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A67866 A godly forme of houshold government for the ordering of priuate families, according to the direction of Gods word : wherunto is adioyned in a more particular manner, the seuerall duties of the husband towards his wife, and the wiues dutie towards her husband, the parents dutie towards their children, and the childrens towards their parents, the maisters dutie towards his seruants, and also the seruants duty towards their maisters / first gathered by R.C. ; and now newly perused, amended and augmented by Iohn Dod and Robert Cleuer. Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625.; Carr, Roger, d. 1612.; Cawdry, Robert. 1621 (1621) STC 5387.5; ESTC S118705 199,876 382

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duty_n towards_o the_o belove_a a_o good_a huswife_n be_v a_o great_a patrimonte_fw-fr &_o she_o be_v most_o honourable_a that_o be_v most_o honest_a and_o godly_a a_o good_a saver_n be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o good_a getter_n as_o a_o word_n speak_v in_o his_o place_n be_v like_a apple_n of_o gold_n with_o picture_n of_o silver_n prou._n 25._o 11._o even_o so_o be_v a_o business_n or_o work_n do_v in_o a_o fit_a and_o due_a time_n painfulness_n be_v a_o labour_n or_o endeavour_n unto_o weariness_n to_o bring_v any_o thing_n to_o pass_v answer_n 1._o tim._n 2._o 10._o act._n 9_o 36._o silence_n be_v a_o gravity_n when_o she_o abstain_v and_o hold_v her_o peace_n from_o speak_v when_o it_o do_v not_o become_v she_o to_o speak_v what_o wedlock_n be_v be_v mat._n 19_o 5._o 6_o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 27._o 1._o cor._n 16._o ephes._n 5._o 31._o prou._n 5._o 18._o 19_o 20._o yoke_a and_o dweil_v together_o what_o it_o be_v gen._n 2._o 24._o 24._o marriage_n honourable_a 1._o for_o the_o author_n which_o be_v god_n 2._o for_o the_o time_n which_o be_v during_o the_o state_n of_o adam_n innocency_n 3._o for_o the_o place_n which_o be_v paradise_n paradise_n gen._n 24._o mat._n 15._o 5._o mark_v 10._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 16._o ephes._n 5._o 31._o gen._n 1._o 18._o such_o as_o be_v of_o kind_a red_a in_o the_o flesh_n may_v not_o contract_v matrimony_n matrimony_n levit._n 18._o 6_o etc._n etc._n etc._n deut._n 7._o 3._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 14._o 15._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1._o king_n 11._o 4._o 4._o judg._n 16._o 17._o 18._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 12._o 13_o 1._o pet._n 3._o 11._o three_o manner_n of_o riches_n in_o man_n riches_n of_o the_o mind_n six_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a wife_n or_o a_o good_a husband_n husband_n report_n pro._n 10._o 7._o &_o 22._o 1._o preach_v 7._o 3._o psal._n 112._o 6._o 6._o the_o look_n prou._n 17._o 4._o isaiah_n psal._n jeb_n 13._o 7._o act._n 3._o 2._o under_o fair_a face_n be_v sometime_o hide_v filthy_a mind_n gen._n 24._o 65._o 65._o the_o talk_n to_o adam_n first_o and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d after_o maid_n must_v speak_v like_o a_o echo_n mat._n 12._o 34._o mat._n 12._o 37._o prou._n 18._o 7._o prou._n 16._o 23._o prou._n 31._o 26._o 26._o apparel_n luk._n 16._o 19_o mark_n 1._o 6._o 2._o king_n 18._o 1._o thess._n 5._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o 2._o 2._o company_n man_n be_v common_o condition_v even_o like_a unto_o they_o that_o they_o keep_v company_n withal_o prou._n 1._o 11._o &_o 13._o 20._o psal_n 〈◊〉_d jos._n 23._o 12._o num_fw-la 16._o 20._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 14._o ephes._n 5._o 7._o 7._o the_o bring_v up_o it_o skill_v more_o by_o who_o and_o by_o what_o way_n man_n be_v bring_v up_o then_o of_o who_o they_o be_v beget_v to_o be_v good_a it_o do_v much_o profit_n to_o be_v well_o bring_v up_o what_o betrthe_v 〈◊〉_d judg._n 14._o 1._o &c_n &c_n 1._o sam._n 18._o 25._o 26_o 27._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 24._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 36._o 37_o 38._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 4._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 4._o 5._o gen._n 24._o 57_o mat._n 19_o 5._o mar._n 10._o 8._o eph_n 5._o 31._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 16._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 2._o math._n 19_o 8._o deut._n 24._o 14._o hebr._n 13._o 4._o mal._n 2._o 14._o 15._o 16._o gen._n 1._o 28._o 1._o cor._n 7._o 8._o 9_o 1._o cor._n 7._o 27._o cor._n 7._o 36._o exod._n 22._o 16._o 7._o cor._n 6._o 16._o exod._n 34._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 3._o judg._n 15._o 2._o sam._n 3._o 14._o gen._n 24._o froward_a wicked_a quality_n of_o the_o mind_n 1._o cor._n 5._o 10._o 11_o &_o 6._o 9_o gal._n 5._o 19_o 20._o