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A08629	The sixt lampe of virginitie conteining a mirrour for maidens and matrons: or, the seuerall duties and office of all sorts of women in their vocation out of Gods word, with their due praise and dispraise by the same: togither with the names, liues, and stories of all women mentioned in holie Scriptures, either good or bad ... Newlie collected and compiled to the glorie of God, by T.B. Gentleman.	Bentley, Thomas, student of Gray's Inn.	1582 (1582)	STC 1894; ESTC S101565	285,239	337

Huldah or Holdai holda or Olda signifieth the world or a weasell ru●f She was the wife of one Shallum the sonne of Tikuah the sonne of Harhas keeper of king Iosias wardrop And being a Prophetesse dwelling in Hierusalem in the colledge or place called the house of doctrine which was neere to the temple and where the learned assembled to intreate of the scriptures the doctrine of the Prophetes Iosua the king of Iuda vpon a time that is in y e yeere of the 3498. finding the booke of the law in the temple at the reformation thereof sent Helkiah the priest and Shaphane the Chaunceller with other noble mē of his counsell vnto this womā Hulda the Prophetesse to cōmune with her and enquire of the Lorde for him and his people concerning the booke of the law so found in the temple and read before him what shoulde be done therwith And when the messengers had done their errand the Prophetesse aunsweared them saying goe tell the man that sent you to me thus saieth the Lorde God of Israel beholde I will bring euill vppon this place and vppon the inhabiters thereof euen all the words of the booke which the king of Iudah read because they haue forsaken me and haue burnt incense vnto other Gods to anger me with all the workes of their handes and mens inuentions contrary to the worde of God my wrath also shal be kindled against this place and shall not be quenched for their abhominations But to the king of Iuda who sent you to enquire of the Lord so shal yee say vnto him Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel the wordes that thou hast heard read in that booke shall come to passe but because thine heart did melt and thou hast repented and humbled thy selfe before the Lorde when thou heardest what I spake against this place against the inhabitāts of the same how they should be destroyed and accursed and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me I haue also heard it saith the Lord. Behold therefore I will gather thee vnto thy fathers and thou shalt be put in thy graue in peace and thine eyes shal not see all the euil that I wil bring vpon this place And so the messengers departed frō the prophe●esse told the king what she said 2. King 22.14 Hushim or Husim signifieth hasting holding peace geuen to pleasu●e She was one of the wiues of Shaharaim of the tribe of Beniamine who bare him two sonnes called Ahitub and Elpaal and afterwarde with her mate Baare was put away from her husband 1. Chro. 8.8 11. I Iael or Iahel signifieth a Do or ascending or going vpward a smal Deare a Roe a Hynde the match of hart and hynd beginning She was the wife of one Hebar a Kenite which was of the children of Hobab Moses father in law and being a stranger yet worshipped the true God and ioyned with Israel in all things And when Iael in the yeere of the world 2766. had heard of the great ouerthrow of Sisera and how he fled and was comming towards her tent for succour she went out and met him saying Turne in my Lord turne into me and feare not so he being come into her tent or house asked her a litle water to quench his thirst and she brought him a bottell full of mylke And when he had well drunke thereof he laide him downe to sleepe and as she was couering him with mantles and clothes he prayed her to goe and ●tand at the dore of her tent and whosoeuer doth come and aske for any man● say I pray thee quoth he there is no man here And so when Sisara was fast a sleepe Iael beeing thereto prouoked by Gods spirite to take reuenge vpon the enemie of his people went softly vnto him with a nayle in the one hande and a hammer in the other and smote the nayle thorow the temples of his head and nayled him fast to the ground which done she went and stoode at her tent dore and seeing Baracke pursue Sisara she went and met him saying Come goe in with me I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest and so he folowed Iael who brought him into her tent where Sisara lay dead and the nayle in his temples And then he saw that a woman had the honour and not he and knew that the prophecie of Debora was truely fulfilled which she prophesied vnto him when she sayd Baracke this iourney that thou takest vpon thee now shal not be for thy honour for the Lord shal sel Sisara into the hand of a woman who shal take away the honor of the victory frō thee as it came to passe indeed Iudg. 4.17 18. c. For which valiant act of Iaels Deborah in her song of praise highly commended praised her saying Blessed shal Iael the wife of Heber be aboue