God
tempteth
no one, as St.
Robert Herrick
146. MANNA.
That manna, which God on His people cast,
Fitted itself to ev'ry feeder's taste.
147. REVERENCE.
True rev'rence is, as Cassiodore doth prove,
The fear of God commix'd with cleanly love.
_Cassiodore_, Marcus Aurelius Cassiodorus, theologian and statesman
497-575?
148. MERCY.
Mercy, the wise Athenians held to be
Not an affection, but a deity.
149. WAGES.
After this life, the wages shall
Not shared alike be unto all.
150. TEMPTATION.
God tempteth no one, as St. Austin saith,
For any ill, but for the proof of faith;
Unto temptation God exposeth some,
But none of purpose to be overcome.
151. GOD'S HANDS.
God's hands are round and smooth, that gifts may fall
Freely from them and hold none back at all.
152. LABOUR.
Labour we must, and labour hard
I' th' forum here, or vineyard.
153. MORA SPONSI, THE STAY OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
The time the bridegroom stays from hence
Is but the time of penitence.
154. ROARING.
Roaring is nothing but a weeping part
Forced from the mighty dolour of the heart.
155. THE EUCHARIST.
