. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . ray ; Upon her head s a crown of gold, and sheEats honey, wheat, and oil, from day to day. For her beloved, He s the highft of all,The only Potentate, the King of kings : Angels and men do Him Jehovah call, And from Him life and glory always springs. He s white and ruddy, and of all the chief; His head, His locks, His eyes, His hands, and feet,Do for completeneis outdo all belief, His cheeks like flowers are, His mouth moft sweet. As for His wealth, He is made heir of all,What is in heaven, what is in earth is His : And He this lady His
. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . ray ; Upon her head s a crown of gold, and sheEats honey, wheat, and oil, from day to day. For her beloved, He s the highft of all,The only Potentate, the King of kings : Angels and men do Him Jehovah call, And from Him life and glory always springs. He s white and ruddy, and of all the chief; His head, His locks, His eyes, His hands, and feet,Do for completeneis outdo all belief, His cheeks like flowers are, His mouth moft sweet. As for His wealth, He is made heir of all,What is in heaven, what is in earth is His : And He this lady His joint heir doth call,Of all that shall be, or at prefent is. Well, lady, well, God has been good to thee; Thou of an outcaft, now art made a or none may with thee compared be, A beggar made thus high is seldom seen. Take heed of pride, remember what thou artBy nature, though thou haft in grace a share, Thou in thyfelf dolt, yet retain a part Of thine own filthinels : wherefore beware. FOR YOUTH. 95 XLV. UPON A SKILFUL PLAYER ON AN E that can play well on an inftrument,! Will take the ear, and captivate the mindWith mirth or sadnefs, when it is intent: And mufic into it a way doth find. But if one hears that hath therein no skill,(As often mufic lights of such a chance,) Of its brave notes they soon be weary will : And there are some can neither sing nor dance. 96 DIVINE EMBLEMS COMPARISON. To him that thus moft skilfully doth play,God doth compare a gofpel-minifter, That doth with life and vigour preach and pray,Applying right what he doth there infer. Whether this man of wrath or grace doth preach. So skilfully he handles every word,And by his saying, doth the heart so reach, That it doth joy or sigh before the Lord. But some there be, which, as the brute doth lieUnder the word, without the leaft advance : Such do defpife the gofpel mininry; They weep not at it, neither to it dance.
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