roughneffe, and fuch tyrannical carriage is utterly unallowable on the Husbands part towards his Wife.

4. 'Tis pure. Not for bafe and finifter ends: He does not love himself because he is a healthy man, a handfom man, arich man; but 'tis purely himself becaufe 'tis himself) that he loves. Such ought a mans love to his Wife to be; not only because she is fair, or rich, or young; but because he is his wife. A man may look abroad in the world, and fee others healthier, handfomer, richer, wittier than himself; yet (I hope) he does not thereupon fall in love with them, and flight and neglect himself: So a man is to love his wife purely for this reafon, because She is his Wife. Though he is not bound to think her the best accomplished woman in the world, yet he is to love her, like her, delight in her more than any woman in the world.

So much for the first Duty the man owes to his Wife, Love, and the degree of it.

II. The next is Inftruction. The Husband is to inftruct the wife in the things that concern her everlasting welfare, if the be ignorant of them. Thus Paul bids the wives learn of their husbands at home, 1 Cor. 14.35. Which fuppofes the Husband is to teach her. This fhou'd make men care·ful to get knowledge themselves, that so they may perform this duty they owe to others.

III. Maintenance. He is to maintain her, pro

403 vide for her, and allow her things convenient and fit according to his eftate, and to let her partake with him in those outward good things wherewith God hath bleffed him: And as he is not by niggardize, to deny her what is fit for her, fo neither muft he by his unthriftineffe waft his goods, and fo make himself unable to fupport her; if God take him away before her, he is to provide for her comfortable fubfiftence (according to his ability) and not to beat her when he is dead (as one phrases it) by leaving her an infufficient and too short an allowance.

I come now to speak of the Duties of the wife.

The Wife owes to her Husband,

I. Subjection, Eph.5.22. Wives fubmit your felves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord. Col 3.18. Wives fubmit your felves unto your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord. 1 Pet.3.1. Likewife ye wives be in fubjection to your own husbands, &c. V.5. Being in fubjection to their own bus

bands.

Befides thefe Scripture-Commands there are feveral reafons for it.

1. From the Creation.

1. The man was first created, 1 Tim.2.13. Adam was first formed, then Eve.

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2. The woman was made of the man, and not the man of the woman, 1 Cor. 11.8. For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the 3. The

man.

3. The woman was made for the man, not the man for the woman, Gen. 2.18, And the Lord God faid, it is not good that the man fhould be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

4. Nature it felf proclaims it in respect of the fex; the female being inferiour to the male. Man is the Image and Glory of God, and the woman is the Glory of the man, 1 Cor.

11.7.

2. From the Tranfgreffion. For the woman though the latter in Creation, yet was the former in tranfgreffion, Gen.3.6. And when the woman faw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eies, and a tree to be defired, to make one wife, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave alfe unto her husband with her, and he did eat, v.12. And the man faid, the wo man whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat, 1 Tim.2.14. Adam was not deceived (i. e. first, and by Satan) but the woman being deceived, was in the tranfgreffion: not only finning her self, but drawing her husband into tranfgreffion allo.

3. From the titles of head and guide given to the husband in the Scriptures, which declare him to be the Superiour, 1 Cor. 11. 3.- The head of the woman is the man, -Eph. 5. 23. For the Husband is the head of the Wife, even as Chrift is the head of the Church -- Prov.2.17. Which for faket h

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ide of her youth, and forgetteth the Covenant God.

• Reverence. Eph. 5.33. Let the wife fee The reverence her husband. Reverence is a ure of love and fear.

The wife muft intirely love her husband, 3.4. And defire to do him good and not hurt e daies of her life, Prov. 31.12. Love must en her whole behaviour towards him. And love must proceed from a due eftimation of as her Head and Guide. Fudgment 'tis the e and spring of affection. What the mind s not, the heart affects not. That which highly prize, we dearly value. And if the truly esteem her husband, her carriage and viour towards him will be with all fweetness, ableneffe, and due respect and regard.

She ought to fear (not with a fervile, fla= but a liberal, free, ingenuous fear, like true Converts bear to God, fpringing from , and joyn'd with love) least fhe give him just occafion of displeasure and difcontent, Cor.7.34. The unmarried woman carethfor things of the Lord, that she may be holy, both body, and in Spirit; but fhe that is married; eth for the world, how fhe may please her bus

d. III. obedience, 1 Cor. 14. 34. The Apoftle sus, women are commanded to be under obedice, as alfo faith the Law. What Law? Why,

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Chap.11. Gen.3.16. Thy defire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Alfo, Tit. 2. 5. To be difcreet, chaft, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blafphemed. And in. 1 Pet. 3.6. Sarah is propounded as their pattern, Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, &c. But what kind of obedience is it the wife is to render to the Husband? The Apoftle cels us, Gol.3.18. Wives fubmit your felves to your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Which hints to us these two things,

1. It must be done in obedience to God; to the Commandment and the Ordinance of God. It must be a religious, confcientious fubmiffion, A Heathen woman may do all the outward duties of a good wife, for her credit fake, or peace at home, or from principles of natural honesty. But a Chriftian woman befides these motives, thould do it out of Confcience to Gods Command, out of a defire to please God, and to approve her heart to him, as unto the Lord, as the Apostle speaks, Eph.5.22. Having a respect to the precept and enjoynment of Chrift. This may take away that common objection of lome women, if my husband do not his duty to me,Why should I do mine to him? His faultineffe and neglect of his duty, will not excufe thy non performance of thine. For thou owest this duty not only and principally to him, but to the Lord (who requires it of thee) whe. ther thy husband de his or no. And further, the

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