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The whole duty of man in all his stages in a plain and familiar heroick verse, with variety of cuts proper to the several chapters thereof, with several private prayers and Thanksgivings annexed to it, both for the pleasure and benefit of youth / by W. Beck.
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Beck, W. (William)
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THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN In all his Stages in a plain and familiar Heroick Verse with Variety of Cuts proper to the several Chapters thereof c. By W. Beck M. A. Fitted for the Pleasure and Benefit of YOUTH London Printed and Sold by J. Bradford in Little Britain ADVERTISEMENTS BOOKS Printed and Sold by J. Bradford 1. YOuth's Travels Or The Vanity of Mans Age. Represented in Seven several Stages thereof from his Birth to his Death With variety of Pictures exposing the Vanities and Follies of this Age. By A. F. Price Two-Pence 2. A Mirror for Atheists wherein they may plainly see their Prodigious Follies Vast Extravagancies Notorious Impieties and Absurdities containing a compendious account of the egregious vicious Life and Eminently and Sincerely Penitent Death of John Earl of Rochester Wherein is briefly receited his Disputes and Arguments against God and Religion as the same were used at several Meetings Also the manner of his wonderful Conversion and his Godly Expressions during his Last Sickness Abstracted from the Remarks of the Right Reverend Dr. Gilbert Burnet Price Sticht in Blue Paper Two Pence 3. The Father's Blessing Penn'd for the Instruction of his Children With a Paraphrase upon the Lord's Prayer With Motives to Prayer By William Jole Minister of Sarrat in Hartfordshire Price Two-Pence 4. A Choice Drop of Honey from the Rock Christ Or a short Word of Advice to all Christians in order to a thorough Reformation Price stitcht Two Pence 5. The Triumph of Faith manifested to the World Or Abrahâ—m offering up his Son Isaac as a sweet Burning Sacrifice upon Mount Moriah to the Lord. Being a Dialogue between Abraham Isaac and the Angel that staved his Hand from Execution With a large Cut to it Price One Penny 6. A Dialogue between a Blind Man and Death By Richard Standfast late Minister of Christ-Church in the City of Bristol Also the Great Assize or Christs Certain and Sudden Appearance to Judgment Price 1. d. 7. The Grand Question Resolved What we must do to be Saved Being Instructions for a Holy Life By Dr. Burnet Price Sticht Two Pence THE Whole Duty OF MAN In all his Stages in a plain and Familiar Heroick Verse With Variety of Cuts proper to the several Chapters thereof With several Private Prayers and Thanksgivings annexed to it both for the Pleasure and Benefit of Youth By W. Beck M. A. Prov. 22.6 Train up a Child in the Way he should go and when he is Old he will not depart from it LONDON Printed and Sold by J. Bradford in Little Britain the Corner House right against the Pump 1700. A PREFACE To the Good and Honourable But more Particularly The Courteous READER SInce this Renowned Book has been by some in part impeâ—fectly turned into Lyrick or Jambeck Verse so that I thought it necessary to give you it compleat iâ— Heroick And seeing every Body now adays haâ— an Inclination either to Read or Write Verses and some by an unhappy Skill that way taking the advantage of the general humour have exercised their abused parts in the recommending of Vice with all the flourish of Wit adding to the natural propensity to sin the sweet taking Seducements of Poetry but since the Contagion rather spreads than decreases and because it becomes me to hope that many rather love the Vice for the sake of the Verse than the Verse for the sake of Sin Therefore I thought it not unworthy the Character of a Christian nor besides my duty as such for the Reformation of Manners in Youth to make and humbly present you with this little Version of The Whole Duty of Man in a plain and familier dress to be got by Heart by the Ignorant being divided into Thirteen Chapters one quarter of which being learned every Sunday the Whole in one Year may be compassed And it is measured out in Verse only to make it go down the smoothlier and stick the better upon the Memory for as Verse has been a great occasion of the breach of most Duties contained herein and a means of drawing too many from performance so I hope this may and will be as prevalent for the reclaiming as many since according to