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A17171	The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that entend to liue quietly and godlye in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forthe in English by Theodore Basille.; Christlich Eestand. English	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.	1543 (1543)	STC 4047; ESTC S110661	97,888	204

maner the whole summe of the one parte of this boke The seconde Chapter What wedlocke is FOr vpon the sayde foundacyon will I laye 〈◊〉 set forth all my worke folowynge And fyrst wyll I shewe what wedlocke is Thā whan I haue descrybed the same I shall open declare the articles therof particularly That we call wedlock is in the Germaynes tonge called Ee which as it is a very old word so is it somtyme taken for a law or statute som tyme for a bonde or couenaūte Thus is the old testamente called the law or the olde couenaunt the new Testament the newe law or y e newe co uenaunt because that ther in consisteth not one lye the lawe that god gaue to the olde and newe people but also the couenaunte whiche he made with them bothe The latinistes cal it Coniugi urn a ioyninge or yokinge together like as whā two oren are coupled vnder one yoke they beare or drawe together like burthen and wayghte Therfore is wedlocke a couenaunte a couplinge or yokynge together Nowe yf wedlocke be not the couplynge or yokynge together of one thing thē must it be excepted from other knyttinges and we must geue vnto it the owne nature propertie pertayninge to it selfe Namclye that it is a ryghte knotte vnto god acceptable ayokinge together of one manne and one womā withe the good cōsente of them bothe Here vnto also must we adde why wherfore they shoulde and must be yoked together Euen to the intent that they maye lyue honestlye and frendlye the one with the other that they maye auoyde vnclennesse that they maye brynge vp children in the feare of god that the one maye helpe and cōforte the tother Out of thys maye we comprehende a shorte descryption of wedlocke and saye Wedlocke is a lawefull knotte and vnto God an acceptable yokynge together of one man and one woman with the good consent of them both to the intēte that they two maye dwell together in frendeshyppe honestye one helping and confortynge the tother eschuynge vnclennesse bryngynge vp chyldren in the feare of god Or els set it after this maner folowyng Wedlocke is the yokynge together of one man one woman whome god hath coupled accordynge to his worde with the consente of thē both from thence forthe to dwell together and to spend theyre lyfe in the equall pertakynge of all suche thinges as god sendeth to the intent that they maye bring forth childrē in the feare of hym that they maye auoyde whor dome and that accordynge to Gods good pleasure the one maye helpe and conforte the other ¶ The thyrd Chapter ¶ The declaracion of wedloke thus described NOwe wyll we playnely open euery parcel of the sayd descripcion from article to article w t testimony of the scriptures proue and establysh the same where nede is Fyrst that wedlocke is the couplyng togithe●… of one man and one woman not of one man m●… women or of one woman and mo men the Lorde himselfe affyrmeth it Math. xix and so is it wtytten also in the seconde of Genesis Nowe where as some of the holy fathers had more wyues than one those were but the Actes of certen priuate men and not such general examples as are thorowly to be followed Agayne the priuate dede of some or of many men make no common lawe The Lorde in the fore rehearsed place of Mathewe dyd alleadge renew y ● olde law of mariage agayne Therfore he that nowe wyll bryng in the multitude of wi ues shall follow more the rule of Mahumet th●… of Christ. Moreouer by yokynge ioynyng or couplyng do I vnderstande not only an outwarde dwellynge togyther but also an vniforme agremen●… of mynd a comon participacion of bodye and goodes for asmuch as the Lord sayth playnely And they two shall be into one flesh that is one body But of this we shall speake further afterward whā we come to treat of the consentyng Furthermore wedlocke must not onely be a couplyng togyther but it must also be such a cou plynge togither as commeth of God and is not contrary to hys worde and wyll For where as certayne men do alleadge out of the holy gospell what God hath cowpled togyther let not man separate conclude theron that whan two parsonnes come once togyther the one hath taken the other it must nedes be fast no man maye breake y e band Such mē haue not so good respect to the wordes of the Lorde as they shoulde For the Lord sayd not ▪ what so euer is coupled togyther ought not or maye not be separated But thus he sayd What God hath coupled togither let not man separate Therfore must it be considered not only whether two parsons come togyther but muche rather whether it be done w t God or no. That thyng is wyth God which is not done agaynst his commaundemēt worde There be many whome God coupled not to gyther but