If our Soules have stain'd their first white, yet wee May cloth them with faith, and deare honestie, Which God imputes, as native puritie. 15 There is no Vertue, but Religion: Wise, valiant, sober, just, are names, which none Want, which want not Vice-covering discretion. Seeke wee then our selves in our selves; for as Men force the Sunne with much more force to passe, 20 By gathering his beames with a christall glasse; So wee, If wee into our selves will turne, Blowing our sparkes of vertue, may outburne The straw, which doth about our hearts sojourne. You know, Physitians, when they would infuse 25 Into any'oyle, the Soules of Simples, use Places, where they may lie still warme, to chuse. So workes retirednesse in us; To rome Giddily, and be every where, but at home, Such freedome doth a banishment become. 30 Wee are but farmers of our selves, yet may, If we can stocke our selves, and thrive, uplay Much, much deare treasure for the great rent day. Manure thy selfe then, to thy selfe be'approv'd, And with vaine outward things be no more mov'd, 35 But to know, that I love thee'and would be lov'd. [To M^r Rowland Woodward. _1633-69:_ _similarly or without heading_, _A18_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ A Letter of Doctor Dunne to one that desired some of his papers. _B:_ To M^r R. W. _W_] [1 professe] professe, _1633_] [2 retirednesse, _1633-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _S:_ a retirednesse, _A18_, _L74_, _N_, _TC_, _W_] [3 fallownesse; _Ed:_ fallownesse. _1633-54:_ fallowness, _1669:_ holinesse _Cy_, _P_, _S96_] [4 too] so _W_ showne _1633_, _1669:_ flowne, _1635-54_] [5 How love-song weeds, _1633:_ How long loves weeds, _1635-54_, _O'F:_ How Love-song weeds, _1669_] [6 sown. _1633_, _1669:_ sown? _1635-54:_ sown; _Chambers, who retains the full-stop after_ fallownesse] [10 to us it] to use it, _Cy_, _P_, _S96_ seeme,'and be light _1633_, _A18_, _B_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _L74_, _N_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_ seem but light _1635-69_, _Cy_, _O'F_, _P_, _and Chambers, who attributes to 1633 the reading_ seem and be but light] [13 white] whites _Cy_, _O'F_, _P_] [14 honestie] integritie _Cy_, _P_, _S_, _S96_] [15 puritie.] puritie, _1633_] [16 Religion: _1669:_ Religion, _1633:_ Religion. _1635-54_] [23 our] the _A18_, _L74_, _N_, _TC_ sparkes _1633-54_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_, _TC_, _W:_ spark _1669_, _A18_, _H40_, _S_, _Chambers_] [25 infuse] infuse _1633_] [26 Soules _1633-69_, _Cy_, _P:_ soule _B_, _D_, _H40_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_, _W_] [28 To _1635-69:_ to _1633_]