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title_n from_o this_o proposition_n against_o childerick_n and_o charles_n of_o lorraine_n but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o monstrous_a and_o impious_a be_v that_o it_o be_v inimicitious_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o any_o child_n to_o obey_v and_o honour_v his_o mother_n because_o she_o have_v not_o prudence_n magnanimity_n and_o force_v of_o command_n the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o only_o take_v from_o woman_n the_o government_n of_o commonwealth_n charge_n second_o charge_n but_o also_o of_o family_n whenas_o he_o deserve_o subject_v they_o to_o the_o command_n of_o their_o husband_n the_o argument_n out_o of_o this_o be_v who_o god_n have_v subject_v to_o the_o command_n of_o their_o husband_n can_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n command_n in_o family_n but_o god_n have_v subject_v woman_n to_o the_o command_n of_o their_o husband_n therefore_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n woman_n can_v command_v in_o family_n answ_n yes_o such_o woman_n as_o never_o be_v marry_v nor_o subject_a 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the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o be_v his_o own_z law_n the_o roman_a law_n do_v seclude_v woman_n from_o all_o civil_a office_n and_o public_a charge_n four_o charge_n employment_n answ_n but_o though_o the_o roman_a law_n do_v forbid_v it_o yet_o if_o the_o law_n of_o france_n do_v not_o allow_v it_o how_o come_v blanch_n the_o wife_n of_o lewis_n the_o eight_o katherine_n de_fw-fr medici_n wife_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o and_o mary_n de_fw-fr medici_n wife_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o and_o anne_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o present_a king_n to_o manage_v the_o regency_n of_o france_n as_o imperious_o during_o the_o minority_n of_o their_o son_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v absolute_a prince_n that_o in_o gynarchy_n the_o wife_n be_v not_o subject_a but_o superior_a to_o her_o husband_n charge_n five_o charge_n answ_n so_o heavy_a body_n will_v against_o their_o nature_n ascend_v to_o supply_v a_o vacuity_n answ_n his_o six_o charge_n be_v a_o invective_n against_o vasti_fw-la 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