The Hlflory ~~ Q!letn 1!. S fER. • to~ That Husbands rule their Wivc·s, and bear th~ fw~y, And by fubjetl:i<Dn teach their Wives t"obey~ · M.editat. .J• VVHen God with facred breath did firft infpircr Thenewmade ~arch, with quick, &ndhQly fir~, He (well adviling what' a goodly C(eature He buildedhad, fo like himfelfin feature ) Forthwithconcluded' by his prc:fervation T~eternize t:kat great ftork: of Ma~u cre•tion; Inro a fleep_ he caft .~his living clay, . Lockt up nxs ienfe with drouz.y MorphrU6 k~y,. - Openedhis fruitful flaflk, and fr~m"his fide Jde drew tht fubfl:ante ofhis ilelpful Bride, Fle£h ofhis fle£h, and bone made of his boO£, He framed Woman, making t'?/O of one ; Thus broke in tW<>, pe did anew ordain That theiC iame Two, fhould be made one agai~ Till finglingDea~h this facred knot undo, · .A;d part this new-made otl.r Once more in twoi Since of a. Rib firft framed was aWife, L~t Ribs be Hi'roglyphicks of tT1eir life : . Rtbs coaft the heatr, and guard it round; abowt, And like a tender Watch keep 4anger <tJUt : So tender Wives £hould loyally impart Their watchful care, to fenc~ their Spoufes hea.rt: All members elfe from out their places rove, But Ribs are firmly fixr, and fcldom move:– Women ( like Ribs } mufr keep their won,ted hof11e, i\nd not (like Dinab that was ravifht) rome: IfRibs be over~bem, or lllndled rough,, They break ; If let alone, they bend enough ; . ' Woa1eFl muft (uncoaftrajn'J) be pliant {hll, And gemlybending to their l:lu~bands will : ~ - H 4 The '
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