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duty_n	husband_n	love_n	wife_n	8,272	5	8.0646	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67822	The idea of Christian love being a translation, at the instance of Mr. Waller, of a Latin sermon upon John xiii, 34, 35, preach'd by Mr. Edward Young ... ; with a large paraphrase on Mr. Waller's poem Of divine love ; to which are added some copies of verses from that excellent poetess Mrs. Wharton, with others to her.	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.; Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687. Of divine love.; Wharton, Anne, 1632?-1685. Poems. Selections.	1688 (1688)	Wing Y61; ESTC R14445	29,505	144

Endeavours did the best succeed Would think his Riches lay in helping others need Mr. Waller Who for himself no Miracle would make Dispens'd with Nature for the People's sake Paraph. XXXI The Lord of all things while he travell'd here Found the whole World was Canton'd out And nothing left for th' Universal Heir Besides a breathing Place i' th' open Air. Not having where to rest his Head Or Table for his Hunger spread With Pilgrim's Weed and Fare wandring about Yet Nature but his Handmaid was Nor could have disobey'd his Voice If of her Stock he had but made his Choice The Stewards must have let it pass Nay Stony Hearts or Doors of Brass Could not the winged Wealth have kept All things would to their Lord have gladly leapt Were the Earth's Fruits not fit for taste Ev'n at his Touch they 'd into Ripeness haste A Miracle was nothing more Than an exertion of his Natural Pow'r Yet freely did he rigid Chances bear And but for others wants would not a God appear Mr. Waller He that long Fasting would no Wonder show Made Loaves and Fishes as they eat them grow Of all his Pow'r which boundless was Above Here he us'd none but to express his Love. And such a Love would make our Joy exceed Not when our own but other Mouths we feed Paraph. XXXII When th' utmost Stress on 's Human Nature lay Through Fasting ready just to faint away While Satan o're him did insulting stand Hoping when spent he 'd fall his Prey He would not the least Miracle command But when desire of Spirit'al Food Drew to his Side the hungry Multitude Love soon engag'd his Pow'r Divine And then he was a God indeed When he created Food unto their need And did by wonderful Production Thousands dine What e're he did while here Below Came from the Principle of Love. Love was the Vertue which did from him flow His Meat and Drink were to fulfil His Heav'nly Father's Will Of doing good to Men. If his Disciples we 'd our Selves approve No Victory would yeild us so much Joy As taking from ill Fate Pow'r to destroy Those whom the Monster hurry'd to its Den Bringing most comfortable Aid To them were posting to th' Infernal Shade Worn out with wasting Woes yet still of worse afraid Mr. Waller Laws would be useless which rude Nature awe Love changing Nature would prevent the Law. Tygers and Lions into Dens we thrust But milder Creatures with their Freedom trust Devils are chain'd and tremble But the Spouse No Force but Love nor Bond but Bounty knows Men whom we now so fierce and dang'rous see Would Guardian Angels to each other be Such Wonders can this mighty Love perform Vultures to Doves Wolves into Lambs transform Love what Isaiah prophesied can do Exalt the Valleys lay the Mountains low Humble the Lofty the Dejected raise Smooth and make streight our rough and crooked ways Love strong as Death and like it levels all With that possest the Great in Title fall Themselves esteem'd but equal to the least Whom Heav'n with that high Character has blest This Love the Center of our Union can Alone bestow compleat Repose on Man Tame his wild Appetite make inward Peace And Foreign Strife among the Nations cease Paraph. XXXIII As Love decay'd Men sunk below their kind Thence to Humanity they 're Strangers found The Brutal part Superior to the Mind Where gen'rous Lions spare they meanly wound And their wild Lusts spread Death and Plagues around The Hopes or Terrors of a Future State Have with the most but little weight If they can solace here they 'l leave the rest to Fate Wherefore 't was needful sudden Pain And Punishment expected here Should the bold Head-strong Bruits restrain A Lion or a Bear i' th' way Would stop a Passion in its full Carier And what Temptation could prevail When all the Spirits sink and fail The Pleasure dissipated by the Fear This made the thinking part of Human kind Who had observ'd each turning of the Mind And could the Wilder into Tameness stroak Devise with Laws the stubborn Necks to Yoak With Spikes of Steel the Yoaks were set Mars did not struggle more in vain When caught in sooty Vulcan's Net Than they to break what they themselves ordain With Mulcts ill-Habits by degrees are broke But as poor Lunatick that feels his fit From lucid Intervals his Spirits alarm Do's to those welcom Cords submit Which may prevent his threatned Harm Yet at full-Tide of the Disease Whatever keeps from Mischief do's displease So 't is with Man in yeilding to the Law Which do's th' Impulses of depraved Nature awe XXXIV But Love all this would supersede That is a gentle Law within Which with sweet Force subdues the Law of Sin Love's Votaries no Rigors need All things are quiet where its Halcyons breed A smiling Calm do's smooth the Face Where Love sits brooding at the Heart Where e're it comes it scatters many'a Grace And do's a melting Warmth impart Which would dissolve the hardest Stone But with what Radiancy it shines When it has Female Wax to work upon Where it from little Coynesses refines And in one Will the Wife and Husband joyns All Ties but Love are laid aside Duty 's a Word that would divide What 's askt in Love was ne're by Love deny'd A pleasing Symphony each other charms As they go bound one in the others Arms While Div'ls are chain'd and Div'l like Men In loathsom Prisons lie confin'd And like fierce Tygers shut up in a Den With their vain Ravings spent sullenly grieve Where Love emancipates the Mind The Man 's as free as unpent Air Yet can no more Love's Object leave When he has chose the good and fair Than he to taste Joys unforbidden can forbear XXXV For working Wonders Love has mighty Pow'r Strange Transformations it can make They whose Delight was to devour A diff'rent gentle Nature take From Beasts to Men from Men t'Angellick kind By that we Changes in an Instant find Heav'ns winged Ministers sent out to guard The chosen few to Mansions there prepar'd Hardly more vigilant and tender prove Than they who Metamorphos'd are by Love. Love can Isaiah's Prophecy fulfil Exalt the Vale lay low the Hill Raise them that are Below and humble those Above No Man so high but would rejoice to fall To a great Soul who stands the Mark of Fate Yet spite of envious Fortune will be Great And God himself to th' Spectacle do's call To see him like an unmov'd Rock Stand the rude Billows empty shock And dash them back into the Face of Heav'n Until so well such brave Adventures please God smooths the Surface of the raging Seas And lets him reach Love's Haven then with ease Through Love alone our Happiness is giv'n Our Glory there and here our Peace And did this Rule Wars would amongst the Nations cease Mr. Waller No Martial Trumpet should disturb our Rest Nor Princes Arm tho to subdue the East Where for