and the empire whiche the one had six yeares usurped, were repugnant to
iustice: Euen so shall they I doubt not, whiche this daye do possesse and
mainteine that monstriferous authoritie of women[103], shortlie be
compelled to acknowledge, that their studies and deuises, haue bene bent
against God: and that all such as women haue usurped, repugneth to
iustice, because, as I haue saide, it repugneth to the will of God
expressed in his sacred worde. And if any man doubte herof, let him marke
wel the wordes of the apostle, saying[104]: I permit not a woman to
teache, nether yet to vsurpe authoritie aboue man. No man I trust will
denie these wordes of the apostle, to be the wil of God expressed in his
worde: and he saith openlie, I permit not &c. Which is asmuch as, I will
not, that a woman haue authority, charge or power ouer man, for so much
importeth the greke word [Greeek: anthentnin] in that place. Nowe let man
and angell conspire against God, let them pronounce their lawes, and say,
we will suffre women to beare authoritie, who then can depose them? yet
shall this one worde of the eternal God spoken by the mouth of a weake
man, thruste them euerie one in to hell. Iesabel may for a time slepe
quietlie in the bed of her fornication and hoordome, she may teache and
deceiue for a season[105]: but nether shall she preserue her selfe, nether
yet her adulterous children frome greate affliction, and frome the sworde
of Goddes vengeance, whiche shall shortlie apprehend suche workes of
iniquitie. The admonition I differe to the end.

Here might I bring in the oppression and iniustice, which is committed
against realmes and nations, whiche some times liued free, and now are
broght in bondage of forein nations, by the reason of this monstriferous
authoritie and empire of women. But that I delay till better oportunitie.
And now I think it expedient to answer such obiections, as carnal and
worldlie men, yea men ignorant of God, vse to make for maintenance of this
tyrannic (authoritie it is not worthie to be called) and most vniuste