Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	account_n	day_n	idle_a	2,166	5	9.1920	5	true

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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

made vs fight out-right Hee got vp a great cudgell and shaked it at me threatning me with thundering speeches Eul. O lamentable liuing betweene man and wife Marg. Wast thou not afraid then Xantip Xant Afraid no on the other side I tooke vp the treuit and if he had but touched me with a finger he should wel haue seene and felt that I would haue laid about me lustily with both my hands Marg. I promise you I commend you for your manly courage you had got a new kinde of target when you had the treuit you did but lacke your distaffe in stéed of a iauelin Xant I would haue made him haue knowne that hee had met and medled with his match Eul. O neighbour this should not be so Xant What tell you me of it if hee will not vse me as his wife I will not entreate him as my husband Eul. But Paul as I said before teacheth that wiues should be in subiection to their husbands with all reuerence and not to be check-mates with them and Peter sets downe Sarah for an example to women who called her husband Lord. Marg. We haue heard of these things before as well as you but the same Paul I trow teacheth that husbands should loue their wiues as Christ did his Church Xant Well let him first do his duty and then I will do mine Eul. But yet when the case stands thus I thinke it is the wiues part to yeeld first to her husband Xant Husband quoth she marrie in good time if he be a husband that makes no more account of me then of his kitchin girle Marg. But in kindnesse Xantip tell me did he when you stood so stoutly to him leaue off to threaten you blowes Xant Did he yes and it was best for him too I trow or else as I am an honest woman I sweare to you I would haue be laboured my fellow well and soundly Eul. O terrible mannish woman I did not thinke that thou hadst bene of such a peremptory spirit Thou doest not remember that he hath power ouer thee and that thou shouldest let thy desire be subiect to thy husbands Marg. It was well done Xantip hold him out still at staues end yéeld him not an inch lest he take an ell let him not crow ouer thée Eul. You need not giue her such wicked counsell what will you haue all the world to exclaime on our sexe and cry out vpon women kind Marg. Why none but men will speake against vs and if they do we can giue them two words for one in the hottest manner Eul. Me thought you said your husband left his threatning me thinks then Xantip in all equity and conscience you should ceasse your scolding Xant I mind not to leaue it yet Marg. What does hee I pray thee whilest thou art scolding Xant What sometimes he sléepes flugge as hee is sometimes hee fals a laughing sometimes he takes his fiddle which hath scarce three strings and thereon he strikes with his fidling stick as loud as he can that hee may therewith drowne the noise of me Mar. I am sure this behauiour of his angers thee to the heart Xant It grieues me indéed to the very guts and I so chafe sometimes that I can hardly hold my hands Eul. I pray you good neighbour hold your tongue and giue me leaue to speake my mind a little to you Xant Say on hardly and speake your pleasure Eul. You shall be as bold with me when you please me thinkes we two for old acquaintance sake should be very bold familiar one with another Xant You say true For truly we haue bene play-fellowes from our cradles and of all that euer I had there was none that euer I loued better then you Eu. Well then this I say in loue that I haue towards you still and my request is euen as you loue me to hearken vnto me You are maried now vnto your husband what manner of man soeuer hee be you haue no liberty to change him for another or cast him off In old time indeed when couples could not agree diuorcement was permitted appointed as an extreme remedie but now that is quite abolished Ben-ezer must bee your husband and you Xantip his wife till one of you dye Xant A vengeance on them whosoeuer they be that haue taken away that law and liberty from vs. Eul. Take heed what you speake you wot not what you say nor whom you curse It is Christs pleasure I tell you no other mans that it should be thus hence-forth Xant I can hardly beléeue it Eul. Truly Xantip it is as I say and therefore cry Christ mercy for thy cursed blasphemy and study to agree with thy husband henceforward by applying thy selfe vnto his qualities Xant Is it in my hands to make my husband a new man Eul. I can tell you Xantip wee wiues may do much either in making or marring our husbands Xan. Do you and your husband agree so well together Eul. Yes now God be thanked wee liue in peace Xant By your owne saying it seemes that you could not well agrée heretofore Eul. I must needes confesse to thee though I take shame to my selfe the fault most commonly was mine For I was as many other yong women are proud disdainfull scorning that my husband should reproue mee idle and carelesse seldome or neuer seeking to please him but rather thought that hee should stoope and seeke to me and many times I would be lumpish and lowring and if at any time he spake vnto me any thing which pleased me not wel I would snap him vp shrewdly and answere him crossely with shame I may speake it God forgiue me yet after as I grew in yeares I grew in experience and comming acquainted with motherly and modest matrons they gaue mee graue and sage counsell which I obeied and was much bettered by it so that after there was neuer any tempest I thank God But yet as it fals out commonly amongst married folks some little clouds arose which might haue made a storme except I had obserued and practised the wise Christian counsel of my louing religious neighbour Abigail which made the cloudes to vanish and my husband as meeke as a lambe For I considered that euery man hath his qualities euery womā her infirmitie I thought with my selfe how I might behaue my selfe best towards my husband for both our goods and whiles I was weighing seriously these things and reuoluing thē in my minde these sentences of Scripture came to my remembrance A soft answere staieth wrath And againe A word spoken in due place is like apples of gold with pictures of siluer And further In many words there cannot want iniquity but he that refraineth his lips is wise And againe A wise man waits his opportunity but a foole speaketh whatsoeuer commeth to his mind And againe that which our Sauiour saith that we shall giue account of euery idle word at the day of iudgement And againe That