Implies His power when He's called the Lord.

142. THE JUDGMENT-DAY.

God hides from man the reck'ning day, that he
May fear it ever for uncertainty;
That being ignorant of that one, he may
Expect the coming of it every day.

143. ANGELS.

Angels are called gods; yet of them, none
Are gods but by participation:
As just men are entitled gods, yet none
Are gods of them but by adoption.

144. LONG LIFE.

The longer thread of life we spin,
The more occasion still to sin.

145. TEARS.

The tears of saints more sweet by far
Than all the songs of sinners are.

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.

_He that is hurt seeks help_: sin is the wound;
The salve for this i' th' Eucharist is found.

156. SIN SEVERELY PUNISHED.

God in His own day will be then severe
To punish great sins, who small faults whipt here.

157. MONTES SCRIPTURARUM: THE MOUNTS OF THE SCRIPTURES.

The mountains of the Scriptures are, some say,
Moses, and Jesus, called Joshua:
The prophets, mountains of the Old are meant,
Th' apostles, mounts of the New Testament.

158. PRAYER.

A prayer that is said alone
Starves, having no companion.
Great things ask for when thou dost pray,
And those great are whi