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A worthie Counseller. 6.
A Worthie Counseller into a Land,
Supporting it, doth lyke a Pillar stand:
And from th'Anoynted one, that reigneth there,
His is the greatest, and the chiefest care.
The paines of his person, pa•…•…sing of his Sprite,
Into the state Effaires▪ are infinite.
Hee is a Guarde. Watch tower and Sentinell,
The Enemies approach t'a•…•…end and tell.
Hee's a Provisor, to provide in straites▪
The Weale and preservation of the States.
An Oracle hee•…•…s in th•…•… Princes eare,
And in his fist him as a Brand doth bear•…•….
An equall Weight, in Iustice ballance hee,
And light of g•…•…ace, in loue of trueth, must bee▪
In the carriage and the course of the Law,
As a cleare rayd eye, himselfe hee doth shaw,
And in his fervor, in playing of his part▪
In's Soveraigne service, beholde, hee is an Hart.
A minde of Honour, a braine of Inventions,
For his Countreyes good, are all his Intentions.
His place is powerfull, and his Arme is strong,
While his service is faythfull, and doth no wrong▪
His Honours, his Place, and Calling doth claime,
Due by desert, and competent to them.
Hee, a Planet is, plac'd in the firmament,
Of the politicke Heav'n of Government.
Which through the cloudie, grosse, and thickest aire,
The nature of his light doth kythe, declare.
In summe, and last, such a one is hee,
That never can bee spar'd in Policie.