PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 133 by EDWARD TAYLOR

Ye Daughters of Jerusalem I pray
Delude you not yourselves, think not
To steale from me my Souls beloved away.
I my Beloveds am, and he my lot.
He and his All yea all of him, is mine
His Person, offices, his Grace and Shine.

The Bridsgrooms all the Brids, his all is hers.
He's not partable nor by parts give out;
Who hath him hath him all, all bright no blurs.
He's what's hers. Or She's all him without.
He faithfull to his Spouse will ever bee.
He'l not bag such that to him spoused flee.

Ye Daughters of Jerusalem ne'er please
Your fancies with such thoughts as tell you do
That you may rob me of my Lord, and seize
Him for your own, oh never deale not so.
The Bridsgroom, and his bride are Relates sure
That never Separation can endure.

Christ will not play the knave to shab me thus,
Though knavishness of such sort youths oft Use:
And youthish Damsells to do so don't blush
Yet shamefull't is and grossly to abuse.
Your Virgin beauty will not taking bee
Him by his Eyes t'inchant his love from mee.

Whom Christ espousseth is his Spouse indeed.
His Spouse or bride no Single Person nay.
She is an agrigate so doth proceed
And in it sure and cant be stole away.
And if you thus be members made of mee
He'l be your Bridegroom, you his Spouse shall be.

Thus you in me enjoynd shall be made bright
And thus united, his Choice Spouse be made.
You'll be his Bride, the Bridegrooms Great delight
And thus we both shall be most True displaid.

Oh! Daughter then ye of Jerusalem
Rest not in your Degenerate case at all.
With all your Soul endevour allwayes then
To be espousd in heart to Christ, so shall
Then my beloved in his glory bright
Discovered be shall be your hearts delight.

Then my Beloved your beloved shall bee
And both make him one Spouse enrichd with Grace
And when dresst up in glory and bright glee
Shall sing together fore his blessed face
Our Weddin Songs with Angells mild * * * * *
In ravishing notes throughout Eternity.

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