afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praife of the fame for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. Where fore ye must needs be fubject, not only for wrath, but also for confcience fake. facia ch'è bene, e tu haveraì laude da effa. Percioche il Magiftrato è miniftro di Dio per te el bene: Ma fe tu fai male, teme; percioche egli non porta indarno la fpada; conciofia cofa ch' egli fia miniftro di Dio, vendicator in ira contr'a colui che fa ciò ch' è male. Perciò conviene di neceffità essergli fogetto, non fol per l'ira ma anchora per la confcienza. COMPOSITION XX. B doers of the ye E Word, ers only, deceiving your own felves. For it any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glafs. For he beholdeth himfelf, and goeth his way, and straitway forgetteth what manner of man he IATE facitori della tori, ingannando voi fteffi: percioche fe alcuno è uditor della parola, e non facitore, egli è fimile ad un bueme che confidera la fua natia faccia in uno specchio. Imperoche dopo ch' egli s'è mirato, egli fene va, Jubito ha dimenticato quale egli foffe. Ma chi haurà Where was. But whofo looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be bleffed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridle not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion ! is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father, is this; to vifit the fatherlefs and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unfpotted from the world. COMPOSITION XXI. E ATO l'huomo, che non è Laminato nel configlio degli empi, e non s'è fermato nella via de peccatori, e non è feluto nella fedia degli febernitori. B Leffed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor ftood in the way of finners and hath not fat in the feat of the scornfull. riguardato bené “adentro nella legge perfetta. ch'è la legge della libertà, e fard perfeuerato; effo non effendo uditor dimentichevole, ma facitor dell opera, farà beato nel fuo operare. Se alcuno pare effer religiofa fra voi, e non tiene a freno la fua lingua, anzi fodduce il cuor fuo, la religion de l tale è vana: la religion pura ed imaculata apps Iddio il Padre è questa, Vifitar gli orfani, e le vedove nelle loro afflizioni, e con fervarfi puro dal mondo, But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law will he exercife himself day and night. BE Note, The Learner may furnish himself with more English Leffons from the Pfalms, or other Part of the Book of Common-Prayer, Teftament, or other good Author, and correct them by the fame in Italian. To To the LEARNER. In making the foregoing Compofitions, or other Leffons that may be given, it will frequently occur that fome Words in the Italian, by an allegorical or different Expreffion or Turn, give more Elegance and Grace to the Language, I fhall therefore here fet down for the Learner's Improvement, certain Verbs and Prepofitions that have various Significations and require his atten tion. ANDARE, to go, &c. Andare dietro, to follow, to prefs, to folicit a Perfon. A Andar' in amore, to be in love. Andare via, to go away. Andar' in eftafi, to be raised, or in extafy. Andar make, to perish. Andar' in collera, to be angry, to put onefelf in a paffion. Andar" a donne, to vifit the Ladies. Andar' in cerca, to search up and down. Andar' a cercar rogna, to feek trouble. Andar' a gala, to float, or fwim on the Water. P 3 Andar Andar' alle corte, to make hafte. Andar' attorno, to run up and down. Andar dietro ad una cofa, to ftand trifling with any thing. Andar per la mente, to come into one's mind. Andar di mal in peggio, out of the Frying pan into the fire. Andar mal in arnefe, to be ill dreffed. Andar' a gambe levate, to lofe, or squander away his eftate. Andar' a cavallo, to ride a Horseback. DARE, to give, &c. Dar d'occhio, to caft one's Eyes on. Dure adaoffo ad uno, to throw one's felf upon a Perfon. Darf a gambe, to run away. Dar |