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Title:  Female pre-eminence, or, The dignity and excellency of that sex above the male an ingenious discourse / written orignally in Latine by Henry Cornelius Agrippa ... ; done into English with additional advantages by H. C.
Author: Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535.
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last of all he formed our first Parents, after his own similitude, first the Man, and then the Woman, in whom was compleated the Heavens and the Earth, and all the glory of them, for after her Creation the great Creator rested, as having nothing more honourable to frame; and so well resented the pleasure of having finisht this glorious work so happily, that he instituted a day of each seven to celebrate its Festival. Wo∣man then being the last of Creatures, the end, complement, and consummation of all the works of God, what Igno∣rance is there so stupid, or what Impu∣dence can there be so effronted, as to de∣ny her a Prerogative above all other Creatures, without whom the World it self had been imperfect; it being im∣possible the same should be compleated, but in some Creature most perfect; and absurd to dream, that Infinite Wis∣dome would conclude so noble a Fabrick, with a thing any way trivial or defective: for the whole Universe being Created by God, as an entire and perfect Circle, it was requisite the same should be made 0