Vier, Water, strop, en Swaert, oock menich boose hont
Die sijn veeltijt ontrent, en schicken haer jnt Ront
Om de Rechtvaerdigen. haet, Nijt, verdriet en quellen,
Benautheyt, suchten, Pyn, sijn hun staghe ghesellen.
Maer siende door t'geloof de heerelijcke kroon
Die nae veel lijdens hun belooft is tot een loon
Verdragent met ghedult. Vinden (met Paulus) goet
T'geleij t'geen Dat hun brengt bij Cristum die t' versoet.

Feu, glaiue, mer, maint chien malicieux,
De tous costés les iustes environne.
Rien il n'y a en ce monde enuieux
Qui auec dueil ce torment ne leur donne:
Mais de la foy l'œil voyant la couronne
A eux promise après l'affliction,
Avec sainct Paul trouuent la guide bonne,
Qui meine à Christ, nostre saluation

67[b] ↓

PER MVLTAS AFFLICTIONES.¹

lxvij.
Hinc ignes, rabidæque canes: hinc acriter instant
Et mare, & eductis turba ferox gladijs.
Christicolis sed mēs manet imperterrita, quādo
Cernunt defensa, serta parata, fide.

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Through many afflictions.

On one side the fires and the rabid dogs; on the other also the
Fierce menace of the sea, and of the wild mob with drawn swords.
For the followers of Christ the mind remains without terror,
Since they see wreaths prepared because of their defence of their faith.

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Three men are threatened by two men with swords, by fire and by growling dogs

hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father [11C12]
lake [25H214]
village [25I2]
clouds [26A]
hand (+ reaching, handing, giving) [31A2245(+9341)]
arm raised upward (+ threatening; fury) [31A2511(+921)]
arm raised upward (+ holding something) [31A2511(+933)]
arms folded over the abdomen [31A25165]
hands folded with fingers knit [31A25221]
hand(s) bent towards the head - AA - both arms or hands [31AA2531]
adult man (+ three persons) [31D14(+73)]
violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death - EE - death not certain; wounded person (+ death by martyrdom) [31EE23(+5)]
dog (+ animal(s) threatening) [34B11(+9511)]
collar (of a dog) [34B111]
watch-dog, dog watching [34B113]
open fire (in general) [41B1]
festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities) [43A(+12)]
prisoner; in fetters (+ variant) [44G312(+0)]
hacking and thrusting weapons: sword [45C13(SWORD)]
inscription [49L8]
Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacité' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53A21(+4)]
Patience; 'Patienza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A44(+4)]
Tolerance, Long-suffering; 'Longanimité', 'Toleranza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57A72(+4)]
Equality, Equity, Fairness, Righteousness; 'Equalité', 'Equité', 'Giuditio giusto', 'Ordine dritto e giusto', 'Ugualité' (Ripa) [59C21]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(PER MULTAS AFFLICTIONES)]

Per multas afflictiones [67]

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