湯瑪斯•貝肯（Thomas Becon），《婚姻之書》，對開本，DCxlix：小約翰•維特（John Witte, Jr.）《從神聖制度到契約》（Louisville, Westminster John Knox, 1997），第258頁。本文譯自喬治•阿蘭•桑伯利（Gregory Alan Thornbury）2003年在《關鍵時刻雜誌》發表的原文。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.”