A68107:2475
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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Object. This liberty of disposing goods given to the wife is limited within the bounds of the household of faith.
Obiect. This liberty of disposing goods giuen to the wife is limited within the bounds of the houshold of faith.
Answ. If Divines grant them this liberty, they will themselves judge and determine who be of the household of faith: ⟨p. 298⟩Popish wives will say (say we what we can to the contrary) that Jesuits, Priests, and Friars, are of the household of faith, principal members thereof.
Answ. If Diuines grant them this liberty, they will themselues iudge and determine who be of the houshold of faith: ⟨p. 298⟩Popish wiues will say (say we what we can to the contrary) that Iesuites, Priests, and Friers, are of the houshold of faith, principall members thereof.
3. Many jars and contentions would thence arise betwixt 1husband and wife: for if a wife shall persist to do that which her husband will not consent unto, assuredly one of a thousand will not well brook it, but will rather seek all the ways he can to cross her; thinking himself despised, if she, whether he will or no, have her mind.