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They complain moreover of the crying of the children in the nights, and how that marry ed folks can not sleep, but must watch by the means thereof. And yet the doting fools them selves go all the night long up and down through ⟨image 46⟩the streets, & keep the devils watch, with painfulness, frost and unrest. Let no reasonable man therefore be snared still in whoredom by such harlots, to the slander & dishonour of holy wedlock. Whoredom (no doubt) ha•he much more disquietness, anguish and trouble, then hath the holy state of marriage. The pain also that is in marriage, is godly and honest. God giveth such patience, strength and good will unto the faithful, that they can easily away with all manner of con•gale cares. As for harlots, they are the devils martyrs, and have alway dishonour and shame.

They complayne moreouer of the cryeng of the chyldren in the nyghtes, and how that mari ed folkes can not stepe, but must watche by the means therof. And yet the dotynge fooles them selues go all the nyght long vp and downe thorow ⟨image 46⟩the stretes, & kepe the dyuels watche, wythe paynefulnes, frost and vnrest. Let no reasonable manne therfore be snared styll in whordome by such harlottes, to the slaunder & dishonoure of holy wedlocke. Whoredome (no doubte) ha•he muche more disquietnes, anguyshe and trouble, then hath the holy state of maryage. The payne also that is in marryage, is godly and honest. God gyuethe suche pacience, strength and good wyll vnto the faythfull, that they canne easely awaye wythe all manner of con•gale cares. As for harlottes, they are the dyuelles martyrs, and haue alwaye dishonour and shame.

Where as certain men say: if whoredom ¹