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A Godly Form of Household Government

by Robert Cleaver · 1561 or 2–ca. 1625

Published: 1621
Length: 91,678 words
Reading: ~6 hours
Divisions: 10

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A godly forme of houshold government for the ordering of priuate families, according to the direction of Gods word : wherunto is adioyned in a more particular manner, the seuerall duties of the husband towards his wife, and the wiues dutie towards her husband, the parents dutie towards their children, and the childrens towards their parents, the maisters dutie towards his seruants, and also the seruants duty towards their maisters / first gathered by R.C. ; and now newly perused, amended and augmented by Iohn Dod and Robert Cleuer.

London Printed by R. Field for Thomas Man, and are to be sold by Arthur Iohnson, neare the great north doore of Pauls Church 1621.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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PartA GODLY FORME OF HOVSHOLD GOVERNMENT: CAREFVLLY TO be practised of all Christian Housholders.
Part1. The dutie of the Husband towards his Wife.
PartWhat the dutie of a wife is toward her husband.
PartThe dutie of Parents towards their children.

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Author: Robert Cleaver (1561 or 2–ca. 1625)
Imprint: London Printed by R. Field for Thomas Man, and are to be sold by Arthur Iohnson, neare the great north doore of Pauls Church 1621.
Extent: [380] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 5387.5 · ESTC S118705
Source: TCP A67866
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

A Godly Form of Household Government

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