William Gouge (1575–1653) was an English clergyman and author. He was a minister and preacher at St Ann Blackfriars for 45 years, from 1608, and a member of the Westminster Assembly from 1643.
Read more about William Gouge: Life, Of Domesticall Duties and The Family, Other Writings, Works, Family
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