Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…

The other is taken from the effects of love: To nourish and cherish ones flesh is a fruit of love: But every man nourisheth and cherisheth his flesh. Therefore he loveth it.

The other is taken from the effects of loue: To nourish and cherish ones flesh is a fruit of loue: But euerie man nourisheth and cherisheth his flesh. Therefore he loueth it.

This latter argument showeth the manner of a mans loving himself: and therein a mans love of himself is a rule to teach him how to love his wife.

This latter argument sheweth the manner of a mans louing himselfe: and therein a mans loue of himselfe is a rule to teach him how to loue his wife.

This indefinite particle (no man) is to be restrained to such as have the understanding and affection of a man in them: as if he had said, no man in his right wits: for furious, frantic, mad, desperate persons will cut their arms, legs, and other parts, mangle their flesh, hang, drown, smother, choke, and stab themselves. Even so they are as men out of their wits, who ¹hate, or any way hurt their wives: yea, it is the part of a mad man to doubt of loving, and doing good to himself.

This indefinite particle (no man) is to be restrained to such as haue the vnderstanding and affection of a man in them: as if he had said, no man in his right wits: for furious, franticke, mad, desperate persons will cut their armes, legs, and other parts, mangle their flesh, hang, drowne, smother, choake, and stab themselues. Euen so they are as men out of their wits, who ¹