. Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern, or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems , curiously ingraven upon copper-plates : with fifty pleasant poems and lots, by way of lottery, for illustrating each emblem to promote instruction and good counsel by diverting recreation . e,Be fure thou firft thofe Ornaments acquireWhich may be fuiting to that high not, as perhaps too many do,With Gifts unfit, or by an ILvil mean jDefire it with a right Intention too, ^^ And feek to keep thy Coriverfation they that have aflumd this Holy CallingWith
. Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern, or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems , curiously ingraven upon copper-plates : with fifty pleasant poems and lots, by way of lottery, for illustrating each emblem to promote instruction and good counsel by diverting recreation . e,Be fure thou firft thofe Ornaments acquireWhich may be fuiting to that high not, as perhaps too many do,With Gifts unfit, or by an ILvil mean jDefire it with a right Intention too, ^^ And feek to keep thy Coriverfation they that have aflumd this Holy CallingWith Hands impure, and Hearts unfandiifyd,Defame the Jriith^ give others caufe of Falling,And fcandalize their Brethren too , to themfelvcs their very SacrificeBecomes unhallowd 5 and their l^hanks and PrayersThe Godof Tlirity doth To defpife,That all their Ho^pes he turneth to Tiefpairs; And all their beft Endeavours countermands,Till they appear with unpolluted Hands, IjOt ;^, 7-:> 7)mne and MoraL I5>Lot ^^. WHether meerly Chance or no,Brought this Lor, we do not know rBut received let it Divinely fent to thee. For that merits thy regard,Which thine Emblem bath declared :And the heft that are have needSuch Mvifaneiits well to heed. Emblem XXXIV, 12 4- Choice EmMems^ m Emblem Bmhl:^^. tcrio* The divine and Moral. 135 &«j§;g^^?^^^j^^^^s;^aai^
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