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<HEAD>MARRIAGE-MUSICK or <HI>Nuptial-duties,</HI> directed in a fatherly Admonition, to <HI>William Beard</HI> and <HI>Sarah Whiskard, by</HI> Z. C. <HI>their fatherly friend.</HI></HEAD>
<LG>
<HEAD>THE PREFACE.</HEAD>
<L><HI>William</HI> and <HI>Sarah;</HI> both my children dear:</L>
<L>Unto the words that I &s;hall &s;peak give ear:</L>
<L>Providence (&s;till guiding the Creation)</L>
<L>You hath joyn'd; in Natures next relation:</L>
<L>Sith hand is joyned in hand; let your heart</L>
<L>In no condition from each other part.</L>
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<LG N="1">
<HEAD>SECT. I.</HEAD>
<L>God that brought you into this relation;</L>
<L>Fall down before with daily adoration:</L>
<L>The glory of his Name e&s;teem mo&s;t dear:</L>
<L>Let all your wayes be guided by his fear:</L>
<L>His People prize, to them a&s;&s;ociate;</L>
<L>They will upon you ble&s;&s;ings &s;upplicate.</L>
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<LG N="2">
<HEAD>SECT. II.</HEAD>
<L><NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.31, 32.</NOTE> Marriage is the explaining Hi&s;tory</L>
<L>Of Union with Chri&s;t; that dark my&s;tery.</L>
<L><NOTE PLACE="marg">Heb. 13.4</NOTE> Marriage is an e&s;tate of Honour:</L>
<L>Stain you 't not with &s;pot of lea&s;t di&s;honour.</L>
<L>Marriage for joynt help,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Gen. 2.20.</NOTE> the Deity de&s;ign'd:</L>
<L>To burden bear, your &s;trength mu&s;t be combin'd.</L>
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<LG N="3">
<HEAD>SECT. III.</HEAD>
<L>That of this &s;tate, you may reap the comforts:</L>
<L>Live each with other, as Chri&s;tian Con&s;orts.</L>
<L>Adhering each t' other,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Mar. 19.5.</NOTE> as faithful Doves:</L>
<L>Delighting each the other with cha&s;te Loves.</L>
<L>Checking, cheering, coun&s;elling each other;</L>
<L>Duely praying, each with and for the other.</L>
<L>The duties all, of this relation near;</L>
<L>Yield each to other with affection dear.</L>
<L>Cro&s;&s;es, and the cares of this condition:</L>
<L>Prepare your &s;elves to beare; with &s;ubmi&s;&s;ion</L>
<L>Affections quicken, but your pa&s;&s;ions curbe:</L>
<L>Tho&s;e duty &s;pur; the&s;e heart and hou&s;e di&s;turb.</L>
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<LG N="4">
<HEAD>SECT. IV.</HEAD>
<L>And now,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Prov. 18.22.</NOTE> my &s;on; the wife that thou ha&s;t gain'd,</L>
<L>Receive as favour from the Lord obtain'd.</L>
<L>In her alone, (of thy youth the glory)</L>
<L>Delight,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Prov. 5.19 20.</NOTE> let it be her chiefe&s;t Dowrie</L>
<L>Thee t' enjoy; in Natures &s;weet communion:</L>
<L><NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Cor. 7.3</NOTE> And all the effects of this endeared Union.</L>
<L>Thy wi&s;e to coun&s;el,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Numb. 30 6.8, 11, 13 14.</NOTE> contradict, command;</L>
<L>God thee alloweth; as Lord, Head, Husband.</L>
<L>In all tho&s;e actions, &s;ee that thou approve;</L>
<L><NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.23 v. 25.</NOTE> The <HI>Leading-Line,</HI> to be thy deare&s;t Love:</L>
<L><HI>Love</HI> rendreth meek; all thy contradiction.</L>
<L>Love <HI>courts,</HI> <NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Col. 3.19</NOTE> <HI>cudgels not;</HI> enjoyn'd &s;ubmi&s;&s;ion.</L>
<L><HI>Loving counsels,</HI> will be curtain Lectures:</L>
<L>Serious, not pa&s;&s;ionate conjectures.</L>
<L><HI>Love</HI> is the limit of Soveraignty:</L>
<L>Prohibiting all cruel tyranny.</L>
<L>Thou art her Lord: Give with full affection,</L>
<L>This thy wife; all cheri&s;hing protection.</L>
<L>Thy &s;ervants and thy children &s;ubject make</L>
<L>To her, that of thy power may well partake:</L>
<L>Thou 'rt her Head: all wants of her condition,</L>
<L><NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.29.</NOTE> Supply with all nouri&s;hing Provi&s;ion.</L>
<L>She's ve&s;&s;el weak, <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.7.</NOTE> her honour &s;till repair;</L>
<L>For that &s;he is, of Chri&s;tian grace an heire.</L>
<L>On loving duty, if Comment thou do crave;</L>
<L>Review thy &s;elf;<NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.28.</NOTE> a Pattern thou &s;halt have</L>
<L>Conformity to this, <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.7.</NOTE> &s;peaks thy knowledge:</L>
<L>Thy wife con&s;trains, thy Head&s;hip to acknowledge</L>
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<LG N="5">
<HEAD>SECT. V.</HEAD>
<L>My daughter, dear, to thee I now apply</L>
<L>My coun&s;el; unto which thy heart mu&s;t ply:</L>
