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Page 9 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour : and this was a testimony in Israel.
Page 301 - The husband also, by the old law, might give his wife moderate correction. For, as he is to answer for her misbehaviour, the law thought it reasonable to intrust him with this power of restraining her, by domestic chastisement, in the same moderation that a man is allowed to correct his apprentices or children; for whom the master or parent is also liable in some cases to answer.
Page 219 - Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table What man of knife, or teeth, was able To stay to be intreated ? And this the very reason was Before the parson could say grace The company was seated.
Page 255 - ... which her own folly or infelicity hath produced ; and she is more under it, because her tormentor hath a warrant of prerogative ; and the woman may complain to God as subjects do of tyrant princes, but otherwise she hath no appeal in the causes of unkindness.
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Page 332 - Wedlock indeed hath oft compared been To public feasts, where meet a public rout; Where they that are without would fain go in, And they that are within would fain go out.
Page 254 - Marriage is a school and exercise of virtue; and though Marriage hath cares, yet the single life hath desires which are more troublesome and more dangerous, and often end in sin, while the cares are but instances of duty and exercises of piety; and therefore if single life hath more privacy of devotion, yet marriage hath more necessities and more variety of it, and is an exercise of more graces.
Page 318 - ... that this ought to be used sparingly ; as I remember, those are his very words ; but as it is proper to draw some spiritual use out of all afflictions, I should rather recommend to those who are visited with women of spirit, to form themselves for the world by patience at home. Socrates, who is by all accounts the undoubted head of the sect of the henpecked, owned and acknowledged that he owed great part of his virtue to the exercise which his useful wife constantly gave it. There are several...
Page 77 - For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Page 56 - And in our law it is so far a marriage that if, at the age of consent, they agree to continue together, they need not be married again.