"This so eminent industry in making proselytes more of that sex than of the other, groweth: for that they are deemed apter to serve as instruments and helps in the cause. Apter they are through the eagerness of their affections, that maketh them which way soever they take, diligent in drawing their husbands, children, servants, friends and allies the same way; apter through that natural inclination unto pity, which breedeth in them a greater readiness than in men, to be bountiful towards their preachers who suffer want; apter through sundry opportunities which they especially have, to procure encouragements for their brethren; finally, apter through a singular delight which they take in giving very large and particular intelligence, how all near about them stand affected as concerning the same cause."