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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12570	A looking glasse for maried folkes Wherein they may plainly see their deformities; and also how to behaue themselues one to another, and both of them towards God. Set forth dialogue-wise for the more tastable and plainnesse sake. By R. S.	Snawsel, Robert.	1610 (1610)	STC 22886; ESTC S106906	42,687	118

A LOOKING GLASSE FOR Maried Folkes Wherein they may plainly see their deformities and also how to behaue themselues one to another and both of them towards God Set forth Dialogue-wise for the more tastable and plainnesse sake By R. S. PROVERBS 11.29 He that troubleth his owne house shall inherite the winde and the foole shall be seruant to him that lendeth PROVERBS 12.4 A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband but she that maketh him ashamed is as corruption to his bones LONDON Printed by N. O. for Henry Bell and are to be sold at his shop on Holburne Hill neere the crosse Keyes 1610. THE AVTHOR TO the gentle Reader COurteous Reader the speciall cause inducing me to take in hand this worke and to bring my candle lighted into the glorious Sun-shine of this age and to publish the same to the view of this famous common-wealth was that I haue seene heard with griefe of heart in many places whither I haue come wicked and vnquiet liuing betweene man wife the which caused me many a time to consult with my selfe how I might be a meanes to reforme the same I considered and thought with my selfe that many wanted meanes to be reconciled one to another and that there was no booke extant of this subiect in English and that for want of meanes many haue liued ignorantly and so of necessity wickedly and discontentedly together to the dishonor of God the offence and euill example of others the losse of their credits the wasting of their goods the corrupting of their children and seruants and finally to the consuming of their owne bodies yea many to the destroying of their soules for euermore The consideration of these things moued me not to delay but speedily to seeke out a remedy for them And I pray God grant that euery one that is infected with the aforesaid disease when as this booke shall come to their hands may apply it effectually vnto themselues that so they may expell the poisoned malice of their cankered hearts And all these patients I would haue to marke that the more they giue way vnto their nature or rather vnnaturall affections the more they shall be tainted with the horrible vices whereto they are addicted And againe the more they are infected with them the more venimous poyson their children shall draw from them not onely whiles they are in their mothers wombe but also much more afterwards by their euill examples And howsoeuer it is little regarded that children can be infected with the parents disposition while they are in the wombe yet dayly experience doth shew that as they are formed and proportioned in body much like vnto their parents so likewise in their nature and affections Now therefore though thou hast small regard of thy selfe yet for thy childrens sake which are the fruit of thy body take heed obserue and practise good counsell herein contained which if thou doest I make no doubt but thou shalt be a meanes to saue both thy selfe many others And moreouer pondering these things deeply with my selfe as I said I called vnto remembrance a Dialogue betweene two women to this effect written in Latine by the reuerend learned man Erasmus and thinking it was not in English I thought to publish the same in our mother tongue for the benefite of my countrymem but after considering further that that onely concerned women yea and that they might attaine to all that which hee counselleth there and yet be damned I haue added thereunto the substance of faith and repentance with diuers other particular poynts and examples though briefly which being practised are sufficient to life eternall And moreouer lest men by reading the former part of this booke which teacheth the duty of wiues should domineere too much ouer them I haue shewed them also in the later part thereof the duties which they owe to their wiues drawne from plaine proofes reasons and arguments of holy Scripture so that they may both learne how to behaue themselues each to other and both of them to God as they ought And now if thou shalt reape profite from thence as I hope thou shalt except the fault be in thy selfe giue glory to God counsel to thy neighbours as time and oportunity is offered and in so doing I doubt not but God will giue a blessing vnto thee thy directions and by this meanes thou shalt be an instrument of a publicke and continuall good not onely in making good parents but they by thy meanes also shall make good children and good seruants and this by Gods blessing shal successiuely go on from age to age euen to the end of the world and so by this meanes good parents which are scarce shall bee multipled to the increase of Gods Church and the flourishing estate of the common-wealth And further know this that good parents are speciall instruments to make godly children and good seruants and godly children and good seruants will make religious men and women and religious men and womē doth make a flourishing church and famous common-weale set forth Gods glory and establish the Princes kingdome Therefore I pray thee consider and lay it vnto heart what a common and continuall good this peace-making is betweene married couples Therefore by this premised euery one may easily see how necessary comfortable and commodious this little booke may bee through Gods blessing to all sorts of men high and low rich and poore religious and prophane that some may teach and some may learne and all reape profite one by another And now gentle reader if thou finde any slips herein as haply thou maist I pray thee couer them with thy courtesie Accept of my good wil receiue that with thankfulnesse to God which may be profitable to thy selfe and if I shal heare that it shal be courteously receiued and carefully practised it shall bee a meanes through Gods fauour to stirre me vp to attempt a greater worke that shall be more profitable both for the Church of Christ and my deare country for the wealth of both which I onely desire to liue and to haue maintenance to manifest my loue and duty which I owe vnto them But because I will not bee tedious in the preface I will conclude lest I weary thee before thou come to the Conference Onely this I desire of thee that thou wilt not onely begin to reade the booke but reade it to the end And howsoeeuer some things may seeme vnsauorie vnto thee at the first yet I feare not but in fine thou shalt finde it profitable and comfortable And thus I commit thee and all thy good exercises to the blessing of the Almighty Studious of thine as of mine owne quiet and profite Robert Snawsel A LOOKING GLASSE FOR MARRIED FOLKES OR A profitable Conference betweene foure women and one man touching their behauiours toward God and their husbands and what they ought to bee and also the dutie of husbands toward their wiues The foure womens names are