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If we shall find then in the married estate troubles and distractions, &c. (as ^qthe single life is commonly commended for quietness;) ^rlet us not accuse God; as Adam sometime closely did; ^sThe ⟨p. 15⟩woman, saith he, that Thou gavest me; she gave me of the tree, and I ate: as if he had said, If thou hadst not given me the woman, she had not given me of the fruit; and if she had not given me it, I had not eaten of it. ^tGods gifts are all good. But let us lay the fault where it is; upon our selves and our own corruption, that ^uturneth honey into gall, and good nutriment, ^xas the foul stomach into choler, or, ^yas the spider and toad, into venom and poison. Else shall we be like those of whom Solomon saith; ^zThe folly of a man perverteth his way, and his foolish heart fretteth against God.

If wee shall finde then in the married estate troubles and distractions, &c. (as ^qthe single life is commonly commended for quietnes;) ^rlet vs not accuse God; as Adam sometime closely did; ^sThe ⟨p. 15⟩woman, saith hee, that Thou gauest mee; shee gaue me of the tree, and I ate: as if hee had said, If thou hadst not giuen mee the woman, shee had not giuen me of the fruit; and if shee had not giuen mee it, I had not eaten of it.