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First then, the husband and wife must be faithful in their bodies one to an other, else, they break the covenant of God. For marriage is not a covenant of man, but a covenant of God; where in the parties bind themselves to God and they be in recognisance in heaven, to keep themselves pure and chaste one to an other. Then for other matters, there must be one purse and one heart, and hand for the good of the family, and each of other. But now if the wife be wasteful and idle, then she like a foolish woman pulls down her house; And if the husband be an unthrift, and consume and spend that idly and vainly to serve his lust, or pride or any sin, that might help his wife and children, and be a means to make them live plentifully and cheerfully, whereas now they are pinched with want and necessity; this lavishing is a great unfaithfulness, and comes accompanied with many inconveniences. So much for the general duties belonging both to husband and wife. The particular follow. And first, the wife must fear her husband ⟨image 120⟩as is commanded in Ephes. 5. 33. Let the wife see that she fear her husband. and 1. Peter. 3. 2. The Apostle requires a conversation with fear. So that if ever the wife will be comfortable and profitable to the husband and do any good in the family, she must have a care of her heart, and look that she carry an inward fear to her husband; for the husband is the wives head even as Christ is the head of the Church, and even as the Church must fear Christ Jesus, so must the women also fear their husbands; And this inward fear must be showed by an outward meekness & lowliness in the speeches and carriage to the husband. As in the place above named out of Peter he saith they must be attired with a meek and quiet spirit; she must not be passionate and froward to him either to any of the family in his sight, but should have such a regard of his presence, as that should govern her tongue and countenance, so that it may not be offensive or troublesome to him. And for her speech, neither when they be kind and loving together must she grow into gross terms, nor if any Jar or offence come, rush into tart and sour words, to ease her self upon her husband whom she should fear.

First then, the husband and wife must be faithfull in their bodies one to an other, else, they breake the couenant of God. For mariage is not a couenant of man, but a couenant of God; where in the parties binde themselues to God and they be in recognisance in heauen, to keepe themselues pure and chast one to an other. Then for other matters, there must be one purse and one heart, and hand for the good of the familie, and each of other. But now if the wife be wastfull and idle, then she like a foolish woman puls downe her house; And if the husband be an vnthrift, and consume and spende that idly and vainely to serue his lust, or pride or anie sinne, that might helpe his wife and children, and be a meanes to make them liue plentifully and cheerefully, whereas now they are pinched with want and necessitie; this lauishing is a great vnfaithfulnesse, and comes accompanied with manie inconueniences. So much for the generall duties belonging both to husbande and wife. The particular follow. And first, the wife must feare her husband