PamphletsPamphlets& Sermons& Sermons

Swetnam presents women both Swetnam presents women both asas

-easily deceived--easily deceived-“…“…(Eve) was no sooner made (Eve) was no sooner made but straightway her mind was but straightway her mind was set upon mischief, for by her set upon mischief, for by her aspiring mind and wanton aspiring mind and wanton will she quickly procured will she quickly procured man’s fall. man’s fall. And therefore ever since they And therefore ever since they are and have been a woe unto are and have been a woe unto man and follow the line of man and follow the line of their first leader.” their first leader.” (193-4)

““And yet women are easily wooed and soon And yet women are easily wooed and soon won, won,

got with an apple and lost with the paring.” got with an apple and lost with the paring.” (204)(204)

and asand as -deceptive--deceptive-

““Then who can but say that women sprung from the Then who can but say that women sprung from the Devil? Whose heads, hands, and hearts, minds and Devil? Whose heads, hands, and hearts, minds and souls are evil, for women are called the hook of all souls are evil, for women are called the hook of all evil because men are taken by them as fish is taken evil because men are taken by them as fish is taken with the hook.” with the hook.” (201)(201)

“…“…the Devil himself hath not more illusions to get the Devil himself hath not more illusions to get men into his net than women have devices and men into his net than women have devices and inventions to allure men into their love.” inventions to allure men into their love.” (206)(206)

“…“…(a woman) is simultaneously a source of (a woman) is simultaneously a source of pleasure and displeasure to man, causing him pleasure and displeasure to man, causing him great delights and yet most cruelly deceiving him.” great delights and yet most cruelly deceiving him.” (202)(202)

Sowernam Defends WomenSowernam Defends Women“…“…(God) being a most excellent workmaster, (God) being a most excellent workmaster, did so Create his works that every did so Create his works that every succeeding work was ever more excellent succeeding work was ever more excellent than what was formerly created.” than what was formerly created.” (223)(223)

“…“…(God) created her (woman) out of a (God) created her (woman) out of a subject refined…” subject refined…” (224)(224)

Since the woman was the more perfected Since the woman was the more perfected human, her fall was the greater conquesthuman, her fall was the greater conquest—— she was the greater prize for the Serpent to she was the greater prize for the Serpent to attain. attain. (232)(232)

Renaissance Renaissance Women Women

Stereotyped as: Stereotyped as:

seductiveseductiveshrewishshrewish

vainvain

chastechastenurturingnurturing

piouspious

Here beginneth a little book named

the Schoolhouse of womenthe Schoolhouse of women, wherein every man may read a goodly praise of the conditions of women. (1541?)

““I pray you, why was Adam shent I pray you, why was Adam shent (blamed)(blamed)

Because he only did transgress?Because he only did transgress?Eve him moved first to consent;Eve him moved first to consent;To eat of the apple she did him dress To eat of the apple she did him dress

(direct),(direct),So all came of her willfulness.So all came of her willfulness.And since that woman that offense began,And since that woman that offense began,She is more to blame than is the man.” She is more to blame than is the man.” (153)(153)

John CalvinJohn Calvin, , Sermon on the Sermon on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Epistle of St. Paul to the

Ephesians, Ephesians, 15741574“…“…women must needs stoop and women must needs stoop and understand that the ruin and confusion of understand that the ruin and confusion of all mankind came in on their side, and all mankind came in on their side, and that through them we be all forlorn and that through them we be all forlorn and accursed and banished the kingdom of accursed and banished the kingdom of heaven: when women do understand that heaven: when women do understand that all this came of Eve and of womankind, all this came of Eve and of womankind, there is none other way but for them to there is none other way but for them to stoop and to bear patiently the subjection stoop and to bear patiently the subjection that God hath laid upon them, which is that God hath laid upon them, which is nothing else but a warning to keep nothing else but a warning to keep themselves lowly and mild”themselves lowly and mild” (Aughterson 17) (Aughterson 17)

William Whately, William Whately, A bride A bride bushbush

First preached as a wedding sermon, 1617First preached as a wedding sermon, 1617““God hath given it (authority) to him (the God hath given it (authority) to him (the husband), saying to our first mother Eve, husband), saying to our first mother Eve, thy desire shall be subject to him, and he thy desire shall be subject to him, and he shall rule over thee…shall rule over thee…

Though my (“the good wife” & Eve’s) sin Though my (“the good wife” & Eve’s) sin hath made my place tedious, yet I will hath made my place tedious, yet I will confess the truth, confess the truth, mine husband is my mine husband is my superior, my better…superior, my better…Now she shall testify her inferiority in a Now she shall testify her inferiority in a Christian manner by practicing those two Christian manner by practicing those two virtues of reverence and obedience, which virtues of reverence and obedience, which are appropriate to the place of inferiors.” are appropriate to the place of inferiors.” (Aughterson 31) (Aughterson 31)

Matthew Griffith, Matthew Griffith, royal royal chaplainchaplain, ,

Bethel, or a form for families, Bethel, or a form for families, 16341634

Justified the wife’s “duty of subjection” as Justified the wife’s “duty of subjection” as Divinely ordered by Divinely ordered by

creation, “because Adam was first creation, “because Adam was first formed,” and formed,” and

corruption, “because Eve was first corruption, “because Eve was first deformed; and so brought that into the deformed; and so brought that into the world, which brought the whole world world, which brought the whole world into bondage. [Rom. 8:20: For the into bondage. [Rom. 8:20: For the creature was made subject to vanity.]” creature was made subject to vanity.]” (Aughterson 157-8) (Aughterson 157-8)