The duties of Husbands to their Wives, and Wives to their Husbands.

THe Common duty of Husband and Wife is to love each other, (Eph. 5 ch. 25. ver. Husbands love your Wives even as Chriſt loved his Church,) and therefore chooſe one that is truly, lovely, and proceed in your choice, with great deliberation, and avoid all things as tend to quench Love. 2ly. Dwell together and enjoy each other, 1 Cor. 7 ch. 29. ver. and faithfully joyn together in the Education of your Children, the government of your Family, and the management of your worldly buſineſs. 3ly. Eſpecially to be helpers of each others ſalvation, to ſtir up each other to Faith, Love, and Obedience, and good works, to warn and help each other againſt ſin and all temptations, to joyn in Gods worſhip in the Family and in private, to prepare each other for the approach of Death, and comfort each other in the hopes of life eternal.

4ly. To avoid all diſſentions, and to bear with thoſe Infirmities in each other which you cannot cure: to aſſwage, and not to provoke unruly paſſions, and in lawful things to pleaſe each other. 5ly. To keep continual Chaſtity and fidelity, and to avoid all unſeemly and immodeſt carriage with any other, which may ſtir up jealouſie, and yet to avoid jealouſie which is unjuſt. 6ly. To help each other to bear their burthens (and not by Impatience to make them greater) in poverty, croſſes, ſickneſs, and dangers, to comfort and to ſupport each other, and to be delightful Companions in Holy Love and Heavenly hopes and duties, when all other outward comforts faile.

The more ſpecial duties of Husbands are to exerciſe Love and Authority together, (never ſeperated) to his Wife. 2ly. To be chief teacher and governour of the Family, and provider for its maintainance, to excell the Wife in Knowledge and Patience, and to be her Teacher and guide in the matters of God, and to keep up the Wives Authority & Honour in the Family over inferiors.

The ſpecial duties of Wives are, to excell in Love, and 2ly. Be obedient to their Husbands, and examples therein to the reſt of the Family, ſubmiſſively to learn of their Husbands, (that can teach them) and not to be ſelf conceited, talktive, or imperious, to ſubdue their paſſions, not to tempt their Husband to ſatisfie their vain deſire in Pride, Exceſs, Revenge, or any evil; not to rob God and the poor by a proud waſtfull humour. 5ly. To govern their Tongues, that their words be few, and grave, and ſober. 6ly. To be contented in every condition, to avoid the Childiſh vanity of gaudy Apparel, and following of vain faſhions of the prouder ſort. 7ly. To help on the maintainance of the family by frugality, not to diſpoſe of her Husbands Eſtate without his conſent. 8ly. Above all to be conſtant helpers for the Holy Education of their Children; for this is the moſt eminent Service that women can do in the world; ſhe muſt daily Catechiſe them, and teach them to know God, and mind them of the world to come, and teach them to pray.