SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N.
15 August 1878.
No. 2.
(All rights reserved.)
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| Bibliography |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Extracts from Mr. DAVID LAING’S Preface |
| The First Blast of the Trumpet &c. |
The wonderful silence of the godly and zealous preachers, the learned menand of grave judgment, now in exile, that they do not admonish the inhabitantsof “greate Brittanny” how abominable before GOD is the Empire or Rule ofWicked Woman, yea, of a traitress and bastard.
This is contrary to the examples of the ancient prophets.
I am assured that GOD hath revealed unto some in this our age, thatit is more than a monster in nature that a Woman shall reign and have empireabove Man.
Why no such doctrine ought to be published in these our dangerous days.
(a) It may seem to tend to sedition.
(b) It shall be dangerous not only to the writer or publisher, butto all as shall read the writings, or favour this truth spoken.
(c) It shall not amend the chief offenders, because
1. It shall never come to their ears
2. They will not be admonished.
If any think that the Empire of Women is not of such importance that forthe surpressing of the same any man is bound to hazard his life: I answer,that to suppress it, is in the hand of GOD alone; but to utter the impietyand abomination of the same, I say, it is the duty of every true messengerof GOD to whom the truth is revealed in that behalf.
The First Blast to awake Women degenerate.
THE DECLAMATION.
The Proposition. To promote a Woman to bear rule, superiority, dominionor empire above any realm, nation or city is
A. Repugnant to nature.
B. Contumely to GOD.
C. The subversion of good order, of all equity and justice.
A. Men illuminated only by the light of nature have seen and determinedthat it is a thing most repugnant to nature, that Women rule and governover men.
B. 1. Woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man,not to rule and command him.
2. After the fall, she was made subject to man by the irrevocable sentenceof GOD. In which sentence there are two parts.
(a) A dolour, anguish and pain as oft as ever she shall be a mother.
(b) A subjection of her self, her appetites and will to her husband and hiswill.
From the former part of this malediction can neither art, nobility, policynor law made by man deliver women: but, alas, ignorance of GOD, ambitionand tyranny have studied to abolish and destroy the