308 et)e Pow fflano fatniip'Zouk. crofl'es, ficknefs, dangers, to comfort and fupport each other. And to be delightful Companions, in holy love and heavenly hopes and duties, when all other outward comforts fail. S. II. What are the jfecial duties of`the i usband ? P. They are i. To exercife Love and Atha; rity together (never feparated) to his wife. 2. To be the chief Teacher and Governour of the family, and Provider for its maintenance. 3. To excel the wife in (n) Knowledge, and Patience, and to be her Teacher, and guide in the matters of God, and to be the chief in bearing infirmities and tryals. 4. To keep up the wives authority and honourin the family over inferiors. S. III. What are thefpecial dutiesof the wives ? P. i. (o) To excel in Love;2. To be obedient to their Husbands, and examples therein to the ref} ofthe family. 3. Submiffively to learn of their Husbands (that can teach them) and not to be Pelf-conceited, teaching, talkative or imperious. 4. To fubdue their paffions, deny their own fancies and wills, and not to tempt their Husbands to fatisfie their humors and vain defines, in pride, excefs, revenge or any evil : Nor tó rob God and the poor, by a proud and wailful humour ; (As the r p) Wives of Gentlemen ordinarily do.) 5. To govern their tongues, that their words may be few and grave and fober ; And to abhor a running and a fcolding tongue. 6. To contented in every Condition, and (n) i Pet.1.7 (o) r T^,I2.ZecH.I2+ 7. Pet. 9 .1. Co1. 3.I 8. Er/y.5.22,21. r -. t 1r. 2. 4, 5.1 Car. . 160 (¡,) j;er.F}-4,). flot
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