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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 18: §. 18. Of the benefit of Christs headship.
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.
1. The copulative particle (AND) showeth that
1. The copulatiue particle (AND) sheweth that
O how happy a thing is it for the Church that it hath such an head! an head that doth not tyrannize over it, nor trample it under foot: an head that doth not pole, or peel the Church: but procureth peace and safety to it. When Naomi sought to make a match betwixt Boaz and Ruth, that he might be her 1head, what saith she? Shall I not seek rest for thee that it may be well with thee? It is therefore the office of an head to be a Saviour, to procure rest and prosperity to the body whose head it is.
O how happie a thing is it for the Church that it hath such an head! an head that doth not tyrannize ouer it, nor trample it vnder foot: an head that doth not pole, or peele the Church: but procureth peace and safetie to it. When Naomi sought to make a match betwixt Boaz and Ruth, that he might be her