汤玛斯•贝肯（Thomas Becon），《婚姻之书》，对开本，DCxlix：小约翰•维特（John Witte, Jr.）《从神圣制度到契约》（Louisville, Westminster John Knox, 1997），第258页。本文译自乔治•阿兰•桑伯利（Gregory Alan Thornbury）2003年在《关键时刻杂志》发表的原文。原文如下：“For being that a city standeth of houses, and the common weal of private things, and of ruling of a household and family, the discipline to govern a common weal is ordained: how shall he rule a citye that hath not learned to rule a house: how shall he govern a common weal that new knew his private and familier businesse . . . For truly matrimony geveth a great exercise to morall Philosophe. For it hathe a certain householde common weale annexed, in rulinge that whyche a manne may sone learne and have experience of wisdom, temperaunce, love to god and his kinne, and al other virtues.”