So doing thou shalt be amiable and acceptable to thy Husband; which will abundantly recompense thee for the loss of thy father's house. He is thy Lord; as he is thy Husband, and also as he is thy King and God, as he was called, Psalms 45:6. And this is added as a reason, not of the last words, why the King would desire her beauty, but of the advice given to her, Psalms 45:10. Worship thou him; by which he implies that her Husband was no mere man, but God also, and therefore might be adored without any violation of that known and immutable precept of worshipping God only.

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