II. Of the Beauty of the Church.
pp. 3–43 passages
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
II. Of the Beauty of the Church.
LO her Foundations laid with Sapphires are; Her goodly Windows made of Agates fair, Her Gates are Carbuncles, or Pearls; nor one Of all her borders but's a precious stone, None Common nor of the' baser sort are here, Nor rough, but squared and polished every where: Her Beams are Cedars, Fir her Rafters be, Her Terraces are of the Algum-Tree; The Thorn, or Crab-Tree, here are not of use; Who thinks them here Utensils, puts abuse Upon the place, yea, on the Builder too; Would they be thus controlled in what they do?1
LO her Foundations laid with Saphirs are; Her goodly Windows made of Agats fair, Her Gates are Carbuncles, or Pearls; nor one Of all her borders but's a precious stone, None Common nor o'th' baser sort are here, Nor rough, but squar'd and polisht every where: Her Beams are Caedars, Firr her Rafters be, Her Tarrases are of the Algum-Tree; The Thorn, or Crab-Tree, here are not of use; Who thinks them here Utensils, puts abuse Upon the place, yea, on the Builder too; Would they be thus controul'd in what they do?1
With Carved-work of Lilly, and Palm-Tree, With Cherubims and Chains adorned be The Doors, the Walls, and Pillars of this Place, Forbidden Beasts here must not show their face. With Grace like Gold, as with fine Painting, he Will have this House within enriched be; Fig-leaves nor Rags, must here keep out no cold, This Builder covers all with Cloth of Gold, Of Needle-Work, pricked more then once or twice (The oftener pricked, still of the higher price)