Paradise were all other ordinaunces made but euen in Paradise was wedlocke ordeyned And yf all ordinaunces haue theyr propre commeÌ„dacion honour of theyr fyrste begynner of the antiquite of the place where they were maâ—…e or of y â— pro fytte that they bryng Then verely is wedlocke moost worthy of prayse honour as a thyng in stituted of God hym selfe euen in Paradyse at the begynnyng of the worlde for the wraâ—…th and commodite of man Therfore in mariage lyued the holyest the moost vertuous y e wysest moost noble meÌ„ vpoÌ„ erth yee the holy ghost is not ashamed euen in the fyrst boke of the byble very playnely to taâ—…ke wryte nothyng els for the moost parte then of mariages chylbren or byrthes and suche other poyntes of housholdyng in wedlocke AdaÌ„ was a marryed man so was Enoche Nohe AbrahaÌ„ Lothe Isaac Iacob Iosaphat Iob Moses Aaron And so were other Regentes Iudges Prestes and Kynges Iosue Gedeon Phinees Samuel Dauid Ezechias Iostas Osâ—…as Isaias and other Prophetes â—…o Dauid commendeth the state of mariage as a singulare blyssynge of God whiche he sendeth to them that loue him whoÌ„ he loueth sayth Psal. cxxvii Blessed are they all that feare the Lorde that walke in his wayes for thou shalte lyue wyth the thyng that thou hast gotteÌ„ thorowthe labour of thyn owne handes O how blyssed happy arte thou Thy wyfe is as a frutefull vine that standeth by thy house syde Thy chyldren round about thy table are eueÌ„ lyke Olyue trees newly planted Lo thus shall he be blissed y â— feareth the Lorde c. and this is the cause that the wiues of the olde testameÌ„t toke it for a great dishonour plage whan one of theÌ„ was at any tyme barren or vnfrutefull In the new TestameÌ„t it was y â— good plesure of our Lorde Iesus to be borne in mariage For the virgyn Mary was marryed vnto Ioseph of the house of Dauid yet coÌ„ceaued she of the holye ghost brought forth her chylde beyng a virgyn her selfe remaynyng a virgin The fyrst miracle that oure Lorde Christ dydde The same wrought he at a weddynge namely suche a mi racle as is able to gyue coÌ„solacion in maryage that euen in thynges pertaynyng to this tempo rall lyfe God wyll not leaue them vnprouided for that mary in the feare of hym in the fayth of his euerlasting worde yee that he both can 〈◊〉 will turne the vnsauery water of all trouble in to theswete wyne of gracious comforte The holy apostles preachers of Iesus Christ had wifes as Paul the Apostle Phil. iiii reporteth of him selfe as Peter and the other Apostles 〈◊〉 Corin. ix and as Luke reporteth of holy Philippe Act. xxi And Eusebius Eccles. Histo Lib. iii. cap. â—…xx Paul calleth theyr doctrine that inhthite forbyd mariage the doctryne of the deuell and saieth i. Tim iiii Thesprete speaketh euidently that in the later tymes some shall departe from the faith and shall geue hede â—…o disceatfull spretes to deuelish doctrines thorow them that are lyers in ypocrisie and haue theyr conscyences marcked with an whot yerne forbidding to mary c. Therfore foloweth it that the doctryne which doth set forth and knowlege wedloke to be holy honorable profitable necessary and good is gods doctrine euen true and good holy and vndefyled The. x. Capter ¶ How shamefull vycious and abhominable the synne of whordome iâ—… ANd to the entent that the praise honour goodnesse coÌ„meÌ„dacion of holy wedlock may the more clearly appeare I will now set whordome ryght ouer agaynste it on the other fyde and declare how shamefull vycious abhominable it is before god all honestye That youth may loue the honoure of god and auoyde dishonesty y â— euery one may eschewe vycious whordome and betake hym to holy wedlocke Paul the chosen man of god writeth thus to the CorinthiaÌ„s Flye from whorâ—…ome All the synnes that a man doth are without his bodye