CaAr.2.3. 364 M atth.:3.9. 1.00/.7.1 4. t.í4Comrnextarie vpon the felfe after his refurreetien fira to simple women,and tomake them prea- chers ofit euen to the Difciples themfelues. Obieft. But women are to cell in their husbands inflruElion, and need not depend vpon the Minifters mouth: r.Cor.t4.35. Let thema,ske their husbands at home. Anf. The Apollle there forbiddeth open and publike (peach in the congregation:where if in the exercife ofprophetlyng they ' had any doubts riling concerning the things handled;they were not per- mitted to (land vp as the menwere, either to teach or aslce gaeftions; but keep silence for the time,and coufult with their husbands at home for the refolution of their doubts : but this place taketh it for granted that they mull retort to the Church,and heare in thecongregation , ver. 34.Andpitifully fhould moll women be caught, if they fhould content themfelues with their husbands iuílruelion. Vfe.t. We fee hence what to thinke of the Popifh dodlrine, who will neither admit women nor men , bur their learned Ltceutiats to meddle with the Scriptures;and leali they fhould fo doe,shey flrot themvp in an vnknowne tongue,au highwickednes againa the commaundemeut of Chriti to Laiks and common men, Ioh.5.39. Search theScriptures : and the praótifeof the Church and belecuers in the old and newTdflament, Deut.3 r.r t.Neh.8.3.4. Aét.t 7.r t. z. Let no woman pleafe her felfe that her husband goeth to Church, and negleEt the meanes her felfe: for an vnbeleeuing wife may be faneli_ fledby abeleeuing husband, but (he (hall neuer befaced but byher own faith; he fanetifieth her marMge,but not her perfon. 3. The husbandmay not fuffer his wife to incurre fuckdanger;but if he loue her he mull extend his loue to her foule andbetter part,feafona- bly giuing gentle admonitionsand reproofes,ifwith Martha,they grow heauy or careles of this duty. 4. Let no womanbe difcouraged,but incouraged ratherin the pow- erfull profeflion of religion, and frequenting the cxercifes of it, of hea- ring and reading it,reuerent (peaking and careful! praélife air; imita- tingherein thofe goodwomen who followed Chri(l,and minillred vnto I himof their fubtlance.It is the modellie ofwomen to be neuerafhamed to profe(fe Chrifl : and godly women haue many times become more zealous then meu,and their faodtified affe(ions haue vfually exceeded mens in (lrength and tendernes. And although the darknes of theworld endure no manifefl light in men,muchleffe in women; yet Chrifl and his word highly efteerneth the leali appearanceof grace inmen, and much more in wómen : how careful! was Chrifi to inaruat , comfort, and re- ueale himfelfe to thewomen that followedhim : honouring their pro- fefonofhim in Tomethings abouehisdearefl Difciples ? what a great and
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