emblem_n and_o beware_v you_o be_v not_o play_v at_o such_o harmful_a game_n consider_v if_o there_o sit_v no_o female_a there_o that_o overwarme_v you_o with_o her_o beauty_n flame_n take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o over_o dally_v so_o as_o to_o inflame_v the_o tinder_n of_o desire_n but_o shun_v the_o mischief_n ere_o too_o late_o it_o grow_v lest_o you_o be_v scorch_v in_o that_o foolish-fire_n for_o as_o those_o wandring-fire_n which_o in_o the_o night_n do_v lead_v unwary_a traveller_n astray_o allure_a they_o by_o their_o deceive_a sight_n till_o they_o have_v altogether_o lose_v their_o way_n right_o so_o fantastic_a beauty_n do_v amaze_v the_o lustful_a eye_n allure_v the_o heart_n aside_o captive_n the_o sense_n by_o a_o sudden_a blaze_n and_o leave_v the_o judgement_n whole_o stupefy_v nay_o if_o man_n play_v too_o long_o about_o those_o torch_n such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o their_o wanton_a flame_n that_o from_o their_o body_n unaware_o it_o scorch_v those_o wing_n and_o 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error_n say_v unsaye_n and_o be_v the_o preacher_n of_o all_o heresy_n that_o heart_n which_o give_v it_o motion_n it_o betray_v and_o utter_v curse_n oath_n and_o blasphemy_n it_o spread_v all_o slander_n which_o base_a envy_n raise_v it_o move_v anger_n and_o beget_v hate_n it_o blame_v virtue_n filthy_a deed_n it_o praise_v and_o cause_v uproar_n murder_n and_o debate_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a factor_n for_o the_o devil_n and_o yet_o with_o speech_n feignedly-sincere_a it_o otherwhile_o reprove_v what_o be_v evil_a and_o will_v in_o lowly-word_n a_o saint_n appear_v now_o this_o be_v know_v we_o next_o of_o all_o shall_v learn_v how_o we_o may_v shun_v the_o mischief_n be_v know_v how_o we_o bad_a tongue_n in_o other_o may_v discern_v and_o how_o to_o guide_v and_o moderate_v our_o own_o and_o reason_n good_a for_o none_o can_v apprehend_v what_o mischief_n do_v a_o evil_a tongue_n attend_v the_o mind_n shall_v have_v a_o fix_a eye_n on_o object_n that_o be_v place_v on_o high_a ου_n με_n βλlψον_fw-gr ανω_n illustr._n xliii_o book_n 1._o a_o â—eart_n which_o bear_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o eye_n wide_o open_a to_o the_o sun_n by_o some_o be_v use_v when_o in_o a_o emblem_n they_o will_v signify_v a_o mind_n which_o on_o celestial_a matter_n muse_v imply_v by_o the_o same_o that_o there_o be_v nought_o which_o in_o this_o low_a orb_n our_o eye_n can_v see_v so_o fit_a a_o object_n for_o a_o manly_a thought_n as_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o heaven_n above_o we_o be_v god_n give_v mankind_n above_o all_o other_o creature_n a_o lovely_a form_n and_o upward-looking_a eye_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o peculiar_a feature_n that_o he_o may_v lift_v his_o countenance_n on_o high_a and_o have_v view_v the_o beauty_n which_o appear_v within_o the_o outward_a sight_n circumference_n that_o he_o may_v elevate_v above_o the_o sphere_n the_o pierce_a eye_n of_o his_o intelligence_n then_o high_a and_o still_o high_a strive_v to_o raise_v his_o contemplation_n eye_n till_o they_o ascend_v to_o gain_v a_o glimpse_n of_o those_o eternal_a ray_n to_o which_o all_o undepraved_a spirit_n tend_v