but who so committeth whordome synnethe agaynst his owne body And immediately afore the sayd wordes he expressethe the vnderstoÌ„ding of this seÌ„tence sayeth Know ye not that your bodies are the membres of Christ Shall I than take Christes membres make them the membres of an harlot God forbyd Paul then whaÌ„ he spake those wordes All the synnes that a maÌ„ dothe et c. had repsecte vnto wedlocke For lyke as wedlok maketh of two personnes or bodies one personne and one bodye Euen so lykewyse the spirituall mariage namely the receauynge of gods grace in that we are baptysed iÌ„to christ and become Christen maketh one body betwene Christ and vs beleuers so that we be called and are in dede Christes membres Nowe lyke as he y â— is maried yf he take another besyde his wife dothe synne agaynste his owne body Euen so lykewise doth that Christen maÌ„ synne agaynste his owne body yf he commytte whordome For he dishonoureth the grace of Christ defylethe the holy couenaunt made betwene Christ and him For it foloweth in Paule Knowe ye not that he which ioyneth himself to an harlot is be come oue body For they two sayth the lord shall be one flesh or one bodye But who so cleuethe vnto the lorde is one spyrite Neuertheles thorow whordome is the sprete banished and excluded For thy sprete herte and mynd that ought to â—…leue vnto y â— lord is ioyned to y e harlot withe whom thou art one and incorporated Therfore they that coÌ„mytte whordome do synne agaynst the couenaunt and spirituall mariage where with we must be ioyned vnto Christ. Furthermore it foloweth in Paul Or know ye not that your bodyes shuld be the teÌ„ple of the holy goost which is in you whoÌ„ ye haue of god y â— ye are not in your awne power For ye are dearly bought Wherof it foloweth constantly that they which commytte whordome do dishonoure and waist away theyr owne bodyes For they geue ouer theyr meÌ„bres yee theyr hert and mynd vnto whordome And yet Christ for his honoure our clenlynesse dyd bye the sanâ—…e and that not with mony but with his owne bloud It foloweth also that they which are geuen vnto whordome be vnder the great plage of god For Paul saith here that ChristeÌ„ mens bodies are the teÌ„ple of god the holy goost Thus saleth he i. Cori. iii. yf any maÌ„ defyle the teÌ„ple of god him shall god destroye Is it not an horryble defylynge of gods teÌ„ple to set that vycious harloâ—… Wenus eueÌ„ in the place where god shuld reigne with his sprete to be ioyned do seruice vnto her with body soule Let them come forth now that wyll alwaye excuse syngle fornicacion as though it were not synne or at the leest not so greate syn one syngle person to abuse another Paul the Apostle of Christ saieth that whordome deuydeth vs from God breaketh the couenâ—…unt which we
out of gods word and the lawe that to the laweful mariage of the children the consente of the parentes also is necessary and that the chyldren oughte not to cast theyr parentes a syde yf they do that then the pareÌ„tes maye refuse and dysanull the chyldrens promyse The eyuyle and Imperyall lawe requyrethe also the consent of the parentes as it is manyfeste libro Pandeet xxiii Iustinian the Emperour Instit libro i. tit xi wryteth after this maner lawfullye ordinatelye do they coÌ„tract mariage one with another whiche come together after the coÌ„maundementes lawes yonge men whan they are olde ynough to take wyues and yonge wemen whan they are of conuentent age to take husboÌ„des but so that they haue the coÌ„seÌ„t of theyr pareÌ„tes vnder whose auctorite they be That this shalbe so wyllethe and chargethe the lawe eyuyle naturale in so much that the fathers coÌ„maundement must go before These be Iustinians wordes which are so manifeste and euydeÌ„t that they nede no further declaracyon Upon this do some men