DOH. 2. YI& Ephefians VER.2 j. tranflateaman into the powerof the woman ; not grounded on beau- ty, riches, great alliance, this is !Lift of the flcfh, covetoufneffe, pride of life, but it is grounded on the confederations here named , Gen. 2. NOV. r 24. tí7tal.2. ß. The fruits inwhich it emptieth it fclfe. a. It will feeke toedi- fie them ingrace, Love edifieth, teach them,&c. 2. It will rejoyce in them, make a mancomfortably contented in hisportion, Prov.6. Re- joyce in the .wifeofehy youth, not that it teacheth wantonncffe, but it cutteth offfinfull difcontents, Efey 62.2. 3. It doth make us convene with them willingly, Cant.a. Let me heare thyvoyce, and fee thy face ; hither that ofcohabitation mutt be referred. q.. It doth communicate with the partiebeloved ; hither the pro- viding her things neceffarie, preventing her in them, committing charges to her, her husbandsheart mutt refs inher ; yea,a man muff, ceteris parihua, allow her more liberally in matters ofcomfort then himfelfe, the is the weakerveffell. 5. Patient winkingat infirmities. 6. Fcllowfeeling with her inher grievances. Now ifwe layour felvcs to thefe duties we come fhort ofthem, our love will feeke Sermons for them when they are dead, but never teach them while we have them; we often are not pleated inour por- tions, we are never well, but when farreenough from them, never ill but whenwith them; like Nabals toward them, make them be coun- table to a farthing; a chafe for thekaft trifle; no whit affected with their griefes. Wefee that thisfingular love muff notbe divided to many, but af- forded to our one onely wife, r Cor.7. a. Let everyone have hisowne wife ; for thefe phrafes inPaal, andthat in the 19. ofMat. and in the 2. ofMal. do interpret Mafia, and thew that Goddid knit in this bond one man toonewoman, and it cannot be other , for this love doth tranflate a man into the power ofa woman, that he hath no power to give himfelfefurther, nor the no power toauthorife it in him , he that loveth once canlove nomore at once, and the proverb is true,and this is ir, Prov.6. Ifthe heateoflove vexe thee, quench it with water, but out ofthy owne fountaine,running waters. Where there are two ar- guments. r. From the wholefomeneffe. 2. From the proprietie. For it is better to drinkeofa cleare running water then a muddy puddle, fo better quench thy love with thyowne wife, who is a fan - etified fountaine, then with a queane that is a ftanding troubled wa- ter; yea a filthy puddle : Againe, who would not ratherhave whol force waterwithin their houfe then goe to the common river, where we know not whatrags was waffled t fuch is a wife , the is thyproper fountaine. This therefore as it doth teach us our duty, fo it dothconvince them 1
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