D E D I C A T I O N.

And therefore (may it please you)
To bear your name on its fair forehead; The "forehead" refers to the title page or frontispiece of the book, which proudly displays the patron's name.
So that, O Star of the Assembly-circle original: "Statentrans," referring to the assembly of the States of Holland or the States General where Vander Heim served.,
It may borrow a ray of your brilliance,
Which, through the reflection of my poetry,
May cause slander and envy to yield.
No mythical poem of foreign gods
Does she The "she" refers to the author's Muse of Biblical poetry mentioned on the previous page. come to offer you, O great Son
Of an aged Citizen-Father original: "Burgervaders," a respectful term for city magistrates or mayors, indicating Vander Heim came from a distinguished line of public servants.;
No mad passion of warriors,
Who laid Troy in ruins and ashes,
Booming out in a deep bass tone,
Blew the flame into her heart and veins;
But the Great Father of all the pious,
The Mirror in which virtue gazes,
The Touchstone A touchstone was a dark stone used to test the purity of gold and silver; here it represents a standard for testing the strength of one's faith. that faith tests,
The ancient Glory of the Hebrews,
The fame of more than thirty centuries,
God’s bosom friend, enlightened by God’s Spirit,
Is the subject of my Biblical poem.