thinke that theyr ma riage is no mariage that the one of theÌ„ shulde nowe be separated froÌ„ the other seyng it is so loÌ„g sens they were coÌ„tract agaynst the wyll of theyr parentes But such personnes ought to considre that theyr parentes dyd not put the froÌ„ a sunder therfore is theyr wedlocke now a lawfull wed locke inasmuch also as in processe of tyme theyr parentes were reconcyled And thoughe it were not so yet openly accordynge to the custome of the comen lawes were they permitted to mary were solemply receaued in to wedlock lyuynge honestely together haue had chyldren exercysed all dewties of mariage Therfore ought they by reason to coÌ„tinew styll in theyr matrymony 〈◊〉 al poyntes to applye theÌ„ selues to y e feare of god Some turne theÌ„ selues another waye sayes Thorowe such lawes are the poore snared that they can neuer come to anye riche mariage for the rytch wyll not geue theyr chyloreÌ„ to the poore Wherby it may easely be perceaued where the shoo wringethe them that resiste thys aunciente good and reasonable lawe Theyr harpynge is vpon theyr halfepeny theyr mynd is to be riche with mariage neyther are the satisfyed to haue takeÌ„ awaye the chylde agaynste the fathers and mothers will but agaynst theyr myndes wolde they haue the good also These take not the child because of mariage but for the goodes sake Thus doth iniquite discloose it selfe that a man maye well perceaue what it is that some menne seake in mariage A reasonable manne whether he be rytche or poore wyll allwaye haue respecte vnto the feare of god to honestye to faith fulnesse to laboure and vertue and not to the bagge of moneye Themistocles desyred rather to haue a wyfe discrete and a prudent personne then one that was rytche But who so hathe more respecte to worldly substaunce theÌ„ to honestye and knowlege is a shamefull personne lyke as he also that hyghly estemeth suche a maÌ„s frendshyppe and desyreth it for moneyes sake Nowe be as be maye Who soeuer is greued with this lawe towchynge the consent of the pa reÌ„tes let him laye awaye hys gredye desyre hys bragging and his fond affeccyon and lette hym haue respect vnto god and vnto equytye Lette hym coÌ„sidre well the worde of the Lorde What thou wylte not haue done vnto thy selfe that do not thou to other So shall the law be more light vnto hym and the more easy to beare ¶ The syxte Chapter The pareÌ„tes ought not to constrayne theyr chyldren to matrimony nether to marry theÌ„ afore thyr tyme. IN this poynte also ought not the pareÌ„tes to take to much vpoÌ„ theÌ„ selues because of theyr authoritie neyther to abuse it or to compell theyr chylde eyther because of fylthy aduauntage or lothesomnes in takyng payne to let him go haue no respecte vnto hym For an vngodly and vnhappy thyng is it in the cause of mary age to coÌ„pell a yonge maÌ„ agenst his wyl to take suche one as he hath no harte vnto For in mari age ought to be the full consent of both parties w t the consent of theyr parentes Lykewyse also whaÌ„ a son or doughter are come to theyr yeares ful discresion but are of theyr pareÌ„tes in y e me ane season not looked vnto so afterward with a good aduise deliberacioÌ„ do honestly mary to gyther Then ought the father well to considre that thorow hys owne wrongful vnrighteous demeanour he hath lost his authorite as towechyng hyndryng breakyng of that mariage For seyng that the parentes do not looke to the chyldren nor make such prouision for theÌ„ as parentes tutours ought to do therfore are become nothyng lesse theÌ„ the pareÌ„tes why would they theÌ„ require of chyldreÌ„ such obedieÌ„ce by the whiche the chyldren myght fall and peryshe in y â— daunger snare of the dyuel In suche causes ve rely is not a Christen man subiecte nor bonde in as muche as all the lawes of God do