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A62975	The womans glorie a treatise, asserting the due honour of that sexe, and directing wherein that honour consists : dedicated to the young princesse, Elizabeth her highnesse / by Samuel Torshel.	Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650.	1645 (1645)	Wing T1941; ESTC R2556	41,903	243

and glorie of God but the woman is the glorie of the man for the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man 'T is true that from the beginning the woman was subjected as in order of time she was created after man and being intended to be an helper she shines most when she doth most observe that Ordinance of Subjection for then she is the glorie of the man according to the instance of the prudent woman that Solomon speakes of Prov. 31.11 23. In whom the heart of her husband doth safely trust and she being modest and industrious Her husband is knowne in the gates when he sitteth among the Elders of the Land Yet she loseth not her first Right of which the Apostle being tender addeth in the eleventh verse Neverthelesse neither is the man without the woman neither the woman without the man in the Lord. Both were made by the same hand and after the same Idea so most doe understand that phrase In the Lord which interpretation secures the point for which Moses was alleadged But if we take it as others doe that by the Lord is meant The Lord Christ the point will receive an improvement That as man and woman were equall in Creation so there is no difference between them in state of Grace Which truth whether it be held forth in this place or not I will not contend for elsewhere we have it delivered without controversie that there is neither male nor female no preferring of one sex before the other Gal. 3.28 but all one in Christ Jesus The Soul knowes no difference of Sexe as neither doe the Angels and therefore it is that some learned men are of opinion that after the Resurrection in the state of glory there will be no more any distinction of male and female because Christ hath said Matth. 22.30 We shall then be as the Angels of God in heaven And the Apostle 1 Cor. 15.42 43 44. That the body being sowne in the grave in corruption in dishonour in weaknesse shall be raised in incorruption in glory in power The commerce of Sexes was of necessitie because of corruption and change by mortalitie But the body that shall be raised in difference from the naturall body is called A Spirituall body The Soul then knowing no subordination because of Sexe as for the rest the body of woman is made organicall like that of mans as to the Soul so that there is nothing that puts a barre to the Souls operations There dwell in them the same Desires and Breathings and they are indowed with the same faculties and powers They are heires together with men of the grace of life 1 Pet. 3.7 They have the same right of Adoption and are under the same benefit of purchase and therfore are gifted by the same sanctifying Spirit I know that many of the Antients have spoken much to the lessening and the reproach of the whole Sexe as that they are weak in Councell a Arist polit lib 1. wanting in courage b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hypocrat Aphor. § 7. c. 24. Plin. nat Hist l. 7. c 17. extreame and inordinate in their affections mutable and uncertaine in their wils unfit to rule and manage affaires And accordingly not only the Parthians and Thracians accounted them and used them as slaves but the Greekes despised c Homer cals the Achaians Achaides because they gav● the rule to women them and the Civill Romanes made Lawes in prejudice of their reputation which were some of them afterwards inserted into the Edicts of the Christian Emperours Some calling the Government of women a prevarication of nature Some lawes appointing to them Tutors and Guardians though when of growne age yea even to widowes But notwithstanding all this prejudice the point that I have propounded remains good upon those Scriptures that I have alleaged But we shall need no other proofe of the point then to produce some instances of women who have been rarely accomplished and full of glorie For the rule is What is may be If some of the Sexe have been so the Proposition is firme That the Sexe is capable and may be so CHAP. II. Some Instances of eminencies in Women 1. Wisdome Policie Deliberation Secresie 2. Learning WHat eminencie is thereto be named in men which we have not discerned sometimes to shine even in women 1. Is it wisdome discretion and policie The wisest of men hath observed it and spoken in their favour in that proverb Pro. 11.16 A gracious woman retaineth honour and strong men retaine riches As mighty men by violence and oppression become masters of great wealth so women that are meeke and gracious by a more powerfull and surer claime become the mistresses of reputation and have a prevailing and over-comming wisdome that entitles them Ladies of Honour It was the character which the holy ghost hath given to Abigail 1 Sam. 25.3 That she was a woman of good understanding and of a beautifull countenance And her story all along makes good the first part of that character Her husband was a sullen churlish rich foole and had poorely and unadvisedly thrown himselfe into a quarrell with David a Prince at that time discontented and in Armes The Servants knowing Nabal to be incapable of found advice for he was such a son of Belial that a man could not speake to him one of them therefore acquaints their Lady with the businesse She presently apprehends the danger and prevents it She commands some of the family to attend her and with a rich present in her hand meets David now on the way towards Nabals house with a purpose to destroy it She knows so well how to frame her deportment and her language that she softens the inraged souldier and overcomes him who never knew what it was to be overcome If one would learne the skill of insinuation he need not learne any other posture then hers as soone as she sees David 1 Sam. 25.27 24. she hasts rather to throw her selfe off from her saddle then to alight and falls on her face and bowes her selfe to the ground before him and falls at his feet And what her behaviour had spoken She speakes over againe with such words as might well have bin penned by one of the greatest Masters of policie and wit And that Woman hath a name of wisedome though we know her by no other name who is mentioned in the historie of King Davids warres The towne of Abel where this woman dwelt had foolishly taken part with Seditious Sheba and entertained him that was the very head of the Rebellion Joab the Kings Generall layes seige to the Towne and was likely to take it by storming Then cryed this wise woman out of the citie Heare 2 Sam. 10.16 heare say I pray you unto Ioab come neere hither that I may speake with thee And having obtained a parlee se

