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against_o god_n or_o the_o purity_n of_o our_o conscience_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v altogether_o to_o god_n the_o gréeke_n proverb_n be_v the_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v one_o a_o other_o even_o to_o the_o altar_n the_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o god_n be_v not_o offend_v either_o by_o oath_n or_o other_o vice_n no_o who_o make_v a_o lie_n to_o further_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o friend_n yea_o or_o to_o favour_v his_o own_o life_n offend_v god_n what_o interest_n soever_o it_o bear_v to_o father_n or_o mother_n magistrate_n king_n or_o emperor_n ¶_o how_o a_o common_a weal_n be_v governen_v and_o wherein_o it_o err_v chapter_n iiij_o in_o all_o estate_n in_o their_o particular_a function_n discharge_v
in_o communicate_v to_o her_o part_n of_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o make_v she_o with_o himself_o coinheritor_n of_o his_o paradise_n can_v he_o show_v she_o more_o great_a sign_n of_o perfect_a amity_n yea_o he_o have_v conjoin_v himself_o with_o she_o as_o one_o flesh_n make_v her_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n blood_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o bone_n of_o his_o bone_n as_o we_o believe_v eva_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o rib_n of_o adam_n whereby_o he_o acknowledge_v she_o to_o be_v his_o flesh_n &_o bone_n and_o for_o virtue_n of_o that_o conjunction_n he_o say_v that_o touch_v cohabitation_n together_o man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n yea_o so_o great_a be_v this_o conjunction_n and_o inseparable_a unity_n that_o no_o more_o can_v it_o be_v divide_v than_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o rib_n be_v connatural_a to_o it_o by_o consent_n and_o order_n of_o nature_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o bone_n nor_o the_o body_n disjoin_v from_o his_o head_n wherein_o man_n may_v understand_v with_o what_o love_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o his_o wife_n how_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v she_o as_o his_o proper_a flesh_n with_o resolution_n to_o live_v with_o she_o in_o amity_n &_o unity_n of_o individible_a will_n as_o he_o see_v she_o conjoin_v to_o he_o by_o indissoluble_a communion_n both_o according_a to_o the_o first_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o second_o renovation_n &_o alliance_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v make_v with_o his_o church_n in_o spiritual_a marriage_n with_o this_o a_o thing_n knit_v to_o true_a love_n let_v he_o think_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o rib_n of_o the_o man_n to_o signify_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o companion_n and_o not_o cut_v out_o of_o his_o heel_n to_o be_v his_o handmaid_n and_o subject_n for_o that_o cause_n s._n peter_n call_v the_o woman_n coinheritrix_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n with_o the_o man_n and_o with_o s._n paul_n exhort_v husband_n to_o entreat_v their_o wife_n with_o all_o gentleness_n and_o cohabit_v with_o they_o by_o discretion_n as_o be_v weak_a vessel_n give_v they_o honour_n and_o not_o to_o grieve_v they_o either_o with_o too_o great_a burden_n of_o business_n or_o by_o worldly_a or_o fleshly_a let_v whereby_o their_o prayer_n may_v be_v hinder_v meaning_n partly_o with_o the_o council_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o man_n and_o wife_n sometime_o ought_v to_o refrain_v mutual_a cohabitation_n of_o their_o body_n to_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o prayer_n and_o fast_a as_o when_o there_o be_v preparation_n for_o the_o communion_n which_o joel_n command_v also_o to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o penance_n when_o there_o be_v question_n to_o reconcile_v god_n with_o tear_n and_o fast_v then_o be_v the_o time_n say_v he_o that_o the_o husband_n shall_v divide_v bed_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o she_o forbear_v her_o marriage_n couch_n the_o better_a to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o notwithstanding_o such_o cohabitation_n and_o act_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o marriage_n be_v not_o of_o themselves_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o purpose_n of_o that_o institution_n unlawful_a at_o all_o time_n yet_o because_o they_o draw_v the_o spirit_n of_o itself_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a