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vessel with fire; and in her left hand, a horn, to sound upon.
Reprehension is an upbraiding of other people's faults, that they should restrain themselves and therefore she is
painted armed and terrible, that she may by her reprehension strike a fear in them. And as the arms and sword are
instruments to strike the body and to subdue it, also strikes reprehension the mind with words.
She holds the fire in her right hand, to kindle in guilty persons the fire or redness of shame. The horn serves for a
sign of an unwelcome sound, arising from the Loud calling of reprehension.
Riprensione Giovevole (Helping reprehension)
An aged woman; modestly clothed red of color; holding in her right hand a tongue, upon which stands an Eye. Upon
her head shall be a garland of wormwood, and in her left hand she shall hold the same herb.
She is made grave, because the right ground of reprehending and warning becomes a person who is of great
experience. And because gravity is most fitting and venerable by everyone as well for amending as for reprehending,
she speeds better and is of more authority, as Cicero saith in his civil duties. And Sanna Zarius saith in his Arcadia:
"My son, the prerogative of age is so great, that if we will, or no, we are bound to obey the aged, being by means of
experience, fit to prosper in their reprehension." And Cicero saith: "Experience teaches more than the exercise of
learning."
The grave garment and the red color, show that it becomes reprehension to speak gravely, and not to run without
their bounds; that it may prove wholesome and profitable; that we may say that this work is a sign of just love and
true friendship. "For we must never take upon us to reprehend other people's sins, except we inquire into them with
an inward mind, and we shall clearly answer for our conscience in love before God." And the reprehension must not
come out of an angry mind, which is transported by passion. But we must do as St. Austine saith: "When you
reprehend, do it without passion or anger, with a modest mind, otherwise it is no love, but a madness and frenzy."
Further saith he: "Love him, and say what you have a mind." And further, he shall do that which Chrysostomus,
very well to our purpose, saith in the exposition upon the 18 chapter of Matthew: "Be severe against your own life,
but against another's be merciful."
The Tongue with the Eye on top of it, is a complete emblem of speaking, as Chilon and Diogenes, both philosophers
relate: "For it behoves a man first well to consider, before he expresses his words, and ponders them in his mind,
before he brings them upon the tongue." And we may say with good reason, that the tongue is not given unto men to
the destruction, harm and perishing of others; but that we should be prudent and vigilant to use them for their help,
with all servicable affection, and to the assistance of those who have need of it, and have no need to be reprehended
and warned.
The garland of wormwood which she has upon her head and in her hand, the Egyptians used for helping
reprehension, which was necessary for those who had erred from the right way unto vice, and after being warned
amended his life. For as the wormwood is bitter of taste, so seems also reprehension bitter unto every unwilling
mind. But when the wormwood is swallowed down, it cleanses all the squeamishness of the stomach; and to the
contrary, it increases the honey, which are the sweet and lovely smoothings. Wherefore the founders of the
medicines say, that sweet things dissolve into choler and gall, whereby men fall into sickness.
The Iconologia of Cesare Ripa
The Iconologia of Cesare Ripa was conceived as a guide to the symbolism in emblem books. It was very influential
in the 17th century and went through a number of editions.
Pentimento (Sorrow, repentance)
A man who stands with both his hands on a plow, as if he would plow; and looks with his face backwards; and so
bowed down, that he seems to have an abhorring of his trade unto which he was ordained. According to the speach
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