The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Vol. 2 of 10) _Actus Primus. Scena Prima._ _Enter_ Clorin _a shepherdess, having buried her Love in an Arbour._ Hail, holy Earth, whose cold Arms do imbrace The truest man that ever fed his flocksBy the fat plains of fruitful _Thes...
It may represent that the church is an elect class and reminds the antitypical underpriests of their privilege of service and the need to be fruitful in putting on the spiritual likeness of their forerunner, Christ Jesus “the author and finisher [perfecter] of our faith; who for the joy ...