A care-cloth

In like sort, some women are proud, arrogant, and scornful; some, violent, headstrong, and masterful; some, sullen and dogged; some, scolding and snappish; some, talkative; some, tongue-tied; some, light; some, coy; some, finish; some, sluttish; some, over-spending; some, over-sparing; some, lewd and unchaste; some, raging and jealous: yea, an hundred, and a thousand faults, do lie hid in the painted box of the bosom of every of Evahs daughters. Good bringing up may conceal them; good instructions may diminish; and good nature, for a while, may keep them under, and keep them secret: yea, the work of grace may mortify, quell, and over-master them; but nothing can altogether root them out, so long ⟨p. 45⟩as flesh and spirit do strive together in one soul; that is, so long as soul and body do live together in this life. A woman void of some, yea, divers of these faults and follies, no care, no pains, no diligence, can help a man unto; and from trouble by these faults, where they have a being, and a working: no wisdom, no love, no piety, can altogether free him, more then from being stung by the handling of Nettles with naked hands. It were good therefore for the woman that is to marry, to put her self in mind of these things before-hand, and to demand of her self in these, or the like questions: What if mine husband should prove unkind, and disregardful of me? What if he should be bitter and rageful towards me? What if he should rate me with words of disgrace, more then ever my Father or Master have done? What if he should lay upon me with his unmanlike fist? and that when I seek to give him all content? Or what if he should strike me with a more painful and mischievous weapon, though I gave him no cause? How should I bear railing, taunting, or cutting terms, at his mouth? How cruel, fierce, and causeless blows at his hand? But yield that he prove not so mad, and mankind; How if it fall out yet, that he be careless and unkind? What if he deny me the reasonable liberty which I desire, and should enjoy? and will not suffer me to have my will in things convenient? How if he show me a louring countenance, and an estranged carriage, and that also ⟨p. 46⟩undeservedly? How if he grumble and grudge at mine expenses, though far from being lavish and immoderate?

In like sort, some women are proud, arrogant, and scornefull; some, violent, headstrong, and masterfull; some, sullen and dogged; some, scolding and snappish; some, talkatiue; some, tongue-tied; some, light; some, coy; some, finish; some, sluttish; some, ouer-spending; some, ouer-sparing; some, lewd and vnchaste; some, raging and iealous: yea, an hundred, and a thousand faults, doe lie hid in the painted box of the bosome of euerie of Euahs daughters. Good bringing vp may conceale them; good instructions may diminish; and good nature, for a while, may keep them vnder, and keepe them secret: yea, the worke of grace may mortifie, quell, and ouer-master them; but nothing can altogether roote them out, so long