into_o corrupt_a thought_n quench_v the_o spiritual_a force_n and_o action_n of_o the_o same_o and_o as_o it_o be_v weaken_v it_o of_o power_n to_o raise_v itself_o to_o god_n in_o pure_a and_o lively_a contemplation_n they_o can_v not_o be_v but_o hurtful_a without_o moderation_n for_o which_o purpose_n if_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o fast_o and_o to_o qualify_v their_o unruly_a lust_n with_o better_a reason_n ought_v they_o to_o abstain_v from_o such_o act_n which_o no_o less_o or_o rather_o more_o but_o in_o other_o quality_n pervert_v the_o spiritual_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o either_o abundance_n of_o meat_n or_o plenty_n of_o wine_n &_o yet_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o give_v no_o such_o express_a commandment_n touch_v continency_n as_o of_o abstinence_n as_o not_o to_o condemn_v the_o invincible_a infirmity_n and_o incontinency_n of_o many_o fleshly_a creature_n who_o even_o in_o marriage_n have_v not_o power_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o custom_n to_o abstain_v easy_o here_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v to_o be_v advertise_v that_o see_v marriage_n of_o his_o proper_a institution_n be_v a_o thing_n honourable_a and_o undefiled_a let_v they_o not_o deface_v and_o stain_v it_o by_o unlawful_a and_o immoderate_a pleasure_n more_o beastly_a than_o natural_a let_v they_o remember_v the_o warning_n of_o david_n 31._o be_v not_o say_v he_o as_o a_o horse_n or_o moil_n in_o who_o be_v no_o understanding_n let_v they_o beware_v that_o they_o seek_v not_o after_o inordinate_a passion_n which_o provoke_v to_o act_n of_o pagan_n say_v s._n paul_n let_v they_o be_v without_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n as_o not_o bear_v anger_n nor_o grudge_n against_o any_o man_n let_v they_o not_o lurfeyte_n of_o eat_v and_o drink_v nor_o be_v subject_a to_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o procreation_n shall_v resemble_v the_o quality_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o therefore_o diogenes_n not_o without_o cause_n see_v a_o young_a boy_n wanton_a and_o give_v to_o wine_n give_v judgement_n that_o his_o father_n beget_v he_o when_o he_o be_v drink_v as_o also_o most_o common_o bastard_n be_v lecherous_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o unchaste_a lust_n of_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n wherein_o they_o be_v engender_v but_o now_o to_o the_o law_n and_o rule_n which_o the_o husband_n ought_v to_o give_v to_o his_o wife_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n first_o the_o better_a to_o prepare_v she_o to_o humility_n she_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v in_o herself_o such_o frayelty_n and_o infirmity_n by_o nature_n both_o in_o mind_n and_o body_n that_o as_o aristotle_n say_v without_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o man_n she_o be_v no_o other_o than_o as_o a_o matter_n without_o a_o form_n and_o natural_o can_v not_o live_v without_o his_o direction_n as_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o rib_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o what_o she_o have_v touch_v her_o body_n be_v derive_v of_o man_n and_o be_v make_v for_o he_o and_o not_o man_n for_o she_o be_v the_o first_o in_o creation_n forbear_v here_o to_o recite_v all_o that_o may_v be_v say_v particular_o touch_v his_o pre-eminence_n only_o i_o may_v allege_v in_o general_a that_o as_o the_o man_n be_v not_o seduce_v by_o the_o serpent_n as_o be_v the_o woman_n so_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a error_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o man_n be_v the_o obedience_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o wife_n contrary_a to_o god_n commandment_n for_o the_o which_o she_o also_o be_v first_o condemn_v and_o make_v subject_n to_o more_o misery_n than_o the_o man._n these_o text_n bear_v this_o intent_n to_o make_v the_o woman_n more_o humble_a and_o obedient_a aswell_o to_o god_n as_o to_o her_o husband_n for_o that_o by_o her_o nature_n she_o be_v easy_o carry_v in_o to_o arrogancy_n pride_n overween_v glory_n and_o disobedience_n as_o be_v envenom_v with_o the_o poison_n which_o her_o great_a mother_n eve_n take_v of_o the_o serpent_n suttill_o arrogant_a proud_a glorious_a &_o cruel_a here_o the_o husband_n must_v give_v she_o to_o understand_v that_o in_o nothing_o god_n be_v more_o displease_v then_o in_o pride_n and_o disobedience_n do_v aswell_o against_o he_o as_o to_o