Part 96 (2/2)

That manna, which G.o.d on His people cast, Fitted itself to ev'ry feeder's taste.

147. REVERENCE.

True rev'rence is, as Ca.s.siodore doth prove, The fear of G.o.d commix'd with cleanly love.

_Ca.s.siodore_, Marcus Aurelius Ca.s.siodorus, theologian and statesman 497-575?

148. MERCY.

Mercy, the wise Athenians held to be Not an affection, but a deity.

149. WAGES.

After this life, the wages shall Not shared alike be unto all.

150. TEMPTATION.

G.o.d tempteth no one, as St. Austin saith, For any ill, but for the proof of faith; Unto temptation G.o.d exposeth some, But none of purpose to be overcome.

151. G.o.d'S HANDS.

G.o.d's hands are round and smooth, that gifts may fall Freely from them and hold none back at all.

152. LABOUR.

Labour we must, and labour hard I' th' forum here, or vineyard.

153. MORA SPONSI, THE STAY OF THE BRIDEGROOM.

The time the bridegroom stays from hence Is but the time of penitence.

154. ROARING.

Roaring is nothing but a weeping part Forced from the mighty dolour of the heart.

155. THE EUCHARIST.

_He that is hurt seeks help_: sin is the wound; The salve for this i' th' Eucharist is found.

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