carnal lust mony good flattery drō kennes a fleshely arme and frendeshyppe where God is not thought vpon therfore synne they the more agaynst hym It is wrytten in y ● syxte Chapter of Genesis The sonnes of God sawe the doughters of men that they were fayre and toke vnto them wyues such as lyked thē Wherby euery man maye perceaue that ther was loue lust a consent couplyng togyther but therfore plesed it not God The same maner of ●…oo ynge dothe the Lorde recyte also in the. xxiiii of Mathew and sayth As they were in the dayes afore the floude they dyd eate they dyd dryncke they marryed were maryed euē vntyl the day that Nohe entered into the Arke they regarded it not tyll the floud came and toke them all awaye Thus also shall the cōmyng of the sonne of man be There is no man nowe so dull as to thyncke that it is synne to marry Therfore was not that reprehended as thoughe it were a synfull vnright thyng to marry but because they came 〈◊〉 togyther after the worde of the Lorde yea rather they followed theyr owne tētacions as I sayde afore Wherfore Esdras dyd separate diuers mariages yea euē of those that bore a good affecciō y ● one to the other were coupled togyther For it was not God but theyr owne tenta cions that ioyned thē Esdras y e. x. chap. The yo kyng thā of maryed folkes togyther must be fra med ryght accordyng to the word wyll of god ¶ The fourth Chapter The ryght couplyng togyther of Christen folkes in mariage CErtayne poyntes now shall I set forth to the whiche those faythefull Christen men must haue respecte y t entende to take holy wedlocke vpō thē accordyng to y e wyll plesure of god Fyrst though mariage also concerne the soule and inwarde man yet pertayneth it lykewyse to the outwarde thynges that are subdued to the hygher powers For where as faythful ru lers haue ordeyned good

maryage withe the fyrste fruytes of his miracles whan he wyth his mother his Disciples were at a weddynge in the Citie of Cana Galyle Was not Ppilippe the Euangeliste a maryed man and had foure doughters excellently learned in holy Scriptures Were not many other holy men both Byshoppes and prestes maryed longe after the Apostles tyme as we reade in the antentyke Hystories Dothe not S. Paule call the forbyddynge of marryage the doctrine of dyuelles Of these thynges it is manifest of how great estimacion holy wedlocke hath euer bene syns y e fyrst begynnynge of the worlde amonge all degrees of parsonnes Who wyll not nowe commende honorable wedlocke as a thynge of great excellency Who wyll not thyncke it a state of li uyng worthy hygh prayse and commēdacion Who wyll not iudge that it ought to be embraced with metyng armes as they say seynge that by it so many noble treasures chaunse vnto vs vertue is mayntayned vice is exchewed houses are replenished cities are inhabited the grounde is tylled scienses are practised kyngdoms florysh amite is preserued the publique weale is defended naturall succession remaynethe good artes are taught honest order is kepte Christē dome is enlarged Goddes word promoted and the glory of GOD hyghely auaunced and sette forthe But alas and wo is me for it the glorye of this christen matrimony is now greatly obscu red yea almoost vtterlye extincte and quenched thorow the abhominable whoredome stynking adultery wicked fornicacion and alkynd of vn cleannes which is vsed nowe a dayes amonge vs yea and that frely and wythout ony punish ment There is no truethe there is no mercye there is no knowledge of God on the earthe as the Prophet sayth Cursyng lyeng man slaugh ter theafte and whorehuntyng haue ouerflowed the worlde Men now a dayēs hunte y e Stewes and harlottes houses as Hieremye sayethe They are become lyke wylde stoned horses that ronne after meares for euery one neyeth at his neyghbours wyfe And woulde God this were the worste Matrimony is despised whoredome is had in price True wyues faythfull yokefellowes are neglected and set at nought but whores and harlottes are embrased kyssed kulled and much set by Honeste wyues syt at home and allmoost perish for hōger but harlottes are sumptuously fed wyth al kynde of deyntyes Matrimony is called an halter but whoredome is recounted a pleasure Wedlocke is now taken for a kynde of lyuynge replete wyth all misery care sorow po uerte wretchednes and beggerye but to lyue in whoredome and such other detestable vncleannes is recounted to lyue lyke a cleane and right by man lyke a lusty brute lyke a ioly ruffelare lyke a fellowe that wyll not gyue his head for y ● wasshynge yea lyke such an one as it woulde do a man good saye they to be in his company he is suche a mynyon and pleasaunt fellow full of his mery conceates and wanton toyes To tary at home but one daye wyth theyr wyues is more than twyfe an hell but to be dallyenge amonge whores whole dayes nyghtes and monethes and there to spende all that they haue is a pleasure for a Pope and recounted no payne at all O good God howe longe wylte thou suffer this intollerable abhominacion How