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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
Treatise 1 › Section 15: §. 15. Of the resemblance of an husband to Christ.
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§. 15. Of the resemblance of an husband to Christ.
The more to enforce the forenamed reason, the Apostle addeth the resemblance that is betwixt an husband and Christ, as this note of comparison (* even as) showeth: whence it followeth that
The more to enforce the forenamed reason, the Apostle addeth the resemblance that is betwixt an husband and Christ, as this note of comparison (* euen as) sheweth: whence it followeth that
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It is as meet for a wife to submit her self to her husband, as 1for the Church to submit it self to Christ. This amplification is especially added for Christians. Heathens may be moved to subject themselves to their governors, by the resemblance taken from a natural body. How much more ought Christians to be moved by the resemblance taken from the mystical body of Christ?