. Divine emblems . otes at court 5Unthought of music thou shalt play : And all that thither do refort Shall praife thee for it every day. FOR YOUTH. 61 111 keep thee safe from cat and cur, Xo manner o harm shall come to thee : Yea, I will be thy succourer,My bofom shall thy cabin be. But lo, behold, the bird is gone; Thefe charmings would not make her yield :The child s left at the bush alone, The bird flies yonder oer the field. COMPARISON. This child of Chrift. an emblem is 5This bird to sinners I compare : The thorns are like thofe sins of hisWhich do surround him everywhere. Her songs, her
. Divine emblems . otes at court 5Unthought of music thou shalt play : And all that thither do refort Shall praife thee for it every day. FOR YOUTH. 61 111 keep thee safe from cat and cur, Xo manner o harm shall come to thee : Yea, I will be thy succourer,My bofom shall thy cabin be. But lo, behold, the bird is gone; Thefe charmings would not make her yield :The child s left at the bush alone, The bird flies yonder oer the field. COMPARISON. This child of Chrift. an emblem is 5This bird to sinners I compare : The thorns are like thofe sins of hisWhich do surround him everywhere. Her songs, her food, and sunlriine day,Are emblems of thofe foolish toys Which to deftruction lead the way,The fruit of worldly, empty joys. The arguments this child doth choofeTo draw to him a bird thus wild, Shews Chrift familiar speech doth useTo make him to be reconciled. 62 DIVINE EMBLEMS The bird, in that she takes her wing-To speed her from Him after all, Shews us vain man loves anythingMuch better than the heavenly FOR YOUTH. 63 XXVIII. OF MOSES AND HIS WIFE.
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