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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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III. Concerning the phrase, whereby the nearness of 1man and wife is set forth (they two shall be one flesh) it may be demanded how this can be applied to Christ and the Saints, who are more then two?
III. Concerning the phrase, whereby the neerenesse of 1man and wife is set forth (they two shall be one flesh) it may be demanded how this can be applied to Christ and the Saints, who are more then two?
- 1All the Saints made one Spouse.
Answ. Christ by one Spirit knitteth us all into one body, 1and so maketh all jointly considered together one Spouse. The multitude of Saints doth no more imply many wives, then the multitude of members which the natural body of a wife hath. This point then teacheth us, that
Answ. Christ by one Spirit knitteth vs all into one bodie, 1and so maketh all ioyntly considered together one Spouse. The multitude of Saints doth no more imply many wiues, then the multitude of members which the naturall bodie of a wife hath. This point then teacheth vs, that