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A Iust Man, 45.

The Childe of Trueth and Vertue both, a Birth
That shall inherite Heaven, inhabite Earth.
For Nature in a meane and temprate Mood,
Bred and brought foorth this Fruit, as Rare, as Good.
His Eyes from wilfull Blindnesse they are cleare;
His Hands from Blood and Brybrie are enteare.
His Will is voyde and free from Wilfulnesse;
His Heart most holy, hath no Wickednesse.
His Word and Deede are ev'r and alwayes one:
Hee violates, nor this, nor that, to None.
His Lyfe doth show the Nature of his Loue,
Whose Aime, whose Ende, and Object is Aboue.
His efauld Dealing, and his Deeds declare,
To keepe his Conscience cleane, his constant Care.
The chiefest Comfort that such happie haue,
Th'assurance is of Lyfe, and to bee saue.
When as hee on the Bench a Iudge doth sit,
Hee ponders all, and powders all with Wit.
With closed Hands, and Single eyes hee shawes,
That there hee sits to grace as giue the Lawes.
And thus in judging, so his Iudgement proues,
Hee honours Reason, and hee Iustice loues.
Hee feares not Power t'Equall, and to Place,
With Iustice, Rigour; Mercie myld, with Grace.
Hee feares the LORD, and as hee loues Him too,
His Worship hee, in Feare, and Loue doth doe.
His Walks are vert'ous, in his Makers Sight,
Hee treads not by-Rods, bot hee traces Right.
Hee loues the Good, the Bad hee cannot byde:
Hee loues Humilitie, and hateth Pryde.
His Works are alwayes worthie for his Deeds:
As Honour bringes Them foorth, so Vertue breeds.
And Wisdome fostring war'lie weanoth Them,
For his rich Vertue, to renowne his Name.
So that hee hath an vnderstanding Braine,
And Sprite of Knowledge, more than is Humane.
And thereby is One from Aboue that's Blest,
And on the Earth, One earthly, that is Best.