extende serue for the honeste welfare and preseruacioÌ„ of man and not for his destruccion It hath oft tymes bene founde in dede that suche mariages â—…ontracted euen agaynst the wylles of suche vn faythfull and couetous parentes haue ben prosperous holy and acceptable vnto God Not w tstandyng my purpose is nother to coÌ„mende the foolyshe affeccions nether the wicked wanton behauoure of certayne yonge wylfull personnes that feare not God In summa the measures ought here to be a lyke longe euen thus lyke as the chyldren must haue respecte to theyr pareÌ„tes not wylfully despyse them or cast them of So shulde not the parentes wythout ony petie com pell theyr chyldren to mariage afore theyr tyme neyther wyckedly neglecte them nor leaue them vnprouided for in dewe season Good lawes iust rulers the feare of God and discrecioÌ„ shall moderate this matter well ynough Hereof also shall we treate more largely in the Chapter of the consentynge Furthermore the age or yeares of the chyldreÌ„ must well be considered of the parentes For an vnnaturall and vnhonest thynge is it to mary younge folkes whiche yet haue not attayned to theyr lawful and iust yeares Many great sicke nesses do spring therof YoÌ„ge mothers also haue no iust strength nether to norysh nor to bryng forth frute And sometyme hathe it chauÌ„sed that they haue dyed of theyr impotent chylde Lykewyse the chyldren whiche were borne of chyldreÌ„ became sycke and feble It shall also not be come ly for Christen menne to haue lesse discresion herein then the Hethen whyche haue had great respecte to the age and yeares For Plato Aristotle and Heseodus appoynte the age of seuentene yeares to yonge women Some there were that to yonge menne haue appoynted the age of nynetene or twentye yeares for in those yeares be the powers somewhaÌ„t strengthened and decreace not then thorowe maryage as they do in weake folkes
it is good yf they so remayne but immediatelye addeth he therto sayenge Neuerthelesse yf they can not absteine let them mary For better it is to marye thē to burne And within a litle after he sayth moreouer But and yf thou take a wife thou synnest not Beholde what could be more clerely spokē To mary sayth the Apostle is no synne then must it folow also that the worckes of mariage are not synne not of thē selues but because of the mariage selfe gods ordinaunce And that more is then all that we haue yet spoken of it foloweth farther in Paul And yf a virgyn mary he or she synneth not For euery man knoweth well howe holye and excellente a thing virginite is yet sayth Pauel that a vir gyn sineth not yf he or she lose theyr virginite in mariage Thē must it folow that god rekeneth not the worke of mariage for synne vnclennes But synne and wicked vnclennesse is it to com mytte whoredome Fylthye abhominable is it to force or begyle a virgin For Paul sayth furthermore in the. xiii to the Heb. Mariage is to be had in reuerence honour amonge all mē the bed of them that are maried is vndefyled As for harlottes aduoutrers God will iudge thē How much more wil he iudge them that rauyssh virgyns Iob saieth in the. xxxi Chapter I made a couenaunte with myne eyes that I wolde not loke vpon a virgyn For howe heuye is the punishement of god frō aboue And what inheritaunce and rewarde geueth the almyghtye from an hy Destroyeth he not such vnchris tes and casteth he not out thē that medle withe such wickedn◅sse c. The wise man Salomon sayeth Prouer. v. Beglad with thy maryed wife whom thou hast taken in thy youth loue her as a deare chosen hynde Let hyr brestes satisfye the at all tymes and reioyse styll in her loue For why shuldeste thou come nye an harlot my sonne and haunt the bosome of a straunge woman In the which wordes Salomō like as Paule also cōmendeth and prayseth the loue