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Christian economyChristian oeconomie
Christian economy: or, A short survey of the right manner of erecting and ordering a family according to the scriptures. First written in Latin by the author M. W. Perkins, and now set forth in the vulgar tongue, for more common use and benefit, by Tho. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity.Christian oeconomie: or, A short survey of the right manner of erecting and ordering a familie according to the scriptures. First written in Latine by the author M. W. Perkins, and now set forth in the vulgar tongue, for more common vse and benefit, by Tho. Pickering Bachelar of Diuinitie.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly in marriage: For in that, the parent is the principal agent and disposer of the child. Now although his authority be not so great, as that the child is to be forced and compelled by him; yet the reverent and dutiful respect which the child ought to bear towards him, ought to be a strong inducement, not to dissent, or renounce his advice, without great and weighty cause. Yea the child must endeavour by all manner of dutiful carriage to overcome, or at least to mitigate his parents severity in that behalf.
Secondly in mariage: For in that, the parent is the principall agent and disposer of the child. Now although his authoritie be not so great, as that the child is to be forced and compelled by him; yet the reuerent and dutifull respect which the child ought to beare towards him, ought to be a strong inducement, not to dissent, or renounce his aduice, without great and waightie cause. Yea the child must endeuour by all manner of dutifull cariage to ouercome, or at least to mitigate his parents seueritie in that behalfe.
Now for the daughters: They must yield obedience to their parents in all Domesticall labours, that they may be skilful in household affairs. Thus did the seven daughters of the Priest of Midian, accustom themselves to draw water, and fill the troughs to water ⟨p. 148⟩their fathers sheep, Exod. 2. 16. Thus Rebekah was seen to come out of her fathers house, with her pitcher upon her shoulder, and to go down with it to the well to fill it, and give drink to her fathers Camels, Gen. 24. 16. 17.
Now for the daughters: They must yeeld obedience to their parents in all Domesticall labours, that they may be skilfull in houshold affaires. Thus did the seuen daughters of the Priest of Midian, accustome themselues to draw water, and fill the troughes to water ⟨p. 148⟩