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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.
CHAP. XIV. Containing a consolation and encouragement to those that have been, and are painful in the duty of Mortification.
CHAP. XIV. Containing a consolation and encouragement to those that haue been, and are painefull in the dutie of Mortification.
Use. 4 There are also some,1 I make no question, which have done the office of valiant men, and can look upon the carcasses of sins, as Samson did once of the dead Philistines. This work, I know well, hath proved painful to them. It is a tedious business to fight against the things that corrupt nature loveth so well. But as any duty that God requireth, doth stand us in more labour, so shall it afford us more comfort here, and more bliss hereafter. He that hath begun the work of mortification so far (as I told you before, in speaking of the first degree of it) that now those sins which once reigned in him, are put down from their regency; and those corruptions that once have was a slave unto, are now deposed from their throne, as it were, and do cease to command in his members, as once they did, hath much cause to rejoice in the salvation of GOD, although he find these lusts still striving, and labouring to recover their ancient sovereignty.
Vse. 4 THere are also some,1 I make no question, which haue done the office of valiant men, and can looke vpon the carcasses of sinnes, as Samson did once of the dead Philistims. This worke, I know well, hath prooued painefull to them. It is a tedious businesse to fight against the things that corrupt nature loueth so well. But as any dutie that God requireth, doth stand vs in more labour, so shall it affoord vs more comfort here, and more blisse hereafter. He that hath begun the worke of mortification so farre (as I told you before, in speaking of the first degree of it) that now those sinnes which once raigned in him, are put downe from their regencie; and those corruptions that once have was a slaue vnto, are now deposed from their throne, as it were, and doe cease to command in his members, as once they did, hath much cause to reioyce in the saluation of GOD, although hee find these lusts still striuing, and labouring to recouer their ancient soueraigntie.