. Emblems and hieroglyphics on a great variety of subjects, moral and Emblished with near an hundred emblematical cuts from Quarles Emblems . here to ftay !How loth to part from hence ! Another, yet another Day Such is the Call of Senfe. But what has this vain World to give, That can our Souls allure ?What are its Bounties we receive ? How long are they fecure ? For Heaven if thou art prepard, Grudge not to leave this Earth $ Nor think it is a Meafure hard ; The Change thy Choice is worth. The Mo r a l. Short is the Space of Life allowd to Man, Its Length is fitly meafurd by a Span.
. Emblems and hieroglyphics on a great variety of subjects, moral and Emblished with near an hundred emblematical cuts from Quarles Emblems . here to ftay !How loth to part from hence ! Another, yet another Day Such is the Call of Senfe. But what has this vain World to give, That can our Souls allure ?What are its Bounties we receive ? How long are they fecure ? For Heaven if thou art prepard, Grudge not to leave this Earth $ Nor think it is a Meafure hard ; The Change thy Choice is worth. The Mo r a l. Short is the Space of Life allowd to Man, Its Length is fitly meafurd by a Span. When Life begins, we then begin to die, A few Years labour*d, in the Grave we lie : Yet on this Space, how (hort foeer, depends A long Eternity that never ends. And yet, amazing ftrange ! how little we Regard theprefent Good, or future fee ? How little of our little Time is fpent In pleafing God, for which that Time was lent ? How few of thofe important Hours we have, Bo we employ our precious Souls to fave ? The World engrofles fo much Time and Thought, That Things immortal are almoft forgot. 94 HlEROGLYPHtCKS. Book Hi EMBLEM XIII. mmm mkMmi^M. Immortal Things, at Diftance viewd*Are but too fluggifhly purfud ;While Flefli and Senfe our Minds engrofs*Heavn aiid eternal Joys we lofe. look III. Moral and Divi jtytf ££ EMBLEM different Views of Flejb and Spirit* TH E Spirit takes a diftant ViewOf Death and heavnly Things;Faith pierces the perfpe&ive thro% And Objects nearer brings:Heavn, Hell, and the Laft Judgment arePrefented in a Profpett clear. Flefh has her Glafs triangular, Where Colours beautifulWith ev*ry Turn ftill varyd are, And in Succeffion roll:Cities and Towns and Churches $yOn the fmooth Surface featly by. The Mo r a l. fan, who to Reafon makes the mod Pretence, )f all the Creatures that have Life and Senfe, le of all Beings is the greateft Fool, md fwerves the molt from Reafons prudent Rule, ormed with evVy Faculty and Powr Vcorrefpond with Heavn, and Go
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