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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.
NEXT; A Virtuous Woman has a most Reverent Respect and Regard, un•o all that ha• the Name of God upon it. They that have the Fear of God in them, are by Him so styled, in Mal. 4 2. You that F•ar my Name The Name of God is all tha•, whereby He makes Himself Known unto us; and a Virtuous Woman will not Irreverently U•e any such Thing, Lest She should be h•ld not Guiltless before the Lord. She will not utter the T•les of God in any Frothy and Foolish manner; nor will she have a Lo• Opinion of His Attributes; nor will she wi•h • Carnal Spirit come unto His Ordinances. Yea, so far she is from Affronting the Name of God her self, that although she should be Dressed never so Fine, yet if she Chance to hear the Name of God Blasphemed, she can Scarce forbear the Rending •f her Clothes, as the Usage […] ⟨image ?⟩the Jews was on such a Provocation▪ measure, it causes the Re•ding of her Heart. Especially, the Word of God, is what •he Fears to Despise, or Control, or Disobey; it may b• said of her, She Fears the Commandment; it may be said by her, My Heart Stands in Fear of th• Word. Of the Precepts in that Word, it is he• Fear, Oh Let me not break them! Of the Promises there, 'tis her Fear, Oh Let me not fall Short of them ▪ Of the Menaces there▪ 'tis he• Fear, Oh Let them never take hold of me! And at the same time, the Virtuous Woman is very much Concerned, That the Name of God may be duly Honoured in the World. Sanctified be thy Name, is the first Petition of her Soul unto her Lord. She would not for the mst Nassy Wedges of Gold, ever do any thing, that may bring Reproach to the dear Name of God, but she Studies, Contrives, Labours to Advance that Blessed Name as far as ever she can; Oh (she thinks) How may the Name of my Good God, b by my means Exalted in the World!