longe shall the head rulars wyucke at this great wickednes Shall Engelonde neuer be pourhed of this fylthy vnclennes and vncleane fylthynes Shall there neuer be a remedy found in Englōd for the extyrpacion of this dyuelysh to muche beastlyke vice seynge we haue had so many occasions gyuen vs in tymes past yet styll haue dayly Shallwe euer laughe at this great abhominacion whiche is waxed so hyghe that it can growe vp no furthe Shall this cōmaūdement of god neuer haue place amonge vs Englishmē There shall be no whore amonge the doughters of Israel nor no whoremonger amonge the sonnes of Israel Are not we also y e people of God Are not we Israelites and suche as be conuerted from oure olde conuersacion vnto true godlynes Hath not God also redemed vs from all iniquite and purified vs a peculiare people to hymselfe that we should be earnest followers of good workes Oughte not so muche clennes of ●…yfe appeare in vs as it dyd ī tymes past amōg the olde Iewes Hathe God delyuered vs from the power of our enemies that we shoulde lyue dissolutely and not rather that we shulde walke before hym all the dayes of our lyfe in holynesse and ryghteousnes Is not this commaundemēt also gyuen to vs Thou shalte cōmit no whoredome Is it not sayd vnto vs For to auoyd fornicacion let euery mā haue a wyfe of his owne and euery woman an husbande of her owne Why than do we tomble and bury oure selues in this fylthy and stynckyng puddle of vnclennes not rather embrase holy wedlocke whiche is honorable amonge all men Why haue we a pleasure to forsake our owne wyues to ronne a whorehuntynge after harlottes Why do we consume waste and spende awaye so vnthriftely all that euer we haue amonge noughty packes and leaue our poore wyues and chyldren at home socoureles and vnprouyded for Why do we make of the members of Christ the mēbers of an whore Certes oure finall destruccion is nearer at hande than we are ware of ▪ For thys pronite and bent redines vnto this fylthy synne of the flesh is an euideut token that the great terrible daye of iudgement is at hande For among all other Christ rehearseth this token be fore his commynge and saythe As it came to passe in the dayes of Nohe so shall i●… be lykewyse in the dayes of the sonne of manne They dyd eate dryncke marrye were marryed euen vn to the very daye that Nohe entered into the Arke and the floude came destroyed them all Agayne as it chaūced in the dayes of Loth they dyd eate dryncke bye sell plante and bylde but the very same daye that Loth wente out of Sodome it rayned fyre and brymstone from heauē and destroyedde them all Accordynge to those thynges shall the daye be whan the sonne of mā commethe To marrye or to be marryed is no synne so that it be done accordyng to Goddes worde but to marry as they dyd in the tyme of Nohe that is to saye for pleasures sake only and to be fylthy in wycked conuersacion as the Sodomites were in the tyme of Lothe this is synne thys is wickednes this is hygh abhominacion this stin keth before the face of God and deseruethe euerlastynge dampnaciō What other thynge dothe the moost parte of men now dayes As I maye speake nothyng of the fylthy Sodomites which alas for pitie are now to common in the worlde vniuersally ho●…e many n●…we a dayes contracte matrimony aryght and after the word of God Who regardeth not more the pleasure of y e flesh than the hauynge of frute Who hath not a respecte rather to the worldely

shal seake the kyngdome of God And for asmuche as he hym selfe dyd openly couple the fyrste mariage togyther and blyssed both the parties therfore the cō gregacion thorowe the ensample and spirite of God hath ordeyned that the parties shall openly and before all thynges come to the Chyrche and there declare and confirme theyr marriage in the face of the chyrche and of Gods minister receaue the blessyng and committe them selues to the comon prayers of the congregacion and enioye the same This godly ordinaunce ought euery reasonable Christen man to prefer aboue his owne fonde affeccion and not fyrst to seake the bancket the bed in his mariage but Gods kyngdome and then fyrst to be wedded dwel to gyther in the name of God For in the sayde ordinaunce we must not only consither and note the acte and example of God but also those profitable and christen poyn tes followyng Fyrst with this ordinaunce is it openly decla red in the syght of all the worlde that it is God which knytteth the knot of mariage For that the minister of the churche doth that doeh he in the name accordyng to the ensample of God Secondly with this ordinaunce is testimony gyuen that wedlocke is honorable and pleasaūte vnto God an holy worcke of the lyghte and no foule worcke of darckenes For the parties dare syghtly come into the open Churche euen in the lyght where Gods worckes onely are practised As for the worckes of whoredome and dishonestye that hyde them selfes in the darkenesse It is sene also by the goyng to the churche who kepith house wyth God and honeste in wedlock●… and