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A care-cloth
A care-cloth: or a treatise of the cumbers and troubles of marriage intended to advise them that may, to shun them; that may not, well and patiently to bear them. By William Whately, preacher of the word of God in Banbury, in Oxfordshire.A care-cloth: or a treatise of the cumbers and troubles of marriage intended to aduise them that may, to shun them; that may not, well and patiently to beare them. By William Whately, preacher of the word of God in Banbury, in Oxfordshire.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1624
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 what should I heap up Texts of Scripture, to confirm a most confessed truth?1 only for the better provoking of your souls to the practice of the duty, let it not seem amiss, that I stand somewhat largely, to acquaint you with store of sound reasons, why you should do it. Know then, that this work of mortification, is a work needful, profitable, equal, and successful. Need compelleth, profit allureth, equity convinceth, and success encourageth. You must do it, or do worse; you shall be gainers by doing it; it is most righteous that you do it; and in labouring about it, you shall not lose your labour; therefore about it with all speed, and with all diligence.
BVt what should I heape vp Texts of Scripture, to confirme a most confessed truth?1 onely for the better prouoking of your soules to the practice of the duty, let it not seeme amisse, that I stād somwhat largely, to acquaint you with store of sound reasons, why you should doe it. Know then, that this worke of mortification, is a worke needfull, profitable, equall, and successefull. Need compelleth, profit allureth, equitie conuinceth, and successe encourageth. You must doe it, or doe worse; you shall be gainers by doing it; it is most righteous that you doe it; and in labouring about it, you shall not lose your labour; therefore about it with all speed, and with all diligence.
- 1reasons of the point.
2. First,1 for the necessity of mortifying our earthly members. This ariseth partly from Gods commandment, partly from the great danger that will surely befall us, upon our negligence herein. We all yield, that the commandment of a superior, doth tie those that are under his authority,