. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . at longest: How weak at strongest! 90 e:mblems. Oh, if a sinner, held by that fast hand, Can hardly God ! in what a desperate case are they. That have no stay IMans state implies a necessary curse ;When not himself, hes mad ; when most himself, hesworse. S. Ambros. in Ser. ad Vincula. Peter stood more firmly after he had lamented hisfall than before he fell; insomuch that he found moregrace than he lost grace. S. Chrys. in Ep. ad Heliod. Monach. It is no such heinous matter to fall afflicte
. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . at longest: How weak at strongest! 90 e:mblems. Oh, if a sinner, held by that fast hand, Can hardly God ! in what a desperate case are they. That have no stay IMans state implies a necessary curse ;When not himself, hes mad ; when most himself, hesworse. S. Ambros. in Ser. ad Vincula. Peter stood more firmly after he had lamented hisfall than before he fell; insomuch that he found moregrace than he lost grace. S. Chrys. in Ep. ad Heliod. Monach. It is no such heinous matter to fall afflicted, as, beingdown, to lie dejected. It is no danger for a soldier toreceive a wound in battle, but, after the wound re-ceived, through despair of recovery, to refuse a remedy ;for we often see wounded champions wear the palm atlast J and, after fight, crowned with victory. Epig. 14. Triumph not, Cupid, his mischance doth showThy trade ; doth once, what thou dost always do :Brag not too soon ; has thy prevailing handFoird him ? ah fool, th hast taught him how to stand. EMBLEMS. 91 Emblem 15. Putct setheae ; clauditur orbi. JER. XXXII. 40. I will put my fear in their hearts^ that they shall not departfrom ?ne. CO, now the souFs sublimd : her sour desires^ Are recalcinM in Heavns well-temperd iires :The heart restored and purgd from drossy nature,Now finds the freedom of a new-born creature ;It Hves another Hfe, it breathes new breath ;It neither fears nor feels the sting of death :Like as vagrant (having none)That boldlv Mopts each house he views, his own ; 9^ EMliLEMS. Makes evry purse his chequer ; and, at pleasure, Walks forth, and taxes all the world, like Caesar ; At length, by virtue of a just command, His sides are lent to a severer hand ; Whereon his pass, not fully understood. Is taxed in a manuscript of blood ; Thus past from town to town ; until he come A sore repentant to his native home : Een so the rambling heart, that idly roves f>om crimes to sin, and u
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