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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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And then also most unseasonably and untimely, for when she is out of temper, and passion hath already overcome her, then he falls to administer his physic as it were upon a full stomach. Whereas he should patiently wait for a fit time, and not be so foolish as when she is gone, and anger hath overruled her, then to look that she should upon a words warning return and come again into her right mind, & upon the sudden reform all that is amiss, for this is not wisdom but testimony of his folly, rather than of any true love or discretion. But what? shall one let his wife go away so, & take her course? No, but he must at that instant speak to God for her, when she is not fit to be spoken to. And afer when the coast is clear, & all is quiet, then with a loving heart & good countenance, & yet with plain and evident proofs and reproofs out of Gods word, he must show her fault, that godly sorrow may bring her to repentance and amendment. And by these means he may govern well.
And then also most vnseasonably and vntimely, for when she is out of temper, and passion hath alreadie ouercome her, then he fals to administer his phisicke as it were vpon a full stomacke. Whereas he should patiently wait for a fit time, and not be so foolish as when she is gone, and anger hath ouerrulde her, then to looke that she should vpon a words warning returne and come againe into her right minde, & vpon the sudden reforme all that is amisse, for this is not wisedome but testimonie of his folly, rather thē of any true loue or discretion. But what? shall one let his wife go away so, & take her course? No, but he must at that instant speake to God for her, when she is not fit to be spoken to. And afer when the coast is cleare, & all is quiet, then with a louing heart & good countenance, & yet with plaine and euident proofes and reproofes out of Gods word, he must shew her fault, that godly sorrow may bring her to repentance and amendment. And by these meanes he may gouerne well.
An other duty of the husband is, in giving her all honour and due benevolence, which stands in two things. First, in giving and allowing her all maintenance & needful helps both for necessity, and also for honest and Christian recreation and delight, so far, as his estate, and hers requireth, and their abilities do afford, and he must do this willingly, liberally, and freely, not tarrying till it be begged, nor gotten from him by importunate entreaty, as of one should wring it out of a Nabals hand, like as if it were water out of a flint stone, for this is a great suspicion of want of love. For love is always bountiful, and besides that it lessons the benefit by the one half, when it must be haled as it were by main strength from him. Therefore he must consider, and before he be asked, provide what he sees necessary for her, and what may be after a Christian sort delightful unto her, & prevent her with the gift, even as a father that loves his child will not tarry, till the child must come and beg & apparel or meat but he doth cast before hand how