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Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…
Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which domesticall duties are raised. ... VIII. Duties of masters. By William Gouge.
London: printed by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622London: printed by Iohn Haviland for William Bladen, 1622
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2. This also showeth how monstrous a thing it is to sow 1any seeds of discord, and stir debate betwixt man and wife. The devils instruments they are therein, and a diabolical spirit is in them. For Satan most laboureth to unloose those knots which the Lord knitteth most firmly. Children of several venters, and several friends of each party, are much faulty herein. Cursed be they all before the Lord.
2. This also sheweth how monstrous a thing it is to sow 1any seeds of discord, and stirre debate betwixt man and wife. The deuils instruments they are therein, and a diabolicall spirit is in them. For Satan most laboureth to vnloose those knots which the Lord knitteth most firmly. Children of seuerall venters, and seuerall friends of each partie, are much faultie herein. Cursed be they all before the Lord.
- 12. Monstrous to make debate betwixt man and wife.
3. 1This near conjunction betwixt man and wife is a great 2motive to stir them both up, cheerfully to perform all the duties which God requireth of either of them. For thereby they do duty, and show kindness to their own flesh. No man may hide himself from his own flesh at large: that is, no man may neglect any duty of mercy, or justice to his neighbour who is of the same stock that he is: shall then an husband or wife hide themselves from one another who in the nearest respect that possibly can be are one flesh? not because they come from one flesh, but because they come *