empire of woman.

[Sidenote 106: Iudic.4 Parn.3. The defenses of the aduersaries]

First they do obiect the examples of Debora[106], and of Hulda the
prophetesse, of whom the one iudged Israel, and the other, by all
apparance, did teache and exhorte.

[Sidenote 107: Num. 27]

Secondarily they do obiect the lawe[107] made by Moses for the doughters
of zalphead. Thirdlie the consent of the estates of such realmes as haue
approued the empire and regiment of women. And last the longcustome, which
hath receiued the regiment of women. Their valiant actes and prospesitie,
together with some papistical lawes, which haue confirmed the same.

[Sidenote 108: Answer to the first obiection.]
[Sidenote 109: Examples against lawe haue no strength when the
question is of lawe.]
[Sidenote 110: NOTE.]
[Sidenote 111: Antithesis betwixt the former matrones, and our
Iesabelles.]
[Sidenote 112: NOTE.]
[Sidenote 113: NOTE.]
[Sidenote 114: No godlie woman did euer claime authoritie ouer man by
reason of her birth and blood.]
[Sidenote 115: Why God sometimes worketh by extraordinarie meanes.]
[Sidenote 116: Iudic. 4.]
[Sidenote 117: Luc. 2]
[Sidenote 118: Iudic. 4]