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Moreover as concerning the act of matrimony, as when thou wilt eat, thou blessest God & receivest thy daily food of his hand according to y• fourth petition of thy Pater noster, & knowledgest that it is his gift, and thankest him, believing his word, that he hath created it for thee to receive it with thanks, by the which word & prayer of thanks, thy meat and drink is sanctified. i. Tim. iiij. Even so thou sayest, father this I do, not only at thy permission which is enough to please thee withal, but also at thy commandment, and have bound my self hereunto, to keep my soul from sinning against thee, & to help my neighbour that he s•me not also. and promise thee to keep this profession truly, and to nourish the fruit that thou shalt give me, in the fear of thee, and in the faith of thy Son Jesus, and so thankest the Lord for his gifts. Now is thy work through this saith and thanks pleasant and acceptable in y• sight of God. And so was the gendering of Jacob in faith, and of Samuel, & many other. And y• giving suck was a good work, and so was the dressing of them by the fire. And when our Lady conceived Christ through faith, was not that a good work? What if God when she doubted and asked (by what ⟨p. 244⟩manner she should conceive him) had commanded her to conceive him of Joseph or of some other man, had not that work done in obedience and faith, been as good a work?

Moreouer as concerning the acte of matrimony, as when thou wilt eate, thou blessest God & receauest thy dayly fode of his hand according to y• fourth peticion of thy Pater noster, & knowledgest that it is his gift, and thankest hym, beleuing his worde, that he hath created it for thee to receaue it wyth thankes, by the which worde & prayer of thankes, thy meate and drnicke is sanctified. i. Tim. iiij. Euen so thou sayest, father this I do, not onely at thy permission which is inough to please thee wythall, but also at thy cō maundement, and haue bound my self hereunto, to keepe my soule from sinning against thee, & to helpe my neighbour that he s•me not also. and promise thee to keepe thys profession truely, and to nourishe the fruite that thou shalt geue me, in the feare of thee, and in the fayth of thy sonne Iesu, and so thankest the Lord for his giftes. Now is thy worke thorow thys sayth and thankes pleasaunt and acceptable in y sight of God. And so was the gēdring of Iacob in fayth, and of Samuell, & many other. And y geuing sucke was a good worke, and so was the dressing of them by the fire. And when our Lady cōceaued Christ thorow fayth, was not that a good worke? What if God when she doubted and asked (by what