Womenareevermoreaddictedtocrosstheirhusbands: theylayholdwithbothhandsonalloccasionstocontradictandopposethem; , that, asshetoldherconfessor, , ifproceedingfromthehusband'sassent; theymustusurpiteitherbyinsolenceorcunning, andalwaysinjuriously, , asinthecaseIamspeakingof, 'tisagainstapooroldmanandforthechildren, thentheymakeuseofthistitletoservetheirpassionwithglory; and, asforacommonservice, easilycabal, , theypresentlycorrupt, eitherbyforceorfavour, steward, receivers, ; : Somanyservants, somanyenemies; consider, then, whetheraccordingtothevastdifferencebetweenthepurityoftheagehelivedinandthecorruptionofthisofours, hedoesnotseemtoshewusthatwife, son, andservant, aresomanyenemiestous? 'Tiswellforoldagethatitisalwaysaccompaniedbywantofobservation, ignorance, , whatwouldbecomeofus? especiallyinsuchanageasthis, wheretheveryjudgeswhoaretodetermineourcontroversiesareusuallypartisanstotheyoung, , , incomparisonwiththesecivilties? TheveryimageofitwhichIseeinbeasts, sopureanduncorrupted, howreligiouslydoIrespectit! Ifothersdeceiveme, yetdoInot, atleast, deceivemyselfinthinkingIamabletodefendmyselffromthem, , notbyanunquietandtumultuouscuriosity, 'scondition, Inevertroublemyselftothinkofhim; IpresentlyturnmyeyesuponmyselftoseeinwhatconditionIam; whateverconcernsanotherrelatestome; theaccidentthathasbefallenhimgivesmecaution, , couldwebutapplyourobservationtoourownconcerns, , anddartingthoseshaftsagainsttheirenemies, thataremoreproperly, andwithgreateradvantage, tobeturneduponthemselves.