who wyth the dyuell and shame in whoredome Not only this but also what they be that among Christen people are to be suffered togyther as honest personnes and who as harl●…ttes and vnthriftes are to be expelled dryuen from asunder Thyrdly in this ordinaūce is euery one war ned faythfully to kepe his promyse made and gi uen to his spouse before God the whole chyrch For if a man haue cause to be ashamed whan he promiseth ought in y e presence of honest people kepeth it not Much more ought aduouterers to be ashamed that breke theyr promyse made before God and the congregacion Fourthly God wyll gyue his blyssyng to thē that cōtracte wedlocke in the feare of hym and that confirme it accordynge to his ordinaunce Whych thyng the faythfull may assuredly loke for at hys hande Gene. i. Fyftely There is Goddes word declared and taught how holy a thyng wedlocke is how mar ryed folkes ought to behaue thē selues c. There euery man that is marryed already is putte in mynde of his promyse and they that sometyme lyue well in maryage are called to repentaunce lyke as they also that lead an honest lyfe are cōfermed in all goodnes Syxtely There is made a generall prayer of the whole congregacion in the name of Christ for those newe maryed folkes and for the whole state of matrimony Now hath the Lorde promi sed that where two or thre are gathered togyther in hys name he wyl be in the myddes amōg thē therfore is it wel to be hoped that he wyll be much rather in such a whole congregaciōs and heare theyr prayer All these occasion cōsidred let not the faythfull despyse Gods ordinaunce but behaue them selues so that diligē●…ly afore all thynges they seke the kyngdom of god take that in hand which is honest profitable good But the dyuell hath crept in her also t●…ogh he can not make the ordinaunce of goyng to the church to be vtterly omitted despysed yet is he thus mighty cā bring it to passe that y ● or●…inaūce is nothyng regarded but blemyshed with all manner of lyghtnes In so muche that early in the mornyng the weddyng people begynne to ●…xcead in superfluous eatyng drinkyng wher of they spytte vntyll the halfe sermon be done And when they come to the preachynge they are halfe droncke some all togyther therfore regard they neyther the p●…chyng nor prayer but stond there onely because of the custome Such folkes also do come to y e church w t all manner of pōpe pride gorgiousnes of raymēt Iewels They come w t a great noyse of Harpes Lutes kyttes basens and drommes wherwyth they trouble y ● whole church hyndre them in matters pertaynynge to GOD. They come into the Lordes house as it were īto an house of mar●…haūdyse to laye forth theyr wares offer to sell them selues vnto vyce and wickednesse And euen as they come to the churche so go they from the churche agayne lyght nyce in shameful pompe and vaine wantonesse What thinkeste thou faythefull man that suche church goyng opteynethe before god Uerely more indignacion and displeasure then fauoure and grace Wherfore let all vertuous and honest people take here monicyon to leaue such●… abuse yee such synfull and vycyous church goynge there as it is yet practysed And let them take theyr ho nest kynsfolkes neyghboures w t thē in good season soberly discretely lowlye as in the syghte of god without pompe manerly and in comely honest rayment without pryde wythout drommyng pypynge let them go in to the house of the lorde and there heare the lordes worde make theyr faithful prayer vnto God with feruentenesse and stedfast beleyfe receaue the blessynge and then manerly and wyth sylence to go home agayne After the goyng to the church is there no lesse inconuenience vsed amonge manye multitudes then in the church goynge For whan they come home from the church then begynneth e●…sse of eatyng and dryncking As for the poore they are out of remembraunce And as much is waisted in one daye as were sufficient for the two newe maried folkes halfe a yeare to lyue vpon The dayes of Noe mencyoned in the Gospell and the parable of the ritch man and Lazarus haue there rowme ynoughe Let euery man loke that with such excesse he praye not also with the rych man in the pitte of hel After the bancket and feast there begynnethe a vayne madde and vnmanerlye fashiō For the bryde must be brought into an open dauncynge place Then is there suche a rennynge leapynge and flyngyng amonge them then is there suche a liftynge vp and discouerynge of the damselles clothes and of other womennes apparell that a man might thynke all these dauncers had caste all shame behynd them and were become starke madde and oute of theyre wyttes and that they were sworne to thē deuels daunce Then muste the poore bryde kepe foote with al dauncers and refuse none how scabbed foule dronckē rudeand shameles so euer he be Thē must she oft tymes heare and se much wyckednesse many an vncomely word And that noyse and rōblyng endu reth euen tyll supper As for supper loke how much shameles drō ken the euenynge is more then the mornynge so