for_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a nature_n of_o the_o mind_n till_o fleshly_a thought_n corrupt_v it_o to_o despise_v those_o lust_n whereto_o the_o body_n stand_v incline_v and_o labour_v always_o upward_o to_o arise_v some_o therefore_o think_v those_o goblin_n which_o appear_v to_o haunt_v old_a grave_n and_o tomb_n be_v soul_n of_o such_o who_o to_o these_o loathsome_a place_n doom_v be_v because_o they_o dote_v on_o the_o flesh_n too_o much_o but_o sure_o we_o be_v well-minded_a man_n shall_v go_v to_o live_v above_o when_o other_o bide_v below_o those_o field_n which_o yet_o appear_v not_o so_o when_o harvest_n come_v will_v yellow_a grow_v flavescent_a illustr._n xliv_o book_n 1._o when_o in_o the_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a month_n of_o may._n we_o see_v both_o leave_n and_o blossom_n on_o the_o tree_n and_o view_v the_o meadow_n in_o their_o best_a array_n we_o hop_v full_a be_v a_o joyful_a spring_n to_o see_v yet_o oft_o before_o the_o follow_a night_n be_v past_a it_o chance_v that_o a_o vapour_n or_o a_o frost_n do_v all_o those_o forward_a blooming_n whole_o waste_v and_o then_o their_o sweetness_n and_o their_o beauty_n be_v lose_v such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o every_o mortal_a wight_n in_o youth_n our_o glory_n and_o our_o lust_n we_o show_v we_o fill_v ourselves_o with_o every_o vain_a delight_n and_o will_v most_o think_v on_o that_o which_o may_v ensue_v but_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o heed_n as_o well_o as_o know_v that_o spring_n do_v pass_v that_o summer_n steal_v away_o and_o that_o the_o flower_n which_o make_v the_o fair_a show_n ere_o many_o week_n must_v wither_v and_o decay_v and_o from_o this_o emblem_n let_v each_o lab'ring-swaine_n in_o whatsoever_o course_n of_o life_n it_o be_v take_v heart_n and_o hope_v amid_o his_o daily_a pain_n that_o of_o his_o travail_n he_o good_a fruit_n shall_v see_v the_o plow_v and_o harrow_v field_n which_o to_o thy_o eye_n seem_v lâ—ke_v to_o be_v the_o grave_a in_o which_o the_o seed_n shall_v without_o hope_n of_o rise_v bury_v lie_v become_v the_o fruitful_a womb_n where_o plenty_n breed_v there_o will_v be_v corn_n where_o nought_o but_o mare_n appear_v the_o duâ—ty_a seed_n will_v form_v a_o greenish_a blade_n the_o blade_n will_v rise_v to_o stem_n with_o fruitful_a ear_n those_o ear_n will_v ripen_v and_o be_v yellow_a make_v so_o if_o in_o honest_a hope_n thou_o persevere_v a_o joyful_a harvest_n will_v at_o last_o appeaâ—e_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o to_o be_v begin_v we_o do_v begin_v to_o be_v undo_v finis_fw-la aborigine_fw-la pendet_fw-la illustr._n xlv_o book_n 1._o when_o some_o in_o former_a age_n have_v a_o meaning_n a_o emblem_n of_o mortality_n to_o make_v they_o form_v a_o infant_n on_o a_o deaths-head_n lean_v
