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A15647	The hymnes and songs of the Church diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and composed, by G.W.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Songs of the Old Testament.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Cantica sacra.; Gibbons, Orlando, 1583-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 25910A; ESTC S120233	90,046	236

in prouiding for disposing of her temporall affaires Moreouer continuall loue to her Husband liberality to the poore gouernment of her tongue and heedfulnesse to those courses her houshold takes Her reward is this Her Husband is confident in her she shall haue comfort of her labours her posterity shall blesse her her Husband shall praise her aboue other women she shall be honoured in life and haue ioy at her death It is indeed an excellent Marriage-Song fit to be vsed at the solemnizing of those Rites For it ministreth instruction becomming that occasion Yea perhaps the Musicke of it would stirre vp good affections also where vnpleasing discords are now heard if it were often sung in priuate Families Song VIII Sing this as the sixt Song WHo findes a Woman good and wise A gemme more worth then Pearls hath got Her Husbands heart on her relies To liue by spoyle he needeth not His comfort all his life is she No wrong she willingly will doe For Wooll and Flax her searches be And cheerefull hands she puts thereto 2 The Merchant-ship resembling right Her food she from a farre doth fet E're day she wakes that giue she might Her maids their taske her houshold meat A field she viewes and that she buyes Her hand doth plant a vineyard there Her loynes with courage vp she tyes Her Armes with vigor strengthned are 3 If in her worke she profit feele By night her Candle goes not out She puts her finger to the wheele Her hand the spindle twirles about To such as poore and needy are Her hand yea both hands reacheth she The Winter none of hers doth feare For double cloath d her houshold be 4 She Mantles maketh wrought by hand And silke and purple clothing gets Among the Rulers of the Land Knowne in the Gate her Husband sits For sale fine Linnen weaueth she And ●irdles to th● Marchant se●ds Renowne and strength her clothings be And ioy her later time attends 5 She speakes discreetly when she talkes The law of Grace her tongue hath learn●d She heeds the way her houshold walkes And feedeth not on bread vn-eatn●d Her Children ris● and blest her call Her Husband thus applaudeth her Oh! thou hast farre surpast them all Though many Daughters thriuing are 6 Deceitfull Fauour quickly weares And Beauty suddenly decayes But if the LORD she truly fear●s That Woman well deserueth praise The fruit her handy worke obtaines Without repining grant her that And yeeld her what her labour gaines To doe her honour in the Gate THE SONG OF SONGS The Preface SVch is the mercy of God that hee taketh aduantage euen of our naturall affections to beget in our soules an apprehension of his loue and of the mysteries which tend to our true happinesse so fitting his diuine expressions to the seuerall inclinations of men that meanes might be prouided to winne some of all For otherwhile hee doth it by comparing the same to the glories of a temporall Kingdome to winne such as are most desirous of honours Sometime hee illustrates it by Treasures Gold and pretious Stones c. the better to allure such as are tempted with things of that nature And diuers other wayes also as appeares throughout the Booke of God But in this Song of Salomon wherein is mystically expressed the mutuall aff●ction betwixt Christ and his Church with the chiefe passages therof throughout all Ages from Abel to the last Iudgement at which time their blessed marriage shall be fully consūmated he doth most mouing●y impart vnto vs the rau●shing contentments of the diuine-Loue by comparing it to that delight which is conceaued in the strongest the commonest the most pleasing the most naturall and the most commendable of our Affections And doubtles it powerfully preuaileth to the enflaming of their spirituall Loue who seeke rightly to vnderstand and apply the mysteries expressions herein contained Let no man therefore presume to sing or repeat in a carnall sense what is here spiritually intended vpon paine of Gods heauie indignation Nor let the wisedome of flesh and bloud vainely neglect Gods fauour in offring this for the comfort of such as will rightly apply the same because some Atheists and Sensuall men shall perhaps turne this grace of God into wa●to●nesse to their owne condemnation The first Canticle IN this Canticle is first expressed that longing which the whole Catholicke Church had for the embraces of her Redeemer from the time of Abel till his first comming with her acknowledgement of his rauishing Excellencies her desire to be drawne after him and her confession of that ioyful happinesse which will arise from his fauours Secondly the particular Church of the Gentiles is brought in intreating an vndespised vn●on with the Synagogue of the Iewes both confessing and excusing her blemishes Thirdly the whole Catholike-Church is againe introduced as desiring to be fed and guided by her beloued Shepheard Fourthly her Petition is most graciously answered and she directed to follow the steps of the holy Patriarkes and Prophets Finally Christ setteth forth the power and rich graces of his Spouse with what other ornaments hee will prepare for her This Canticle w● may sing to the stirring vp of our spirituall Loue hauing first seriously meditated th●se things to wit That desire we ought to haue in our soules to be ioyned to Christ the excellencie of his perfections the backwardnesse of our humane Nature to entertaine his loue the deformity and dammage we sustaine till wee be receiued into the communion of Saints the readinesse of Christ to receiue and direct vs the pleasure he will take in our loue and the prouision he will make for the further beautifying of our soules Song 9. COme kisse me with those lips of thine For better are thy Loues then wine And as the powred Oyntments be Such is the sauour of thy Name And for the sweetnesse of the same The Virgins are in loue with thee 2 Begin but thou to draw me on And th●n we after Thee will run Oh King thy Chambers bring me to So we in thee delight shall finde And more then ●ine thy Loue will minde And loue thee as the Righteous doe 3 And Daughters of Ierusalem I pray you doe not me contemne Because that blacke I now appeare For I as louely am I know As Kedar Tents appeare in show Or Solomon his Curtaines are 4 Though blacke I am regard it not It is but Sunne-burne I haue got Whereof my Mothers Sonnes were cause Their Uineyard keeper me they made Through enuy which to me they had So mine owne Uine neglected was 5 Thou whom my soule doth best affect U●●o thy pastures me direct Where thou at Noone art stretcht along For why should I be stragling spide Like her that loues to turne aside Thy fellow●shepheards flockes among 6 Oh fairest of all Woman kinde If him thou know not where to finde Goe where the paths of Cattell are Their tract of foot-steps stray not from Till to the Shepheard Tents thou come