Faith

They after Suff'ring ſhall be crown'd,
In whom conſtant Faith is found.

Mark well this Emblem, and obſerve you thence
The Nature of true Chriſtian Confidence.
Her Foot is fixed on a ſqaured Stone,
Which, whether ſide ſoe'er you turn it on.
Stands faſt; and is that Corner-ſtone which props
And firmly knots the ſtructure of our Hopes.

She always bears a Croſs; to ſingifie,
That there was never any Conftancy
Without her Tryals, and that her Perfection
Shall never be attain'd without Affliction.

A Cup ſhe hath moreover in her hand,
And by that Figure thou may'ſt underſtand,
That ſhe hath Draughts of Comfort always near her,
(At ev'ry brunt) to ſtrenghten and to chear her.
And lo, her Head is crown'd, that we may ſee
How great her Glories and Rewards will be.

Hereby this Vertue's Nature may be known;
Now practiſe how to make the ſame thine own.
Diſcourag'd be not, tho' thou art purſu'd
With many Wrongs which cannot be eſchew'd:
Nor yield thou to Deſpairing, tho' thou haſt
A Croſs (which threatens death) to be embrac'd;
Or tho' thou be compell'd to ſwallow up
The very Dregs of Sorrow's bitter Cup:
For whenſover Griefs or Torments pain thee,
Thou haſt the ſame Foundation ſuſtain thee;
The ſelf ſame Cup or Comfort is prepar'd
To give thee Strength, when fainting Fits are fear'd.

And when thy time of tryal is expir'd,
Thou ſhalt obtain the Crown thou haſt defi'd.