\"Astheconductofawomanissubservienttothepublicopinion,herfaithinmattersofreligion,shouldforthatveryreason,besubjecttoauthority。\'Everydaughteroughttobeofthesamereligionashermother,andeverywifetobeofthesamereligionasherhusband:for,thoughsuchreligionshouldbefalse,thatdocilitywhichinducesthemotheranddaughtertosubmittotheorderofnature,takesaway,inthesightofGod,thecriminalityoftheirerror\'。*Astheyarenotinacapacitytojudgeforthemselves,theyoughttoabidebythedecisionoftheirfathersandhusbandsasconfidentlyasbythatofthechurch。\"
（*Footnote。Whatistobetheconsequence,ifthemother\'sandhusband\'sopinionshouldchancenottoagree？Anignorantpersoncannotbereasonedoutofanerror,andwhenpersuadedtogiveuponeprejudiceforanotherthemindisunsettled。Indeed,thehusbandmaynothaveanyreligiontoteachherthoughinsuchasituationshewillbeingreatwantofasupporttohervirtue,independentofworldlyconsiderations。）
\"Asauthorityoughttoregulatethereligionofthewomen,itisnotsoneedfultoexplaintothemthereasonsfortheirbelief,astolaydownpreciselythetenetstheyaretobelieve:forthecreed,whichpresentsonlyobscureideastothemind,isthesourceoffanaticism;andthatwhichpresentsabsurdities,leadstoinfidelity。\"
Absolute,uncontrovertedauthority,itseems,mustsubsistsomewhere:butisnotthisadirectandexclusiveappropriationofreason？TheRIGHTSofhumanityhavebeenthusconfinedtothemalelinefromAdamdownwards。Rousseauwouldcarryhismalearistocracystillfurther,forheinsinuates,thatheshouldnotblamethose,whocontendforleavingwomaninastateofthemostprofoundignorance,ifitwerenotnecessary,inordertopreserveherchastity,andjustifytheman\'schoiceintheeyesoftheworld,togiveheralittleknowledgeofmen,andthecustomsproducedbyhumanpassions;elseshemightpropagateathomewithoutbeingrenderedlessvoluptuousandinnocentbytheexerciseofherunderstanding:excepting,indeed,duringthefirstyearofmarriage,whenshemightemployittodress,likeSophia。\"Herdressisextremelymodestinappearance,andyetverycoquettishinfact:shedoesnotmakeadisplayofhercharms,sheconcealsthem;but,inconcealingthem,sheknowshowtoaffectyourimagination。Everyonewhoseesher,willsay,Thereisamodestanddiscreetgirl;butwhileyouarenearher,youreyesandaffectionswanderalloverherperson,sothatyoucannotwithdrawthem;andyouwouldconcludethateverypartofherdress,simpleasitseems,wasonlyputinitsproperordertobetakentopiecesbytheimagination。\"Isthismodesty？Isthisapreparationforimmortality？Again。Whatopinionarewetoformofasystemofeducation,whentheauthorsaysofhisheroine,\"thatwithher,doingthingswellisbutaSECONDARYconcern;herprincipalconcernistodothemNEATLY。\"
Secondary,infact,areallhervirtuesandqualities,for,respectingreligion,hemakesherparentsthusaddressher,accustomedtosubmission——\"Yourhusbandwillinstructyouingoodtime。\"