169. CONFUSION OF FACE.
God then confounds man's face when He not bears
The vows of those who are petitioners.
170. ANOTHER.
The shame of man's face is no more
Than prayers repell'd, says Cassiodore.
171. BEGGARS.
Jacob God's beggar was; and so we wait,
Though ne'er so rich, all beggars at His gate.
172. GOOD AND BAD.
The bad among the good are here mix'd ever;
The good without the bad are here plac'd never.