"Woman Preacher of Samaria; Better Qualified Preacher, and more Sufficiently Qualified to Preach than any of the Men-Preaches of the Man-made-Ministry in these three Nations" by George Keith. Published 1674.

"Come hither all you Men-Preacher, of a Man-made-Ministry, in the three Nations; whether conformists, or nonconformists unto the present way of the ministry, and Worship in these nations Established by an Humane Law, who cry out against Women Preaching and Speaking, and say, Women ought not to Preach, There should not be Women Preachers, They should keep them to the Affairs within the Honse [sic], and not meddle with our holy Function. Behold, a Woman-Preacher! the Woman of Samaria (John 4) who may be an Example to you all; and the best of you, and most Learned and Qualified of you all, have need to learn of her how to Preach" (p. 1).

"So then she was taught of Christ himself, that he was the Messiah" (p. 2).

"For under the old they were taught of the Lord mediately, as by Moses and the Prophets; but under the new they were taught of God himself, who dwelleth in them, and walketh in them, and is their Teacher, Shepherd, and Husband" (p. 5).

"And this was through her Preaching, they did not despise her because she was a Woman, they did not say unto her (as many now say) thou art a Woman, thou should not Preach; neither did they say unto her, thou art but Ignorant and unlearned, as Men commonly say now unto our Friends whom God his holy Spirit, though they have not the Tongues, nor Natural Arts, and University Learning..." (p.7).

"Post-Script"

"But what if Paul had said so concerning all the Women at Corinth and Ephefus, (where Timothy at this time was when he wrote to him, concerning Women) that he did not permit them to speak, will it therefore follow that no Women are to speak in any Case in the church?" (p5).

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