THE Womans Glorie A TREATISE ASSERTING The due Honour of that SEXE AND Directing wherein that Honour consists Dedicated to the young Princesse Elizabeth her Highnesse By Samuel Torshel LONDON Printed by G. M. for Iohn Bellamie at the three golden Lions near the Royall Exchange 1645. To the Excellent Princesse a Lady of great hopes and Expectation Princesse ELIZABETH Her Highnesse MADAM FOr the Honour and for a publike testimonie of your more then ordinary Pregnancie and Capableness in so young and tender yeares I have now dedicated to your Name what I prepared especially for your use and for the service of your growing vertues Reade over again what you heard and in part noted with your own Pen. Strive to answer your hopefull beginnings that you may rise to be the glory of Princesses This shall be a Record for after yeares what you were at nine yeares of age that hereafter it may praise your encrease or admonish you if it be otherwise However it shall remain as a witnesse of the faithfulnesse of Your Highness's most humble Servant SAM TORSHE● To the Reader YOu will please to understand that the occasion of this Treatise was a Sermon or Exhortation which I made at Whitehall the 28. of December last which day we kept in remembrance of the birth of Princesse Elizabeth second daughter to our King If custome and the due respect we owe to the branches of the Royall Familie had not prevailed with us yet the great hopes and the very blossomes of vertue and other excellent parts in this Princesse would have commanded from us all this Respect I have now somewhat inlarged what I then spake and have sitted it into a Treatise My main end in it is only to advance the worke that is properly in my hand to bring in some if it may be and to build them up in Faith and Holinesse The Lord sanctifie all meanes to this purpose and Crowne every endeavour with successe I have purposely laboured a familiar plainnesse as aiming at benefit not delight And I shall desire of all that shall reade it to bring serious thoughts and free from prejudice or lightnesse The Contents of this Booke Chap. 1. Women capable of the highest improvements They were made after the Image of God The Sout the same Their bodies as organicall The whole Sexe unduty reproached pag. 1 Chap. 2. Some Instances of eminencie in women 1. Wisdome Policie Deliberation Secresie 2. Learning p. 16. Ch. 3. The Letters touching this argument between And. River A. Maria à Schurma p 34 Chap. 4. Other Instances of womens eminencies 3. Constancie 4. Courage 5. Abilitie to govern 6. Piety and Religion pag. 74 Chap. 5. Soule glory is chiefest What Soule glory or Inward beautie is pag. 95 Ch. 6. Modestie proper to women Modesty of cariage Of lāguage A ceasure of lewd books p. 110 Chap. 7. The former grace commended Modestie in Attire pag. 128 Chap 8. Humility a Grace of great Ornament Womens Subjection The question whether women may be Teachers pag. 142 Chap. 9. The Excellencie of Wisdome The usefuln●sse of i● The Maximet of Wisdom p. 102 Chap. 10. Stence a great proofe of Wisdome The hatefulnesse of Dissimulation p. 182 Chap. 11. The beautie of holinesse The rule of Devotion A serious exhortation to the realing of the Scripture p. 195 Chap. 12. The Maximes of Pietie The Conclusion p. 218 THE Womans Glorie CHAP. I. Women capable of the highest improvements They were made after the Image of God The Soul the same Their bodies as organicall The whole Sexe unduly reproached I Will not detain the Candid Reader in the Porch but let him in without ceremonie into the Points which I have undertaken which are these two 1. That Women are capable of the highest improvements and the greatest glory to which man may be advanced 2. That their highest improvement is that of the Soul and their greatest glory is Soul-glory I know the Subject that I have now entertained may become the discourse of light and vain wits but let them know that these Points are held forth in the Sacred Scriptures where we have the Councels and mind of God and I shall so speake of them as may become both the severe Majestie of Truth and the seriousnesse of my owne Calling and Office 1. That women are capable of the highest improvements and the greatest glory to which man may be advanced I might call in the testimonies of the wisest of the Heathens concerning this among others I remember Plutarch one of the most learned of the Grecians upon the death of the excellent Leontide discoursed with his friend of the equall vertue of man and woman and doubts not if he might compare lives with lives and actions with actions to make it to appeare that as Sappho's verses were equall with Anacreon's so Semiramis was as magnificent as Sesostris Queen Tanaquilla as politique as King Servius and Porcia as full of courage as Brutus But though I will not refuse the light that is brought in by such authors and the examples upon record in their Stories because much of the workmanship and power of God is seen even in them Yet I will principally build upon Scripture Grounds and Examples Moses from whom we receive the first and originall truths tels us that woman as well as man was created after the Image of God Gen. 1.27 God created man in his owne Image in the Image of God created he him male and female created he them What the Image of God is and what the difference if there be any is between Image and Similitude I am not disputing this is it only for which I have alleaged Moses that woman hath the same prerogative of creation with man If man were endowed as he was with a spirituall rationall free willing immortall Soul so was woman If there were as there was a rectitude in man so that there was in his mind a right knowledge of Gods nature will and workes and in his will appetites motions and actions a sweet Conformity and agreement with God So there was in woman If man were put as he was into a state of dominion and happinesse so was woman Let Divines agree it among themselves whether all this or more then this were meant by the Image of God whatsoever they shall estate upon man the woman will also challenge by that authentick Text. By which Text also we must be guided in our interpretation of St Paul in some passages of his in the eleventh Chap. of the first Epist to the Corinths He saith ver 3. That the head of every man is Christ and the head of the woman is the man Which he speakes not putting a difference in their creation but of that subordination which was afterwards instituted when God said to Eve Gen. 3.16 Thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee And in regard of this Subjection he saith further v. 7. That man is the image