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Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a virtuous…Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous…
Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a virtuous woman: in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. / Written by Cotton Mather ; [Four lines in Latin from Tertullian, followed by a six line translation into English]Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous woman: in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. / Written by Cotton Mather ; [Four lines in Latin from Tertullian, followed by a six line translation into English]
printed by S.G. & B.G. i.e for Samuel Phillips, 1692
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.
VI. At Length Old Age comes upon her; and Prisca or Priscilla, that is, An Old Woman, is her Title; but by an, Hoary Head found in the Way of Righteousness, it is, that she now ⟨image ?⟩Challenges the Honour of, A Saint, even from those Abusive Tongues, which use to traduce for, A Witch ▪ Every Old Woman, whose Temper with her V•sage is not eminently Good. She thoroughly studies Every Particle of the Apostolical Charge, That the Aged Women, be in Behaviour, as becometh Holiness; not make bates, not given to much Wine. Teachers of Good Things; That they may Teach the Young Women; and the nearer she comes to her End, the more Acquainted she is with, Him that is from the Beginning ▪ She is not Impatient of being Esteemed, Old; and styled, Bilhah, that is, Fading; nor do's it Offend her, as once an English Queen, to be told, That Age hath Sprinkled its M•al upon her Head. But she keeps longing for the Day, when the Lord Jesus will send His Angels to fetch her unto the Regions of Everlasting Light and Life, and keeps Wishing, Oh Come, Lord Jesus! till she Arrive to be▪ Forever with the Lord.
VI. At Length Old Age comes upon her; and Prisca or Priscilla, that is, An Old Woman, is her Title; but by an, Hoary Head found in the Way of Righteousness, it is, that she now ⟨image ?⟩Challenges the Honour of, A Saint, even from those Abusive Tongues, which use to traduce for, A Witch ▪ Every Old Woman, whose Temper with her V•sage is not eminently Good. She thoroughly studies Every Particle of the Apostolical Charge, That the Aged Women, be in Behaviour, as becom•th Holiness; not make bates, not given to much Wine. Teachers of Good Things; That they may Teach the Young Women; and the nearer she comes to her End, the more Acquainted she is with, Him that is from the Beginning ▪ She is not Impatient of being Esteemed, Old; and styled, Bilhah, that is, Fading; nor do's it Offend her, as once an English Queen, to be told, That Age hath Sprinkled its Mal upon her Head. But she keeps longing for the Day, when the Lord Jesus will send His Angels to fetch her unto the Regions of Everlasting Light and Life, and keeps Wishing, Oh Come, Lord Jesus! till she Arrive to be Forever with the Lord.