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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.
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⟩their fathers sheepe, Exod. 2. 16. Thus Rebekah was seene to come out of her fathers house, with her pitcher vpon her shoulder, and to go downe with it to the well to fill it, and giue drinke to her fathers Camels, Gen. 24. 16. 17.
The second duty of the son, is to recompense his fathers love, and care over him, by relieving him in case of want, if God give ability, with food and raiment, and other necessaries. Herein children must deal with their parents, as the brood of the Stork is reported to do with her, by feeding her when she is old; wherein they do no more but what she before hath done unto them. It is Pauls counsel, that children & nephews should recompense the kindness of their kindred in the first place,