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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.
Hence some would gather, that as a woman may not teach publicly, so she may not publicly govern in the commonwealth. But this consequence is not good: for public teaching is flatly forbidden to a woman, so is not public civil regiment. There is special reason why she may not publicly teach; for it is the will of God, that as Christ was a man, so they that stand in his room and stead in the public ministry, should also be men. But the regiment of a kingdom is a civil thing, and so may lawfully be administered by a woman when she cometh unto it by lawful succession to her father, whose whole patrimony in the want of sons she may rightly enjoy. Object. But the woman must b•e in subjection unto the man, 1. Cor. 14.•4. Answ. So she may, and yet have sovereignty in the kingdom. Object. But the man is the head of the woman, 1. Cor. 11.3. Answ. That is, the man in that he i• a man is a person more excellent than the woman as she is a woman: Yet the person that in regard of sex is inferior, may have more excellent gifts, and so likewise may exercise authority and rule▪ and we find by good experience▪ that the government of a woman is a ha•pie government; no records of time can show a more happy regiment for blessings temporal and spiritual under any man, than we have long enjoyed under our noble queen.
Hence some would gather, that as a woman may not teach publickely, so she may not publickely gouerne in the commonwealth. But this consequence is not good: for publicke teaching is flatly forbidden to a woman, so is not publicke ciuile regiment. There is speciall reason why shee may not publickely teach; for it is the will of God, that as Christ was a man, so they that stand in his roome and stead in the publicke ministerie, should also be men. But the regiment of a kingdome is a ciuile thing, and so may lawfully bee administred by a woman when shee commeth vnto it by lawfull succession to her father, whose whole patrimonie in the want of sonnes she may rightly enioy. Obiect. But the woman must b•e in subiection vnto the man,