her_o superior_n then_o let_v he_o descend_v to_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o superiority_n over_o her_o according_a to_o god_n creation_n in_o nature_n according_a to_o his_o holy_a ordinance_n &_o according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o he_o be_v appoint_v head_n over_o she_o with_o authority_n as_o to_o a_o husband_n with_o promise_n not_o withstand_v to_o use_v this_o pre-eminence_n to_o her_o benefit_n and_o contentment_n with_o loyal_a amity_n here_o he_o must_v not_o for_o get_v to_o put_v she_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o confederation_n which_o they_o have_v make_v together_o to_o live_v in_o holiness_n according_a to_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o sacred_a conjunction_n and_o marriage_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o his_o church_n and_o that_o in_o all_o mutual_a honesty_n and_o holy_a conversation_n on_o with_o a_o other_o let_v he_o then_o prescribe_v law_n and_o rule_n fit_a for_o a_o wife_n that_o she_o serve_v god_n with_o all_o her_o heart_n and_o love_v her_o husband_n only_o with_o frank_a obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n give_v no_o occasion_n wherein_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o she_o have_v either_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n second_o let_v she_o bear_v to_o he_o affection_n and_o care_n as_o to_o her_o husband_n and_o head_n as_o he_o for_o recompense_n must_v love_v
185_o ¶_o still_o touch_v the_o recommendation_n of_o hospitality_n and_o alm_n chap._n 6._o foe_n 187_o ¶_o general_n and_o special_a recommendation_n for_o prisoner_n and_o that_o for_o debt_n we_o ought_v not_o light_o to_o emprison_v one_o a_o other_o foe_fw-mi 189_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o youth_n with_o a_o praise_n of_o free_a school_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 1._o fol._n 191_o ¶_o what_o principal_a and_o regent_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v to_o institute_v a_o college_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 2_o fol._n 190_o ¶_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o discourse_n of_o college_n by_o other_o comparison_n chap._n 3._o fol._n 193_o ¶_o wisdom_n science_n virtue_n diligence_n and_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o their_o disciple_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o schoolmaster_n chap._n 4._o fol._n 197_o ¶_o instruction_n to_o know_v by_o the_o way_n of_o contrary_a opposition_n by_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o other_o chapter_n the_o misery_n happen_v by_o lewd_a schoolmaster_n chap._n 5._o fol._n 202_o ¶_o amplification_n of_o the_o say_a comparison_n touch_v wicked_a master_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 6._o fol_n 206_o ¶_o continuance_n of_o the_o say_a comparison_n chap._n 7._o fol._n 211_o ¶_o master_n ought_v to_o instruct_v their_o disciple_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 8._o 214_o ¶_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o science_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 9_o foe_n 219_o ¶_o example_n of_o commodity_n which_o science_n bring_v to_o the_o learned_a etc_n etc_n chap._n 10._o fol._n 223_o ¶_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o many_o reason_n that_o all_o scholar_n remain_v in_o one_o college_n chap._n 11._o folio_fw-la 227_o ¶_o in_o a_o college_n or_o school_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v statute_n authorise_v by_o the_o university_n etc_n etc_n chap._n 12._o foe_n 215_o ¶_o refutation_n of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o proud_a worldling_n touch_v the_o profession_n of_o school_n master_n chap._n 13._o fol._n 235_o ¶_o a_o exhortation_n to_o young_a child_n to_o study_v chap._n 14._o fol._n 241_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o office_n of_o every_o estate_n and_o first_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o husband_n to_o his_o wife_n chap._n 1._o 247_o ¶_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o etc_n etc_n chap._n 2._o foe_n 255_o ¶_o still_o touch_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o wife_n chap._n 3._o fol._n 263_o ¶_o the_o office_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n chapter_n 4_o folio_n 273_o still_o touch_v the_o education_n of_o young_a child_n chap._n 5._o foe_n 280_o ¶_o in_o what_o duty_n child_n be_v bind_v to_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n chap._n 6._o