their_o beauty_n and_o abate_v their_o pride_n thus_o fare_v it_o with_o a_o nation_n and_o their_o king_n betwixt_o who_o there_o be_v a_o native_a sympathy_n his_o presence_n and_o his_o favour_n like_o the_o spring_n do_v make_v they_o sweet_o thrive_v and_o fructity_n yea_o like_a fresh_a grove_n or_o flower_n of_o please_a hue_n themselves_o in_o all_o their_o jollity_n they_o show_v but_o they_o if_o with_o displeasure_n they_o he_o view_v soon_o lose_v their_o glory_n and_o contemn_v grow_v all_o be_v not_o heliotrope_n that_o favour_v grow_v in_o prince_n court_n nor_o marigold_n that_o bear_v the_o golden_a blossom_n but_o some_o spring_n below_o like_o daysie_a flower_n that_o in_o the_o pathwaye_n be_v yet_o all_o shall_v feel_v it_o when_o their_o sov'radgue_n eye_n do_v frown_v or_o smile_v regard_n or_o else_o neglect_v yea_o it_o will_v find_v they_o in_o obscurity_n by_o some_o dishearten_v or_o some_o sweet_a effect_n vouchsafe_v to_o shine_v on_o i_o my_o gracious_a king_n and_o then_o my_o withered_a leave_n will_v fresh_o spring_n the_o right-hand_a way_n be_v virtue_n path_n though_o rugged_a passage_n it_o have_v hac_fw-la virtutis_fw-la iter_fw-la illustr._n xxvi_o book_n 3_o i_o fany_n covet_v knowledge_n of_o that_o path_n which_o thither_o tend_v where_o peace_n her_o dwelling_n have_v this_o emblem_n be_v well_o observe_v will_v show_v on_o whether_o side_n it_o will_v be_v best_a to_o go_v the_o left_a hand_n way_n seem_v to_o be_v walk_v at_o ease_n through_o lawn_n and_o down_n and_o green-swathed_a passage_n and_o much_o allure_v the_o traveller_n to_o try_v the_o many_o pleasure_n which_o do_v that_o way_n lie_v the_o right-hand-course_n be_v through_o a_o pathlesse-moâ—nd_a of_o new_o plough_v and_o deep-furrowed_a ground_n which_o as_o uneasy_a seem_v to_o be_v go_v as_o in_o appearance_n rough_a to_o look_v upon_o yet_o this_o be_v virtue_n be_v path_n this_o way_n uneven_a be_v that_o which_o unto_o every_o man_n be_v give_v to_o travail_v in_o and_o have_v a_o safe_a end_n then_o those_o whereon_o more_o pleasure_n be_v attend_v and_o though_o it_o lead_v we_o thither_o where_o we_o see_v few_o promise_n of_o outward_a glory_n be_v it_o bring_v we_o when_o we_o pass_v the_o common_a fight_n through_o easy_a tract_n to_o gain_v our_o heart_n delight_n the_o other_o way_n though_o seem_v straight_o it_o lie_v to_o pleasure_n palace_n before_o our_o eye_n have_v many_o rub_n and_o peril_n which_o between_o our_o hope_n and_o we_o will_v always_o lurk_v unseen_a till_o we_o be_v draw_v so_o far_o that_o it_o will_v be_v vain_a to_o seek_v with_o safety_n to_o return_v again_o this_o let_v we_o heed_n and_o still_o be_v careful_a too_o which_o course_n be_v most_o concern_v we_o to_o go_v and_o though_o the_o left-hand-way_n more_o smoothness_n have_v let_v we_o go_v forward_o in_o the_o right-hand-path_n i_o be_v erect_v for_o a_o bind_v and_o i_o resolve_v to_o stand_v my_o ground_n concedo_fw-la nulli_fw-la illustr._n xxvii_o book_n 3_o the_o bounder-stone_n hold_v sacred_a heretofore_o some_o do_v so_o superstitious_o adore_v as_o that_o they_o do_v not_o only_a rev'rence_n do_v they_o but_o have_v ascribe_v a_o kind_n of_o godhead_n to_o they_o for_o terminus_n have_v many_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o other_o senseless_a deity_n i_o be_o not_o so_o profane_a as_o to_o desire_v such_o ethnic_a zeal_n shall_v set_v our_o heart_n on_o fire_n but_o wish_v i_o can_v man_n better_a do_v regard_v those_o bounder_n which_o antiquity_n have_v rear_v and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o with_o so_o much_o delight_n there_o make_v encroachment_n where_o they_o have_v no_o righâ—_n that_o every_o man_n may_v keep_v his_o own_o possession_n our_o father_n use_v