en. 3. 16. Eph. 5.
Grace, the Grace of the Feare of | 23.33. 1 Cor. 7. 34._]
the Lord doth not animate, aduance, | [Note l: _1 Tim. 5. 10. 2 Tim. 1.
and accomplish? This godly Feare | 5. & 3. 15. Tit. 2. 4. Deut. 6.
ennobleth Nobilitie, beautifieth | 7._]
Beautie, enricheth wealth, teacheth |
wit, wisdome. She that hath this | [Note m: _Prou. 31. 15, 21._
_Feare_, dare not for her heart, | _Matth. 8. 6._]
but be loath to offend her husband, |
and deny her inferiority[k], but be | [Note n: _1 Tim. 5. 4. Esth. 2.
an example of godlinesse to her | 7, 10. & 4. 4. Ruth 4. 15.
children[l], prouide things | Exod. 18. 7._]
necessary for her seruants[m] both |
in health and in sicknesse; loue | [Note o: _Phil. 2. 3. Rom. 12.
her naturall and legall[n] kindred, | 10, 16._]
esteeme her equals aboue her |
selfe[o], countenance and relieue | [Note p: _Iam. 2. 1. 1 Tim. 6.
her inferiours[p], maintaine the | 18._]
dignitie of her place by all such |
vertues as may discharge the[q] | [Note q: _Titus 2. 3._]
same; winne the affections of Gods |
people, to her more and more, by | [Note r: _Luk. 1. 45, 56. Prou.
the offices[r] of courtesies, | 1. 20 & 5. 20 Gal. 6. 10 1 Tim
salutations, gifts, visitations, | 5. 10 Iob 6. 14_]
inuitations and of helpfulnesse; |
yea she that feares God, dare not | [Note s: _Gal. 6. 9. Iam. 1.
for her heart but _Honour them that | 19. 1 Tim. 4. 13. 1 Thess 5.
feare God, Psal. 15. 4._ but keepe | 17. Luk. 2. 37. Ephes. 4. 26.
her set taskes[s] of hearing, | Phil. 4. 5. 1 Pet. 3. 4. Luk.
reading, fasting, praying, | 9. 23. & 14. 26._]
meditating, moderating passionate |
distempers, and of all other | [Note t: _Psal. 18. 23. & 77. 10.
gracious exercises, of | Gen. 39. 9. Prou. 16. 6. & 8.
Selfe-deniall[t]; so that there is | 13._]
not any knowne[u] sinne which she |
nourisheth, alloweth, or goeth on | [Note u: _Gen. 17. 1. Psal. 6. 8.
in, but quaketh and trembleth at | & 116. 9. Act. 10. 33. 2 Cor.
the very first thoughts, yea | 6. 17. Iob 34. 21. Prou. 15. 3.
motions and inclinations thereunto, | & 5. 22. 2 Chron. 16. 9 1 King.
as being in the sight[x] of an | 17. 1. Magna est cautela peccati,
inuisible God, vnder the perpetuall | Dei semper presentiam timere. S.
presence of his All-seeing glorious | Au