Bolton - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.B65 A2 1641

;6 Generall direlhons fir 4 t,Eonttm co,ingi- meat, andcontinual' peace, then matter of marriage. A word m ea rerreltris Paradilits makin, or two therefore of, r. convenient entrance-into,and,z.com. tetteltrisinfcnsw. fortable enjoymentof thathonourable et{'atee a Primum ergo in -For the -frrfi : I..Let thy choycebe in the a Lord, according coniugio religio,tablef ed 'Saint p ;!is.Rul dusriant .dmbrçf. e' t Cor.7,39,OnCy inthe Lord. Let prime de .dbraó. pietie be the firfi mover of thine affeEion, the, prime and principali ponderation ile this reateft affaire;and thencon- . Wkte they (mea- j fling WoiWri ,net ceive ofperfonage,. parentage, andportion, as they fay, and ma rry,n; to -the fuchoutward thins and worldly - ,additions as a comforta Lord) pleafe him , , not by marrjin; in bleacceffory, coulideration onely ina fecond b place. Let the him, ihoydoethat world fay what it will, to mind cruel generous, andenno »hereby they in- ! y. Gurre has drilled- bledwithgrace,theabfoluteft concurrence,and quintefhentiall floe, f they make an ex q uifitenéffe ofbeaucy, gold, birth, wit, or what elfe betides der of diem etvet rote the fir; ote f may be found moff remarkable and matchleffe in that 'fexe, whofefervantsthey fhouldbe notlúng, ,nor hold fcale .with the lightefifeather dinketbemflves rn upon any Ladies head, inrefpe&ofa gracirusdifpoficion and f neere abond. Hookers `Para- godlyheart. Religionand the feareof God, as it is generally Phra a i. sea. d. the foundation of all humanefelicitie ; fo muff it in fpeciall f Tertrulf , beaccounted theground ofall comfort and blare, whichman Domino nonpray andwife defire to finde in the enjoyingeach of other. There cent, ncique Do- rninum offendunr, was never anygold, or great friends ; any beauty,ar outward n i Úuß Lb fe a id bravery, whichtied truly fall and comfortably any marriage wxerem. b Dum_ knot. It isonly thegolden linke, and noble tie of Chrifiia'. 4néveniatrdotata nity and Grace, which ,bath the power and priviledge to ea fatis, make fo deareabond lovely, andeverlaaing ; which can Team fon andfirengthen that neereft infeparable Locietie with true fweetneffe and immortalitie. 2. Let conjugal' love warme thine heart, at leafi in fome meafure with affeaionate contentment, and Come more fpe- ciallrepofe upon the partie, as one with whom thou cana heartily and comfortably confort: for the husband, all con- currents, and ordinary poflibilities,confidered, ought to fet- dehis affeEtions upon hiswife, as the fitteft that the world couldhave afforded him : and thewife thould refs her heart upon her husband, as the meetefi for her, that could have been found under the Sunne. By a conaant entercourfe of which mutuall contentment in eachother, thehusband will be

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