Fifthly, I may further add as a truth, which is too manifest by experience in all places, that among all other parties of whom the Holy Ghost requireth subjection, wives for ⟨p. 26⟩the most part are lmost back ward in yielding subjection to their husbands. But ye wives that fear God, be careful of your duty: and though it may seem somewhat contrary to 2the common course and practise of wives, yet follow not a multitude to do evil. Though it be harsh to corrupt nature, 3yet beat down that corruption: yea though your husbands be backward in their duties, yet be ye forward, and strive to go before them in yours: remembering what the Lord saith (Mat. 5. 46, 47.) If you love them which love you, what singular thing do ye? Yea remembering also what the Apostle saith, (1 Tim. 2. 14.) The woman was first in the transgression, mand first had her duty given unto her, and nwas made for the man, and not man for the woman.
Fiftly, I may further adde as a truth, which is too manifest by experience in all places, that among all other parties of whom the Holy Ghost requireth subiection, wiues for ⟨p. 26⟩the most part are lmost back ward in yeelding subiection to their husbands. But yee wiues that feare God, be carefull of your duty: and though it may seeme somewhat contrary to 2the common course and practise of wiues, yet follow not a multitude to doe euill. Though it be harsh to corrupt nature, 3yet beat downe that corruption: yea though your husbands be backward in their duties, yet be ye forward, and striue to goe before them in yours: remembring what the Lord saith (Mat. 5. 46, 47.) If you loue them which loue you, what singular thing doe ye? Yea remembring also what the Apostle saith, (1 Tim. 2. 14.) The woman was first in the transgression, mand first had her duty giuen vnto her, and nwas made for the man, and not man for the woman.
- lSee Treat. 3. §. 4.
- 2Exod. 23. 2.
- 3Si propter Deum viro parueris, noli proponere quae ab eo fieri deceant, sed ea quibus te legislator secit obnoxiam diligenter exequere. Chrys. hom. 26. in 1. Cor. 11.
- mGen. 3. 16.
- n1 Cor. 11. 9.