the Poet A Verse may find him whom a Sermon flies And turn Delight into a Sacrifice So if all Dignity and Renown and Parts and Vnderstanding of Birth and Fortune would but freely and conspicuously offer themselves for Patterns of Education and Conversation they must and would undoubtedly entice and make others to be good and the Honour of our Religion would soon be retrieved and brought again into Credit and our Off-spring be as promising and hopeful as our deceased and much Lamented Duke But since that there are too many Proud Covetous and Malicious Pluralists and also incroaching and intruding Vnnaturalized Foreigners which having ingrossed the Inheritance being more for the Fleece than the Flock Lording over it So that I as well as others in this Iron Age having nothing to support us but a feeble Quill are almost ready to be Interred in the Ruins of a low Fortune yet being desirous of giving a publick Testimony of the value I have for all that are good and more particularly for you which soars above the rest being unbyassed by the Customary Opinion of the World and so far from believing any to be undeserving because unfortunate that their very Indigency in a great measure entitules them to your Protection So humbly beseeching to accept of my weak Endeavours Prayers and Good Wishes in reliance â—n your Goodness I assume the boldness to subscribe my Self Your most Humble and Devoted Servant Will. Beck ADVERTISEMENT THe Author being Master of Arts of a long standing now either at his Lodgings at the Kings-Head and Grammar-School in Jermain-street St. James's or at any one 's own House if desired doth and will in a few Years exactly tho' not pedantickly teach Young Ladies and Gentlemen the Tongues and Sciences he having lately contrived and made a Compendious yet exact English Accidence Grammar and Rhetorick c. By which any of an ordinary capacity with the Author's assistance without a Miracle in a few Months may learn that which is so much wanting and desired to accomplish Ladies viz. to Write True English and good Sense either with or without the Latin Tongue The Accidence he promises God willing to publish the beginning of the New Year But the other will be dictated only to those that can write to be got by Heart against the next Day THE Whole Duty of Man c. CHAPTER I. 1. The Necessity of caring for the Soul 2. The Worth of the Soul 3. The Misery of the Soul 4. The danger of the Loss of the Soul 1. THE chief Intent of this Book is to show Those things which each Person is now to do Being in as plain and familiar way That Old and Young should never go astray And in the end of all most happy be And from Eternal Burnings then set free
So to be happy let all Mankind strive To run the Race of Vertue whilst alive And practise only what 's herein laid down That after Death he may receive the Crown That 's glorious and of immortal weight Which God doth give to those that lives the height Of this their Duty and likewise do run The Race before them that is now begun 2. How noble also is the Soul of Man He ought therefore to take what care he can Of it being so precious and so dear Seeing God's lovely Image it does bear He breathing into Man the Breath of Life Which must endure in spight of Satan's Strife Being so good so pure and excellent It must remain when Ages all are spent So like to God it is being made to be Blessed with him to all Eternity Why do we then such noble Souls defile As with the splendor of this World beguile And with all foul and sad polluted Sin Let e'en the dreadful'st Foes to enter in Pray then slight Worldly Wealth and Honours too And Satan's gilded Baits which will undo 3. How many Men now stand in greatest fear Of keeping and of losing Treasure here Which will not spare to be at any Charges To keep a float these their crazy Barges For if an Eye or any part endure Aching or Pain they streight seek for a Cure As first to know the Cause of the Disease And then what things can Cure or give them ease But why should any take so great a carâ— Of Body more than of his Soul most dear Which is of purer Essence and by Birth Innocent but the other 's from the Earth Base and corrupt whose Loss some more condole Here then the better part their precious Soul Which never can fade perish or decay Tho' Satan it invade 't will force its way But who can dwell in that Eternal Fire Where is not granted them the least Desire Either of asswaging present pain or grief Or any to come to for their relief But there to languish and