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TEXT_EXPL_XML <p>Marke well this Emblem ; and, observe you thence<lb/>
                                The nature of true Christian-confidence.<lb/>
                                Her Foot is fixed on a squared-Stone,<lb/>
                                Which, whether side soe're you turne it on,<lb/>
                                Stands fast; and, is that Corner-stone, which props,<lb/>
                                And firmely knits the structure of our Hopes.<lb/>
                                Shee, alwayes, beares a Crosse ; to signifie,<lb/>
                                That, there was never any Constancie<lb/>
                                Without her Tryalls : and, that, her perfection,<lb/>
                                Shall never be attain'd, without Affliction.<lb/>
                                A Cup shee hath, moreover, in her hand;<lb/>
                                And, by that Figure, thou mayst understand,<lb/>
                                That, shee hath draughts of Comfort, alwayes neere her,<lb/>
                                (At ev'ry brunt) to strengthen, and to cheare her.<lb/>
                                And, loe, her head is crown'd ; that, we may see<lb/>
                                How great, her Glories, and Rewards, will be.<lb/>
                                Hereby, this Vertue's nature may be knowne:<lb/>
                                Now, practise, how to make the same thine owne.<lb/>
                                Discourag'd be not, though thou art pursu'd<lb/>
                                With many wrongs, which cannot be eschew'd;<lb/>
                                Nor yeeld thou to Despairing, though thou hast<lb/>
                                A Crosse (which threatens death) to be embrac't;<lb/>
                                Or, though thou be compell'd to swallow up,<lb/>
                                The very dregs, of Sorrowes bitter Cup :<lb/>
                                For, whensoever griefes, or torments, paine thee,<lb/>
                                Thou hast the same Foundation to sustaine thee:<lb/>
                                The selfe same Cup of Comfort, is prepared<lb/>
                                To give thee strength, when fainting fits are feared:<lb/>
                                And, when thy time of tryall, is expired,<lb/>
                                Thou shalt obtaine the Crowne, thou hast desired.<lb/>
                            </p>
                        
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SEQ 69
PARENT embstma_1903
TYPE emblem pictura
TIPE emblempictura
NEXT embstma_1903_emblem070
IIHIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
CAPTION_EN Confidence with crown, chalice and cross, standing on a square stone
SOURCE_FILE embstma_1903.xml
LINK_FACSIMILE embstma_1903_fac087
MOTTO_LA <p>CONSTANTE FIDVCIA.</p>
                        
HIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
IC 11D121
; 11Q71441
; 25H114
; 25I12
; 41D263
; 44B191
; 53A21
; 53A22:49D452
; 56D3(+1131)
; 73D412(+0)
; 73D661
; 73E341
; 86(CONSTANTE FIDUCIA)
MOTTO_EN <p>They, after suffring, shall be crown'd,<lb/>
                                In whom, a Constant-faith, is found.</p>
                        
URL_IMAGE embstma_1903_pic087.jpg
ID embstma_1903_emblem069
MOTTO_LA_NORM Constante fiducia
CHILDREN 
CHILDREN_SQRT 0