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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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Object. The forenamed examples are extraordinary, and that upon extraordinary occasions.
Obiect. The forenamed examples are extraordinary, and that vpon extraordinary occasions.
Answ. Yet they may be patterns for ordinary occasions which are lawful and warrantable. Was it not an extraordinary fact of Elijah to pray first that there might be no rain, and 1then again that there might be rain? yet is this propounded as a general pattern to move us to pray for things lawful.
Answ. Yet they may be patternes for ordinary occasions which are lawfull and warrantable. Was it not an extraordinary fact of Eliah to pray first that there might be no raine, and 1then againe that there might be raine? yet is this propounded as a generall patterne to moue vs to pray for things lawfull.
Now in laying down this duty I added the clause and caveat of just occasion, to meet both with such as upon discontent, or superstition, leave the land where the true Gospel is maintained, and preached, and go into idolatrous places: and also with such wandering giddy heads as only to satisfy their own humour, and to see fashions, as we speak, can never rest in a place, but are continually removing from country to country, and from place to place: I think (to use the words of the Apostle) a wife is not under bondage in such cases.