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CHAP. VIII.
Sect. 1. IT begins with an Account of some of your dis∣satisfactions, exhibited against G. F. touching certain passages in a Book of his, intituled [This is an Encourage∣ment to all the Women's Meetings in the world, &c.] Which you take to be either unsound or impertinently quoted. And the first Quotation you quarrel with is in page 43. of the said Book, where it is said, And was not Micah's Mother a virtuous Woman? read Judges 17. and see what she said to her son. Against this you object that she was an Idolatrous Woman. And a great noise and clutter you make about her, throughout your Book. In first Part, page 62. (according to my Observation) you begin with her, and page 65. you are at her again. In 3 part, p. 140. you have another fling at her, and in 4 part, page 71. you are at her afresh. In page 93, 94, and 96. she is fetch'd up again. And in this Fifth Part, not only here, in page 4. but in page 33, 34, and 39. she is fetch'd about again. So that Eleven timcs over have you pleased your selves with railing at Micah's Mother, And the sum of all your clamour is, that she cursed and was an Ido∣latress. To the first I say, It doth not appear by the Text to be a prophane Curse, but rather such a Curse as Jacob feared from his Father, when he said to his Mother, My Father peradventure will feell me, and I shall seem to him as a Deceiver, and I shall bring a Curse upon me, and not a blessing, Gen. 27.12. Now Isaac, was questionless a very Religious and pious man, far no doubt from prophane and wicked Cursing, yet Jacob knew that if his Father catch'd him in deceit, he should be in danger of being cursed by his Father. Nor did Rebecca to incourage him say, Fear not my Son, thy Father is a good man, and therefore dares not curse thee; But she said, Ʋpon me be thy Curse my Son, verse 13. Noah was a good man and a Preacher of Righteous∣ness, yet he cursed Canaan, Gen. 9.25. Elisha was an eminent Prophet of God, on whom a double portion of Elisha's Spirit rest∣ed: Yet did he solemnly curse those Children in the name of the Lord, that in prophane Mockage called him Bald-head. 2