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the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v safe_a under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o roof_n from_o the_o poison_a dart_n of_o his_o wife_n tongue_n david_n aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o rechab_n and_o baanah_n in_o murder_a ishbosheth_n in_o that_o they_o do_v it_o in_o his_o own_o house_n wicked_a man_n have_v slay_v a_o righteous_a person_n in_o his_o own_o house_n 2._o sam._n 4.11_o and_o it_o add_v to_o the_o impiety_n when_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o house_n become_v a_o brawl_a woman_n in_o the_o house_n of_o society_n as_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v prov._n 21.9_o if_o the_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v like_o a_o lion_n to_o his_o people_n and_o servant_n in_o his_o house_n ecclus_n 4.30_o much_o less_o shall_v the_o wife_n be_v like_o a_o lioness_n to_o the_o man_n in_o his_o own_o house_n which_o be_v his_o castle_n as_o we_o say_v in_o our_o native_a proverb_n the_o scripture_n phrase_n say_v of_o david_n that_o he_o sit_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o rest_v from_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o 2._o sam._n 7.1_o and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o he_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o house_n dan._n 4.4_o the_o house_n than_o be_v the_o place_n of_o rest_n &_o not_o to_o be_v disquiet_v by_o she_o that_o shall_v rest_v in_o the_o bosom_n every_o house_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v mat._n 12.25_o especial_o if_o the_o wife_n be_v against_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o husband_n against_o the_o wife_n the_o fall_n of_o it_o will_v be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o house_n on_o which_o the_o rain_n descend_v and_o the_o wind_n blue_a and_o beat_v mat._n 7.27_o and_o if_o the_o man_n must_v live_v joyful_o with_o his_o wife_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n eccl._n 9.9_o she_o must_v not_o live_v contentious_o with_o he_o falices_fw-la ter_z &_o amplius_fw-la quos_fw-la irruptatenet_fw-la copula_fw-la nec_fw-la ullis_fw-la divulsus_fw-la querimoniis_fw-la suprema_fw-la citius_fw-la solvit_fw-la amor_fw-la die_fw-la thrice_o happy_a they_o and_o more_o than_o that_o who_o band_n of_o love_n so_o firm_o tie_v that_o without_o brawl_n till_o death_n they_o part_n it_o be_v undisolve_v and_o never_o die_v it_o be_v memorable_a that_o pliny_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o gemnius_fw-la lib._n 7._o report_v of_o macenius_n that_o he_o live_v with_o his_o wife_n 39_o year_n without_o brawl_v and_o publ_n rubenius_n or_o rubevis_n celer_n will_v have_v it_o write_v on_o his_o grave_n cum_fw-la caia_n ennia_n uxore_fw-la vixit_fw-la annos_fw-la 43_o menses_fw-la octo_fw-la sine_fw-la querela_fw-la he_o live_v with_o caia_n ennia_n his_o wife_n 43_o year_n 8_o month_n without_o any_o quarrel_n and_o silvius_n paternus_n on_o his_o wife_n tomb_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o nismes_n cum_fw-la qua_fw-la vixit_fw-la annos_fw-la 33_o sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la animi_fw-la laesura_fw-la with_o who_o he_o live_v 33_o year_n without_o any_o hurt_n or_o breach_n i_o think_v few_o such_o inscription_n can_v be_v find_v write_v on_o tomb_n in_o our_o dismal_a and_o contentious_a day_n the_o old_a heathen_a when_o they_o sacrifice_v on_o the_o marriage_n day_n throw_v away_o the_o gall_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o signify_v that_o in_o wedlock_n strife_n and_o anger_n shall_v ever_o be_v absent_a plato_n de_fw-fr precept_n conjugal_a otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o coniugium_fw-la sed_fw-la coniurgium_fw-la