Solomons Marriage, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS OF this Treatise.
In the first part.
VNderUnder whose person the Prophet speaketh. sect. 1
Whether the sense of the Psalme be historicall onelyonly, or beside mysticall. sect. 2
When allegories may bee followed. ibid.
The methode of the Psalme, 3
Of the dutie of wiues to their husbands. 4
Examples of obedient wiues. 5
In what things a woman should be subiect. 7
What manner of subiection the wiues ought to be. ibid.
When wiues ought to be heard. 8
The Church how the daughter of Christ, sister and Spouse. 9
The Scriptures containe al things necessarie to saluation. ibid.
Husbands should not suffer their wiues to bee of a strange religion. 10
The louelove of the husband greater, then of the parents. 11
Parents yet not altogether to bee neglected. 14
How the Church must forget her father. 15
The Romanists reteine the superstitious rites of the olde Pagans. ibid.
The man and wife equally bound the one to the other. 16
LoueLove between man and wife must be mutuall, and reciprocall. 17
Examples among the Heathen of most louing Husbands and Wiues. 18
The inward beautie to be preferred before the outward. 20
The inward beautie not graft by nature, but wrought by grace. 21
How the man should erre in the louelove of his wife. 22
Too much fondnes in maried persons not commendable. ibid.
How the man is the image of God. 24
Of two kinds of worship, religious and ciuill. ibid.
How they are distinguished. ibid.
The religious onelyonly due to God. 27
One adoration due to Christ as God and man: against Bellarmine. 28
The natures of Christ not to be seuered. ibid.
The application of the Psalme to the present occasion. 30
THE CONTENTS OF THE second part.
OF the rich citie Tyrus. sect. 1
A k…ngdome prospereth more by clemencie, then tyrannie. 2
The description of a mercifull and good Gouernour: such as by Gods goodnesse the Church and Common-wealth of England at this present enioyeth, our gracious King Iames: and long may we enioy him. 4
Of diuers kinds of gifts. 5
Against briberie and corrupting of Iustice by gifts. ibid.
A false religion enemie to peace. 6
The peace of England for 55. yeeres, how it may bee continued. 8
The chiefe ornamēts of womē. 9
The vaine care and studie for adorning the bodie. 10
Against Iesabels painted face and borrowed haire. 11
Against the gorgeous adorning of outward temples, and neglecting the inward. 12
Against the whore of Babylons costly robes. 13
That it is lawfull for Nobles to vse costly garments. ibid.
Against sumptuous garmēts. ibid.
Why the Church is likened to a Virgine. 14
The first fruit… of all our acts must be consecrated to God. 15
Of diuers kinds of Virgines. 17
Spirituall virginitie preferred before carnall. 18
Modestie and chastitie required specially in noble Virgins. ibid.
Publike solemnities lawfull 19
Diuers kinds of processions. 20
Against popish processions. 21
The Church must bee frequented in publike processions. 23
Against the pride of virgines and women in their apparell. 24
Against affected nicenes in shooes and in going. ibid.
A man is not to weare the womans apparell. ibid.
How a Virgine by putting on a souldiers apparel saued her virginitie. ibid.
Of the great encrease of the Church. 25
Kings both the fathers and children of the Church. ibid.
How children are borne to the Church, in stead of her fathers. 29
The chiefe regimēt of the Church belongeth to secular Princes. ibid.
The Virgine Mary cannot be said to be our hope. ibid.
The application of the Psalme to the present honourable mariage of the illustrious Princes. 30