in_o reverend_a procession_n with_o zealous_a prayer_n and_o with_o praiseful_a cheer_n to_o walk_v their_o parish_n limit_n once_o a_o year_n and_o well_o know_v mark_n which_o sacrilegious_a hand_n now_o cut_v or_o break_v so_o bord'red_a out_o their_o land_n that_o every_o one_o distinct_o know_v his_o own_o and_o many_o brawl_n now_o rise_v be_v then_o unknown_a but_o since_o neglect_v sacred_a bounder_n be_v most_o man_n incroacher_n and_o intruder_n be_v they_o grieve_v each_o other_o and_o their_o due_n they_o steal_v from_o â—rince_n from_o parent_n and_o from_o commonweal_n nay_o more_o these_o bold_a usurper_n be_v so_o rude_a that_o they_o on_o christ_n inheritance_n intrude_v but_o that_o will_v be_v avenge_v and_o on_o his_o right_n though_o such_o encroach_v he_o will_v not_o lose_v it_o quite_o for_o he_o be_v that_o bounder_n and_o that_o cornerstone_n who_o all_o confine_n and_o be_v confine_v of_o none_o where_o lover_n fit_o match_v be_v in_o mutuall-duty_n they_o agree_v manus_fw-la manum_fw-la lavat_fw-la illustr._n xxviii_o book_n 3_o will_v god_n i_o can_v as_o feel_o infuse_v a_o good_a effect_n of_o what_o this_o emblem_n show_v as_o i_o can_v tell_v in_o word_n what_o moral_n be_v the_o use_n of_o that_o which_o here_o you_o picture_v fee._n most_o lover_n mind_n their_o penny_n or_o their_o pleasure_n or_o paint_a honour_n and_o they_o all_o thing_n measure_v not_o as_o they_o be_v but_o as_o they_o helpful_a seem_v in_o compass_v those_o toy_n they_o most_o esteem_v though_o many_o wish_n to_o gain_v a_o faithful_a friend_n they_o seldom_o seek_v one_o for_o the_o noble_a end_n nor_o know_v they_o shall_v they_o find_v what_o they_o have_v seek_v how_o friendship_n shall_v be_v manage_v as_o it_o ought_v such_o as_o good_a husband_n covet_v or_o good_a wife_n the_o dear_a companion_n of_o most_o happy_a life_n wrong_v course_n take_v to_o gain_v they_o yet_o contemn_v their_o honest_a love_n who_o right_o counsel_v they_o and_o lest_z they_o unaware_o the_o mark_n may_v hit_v they_o blind_a their_o judgement_n and_o befool_v their_o wit_n he_o that_o will_v find_v a_o friend_n must_v seek_v out_o one_o to_o exercise_v unfeigned_a love_n upon_o and_o mutuall-duty_n must_v both_o yield_v and_o take_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o friendship_n sake_n such_o as_o do_v right_o marry_v neither_o be_v with_o dowry_n catch_v nor_o woo_v a_o pedigree_n nor._n mere_o come_v together_o when_o they_o wed_v to_o reap_v the_o youthful_a pleasure_n of_o the_o bed_n but_o seek_v that_o fitness_n and_o that_o sympathy_n which_o make_v up_o the_o perfect_a amity_n a_o pair_n so_o match_v lâ—ke_v hand_n that_o wash_v each_o other_o as_o mutual_a help_n will_v sweet_o live_v together_o when_o law_n and_o arm_n together_o meet_v the_o world_n descend_v to_o kiss_v thoâ—â—_n foot_n legibus_fw-la et_fw-la armis_fw-la illustr._n xxix_o book_n 3_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o crown_a king_n here_o stand_v upon_o a_o globe_n and_o with_o outstretch_a hand_n hold_v forth_o in_o view_n a_o law_n book_n and_o a_o sword_n which_o plain_a and_o modern_a figure_n may_v afford_v this_o meaning_n that_o a_o king_n who_o have_v regard_n to_o court_n for_o plead_v and_o a_o court_n 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