The title "head" is given to Christ in two respects: in regard to his dignity and dominion over the Church, and in regard to the close union between him and the Church… Much comfort and great confidence must this minister to all such as have assurance of belonging to this body. For having, so mighty, so wise, so merciful a head… so sufficient in every way, who can instruct, direct, govern, guide, protect and help them in all their needs whatsoever. Why should they be afraid?O how happy a thing it is for the Church that it has such a head! A head that does not tyrannize over it, nor trample it underfoot…but procures peace and safety for it.
—William Gouge "Domestic Duties"
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Christ is a most absolute and perfect Saviour. He is in every way a sufficient Saviour, able to save perfectly even to the very uttermost. He saves soul and body. He saves from all manner of misery… Sin is the greatest and most grievous evil, indeed, the cause of all misery. Those who are saved from it are saved from all evil. In that Christ saves from sin, he saves from the wrath of God, the curse of the law, the venom of all outward crosses, the tyranny of Satan, the sting of death, the power of the grave, the torments of hell…
—William Gouge
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It is a general mutual duty appertaining to all Christians to submit themselves to one another. The magistrate by ruling with meekness and humility,
submits himself to his subject… The reason why all are bound to submit themselves one to another is because everyone is set in his place by God, not so much by himself as for the good of others.. Let everyone, therefore, high and low, rich and poor, superior and inferior, magistrate and subject, minister and people, husband and wife, parent and child, master and servant, neighbours and fellows, all of all sorts in their several places take notice of this duty… and make conscience to put it into practice.
—William Gouge "Domestical duties.
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The Lord nourishes and cherishes his church…When he first created man, he provided beforehand all things needful to nourish him…When he was moved deeply to destroy the earth…he had
–William Gouge
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It is especially noted of Christ, that as there was ocassion, he slept, he ate, he rested and otherwise refreshed himself… Against this good instinct of nature do many offend.
Covetous misers who so dote upon their wealth and so delight in abundance of goods treasured up, they afford not themselves things needful to nourish their bodies… Such men make their riches to be snares and hindrances, to keep them from eternal life… Others are too intent upon their businesses, even the affairs of their lawful callings… In this, many students, preachers, lawyers, tradesmen, farmers, labourers and others offend [for in good things their may be excess]…. They who by such means disable themselves to make themselves guilty of the neglect of so much good as they might have done, if they had nourished and cherished their bodies.
—William Gouge "Domestical Duties"
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None but the upright, who are indeed renewed by the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, will in all things make Christ's will their rule and in everything hold close to it, preferring it before their pleasure, profit, preferment or any other outward allurement. They who do so, give good evidence that they belong to the body of Christ, and maybe sure that Christ is their Saviour.
Christ became a King to govern us, a Prophet to instruct us, a Priest to make atonement for us…He wholly sets us apart for our use and benefit.
–William Gouge "Domestical Duties"
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That love which naturally parents bear to their children ought in equity to breed in children a love to their parents. For love deserves love, and most unworthy are they to be loved who cannot love in return. The love of parents above all others is to be answered with love on the children's part, to the uttermost of their power, because it is free, great, and constant.
Besides there is a necessity of love in children to their parents, lest for lack thereof, their subjection (which above all ought to be most free) should turn into slavish servitude.
William Gouge "Domestical Duties"
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Justification goes before sanctification… The grace of justification is a most free grace. It is not wrought upon any righteousness of ours, but it is before it… Let none, therefore, boast of their cleansing by Christ's blood till they find themselves renewed and sanctified by the Spirit of Christ… To whom there is no condemnation? To them that are in Christ Jesus. Who are they? They who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Sanctification presupposes Justification… Sanctification is a fruit of Justification.
Admirable is the comfort, which the saints in this world reap hereby… Since their sanctification is a fruit and evidence of their Justification, they take heart… Thus upheld and comforted, they continue to strive against sin till it be clean rooted out of them as well as remitted.
—William Gouge "Domestic Duties"
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The title "head" is given to Christ in two respects: in regard of his dignity and dominion over the Church, and in regard to the close union between him and the church… Much comfort and great confidence must this minister to all such as have assurance of belonging to this body. For having so mighty, so wise, so merciful a head… so sufficient in every way, who can instruct, direct, guide, govern, protect, and help them in all their needs whatsoever. Why should they be afraid?
Oh how happy a thing it is for the Church that it has such a head! A head that does not tyrannize over it, nor trample it under foot… but procures peace and safety for it.
—William Gouge "Domestic Duties"
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Piety is the best thing that a parent can teach a child, for as reason makes a man differ from a beast, and as learning and civility makes a wise and sober and sober man differ from savages and swaggerer's, so piety makes a sound Christian much more to differ from the most civil and well ordered natural man that can be. Learning, civility, calling, portion, are all nothing without piety..
There is a necessity that children be taught piety, because they are not born but made christians… Parents are by God made watchmen over their children… They must therefore nurture them in the adominition of the Lord.
—William Gouge "Domestic Duties"
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