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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.
You have heard how much you must needs do in this matter, as also how very much you may do, if you be not careless and slothful. Now let me show you, by what means both these degrees must be attained, and a godly man must pass forward, from the former, to the latter. The means of mortification are of two sorts, some natural, some spiritual, and both are requisite, if we purpose to kill our lusts; the former must make the latter more effectual, and be helpful to our good success in them.1 The one is, moderation in the use of natural delights and contents. The other, discretion, in the shunning of outward occasions of evil, though the things in themselves be not evil.
YOu haue heard how much you must needs do in this matter, as also how very much you may doe, if you bee not carelesse and slothfull. Now let me shew you, by what meanes both these degrees must be attained, and a godly man must passe forward, from the former, to the latter. The meanes of mortification are of two sorts, some naturall, some spirituall, and both are requisite, if wee purpose to kill our lusts; the former must make the latter more effectuall, and be helpfull to our good successe in them.1 The one is, moderation in the vse of naturall delights and contents. The other, discretion, in the shunning of outward occasions of euill, though the things in themselues bee not euill.
- 1Moderation in things indifferent, a means of mortifying sin.Moderation in things indifferent, a meanes of mortifying sin.
2. For the first, he that is not moderate in things indifferent, can never prevail against his lusts, to any purpose; for at the excess of these lawful things, do our natural corruptions begin to take advantage, and to feed themselves, and to gather head. He that will hold under his lusts therefore, and put them to death, must be sparing in meat, drink, attire, sports, and must even cut himself shorter in many of these things, then that which he persuadeth himself