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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
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IT is agreed upon by all,1 that the hearts of Gods Saints, ought to abound in fervent love to the divine Majesty, in regard both of those infinite excellencies which are in his holy nature, and the innumerable demonstrations thereof, as also of those great and many benefits, which they themselves do receive ⟨p. 204⟩from him. This love cannot be separated from an earnest desire, that he may be honoured, served, obeyed, and in word and deed acknowledged and respected, according to his own worth and greatness, and the multitude and greatness of his mercies. Now there is such a natural sympathy betwixt the affections of mans heart, and they are so mutually subordinated each to other in their workings, as it is not possible, but that love to any person, and desire that he should be well dealt withal, must needs raise up grief and sorrow upon the beholding of the quite contrary: For love must needs beget hatred, and abhorring of those things, that tend to thy hurt, and dishonour of the party loved, because he that loveth, cannot choose but esteem and account them evil, yea, and very evil, and if that thing be present with any man which he hateth, and reputeth evil, it must of necessity stir up in him a measure of sorrow proportionable to his hatred. Wherefore this grief must bear witness to the truth of that love, which, we say, we bear unto the living God, and must justify all those protestations, which we are ready to make, of having abundant good will unto him. For it is in vain to say, we love, if we bring not forth the effects of love. It is but painted and imaginary fire, which yieldeth forth neither heat nor light: so it is but tongue-love, and lip-affection (which is good for nothing but to beguile our selves, and make us better conceited of our selves, then ⟨p. 205⟩there is cause) that produceth not the true and proper fruits of love.
IT is agreed vpon by all,1 that the hearts of Gods Saints, ought to abound in fernent loue to the diuine Maiestie, in regard both of those infinite excellencies which are in his holy nature, and the innumerable demonstrations thereof, as also of those great and many benefits, which they themselues doe receiue