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A theatre of politicall flying-insects : wherein especially the nature, the worth, the work, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas
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and Mordll upon the nature of Beef.

was unlawsull to have it kindled but only by the meanes of hea-ven. It must be the fire of heaven, not any other fire that mustrevive us. We must oft be renewing of our holy affections cokeepe them vigorous and lively. We must frequently exciteand stirre up our selves, when we begin to faynt we must ruband chafe our affections, and especially spread our chilled spi-rits before the Sunne os righteousnesse, that he may with the M a j.heate and healing of his wings revive and quicken us.

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The little worme or potentiall Bee, after a short life of a fewweekes, stirres no more, feeds no more, but lies dead and en-tombed, in the cell wherein it was bred: but waite with pati-ence a score of dayes, and you shall see it revive, and appcare afarre more noble creature then it was before. What is this, butan embleme of the resurrection ? Aarans rod which was a drieand withered stick, in a night buds and blossomes, and bringsforth ripe Almonds. For to every thing there is a season, and atime to every purpose under heaven. A time to die, and a time Ecdes. z. wto rife againe.

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Bees can with ease and facility dart in their stings, but theyhave no power to extract or draw them out againe; hurt theycan,helpe or ease they cannot. We are all naturally wise to doeevil), but to doe good we have no understanding. We are all asspring-locks, shut we can of our selves, but noc open, sot ournatural!.powers ( as the Schooles speake ) are become nature Ainilt .lesimpotentU. And howsoever the sword of the Lord, and thesword of Gideon may goe together, yet the hand of <jidesn t orthe sword in his hand, or the edge on his sword, is not able topierce, unlesse God give power, non enim tarn agimtu cjuarru4 deo agimur , faith Zanchie ; for man is not so properly said to Zmk:doe good, as to be compelled to doe it by the good Spirit ofGod..

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