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Marriage-musick or nuptial-duties, directed in a fatherly admonition, to William Beard and Sarah Whiskard, / By Z.C. their fatherly friend.
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Z. C.
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1670
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Wing C174; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[136]
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MARRIAGE-MUSICK or Nuptial-duties directed in a fatherly Admonition to William Beard and Sarah Whiskard by Z. C. their fatherly friend THE PREFACE William and Sarah both my children dear Unto the words that I shall speak give ear Providence still guiding the Creation You hath joyn'd in Natures next relation Sith hand is joyned in hand let your heart In no condition from each other part SECT I. God that brought you into this relation Fall down before with daily adoration The glory of his Name esteem most dear Let all your wayes be guided by his fear His People prize to them associate They will upon you blessings supplicate SECT II. Marriage is the explaining History Of Union with Christ that dark mystery Marriage is an estate of Honour Stain you 't not with spot of least dishonour Marriage for joynt help the Deity design'd To burden bear your strength must be combin'd SECT III. That of this state you may reap the comforts Live each with other as Christian Consorts Adhering each t' other as faithful Doves Delighting each the other with chaste Loves Checking cheering counselling each other Duely praying each with and for the other The duties all of this relation near Yield each to other with affection dear Crosses and the cares of this condition Prepare your selves to beare with submission Affections quicken but your passions curbe Those duty spur these heart and house disturb SECT IV. And now my son the wife that thou hast gain'd Receive as favour from the Lord obtain'd In her alone of thy youth the glory Delight let it be her chiefest Dowrie Thee t' enjoy in Natures sweet communion And all the effects of this endeared Union Thy wise to counsel contradict command God thee alloweth as Lord Head Husband In all those actions see that thou approve The Leading-Line to be thy dearest Love Love rendreth meek all thy contradiction Love courts cudgels not enjoyn'd submission Loving counsels will be curtain Lectures Serious not passionate conjectures Love is the limit of Soveraignty Prohibiting all cruel tyranny Thou art her Lord Give with full affection This thy wife all cherishing protection Thy servants and thy children subject make To her that of thy power may well partake Thou 'rt her Head all wants of her condition Supply with all nourishing Provision She 's vessel weak her honour still repair For that she is of Christian grace an heire On loving duty if Comment thou do crave Review thy self a Pattern thou shalt have Conformity to this speaks thy knowledge Thy wife constrains thy Headship to acknowledge SECT V. My daughter dear to thee I now apply My counsel unto which thy heart must ply Rebecaah-like thou hast with diligence Forsaken friends to follow Providence This lesson's well learn'd take out another Thy heart give husband more lesse to brother God hath decreed him th' object of thy desire Him only to enjoy do thou aspire Sarah play Sarah's part give reverence To this thy Lord who hath preheminence 'Bove thee by the Law of God and Nature Yield thou it him in heart word gesture His counsels hear contradictions bear Commands obey in all submissive fear Usurp not on him left authority To him submit with all alacrity Nature's God this duty hath assign'd thee This chastisement justice hath design'd thee God made Adam first in the Creation And plac'd Eve in this subject relation Justice found Eve first in the Transgression For 't assign'd her this submisse affliction Let thy obedience ever spring from Love It s a principle will carry thee above Difficulties causing thee consider Though he command thou mayst counsel tender His state to guide to mutual comfort Thy self approving a prudent Consort His secret counsels to thy self reserve Th' honour of 's bed and board with care preserve In all estates be of him most tender To his houshold portions duly render Thy hand and maids with diligence employ That penurie may not his house annoy A meek and quiet spirit which in Gods sight As pearl of greatest prize doth shine most bright Possesse it will dull thy husbands passions And attract to thee his full affections These duties well discharg'd will give the fame To thee of Sar ' and Scripture-matrons name Whose pattern thou must with care cut after As thou desir'st to be deem'd their daughter EPILOGVE These duties now my children dear I charge You well consider and the same discharge The joynt discharge of them will plainly shew You both inherit Grace that Gospel-dew You will be t' others a living story To your selves a crown of constant glory Your prayers then shall not be interrupted No nor comforts of your state corrupted The object of my hope and intercession For you 'll be Abram and Sarahs portion Then will I pray And daily say Blessed are all that fear the Lord And walk as God commands For thou shalt eat the plenty stor'd By labours of thy hands All welfare shall to thee betide And happy be thy life Like fruitful vine on thy house side Lo such shall be thy wise Thy children round about thy board Like plants of Olive-tree Behold the man that feares the Lord Thus blessed shall he be From Zion God shall prosper thee And blesse thee every way And thou Jerusalem's good shalt see Unto thy dying day Yea with great joy thou shalt behold A plentiful increase Of childrens children being old And Israels publish't peace Eph. 5.31 32. Heb. 13.4 Gen. 2.20 Mar. 19.5 Prov. 18.22 Prov. 5.19 20. 1 Cor. 7.3 Numb 30 6.8 11 13 14. Eph. 5.23 v. 25. * Col. 3.19 Eph. 5.29 1 Pet. 3.7 Eph. 5.28 1 Pet. 3.7 Gen. 24. Gen. 3.16 1 Pet. 3.5 Eph. 5.22 Col. 3.16 1 Pet. 3.1.2 3.4 1 Tim. 2.11 12 13 14. Titus 2.4 1 Sam. 25 18 19. * Prov 19 14. Prov. 31. from v. 10 to the end of the ch 1 Pet. 3.4 1 Pet. 3.7 Prov. 12.4 Psal 128 Bartons Translation