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Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
13 Good wives may have ill husbands. such wives as are truly religious and obedient, may have husbands that will not obey the Word of God: and that ariseth sometimes from the improvidence, or ill providing of parents. Many parents that have children that obey them, and will be ruled by them, do dispose of them for carnal ends, to carnal or ill disposed husbands. Sometimes, from the hypocrisy of such men as fear God, but prove not so, when their wives enjoy them. Sometimes, from an unruly affection in good women, who, though they know the men they choose to be carnal, yet they will have them though ⟨p. 27⟩it prove to their own continual woe and affliction. Sometimes, from a special corruption of nature in some husbands; who either are loving husbands, and yet but carnal men, or are good men, but bad husbands. Sometimes, it ariseth from the special grace of God to the wife; who, though she was carnal when she married the carnal husband, yet afterwards is converted and effectually called: and this was the case of such women, as the Apostle seems here to write to. Sometimes it falls out, by a special and unavoidable providence of God; though all means have been used, to try or prevent this evil in the husband: for, marriage being to be reckoned amongst outward things, God, for reasons known to himself, and always just, will give ill husbands to good wives. And contrariwise, it may be God knows, that if some good wives had better husbands, they would prove worse wives, or both husband and wife, would be more unapt to the kingdom of God.
13 Good wives may have ill husbands. such wives as are truly religious and obedient, may have husbands that will not obey the Word of God: and that ariseth sometimes from the improvidence, or ill providing of parents. Many parents that have children that obey them, and will be ruled by them, doe dispose of them for carnall ends, to carnall or ill disposed husbands. Sometimes, from the hypocrisie of such men as feare God, but prove not so, when their wives enjoy them. Sometimes, from an unruly affection in good women, who, though they know the men they choose to be carnall, yet they will have them though ⟨p. 27⟩it prove to their owne continuall woe and affliction. Sometimes, from a speciall corruption of nature in some husbands; who either are loving husbands, and yet but carnall men, or are good men, but bad husbands. Sometimes, it ariseth from the speciall grace of God to the wife; who, though she was carnall when she marryed the carnall husband, yet afterwards is converted and effectually called: and this was the case of such women, as the Apostle seems here to write to. Sometimes it falls out, by a speciall and unavoideable providence of God; though all meanes have been used, to try or prevent this evill in the husband: for, marriage being to bee reckoned amongst outward things, God, for reasons knowen to himselfe, and alwaies just, will give ill husbands to good wives. And contrariwise, it may be God knowes, that if some good wives had better husbands, they would prove worse wives, or both husband and wife, would be more unapt to the kingdome of God.