XL.

Wie bemint kan niet vry zyn.

IS Liefde slaverny?
Gewis: maer houdt ons vry
Van dwang. Wie kan beminnen
Die niet met hart en zinnen
't Geliefde dient en eert,
Terwyl het ons beheert?
Men geeft zich ganschlyk over;
Ontziet nogh kruit nogh loover
In haren dienst; alleen
Uit minzucht die de lêen
Versterkt. Niets kan haer weren,
Niets smarten, niets haer deren.
Zy blyft onwrikbaer vast.
Haer last wordt lichte last.
Haer juk wordt zacht en draeglyk,
En meer en meer behaeglyk.
Als liefde kust en streelt
Geen arbeit ons verveelt.
Wat ons wêersta doorstreeft men;
Want, waer men lieft daer leeft men:
Veel meer dan, waer men leeft
Door Hem die aemtocht geeft.
Dit juk van myn Beminden
Is last die lust leert vinden.

[96a] ↓

Nullus liber erit si quis amare volet.

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Remake of image (not mirrored) in: Nullus liber erit, si quis amare volet [40] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (1615)) [Compare]
Choice between Christ's yoke and the wordly life leading to death in:Rectum judicium [4] (in: Georgette de Montenay/Anna Roemer Visscher, Cent emblemes chrestiens (c. 1615)) [Compare]

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Rectum judicium [4] (in: Georgette de Montenay/Anna Roemer Visscher, Cent emblemes chrestiens (c. 1615))
Nullus liber erit, si quis amare volet [40] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (1615))

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The human soul is kneeling to let sacred love put a yoke on her shoulders

God's perfections [11A23]
church (exterior) [11Q712]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
coast [25H13]
kneeling figure - AA - female human figure [31AA233]
arms crossed over the breast - AA - female human figure [31AA25212]
the soul during lifetime [31G1]
quiver [45C23]
yoke [46C14111]
Restriction, Limitation (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51EE11(+4)]
Subordination (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53CC1(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ clothed with wings) [56F2(+1331)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(NULLUS LIBER ERIT, SI QUIS AMARE VOLET)]

Nullus liber erit si quis amare volet [85]

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