. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . 26 DIVINE EMBLEMS UPON A AN S like a candle in a candleitick,Made up of tallow and a little wick ;For what the candle is, before tis lighted,Jult such be they who are in sin can a man his soul with grace infpire,More than the candles set themfelves on tire. Candles receive their light from what they are not;Men grace from Him, for whom at firft they care manage candles when they take the lire;God men, when He with grace doth them infpire. FOR YOUTH. 27 And biggeft candles give the better lig
. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . 26 DIVINE EMBLEMS UPON A AN S like a candle in a candleitick,Made up of tallow and a little wick ;For what the candle is, before tis lighted,Jult such be they who are in sin can a man his soul with grace infpire,More than the candles set themfelves on tire. Candles receive their light from what they are not;Men grace from Him, for whom at firft they care manage candles when they take the lire;God men, when He with grace doth them infpire. FOR YOUTH. 27 And biggeft candles give the better light,As grace on biggeft sinners shines moft candle shines to make another see,A saint unto his neighbour light should blinking candle we do much defpife,Saints dim of light are high in no mans eyes. Again, though it may seem to some a riddle,We uie to light our candle at the middle :True light doth at a candles end appear,And grace the heart lirft reaches by the ear ;But tis the wick the tire doth kindle on,As tis the heart that grace hrft works both to fallen upon whats the
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