. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . HAT ails this fly, thus defperately to enterA combat with the candle ? Will she ventureTo catch at light ? Away, thou silly fly•Thus doing, thou wilt burn thy wings and die. But tis a folly her advice to give,She 11 kill the candle, or she will not , says she, at it; then she makes retreat,So wheels about, and doth her blows repeat. FOR YOUTH. 5 I Nor doth the candle let her quite efcape,But gives some little check unto the ape;Throws up her nimble heels, and down she falls,Where she lies sprawling, and for succour calls. When

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. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . HAT ails this fly, thus defperately to enterA combat with the candle ? Will she ventureTo catch at light ? Away, thou silly fly•Thus doing, thou wilt burn thy wings and die. But tis a folly her advice to give,She 11 kill the candle, or she will not , says she, at it; then she makes retreat,So wheels about, and doth her blows repeat. FOR YOUTH. 5 I Nor doth the candle let her quite efcape,But gives some little check unto the ape;Throws up her nimble heels, and down she falls,Where she lies sprawling, and for succour calls. When she recovers, up she gets again,And at the candle comes with might and now behold, the candle takes the fly,And holds her, till she doth by burning die. COMPARISON. This candle is an emblem of that lightOur gofpel gives in this our darksome fly a lively picture is of thoseThat hate, and do this gofpel-light lafl the gofpel doth become their snare,Doth them with burning hands in pieces 52 DIVINE EMBLEMS XXIV. ON THE RISING OF THE SUN.

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