Thou liv’st, as one who thinks, that, _Fate_ All Actions did _nesessitate_; And, that to _doe_, or leave _undone_, Thy Businesses, came all to one. If, thus thou thinke, perhaps, this _Chance_; May helpe to cure thine _Ignorance_; And, show, when 'twill be, wholly, fit To _Fate_, our matters, to commit. See, _Emb._ XIII. 14 Thy Neighbors _house_ when thou dost view, _Welfurnisht_, _pleasant_, _large_, or _new_, Thou thinkst good LARES, alwaies dwell, In Lodgings that are trimm’d so well. But, by thine _Emblem_, thou art showne, That (if thou lov’dst what is thine _owne_) _Thatcht Roofes_, as true Contentments yeeld, As those, that are with _Cedar_ seeld. Vaine _Fancies_, therefore, from thee cast; And, be content with what thou hast. See, _Emb._ XIV. 15 Thou seek’st _Preferment_, as a thing, Which _East_, or _Westerne-winds_ might bring; And, thinkst to gaine a temp’rall _Crowne_, By _Powres_ and _Vertues_ of thine owne: But, now, thy _Lot_ informes from whom, The _Scepter_, and _preferments_ come; Seeke, thence, thy lawfull _hopes_ fruition, And, cherish not a vaine _ambition_. See, _Emb._ XV. 16 This _Lot_, though rich, or poore, thou bee, Presents an _Emblem_, fitt for thee. If _Rich_, it warnes, not to be _proud_; Since, _Fortunes_ favours are allow’d To _Swinish-men_: If thou be _poore_, Deject thou not thy selfe, the more; For, many worthy men, there are, Who, doe not _Fortunes_ Iewels weare. See, _Emb._ XVI. 17 Thou, dost not greatly care, by whom Thy _wealth_, or thy _Preferments_, come: So, thou maist get them, _Foole_ or _Knave_, Thy _prayers_, and thy _praise_ may have; Because, thou dost nor feare, nor dreame, What disadvantage comes by them: But, by thine _Emblem_, thou shalt see, That, _Mischieves_, in their _favours_ bee. See, _Emb._ XVII. 18 You boast, as if it were, unknowne The power you have were not your owne: But, had you not an able _Prop_, You could not beare so high a _Top_; And, if that _Ayde_ forsake you shall, Downe to the ground, you soone will fall. Acknowledge this; and, humble grow, You may be, still, supported so. See, _Emb._ XVIII. 19 This _Lot_ of yours doth plainely show, That, in some danger now you go. But, _wounds_ by _Steele_, yet, feare you not; Nor _Pistoling_, nor _Cannon-shot_; But, rather, dread the _shafts_ that fly, From some deepe-wounding _wantons_ eye. Your greatest perills are from thence; Get therefore, Armour of defence. See, _Emb._ XIX. 20