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The gold[n] book of christen matrimony most necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that…The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that…
The gold[n] book of christen matrimony most necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that intend to live quietly and godly in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forth in English by Theodore Basil.The golde[n] boke of christen matrimonye moost necessary [and] profitable for all the[m], that entend to liue quietly and godlye in the Christen state of holy wedlock newly set forthe in English by Theodore Basille.
London: printed for Joha, 1543London: printed for Ioha, 1543
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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, Paul doth likewise add the occa 1sion, why women ought to be subjection to their husbands. Even because the husband is the wives head. Which, saying he toke out of the third chapter of Gene, where it is written thus: And the lord said unto the woman. Thou shalt depend and wait upon thy husbands beck, him shalt thou fear, and he shall have authority over thee. Thus writeth Paul himself. i. Ti moth. ii. I suffer not a woman to teach or preach or to have dominion over her husband. For Adam was first made and then Eva. And Adam was not deceived but the woman was deceived, and brought in the transgression. Forasmuch then as the mastership and taking of authority upon her could not well be driven out of the woman, therefore god to punish the sin, ⟨p. liiii⟩humbled her, made her fearful and subdued her. Such punishment and ordinance of God ought they to regard, and with a good will (ac cording to the commandment of the Lord, to obey their husbands, leest they fall into Gods wrath and into further punishment.
Secondly, Paul doth lykewyse adde the occa 1sion, whye wemen oughte to be subieccion to theyr husbandes. Euen because the husbonde is the wifes heade. Whych, sayenge he toke oute of the thyrde chapter of Gene, where it is wrytten thus: And the lorde sayde vnto ye womā. Thou shalt depend and wait vpon thy husbādes beck, him shalt thou feare, and he shall haue aucthori te ouer the. Thus wryteth Paule himself. i. Ti moth. ii. I suffre not a womā to teach or preach or to haue dominion ouer her husband. For Adam was first made and thē Eua. And Adam was not disceaued but the woman was disceaued, and brought in the transgressyon. For asmuch then as the mastershippe and takynge of auctorite vpon her could not well be dryuen out of the woman, therfore god to punyshe the sinne, ⟨p. liiii⟩humbled her, made her fearfull and subdued her. Such punyshment and ordinaunce of God ought they to regarde, and wyth a good wyll (ac cordyng to the commaundement of the Lorde, to obey theyr husbandes, leest they fall into Gods wrathe and into further punyshment.