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Title: Emblems, divine and moral
Year: 1824 (1820s)
Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663 Wilkins, W. Walker (William Walker)
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London : J. Robins
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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ears the virtue of this tree:Twill make ye perfect gods as well as he.Stretch forth thy hand, and let thy fondness neverFear death : do, pull and eat, and live for ever. Eve. Tis but an apple; and it is as goodTo do as to desire. Fruits made for food :Ill pull, and taste, and tempt my Adam, too,To know the secrets of this dainty. Serp. Do. 6 EjMBLEMS. BOOK I. S. Chrys. sup. Matth.He forced him not: he touched him uot: onlysaid, Cast thyself down; that we may know who-soever obeys the devil casts himself down : for thedevil may suggest; compel he cannot. S. Bern, in Ser.It is the devils part to suggest; ours, not toconsent. As often as we resist him, so often weovercome him : as often as we overcome him, sooften we bring joy to the angels, and glory to God;who opposeth us, that we may contend; and as-sisteth us, that we may conquer. Unlucky parliament! wherein, at last,Both houses are agreed, and firmly pastAn act of death confirmed by higher powrsO had it had but such success as ours!
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Sic 3Ialiimcec:uTit urj-Lcumxii cmuie Alalum.ffuts Sin eonceivd, fierltaee stiff mufti/dies,Frvm One fhul deed what numrcus JJts arise 7 BOOK I.—EMBLEM II. James I. 15.Then, when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth• sin; and sin, when it isjinished, bringeth forth death.Lament, lament; look, look, what thou hast done: Lament the worlds, lament thy own estate:Look, look, by doing, how thou art undone; Lament thy fall, lament thy change of state :Thy faith is broken, and thy freedom f one;See, see too soon, what thou lamentst too late.O thou that wert so many men, nay, allAbridged in one, how has thy desprate fallDestroyd thy unborn seed, destroyd thyself withal! Uxorious Adam, whom thy Maker madeEqual to angels that excel in powr, What hast thou done ? O why hast thou obeydThy own destruction P like a new-cropt flowr, How doe* the beauty of thy glory fade!How are thy fortunes blasted in an hour! 8 EMBLEMS. BOOK I. How art thou cowd that hadst the powr to quellThe spite of new-fa

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