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136.H04.HE1 %XTo the Countesse of B:
136.H04.001 Honour is soe sublime Perfection
136.H04.002 And soe refinde, that when God was alone
136.H04.003 And creature=lesse at first himselfe had none.
136.H04.004 But as of th' Elements, theis w%5ch%6 we tread
136.H04.005 Produce all thinges w%5th%6 w%5ch%6 we are ioy'd and fed
136.H04.006 And those are barren both, aboue our head: [CW:Soe from:]
136.H04.007 Soe from lowe Persons doth all honour flowe [f.54v]
136.H04.008 Kinges, whom they would haue honour'd, to vs showe
136.H04.009 And but direct our Honour not bestowe.
136.H04.010 ffor when from herbes the pure parts must be wonn,
136.H04.011 from grosse by stilling: This is better done
136.H04.012 By despis'd doung then by the fire, or Sunne:
136.H04.013 Care not then Maddame howe lowe yo%5r%6 prayssers lye
136.H04.014 In labourers Ballads oft moue pietie
136.H04.015 God findes, then in Te Deum's melodie
136.H04.016 And ord'nance raisd' on Towres, soe many Myle
136.H04.017 Send not their voice, nor last soe long awhile
136.H04.018 As fires from th' Earths lowe vaultes in Sicill Ile.
136.H04.019 Should I saie I liv'd darker then were true
136.H04.020 yo%5r%6 radiation, call[var:>>can<<] all clowdes subdue [RM:>>[dash]<<]
136.H04.021 But one, tis best light to contemplate yo%5u%6.
136.H04.022 Yo%5u%6 for whose bodie God made better claye
136.H04.023 Or tooke soules stuff, such as shall late decaie
136.H04.024 Or such as needes small change at the last daye.
136.H04.025 This as an Amber=drop, enwrappes a Bee
136.H04.026 Covering, discouers yo%5r%6 >>%J<<grosse>>%K<< soule That we [RM:>>![dash]<<]
136.H04.027 may in yo%5r%6 through=shine front yo%5r%6 heartes thoughts see.
136.H04.028 Yo%5u%6 teach (though we learne not) a thing vnknowne
136.H04.029 To our late tymes; the vse of specular stone
136.H04.030 Through w%5ch%6 thinges within, w%5th%6out were showne.
136.H04.031 Of such were Temples, soe, and of such yo%5u%6 are
136.H04.032 Being, and seeming is yo%5r%6 equall care
136.H04.033 And vertues whole Sun[var:Su>>m<<] is but to knowe, and dare. [RM:>>[dash] !<<]
136.H04.034 Discretion is a wise mans soule, and soe
136.H04.035 religion is a Christians, and yo%5u%6 knowe
136.H04.036 Howe theis are one; Her yea is not her Noe: [CW:But as:]
136.H04.037 But as our Soules of growth, and soules of sence [f.54v]
136.H04.038 haue birthright of our Reasons soule; yet hence
136.H04.039 they flie not from that nor seeke Presidence.
136.H04.040 Natures first lesson, soe discretion
136.H04.041 must not grudge zeale a place, nor yet keepe none
136.H04.042 Not banish itselfe, nor religion.
136.H04.043 Nor may we hope to soder still, and knitt
136.H04.044 theis twoe, and dare to breake them; nor must witt
136.H04.045 be Colleague to Religion; but be it
136.H04.046 In those poore Tipes of God (round circles) soe
136.H04.047 Religious types: The peicelesse Centers flowe
136.H04.048 and are in all the lines, w%5ch%6 allwaies goe.
136.H04.049 If euer either wrought in yo%5u%6, alone
136.H04.050 or principally, then Religion
136.H04.051 wrought yo%5r%6 endes, and yo%5r%6 waies discretion.
136.H04.052 Goe thither still, goe the same way yo%5u%6 went.
136.H04.053 whoe soe would chaunge, doe covett, or repent
136.H04.054 neither can reach yo%5u%6, Great, and Innocent:
136.H04.0SS Finis
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