therein to lie And burn in Flames to all Eternity And since we can't one Spark of Fire endure Should on our tender Bodies lie be sure W 'had better to our God betimes return Than evermore in scorching Flames to burn 4. The World the Flesh and Devil all do strive Poor Man of Happiness for to deprive Oh then let all call on that mighty Power For Grace strength ' gainst those which would devour Their precious Souls and let them always stand Fast whiles Breath obeying God's just command For he has always promised to those Which keep'm and on Providence repose To give them that good thing which they have chose Then for your holy help learn and read o'er This foll'wing Book your Sins for to disco'er And practise to be happy for your part The whole which done to others it impart For Verse may find him whom a Sermon flies And turn delight into a Sacrifice And make him open tho' h' has shut his Eyes CHAP. II. 1. Of the Light of Nature and 2. by the Light of the Scriptures wherein three great Branches of our Duty 's contained 1. To God as the belief of his Being 2. Of the Trinity 3. God's Attributes 4. The Immortality and Worth of the Soul 5. Of the Resurrection and future state 6. Of God's Commands 7. Faith in Christ 8. In the Holy Scriptures 9. In the Threatnings and Promises there 10. The Duty of Love to God 11. Of Fear to God 12 Of trust in God 13. Of Care 1. THe Light of Nature doth us plainly tell Not to do things which leads us down to Hell So let the Heathens now Examples be Which use the Moral Law yea more than we 2. But since the Light of Scripture doth exceed That Light as Christians we do always need Whose Precept's good if they be well applyed Will fill the Soul with Heavenly Food beside And it to Heaven will most surely guide Tho' Christ has to Mankind purchased Heaven and Happiness yet there is need Of something on our part still to be done Before that conquer'd Country be our own Or e'er we can that highest Bliss attain And tast the Comforts there and there remain For Prophets and Apostles do command Us to live Godly and t' our Promise stand Our Duty to perform to God and Man To be as just and right'ous as we can 1. Would we be saved then we must believe There is a God did all things being give That made the World and stretched out the Sky That 's a Spirit infinite Almighty Tho' Persons Three yet n'other God but one Since all Perfection is in him alone 2. Believe you must the blessed Trinity That in the Godhead there are Persons three The eternal Son and Holy Ghost Who made redeemed saved what Sin had lost 3. That God's gracious a Spirit just and wise Too pure and holy for our mortal Eyes To view all things ruling by h's Providence Is every where knowing the inmost sense Of every Heart and secret Thoughts of Men Yea more and better than any of them 4. Believe you must a Soul within your Breast There is which will be miserable or blest That after this Life will for ever last Then endless Sorrows or such Joys must tast In t'other World while we are in this Nothing of more value w'have than 't is Therefore it is our Duty whilst we re here To make Salvation still our chiefest care 5. For why our Bodies must not always rot In this dull Earth as things by God forgot No no be sure they all again must rise And see as Job saith with these very Eyes At the Last Judgment then the trembling Soul And Body shall be saved or perish whole For from Hell's Furnace there 'll be no return They which go there must then for ever burn Now then attend consider well the case As to avoid the Torments of that place By Faith it must be done with fervent Love To Christ which by our Actions you must prove 6. If Happy you would be there 's no'ther way Than to Love God and his Commands obey And to do these 't is fitting that you know What his Wâ—ll is which now remains to show Now the first Cause of all our Misery Was Adam's Sin for which he was to dye And aâ—l his Off-spring but th' exceeding love Of Christ did interpose and Death remove He on himself our Condemnation took Discharged all Debt and crossed the fatal Book So now if you 'l Repent and so but yield Sin to forsake you 'l have your Pardon seal'd 7. If you be but sincere and do relie On Christ by Faith who for all Sins did dye This do you must or else that weighty guilt Of Adam all your own and Christ's Blood spilt Will sink you but the lower into Hell In Everlasting Torments for to dwell For Christs the only Person that can can save Your Soul from th' second Death so as to have A place yea far