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Bathsheba's instructions to her son LemuelBathshebaes instructions to her sonne Lemuel
Bathsheba's instructions to her son Lemuel containing a fruitful and plain exposition of the last chapter of the Proverbs. Describing the duties of a great-man, and the virtues of a gracious woman. Penned by a godly and learned man, now with God. Perused, and published for the use of Gods church, by John Dod, and William Hind.Bathshebaes instructions to her sonne Lemuel containing a fruitfull and plaine exposition of the last chapter of the Prouerbs. Describing the duties of a great-man, and the vertures of a gracious woman. Penned by a godly and learned man, now with God. Perused, and published for the use of Gods church, by Iohn Dod, and William Hinde.
London: printed by John Beale for Roger Jackson, 1614London: printed by Iohn Beale for Roger Iackson, 1614
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.
Her next care is for her family,1 that it be well and sufficiently clothed, that there be none in all her household, which should be in any sort hurt by the weather; either cold, heat, wind or rain &c. so far are they from going with torn and ragged clothes. In the 1. King 10. It appeareth, that the Queen of Saba gave her judgement of the wisdom of Solomon, by the apparel of his servants. For as of the food, so also of the clothing of the household, the Governors must be careful, whereas divers in many households, are not only not wholesomely apparelled, but not so much as honestly and seemly covered: which as it is hurtful to those of the family, so it is also an inconvenience to the Governors themselves, in as much as their necessary business, by these means is hindered for want of health.
Her next care is for her family,1 that it be well and sufficiently cloathed, that there be none in all her householde, which should be in any sort hurt by the weather; either cold, heat, winde or raine &c. so farre are they from going with torne and ragged cloathes. In the 1. King 10. It appeareth, that the Queene of Saba gaue her iudgement of the wisedome of Salomon, by the apparell of his seruants. For as of the foode, so also of the cloathing of the household, the Gouernors must be carefull, whereas diuers in many households, are not only not wholsomely apparelled, but not so much as honestly and seemely couered: which as it is hurtfull to those of the family, so it is also an inconuenince to the Gouernors themselues, in as much as their necessary busines, by these meanes is hindered for want of health.
- 1Deut 26.13 14 Verse 21.
Moreover, where it is said that she feareth not her family for the snow, therein is some difficulty: for it seemeth not to swerve from the duty of a wife, and godly woman to fear the incommodities of her self and hers: for fear is a spur unto us, to avoid those things whereof we are afraid, for a wise-man, feareth the evil and escheweth it.