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God doth so dispose his works, as we have occasion too behold a wonderful wisdom in all his doings, and too receive such instruction by them, as may be too our benefit: as (for example) in that which Saint Paul allegeth here, namely that the woman was drawn and taken out of the substance of the man. For God could well have created Eve after the same manner that he created Adam. But he […], and commandeth woman too be sha•ed thereof. And whereto tendeth this, but that there should be such an ⟨image 317⟩union between man and wife, as he might think, this is my flesh, this is my bone: and she, whence hath God given me life? whence hath he shaped me? Even of a rib that he took out of man. We see then that God did not without cause use such diversity in creating man and woman. It was too the end it should be continually minded in wedlock, so as the husband might know that he breaketh the whole order of nature, if he be not united in good agreement too his wife: and the wife likewise, if she submit not h••selfe quietly too her husband, acknowledging him too be her head. But Saint Paul applieth this further, to the union which is between our Lord Jesus Christ and his Church. For (as was declared upon Sunday) wedlock is as a figure of the knitting together which is between us and the Son of God. And therefore he crieth out, saying, It is a high mystery, that is too say, a secret which we ought too take very good heed of, Yea (sayeth he) in Jesus Christ and in his Church. There are then two things too be noted here.

GOd dooth so dispoze his woorkes, as wee haue occasion too behold a woonderfull wisedome in all his dooings, and too receyue such instruction by them, as may be too our benefyte: as (for example) in that which Saint Paule alledgeth here, namely that the woman was drawen and taken out of the substance of the man. For God could well haue created Eue after the same manner that he created Adam. But he 〈…〉, and commaundeth woman too bee sha•ed therof. And whertoo tendeth this, but that there should bee such an ⟨image 317⟩vnion betweene man and wyfe, as he myght thinke, this is my flesh, this is my bone: and shee, whence hath God giuen mee lyfe? whence hath he shaped mee? Euen of a rib that he tooke out of man. Wee see then that God did not without cause vse such diuersitie in creating man and woman. It was too the end it should bee continually mynded in wedlocke, so as the husband myght knowe that he breaketh the whole order of nature, if he bee not vnited in good agreement too his wyfe: and the wyfe lykewyse, if shee submit not hselfe quietly too hir husband, acknowledging him too bee hir head. But Saint Paul applyeth this further, to the vnion which is betweene our Lord Iesus Christ and his Church. For (as was declared vppon Sunday) wedlocke is as a figure of the knitting toogither which is betweene vs and the sonne of God. And therefore he cryeth out, saying, It is a hygh misterie, that is too say, a secret which wee ought too take very good heed of, Yea (sayeth he) in Iesus Christ and in his Church. There are then twoo things too bee noted here.