other women dwelling in tents blessed shal she be aboue other women c. as you may read in the song at large in the first Lampe pag. 3. Iudg. 5.24 Iecholiah or Iecolia Iechelia Iecelia si the profiting or p●wer of the Lord. She was the wife of Amaziah king of Iuda and the mother of Uzziah called also Azanah king of Iuda 2. King 15.2 2. Chro. 26.3 Iehoaddan or Ioadan or Ioiadan sig the Lordes delight the Lords plea●ure the Lords good season She was the wife of Ioash king of Iuda and mother to Amaziah king of Iuda 2. King 14.2.2 Chro. 25.1 Iehoshabeath or Iehosheba or Iehosabeth Iosabeth or Iosaba sig the fulnes of the Lord the Lordes othe or the seuenth of the Lord endewed She was the daughter of king Ioram or Iehora king of Israel sister to Ahaziah wife to Iehoiada y e high Priest or Bishop of y e Iewes And when Athalia her Grandmother went about cruelly to destroy the king her brothers seed by murder God for his promise sake made to the house of Dauid moued the heart of Iehosheba to preserue some ●ēnant of that stocke whervpon she went and tooke Ioash the youngest sonne of Ahaziah her brother and stole away her young nephewe frō among the kings sōnes that were appoynted to bee slayne hid both ●im and his nurse in her owne bedchamber with her husbands counsel and kept him from slaughter in the chamber where the Priests did lye neere the house of the Lorde the space of sixe yeeres so that he perished not with the rest of his brethren but after became king of the land and deposed his grandmother Athalia as appeareth in the life of Athalia 2. King 11.2.2 Chro. 22.10 Iehudiiah or Iudaia Iudea or Iudaea sig praysing graunting or acknowledging the Lorde She was the second wife of Ezrah and bare vnto him three sonnes Geret the father or Prince of Gedor Hebar the Prince of Socho the 3. Iekuthiel the Prince of Zanoah 1. Chro 4.18 Iemimah or Diem sig beautifull as the day or of long life Shee was one of the three beautifull daughters of Iob which

when hee sitteth among the rulers of the lande Shee maketh fine linnen and cloath of silke and selleth it and deliuereth girdles vnto the merchant Strength and honour is her clothing or the inward apparrell of her spirite and in the latter day shée shall reioice Shée openeth her mouth with wisdome and in her tongue is the lawe of grace yea her tongue I say is as a booke whereby on● may learne manie good things for she delighteth to talke of the law and worde of God reuerently Shée ouerséeth and looketh well to the waies of her familie and housholde and eateth not her bread with idlenesse Her children rise vp and call her blessed or doe her reuerence and aske her blessing and her husbande shall make much of her and praise her saying Manie daughters there bée that haue done vertuously and gathered riches together but thou surmountest them all Giue her therefore of the fruite of her owne handes and let her owne workes praise her in the gate Forasmuch I say as the most honourable are clad in the apparrell that shee hath made confesse her diligent labours and giue her her due deserued commendation therefore For as for fauour it is deceitfull and bewtie is but a vaine thing but a woman that is huswifely and feareth the Lord shall bée praised and commended both of God and men Pro. 31.10 c. And shee that is continuallie giuen to euery good worke shall bée well reported of for her vertues 1. Tim. 5.10 Reade more of th● praise of women in virgins wiues c. The Kinges daughter is glorious within Psal. 45.14 Moreouer that women are to bée praised and highly commended of all for their creation and necessarie vse we may see in the first woman and great grandmother of all women Eue or Heua who as shee was the last creature that God made in Paradise So was she not made of the verie materiall moulde of the earth as the man Adam and other creatures were but of a more excellent substance not of the head nor of the foot but euen of the rib or bone taken out of the side of man which God did to the end she should not be his Ladie nor handmaid but bone of the mans bones and fleshe of his flesh indéede most déere and néere vnto him in equalitie of loue and friendship and the best and most naturall helpe and comfort meets for man in all his sicknesse and infirmities and therfore is she called woman because she was taken out of man For before the woman was created God taking a generall viewe of all his other creatures that he had made of the earth could not fynde one worthy enough to accompany man in humaine societie felowship therefore God created the woman as a very necessary helper and mate méete for man only Yea before the woman was created mankinde was vnperfit and like an vnfinished building but when shée was formed made then the worke of mankind was fully finished made perfite for the propagation of man his encrease vpon earth as ye may read in the life of Heua in the 7. Lampe of Uirginitie Gene. 1. and 2. c. In woman did God first make his promise of the blessed séede to comforte man saying The séede of the woman shall treade downe