and worke of mariage as clenlynesse but draweth men from whoredom as from it that is nothing but fylthy Therfore doutelesse mariage was instituted to auoyde whoredome and vnclennesse and the worcke of mariage is rekened of God for no synne All which thinges I haue the more largelye spoken of proued and confirmed the same with holye scripture And though I dyd not gladlye take in hand to wryte of this matter yet haue I done all this to helpe many suared cōsciences whiche without occasiōthorow the ignoraunce of gods leaue and lawe do piteouslye trouble and vexe themselues here in I hope therfore noman wyll mysconster me seynge I haue spoken nothynge but that which Paul dyd wryte afore And in all this matter is it well to be considred that like as shamefastneste comlynesse and tēpe raūe is good in euery thynge so is it good here also and exceadyng necessary Wedlock is hono rable and holy therfore must not we as shame lesse parsonnes cast awaye good maners become lyke vnresonable beastes God hath geuen and ordened mariage to be a remedy and medicy ne vnto our feble and weake flesh to swage y e dis quietnesse therof to the intent that we should be cleane and vndefiled in spirite in body But yf we rage therwith be shameles in our wordes and dedes then our mistē peraunce excesse maye make it euell whiche is good and defyle it that is cleane Paule also is content that as cōcernyng the bed maried folkes vpon a due occasion may ly the one from the other But so y t it be w t the good consent of them bothe And y t not alwaye or longe but only for a tyme leest the di uell be busy tempte them with whoredome or vnclennes or deceaue them wyth aduoutry The thyrd cause is this Euē to the entent y ◠the one maye be an helpe conforte to the other accordyng to the wyll of God auoydyng solitarinesse Whiche the Lorde expressed wythe these wordes It is not good for manne to be alone I wyll make hym an helper to be nexte vnto him And wythin a whyle after he saythe moreouer They bothe shall be one fleshe or one body So that lyke as in the partes of a mans body there is a mutuall healpe or participacion of the one toward the other Euen so ought it to be also amonge marryed folkes The one ought to be an eye eare mouth hand and foote to the other ▪ In trouble the one must be the cōforte of the other In aduersite must the one be the oth◅rs refresshyng yea in all theyr lyfe must the one be the helpe socour of the other And these are the cau ses why wedlocke was ordeyned and wherfore they that are faythefull beleuers do m◅rry and y e occasions whervpō y e rōsent bothe leaue rest The nynth Chapter The ende fruyte and commendacion of holy wedlocke Howe blyssed honourable good a thyng it is BY this now is it easy to vnderstond what is y e ende vertue frute of wedlocke how holy profitable good a thyng it is This is y e ende of mariage whervpon it leaneth Not to be aloue but to haue a cōpanion in this lyfe that wyll helpe to beare wealth woo euen such one as thou canst fynde in thyne harte to loue and of whome thou arte loued agayne that by the same thou mayst fynde a medicine and swagynge of the weakenes of thy vnquiet flesh and so voyde whoredome and all fylthy lyuynge to brynge vp chyldren vnto the prayse of God and to the publique wealthe profyt and conforte of thy selfe and other thy neyghbours c. Wherfore the vertue operacion effecte and frute now of mariage is to confort mayntayne helpe counsayle to clense to further vnto good mann◅rs honeste and shamefastnes to expel vn ◅lennes to auaunce the honoure of God the publique weale and to sette vp many suche vertues moo Hereof commeth it that wedlocke is a great worke and holy ordinaunce of God whiche defy leth or vnhaloweth no mā saue hym that taketh it vpon hym w t an vncleane harte Whome to saye