<p>The Gift of Kingdomes, Children, and good-Wives,<lb/> Are three of God's most choice Prerogatives,<lb/> In temp'rall Blessings; and, of all these three,<lb/> The gifts of Kingdomes, his rar'st Favours bee:<lb/> For, in five hundred Millions, there's not one,<lb/> Whom this high Honour is conferr'd upon;<lb/> Nor is there any knowne Estate on earth,<lb/> (Whereto wee come, by Merit, or by Birth)<lb/> Which can, to any man assurance bring,<lb/> That, hee shall either live, or die a King.<lb/> The Morning-Starre, that's Heire unto a Crowne,<lb/> Oft sets, before the shining-Sunne is downe;<lb/> And, some, that once a glorious Empire swayd,<lb/> Did lose their Kingdomes, e're their heads were layd.<lb/> The greatest earthly Monarch hath no powre,<lb/> To keepe his Throne one minute of an houre,<lb/> (Vse all the meanes, and policies hee can)<lb/> If God will give it to another man.<lb/> Hee, when Belshazzar was in high'st estate,<lb/> His Kingdome to the Persians did translate.<lb/> King Saul, and Rehoboam, could not stay<lb/> The Royalties, which God would give away;<lb/> And, Hee that was the proudest of the rest,<lb/> God, changed from a King, into a Beast.<lb/> Nor is there any man so meane, but hee,<lb/> When God shall please, an Emperour may bee.<lb/> Some, from the Pot kilne, from the Sheep cote, some,<lb/> Hee raised hath, great Princes to become:<lb/> Yea, hee o're heav'n and earth, hath rear'd his Throne,<lb/> That was on earth, the most despised one.<lb/> </p>

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Below a Jahweh-tetragram a sceptre is floating over a landscape with the sacrifice of Isaac (left), Jacob wrestling with the angel (centre) and Jacob dreaming? (right)

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<p>The King, his pow'r from God receives:<lb/> For, hee alone the Scepter gives.</p>

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