George Withers' Emblemes

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God, efer yrill beefrefevt,tl:ere>
Where, of one Faith, and Mind tbey are.
Illvstr. XXXVI.
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>xcd Pdime, (whofe Fingers doeappeare,
& As if displayed, and advane'd they were,)
mended by our K^inthtr, here, wee fee,
f o fhu iJow out agreeing. Minds, rhar bee
Eftabhfh'dinone7r*/2. And, well it may,
That Vatue, of the holy Church difplay.
For, as our ^4»»*yfo we feeke ;
when wee intend,
Our differing Fingers t i\] % to worke one end:
So, when rhe Church of CbrtH ( wherein wee finde
A d'ffrtnce of Degrees
i (ball with on? mtnde,
Pu' fue a faithfull hope 5
thry'l foone obcaine,
That wifUed benefit, they keke to caine :
For, when but two or three mall in Gvdsmme,
Requefl a hie/sing, he will grant the fame.
Let all rhy fev'rall Churches, Lo a d ( that ftand
Likf many Fingers, members of one Hand)
1 hy Witt. Efjentiatt with joynt love ob^y,
Though circumftantiallv, rhcy differ may.
S >me have the larger Circuit, fome are ftrcngtr,
Some ate of fhort continuance, fome of longer -,
But, though their Guifts may differ, yet provide,
Thar, ftill,on one Foundation,they may bide;
And, that, all thofe, who in one Faith agree,
May, in one Band of Love , united bee :
Till our confined Wifdome comes to know,
Thar
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many rhings,for which wee wrangle fo,
Would fimherdiat., whofe hindrance wee doc feare,
If more our Forth, and K ffe our Difcordvicve.
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