trueth not the mariage but his owne wickednes defyleth For it is alwaye holy right in it selfe all such as receaue it wyth true hertes doth it allowe bryng to honour It hath euer also bene of an excellent estimacion had a glorious name of all prudent people in so muche that Paul durst boldely saye Wedlocke is hono rable among all men or in all the worthe For wedlocke dyd God institute by himselfe ▪ not by his Angels or holy mē as he dyd oth◅r good statutes ordinaunces yea euen at the be gynnynge toke he it in hande in Paradise that garden of pleasure no doubte for the commodite not for the grefe of man Wythoute
the Lorde And lest I constrayned thorowe pouerte fall to thefte and forsweare the name of my God This ordinate care and study must be takeÌ„ that ye maye haue to socoure the nedye and to set forthe youre chyldren and that youre selues want not and so by your idle ignauy ye be onerouse and a burden to other good menne Labour to haue wherwithe to lyue in age yf God call you to it Who so hath stolen sayth Paule let hym nowe stele no more but labour with his handes some good occupacion y t they maye haue to healpe the nedy And as for them that inordinately care and study to be rytch and to haue more than is necessary they fall into the temptacions and snares of the dyuell and into many lustes as saythe Paule which drowne men into perdicion and damnacion sodeÌ„ly fall these rytch welthy bullockes from theyr goodes goddes euen theyr euell gotten worsekepte worst of all bestowed mammons What so euer is to be done wythout y e house that belongeth to the man the womaÌ„ to study for thynges wythein to be done and to se saued or spent conueniently what so euer he bryngeth in As the byrde flyeth to and fro to brynge to y e nest so becommeth it the man to applye his out ward busynes And as the daÌ„me kepeth the nest â—…atcheth the egges and bryng forth the frute so let them bothe learne to do of the vnreasonable fowles or beastes created of God naturally to obserue theyr sondry properties The man in his gaynyng occupieng must be iust faythful ferueÌ„t diligent earnest makyng all thyng substancially surely wythout ony deceyt For faythfulnes euer abydeth whan vnfaythfulnes craftines destroye themselues as ye se in the faythefull dealynge of Iacob and in the couetouse disceate of Laban The worde promyse of an occupyer must be as ferme and fast as the rocke of stone fayth and trueth conserueth many mens occupyeng whaÌ„ vniust de lyng bryng hym out of credyt Let not a man meddle with vnhonest occupacions not necessary for a common weal but as Paul commauÌ„deth wyth such as are good and profitable for the citie or countrey wythout deceyte and euery man to medle wyth and in hys â—…ne callyng nether sekyng other mens lucre nor enuieng other mens profyt but walke ordinately and quietly labouryng wyth theyr owne handes auoydynge vsurye but doynge to other as thou woldest be done vnto thyne owne selfe And yf thou for all thy true and iust dealynge yet prosperoussest not subiect to many euel chaâ—… ces wherof the world is ful yet be thou content with Goddes wyll for the pouerte of the ryghtous sayth Salomon is better then the infinite treasures of the vngodly And a pece of bread or a messe of potage with quietnes is better then a fatte oxe with brawlyng Many menne haue great goodes wyth muche vnquietnes and lytle honâ—…e for he hath sette his soule to pledge forsaken God taken the dyuell to helpe hâ—…m to lye to deceaue that he myght be rytch to leaue his good to an vnknowen hayer Dauid saythe followe not hym that doth euell because thou seest hym prosper in his wyckednes for he shall sone be cut downe lyke grasse lyke the floure faad awaye But put thou thy trust in the lorde do ryght dwell in y e Lorde get thy lyuynge wyth trueth