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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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it unto Honour you may rise Tho 't be so common yet regard and prize Since Disobedience is a great Vice If to Infirmity they are subject Covering their Failings you may them protect And think not that because they 're even so To them no Observation you must owe Granting that thou art wiser than they are Yet if thou art so then thou must not dare To Mock at them or Scoffingly despise Their Persons or Commands God will those Eyes And Tongues torment But yet indeed if they Through weakness bid you Sin refuse you may Nay you incur the Guilt if you obey Then with an humble Modesty you must Shew that the Inconveniency is just And would be fatal in performing such Therefore refusing is the better much If they are Needy and thou canst relieve Thou ought'st in that thou dost repay not give Tho they are Wicked and even unkind Yet still thy Duty of Child doth bind Let nothing then by thee be left behind 4. Since Parents are bound their's for to maintain With things needful Women should not abstain From Nursing theirs themselves its only Pride And Lust which makes them daily thus deride No wonder then Children are so perverse Sucking the Milk of such a peevish Nurse Instead of Blessings needs must bring a Curse Take timely care for Baptism and prepare Their tender Minds for Piety and Prayer Instructing them by Catechising what Their Duties are to God and Man and that With a Mild Hand you them in time correct Their Faults at first but obstinate defect Calls for more Strength for as they grow in Years When their Mind's Inclination appears Then then 's the time for training up your Son To pollish in him what has been begun Which may continue longer than the Sun If he be Good give all Incouragement To that your Child If Bad betimes prevent The growing Ill before it do's obtain An Habit and is seated in the Brain Shewing them Good Examples in your Lives Vertue by Imitation fastest thrives For them provide against they to come to Age That no necessity their Minds ingage In evil Courses and be sure take heed That with no ill-got Goods you them do feed Such Wealth as that often destroys the Line And leaves a Curse intail'd on thee and thine Therefore let that Provision thou mak'st be Goods well got with unstrain'd ability And then Prosperity thou mayst expect And that thy God will them and thee protect 5. Marry them not unless in Love inclin'd They be to such an one you have a mind Also as to adopt and make your Child For if you force them you may be beguil'd Nay the Child that is Marry'd to much Pelf Is often tempted to destroy its Self 'T is too true being forc'd an Ass to take No marvel then their Duty they forsake To God and Man resolving for to stear An other Course where there Affections bear Therefore the rather yield to them to chuse As they in Old time never did refuse CHAP. XI 1. Love c. 2. Wive's Duty to her Husband 3. Husband's Duty to his Wife 4. To a Friend 5. A Servant's Duty 6. A Master's Duty 1. KIndness and Love is to your Brethren due Both Natural and Christian so true The poorest Child is Servant of the Lord And thy Kinsman with whom thou must accord And have regard to being in Friendship near A Member just of Mind and Body dear Then think him so not letting an abuse Awake thy Anger or disturb thine House In every sort of Friendship do resign Thy self in Temporals and things Divine To God in Prayers in one Commun'on meet And joyn your Praises 't is an Off'ring sweet To God for he always delights to see Brethren to live in Peace and Unity If a weak Brother doth commit a Sin Correct him mildly till by Love you win Him back to true Repentance by which way You save his Soul e'en from that evil Day 2. That in Woman is the chiefest Beauty The Husband to obey which is her Duty She must in nothing but in Sin deny With all Commands besides she must comply She must be faithful to him and so use Care at all times and no wise refuse That Duty due not striving for that Rule Which being unnatural makes him a Fool And more than that a meer despised Tool But with a tender and peculiar Love Let her obey and Houshold Joys improve Tho' perhaps by Labours may be cross Or much perplex'd at some unlucky Loss Yet ought she not to slack her Love or Hate Nor any of her former Warmth abate Because she 's bound to him her only Mate 3. Her Husband is to render Her the same Dear Love and only change the rugged Name Obedience or else he is to blame Into that Faithfulness to her he owes And Love with due respect which he well knows He promiss'd only in her chast embrace All foreign Joys for to detest and face And he a due Maintenance to allow Instructing her in all good things and how To serve the Lord and must together Pray By mutual Kindness wear their Lives away 4. Take not to Wife those which are near a Kin To thee whether second or first Cousin Them then refuse for that 's an horrid Sin 5. Be to thy Friend faithful his Secrets keep Him in distress supply now lest he Weep And by despairing take a deadly Sleep Through thy neglect To be a real Friend Is sacred and a Tie no Straits should rend 6. A Servant's Duty is for to obey And Love with diligence and not say nay He must be Faithful not inclin'd to waste His Master's Goods since Confidence is plac'd In him 't is petty-Treason to betray His Trust by careless squandring them away With modest Carr'age and respectful Grace He must discharge the Duty of his Place Attend to good Instruction Pray and Hear And Sins of every kind he must forbear 7. The Master also to his Servants must Pay them their Wages and always be just To all them for discharging of their Trust From them withdrawing nothing that is due Doing by them as they have done by you Lest publickly they for their Wages sue He must admonish and reprove their Vice Instructing them how they may best then rise To most perfection in Goods and Mind Not to enslave them but be always kind Casting all Cruelty even behind Because if he to them no Mercy give From God he must then as little receive Masters discreetly should with Servant bear And without any Anger speak and hear That will win on the Servant and so make Him do more than he bids him for your sake And then also the Master ought to give A good Example how they ought to live For how can any Man expect to find Dutiful Servants if they do not mind To do their Duty to the King of Kings Doubtless they 'll be regardless of your things CHAP. XII 1. Charity to Brethren 2. To Enemies 3. By the Example of Christ
