The Lawyer
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Lawyer
Scripture Reference:
- Matthew 5 (further images / scripture text)
Description: In his office filled with books, the lawyer sits in a chair wearing a long robe and a wig; on his lap is a legal document with several seals. He seems to be explaining a point of law to a man standing in front of him, while a second man consults a book. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is Matthew 5:40.
Motto:
The earthly dust and mire,
Is not worth the strife.
Poem:
If Jesus Christ would be rightly honored
By those who profess him with the mouth,
And would be well-studied in what he teaches,
About refraining, wanting, and avoiding,
According to the judgment of the highest Court,
Jurisprudence would be in a bad state.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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