Ethiopic Didascalia

Ethiopic Didascalia — Platt English translation page 12

rebuked me and instructed me, and have not caused mine ear to listen : almost have I been in all evil." And now I say to you, choose for yourselves all good things, which are vn-itten in the Holy Scriptures, that we may not neglect this testimony, and turn away into a multitude of words, but may abide in the right faith, and in doing that which is good. And let us be far from every evil work, and clean from all impurity before the Lord, that we may obtain everlasting life. II. That it is the duty of Women to obey their Husbands, and to walk in wisdom and virtue. Let the Woman be subject to her Husband ; for the head of the woman is the man; and the head of the man, who walketh in the right way, is Christ ; and the head of Christ is God the Father, who is above all, who was and is to come, the Creator of all things, together with his son Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom belong majesty and praise and glory. Ye women then be obedient to your husbands, and be subject in humility and in the fear of the Lord. And please your husbands with good service, that ye may find favour with them, as we have said before. For thus saith the wisdom of Solomon, "If any man have 12