Two marriage sermons the former on Prov. 19. 14. By Thomas Gataker B. of…Tvvo mariage sermons the former on Prov. 19. 14. By Thomas Gataker B. of…

Many indeed there are, that choose their wife by the eye:^s The Sons of God saw the Daughters of Men to be fair: and they took them wives of them where they liked: as if they were to buy a picture or an image to hang up in the house, or to stand somewhere for a show. But^t Beauty, saith the Heathen man, without virtue, is like a bait floating without an hook; it hath a bait to entice, but no hook to hold. And,^u A fair woman, saith Solomon, without discretion is like a gold ring in a swines snout. ^xFavour is deceitful, and beauty is but ^yvanity: but a woman that feareth God is praise-worthy indeed.

Many indeed there are, that choose their wife by the eye:^s The Sonnes of God saw the Daughters of Men to be faire: and they tooke them wiues of them where they liked: as if they were to buy a picture or an image to hang vp in the house, or to stand somewhere for a shew. But^t Beauty, saith the Heathen man, without virtue, is like a baite floating without an hooke; it hath a baite to entice, but no hooke to hold. And,^u A faire woman, saith Salomon, without discretion is like a gold ring in a swines snout. ^xFauour is deceitfull, and beauty is but ^yvanitie: but a woman that feareth God is praise-worthy indeed.

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