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Lit ["Father of Heauen, and him, by whom"]



25. That our eares sicknes wee may cure
And rectifie those Laberinthes aright
That wee by hearkening, not procure
Our praise, nor others dispraise, so Invite
That wee gett nott a slipperines.
And sencelesly decline
From hearing bold Witts, iest att kinges excesse
To admitt the like of Maiestie deuine.
That wee may locke our eares Lord open thine.|

26 That liuing law, the Magistrate,
Which to giue vs, and make vs Phisick, doth
Our vices often aggrauate.
That Preachers taxinge Sinne, beefore her growth
That Satan, and envenimd Men,
Which well, if wee starue dine
When they doe most accuse vs, may see then
Vs too amendment, heare them, then decline
That wee may open our eares, Lord lock thine|

27 That learninge thine Ambassadour
From thine Allegeance wee never tempt
That Beautie Paradises flower
Nor Phisick made from Poyson bee exempt
That Witt, borne Apt, high good to doe
By dwellinge Lasiely
On Natures nothinge, bee not nothing too
Thatt our affections kill vs nott, nor die.
Heare vs weake Ecchoes, O thou Eare, and Crie| [CW: Sonne.]		 p.207 [208]