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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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Secondly, He must dwell with her as a man of knowledge, and edify her both by a good example, and also by good instructions.
Secondly, Hee must dwell with her as a man of knowledge, and edifie her both by a good example, and also by good instructions.
For his example, first, he must carry himself so wisely, and so holily, as that he may see in him a pattern & image of grace and wisdom, he must be a glass unto her by looking into which, she may learn to attire her self in all holy wisdom. Therefore he must neither be froward, testy, or lumpish, for then he shall be hated, nor light, vain, and foolish, for then he shall be despised. He must not be base, missing, and niggardly, for then his base heart will breed a base estimation of him, neither must he be prodigal, lavish and unthrifty, for then he shall so pinch himself with want and necessity, as that he shall not be able to relieve and refresh his family, and then he deprives himself of his reverence. For want of this wise and holy carriage it comes to pass, that many can speak much of the weakness of a woman, and make large discourses of the impotency of that sex, when indeed it is long of themselves, as if the head should lead the body among briars and thorns, and dash it against every wall, and then complain, what? was ever head joined to such a body, see how it smarts, & aches, and takes on. So many foolish men when they should frame themselves so, as to draw their wives to godliness and reverence by their example, they by rude and absurd behaviour draw themselves into contempt, and put undutifulness upon their wives as it were perforce, and then are ready to complain and exclaim of them, when they should rather cry out of their own folly.
For his example, first, he must carie himselfe so wisely, and so holily, as that he may see in him a patterne & image of grace and wisedome, he must be a glasse vnto her by looking into which, she may learne to attire her selfe in all holy wisedome. Therefore he must neither be froward, testie, or lumpish, for then he shall be hated, nor light, vaine, and foolish, for then he shall be dispised. He must not be base, mising, and nigardly, for then his base heart will breed a base estimation of him, neither must he be prodigall, lauish and vnthrifty, for then he shall so pinch himselfe with want and necessitie, as that he shall not be able to relieue and refresh his family, and then he depriues himselfe of his reuerence. For want of this wise and holy cariage it comes to passe, that many can speake much of the weaknesse of a woman, and make large discourses of the impotencie of that sexe, when indeed it is long of themselues, as if the head should lead the bodie among bryars and thornes, and dash it against euerie wall, and then complayne, what? was euer head ioyned to such a body, see how it smarts, & akes, and takes on. So many foolish men whē they should frame themselues so, as to draw their wiues to godlinesse and reuerence by their example, they by rude and absurd behauiour draw themselues into contempt, and put vndutifulnes vpon their wiues as it were perforce, and then are readie to complaine and exclayme of them, when they should rather crie out of their owne folly.