Now he is a Wrestler.
Me in his griping arms th' eternal took,
And with such mighty force my body shook,
That the strong grasp my members sorely bruis'd,
Broke all my bones, and all my sinews loos'd[1].
Now a Recruiting Officer.
For clouds the sunbeams levy fresh supplies,
And raise recruits of vapours, which arise
Drawn from the seas, to muster in the skies[2].
Now a peaceable Guarantee.
In leagues of peace the neighbours did agree,
And to maintain them God was guarantee[3].
Then he is an Attorney.
Job, as a vile offender, God indites,
And terrible decrees against me writes,
God will not be my advocate,
My cause to manage or debate[4].
In the following lines he is a Goldbeater.
Who the rich metal beats, and then with care
Unfolds the golden leaves to gild the fields of air[5].
Then a Fuller.
th' exhaling reeks, that secret rise,
Born on rebounding sunbeams through the skies,
Are thicken'd, wrought, and whiten'd, till they grow
A heavenly fleece[6]
