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Huswifery
Edward Taylor
Make me, O Lord, thy Spinning Wheel
complete.
Thy Holy Worde my Distaff[1] make
for me. Make mine Affections thy Swift Flyers[2] neat
And make my Soul thy holy Spool to be.
My Conversation make to be thy Reel
And reel the yarn thereon spun of thy Wheel. Make me thy Loom then, knit therein this
Twine:
And make thy Holy Spirit, Lord, wind quills: Then weave the Web thyself. The yarn is
fine.
Thine Ordinances make my Fulling Mills[3].
Then dye the same in Heavenly Colors Choice,
All pinked with Varnish Flowers of Paradise. Then clothe therewith mine Understanding,
Will,
Affections, Judgment, Conscience, Memory My Words, and Actions, that their shine may
fill
My ways with glory and thee glorify.
Then mine apparel shall display before ye
That I am Clothed in Holy robes for glory. |
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