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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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A further degree of obedience in bearing reproof is, that 1a wife readily redress what is justly reproved by her husband: I say justly, because where no fault is, there needs no amendment: patience may be needful (as was before showed) but no repentance of that which is not amiss. But where any thing is amiss, there must be a redress. Rachel did amiss in abringing Idols into her husbands house: her husband in bbidding her among others to put away their strange gods, reproved them all. Whereupon she with all the rest gave to him all their strange gods. This was a good redress.
A further degree of obedience in bearing reproofe is, that 1