II. But her Love to her Husband, will also admit, yea, and Produce the Fear of, A Cautious Diligence never to Displease him. 'Twas this which the Apostle Peter meant, when he Recommends unto the Women, A Chaste Conversation Coupled with Fear; and Paul, when he requires of the woman, To Reverence her Husband. While she looks upon him as, Her Guide, by the Constitution of God, she will not Scruple with Sarah, to call him, Her Lord; and though she do's not Fear his Blows, yet she do's Fear his Frowns, being Loth in any way to Grieve him, or cause an Head-ache in the Family by Offending him. She would have that famous Decree of the Persians mentioned in the Sacred Bible, That all the Wives give to their Husbands Honour both to Great and Small, to be as a Law of the Persians, altogether, Unalterable ▪ In every Lawful thing, she submits her Will •nd Sense ▪ to his, where she cannot with Calm Reasons Convince him of, Inexpediencies; and instead of Grudging or Captions Contradiction, she acts as if there were but One Mind in Two Bodies. If her Abraham give order, Make Ready quickly three Measures of Meal ▪ or •he like, 'tis as quickly done; If her Jacob say to her, I must have you go with me, she most readily yields unto him. When she is for Obeying him, In Omnibus Licitis [i▪ e. in every Lawful thing] she do's not English it, as once the Gentlewoman did, as far as my List i•. If his Unreasonable ⟨p. 80⟩Humours happen to be such, that she must g•ve some Diversion to them, she Remembers that Rule, In her Tongue is the Law of Kindness; 'tis by the Kindness, the Swee• ness, the Goodness of her Ex•••ssi•ns, that she gives Law un•o him. If she speak of him, tis not in such Terms as the Harlot uses in Proverbs, The Man; but it is with all manner of Respect: she will nor Blaze any Infirmity of his, nor will she Blast his Reputation; being indeed Sensible that whatever Ignominy she cast upon him, it infallibly Rebounds and Redounds upon her self: here she is a true Mil•a, that is, A Woman of Counsel. If she speak to him, 'tis not with Talkative and Unhandsome Interruptions, nor with any o•her mis-becoming I•solencies; though he be never so much, a Ch••l yet she •ver t•ea•s him with the Language of an Abigail. Though she be a Sarah, that is, a Mistress; yet she owns that she ha's, a Master;
II. But her Love to her Husband, will also admit, yea, and Produce the Fear of, A Cautious Diligence never to Displease him. T'was this which the Apostle Peter meant, when he Recommends unto the Women, A Chast Conversation Coupled with Fear; and Paul, when he requires of the woman, To Reverence her Husband. While she looks upon him as, Her Guide, by the Constitution of God, she will not Scruple with Sarah, to call him, Her Lord; and though she do's not Fear his Blowes, yet she do's Fear his Frowns, being Loth in any way to Grieve him, or cause an Head-ake in the Family by Offe•ding him. She would have that famous D•cree of the Persians mentioned in the Sacred Bible, That all the Wives give to their Husbands Honour both to Great and Small, to be as a Law of the Persians, al•ogether, Vnalterable ▪ In every Lawful thing, she submits her Will •nd Sense ▪ to his, where she cannot with Calm Reasons Convince him of, Inexpediencies; and instead of Grudging or Captions Contradiction, she acts as if there were but One Mind in Two Bodies. If her Abraham give ord•r, Make Ready quickly three Measures of Meal ▪ or •he like, 'tis as quickly done; If her Jacob say to her, I must have you go with me, she most readily yeelds unto him. When she is for Obeying him, In Omnibus Licitis [i▪ e. in every Lawful thing] she do's not English it, as once the Gentlewoman did, as far as my List i•. If his Vnreasonable ⟨p. 80⟩Humours happen to be such, that she must g•ve some Diversion to them, she Remembers that Rule, In her Tongue is the Law of Kindness; 'tis by the Kindness, the Swee• ness, the Goodness of her Ex•••ssi•ns, that she gives Law un•o him. If she speak of him, tis not in such Terms as the Harlot uses in Proverbs, The Man; but it is with all manner of Resp•ct: she will nor Blaze any Infirmity of his, nor will she Blast his Reputation; being indeed Sensible that whatever Ignomny she cast upon him, it infallibly Rbounds and Redounds upn her self: here she is a true Mila, that is, A Woman of Counsl. If she speak to him, 'tis not with Talkive and Unhandsome Interruptions, nor with any oher mis-becoming Isolencies; though he be never so much, a Chl yet she ver teas him with the Language of an Abigail. Though she be a Sarah, that is, a Mistress; yet she owns that she ha's, a Master;