true we cannot love them nor forgive Our Enemies and wish them well to live Much less their Wants then as we ought relieve 11. Strugle we must and with a bitter trial To bear the Cross and learn Self-denyal And so we must deny and must withstand Our selves if we 'll obey our Lord's command As his Cross to take up and bear the Shame Which he endured for his most Holy Name So we as Christians must do the same Wherefore rejoice when that comes to your turn To suffer better drown in Tears than burn In Hell with the Rich Glutton for to lie Tormented there to all Eternity 12. Now then thy War begins subscribe the List Resolve to do thy Duty and Resist Thy own Corruptions make incessant Prayer To God that he for Christ's sake thee would spare Grace sufficient to maintain the War Or else thy feeble Soul will quickly yield To Satan cowardly and quit the Field 13. Oh quickly quickly then thy self apply To thy whole Duty lest Sinning thou dye And now thy self often to Prayer betake Imploring Mercy for thy Saviour ' sake Use these short Forms which are herein prescrib'd Be Earnest and thou shalt not be deny'd What monstrous Hazards dost thou undergo Which ventures on in Sin which will bring wo. Therefore thy Duty know and now begin Leave thy delight in Error and in Sin Defer not thy whole Duty day by day But unto God for Christ's sake always Pray Uâ—ing those Means prescribed in thy Way PRAYERS 1. For Pardon 2. For Grace 3. For Comfort 4. For several Graces 5. The Lord's Prayer our Father 1. THou Lord of Mercy to thee now I Pray Let my Request be heard do not say Nay That all my griev'ous Sins be done away I am a Sinner Lord thou know'st full well And Duties owe to Thee who doth excel In Goodness and in Kindness evermore Tho' I am much behind and in thy Score But if thou hast such Mercy behind still For me then make me to fulfil thy Will And thou O Lord do all my Sins forget And let them not on my account be set Lest my Misdeeds at length should so prevail If them thou mark'st then my Soul will fail And sink by that sad weight of its own Fate For ever banished from that blessed State Even from that blessed Company and Place Unless thou dost restore me by thy Grace Thy Mercies Lord are manifold thou' rt kind Let me Oh! then one Branch but only find That I may e'er I sink lay hold thereon On thy great Goodness and Salvation 2. Now grant good God I may both hear and see To do all things well-pleasing unto thee Be pleas'd to give but to my weak Faith Strength That I to Happiness may come at length Teach me good God and so give me thy Grace To walk aright that I may see thy Face Take from me Clouds of Sin which do so blind My Sight by making clean my Heart and Mind Lest into that unfathomed Pit I fall And there for thy kind help in vain do call Where being stung with Vengeance of thy hate I call and call but yet alas too late Convert me then O Lord betimes lest I Be overtaken with thy Wrath and dye I am a Stranger here on Earth incline My Heart to what is good and so d vine That I with thee and others there may shine .3 Why why O Lord dost thou thy Face so hâ—de Making me row against the Wind and Tide In vain in vain my grief and labour 's all If thou dear Lord dost not return and call Me to thy self with longing in my Soul Letting no Sorrow ever me Controul 4. Give me both Faith and Hope and also Love Humility with Fear to thee Above Trust Gratitude Contrition to be Mild Contrite Chaste Temp'rate to be thy Child So Diligent Just also and Content With Perseverance ne'er for to Repent Of doing good to all that I may be Blessed with Angels to Eternity 5. These Six Petit'ons grant me Lord I pray Which I do put to thee e'en day by day 1. First that thy Name may sanctified be 2. Thy Kingdom come when fitting thou dost see 3. Thy Will be done in Earth as Heaven is 4. This Day our daily Bread give and it bless 5. Our Sins forgive as we forgive all men 6. And lead us not into Temptation then Thy Kingdom Power for ever be Amen 1. Thanksgivings 2. For Deliverance in Trouble 3. Ejaculations for the Lord's Supper 4. Before you Receive it 5. After Receiving 1. YES I will ever O God thy Name praise Proclaiming it on high my Voice will raise Whilst I have Breath I will stil Speak and Sing My Praises all unto my Lord and King Wishing my self all Voice and Tongue to have To sing thy Praises and for me to crave A Blessing which thou always dost bestow On humble Penitents here now below Oh that my Thanks could then but equal grow Bless'd then for ever bless'd be thy Name Thou Fountain from whence all our Blessing came 2. O God for Mercy I on thee do call My Soul do's trust alone in thee for all True Shelter to thy Wings O Lord I run O cover me or else I am undone Thou art my Hope and Refuge also still Deliver me that I may do thy Will Preserve my Soul for unto thee it flies O look upon me with thy Holy Eyes With mine I 'll look up till the Tears have wore My Sight away and I here be no no more O pitty pitty my distressed Estate Leave me not wholly desolate nor Hate Me for I have here no true Friend but thee O pitty whither whither shall I flee 3. I am not worthy that under my Roof Thou Lord shouldst come Can I bear thy Reproof For I have Sinn'd if thou shouldst now mind With rigour to correct for what 's behind Who could abide But Mercy is in store Reserved for me and so for others more Thro' thy beloved Son my Trust shall then B' in Him that took away the Sins of Men. Oh see and hear the Cry of his dear Blood Which I with others plunge into that Flood 4. The Symbols now which I m about to use Eternal Life by them do not refuse To give to me as promised I 'll take 5. The Bread and Cup and so thy Passion make Known unto all thy Sitting on the Throne For ever blessed Thou great Three in One. FINIS BOOKS Printed and Sold by J. 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