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Through the occasion of all these things, & other like appertaining to the same, ought every one to discern the parson, whom he ¹hath chosen to take to marriage, and to see that she be endowed with the said riches of y• mind and that to his purpose she be right, peaceable, honest, mete and convenient for him to live with all in wedlock, as it beseemeth, and as GOD hath instituted. For like as in the mind there are such virtues as we have spoken of, so are ²there in it also noisome wicked vices and distractions, as ungodliness, despising of God's word, misbelief, idolatry, Ma•etrye, ignorance, churlishness, lying, falsehood, hypocrisy, unrighteousness, backbiting, mistemperaunce, drunkenness, covetousness, unchastity, unshamefastnesse, mysnurtoure, rashness, furious wantonness, pride, presumption, vainglory, •hydyng, brawling, and unhandsomeness. Who so now chooseth him a mate that is tangled with such noisome vices, seeketh not a spouse for a right peaceable and good honest life, but a• hell a painfulness, a destruction of all expedient• virtuous ⟨p. xl⟩living. Specially there is little good to be looked for, where as is ungodliness and despising of God's word.

Thorowe the occasion of all these thynges, & other lyke appartaynyng to the same, oughte euery one to discerne the parsonne, whome he ¹hathe chosen to take to marriage, and to se that she be endewed with the sayd rytches of y• mynd and that to his purpose she be ryghte, peaceable, honest, mete and conuenient for hym to lyue wt all in wedlocke, as it besemethe, and as GOD hath iustituted. For lyke as in the mynde there are suche vertues as we haue spoken of, so are ²there in it also noysome wycked vices and destraccions, as vngodlynes, despysyng of Goddes worde, mysbelefe, ydolatry, Maetrye, ignoraunce, churlyshnes, lyeng, falsehood, ypocrisy, vnryghteousnesse, backebytyng, mistemperaūce, dronkennesse, couetousnesse, vnchastite, vnshamefastnesse, mysnurtoure, rashnesse, furyouse wantonnesse, pryde, presumpcion, vayneglorye, hydyng, brawlyng, and vnhandsomnesse. Who so nowe chosethe hym a mate that is tangled wt suche noysome vices, seakethe not a spouse for a ryght peaceable and good honest lyfe, but a hell a paynfulnes, a destrucciō of all expedient vertuous