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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A wife must submit her self to an husband, because he is her head: and she must do it as to the Lord, because her husband is to her, as Christ is to the Church.
A wife must submit her selfe to an husband, because he is her head: and she must doe it as to the Lord, because her husband is to her, as Christ is to the Church.
The metaphor of an head declareth two points:
1. The dignity | of an husband. 2. The duty |
1. The dignitie | of an husband. 2. The duty |
1. As an head is more eminent and excellent than the body, and placed above it, so is an husband to his wife.
1. As an head is more eminent and excellent than the body, and placed aboue it, so is an husband to his wife.