
Qui de soy cuide entendre & bien ouir
La voix de Dieu, n’a rien que fol penser:
Tous sommes sourds, dont ne savons jouir
Du doux accord qu’en nous veut compasser,
S’il ne luy plaist de son sainct doigt percer
Jusques au fond l’oreille interieure,
Lors l’entendrons & l’orrons sans cesser.
Qui n’a ce don, tousjours sourd il demeure.

SED EX ME
But from me
xcv.
Divinos tota ad monitus onsurduit auris,
Heu, nimis humanis obruta deliciis.
Sed Deus ut sordes digito submoverit uno,
(Cui soli haec virtus) efficiet patulas.
The ear is completely deafened to divine warnings, alas! blocked by too many human pleasures. But God so that he might remove the dirt with one finger (this power is his alone), caused them to be open.
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- city-view in general; 'veduta' [25I1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- ears [31A2213] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father [11C12] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head (human) [31A221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- index finger forwards, pointing, indicating [31A25552] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- deaf, deafness [31A412] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Deity, God (in general) ~ Christian religion [11A] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) [52AA51] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hearing, listening (one of the five senses) [31A32] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) [56B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- voice [31B62350] Search | Browse Iconclass
- warning sinners ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy [11V81] Search | Browse Iconclass
- warning, admonishing «« KEY (9324) TO 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) [31A(+9324)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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