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Thirdly, Paul setteth an ensample to the wives how they must be obedient & behave them sell ues unto their husbands, & saith: Like as the ⟨image 74⟩church is in subjection to Christ, so let the women ¹be in subjection to their husbands in all things But how is the church in subjection to the Lord? She hath respect only unto him, & dependeth upon his word. As for strange & fond husbands, she harkeneth not unto them, but keepeth her self pure and clean (and that continually) unto him in all faithfulness: Look what Christ commandeth her, ye receiveth she into her heart, & doth it: Contrary to Christ and without his will & word, doth she nothing. For in every thing that she goeth about, she seeketh and requireth for Christs word, she loveth Christ only & above all things, she is glad and willing to suffer for Christs sake, she doeth all for the love of him. Christ only is her comfort, joy and altogether. Upon Christ is her thought day & night, she longeth only after Christ, for Christs sake also (if it may serve to his glory) is she heartily well content to dye, yea she giveth over herself wholly thereto for Christs love, knowing assuredly, that her soul, her honour, body, life and all that she hath, is Christs own. Thus also must every honest wife submit her self, to serve her husband with all her power, and give herself over freely and willingly, never to forsake him till the hour of death: to hold her content with her husband, to love him only, to hearken unto ⟨p. lv⟩him, & in all things to order her self after his commandment. &c.

Thyrdly, Paul setteth an ensample to the wi ues howe they must be obedient & behaue thē sel ues vnto theyr husbandes, & saythe: Lyke as the ⟨image 74⟩chyrche is in subiecciō to Christ, so let the womē ¹be in subiecciō to theyr husbondes in all thinges But howe is the chyrche in subiecciō to ye Lord? She hath respecte only vnto hym, & dependethe vpon his worde. As for straunge & fond husbandes, she harkeneth not vnto them, but kepeth her selfe pure and cleane (and that continually) vnto hym in all faythfulnes: Loke what Christ comman̄deth her, ye receueth she into her harte, & doth it: Contrary to Christ and wythout his wyll & worde, dothe she nothyng. For in euery thyng yt she goethe aboute, she seakethe and requireth for Christes worde, she loueth Christ only & aboue al thynges, she is glad and wyllyng to suffer for Christes sake, she doeth all for the loue of hym. Christ only is her conforte, ioye and altogither. Upon Christ is her thought day & nyght, she lō gethe onely after Christ, for Christes sake also (if it maye serue to his glory) is she hartely well content to dye, yea she gyueth ouer herselfe wholly therto for Christes loue, knowyng assuredly, that her soule, her houour, body, lyfe and all that she hathe, is Christes owne. Thus also must euery honest wyfe submit her selfe, to serue her husband wythe all her power, and gyue herselfe ouer frely and wyllyngly, neuer to forsake hym tyll the houre of death: to hold her content wyth her husbande, to loue hym onely, to harken vnto