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Introduction
Astell excerpts a sizable passage from a sermon by non-juror George Hickes
(A Sermon Preached at the Church of St. Bridget
[1684]). Hickes takes Hebrews 13.16
as his starting point: "But to do
good, and to communicate, forget not; for with
such Sacrifices God is
well-pleased."
Astell knew Hickes and so could have come at his sermon in any number of
ways. Her pagination reveals her source to be a copy of the sermon as
published
individually in 1684 (the quoted material does indeed fall
on pp. 26-27), but it is
worth noting the appearance in 1713 of A Collection of Sermons, Formerly Preached by
the
Reverend George Hickes, D. D., 2 vols.
Text
- I wou'd also put you in mind of establishing a Fund for
endowing of poor Maids, who have
liv'd so many years in Service,
& of building Schools, or Colleges for ye
Education
of Young Women, much like unto those in ye Universitys, for ye Educations of Young
Men, but not wth out some alteration in ye Discipline and Oeconomy, as ye nature of
such an Institution wou'd require.
- Such Colleges might be so order'd, as to become security
to yE Daughters against all ye
hazards to which they are expos'd at private schools, &
likewise a Security to ye Gov-
ernment, yt Daughters of ye Land shou'd
be bred up according to ye Religion now
establish'd in it, to ye unconceivable advantage of
ye Public, in rooting out Enthusiasm
with her Daughter Schism. Both which are
upheld by nothing amongst us so much as
by ye
Women, who are so silly & deceiveable, for want of Ingenious [sic]
& Orthodox
Education & not for want of Parts methinks. Ye Rich & Honorable Lady's of ye Ch.
Of Engl ye
Elect Ladys of her Apostolical Communion,
shou'd be Jealous to begin
& carry on such a Work as this; wch upon more accounts yn I
have mention'd, wou'd
make ye Daughters of
Israel be glad, & ye Daughters of Judah & Jerusulem Rejoyce.
Dr. Hicks in his [word illegible] Sermon,
Apr. 1 1684. P 26, 27.
