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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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As by gesture, so by speech also, must a wives reverence be manifested: this must be answerable to that. For by words as well as by deeds, the affection of the heart is manifested, aOut of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A wives reverence is manifested by her speech, both in her husbands presence, and also in his absence. For this end in his presence her words must be few, reverend and meek. First few: For the 2Apostle enjoineth bsilence to wives in their husbands presence, and enforceth that duty with a strong reason in these words: I permit not the woman to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence: the inference of the latter clause upon the former showeth that he speaketh not only of a woman's silence in the Church, but also of a wives silence before her husband: which is further cleared by another like place, where the same Apostle ⟨p. 282⟩enjoineth wives to