To scape a Storme, great thought you take; But, little heed, what _meanes_ you make. You, love your ease, and, Troubles, feare; But, carelesse are, what _Course_ you steere. Which _Indiscretions_, to prevent, You, to an _Emblem_, now, are sent: Whereof, if you regardfull are, You, lesse will feare, and better fare. See, _Emb._ XXXVII. 38 What you have, done, consider, now; For, this your _Chance_, doth seeme to show That you have sworne, or vow’d, of late, Or promised (you best know what) Which, you have, since, unwilling bin, To keepe; or, else, did faile, therein. If it be so; repent, or els, What will befall, your _Emblem_ tells. See, _Emb._ XXXVIII. 39 Thy _Hopings_, and thy _Feares_, are such, That, they afflict, and paine thee, much; Because, thou giv’st too great a scope Vnto thy _Feare_, or to thy _Hope_: For, they will paine, or pleasure thee, As they enlarg’d, or curbed be. But, lo; thine _Emblem_, if thou please, Instructs thee, how, to mannage these. See, _Emb._ XXXIX. 40 Let them, who get this _Chance_, beware, Lest _Cupid_ snarle them in a Snare: For, by their _Lot_, they should be apt To be, in such-like Ginnes, intrapt. Some helpe, is by their _Emblem_, got, If they, too late, observe it not; But, then, no profit will be done them: For, _Counsell_ will be lost upon them. See, _Emb._ XL. 41 Whether, meerely, _Chance_, or no, Brought this _Lot_, we doe not know: But, received, let it be, As, divinely, sent to thee: For, that, merits thy regard, Which, thine _Emblem_ hath declar’d; And, the best, that are, have need, Such _Advisements_, well to heed. See, _Emb._ XLI. 42 Thou, hast already, or, e’re long, Shalt have some dammage by the _Tongue_: But, fully, yet, it is not knowne, Whether the _Tongue_ shall be thine owne, Or else, anothers _tongue_, from whom This Mischiefe, unto thee, shall come: But, much the better, thou shalt speed, If, now, thine _Emblem_, well thou heed. See, _Emb._ XLII. 43 Vnworthy things, thou dost affect, With somewhat overmuch respect; Vnto the _World_, inclining so, As if thy Hopes were all below: But, now, to rowse thee from this crime, Good _Counsell_ comes in happy time. Make use thereof; and, thinke it not Meere casuall, or a needlesse _Lot_. See, _Emb._ XLIII. 44 Thou, either, too much love, hast plac’t On things, that will not alway last; Or else, thou art a little fear’d. Because thy Hopes are long deferr’d: Nay, thou art touch’d, in both of these. Thy Profit, therefore, and thine ease, It will effect, if well thou minde What, in thine _Emblem_, thou shalt finde. See, _Emb._ XLV. 45