Of Mariage.
Q. What is Mariage?
A. It is the communion of life betweene the Man and the wife, extending it selfe to all the partes that belong to the house.
The dignitie of man both in the perfections of his soule and bodie. Shewing as well the faculties in the disposition of the one: as the senses and organs, in the composition of the other. By A.N.
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- The dignitie of man both in the perfections of his soule and bodie. Shewing as well the faculties in the disposition of the one: as the senses and organs, in the composition of the other. By A.N.
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- Nixon, Anthony.
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- London :: Printed by Edward Allde dwelling vppon Lambert-hill, neere old fish-street,
- 1612.
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Q. What is the end of Mariage?
1 A. For Comfort.
2 For Propagation.
3 For auoyding of sinne; yet great care is to bee had in choosing: Because wealth maketh a woman proude, beau∣tie suspected, and hardnes of fauour, loathsome.
Q. What are Women compared to?
A. To Shippes, which although they bee neuer so well rig'd & tackled, yet some thing still will be found wanting.
Q. VVhat Inconueniences follow Mariage?
- 1 A. Charges in house-keeping.
- 2 Care for children.
- 3 Imperfections of seruants.
- 4 Insolency of wiues.
- 5 Want, that some time is in the house.
Q. VVhat merry dayes are in Mariage?
A. Two: The wedding day, and the day of the wiues death.
Alphonsus opinion of a perfect Mariage was; that the man must be deaf, and not heare his wiues braw∣ling, and the wife blinde, and not see her husbands faultes; Otherwise impossible they should agree.
Q. VVhat reasons in defence of Mariage?
1 A. It was instituted of God himselfe in Paradise, since, honored by the first miracle that Christ did: it is the fountaine of Humanity.
2 It is Ingratitude to deny that to those which are to come, which we hold of them that are past.
3 By meanes of our succession, we liue when we are dead.
4 By Mariage a man increaseth his friends, allyes,
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and kinsfolkes, which is a great benefit, and inuinci∣ble strength,
Q. VVhat is Society?
A. An assembly and agreement of many in one, see∣king after some good thing that is profitable, plea∣sant and honest, or at least seemes so; or else labouring to flie from, and to eschew some euill.
Q. VVhat is the end of Society?
A. The preseruation of Monarchies, Kingdomes and Common wealths.