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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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Secondly, when the mind is brought to this perfect neutrality, pass not sentence hastily, but upon serious deliberation, taking advice (if by any means occasion serve) whether by reading or conference, as well, as much, as often, with those that hold on the one side, as on the other. He that speaketh first, is commonly righteous, but his neighbour cometh after, and findeth him out: He shall never be an indifferent Judge betwixt party and party, that is loth to hear the allegations of the one side, and willing to hear all that can be alleged on the other; neither shall he ever discern aright betwixt opinion and opinion, that is glad to be acquainted with any reasons that may make for the one opinion, but if discontented (at least not very well ⟨p. 12⟩pleased) if he hear that contradicted, and the contrary maintained.
Secondly, when the mind is brought to this perfect neutralitie, passe not sentence hastily, but vpon serious deliberation, taking aduice (if by any meanes occasion serue) whether by reading or cōference, as wel, as much, as often, with those that hold on the one side, as on the other. He that speaketh first, is commonly righteous, but his neighbour commeth after, and findeth him out: He shall neuer be an indifferent Iudge betwixt party and party, that is loth to heare the allegations of the one side, and willing to heare all that can be alleaged on the other; neither shall he euer discerne aright betwixt opinion and opinion, that is glad to bee acquainted with any reasons that may make for the one opinion, but if discontented (at least not very well ⟨p. 12⟩pleased) if hee heare that contradicted, and the contrary maintained.
Thirdly, Hearken to all such distinctions and limitations, as have ground and warrant out of Scripture: for as the cause of licentiousness is, for the most part, a boldness to frame distinctions or limitations, without ground from the written Word; so scrupulousness doth commonly arise from hence, that men either heed not, or will not yield unto those distinctions and limitations, which God himself hath led us unto in his Word.