George Withers' Emblemes

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The Hearts of Kings are in God's Hands
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And, as Be lifts. He Them commands.
SHy doe men grudge at thofe, who ray fed be,
By royall Favour, from a low degree?
Know this $ Heefhould be honour'i> whtm the King,
To place of Dignity, jhaffpleafe to bring.
Why fhould they blame their Kings, for fav'ring fuch,
Whom,they have thought, fcarce meriting fo much i
Godrutcs their Hearts ;
and, they,tbemfclves deceive,
Who dreame, that Kings exalt, without Gods leave.
Why murnu re they at God, for guiding fo
The Hearts of Kings, as oft they fee him doe i
Or, athis Workes, why fhould they takeoffence,
As if their Wit, could teach his Providence ?
Hisjuft, and his all- feeing Wifedome knowes,
Both whom, and why he crownts, or over throwes
And, for what caufe,f/6c Heart' of Princes, bee
Inlarg'd, or fhut ;
when we no caufe can fee ;
Wc fometime know, whai's well, and what's *mffe~
Eur, of thofe Truths, rhe root concealed is
And, Falfe- hoods, and Uncertainties, there^re,
In moft of thofe things, which we (peake, or heart.
Then, were not Kings directed by God's hand,
They, who are beft, and wifeft in the Land,
Miyht oft mifguide them, either by receiving
A Falje report , or, by fome wrong, believing.
God's Grate it is, that Good-men rays'd have bin
If Sinners flourifh, wc may thankc our Sin.
Both Good arid Bad, fo like in out-fides be,
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That, Kings may be deceiv'd,in what they fee
And, if God had not rul'd their Hearts aright,
The M'orld,by this time, had been ruin'd quite.
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