1 r4 The Hijlory.of ~ten E$TER. Wh:ch oft ( unfeen throJgh dulnefs of rh, mind ) We nick-name Chance, becaufe 0ur felves Jlrq blind· And that,s the caufe, mans fiJft beholding ~ye Ofr love~, or ha~es, and knows nG> reafon wh~· . , ; 'Twas not the br~ghtnefs of Itebec&a'l (ace, Or fer-yams skill, that w~n the virgins gr~~e ~ · ;,Twa~ not the withor wealth of Abr~harn, : Or IfaaG's fortune, or renownc4 name, ~ ·· ·. \ His cotnel}' pcrfenage, or his high defer~ ... ,·: : ·Obtain'd the con~u~ft of ~b~cca's heart~· : .. ' Old Aqra'mwifht, in fecret God direeteq ; C o 'fwas Abra'm us'd the means;'twas G~4 ~ifeeted; • . Beft marriages are JUad~ in heaven ; In heaven . "• t ' I ..0 1 I . . . " r . " .. '· . ,., The hearts a.re j~yn'd.; in earth the h~n4s are given ; .. Firfl: God ordains, then m~n con'firms the Lpve, "' Proclaiming that on e~rth was done abo-ve. · 'Twas not the fharpnefs ofthywandringeye, (Great King .AU'uerr~-S) to pie~ Majd):y . " From out the fadncfs cl a. Captives face .; 'Twas .flot alone thy chufin.g, ner her gtac~~; · \\. 1ho mounts the meek, and beats th~ Jef.cy down_, G.ave thee the heart_,to chufe, g~'e her the Ct-ow·o, · Whe blcfl: t11y f9rt~n~s wit!! afec~md wife, Be k>lcfi: thy fortunes ~ith a fecond life_; That breaft that emertain'd fo fweet a Bride, Stood fair·c-etTreafon, ( by her means de!Ci1ae ; ) · \Vjch double fortunes, wer-t thou ~9ubly bleft, TQ find fo fair; and fcape fo foul a gucft. Thou aged Fathe-r<?Jf~tf yi!~S.~~)loun, (For thou .as well dj[c~yN~'ft ~~~ &~v~,rs) . . ' Se1rch frill the e~.tpls. <tf,thy- jl}.il ~~9.r4s, Wh~rcin :trc enp:-eg {lj~ diyrnf!.l W9~~t . '· .• . Ari~ :dccd~;of mort~l m~n ; . ;brJn~ (\houJ co.l1ght All tr(.'ach rous l~ro.Je4ts ~ann~ by.cr'f,•or Jmght : \Vith Tow'rs Gfbrc~fs,.l ~l~irft-it)ltull1~.ar\s )JPpG[s That bear the Cl riLli~n '919Q~#J~;. <::rd'i... ~ : .. ._ I ... \ . .. . . ... • ' A . ' . ' ~· And
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