A14992:202
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.
CHAP. XI. Containing the first use of the point, for examination of our selves in regard of the time past, how we have performed this duty.
CHAP. XI. Containing the first vse of the point, for examination of our selues in regard of the time past, how we haue performed this dutie.
Use 1 First then, 1I must make bold to require every one of you to examine himself, whether he hath thus fought against the lusts of his flesh to crucify them, yea or no? The Lord hath sounded the Trumpet to battle, and as a General, hath given the signal; have you prepared your selves, and been forward to fight like good and valiant soldiers, or have you not? When such a point as this, concerning our duty, is taught, we can never apply it with fruit unto our selves, unless we begin thus to search and inquire into our selves, how we have performed our duty. No sound humiliation, no true comfort, will arise to the soul from hearing the Word of God, unless we consider our own ways, and rightly inform our selves of our carriage, in what sort we have practised that, that God hath enjoined us. This duty, you see, is plainly enjoined, many sound reasons do confirm it, many evident texts do bind our consciences unto it. ⟨p. 164⟩Gods will is manifest, we should therefore demand of our own souls, Have I been obedient to these commandments, or have I not? Have I been careful of doing Gods will, or have I not?
Vse 1 FIrst then, 1I must make bold to require euery one of you to examine himselfe, whether hee hath thus fought against the lusts of his flesh to crucifie them, yea or no? The Lord hath sounded the Trumpet to battaile, and as a Generall, hath giuen the signall; haue you prepared your selues, and been forward to fight like good and valiant souldiers, or haue you not? When such a point as this, concerning our dutie, is taught, we can neuer apply it with fruit vnto our selues, vnlesse wee begin thus to search and inquire into our selues, how we haue performed our dutie. No sound humiliation, no true comfort, will arise to the soule from hearing the Word of God, vnlesse we consider our owne wayes, and rightly informe our selues of our carriage, in what sort we haue practised that, that God hath enioyned vs. This dutie, you see, is plainely inioyned, many soun reasons doe confirme it, many euident texts doe bind our consciences vnto it.