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A11581 The vertuous scholehous of vngracious women A godly dialogue or communication of two systers [...]; Bösen Weiber Zuchtschül. English. Lynne, Walter.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. Fruteful predication or sermon of D. Mart. Luth. concernynge matrimony. 1548 (1548) STC 21826.6; ESTC S115789 42,222 196

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home_o again_o to_o his_o wife_n contrarywyse_o when_o the_o wyve_n be_v disobedyent_n self_n mind_v froward_a the_o man_n abhor_v his_o own_o house_n think_v when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o housse_n that_o he_o must_v go_v to_o the_o battle_n and_o among_o his_o enemy_n but_o now_o it_o be_v not_o well_o possible_a but_o that_o sometime_o such_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v see_v for_o we_o be_v all_o frayl_n and_o unparfect_v special_o the_o woman_n more_o than_o the_o man_n therefore_o the_o woman_n must_v beware_v that_o she_o continue_v not_o in_o obstinacy_n and_o disobedience_n but_o knowledge_n her_o trespass_n and_o say_v good_a husband_n this_o and_o that_o word_n escape_v i_o in_o my_o anger_n i_o pray_v you_o forgeve_v it_o i_o i_o will_v do_v it_o no_o more_o this_o aught_o the_o woman_n to_o do_v in_o especial_a because_o they_o be_v moo_v fauty_n husband_n the_o wife_n must_v be_v to_o subjection_n to_o their_o husband_n and_o to_o this_o do_v shall_v not_o only_o the_o 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