and iust dealynge And freat not nor be agreued wyth hym that prospereth in his owne waye and leadeth a wycked lyfe c. Unto thys holye Psalme let euery Christen man attende The wyues worckynge place is wythein her house there to ouerse and to sette all thynge in good ordre and to beware that nothyng be loâ—…t seldome to go forth but when vrgent causes call her forth And therfore Phidias that ingenous worckemanne entendynge to describe an honest faythefull housewyfe dydde sette her ymage vnder the shel of a snayle signifieng that she shulde euermore kepe her owne house Necessaryly it is that she knowe these common sentences learne them by harte Thou muste not regarde what thynge thou woldest fayne haue but what thou canst not lacke Stretche out thyne arme no far ther than thy sleaue wyll reatche What so euer thou neâ—…est not is to deare of a farthyng Who so spareth not the penny shall neuer come by the pownde Sparynge is a rytche purse A thynge is sooner spared then gotten Spare as thoughe thou neuer shuldest dye yet as mortall spende measurably To spare as thou mayste haue to spende in honeste for Gods sake and in necessite is well done Thy sparing is but vayne wheÌ„ thou arte come to the bottome Begynne euery thynge in oue season What so euer thou mayst do to nyght dyffer it not tyll to morow That whiche thou cannest do conueniently thy selfe committe it not to another If thou wylte prospere than looke to euery thyng thyne owne selfe Lette it not be lost that maye do any good in tyme to come Spende no more than thou wottest how to get it whan thyne expenses and receytes be alyke a lytle losse maye ouerthrow the. Spare for thy age Take paynes in thyne yougth Bye such thynges as thou nedest not to repent the therof Uyle pedlary bryngethe beggery Araye thy selfe honestly Holde thy chyldreÌ„ in awe and they shall haue the in reuerence Muche spendynge and many gyftes make bare cellars and empty chystes Euellfellowshyp vayne pastyme maryeth pouerte and begetteth a sonne called derision lyuethe gorgiously and costely in excesse and leauethe the a fare well whose name is this In thyn age go a beggyng Such and many mo godly and wyse sentences are found in Salomons Prouerbes and in the Precher and in Iesus Syracke which an honest housewyfe must take hede vnto ¶ The. xvii Chapter ¶ Howe maryed personnes shall behaue theÌ„ selues not only in workes of mercy but also in the crosse and aduersite and wythe theyr seruauntes IF Christen maried folkes thorow theyr iust laboures and Goddes blyssyng obtayne ritches aboue necessite then let them remembre Paules exhortacion sayeng Commaunde the rytch men of thys worlde that they be not hygh mynded nor trust in transitory rytches but in the lyuynge God whyche giueth vs all thynges abundantly to enioye them Charge them to do good to be rytche in good worckes to gyue wyth good wyl to distribute layeng vp tresure for them selues agaynste the tyme to come that they maye laye hand of eternall lyfe For when the Lorde shall come to iudge the quicke dead he shall saye to the mercifull Come hyther ye blessed of my Father and take the kyngedome prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde For whan I was hongrye ye fedde me I was thyrsty and ye gaue me dryncke c. Gyue almes therfore of thyn nowne substaÌ„â—…e and turne not thy face awaye from the poore Shewe mercye after thy power If thou haste much giue plenteously If thou haste
