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Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Giving them honour.] This is the second thing required in the Exposition. They must honour their wives: ⟨p. 126⟩And this the Husband doth,
11 When he useth her with signs of his estimation of her, according to her rank in the family, and her relation to him; entertaining her as his companion, and not as his servant or slave. To honour her, is to carry himself with such respect towards her, that all may see that he makes a great account of her, as the companion God hath given to him for his life, to be a helper to him.
11 When he useth her with signes of his estimation of her, according to her ranke in the family, and her relation to him; intertayning her as his companion, and not as his servant or slave. To honour her, is to carrie himselfe with such respect towards her, that all may see that he makes a great account of her, as the companion God hath given to him for his life, to be a helper to him.
- 1How many ways husbands honour their wives.How many waies husbands honour their wives.
2 When he is careful to protect her from wrongs, and dangers, and indignities. 1. Sam. 30.5.