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Out of the second Booke.

Epig. 9. Wheele-Greace.

Men, th' Axeltree doe Greaze, that they may n't screake;
But, Lawyers must be Greaz'd to make them speake.

Epig. 17. Against a certaine Drunkard .

Mvch Prattling causeth greatest Thirstinesse,
Thy Wife Talkes more then Thou, why Drinkes Shee Lesse?

Epig. 49. Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Christ.

Into this World, Cœlestiall Cæsar came,
Mans Misery with Mercies-Eye Hee Saw;
He, Death O're-came to his immortall fame,
Then, Him, to's Throne of Mercy did with-draw;
He came, O're-Came, He Saw, fore-saw all things,
All this He did, that we might Raigne as Kings.

Epig. 58. A Pure Sacrifice .

This World was once the Temple of the Lord;
The Crosse, the Altar; Christ the Sacrifice;
Christ, God and Man, our High-Priest paid the Price,
To th' Altar like a Lambe fast bound with Cord.

Epig. 71. Of the King, Law and People .

The King's the Shepheard; Men, are Sheepe;
Lawes, are their Pasture faire;
The Flocke being Ill, the Kings great Skill,
By 's Lawes their Hurts repaire.

Epig. 78. The Deuils Force and Fraud .

The Diuell, like a Lion fierce,
Runnes all the World about;
Each wand'ring Soule that he may Slay,
Like Wind his Rage flyes-out:
Yea, like a Foxe most fraudulent,
Satan spreads priuate Nets;
Thus whom by Force he cannot force,
By subtill Snares he gets.

Epig. 79. Precept, Practice.

The learned Preachers Words, though plaine,
To Plaine-men Truth may Preach;
But Pastours pious Practice, doth
A Holy-Life them Teach:
That Doctour is Diuine, indeed,
Which by Good-Workes, proues Words;
More Harme doe Ill. Examples breed,
Than Good-Words, Good affords.

Epig. 84. Against Couetous-Men .

Ah, Killing-Letter, Out-Alas,
What's this? thus Diues cryes;
What meanes the Holy-Ghost? sayes hee,
Sell All? can such be wise?
What meanes the Holy-Ghost? Thou Wretch,
He meanes, what Thou ne're thought;
He will Giue All vnto the Poore,
And thou wilt Giue them Nought.

Epig. 87. Man, a Hunter, a Fisher, a Fowler .

Man, Hunts for Wealth and Riches store,
Spreads Nets for Dignities;
And like a Fisher, sounds the Depth
Of Deepest Mysteries;
But whiles, fond Man doth fish to know,
With Pride, Preferments watcheth;
And Auaricious, Riches seekes,
He shame and blame oft catcheth.

Epig. 26. Christ a Diuine, a Phisician, a Lawyer .

Christ , a Diuine, Phisician, was whiles heere;
In Heau'n He shall a Iudge most Iust appeare.

Epig. 43. Baptisme, to a Iew .

Baptisme doth Wash, but Circumcision Wound:
The Lawes dire Launch, Christs Washing makes most sound.