'The foÿnt-Inheritañcé p fallBéliëvér,r, 383 is fanaified by the wife, as well as in the other cafe, the Wifeis fandificd by the Husband. And thismy brethren givetha check, to Ole undue, theunjullcenfure, thatnaá- ny do give to this weaker veffel, that this Sex is (as it were) the imperfcftion of nature, and I know not what ; I will not ftand upon it, as'moll unworthythe con- futation. But for the Sex it fell, it is a particular confolation againft that matter of grief which it might conceive through Eveslirit fin, not only in finningher fell, but in taking Satans part to tempt her Husband, whereupon folioweddubjcdion to the Man,and likewifepain in travel, and bringing forth of children. But notwithftand- ing (faith theApoftleof that Sex) they float/ bePaved, oftheyconfinase infaith and Tim. 2.17. charity, andholinefi withfobriety. So that,you fee they have a right too. - Andthe truth is, that God bath gracioufly dealt with them in making them the means of bringing forth the principal ground of this right ofthe onc,and of the o- ther, which is the Lord of life, theSaviour of the world, who was born ofa Wo. man. Now'this Sex is to comfortthemfelvesin this,that notwitffanding there be fome differences in outward condition,yet they arcmadepartakers of the grcateft andheft priviledge, alike joynt-heirsof thegrace of God, I find but two thingsthat in Sdrip- I Tim.: :a. Cure arc exempted from thatSex, two privtledges, one to have jurifdiCtion over the Husband,another,publickly to teach in the ChurchofGod : but yet notwithítand- ing,marka kind ofrecompence Made for this : The former is butparticular between Husband andWife a but in lieu therefore a woman may reign over many men, yea, over Nations, _Q_ueens (hall be thymarling mothers, faith the Prophet Ifaiah to the tfa. 49. 23. Church. And for thelatter,to recompence that;they maybc,andhave been endued with the gift of prophetic: fo that we fee how God doth every manner ofway encourage them: One word more concerning men, and fo T willconchtde this point. Namelyad< monition to them, anfwerably to raped theother Sex as thofe that are Co-heirs with them,and therefore white-they live, according to their places,áccording to their gifts, according to the bondofrelation that is between themto refpe f them : and to thew the fame when they are dead by a decent comely Funeral;. and- maintaining their credït,and giving of themtheir due praifes. r Thus much for the Text. And now (my brethren) giveme leave, I befeech you, to !leyx little further,and -to fpeak a word concerning this objeét beforemé..'Howfoever I am not over-fora ward at any time to (peak much on filch òccafions ; yet at this:time I htppofe.I should do much-wrong to the party in concealingthofe things-that are meet to be t made know-at-60w honour ofthat God whobeflowedthofe excellent endowments upon her, and alfo injury to thole thatknew her. I donotfcartobe accounted .a flatterer by any -that hearfne -atld if any elfe than imagine any filch thing, it may, it mutt needs betheir envy, irkthi iiteycenfurewhattheyknowrfot. My fear is, left thofe that did know her should think that wrong is done to herby that little that , (halt befpoketi; for enough Cannot he fpoken ofher. ' You fee here ablack Herfebefmre you, ábody in it deprived oflife, and within there few dayes- animated-byA didirie foul, now.(as we have ÿníí: caufe to believe) I glorified in heaven. .-The body cif Miftris I. R. iniregirdofMarriage; being théiDaughter ofMafter 'L B. a Gentleman in C. 'It timed that astod'endowedher . with - excellent parts every way; fo-flae hàdgood edutation. ShewasmirriédtoMaftérrl.-R.agrave peu dent man, that lived in the faire-namcdplace, who' had been twice Majorthere,and long continued Alderman, still relied upon, wrhenhnymatter of,employment was to be performed, and therefore oft: chofen to bd arBurgefs of the Parliament out of that Corporátiòn, lit the - beginningof her marriage (fh e attendingto the Wordas Lydia did) 'God was pleafcd to openhcrheart,and that fpccially underthe Miniftry of a reverend-Paftor now force years with Gocf,r-faithful, painful, powerful in hid place while he lived,whoyet livcth in the many'. works he publifhed in his life-time. Ddd. 1 ' ,
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