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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.
Doct. 3 Hear then what the Apostle foretelleth to you that will marry; Such shall have trouble in the flesh. First, in their whole outward estate. Whosoever marries, must look for more trouble and adversity, then in single estate. Mark all, and be persuaded; for it Paul were not deceived, you shall all find it true. The married estate is more encumbered with troubles and afflictions, then the unmarried. The man and woman that join themselves in matrimony, shall commonly meet with more adversity outward, then whilst they continued without Matrimony. The Apostles words are evident; he doth in manner engage his word, affirming and foretelling prophetically, Such shall have trouble in the flesh. You must conceive him to write as a reasonable man, to such as were also reasonable, and therefore to mean comparatively; else it were easy to reject his argument in this wise: Paul, you dehort us from marrying, not because it is sin, but because we shall find trouble in it; why, do you not know, that the single life hath also its thorns and briers? I do (would Paul answer) but my meaning was, that this estate doth outwardly bring more trouble, for else I had used an unforcible argument, and spoken little to the purpose. You must therefore conceive ⟨p. 41⟩the Apostles meaning to be, as hath been said, if the state of marriage, and of single life be compared together in such respect, the former is the more troublous. Proofs are needless in a manifest and express truth: but, I will show you the cause why it is so, and after, stand a little ore largely in describing unto you the chief troubles of marriage.
Doct. 3 HEare then what the Apostle foretelleth to you that wil marrie; Such shal haue trouble in the flesh. First, in their whole outward estate. Whosoeuer marries, must looke for more trouble and aduersitie, then in single estate. Marke all, and bee perswaded; for it Paul were not deceiued, you shall all find it true. The married estate is more encumbred with troubles and afflictions, then the vnmarried. The man and woman that ioyne themselues in matrimony, shall commonly meete with more aduersitie outward, then whilest they continued without Matrimonie. The Apostles words are euident; hee doth in manner ingage his word, affirming and foretelling prophetically, Such shall haue trouble in the flesh. You must conceiue him to write as a reasonable man, to such as were also reasonable, and therefore to meane comparatiuely; else it were easie to reiect his argument in this wise: Paul, you dehort vs from marrying, not because it is sinne, but because we shall find trouble in it; why, doe you not know, that the single life hath also its thornes and briers? I doe (would Paul answere) but my meaning was, that this estate doth outwardly bring more trouble, for else I had vsed an vnforcible argument, and spoken little to the purpose. You must therefore conceiue