. Hermathenæ; or, Moral emblems, and ethnick tales, with explanatory notes . Worlds, he ownd the Powr Supreme ;Glowd with Immortal Love, and triumphd in theFlame. NOTE to Emblem XLVI. (a) Ideal ^ovs — That is, the Anticipations of thok future Glorieswhich are rekrvd for our Immortal Styte, by the Force of Imaginationwrought upon by Fath and a lively Hope in our Minds; as he Shadswin Colours of any diftant Frofpedl is flung by the Optic Glafs of aCamcri olfcura in Miniaure upon the Table of Reception; calJdIcleal^ (mm Idea, {igmlyg Form-i. Species^ the imaginary Draughtin the Mind of Man of lom
. Hermathenæ; or, Moral emblems, and ethnick tales, with explanatory notes . Worlds, he ownd the Powr Supreme ;Glowd with Immortal Love, and triumphd in theFlame. NOTE to Emblem XLVI. (a) Ideal ^ovs — That is, the Anticipations of thok future Glorieswhich are rekrvd for our Immortal Styte, by the Force of Imaginationwrought upon by Fath and a lively Hope in our Minds; as he Shadswin Colours of any diftant Frofpedl is flung by the Optic Glafs of aCamcri olfcura in Miniaure upon the Table of Reception; calJdIcleal^ (mm Idea, {igmlyg Form-i. Species^ the imaginary Draughtin the Mind of Man of lomc real Form, which if it fully and whollyrcprefents, is an adequate Idea, if imperfedlly and in Pareonlv, then is it inadequate or incapable of reprefening the entireObje(5 ; of which laft Kind are all thofe we can enjoy in this Life ofGod and Immortality, /or that, as St. Faul fays t* xh^Corinthiam^IVe fj07V naly fee in p-irt, and prophecy in part; but nvhen thattvhich is ferfcQ jball be come^ then (hall that itihich is in fart 6sdone aivay. ^^ Emblim ( 137 ). Emblem ^ HERMIT. WITHIN this lonely melancholly CellShoud no vain Thoughts, no Pride, norEnvy dwell;The Soul within herfelf ferene, fhoud here ^ Like Natures Golden Infancy appear, ( Religious, unambitious, and fincere ; ^ Abllraded from dull Earth: To fuch a BreaftTis no wild Defart, but a Place of Reft,In which from Paflions Tyrant PowV fet Soul moves calmly on to Immortality : With ( 138 ) With penitential Tears pall Crimes flic in Seraphic Loves Mthcrial Tranfports burns.•Unenvyd, undiflurbd in thefe Retreats,The pious Being true Perfection meets jRctird and free from the Worlds hurrying Noife,Sweet is her peaceful State, fincere her Joys;No Grandeur charms, no guilty Greatnefs Wealth flie longs for, nor frail Beauty loves ;Virtue is her fair Choice; no jealous FearsWith fiincyd Woes her anxious Bofom wears;No Gire flie knows, no Dread of being Great,No wretched Pomp
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