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woman_n	child_n	mother_n	womb_n	3,217	5	9.6644	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

the honour and good name of his wife and therefore he is not willingly to accuse and blame his wife in the presence of others otherwise it will be verie offensiue and vnpleasant vnto her Lastly 6. as the husband is to condemne vices and sinnes amiffe so is he to commend and praise such vertues and good things as he seeth in her This is a course not onely warranted by God but sauoureth of loue and may serue to incourage her in good and to turne her away from that which is euill 4. Special dutie of the husband to his wire is that he do deale honorably with her in al things Q. What is the fourth dutie of the husband to the wife A. Although the Husbande bee the Wiues heade and superiour yet is hee not to contemne her or deale with her as a base person or vassall But because God hath created her out of a principall part of himselfe and ●oyned her so neere vnto him he is to honour her and in all things to gouerne her in a reuerend manner preferring her before all others euen his owne children and them that are most neerely allied vnto him remembring alwaies that as she is not the head so is she not the foote but an excellent creature partaker with him of many graces and prerogatiues pertaining to this life and to the life to come and therefore he is not onely to carrie a reuerend estimation of her in his heart 5. Special dutie of the husband toward the wife is that he is to be cheerefull with her not withstanding anie in combrances that the married esta●e may bri●g with it but to deale with her after the same manner that the soule being a principall part of man doeth vse in gouerning the bodie Q. What is a man lastly to doe A. If any trouble euill or incomberance falleth out in marriage he is not to blame the holy institution of marriage for the same or to ascribe or impute it to the wife but rather to accuse his owne sinnes as the cause thereof The duties of the wife to her husband and therefore he is not onely to humble himselfe to God by true repentance but to labour that the image of God may be restored to him that so marriage may be sweete and comfortable to him as it was to Adam before the transgression Q. Hauing said somewhat of the duties of the Husband to the wife Let vs passe ouer to the duties of the wife which are they A. They are diuers And first of all it is the dutie of the wife to beare and bring forth children according to the ordinance of God Gen. 1.28 Q. If the woman had not transgressed The duties to be performed of the wife to the husband are 7. as they are henceforth set downe this dutie would haue beene performed with ease and comfort but now the Lord hath decreed as a punishment that woman should be are and bring forth children in sorrowe and paine Gen. 3.16 Q. What is to be said to this A. She must notwithstanding this patiētly beare al trials 1. Dutie is to beare and bring forth children submit her selfe to the ordinance of God which he hath appointed for the increasing vpholding and continuance of mankind vnto the ende of the world Q. What reasons may incourage her hereunto There are 3. Reasons whence the wife may be incouraged to beare children to her husband 1. Reason A. First of all for that it is no reproach for a married woman to beare children but rather a crowne and honour Againe God might haue pursued the sinne of the woman with a greater punishment in her selfe and in all her sexe and posteritie 2. Reason Lastly it is no meanes to hinder women from saluation and the kingdome of God 3. Reason but rather to further them as appeareth 1. Tim. 1.15 2. Dutie of the wife toward her husband is to nurse and bring vp her children Q. What is secondly required in the woman A. She must nurse and bring vp her children Q. How is it warranted that Mothers must nurse their children A. First by the example of many holy women in the holy Scripture There are 5. Reasons to moue Mothers to nurse their owne childrē 1. Reason as Sarah Gen. 22.7 Hannah the Mother of Samuel 1. Sam. 1.23 and such like who performed this dutie and are commended for the same by the Holy Ghost Besides the nursing of children is set downe as the note of a faithfull woman 2. 1. Tim. 5. Furthermore 3. naturall equitie doeth require it for is it not reason that the woman should nurse that creature which is a part of her selfe and were it reason that seeing she did giue the child nourishment when it was in her wombe she should now forsake it when it is brought forth committed to her care tuition Fourthly 4. to what end doeth the prouidence of God yeeld vnto the woman two Pappes as it were fountaines and that in the most comely and fit place of her bodie besides that filled them with most sweet and pretious liquor is it that these excellent things should be dried vp destroyed not rather that they shuld minister fit nourishmēt vnto the infant so set forth the glorie of God 4. Reason mouing mothers to nurse their owne children the great and most wise Creator Lastly the holy ghost doth cōdēne certain vnreasonable creatures as vnnaturall monstrous for that they will not tender nourish their yong ones as appeareth Iob. 39.17.18 19. much more monstrous and vnnaturall in a mother indued with reason if she cast off her young one who doeth wholy depend vpon her If the mother haue any necessarie hinderance that she cannot nourse her childe God will of his goodnes spare her therein The mothers dutie is to be as carefull to bring vp childrē vn to God in his nourture and feare as willing to bring them forth into the world The proofe of it Q. But what if the woman through defect or any other great and weightie cause cannot performe this dutie A. Then is she dispensed withal for why necessitie hath no law But this doeth not discharge them that are able to doe their dutie Q. Is there no further thing required of the woman in this respect A. Yes she must bring vp her children in the knowledge of God and good manners Q. Why that is a dutie belonging to the Husband A. Yea and to the wife also and especially to her so long as the children remaine vnder her hand power and disposition which was well knowne to the Mother of Salomon and to the Mother and grandmother of Salomon and to the mother and grandmother of Timothie as appeareth by their practise set downe Pro. 4.31 1. Tim. chapter 1. 3. Q. Haue you nothing else for confirmation A. Yes Kings are vsually set downe in the holy hystorie with their mothers to the praise of the

