. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . O his life 3 who heedie eie ,And labors moft-to confcience pure,And doubtes to treade, in errors pathesaWrie:That man is blcft, arid deemed happie fure: When vicious perfons 5 even vnto their graues,Are lewde affedions ,and their vices flaues. For as the Lion, that hath flipt his band,Or fheard the chaine, that did his courage hold 3Doth not in awe, of churlifh keeper ftand,But fince is waxen, more couragious bold: The righteous man 3 fo from hells bond
. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . O his life 3 who heedie eie ,And labors moft-to confcience pure,And doubtes to treade, in errors pathesaWrie:That man is blcft, arid deemed happie fure: When vicious perfons 5 even vnto their graues,Are lewde affedions ,and their vices flaues. For as the Lion, that hath flipt his band,Or fheard the chaine, that did his courage hold 3Doth not in awe, of churlifh keeper ftand,But fince is waxen, more couragious bold: The righteous man 3 fo from hells bondage free ,Hath heartes content, with hi s libertie, Ardua res Carter genres domuhie rebelles,Ferrea Sauromacum etcolladediffeiugo: Versus at vincis tua cum vindiSa Iaceflit, * Pc&ora, ct banc poteris futuerc nolle tamen. Lathis regnes avidum domandoSpiritum ;quam fi Lybiam remotiiGadibus iiingas et vterque PoenusServiat vni. Nx. Bafil: Doton, * Duo reels menuCeleriras ctlratThucididcs. Horat. earm :lib : 2 . Ode a. Vtdner&t Bifil: Doron, Auguft: de ver-bis Apoft: H Vulnerat ttte medemur*. np HIS Sword, a Symbole of the Law 5 doththreatc Perpetuall death, to all of Adams race:.But yet th Almightie, of his mercie greate 3Senaes, after fentence 3 pardon of his grace:For when he found vs, maimed on the ground,With wine 3 and oile of grace 3 he heald the wound* Our partes it is, fince by the Law we fee ,The fearefujl ftate, and daunger we are in yTo doe our beft, then to his mercie flee,And new againe 3 our finfull liues begin : Not trufting,to our deedes 3 and merits vainerSince nought but death, doth due to thefe remaine • Iuftalicct fcros Ads fub lege nepotcsImpcuc a tergo vindicis Ira Dei, Vniushic pra?ftatmedicamina gratia ChriftijVulncrc ne pcrcas quam redivivus habes. Si levis moibns efTct, medicus non qurrreretur, fi tnedictn non qusrerctur, morbus nonfiniietur: idco ybi abundavit peccatum , fuperabnndavitct gratia : • fttPcrCanc: s*! Graabalfamiunpu
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