Wham our Lord Jesus Christ in the r•r. of Matthew, was spoken to in •ertayne points concerning wedlock, he had a respect behind him in to the old Testament, & gave answer ⟨image 20⟩out of Moses, that he said, how that wedlock at the beginning was ordained of God himself. For as much therefore as I now also am mine dead to speak of the beginning and first original of holy wedlock, I •owe no better, than in like manner to stablish the same out of the right excellent Prophet of God Moses, who writeth & testifieth in the second Chapter of his first book, that God made the man Adam altogether perfect, set h• in the Paradise or garden of pleasure, and after ward said immediately: It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a fellow helper to stand next by him. For when the Lord 1had shapen man out of the earth, he brought unto him all manner of beasts, that he might give every one his right name, how it should be called, & that he might look upon them. But among them all found he none apt to be joined unto him self, none that he could set his heart upon, none like him self, none that he might dwell by as by an helper and comforter. And upon this said God: It is not good, that man should be alone. And therefore determined he with him self, to make an help and comfort unto man. In the which process we perceive already, where holy 2wedlock was instituted, namely in the Paradise and garden of pleasure: yea and when it was ordained, even in the beginning of the world ⟨p. ii⟩before the fall of man in all prosperity. Of whom also it was instituted even of no Angel or man but of God himself, doubtless to mans great comfort and help. For in as much as god him self saith: It is not good for man to be alone: It followeth, that it is good for man to have his own lawful mate. As for that cu•l which some time is seen and sound among married parsons, it cometh not chiefly of holy wedlock, but of the misusing thereof, and because men do not as God commandeth and as they should do.
WHā our Lord Iesus Christ in the r•r. of Mathewe, was spoken to in •ertayne poyntes concernynge wedlocke, he hadde a respecte behynde hym in to the olde Testament, & gaue answere ⟨image 20⟩oute of Moses, that he sayd, howe that wedlocke at the beginynge was ordyned of God himselfe. For as muche therfore as I nowe also am myn ded to speake of the begynnynge and fyrst originall of holy wedlocke, I •owe no better, thā in lyke manner to stablysh the same out of ye ryght excellēt Prophet of God Moses, who writeth & testifieth in the secōd Chapter of his fyrst boke, yt God made the mā Adā altogyther perfect, set h• in the Paradise or garden of pleasure, and after ward sayd immediately: It is not good that mā should be alone. I wyll make hym a fellowe helper to stand nexte by hym. For whan the Lorde 1had shapen man oute of the earth, he brought vn to hym all maner of beastes, that he myght giue euery one his right name, howe it should be called, & that he might looke vpon thē. But among thē al found he none apte to be ioyned vnto him selfe, none that he could set his harte vpon, none lyke hym selfe, none that he myghte dwell by as by an helper and conforter. And vpon this sayd God: It is not good, that man should be alone. And therfore determined he withe hym selfe, to make an helpe and conforte vnto man. In the whiche processe we perceaue alreadye, where holy 2wedlocke was instituted, namely in the Paradise and garden of pleasure: yea and whan it was ordined, euen in the begynnyng of ye world ⟨p. ii⟩before the fall of mā in all prosperite. Of whom also it was instituted euen of no Aungel or mā but of God hymselfe, doubtles to mannes great conforte and healpe. For in as much as god him selfe sayth: It is not good for man to be alone: It followeth, that it is good for man to haue his owne lawfull mate. As for that cu•l which some tyme is sene and sound among maried parsons, it commeth not chefely of holy wedlocke, but of the misusyng therof, and because men do not as God commaundeth and as they shulde do.
- 1The p•ate Gen. ii. Plainly •edThe p•ate Gen. ii. Playnelye •ed
- 2Wed lock was instituted of God […] paradise.Wed locke was instituted of God 〈…〉 •aradyse.