the heade of the serpent Gene. 3. The woman is the glory of the man or receiueth hir glory in commendation of man and therefore is subiect as the man is the Image and glory of God or the image of Gods glory in whom his maiestie power doth shine concerning his authoritie for y e man is not of the woman but the woman of the man neyther was the man created for the womans sake but the woman for the mans sake Therfore ought the womā to haue power on hir head that is something to couer hir head as well when shee prayeth as at all other times in signe of subiection because of the Angels to whom they also shew their dissolution not only to Christ. Neuerthelesse neyther is the man without the woman neyther the woman without the man in the Lorde who is authour and mainteyner of their mutual coniunction For as God made the woman of man so nowe is man multiplyed by the woman for as the woman is of the man so is the man also by the woman but all things are of God 1. Cor. 11.7 c. Doeth not nature it selfe teach you that if a man haue long haire as women vse to weare it is a shame vnto him but if a woman haue long haire it is a prayse vnto hir for hir long haire is giuen vnto hir of God for a couering or to the end shee should trusse it vp about hir head to declare that shee must couer hir head 1. Cor. 11.14 15. Honour is to be giuen of the man vnto the woman as vnto the weaker vessell and yet as fellowe heyre together with man of life euerlasting 1. Pet. 3 7. Also that women are worthy to be praysed and duely commended for their faith religion repentance loue and obedience to God and his woorde it is manifest by the examples of Anna Bernice Candaces O. the Cananitesse of Damaris Dorcas Elizabeth Eunice Huldah Ioanna Lydea Loyis Marie the Uirgin Marie Magdalen and all the other Maries Martha Phebe Persis Priscilla Philips 4. daughters Rahab Ruth Samaritesse both the Saraes Susanna Salomen Triphona Triphosa the woman of Abell the woman with the bloodie issue Sarepta the mother of the 7. sonnes of the Machabees and other as you may reade at large in their seuerall liues and stories And that women are to be extolled for their holinesse deuotion feare of God iustice vprightnesse and other like vertue and godlinesse it euidently appeareth by the liues of these most holy deuoute women viz. Anna Debora Cananitesse Elizabeth Ester Hanna Hagar Hulda Ioanna Iudi. Lady cōmēded of S. Ioh. Leah Loyis Lydea Marie y e virgin y e other Maries Rahel Rezpa Sara y e wife of Abraham Sara the wife of Tobit Susanna Philippe the Euangelistes foure daughters Likewise that women are to be praysed for their excellent witte wisedome learning prophesiyng skil in arts pollicy in gouernment strength audacitie to bring mightie memorable things and worthy valiant actes to passe for the deliuery of them selues and Gods people It doth most notably appeare in the liues and stories of these famous and godly women Deborah Quéene Hester Iaell Iudith the woman of Abell Abigail Bethsabe the mother of the quicke childe before Salomon Micholl the quéene of Saba the Shunamitisse Hulda Hanna Sara the daughter of Raguel Sara Rebecca Rahab Ruth Elizabeth y e virgin Marie Marie Magdalen the mother of the seuen sonnes in the Machabees Miriam Naomie the woman of Tekoa Phillip the Euangelistes foure daughters virgins Pilates wife the woman of Thibez Also of Sherah that built thrée great cities of the Shunamites y t built a house or lodging for the mā of God and recouered

prouinces nowe therefore Hester if this content thee not for a sufficient reuenge of that villanie that they offered thy people then what doest thou require yet further of mee aske and I will giue it thee Tell mee thy request I say yet further and I will surely perfourme it vnto thee Then Ester not so much for desire of vengeāce as moued w t a zealous desire to see Gods iustiudgements executed against his enemies sayde vnto the king if it please y e king let it be granted also to y e Iewes y ● are in Shushā by decree y t it may be lawfull for them to hang vp the dead corpes or bodies of Hamans ten sonnes vpon y e selfe same gallowes or tree with their father which her request the king also not so willingly grāted but it was as diligētly executed accordingly by y e Iewes who for ioy of that victory of their happy deliuerance kept y e same xiiii and xv dayes of March in the which they should haue all been slayne in the which they did kill their enemies and were preserued high and holy dayes to y e Lord calling thē the dayes of Purim or casting of lots by the speciall comaundement of Mordecay and the Q. Ester who her selfe wrote with all authoritie to confirme those letters of Purim sent by Mordecay her cosin vnto the people commaunding them by her decree also to keepe those dayes holy and obserue them as feast with fasting and earnest prayer and thankesgiuing vnto God for their deliueraunce wrought by her which her noble and valiant actes are registred in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kinges of the Meedes and Persians