. The school of the heart : or, The heart of itself gone away from God, brought back again to him, and instructed by him . ng more, Shalt still increase my store. lord, g8 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. The Keeping of the Heart. Prov. iv. 23. Keep thy heart with all diligence, Epig. 31. J IKE to a garden that is closed round. That heart is safely kept, which still is foundCompassd with care, and guarded with the fearOf God, as with ajlamirtg sword and spear, ODE XXXI. 1. The , wilt thou suffer this ? Shall vermin spoil The fruit of all thy toil,Thy trees, thine herbs, thy plants, thy flowrs
. The school of the heart : or, The heart of itself gone away from God, brought back again to him, and instructed by him . ng more, Shalt still increase my store. lord, g8 THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. The Keeping of the Heart. Prov. iv. 23. Keep thy heart with all diligence, Epig. 31. J IKE to a garden that is closed round. That heart is safely kept, which still is foundCompassd with care, and guarded with the fearOf God, as with ajlamirtg sword and spear, ODE XXXI. 1. The , wilt thou suffer this ? Shall vermin spoil The fruit of all thy toil,Thy trees, thine herbs, thy plants, thy flowrs thus ; And, for an overplusOf Spite and malice, overthrow thy mounds, Lay common all thy grounds ?Canst thou endure thy pleasant garden shouldJ3e thus turnd up as ordinary mould ? Christ. 2. What is the matter ? why dost thou complain ? Must I as well maintain,And keep, as make thy fences ? wilt thou take No pains for thine own sake ?Or doth thy self-confounding fancy fear thee, When theres no danger near thee ?Speak out thy doubts, and thy desires, and tell me,What enemy or can or dares to quell thee ? The Emb. Joftnjcn Jc ■ Cordis Custodia. Quam hent condomm Tiyifhic Corprotrmf- fiorfrwi,I*roes?ric?o nntn if quemTimor ertse 2)i. The Keeping of the Heart. Jfrslfenrf» q?/ar<i*e//, u/tose Ifands n/i/?e/ir<4rw 2><xr . THE SCHOOL OF THE HEART. 90 The Soul 3. Many, and mighty, and malicious, Lord, That seek, with one accord,To work my speedy rain, and make haste To lay thy garden devil is a ramping roaring lion, Hates at his heart thy Zion,And never gives it respit day nor hour,But still goes seeking whom he may devour. The worlds a wilderness, wherein I find Wild beasts of every kind,Foxes, and wolves, and dogs, and boars, and bears ; And, which augments my fears,Eagles and vultures, and such birds of prey, Will not be kept away :Besides the light-abhorring owls and bats,And secret-corner-creeping mice and rats. But these, and many more, would not di
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