The fourth duty of Love is (that which the Apostle here expresseth in the negative, and we have put of to this place;) athe •a•nishing of all Bitterness. And surely if all bitterness must be abandoned & put away among Christians, much more among Christian man & wife. bLet all bitterness, and strife, and wrath, & •l mor, & evil language be put away from you, saith the Apostle. If cno root of gall & bitterness must be endured among Christians in the Church, dthat is the house of God: no more between man and wife in the house or family ethat is ⟨p. 43⟩to be as a Church of God. And therefore among the heathen *the gall of the sacrifice, that was slain & offered at weddings, was thrown out at doors; thereby to signify, that the married folks should be either to other as Doves*, without gal. And surely if among Christian men fAll things must be done in Love: much more must a•l things be done in Love, & much Love, between Christian man and wife, that are tied by a double, yea by a triple band of love either to other; a natural band as gneighbours and nigh in nature; a spiritual bond has fellow-members of the mystical body of Christ Jesus; and a civill, but yet ian holy and khonourable bond, as lone flesh by marriage. And therefore the husband when he admonisheth, he must admonish in love & loving manner; when he adviseth, he must advise in love and loving manner: if he reprove, he must do that likewise out of love and in loving fort; with as much sweetness and mildness, and with as little severity and harshness as may be: but in any wife without bitterness, knowing that there is nothing more contrary to love then it.
The fourth dutie of Loue is (that which the Apostle here expresseth in the negatiue, and we haue put of to this place;) athe •a•nishing of all Bitternes. And surely if all bitternes must be abandoned & put away among Christians, much more among Christian man & wife. bLet all bitternes, and strife, and wrath, & •l mor, & euill language be put away from you, saith the Apostle. If cno roote of gall & bitternes must be endured among Christians in the Church, dthat is the house of God: no more between man and wife in the house or family ethat is ⟨p. 43⟩to be as a Church of God. And therfore among the heathn *the gall of the sacrifice, that was slaine & offred at weddings, was throwen out at doores; therby to signifie, that the maried folks should be either to other as Doues*, without gal. And surely if among Christian men fAll things must be done in Loue: much more must a•l things be done in Loue, & much Loue, betweene Christian man and wife, that are tyed by a double, yea by a triple band of loue either to other; a naturall band as gneighbours and nigh in nature; a spirituall bond has fellow-members of the mysticall body of Christ Iesus; and a ciuill, but yet ian holy and k
- a•ers. •9.
- bEph. 4.31.
- cDe•• 29.18. Heb. 12.15.
- d1 Tim. 3.15.
- e• Cor. 16.•9. Philemon ••.
- *[…]. in pea• ▪ […]〈…〉. in pea• ▪ 〈…〉
- *[…] sine […].〈…〉 sine 〈…〉.
- f1 Cor. 10.1•.
- gLuk 1•.•7. […].Luk 1•.•7. 〈…〉.
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