Thomas Urquhart (Томас Эркарт)

Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 12. An vprightly zealous, and truly devout man is strong enough against all temptations

THat man, in whom the grace of God begins,
His soule with divine comfort to refresh,
May the whole heptarchie of deadly sins,
In spight of all, the Devill, the World, the flesh
Are able to suggest, enforce to yeeld;
Christ, being his guide: and Christian faith, his shield.

1. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 43. That inconveniences ought to be regarded to before hand
2. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 41. Concerning those, who marry for beauty, and wealth without regard of vertue
3. Epigrams. The Third Booke. № 3. We ought always to thinke upon what we are to say, before we utter any thing; the speeches and talk of solid wits, being still pre∣meditated, and never using to forerunne the mind
4. Epigrams. The First Booke. № 22. Why covetous, and too ambitious men prove not so thankfull, as others for received favours
5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. № 34. The misery of such, as are doubtfull, and suspi∣cious of their VVives chastitie

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