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A08819
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A godly sermon preached at Detford in Kent, on Monday the ix. of Iune, in Anno. 1572.
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Pagit, Eusebius, 1547?-1617.
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1586
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STC 19105; ESTC S105805
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more_o husband_n it_o follow_v defraud_v not_o one_o another_o except_o it_o be_v etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n paul_n show_v a_o notable_a remedy_n against_o the_o feign_a show_n of_o holiness_n &_o love_n of_o ourselves_o for_o satan_n many_o time_n prick_v we_o with_o a_o show_n of_o welldo_v to_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v defile_v by_o the_o company_n of_o our_o wife_n &_o therefore_o cause_v we_o to_o leave_v our_o vocation_n and_o think_v of_o a_o other_o estate_n as_o we_o read_v that_o many_o man_n and_o some_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v forsake_v their_o call_n leave_v their_o wife_n &_o become_v religious_a person_n so_o many_o woman_n have_v forsake_v the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n &_o close_v up_o themselves_o in_o unreligious_a cloister_n beside_o this_o man_n nature_n be_v such_o &_o it_o be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o the_o love_n of_o itself_o that_o at_o satan_n instigation_n the_o man_n dothnot_v only_o neglect_v his_o wife_n but_o altogether_o loathe_v she_o and_o likewise_o the_o wife_n the_o husband_n for_o these_o cause_n do_v the_o apostle_n so_o earnest_o &_o diligent_o reason_n of_o the_o mutual_a society_n and_o love_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o marry_a person_n purpose_v to_o lead_v a_o single_a life_n either_o because_o they_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v more_o holy_a or_o else_o be_v prick_v thereto_o with_o sundry_a kind_n of_o lust_n not_o content_v themselves_o with_o that_o ordinary_a mean_a that_o god_n have_v appoint_v let_v they_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v tie_v one_o to_o the_o other_o by_o a_o mutual_a band_n the_o man_n be_v but_o only_o the_o one_o half_a of_o his_o body_n &_o so_o likewise_o the_o woman_n wherefore_o they_o have_v not_o free_a liberty_n to_o part_v asunder_o as_o they_o lust_n &_o when_o they_o lust_n but_o rather_o they_o ought_v to_o weigh_v this_o we_o can_v be_v one_o wtoutanother_n we_o lack_v one_o another_o aid_n god_n have_v join_v we_o together_o to_o help_v one_o another_o let_v we_o therefore_o one_o aid_v another_o need_n if_o they_o go_v so_o far_o that_o they_o separate_v themselves_o the_o apostle_n require_v first_o a_o mutual_a consent_n which_o be_v necessary_a because_o the_o continency_n not_o of_o one_o only_a but_o of_o both_o of_o they_o be_v hasard_v second_o that_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n for_o perperuall_a chastity_n be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n but_z be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n three_o that_o they_o do_v not_o therefore_o abstain_v from_o keep_v company_n one_o with_o another_o as_o though_o that_o abstmence_n be_v of_o itself_o a_o good_a &_o holy_a work_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o god_n service_n but_o that_o we_o may_v give_v over_o ourselves_o to_o better_a exercise_n to_o wit_n fast_v and_o prayer_n in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v to_o consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o of_o every_o sort_n of_o fast_v and_o every_o kind_n of_o prayer_n soberness_n &_o temperancy_n be_v kind_n of_o 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wtall_a by_o which_o the_o spirtt_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o with_o what_o valiant_a courage_n we_o shall_v be_v endue_v when_o we_o come_v to_o skirmish_v with_o the_o devil_n we_o may_v not_o in_o any_o case_n turn_v our_o back_n to_o he_o for_o than_o we_o lie_v open_a &_o easy_o receive_v his_o wound_n but_o resist_v he_o by_o faith_n as_o i_o say_v before_o &_o he_o will_v flee_v far_o from_o us._n the_o lord_n endue_v we_o with_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o spirit_n from_o above_o to_o wtstand_v satan_n &_o all_o his_o wicked_a temptation_n &_o imprint_v these_o thing_n in_o our_o heart_n which_o we_o have_v hear_v to_o the_o amendment_n of_o our_o sinful_a life_n and_o conversation_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n through_o jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n let_v we_o pray_v finis_fw-la