The _Horne-of-plenty_, which _Wealth_ signifies, The _Hand-in-hand_, which _Plighted-faith_ implies, (Together being painted) seeme to teach, That, such as will be _honest_, shall be _rich_. If this be so, why then for _Lucre-sake_, Doe many breake the _Promises_ they make? Why doe they cheat and couzen, lye, and sweare? Why practise they all Villanies that are? To compasse _Wealth_? And, how doe such as they Inlarge their ill-got _Portions_, ev’ry day? Or, whence proceedes it, that sometimes we see Those men grow poore, who _faithfull_ seeme to bee? Thus, oft it proves; and, therefore, _Falshood_ can, In likelihood, much more inrich a man, Then blamelesse _Faith_; and, then, the _Motto_ here Improper to this _Emblem_, doth appeare. But, well enough they sute; and, all is true, Which these things (being thus united) shew. Should it be then concluded, that all those, Who poore and honest seeme, have made but showes Of reall _Faith_? And, therfore, plagu’d have bin With publicke lashes, for their private sin? Indeed, sometime it hath succeeded so: But, know you should, that, most who richest grow, In _Outward-wealth_, are very poore in that, Which brings true _Plentie_, and a blest Estate: And, that, _Good men_, though poore they seeme to bee, Have _Riches_, which the _Worldling_ cannot see. Now He, who findes himselfe endow’d with such, (Whate’re wee thinke him) is exceeding _rich_. _=Poore-Theeves, in Halters= we behold, And, =great-Theeves=, in their =Chaines of gold=._ [Illustration: FVRES PRIVATI IN NERVO PVBLICI IN AVRO ILLVSTR. XXXIII. _Book. 3_]