comfortable walking with God. a 53 nefita affe&ionatedneffe, and love colleted and extra&ed from all thefe ;. it would hardly have matched her merci- fulnefle, andmelting affe&ions towards him. In cafe ofwant, by reafon of extraordinary expence, and exceilive charges about him ; thee fold herRings, chaises, and richeft attire; thee emptied her Cupbord of plate, her Cabinet of chiefelt and choifeft Jewels to doe himgood. And when bee was dead, and friends came about ber rather tocongratulate her happie riddance, than to bewaile her widowhood; thee did not onely deprecate and abhorre all fpeeches tending that way but protefled if it were poflible, theewould wil- lingly redeeme her husbands life, with the loffe of her five dearett children. And though as yet, the flowre and prime ofher beautifulleft andbei'c timewas not expired; yet thee, ftrongly refolved again(} a fecond match, becaufe, Paid thee, 1 (hall not finde a fecond Valdaura (for fo her husband was called.) Whence it appeares, that this worthywoman was wedded to her husbands foule ; notto his body no infirmi- tieordeformity whereof couldItoole or weaken the manli- netfeand fervencieof her love. Such choyfe as this, were the way tomakewives never weary of their husbands. Where- as affeEtions fattenedonely on a mansoutfide, are fabje& to the tediousmifery ofiaconPancy and charge, and torture of many wicked and'impotlible withes, according to thevanity and vexation of its tran(itory obje&. Againft which Fieare the indignation of an ancient Father : But thy husband, c sea hnn;ans & mudms ea}.Semc1 faith hee, gromne unbandfome, and homely. Ile once plea- ptacut a nunquid ? fed thee : wilt/deft thou ever be cbufrg art husband The vit requester e ßxe and the Horfe like their mate And if the one be changed, chg aifuum&bog the other }names not hors to dram; but wants, as it were 1,alft diL ie:*& fi núres ofhimfc f : But thou.refufeft thy Tote fétloxv, and wouldeft often turalius, rrahere jugum nefcir change. ca.np,ralraius,& Helpefulnetfe to her husband, muff be univerfall ; appre- re uon tocun, s, heading and improvingwith all readineffe and love, all op- eat: i gaIcn& portunities to doe him any good in foule or body, name, 5 fs ru ,, _ efface, &c. In a fpeciall manner, thee mutt'iearne, and la- natm. lib. js,f bonawith all meekeneffe of Wifedome andpatient dif rrc-
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