explain the following with reference to the context:he would adore my gifts instead of me, And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature; so both should losers be "
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These lines are from the poem The Pulley by George Herbert.
In the poem, the poet discusses about God's creation of man.
When God created man, he withheld one blessing from man namely "the rest".
God reasons with himself that man will not think about God if he blessed him with rest. Rather man will worship the nature instead of God. Therefore both God and the man become losers.
George Herbert was famous a spiritual fable writer consisting which comprise twenty-one lines.
He narrated the theory of the creation of a human being that is shared from a myth of Pandora’s box as well as from the book of Genesis.
The creator delivers into his jar of blessings that contains virtues as well as attributes amongst strength, beauty wisdom, honor and pleasure upon man.
However, restrains himself and keeps man restless so as he may not become uncritically satisfied and remain happy with the contents of nature.