For the former; It may first serve to reprove the Practise of those that seek not at all; make no search or enquiry; but take Wives as they stumble on them hand over head, (as many do dFriends, whom a pint of wine drunk together, or a game at tennis, or a set at Maw maketh Friends;) as if they drew cuts, or ecast Lots for them, as some sometime have done. fIf thou wert to take an house, or to hire but a servant, saith Chrysostom, how careful wouldest thou be to make diligent enquiry of the commodities and discommodities, conveniences and inconveniences, ⟨p. 63⟩easements and annoyances of the one, who hath before dwelt in it, what neighbour-hood about it, and the like; and of the qualities and conditions, vices or good parts of the other, whom he had formerly served, how behaved himself in their service, how likely to prove fit for thy service, and the like. And ghast thou not much more cause to be careful, yea curious in thine enquiry concerning her, whom thou mayest chance to make thy Wife? That so hJudgement, as it should do, may go before and lead Affection, and not follow and come after it. The rather since that ithine House if upon trial thou mislike, thou mayest leave; or thy Servant, if he please thee not, thou mayest put off again, upon a quarter, or half a years warning at most. But kthy Wife there is no casting off again: she must all thy days abide by thee, all hers at least, like enough to last as long as thou livest. Nay there is lno woman almost so unwise or unwary, that will buy an earthen pitcher, or and it be but an half-penny pipkin, but she will view it well first, ring it, and try it whether it be sound and whole or no: much less will they put any precious liquor into bottle or vessel, but they will first sound it and smell to it whether it be sweet or no, and mtry it with water ere they trust ⟨p. 64⟩it with wine. Whereas Husbands and Wives, Men and Women take at adventure, without any kind of inquiry; and they have but a fair out-side, that is all they regard: It was nthe fault of those before the Flood, and othe root and ground of that excess of evil that brought in that universal Deluge. Nor is it to be marvelled, if such rash and hasty proceeding produce hasty repentance pin these cases as in matter of qjudicature, and rother affairs oft it doth: If affection soon alter, where it was never well rooted, or soundly settled:
For the former; It may first serue to reproue the Practise of those that seeke not at all; make no search or enquirie; but take Wiues as they stumble on them hand ouer head, (as many doe dFriends, whom a pint of wine drunke together, or a game at tennis, or a set at Maw maketh Friends;) as if they drew cuts, or ecast Lots for them, as some sometime haue done. fIf thou wert to take an house, or to hire but a seruant, saith Chrysostome, how carefull wouldest thou be to make diligent enquirie of the commodities and discommodities, conueniences and inconueniences, ⟨p. 63⟩easements and annoiances of the one, who hath before dwelt in it, what neighbour-hood about it, and the like; and of the qualities and conditions, vices or good parts of the other, whom he had formerly serued, how behaued himselfe in their seruice, how likely to proue fit for thy seruice, and the like. And ghast thou not much more cause to be carefull, yea curious in thine enquirie concerning her, whom thou mayest chance to make thy Wife? That so hIudgement, as it should doe, may goe before and lead Affection, and not follow and come after it. The rather since that ithine House if vpon triall thou mislike, thou maist leaue; or thy Seruant, if he please thee not, thou maist put off againe, vpon a quarter, or halfe a yeeres warning at most. But kthy Wife there is no casting off againe: she must all thy daies abide by thee, all hers at least, like enough to last as long as thou liuest. Nay there is lno woman almost so vnwise or vnwarie, that will buy an earthen pitcher, or and it be but an halfe-peny pipkin, but she will view it well first, ring it, and trie it whether it be sound and whole or no: much lesse will they put any pretious liquor into bottell or vessell, but they will first sound it and smell to it whether it be sweet or no, and m
- d[Greek or Hebrew]. I'lut. de amic.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. I'lut. de amic.
- eSic Plato de repub. l. 5. & in Timaeo sort dari praecipit civibus suis uxores. Et apud Plautum de Cosina ducenda servi duo sorti•ntur. Et sortc Martam Jos. phe obligisse Epiphanium tradidisse (sed falsus ipse) Interpres opinatus est.Sic Plato de repub. l. 5. & in Timaeo sorte dari praecipit civibus suis uxores. Et apud Plautum de Cosina ducenda servi duo sorti•ntur. Et sortc Martam Ios. phe obligisse Epiphanium tradidisse (sed falsus ipse) Interpres opinatus est.
- f[Greek or Hebrew]. Chrysoll. tom. 8. ser••. 15.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrysoll. tom. 8. ser••. 15.
- g[Greek or Hebrew]. Chrysost. ibid.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrysost. ibid.
- hSirac. 6. 7. [Greek or Hebrew]. •heophr. apud Plut. de fratr. amor. Cum judicaveris diligere oportet, non cum dilexcris judicare. Ci•. de amic.Sirac. 6. 7. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. •heophr. apud Plut. de fratr. amor. Cum judicaveris diligere oportet, non cum dilexcris judicare. Ci•. de amic.
- i[Greek or Hebrew]. Christ. ubi sup.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrys•st. vbi sup.
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