The Life and Poems of Richard Edwards By Leicester Bradner: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
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29. Of perfect Wisedome.
Who so will be accompted wise, and truely claime the same,
By ioyning vertue to his deedes, he must atchieue the same:
But fewe there be, that seeke thereby true wisedome to attaine,
O God, so rule our hearts therefore, such fondnesse to refraine.
By ioyning vertue to his deedes, he must atchieue the same:
But fewe there be, that seeke thereby true wisedome to attaine,
O God, so rule our hearts therefore, such fondnesse to refraine.
The wisedome which we most esteeme, in this thing doth consist,
With glorious talke to shew in wordes our wisedome when we list.
Yet not in talke, but seemely deedes, our wisedome we should place,
To speake so faire, and doe but ill, doth wisedome quite disgrace.
With glorious talke to shew in wordes our wisedome when we list.
Yet not in talke, but seemely deedes, our wisedome we should place,
To speake so faire, and doe but ill, doth wisedome quite disgrace.
To bargaine well, and shunne the losse, a wisedome counted is,
And thereby through the greedie coyne, no hope of grace to mis.
To seke by honoure to aduaunce his name to brittle praise,
Is wisedome, which we daily see, increaseth in our dayes.
And thereby through the greedie coyne, no hope of grace to mis.
To seke by honoure to aduaunce his name to brittle praise,
Is wisedome, which we daily see, increaseth in our dayes.
But heauenly wisedome sower seemes to hard for them to win,
But weary of the sute they seeme, when they doe once begin:
It teacheth us to frame our life, while vitall breth we haue,
When it dissolueth earthly masse, the soul from death to saue.
But weary of the sute they seeme, when they doe once begin:
It teacheth us to frame our life, while vitall breth we haue,
When it dissolueth earthly masse, the soul from death to saue.
By feare of God to rule our steppes, from sliding into vice,
A wisedome is, which we neglect, although of greater price:
A poynt of wisedome also this, we commonly esteeme,
That euery man should be in deede, that he desires to seeme.
A wisedome is, which we neglect, although of greater price:
A poynt of wisedome also this, we commonly esteeme,
That euery man should be in deede, that he desires to seeme.
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To bridle that desire of gaine, which forceth us to ill,
Our hawtie stomackes Lord represse, to tame presuming will:
This is the wisedome that we should, aboue eache thing desire,
O heauenly God from sacred throne, that grace in vs inspire.
Our hawtie stomackes Lord represse, to tame presuming will:
This is the wisedome that we should, aboue eache thing desire,
O heauenly God from sacred throne, that grace in vs inspire.
And print in our repugnant hearts, the rules of wisedome true,
That all our deedes in worldly life, may like thereof insue:
Thou onely art the liuing spring, from whome this wisedome flowes,
O washe therewith our sinfull heartes, from vice that therin growes.
That all our deedes in worldly life, may like thereof insue:
Thou onely art the liuing spring, from whome this wisedome flowes,
O washe therewith our sinfull heartes, from vice that therin growes.
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M. Edwardes
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