to the glory of GOD and her and her cosin Mordecayes perpetuall memory fame and renowne to all posteritie Ester 2.3.4 5.7.8.9.10.13.14.15 Eunice signi decking a good victory or conquest Shee was the daughter of Loyis the mother of Timothie whiche women both the mother and daughter are highly commended of saint Paul for their sinceritie of fayth which he desired Timothy earnestly to followe 2. Tim. 1.5 Gomer signi consuming fayling Shee was the daughter of Diblaim and a verie wicked woman who hauing long accustomed to play y e harlot at the last became y e wife of Hosea the Prophete and bare vnto him three wicked adulterous children like her selfe to wit a sonne called by God Iezreel then a daughter called also by God Loruhamah and when shee had wayned her daughter shee conceiued and bare Hosea another sonne called by God also Loammi after the Lorde threatned to plague her and her children greatly for her whoredome and adulterie except shee repented in time Reade this mistically in Hosea 1.3.2.1 H Haddasha see Ester Hagar or Agar signi a stranger a newecome chewing cudde fearing ouerthwa●● turned turning dwelling wayfaring delay c. She was an Egyptian woman and the handemaide of Sara Abrahams wife who being olde long barren and childelesse when shee had dwelt in the land of Canaan by y e space of 10. yeres in the yere of of y e world 2094. she gaue this Hagar her handmayd vnto Abraham to be his wife whiles he dwelt in the lande of Canaan And shee conceiued feeling her selfe with childe began then to dispise her old barren mistresse Sara whereat Sara being grieued went and complayned thereof vnto Abraham her husbande who giuing her power to correct the maide at her pleasure shee began to deale so roughly with Hagar that in no wise shee woulde abyde it but ranne away from her dame fled into the wildernes and sitting there beside a fountayne called Berlaheroy or the well of y e liuing seeing mee not knowing whether to goe the Lorde whiche reiecteth no estate of people in their miserie sent his good Angell euen Christe Iesu to comfort her who appearing vnto her in the shape of an Angell sayde vnto her Hagar from whence commest thou and whether intendest thou to goe I flie quoth shee from Sara my dame whiche fareth so foule with mee that I am euen weary of my life Well sayde the Angell returne to thy dame agayne and submitte thy selfe humblye vnder her handes for I euen I the Lorde will so greatly increase thy seede that it shall not bee numbred for multitude Loe thou art with child and shalt beare a sonne whose name thou shalt call Ishmaell Then Hagar rebuking her dulnesse acknowledged Gods graces ' who was with her euery where and gaue him hartie thankes for this his consolation in her trouble saying Thou O God lookest on mee and haue not I also here in this place looked after him that seeth mee in miserie which being ended shee returned home agayne to Sara her mistres and submitted her self vnto her as the Angel gaue her counsel And after in processe of time that is in the yeere of the worlde 2094. shee brought forth vnto Abrahā being thē 86. yeres old his first begotten sonne called Ishmael as the angell had before saide of which Ishmaell came the peculier people of the Ishmaelites as of Hagar came the Hagarians 1. chro 5. 10. And thus was Hagar the bondewoman the mother of the Ishmalites and children of the fleshe and not of the promise but Sara she was the mother of the true Israelites and heires of promise as shall appeare For when it pleased God to make his promise first to Abraham that Sara though olde and barren shoulde haue a sonne by him called Isaak hee thinking that impossible besought God for Hagars sonnes saying Oh let Ishmael liue in thy sight and it shal suffice Whereunto God answered him saying I haue hard thy praier for Ishmael Hagars sonne lo I wil blesse him with temporal blessings c. As of whō shal come all the children of the flesh but mine euerlasting couenant will I make and establishe with Isaak the sonne of Sara of whom shall come y e children of the spirite for Hagar or Sinai saith S. Paul to the Gal. 4.24 is a mountain in Arabia bearing y e name of Hagar and signifieth the olde Testament and the Law and Ismael her sonne signifieth the Iewesh sinagogue but Sara or Ierusalem which is aboue and is the mother of vs all signifieth the Gospell and Isaak her sonne signifieth the Church of Christ. So that we now are all children of the promise in the Church of Christ which is our mother not children of y e fleshe nor of y e Sinagog which is a seruāt vnto the law So whē y e time came that it pleased God according to his promise to visite Sara she conceiued and brought forth a sonne called Isaak after whose birth a new cōtention arose between Sara and Hagar her maide about their children for Sara perceiuing Ishmael Hagars sonne to be a mocker despiser of her son Isaak w t the apostle Paul to the gal 4.29 calleth persecutiō would not suffer Ismael to keepe cōpany w t her sonne Isaak but made her cōplaint vnto Abrahā saying cast