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…

Beside a Helper, she is called a Comforter too, & therefore the man ⟨p. 78⟩¹is bid to rejoice in his Wife, which is as much to say, that Wives must be the rejoicing of their Husbands, even like Davids Harp to comfort Saul. Therefore it is said of Rebekah, that she prepared ²meat for her husband, such as he loved: so a good Wife is known when her words and deeds and countenances are such as her Husband loveth, she must not examine whether he be wise or simple, but that she is his wife, & therefore they which are bound must obey, as Abigail loved her husband though he was a fool: ³for the Wife is as much despised for taking rule over her Husband, as he for yielding it unto her. It becomes not the Mistress to be Master, no more than it beseemeth the Master to be Mistress, but both to sail with their own wind.

Beside a Helper, she is called a Comforter too, & therfore the man ⟨p. 78⟩¹is bid to reioyce in his Wife, which is as much to saye, that Wiues must bee the reioycing of their Husbands, euen like Dauids Harpe to comfort Saule. Therfore it is sayd of Rebeccah, that she prepared ²meate for her husband, such as hee loued: so a good Wife is knowne when her wordes and deedes and countenances are such as her Husband loueth, she must not examine whether he bee wise or simple, but that she is his wife, & therfore they which are bound must obey, as Abigail loued her husband though he was a foole: ³for the Wife is as much despised for taking rule ouer her Husband, as he for yeelding it vnto her. It becomes not the Mistris to be Master, no more than it beseemeth the Master to be Mistris, but both to saile with their owne winde.

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