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A good wife Gods gift and, a wife indeed. Two marriage sermons. By Thomas…A good vvife Gods gift and, a vvife indeed. Tvvo mariage sermons. By Thomas…
A good wife Gods gift and, a wife indeed. Two marriage sermons. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.A good vvife Gods gift and, a vvife indeed. Tvvo mariage sermons. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland for Fulke Clifton, 1623London: printed by Iohn Hauiland for Fulke Clifton, 1623
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But this seemeth scarce sound.
For first, it were but a very sorry commendation of a Wife, to say, Better such an one than none at all. oWhat manner of good call you that, saith Jerome, and before him pTertullian, that is not deemed or termed good, but in comparison of some greater evil? That is not good, to speak properly, but qless evil only.
For first, it were but a verie sorrie commendation of a Wife, to say, Better such an one than none at all. oWhat manner of good call you that, saith Ierome, and before him pTertullian, that is not deemed or termed good, but in comparison of some greater euill? That is not good, to speake properly, but qlesse euill onely.
- oQuale bonum, quod bonum non censetur nisi comparatione maioris mali? Suspecta est mihi bonitas eiu• rei, quam magnitudo alterius mali malum esse c•gi• inferius. Hieron. in Jovin. l. 1.Quale bonum, quod bonum non censetur nisi comparatione maioris mali? Suspecta est mihi bonitas eiu• rei, quam magnitudo alterius mali malum esse c•gi• inferius. Hieron. in Iovin. l. 1.