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A03079 The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader. Hergest, William. 1580 (1580) STC 13203; ESTC S118310 81,356 114

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speech_n or_o action_n how_o this_o virtue_n be_v keep_v and_o maintayno●_n the_o chief_a preserver_n and_o mainteyver_n of_o this_o virtue_n and_o without_o the_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v be_v these_o follow_v to_o wit_n the_o continual_a call●●●_n in_o christ_n name_n for_o the_o help_n ●iseourse_n 〈◊〉_d vice_n ought_v 〈◊〉_d be_v set_v out_o 〈◊〉_d child_n 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈◊〉_d treatise_n 〈◊〉_d first_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d move_v 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d odious_a 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d ●iseourse_n aid_n &_o direction_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n ●y_a earnest_n faithful_a and_o fervent_a pra●er_n pa●nefull_a labour_n or_o a_o void_v of_o ●●●enesse_n the_o daily_a read_n and_o mc●●tation_n of_o god_n word_n temperance_n and_o subrietie_n in_o meat_n and_o drink_n modesty_n in_o apparel_n a●oyding_v of_o ●ngedly_o company_n and_o the_o other_o exercise_n &_o meditation_n hereafter_o in_o this_o present_a treatise_n mention_v and_o they_o time_n use_v this_o virtue_n be_v virgin_n or_o mayde●_n 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o that_o do_v not_o and_o yet_o will_n pretend_v to_o be_v mayden●e_o common_o count_v pridie_a whore_n *_o or_o counter●et_fw-la m●●des_fw-la ●ee_o ●ng_v of_o the_o female_a kind_n and_o se●●et_v harlot_n or_o visored_a r●baldes_n if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o male_a kind_n i_o hope_v there_o be_v none_o among_o we_o of_o so_o corrupt_a a_o judgement_n that_o they_o will_v rather_o flee_v the_o name_n of_o a_o filthy_a vice_n than_o the_o filthy_a vice_n it_o self_n that_o be_v that_o will_v more_o ●e●est_a in_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d or_o whoremonger_n then_o to_o be_v 〈…〉_o but_o how_o ●ocuer_v it_o be_v with_o such_o 〈…〉_o not_o to_o m●dle_v for_o as_o the_o proverb_n in_o politic_a matter_n be_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v secret_a unto_o we_o apperteyne_a not_o unto_o us._n and_o therefore_o what_o so_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d this_o present_a treatise_n be_v write_v of_o the_o vice_n contraris_fw-la to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o chasti●i●_n and_o 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