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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.
4.1 Amongst, and above many other, four ⟨p. 105⟩evils will spring from hence: First, we shall grieve and quench the Spirit of God that is in us, and cause it to withdraw it self (as it were) and to forbear those comfortable operations, which it once did work for our good; in so much, that at length, we shall have no feeling of it, and scarce be able to discern, whether it be within us at all, yea, or no. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, and these two are contrary one to the other: now the growth of one contrary, is the diminishing of the other; so when the Saints are careless to resist the flesh, they perceive little or no power of the Spirit in them, and sometimes also come to that pass, that they be in a great fear and doubt, whether ever they had the Spirit, because they think it is now so quite departed from them. If we fight manfully on the spirits side against carnal lusts, then the Spirit of Grace will work, and show it self mighty in us; if we sit still, and give the flesh leave to have its way, then the Spirit will leave us, and alas, it is woe with us, when that is caused to forsake us: for then our comfort, our peace, and our very life is gone.
4.1 Amongst, and aboue many other, foure ⟨p. 105⟩euils will spring from hence: First, wee shall grieue and quench the Spirit of God that is in vs, and cause it to withdraw it selfe (as it were) and to forbeare those comfortable operations, which it once did worke for our good; in so much, that at length, we shall haue no feeling of it, and scarce be able to discerne, whether it bee within vs at all, yea, or no. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, and these two are contrarie one to the other: now the growth of one contrarie, is the diminishing of the other; so when the Saints are carelesse to resist the flesh, they perceiue little or no power of the Spirit in them, and sometimes also come to that passe, that they bee in a great feare and doubt, whether euer they had the Spirit, because they thinke it is now so quite departed from them. If we fight mafully on the spirits side against carnall lusts, then the Spirit of Grace will worke, and shew it selfe mightie in vs; if we sit still, and giue the flesh leaue to haue its way, then the Spirit will leaue vs, and alasse, it is wo with vs, when that is caused to forsake vs: for then our comfort, our peace, and our very life is gone.