren in her twined arms! The sprightly voice of sinew-strengthning pleasureCan lend my bedrid soul both legs and lei- If blazing honour chance to fill my veins With flattring warmth, and flash of courtly fire,My soul can take a pleasure in her pains:My lofty strutting steps disdain to tire;My antic knees can turn upon the hingesOf complii^^nt,and screw a thousand cringe?. But when I come to thee, my God, that art The royal mine of everlasting treasure,The real honour o
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