mother if the child were vertuous to the reproofe of her carelesnesse and negligence if he were vitious naughtie Q. You speake of a troublesome and painfull dutie A. True but if the woman will indeuour to performe it she shall not onely haue the peace of a good conscience but also the hād of the Lord readie to assist and further her Q. What is the third dutie of the married woman The third dutie of the wite to her husband is Subiection A. Subiection The woman must be subiect vnto her husband as vnto her head Q. Where is this warranted and commaunded The proofe of it A. Gen. 3.16 Ephe. 5.22 24. 1. Pet. 3.1 Q. What meane you by subiection A. When the woman dependeth vpon yeeldeth her selfe vnto the will What is meant by the subiection of the wife direction and discretion of her husband and therefore doeth presume neither to ouermaister him neither to control and make vile account of his speeches and actions neither appoint and command him what he should doe or leaue vndone neither yet render checke for check The holy women of antient time are paterns of such subiection to their husbands rebuke for rebuke reproach for reproach from which and the like the holy women of God haue euer been farre of as may appeare 1. Pet. 3.6 Q. What reason had they to do so A. They knew very well that it is as monstrous and vnnatural a thing for the woman to vsurpe ouer the man No wisedome or any other excellent gift in the wife ought to imbolden her to shake off subiection and so to breake the ordinance of God as the feete to direct the eye or the loines to rise vp and set themselues in place of the head Q. But sometimes the wife is wiser more discreete and prouident then the Husband A. It is true but yet this doeth not ouerthrowe the superioritie of the man and therefore if occasion be offered to admonish and aduise her husband she is to performe this dutie with humilitie and reuerence shewing her selfe more willing to heare then to speake to be ruled thē to rule and gouerne her husband 4 Dutie of the wife to the husband is obedience Q. What is the fourth dutie of the wife toward the Husband A. Obedience Q. Is the wife to obey her Husband A. Yea no doubt it is a vertue commended by the Holy Ghost in Sarah Abrahams wife 1. Pet. 3.6 What is meant by obedience Q. What meane you by obeying A. It is to do and practise the commaundements of the husband Q. Must she performe all his commandemēts without exception limitation The wiues obedience to her husband is limited by the word of God A. Not so but so farre forth as they are consonant agreeable with the word of God therfore if he doeth commaund any thing contrarie vnto the will of God she is not to obey him Q. Why Sarah did twise dissemble at the request of her Husband A. It is true but that was her great fault which was rebuked and condemned euen by an heathen man Gen. 25. Q What say you for a fift dutie The 5. dutie of the wife to her husband is to frame her selfe to be like affected with him A. She is to frame and dispose her selfe to the affection desire disposition of her husband Q. How is that A. She is to practise that excellent precept of the holy Ghost Rom. 12.15 whervnto al Christians are boūd as namely Reioyce with her hasbād when he reioyceth and weepe with him when he weepeth therefore she is not frowardly to crosse him in any lawful and indifferēt thing or action as the manner of some is who loue to lowre when their husband is cheerefull and to be merry when he is heauy and to draw back when he is forward to any good thing which behauior as it proceedeth frō a cankred nature so it agreeth not with the holy consent of marriage and is the cause of many mischiefes Q. What is the sixt dutie of the wife A. She must keepe at home or in her house Q. Where is this warranted The 6. dutie of the wife toward her husband is to keepe at home to ouersee his familie The proofe of it There are three causes which moue vnto it A. First of all by the light of nature experience hereof we haue among the heathen Secondly more effectually by the word of God Tit. 2. chap. 5. ver Q. To what end is this required A. For sundrie causes first of all not onely for the preseruation of goods and substance but also for keeping the houshold in good order in the absence of her husband Againe by that meanes to take occasion to doe good for the glorie of God the benefit of the Church which thing appeareth in Iael the wife of Hebr. Iudg. 5 24.25 Lastly to auoid suspition of euill all occasiō that might drawe allure her to commit any vnlawfull act The wife is not to be in her house as in a prison without all libertie of going abroad Q. But is the wife so bound to her house as she is to liue therein as in a perpetuall prison A. That is not the mind of the Holy Ghost but rather an abuse of an holy precept for why there be diuers reasons or causes why the wife should depart out of her house go abroad The wife is to haue her libertie to goe abroad to three endes and purposes 1. End Examples of such holy libertie Q. What are those reasons or ends A. The first is to prouide for her soule eternal good by the publicke Ministerie of the word by christian conuersation amongst the faithfull Q. What examples haue you hereof A. In the noble woman wherof mention is made 1. Kings 4.22 as also in diuers holy and noble women Luke 8. and diuers other places Q. What is your second reason 2. End A. Secondly that the wife may performe the duties of loue and mercy and compassion which are inioyned by the Lord to euerie Christian Q. What lastly 3. End A. She may and ought to goe abroad sometime for the health of her bodie solace of her mind that so she may be the better able to performe all other duties so that place Titus 25. rightly vnderstood maketh nothing for the imperiours husband or the slothful sluggish wife The duties of the Maisters toward their Seruants Q. What is she to consider in the last place A. The wife must be contented to be attired and maintained according to the proportion of her husbands abilitie and estate The 7. dutie of the husband toward the wife Q. What if she labour to exceed it A. She doth not only giue cause to her husband to suspect that she laboureth to please the eye of another rather then his owne but also indeed wasteth and consumeth his goods to his great impouerishment