By this thy _Lot_, wee may misdoubt, Thou look’st not warily about; But, hudlest onward, without heed, What went _before_, or may _succeed_; Procuring losse, or discontent, Which, _Circumspection_, might prevent. Therefore, with gratefulnesse, receive Those counsells, which our _Moralls_ give. See, _Emb._ IV. 5 Thou hast, unworthily, repin’d, Or, been displeased in thy mind, Because, thy _Fortunes_ doe not seeme To fit thy _Worth_ (in thy esteeme:) And loe, to check thy discontent, Thy _Lot_, a _Morall_, doth present; And shewes, that, if thou _vertuous_ bee, _Good-Fortune_, will attend on thee. See, _Emb._ V. 6 When thy Desires have good successe, Thine owne _Endeavors_, thou dost blesse; But, seldome unto _God_ thou giv’st Due thanks, for that, which thou receiv’st. Thine _Emblem_, therefore, tells from whom The fruits of good _Endeavours_, come: And, shewes (if thou to thrive intend) On whom, thou, alwayes, must depend. See, _Emb._ VI. 7 It may bee, thou art one of those, Whose _Faith_, more _bold_, than _fruitfull_ growes; And (building on some false _Decree_) Disheartnest those, that _Workers_ be To gaine (with _awfull-joy_) that _PriZe_, Which, unto no man, _God_ denies, That workes in _Hope_; and, lives by _Faith_. Marke, therefore, what thine _Emblem_ saith. See, _Emb._ VII. 8 Thou hast been willing, that thy _Name_, Should live the life of _Honest-Fame_; And, that, thy _labours_ (to thy praise) Continue might, in future dayes. Behold; the _Lot_, thou hapnest on, Hath showne, how this may well bee done. Pursue the _Course_, which there is taught, And, thy desires to passe are brought. See, _Emb._ VIII. 9 Thou, many things, hast well begun; But, little, to good purpose, done: Because, thou hast a fickle _braine_, And, _hands_ that love to take no paine. Therefore, it chanceth not amisse, That, thou hast such a _Chance_, as this: For, if thou want not _Grace_, or _Wit_, Thou maist, in time, have good of it. See, _Emb._ IX. 10 Whatev’r you seeme to others, now, It was the _Harrow_, and the _Plough_, By which, your _Predecessors_ got, The fairest portion of your _Lot_: And, (that, it may encrease your _Wit_) They haunt you, in an _Emblem_, yet. Peruse our _Morall_; and, perchance, Your _Profit_, it will much advance. See, _Emb._ X. 11 Much labour, and much time you spend, To get an able-constant _Friend_: But, you have ever sought him, there, Where, no such precious _Iewells_ are: For, you, _without_ have searching bin, To finde, what must be found _within_. This _Friend_, is mention’d by this _Lot_, But, _God_ knowes where he may be got. See, _Emb._ XI. 12