fol._n 289_o ¶_o the_o duty_n of_o master_n towards_o their_o servant_n cha._n 7._o 398_o ¶_o how_o man_n have_v be_v make_v noble_a and_o of_o their_o duty_n towards_o their_o subieete_n or_o tenante_n chap._n 8._o fol._n 307_o ¶_o the_o duty_n of_o advocate_n or_o councillor_n at_o law_n cha._n 9_o 315_o ¶_o the_o duty_n of_o merchant_n chap._n 10._o foe_n 321_o ¶_o how_o the_o merchant_n may_v perform_v his_o lawful_a trade_n &_o gain_n just_o his_o estate_n chap._n 11._o fol._n 328_o the_o seven_o book_n all_o other_o estate_n be_v comprehend_v in_o those_o that_o have_v be_v already_o debate_v the_o explication_n of_o the_o quality_n of_o person_n chap._n 1._o foe_n 339_o ¶_o still_o touch_v the_o quality_n of_o person_n chap._n 2._o fol._n 345_o ¶_o of_o christian_a amity_n and_o how_o many_o sort_n of_o friendship_n there_o be_v chap._n foe_o 350_o ¶_o how_o a_o common_a weal_n be_v govern_v and_o wherein_o it_o err_v chap._n 4._o fol._n 359_o ¶_o council_n of_o the_o remedy_n to_o cure_v and_o preserve_v common_a weal_n from_o misery_n chap._n 5._o fol._n 366_o ¶_o how_o god_n some_o time_n punish_v a_o whole_a people_n for_o a_o secret_a sin_n etc_n etc_n chapter_n 6._o fol._n 375_o ¶_o too_o remedy_n all_o evil_n the_o cause_n must_v be_v take_v away_o the_o discretion_n and_o wisdom_n requisite_a thereunto_o chapter_n 8._o fol_n 440_o ¶_o confutation_n of_o human_a philosophy_n touch_v the_o affair_n of_o faith_n wherein_o and_o in_o thing_n serious_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o decide_v but_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n chap._n 9_o folio_fw-la 345_o finis_fw-la ¶_o what_o be_v first_o requisite_a in_o the_o well_o govern_v of_o a_o common_a weal_n how_o cyvil_a policy_n ought_v to_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o celestial_a government_n what_o good_a come_v of_o good_a policy_n what_o manner_n of_o governor_n and_o judge_n ought_v to_o be_v choose_v to_o direct_v public_a state_n â§_o the_o first_o chapter_n to_o direct_v a_o true_a and_o christian_a policy_n it_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o first_o consideration_n that_o such_o as_o be_v chief_a disposer_n of_o the_o same_o be_v choose_v accord_v to_o the_o will_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n of_o who_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o institution_n they_o be_v to_o be_v favour_v &_o assist_v in_o their_o counsel_n action_n 13._o and_o governement_n as_o also_o for_o that_o all_o power_n &_o rule_n belong_v to_o he_o the_o administration_n thereof_o depend_v likewise_o upon_o he_o wherein_o he_o have_v ordain_v for_o we_o in_o earth_n a_o form_n to_o rule_v guide_n and_o govern_v this_o inferior_a hierarchy_n by_o the_o example_n of_o that_o supreme_a and_o celestial_a estate_n of_o angel_n and_o happy_a soul_n above_o in_o all_o good_a order_n and_o perfect_a policy_n so_o that_o by_o thimitation_n of_o the_o same_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o we_o be_v direct_v by_o wise_a magistrate_n who_o have_v power_n to_o command_v may_v use_v simplicity_n in_o the_o measure_n and_o rate_n of_o their_o authority_n and_o we_o in_o our_o common_a life_n express_v a_o immovable_a zeal_n to_o obedience_n may_v concur_v with_o they_o 3._o and_o agree_v altogether_o in_o one_o law_n and_o doctrine_n one_o will_v and_o judgement_n and_o to_o be_v short_a the_o better_a to_o exercise_v one_o universal_a and_o holy_a conversation_n stand_v upon_o purity_n of_o affection_n and_o will_n with_o one_o true_a religion_n in_o god_n we_o must_v observe_v one_o unity_n in_o justice_n one_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o manner_n fulfil_v always_o our_o duty_n to_o our_o neighbour_n the_o better_a to_o prepare_v we_o with_o community_n of_o heart_n voice_n and_o example_n to_o love_n and_o fear_n god_n and_o with_o one_o mouth_n to_o praise_n honour_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o ready_a obedience_n and_o humility_n to_o his_o commandment_n together_o with_o sincere_a and_o mutual_a love_n one_o to_o another_o express_v in_o act_n of_o perfect_a charity_n and_o this_o as_o it_o be_v the_o mark_n and_o end_n of_o the_o law_n the_o magistrate_n and_o christian_a government_n be_v direct_v according_a to_o the_o form_n celestial_a and_o example_n above_o so_o in_o it_o we_o declare_v ourselves_o to_o be_v common_a member_n of_o one_o body_n for_o a_o common_a weal_n be_v a_o body_n civil_a so_o knit_v together_o 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