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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.
COUNSEL. 3.
COVNSEL. 3.
BUT at the same Time You should use a Good Caution against those that would Seduce you from the, Fear of God. It is mentioned as the Singular Unhappiness of Women, in 2 Tim. 3.6. Men having a Form of Godliness, but Denying the Power thereof,— These Creep [like Serpents, as they are] into Houses, and Lead Captive Silly Women, Laden with Sins, Led away with diverse Lusts. T•s noted of Seducers, that, like their Father the Devil, the Old, the First Seducer, they have a Special Design upon the Weaker Sex, who are most Easily Gained themselves, and then fit Instruments for the gaining of their Husbands, to such Errors, as cause them to Loose their Souls at last. Simon M•gus Traded with his Helena, and Montanus w•th his Maximilla, for the more Effectual Propagation of their Heresies, as Jerome long since Observed; as as Epipha•ius tells us, Arius promoted his Blasphemies by first Proselyting seven hundred Virgins thereunto. That it is no New Thing for Women to become very Mischievous Adversaries unto the Truth, and so unto the Fear, of God, is intimated from that Instance in the Apostolical History, Act. 13 5• The Jews stirred up the Devout and Honourable Women, and Raised a Persecution against, the Ministers of God: Indeed a Poison do's nee insinuate so quickly, or operate so strongly, as when Women's Milk is the Vehicle, which is given in. But may You be always upon your Guard, against the False Teachers in these Dyes; and therefore become so Well-principled in your Catechisms, as that it may not be said of