HUGO Lib. de Anima. In vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to behold his God, who is not first rightly advised to behold himself: first thou must see the visible things of thyself, before thou canst be prepared to know the invisible things of God; for if thou canst not apprehend the things within thee, thou canst not comprehend the things above thee: the best looking-glass, wherein to see thy God, is, perfectly to see thyself. EPIG. 6. Be not deceiv'd, great fool: there is no loss VII. DEUTERONOMY XXX. 19. I have set before thee life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore chuse life, that thou and thy seed may live. འ. TH HE world's a floor, whose swelling heaps retain The world's an ark, wherein things pure and gross Where ev'ry dram of gold contains a pound of dross. 2. This furnish'd ark presents the greedy view 3. Come then, my soul, approach this royal burse, No Hic pefsima Hic optima fervat. This takes the Worst, and that the Best features: 1 P No need to sit in council with thy purse, Here's nothing good shail cost more price than pains; But, O my soul, take heed; if thou rely Upon thy faithless optics, thou wilt buy Too blind a bargain: know, fools only trade by th' eye. 4. The worldly wisdom of the foolish man Is like a sieve, that does alone retain The grosser substance of the worthless bran : To purge the chaff, and keep the winnow'd grain : Make clean thy thoughts, and dress thy mixt desires: Thou art Heav'n's tasker ; and thy God requires The purest of thy flour, as well as of thy fires. '5 Let grace conduct thee to the paths of peace, To dress and chuse the corn, take those the chaff that [will. S. AU |