A12367:57
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of usury. By Henry Smith.A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of vsurie. By Henrie Smith.
London: printed by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Man, 1591
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.
In every state there is some one virtue which belongeth to that calling more than other; as Justice to Magistrates, and Knowledge to Preachers, and Fortitude to Soldiers: so love is the Marriage virtue, which sings Music to their whole life. Wedlock is made of two loves, which I may call the 1first love, and the after love. As every man is taught to love GOD before he be bid to love his neighbour; so they must love God before they can love one another.
In euery state there is some one vertue which belongeth to that calling more than other; as Iustice to Magistrates, and Knowledge to Preachers, and Fortitude to Souldiers: so loue is the Marriage vertue, which sings Musicke to their whole life. Wedlocke is made of two loues, which I may call the 1first loue, and the after loue. As euerie man is taught to loue GOD before he be bid to loue his neighbour; so they must loue God before they can loue one another.
- 1Marriage compounded of two loves.Mariage compounded of two loues.
To show the love which should be between man and wife, Marriage is called Coniugium, which signifieth a knitting or joining together: showing, that unless there be a joining of harts, and knitting of affections together, it is not Marriage indeed, but in show & name, and they shall dwell in a house like two poisons in a stomach, & one shall ever be sick of the other.
To shew the loue which should bee betweene man and wife, Marriage is called Coniugium, which signifieth a knitting or ioining together: shewing, that vnlesse there be a ioyning of harts, and knitting of affectiōs together, it is not Mariage indeed, but in shew & name, and they shall dwell in a house like two poysons in a stomack, & one shall euer be sicke of the other.