. The school of the heart, or, The heart (of itself gone away from God) brought back again to Him, and instructed by Him : in forty-seven emblems . s, thou haft not fo much knowledge to confider that thou art bereft Of thine own eye-fight. But thou runft, as tho*^Thou faweft all before thee : whilft thy mindTo neareft neceflary things is blind. Thou knoweft nothing as thou oughtft to know,Whilft thou efteemeft foThe things that are below, 6,Would ever any, that had eyes, miftakeAs thou art wont to do: no diflPrence make Betwixt i6 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. Betwixt the way to heaven and
. The school of the heart, or, The heart (of itself gone away from God) brought back again to Him, and instructed by Him : in forty-seven emblems . s, thou haft not fo much knowledge to confider that thou art bereft Of thine own eye-fight. But thou runft, as tho*^Thou faweft all before thee : whilft thy mindTo neareft neceflary things is blind. Thou knoweft nothing as thou oughtft to know,Whilft thou efteemeft foThe things that are below, 6,Would ever any, that had eyes, miftakeAs thou art wont to do: no diflPrence make Betwixt i6 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. Betwixt the way to heaven and to hell ?But, defperately devoted to deftru£lion,Rebel againft the light, abhor inftru(5li6n ?As tho* thou didft defire with death to hateft to hear tellHow yet thou may*ft do well. ^Oh that thou didft but fee how blind thou feel the difmal d^rknefs of thine heart! Then wouldft thou labour for, and I would light to guide thee : thats not light life, eyes, fight, grace, glory, all in one. Then fhoiildft thou know whither thofc by-waysAnd that death in the end [bend,. On darknefs ,. The JSnt/.t^. Cordis Fl^ga . Qiiam fii^ . tiumi (er/ s-t (or/nif^errs TheFLlGIIT of the UE^; frcth Thyself and Me rrmem/T-est not. THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. 17 The Absence of the Heart. Prov. xvil. 16. TVherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wifdoMi feeing he hath no heart to it ? Epic. 4. JLTAD S T thou an hearty thou fickle fugitivey.■^ ■• Hovu would thine heart bate and difdain to livtMindful of fuch vain trifles as thefe be I ODE IV. The Soul. T. Brave, dainty, curious, rare, rich, precious things IAble to make fate-blafted mortals blefi:^peculiar treafures, and delights for having powr of all, would chufe the do 1 hug mine happinefs, that havePrefent pofTeiiion of what others crave I Chrifl. 2. Poor, filly, fimple, fenfe-befotted doft thou hug thy felf-procured woes ?Releafe
Size: 1583px × 1579px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorharveychristopher, booksubjectemblemsearlyworksto1800
