Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	church_n	let_v	silence_n	2,878	5	10.3040	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93687	A spirit moving in the vvomen-preachers: or, Certaine quæres, vented and put forth unto this affronted, brazen-faced, strange, new feminine brood. Wherein they are proved to be rash, ignorant, ambitious, weake, vaine-glorious, prophane and proud, moved onely by the spirit of errour.		1646 (1646)	Wing S4990; Thomason E324_10; ESTC R200613	7,121	11

Triall the Priest then for that time of her accusation was to uncover her head and stand during that storme with her haire downe as his equall whereby it appears that all her life time she is ever to be in subj●ction unto the man and not to advance her selfe by dis-honouring mankinde in the presence of men to put her selfe before men as these women Preachers we are now in pursuit of have done unto whom we present these ensuing Quaeres Quaere 1. Why these sillie weake women without calling example or precept dare undertake to usurp the Office of Preaching in a mixed Congregation of men and women seeing the Scriptures never speake of any womens teaching of men but of being taught by men or els to be silent as it is Tit. 2.3 The aged women likewise that they be in behaviour as becometh holinesse not false accusers not given to much wine teachers of good things that they may teach the younger women to be sober to love their husbands to love their children to be discreet chast keepers at home good obedient to their own husbands that the Word of God be not blasphemed Where we see that those who in those dayes were permitted to teach were of the ancienter graver and approved sort not everie upstart youngster as now ● This permission was only to teach women not men Quaere 2. Seeing as it is said 1 Cor. 14.22 The spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets not Prophetesses they having no warrant or right Spirit to be ruled by in this grand action save by a seeming spirit of errour why yet they will intrude themselves in this grand office of Preaching the weight whereof made the Apostle Paul the best Preacher next our blessed Saviour cry out O who is sufficient for these things sure not weak ignorant silly women But who is so bold as blind bayard saith the Proverb It must needs be a silly flock where the Ewe bears the Bell. Quaere 3. Seeing women are commanded to keep silence in the Churches not being permitted to speak there but to be under obedience and if they would learn any thing to aske at their husbands at home as it is 1 Cor. 14 34 35. Let your women keep silence in your Churches for it is not permitted unto them to speake but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the Law and if they will learn any thing let them aske their husbands at home for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church By what discretion modesty therefore or shamelesse impudence dare they be thus contumaciously insolent thus to abuse Religion raise and foment Schismes and Errours in the Church to undertake to teach and preach in a mixt Congregation of men and women For to preach unto a mixt Congregation in a House and in the Church is all one in effect Churches being then by the Apostle thought to be the fittest and most decent places for preaching of the Word in those dayes though all sorts of Sectaries do now strive to discredit the same by House-Preaching by all appearance having such lights as Christ told the Scribes and Pharisees because their deeds were evill Quaere 4. Seeing is it written That to one is given the Word of wisdome to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit to another the working of miracles to another prophesie to another the discerning of spirits to another divers kinds of tongues c. 1 Cor. 12.8 9 10. Now seeing the same Spirit is said to worke the same in every man without mentioning any women for such endowments By what authority power then can these female Preachers usurp this office of preaching contrary to the Spirits intention to fall a preaching as is said unsent or uncalled Quaere 5. Seeing the Apostle in re●koing up the endowments of women in the choice of such appointed for some inferiour services in those daies makes no mention of preaching amongst the rest which surely he would not have forgotten if any such had then been in the Church saying only If she have been well reported of if she have brought up children if she have lodged strangers if she have washed the Saints feet if she have releeved the afflicted if she have diligently followed every good work Yet in all these speaks not of preaching or teaching 1 Tim. 3.16 by what Authority dare those untoward vaineglorious rash indiscreet creatures presume to preach or teach in mixt Congregations of men and women which place they use in Houses in place of the Church Quaere 6. Seeing the Apostle writing to Timothy concerning the imposition of hands and ordination of preaching Ministers is wondrous choice and warie in warning of him To lay hands suddenly upon no man neither be pertaker of other mens sins keep thy self pure 1 Tim. 5.22 therein makes no mention of ordination or appointing of women or imposition of hands upon any of them by what authority dare they be so bold as to be intruders in this sacred worke of preaching the Word proper ever only unto those Ministers who have a lawfull Calling and Ordination Quaere 7. Seeing Christ at his ascension up on high when he had led Captivitie captive furnished his Church with all severall offices and endowments for the perfecting of his Church with severall Ministeriall functions Ephes 4.11 12 13. And he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastours and Trachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministrie and for the edifying of the body of the Church till we all come unto the unity of the of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ c. Woman Preachers being here left out and exempted from having any share in this great Ministeriall worke not no expositor ever having dreamt or thought of this their late bold intruding impudence the Churches fullnesse and perfecting having no need of their publike gifts By what warrant or authority dare they be such bold intruders to take upon them to teach or preach unto men who are commanded by the Apostle 1 Tim. 2.11 To learne in silence what all subjection Quaere 8. Seeing that it is written 1 Tim. 2.12 But I suffer not a woman to teach nor usury authoritie over the man but to be in silence Seeing then the Apostle unto all the fore-said doth directly forbid their preaching and teaching commanding their silence By what authoritie dare they or can they be so bold impudent affronted and shamelesse as to take upon them to teach or preach before men in a Congregation therein seeming to assume authoritie and superioritie over men contrarie to the expresse rule of the Apostle Quaere 9. Whether or not these usurping vain-glorious women all the fore-named reasons against them being considered teaching otherwise and not consenting to