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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.
A King that hath not alone many mutinous persons in his Kingdom, but also a strong enemy without his Kingdom, ready to take all advantages of invading his dominions, and to draw those Rebels together unto his party, for the conquering of his Kingdom, must needs be at the cost and labour, to maintain an Army and Garrisons, to resist such an enemy, and repress such seditious persons. Doubtless, our case stands in such terms. It is all Satan's business to make our lusts grow mighty, he cannot hurt us but by them, and therefore it is his greatest labour to strengthen them, by all the ways he can invent. What can betide us then, but much misery, if we be slack to perform on the contrary, what in us lieth, to enfeeble them? Doubtless, those many disordered passions that are in us, through the manifold devices of Satan used for that purpose, will gain to themselves a great deal of strength, and from their growth in strength, will do us a grat deal of hurt, unless we follow the Apostles counsel, to mortify them.
A King that hath not alone many mutinous persons in his Kingdome, but also a strong enemy without his Kingdome, readie to take all aduantages of inuading his dominions, and to draw those Rebels together vnto his partie, for the conquering of his Kingdome, must needs bee at the cost and labour, to maintaine an Armie and Garrisons, to resist such an enemie, and represse such seditious persons. Doubtlesse, our case stands in such termes. It is all Satans businesse to make our lusts grow mightie, he cannot hurt vs but by them, and therefore it is his greatest labour to strengthen them, by all the wayes hee can inuent. What can betide vs then, but much miserie, if wee bee slacke to performe on the contrarie, what in vs lyeth, to infeeble them? Doubtlesse, those many disordered passions that are in vs, through the manifold deuices of Satan vsed for that purpose, will gaine to themselues a great deale of strength, and from their growth in strength, will doe vs a grat deale of hurt, vnlesse we follow the Apostles counsell, to mortifie them.
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