The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.

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Title: The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.
Author: Hergest, William.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By [W. How for] Richard Iohnes, and are to bee solde at his shop ouer against S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate,; [1580]
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Subject terms: Chastity -- Early works to 1800.
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Gluttony, the fifth sinne or vice, forbidden by this commaundement, what it is.

GLuttony, [ 5] or Gormandice, is a Vice, sinne and offence agaynst the seuenth commaundement, whereby one fiueth vntemperately, without the vertue of Temperance, Sobrietie, Absti∣nence or moderation of appetite in seedyng, & ouerwhel∣meth nature (that is content with few thinges) with too much meate, and doth as it were, afflict, gréeue, and trou∣ble health with abundance and superstuitie of meate. They that vse this vice, are Gluttous.