of gods worde ☜ vnshamefast ness Lyeng Pryde The rycheâ—… of the body Beautye Healthe Marke well Rytches of teÌ„porall sub stauâ—…e Nobilite Temporall goodes Beware or â—…ll be spent ☞ Handy craf tes Wynnyng 〈◊〉 occupyenge Honest prouisio nought to be regarded Whotte loue is â—…one colde â—…he effect of the eleccion Good lessoÌ„â—… for chosynge 〈◊〉 wyfe A notaâ—…le en 〈◊〉 of y â— electioÌ„ and 〈◊〉 aâ—…d in y â— cause 〈◊〉 matrâ—… Rebecca The proper tyes of a mayde that shulde â—…e cho sen wyte The goodes of the mynd are more to be regarded thaÌ„ the goâ—… des of y â— body or of the worlde Gyftes in y â— waye of ma riage are â—…oth laufull and coÌ„mendable A prouerâ—… A fourme of the â—…rande in mariage Trueth in coÌ„tracâ—…ynge of mariage Marke this well Maried folâ—…es go to the chyrch afore they lye togy ther. The occasions coÌ„modities that commethe of this ordinaÌ„s i. ii iii. iiii 〈◊〉 vi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 weddynges How they â—…ught to go to the chyrch for to be ma â—…yed Synne excesse coÌ„mytted at weddynges O abhominacion At an after supper A wicked cu stome Conuenient and honeste myrth A goodly to enlusion â—…aunger in the fyrste â—…o a habitacion Marke thys exaÌ„ple well Howe marryed folkes ought to behaue theÌ„ selues whanne they fyrste dwell togyther Howe they must behaue theÌ„selues at theyr fyrst be yng togither A good lessoÌ„ both for the man and the wyfe Mark theâ—… gâ—…odly exa ple. What maried folkes owâ—… one to another The dewtye obedience of wyues â—…he husbaÌ„d is the heade of the wyfe Howe y â— husbande 〈◊〉 the head How the wyues muste obeye and behaue them selues The dewtys and loue of husbandes How menne shoulde loue theyr wyues ☞ â—…ow holy 〈◊〉 thynge loue matrimoniall iâ—… A man 〈◊〉 loue his wife as his owne body The worde of God and prayer One harte 〈◊〉 wyll One castuoâ—… another in y â— teth â—…eruice and â—…wshyp Obsequiouâ—… 〈◊〉 Thynges 〈◊〉 be eschewed Humilite 〈◊〉 gentylnes They muste secretly keâ—…e no euell â–ª myn des but tell theyr grefe Chyldren 〈◊〉 gotteÌ„â—…n ma riage Pignus Mark thou wyfâ—… To brynge forth childreÌ„ is y â— blessyng of god ChildreÌ„ are wemeÌ„s beâ—… Iewels Paynes takyng about chyldren is the crosse of the wyues Step chyldren sterâ—… mothers Marke well ye Mothers in lawe Trouth and faythe must be kepte Clenlynesse Note thys well ConuersacioÌ„ Good 〈◊〉 Gelousy Women and horses muste be wel gouer ned Boasting or prayâ—…ynge Honeste is 〈◊〉 womaÌ„s chefe treasure Behhueours wyth seruauÌ„ tes A good lessoÌ„ for wyues Gene. xxx Math. vii Pro. xx Ordinate care Ephe. i ii Luke xii Theoutwar de busynesse pertaynethe to the man y â— enward to y â— woman Gene. xxxi Psal. xxxvi The wyues must worcke wythein the house Phidias ComonsenteÌ„ 〈◊〉 far the ke â—…ng or thy â—…ouses Mathe these seÌ„tences wel i. Timo. 〈◊〉 Math xxv Luke xxi AffliccioÌ„ tech to know god TribulatioÌ„ is fyer and salte i. Cor. xi Math. xvi Ioan. xvi Hâ—… xi xii xiii Syckneâ—… How seruauÌ„ tes must be in treated Iob. xxxi Iac. v. The dewtyâ—… of seruauÌ„teâ—… WomeÌ„ shuld â—…ourse theyr own chyldreÌ„ Caius Ci berius Sentenceâ—… to be taughâ—… chyldren in theyr fyrstâ—… yonge age The Lordeâ—… prayer The articles of the faythâ—… The ten com maâ—…demeÌ„tes The prouerbes of Salo mon. Cato Mat. xviii Begynne bâ—…tymes The scole master Godly councell for the ryghte bryn gynge vp of yougth Math. x. Gorgioâ—… apparell deliciouâ—… fare oughte to be exchewed in chyldren Correction pro xxix and xiii xxii and xxiii Why meune nowe set not theyr chyldreÌ„ to scole An exhortaci on to the chri â—…en pareÌ„teâ—… Trauay ling among stran gers yong wemâ—… apparell i. Pet iii. i. Tim. ii Whether geÌ„ tle wemenne â—…ay go so â—…y â—…ly appaâ—…eled What 〈◊〉 y â— true nobilâ—… te Why ritcheâ—… be gyuen to menne of no bilite â—…yprian Mark thys well o ye geÌ„â—…il women i â–ª Cor. xi Marke Mala. ii xxii cha iiii Lib. Reg. 〈◊〉 â—…o forth 〈◊〉 Good counsel for mens daughters maydes Bokes of 〈◊〉 bles of fonâ—… lyght louâ—… women ought not tâ—… reade Ephe. v. Lerne them to worke Prâ—… xixi. Fayâ—… handed and tender fyngered women are not to be praysed