. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . , The bold-facd shade grows larger, longer :And when their lamp begins to fall, Th increasing shadows lengthen most of all. The soul that seeks the noon of grace,Shrinks in, but swells if grace retreat. As Heavn lifts up, or veils his face,Our self-esteems grow less or least is greatest, and who shall Appear the greatest, are the least of all. Qtiarles Emblems. 91 HUGO, Lib. de vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to behold hisGod, who is not first rightly advised to behold himself:First, thou must s
. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . , The bold-facd shade grows larger, longer :And when their lamp begins to fall, Th increasing shadows lengthen most of all. The soul that seeks the noon of grace,Shrinks in, but swells if grace retreat. As Heavn lifts up, or veils his face,Our self-esteems grow less or least is greatest, and who shall Appear the greatest, are the least of all. Qtiarles Emblems. 91 HUGO, Lib. de vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to behold hisGod, who is not first rightly advised to behold himself:First, thou must see the visible things of thyself, before thoucanst be prepared to know the invisible things of God ; forif thou canst not apprehend the things within thee, thoucanst not comprehend the things above thee; the best look-ing-glass, wherein to see thy GOD, is perfectly to see thyself. Epig. not deceivd, great fool: there is no lossIn being small; great bulks but swell with is Heavns masterpiece : if it appearMore great, the values less : if less, more
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