as_o one_o say_v when_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o contentious_a wife_n not_o wedding_n but_o chide_v or_o war_a not_o marry_v but_o jar_v and_o it_o be_v witty_o speak_v by_o he_o that_o say_v non_fw-la placet_fw-la miht_n domus_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la gallina_n cantat_fw-la gallus_n tacet_fw-la i_o like_v not_o the_o house_n wherein_o the_o hen_n crow_v and_o the_o cock_n be_v silent_a abraham_n benesra_n the_o rabbin_z observe_v that_o in_o the_o hebrew_n name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o jehovah_n who_o be_v the_o former_a of_o the_o woman_n &_o author_n of_o marriage_n and_o that_o this_o name_n temain_v in_o marriage_n as_o long_o as_o they_o love_v and_o live_v peaceable_o for_o then_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n be_v with_o they_o but_o if_o they_o forget_v piety_n towards_o god_n and_o peace_n one_o towards_o another_o than_o god_n name_n be_v go_v and_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fire_n of_o contention_n here_o and_o the_o fire_n of_o confusion_n hereafter_o quibus_fw-la conjugium_fw-la infaelix_fw-la contigit_fw-la aristot_n in_o rhetor._n they_o that_o be_v unhappy_o wed_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o better_a half_n of_o their_o happiness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o french_a proverb_n non_fw-la esse_fw-la faeliciter_fw-la natum_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la faeliciter_fw-la maritatus_fw-la that_o he_o be_v not_o happy_o bear_v that_o be_v not_o happy_o wed_v pineda_n on_o job_n observe_v out_o of_o cyprian_a austin_n chrysostome_n prosper_n &_o gaudentius_n that_o the_o devil_n will_v not_o destroy_v jobes_n wife_n be_v a_o foolish_a that_o be_v a_o wicked_a woman_n as_o he_o do_v his_o child_n but_o leave_v she_o to_o vex_v he_o the_o more_o ut_fw-la novum_fw-la calamitatis_fw-la genus_fw-la inde_fw-la viro_fw-la existeret_fw-la that_o by_o she_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o calamity_n may_v be_v heap_v on_o her_o husband_n the_o contention_n of_o a_o wife_n be_v a_o continual_a drop_n prov._n 19.13_o and_o 27.15_o and_o it_o be_v better_a to_o dwell_v in_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n top_n then_o with_o a_o brawl_a woman_n in_o a_o wide_a house_n prov._n 19.9_o and_o 25.24_o both_o which_o solomon_n repeat_v twice_o for_o fail_v nay_o it_o be_v better_a to_o dwell_v in_o the_o will_v dernes_n then_o with_o she_o prov._n 21.19_o s._n austin_n think_v he_o can_v not_o compare_v a_o ill_a conscience_n to_o any_o thing_n better_o than_o to_o a_o bad_a wife_n and_o he_o use_v the_o comparison_n so_o often_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o like_v it_o for_o we_o find_v it_o in_o psal_n 33._o &_o 35._o &_o 45._o to_o a_o bad_a wife_n both_o which_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o rest_v be_v with_o he_o in_o cubiculo_fw-la &_o cubili_fw-la both_o in_o his_o chamber_n and_o in_o his_o bed_n nec_fw-la fugere_fw-la nec_fw-la fugare_fw-la licet_fw-la as_o lipsius_n say_v a_o man_n can_v neither_o fly_v from_o they_o nor_o make_v they_o fly_v from_o he_o and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n who_o not_o only_o gather_v the_o grave_a sentence_n of_o wise_a man_n but_o utter_v some_o of_o his_o own_o full_a of_o understanding_n and_o wisdom_n in_o praefat_fw-la libri_fw-la complain_v most_o pathetical_o of_o a_o contentious_a wife_n i_o have_v rather_o dwell_v with_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o dragon_n then_o to_o keep_v house_n with_o a_o wicked_a woman_n ecclus_n 25.16_o all_o wickedness_n be_v but_o little_a to_o the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o woman_n let_v the_o 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