comfortable walking with God. 25 i brancer tohim, to keepe his turnesandtimes of illightning and informing the ignorant,darke and earthy hearts of their people. But in his abfcnce comes her contfe, when her graces ofknowledge and prayer, &c. ought to fhew firth themfelves; and thine upon them, to preferve them from coldnefle, and that dreadful! curie which hangs over the head of chofe that know not God, and (hall certainely fall upon thofe Families that call not on his Name. See Ierem. 10.25. For conclufionof the point, and crowning of the marri- age-fiate withfound and lafting comfort in the meane time, andwith everlafling peace and pleafieres at lati : Let manand wife jointly labour to fweeten and Canaifie their mutual! car- riages, bothcommon and feverallduties each to other, with oftenand contl tnt meeting together isprayer.For perfwafion to which praaife : Confider inch places as there a Gen. 25. a why rind 21, b I Cor. c I Pet. ;.7. That precife paffage in d Elm- Adeoram,coram, 7. 5 inpræfent a uxo brofez Tommiff both (fpeakingof the married couples ) rife ris fuæ. auxtor- the night to prayer,andGod it to be entreatedofyou withjoyntfuppli- Ób uxorem, i. e. cations.* Continual! ,ifaith Chryfafforne, teach her profitable things, ea præfen-e te andpray together. *pa cum tlla. Nö 7 ({e. If betides Family-prayers, wherein the moregenerali af- F.r and before si rvifu ando i r jee _ faires of the houfehold are to be commended unto God, merh rabe fme f.- man-andwife make confcience altoof this more private duty lemne prayer whtab betweene themfelves, wherein many particulars -are to be f er thnmatter, her petitioned, onely properand individuall to that neere lode- b ffweimr, f4irb ty ;I fay: ifthey fetthemfelvesunto is with íïncerieyofheart, Tar l oeatbtttra- it may be a notable helpe, and by Gods bleffing prove a rui`;ieinniis&°- ranonibus, qua foveraigneantidote agalnft any route of bltterneflè,heart-ri- pubiíco Eccle6;f' fìng,diffenfion, or difcontent betwixt them (wrath,and'ill- znriit conjt t pri will towards any, lurking in the hearr, dothutterly datnpe arbrittt° tnfcip;e. and empoyfen the power and comfortof prayer, much more bantur,atquetut: eipi debont in- towards one tied unto thee with fo many deare and perpe- gram a calamtra- te vel negocio ali. quo ardue publicè aut privatim incumbenee. c Alloquirer quidamPant maritum& into remdu le poet concordes fare, ut fimul Deum uno animo precentor. Caiv. Maritus& uxor preces quotidie unà debent conctpere, ad impetrandum I Dee omnis generis bona. d S:mul ad orationemnote vobis fargendum eft, & conjusais precibusohfecrandss Deus. De .Abraam Patrtarcha. cap. p. a Continuò qua utiliafun dace, fiat vebis preces Communes. ehry(ori. Serm. ao. rn.-6.ad Fphef tuail
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