406 The e 914ariage.Blefing. ter withed to her. The phrafe, thewife that commcth into thinehoafi; Plat is,the, N, whiebnowbceertmingtbywifebymarriege, it' tobe rewindwe thybottle te dwell tote Thea.Doíi tberwith thee. Whence weeare taught; Thatmarriage briagethwith itancc:Ayer cobabttatiom. Thofe whomWedlocke hath made one, onehoule and onedwe!. hug muffreceiue.This may be proued by thefirft InftitutionofWedlocke.In it forproofe ofthis point,two things are very obferuable. Firft,that thewife was made tobea remedy againa the lonenelfeandfolitarineffèof the man.For that was theLordsinducement tothe creating ofthe Woman: It if morgoodtbatmas k Gen,a,ttt. Amidhe himfelfaloneh:Thetfore doubtleffe,God ordained her to bea perpetuall Companion. Secondly,that theLawwas then made, that manAoreldle.we Fa_ iVerle a4. Sher andülfother, andclsaae tobit whichdeals neceffarily rrply thefame. Inge ofdwelling, itis lawfull foraloare to poe dwell fromhis Father, asJ.. ash wentfromhis Father to beLabantfcruant: but afeparationfrom the wife k Mach.fda. (till eitherwhoredomex or death],hauemade her no wifc}is vnlawfull. Very Ram, 7.S. diredfto this purpofeis thatofSalomont Redeye,with tbewife oftbyyonth ,let her mPca;.ra,t breafsfatitfietheeat alltimet,anddelight ixhersere eomtinrally' Many rcioyce for afit,whtles the loue isfrefb;therefore the Wife-man addes, Let herbrealls,e}c, Anddrhghtix herlere,el.e.Where is there adelightin lot -,if there be nota delight rProu.ass. inpretence? Iremember how for this verycnd, aHarlot is calleda 'hangera, a Dcur.t;.e. and the wife intituled the woman that !yetbiw thebofeme .; whichvery manner offpeaking is a fufficient proofe, thatthe wiues proper place is tobe neere : It yrleet.3.7, is forftrumpets,notforwinestobe ftrangers.Y.Httsbamdtdwe/lwkh theme.Co- habitation is the ground ofall other offices ofloue, which are required in the Husband to the wife-ward; whichhis abfence and difcontinnance fromher, doth altogether difablehim to performe; as inllra ion,aduice,comfort,cheri. thing, &c.Thefe and thelike,muftneeds ceafe,where there isa needles feparari.. on.Betties, it is agreatencreafer ofloue, accordingasordinary eflranging in body , breedesh firanoenetè in affeetion : There cannotbe much loue, where there is no delight in the fweetneffe of mutuall conuerfation. And againe, where thiswants, it isavoluntaryexpotngeachofothervntoSatanstempra. tions, anda meaoesby whicheither oneor both are drawn into vncleanneffe. In there neceffaryfeparations andintermiffions ofmatrimoniall duties betwixt man andwife,which are for holy purpofes,yer the Apeftle was full of caution, 41Coal.;. left thediuell fhould take muchaduantagev. Tieyfe; This reproueth their ungodly courfe,whowilfully, I know notvnder what pretence rent themfelues from their wines by almoft a perpetuall feparation. The husbandbath hisrefidence in one town,nay,fometinre in one fhire,or pare of the land,ehewifein the other. What inconveniences of whoredom&begge- ry,and fometimesof wicked marriages,vpon fuppofitionofthe deathofeither party,doe follow hence, iswell knowne by wofullexperience. Neceeofkind vatowhich groffe euil,isthe prat4ife ofthofs.who,though theymaybe laid to dwell with theirwinesunder the fameroofe, yet eithervpon cuery paffion fe. paratethemfeluesfrom bed andboard,orelfe take more delight in any foolifh, riotous,or vnthtifty compariy,and haue more pleafurein any lewdor vain ex- ercifes,then in the fellowship oftheir winesand theirownehoulhold fociety. Many fuchthere are, whoare neuerfo merryand pleafant, aswhen theyarea_ broad,neuerfo dumpish and churlish, andmelancholicke, as at home : fuchfor- getthe reafoo,why the wife byGods ordinance iscome into thehoed.; namely, thatinher,andin herfociety a man should take his chicle contentment. It bath beenobferuedinform, thatthey will allow their wines for diet, attendance, and apparrell withthe largest; buttobe tied tolive fetledlyathome, is almost ahell in their feeming. Sucha womanhauisg a husband fohumored, may lay tohim, asDudabtoSampfor; HowcanJi that'fay,Iloaetbee,whenthyheart itmoe cludg, 'CIS. with mer2What beall pretencesofloue andproteftations of refpc&, whenmu-. tuall
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