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A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…
A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the Revelation. Preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine, master William Perkins, Ann. Dom. 1595. First published for the benefit of Gods Church, by Robert Hill, Bachelor of DivinityA godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation. Preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and judicious diuine, maister William Perkins, Ann. Dom. 1595. First published for the benefit of Gods Church, by Robert Hill, Bachelor of Diuinitie
London: printed by Adam Islip for Cuthbert Burbie, 1606
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.
Again, in this reason of his reproof Christ doth charge them with two faults: First, for suffering a woman to teach: Secondly, for suffering a woman to seduce his people. For the first, the word translated teach, is in the New testament commonly put for public teaching in the ministry. Their fault then was this, that they suffered a woman to teach openly: and it is against the word of God, 1. Tim. 2.12. I permit not a woman to teach. And, 1. Cor. 14.34, 35, Women ought to keep silence in the congregation, and be subject to their husbands, and learn of them at home. Object. But Deborah was a Prophetess, Jud. 4.4. And Hulda prophesied, 2. Kin. 22.4. For Josiah sent to her for counsel, 2. Chro. 34. And therefore women may prophesy. An. These women had extraordinary gifts & calling: & therefore upon their exam ple we may not make an ordinary rule. II. Ob. But it may seem Paul alloweth it, when he saith, A woman praying, or prophesying uncovered dishonoureth her head, 1. Co. 11.5. Answ. Hereto some do answer thus, that in the infancy of the church some women were extraordinarily endued with that gift, and did indeed prophesy. Others judge it to have been a fault in that church, and therefore say, in the 14. cha. the Apostle reproveth it, commanding women to keep silence in the churches. Thirdly, a woman may be said to pray when she giveth her assent to the prayer of the minister, by saying, Amen: and she may be said to prophesy, when she Singeth Psalms, or readeth the Scripture: For so the word is used in Scripture, 1. Chron. 25.1. Asaph and his company prophesied with harps and vials, That is (as it is translated) they sung prophesies, and plaid thereunto upon their instruments.
Againe, in this reason of his reprofe Christ doth charge thē with two faults: First, for suffering a woman to teach: Secondly, for suffering a woman to seduce his people. For the first, the word translated teach, is in the New testament commonly put for publicke teaching in the ministerie. Their fault then was this, that they suffered a woman to teach openly: and it is against the word of God,