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Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lecturesHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures
Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assigns in Cambridge by a preacher of the wordHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assignes in Cambridge by a preacher of the word
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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A man hath a wife, or a woman a husband, in whom there is the fear of God, ⟨p. 38⟩and honest and faithful love, but he or she is subject to anger or to hastiness, or to an austerity in their behaviours, or it may be it is not in their natures, to practise those outward complements of kindness, which others can do with great facility. These and such like, are but weaknesses of nature, in them that fear God: therefore must love cover them and bear them, and oftentimes not take notice of them; and the rather, because he or she that hath not such, hath either the like or greater weaknesses, all which if one forbear not in another, it is not possible to live in peace and comfort. But if this part of Equity were practised, it is scarce credible, how much it would augment the happiness, and add to the comfort of them, that are married.
A man hath a wife, or a woman a husband, in whome there is the feare of God, ⟨p. 38⟩and honest and faithfull loue, but he or shee is subiect to anger or to hastines, or to an austeritie in their behauiours, or it may be it is not in their natures, to practise those outward complemēts of kindnes, which others can doe with great facilitie. These and such like, are but weaknesses of nature, in them that feare God: therefore must loue couer them and beare them, and oftentimes not take notice of them; and the rather, because he or shee that hath not such, hath either the like or greater weaknesses, all which if one forbeare not in another, it is not possible to liue in peace and comfort. But if this part of Equitie were practised, it is scarce credible, how much it would augment the happines, and adde to the comfort of them, that are married.
Again, a man hath a servant careful and willing enough to obey and please his master, also trusty and faithful: but he is slow in his business, and doth not dispatch things appointed him, to the mind of his master, not so speedily, not so readily, nor with that facility, as his master requireth. What is to ⟨p. 39⟩