Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644, Toplady, Augustus, 1740-1778, Ryland, John, 1723-1792, Wilson, Robert, A. M · London, J. Bennet · leaf 155
b. viii. Mor. The valour of a just man is, to conquer the flesh,to contradict his own will, to quench the delightsof this present life, to endure and love the miseriesof this world for the reward of a better, to contemnthe flatteries of prosperity, and inwardly to overcomethe fears of adversity.… … Tn Cruce It at tecurus Amor. BOOK II.—EMBLEM XII Galat. vi. 14.God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross. Can nothing settle my uncertain breast, And fix my rambling love ?Can my affections find out nothing best. But still and still remove ?Has earth no mercy ? Will no ark of rest Receive…
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