First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women

First Blast of the Trumpet
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Title: The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of
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The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of
Women.
The English Scholar's Library etc.
No. 2.
The First Blast of the Trumpet, &c.
1558.
Edited by EDWARD ARBER, F.S.A., etc.,
LECTURER IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, ETC., UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE, LONDON. SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N.
15 August 1878.
No. 2.
(All rights reserved.)
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CONTENTS.
Bibliography

INTRODUCTION
Extracts from Mr. DAVID LAING'S Preface
* * * * *
The First Blast of the Trumpet &c.
THE PREFACE.
The wonderful silence of the godly and zealous preachers, the learned
men and of grave judgment, now in exile, that they do not admonish
the inhabitants of "greate Brittanny" how abominable before GOD is
the Empire or Rule of Wicked Woman, yea, of a traitress and bastard.
This is contrary to the examples of the ancient prophets.
I am assured that GOD hath revealed unto some in this our age, that it
is more than a monster in nature that a Woman shall reign and have
empire above Man.
ANSWERS TO THE OBJECTIONS
Why no such doctrine ought to be published in these our dangerous
days.
(a) _It may seem to tend to sedition._
(b) _It shall be dangerous not only to the writer or publisher, but to all
as shall read the writings, or favour this truth spoken._
(c) _It shall not amend the chief offenders, because
1. It shall never come to their ears
2. They will not be admonished_.
If any think that the Empire of Women is not of such importance that
for the surpressing of the same any man is bound to hazard his life: I
answer, that to suppress it, is in the hand of GOD alone; but to utter the
impiety and abomination of the same, I say, it is the duty of every true
messenger of GOD to whom the truth is revealed in that behalf.
The First Blast to awake Women degenerate.
THE DECLAMATION.
The Proposition. To promote a Woman to bear rule, superiority,
dominion or empire above any realm, nation or city is
A. Repugnant to nature.
B. Contumely to GOD.
C. The subversion of good order, of all equity and justice.

A. Men illuminated only by the light of nature have seen and
determined that it is a thing most repugnant to nature, that Women rule
and govern over men.
B.
1. Woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man,
not to rule and command him.
2. After the fall, she was made subject to man by the irrevocable
sentence of GOD. In which sentence there are two parts.
(a) A dolour, anguish and pain as oft as ever she shall be a mother.
(b) A subjection of her self, her appetites and will to her husband and
his will.
From the former part of this malediction can neither art, nobility, policy
nor law made by man deliver women: but, alas, ignorance of GOD,
ambition and tyranny have studied to abolish and destroy the