<L><HI>Rebecaah</HI>-like,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Gen. 24.</NOTE> thou ha&s;t with diligence</L>
<L>For&s;aken friends, to follow Providence.</L>
<L>This le&s;&s;on's well learn'd; take out another:</L>
<L>Thy heart give husband more; le&s;&s;e to brother.</L>
<L>God hath decreed him th' object of thy de&s;ire;<NOTE PLACE="marg">Gen. 3.16</NOTE></L>
<L>Him only to enjoy do thou a&s;pire.</L>
<L><HI>Sarah,</HI> play <HI>Sarah's</HI> part, <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.5</NOTE> give reverence</L>
<L>To this thy Lord; who hath preheminence</L>
<L>'Bove thee; by the Law of God and Nature:</L>
<L>Yield thou it him in heart, word ge&s;ture.</L>
<L>His coun&s;els hear,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.22.</NOTE> contradictions bear,</L>
<L>Commands obey,<NOTE PLACE="marg">Col. 3.16.</NOTE> in all &s;ubmi&s;&s;ive fear:</L>
<L>U&s;urp not on him, <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.1.2. 3.4.</NOTE> left authority,</L>
<L>To him &s;ubmit with all alacrity.</L>
<L>Nature's God this duty hath a&s;&s;ign'd thee;</L>
<L>This cha&s;ti&s;ement ju&s;tice hath de&s;ign'd thee.</L>
<L>God made <HI>Adam</HI> fir&s;t in the Creation; <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Tim. 2.11, 12, 13, 14.</NOTE></L>
<L>And plac'd <HI>Eve</HI> in this &s;ubject relation;</L>
<L>Ju&s;tice found <HI>Eve</HI> fir&s;t in the Tran&s;gre&s;&s;ion;</L>
<L>For 't a&s;&s;ign'd her; this &s;ubmi&s;&s;e affliction:</L>
<L>Let thy obedience ever &s;pring from Love:<NOTE PLACE="marg">Titus 2.4.</NOTE></L>
<L>Its a principle will carry thee above</L>
<L>Difficulties: cau&s;ing thee con&s;ider;</L>
<L>Though he command, <NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Sam. 25 18, 19.</NOTE> thou may&s;t coun&s;el tender.</L>
<L>His &s;tate to guide, to mutual comfort;</L>
<L>Thy &s;elf approving a <NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Prov 19 14.</NOTE> prudent Con&s;ort.</L>
<L>His &s;ecret coun&s;els to thy &s;elf re&s;erve</L>
<L>Th' honour of's bed and board with care pre&s;erve.</L>
<L>In all e&s;tates be of him mo&s;t tender,</L>
<L>To his hou&s;hold, portions duly render:</L>
<L>Thy hand and maids with diligence employ:<NOTE PLACE="marg">Prov. 31. from v. 10 to the end of the ch.</NOTE></L>
<L>That penurie may not his hou&s;e annoy;</L>
<L>A meek and quiet &s;pirit, (which in Gods &s;ight,</L>
<L>As pearl of greate&s;t prize doth &s;hine mo&s;t bright,)</L>
<L>Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;e:<NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.4</NOTE> it will dull thy husbands pa&s;&s;ions,</L>
<L>And attract to thee his full affections.</L>
<L>The&s;e duties well di&s;charg'd will give the fame,</L>
<L>To thee of <HI>Sar'</HI> and <HI>Scripture-matrons</HI> name,</L>
<L>Who&s;e pattern thou mu&s;t with care cut after,</L>
<L>As thou de&s;ir'&s;t to be deem'd their daughter.</L>
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<LG>
<HEAD>EPILOG&V;E</HEAD>
<L>The&s;e duties now, my children dear, I charge</L>
<L>You well con&s;ider, and the &s;ame di&s;charge;</L>
<L>The joynt di&s;charge of them will plainly &s;hew,</L>
<L>You both inherit Grace that Go&s;pel-dew,<NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Pet. 3.7.</NOTE></L>
<L>You will be t' others a living &s;tory,</L>
<L>To your &s;elves a crown of con&s;tant glory:<NOTE PLACE="marg">Prov. 12.4</NOTE></L>
<L>Your prayers then &s;hall not be interrupted;</L>
<L>No, nor comforts of your &s;tate corrupted:</L>
<L>The object of my hope and interce&s;&s;ion,</L>
<L>For you'll be <HI>Abram</HI> and <HI>Sarahs</HI> portion.</L>
<L>Then will I pray</L>
<L>And daily &s;ay<NOTE PLACE="marg">P&s;al. 128 <HI>Bartons</HI> Tran&s;lati|on.</NOTE></L>
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<L>Ble&s;&s;ed are all that fear the Lord,</L>
<L>And walk as God commands,</L>
<L>For thou &s;halt eat the plenty &s;tor'd</L>
<L>By labours of thy hands;</L>
<L>All welfare &s;hall to thee betide,</L>
<L>And happy be thy life;</L>
<L>Like fruitful vine on thy hou&s;e &s;ide,</L>
<L>Lo, &s;uch &s;hall be thy wi&s;e.</L>
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<L>Thy children round about thy board,</L>
<L>Like plants of Olive-tree,</L>
<L>Behold the man that feares the Lord,</L>
<L>Thus ble&s;&s;ed &s;hall he be;</L>
<L>From <HI>Zion</HI> God &s;hall pro&s;per thee</L>
<L>And ble&s;&s;e thee every way;</L>
<L>And thou <HI>Jeru&s;alem</HI>'s good &s;halt &s;ee</L>
<L>Unto thy dying day.</L>
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<L>Yea, with great joy thou &s;halt behold</L>
<L>A plentiful increa&s;e;</L>
<L>Of childrens children (being old,)</L>
<L>And <HI>I&s;raels</HI> publi&s;h't peace.</L>
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