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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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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 ⟨image 123⟩to help him, & unrequested gives him things that be needful; much more then must he do thus to his wife, which is the one part of himself, and nearer, and should be dearer also unto him then any other.
An other dutie of the husband is, in giuing her all honour and due beneuolence, which stands in two things. First, in giuing and allowing her all maintenance & needfull helpes both for necessitie, and also for honest and Christian recreation and delight, so farre, as his estate, and hers requireth, and their abilities doe afford, and he must doe this willingly, liberally, and freely, not tarrying till it be begged, nor gotten ftom him by importunate entreatie, 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 suspition of want of loue. For loue is alwaies bountifull, and besides that it lessons the benefit by the one halfe, when it must be haled as it were by maine strength from him. Therefore he must consider, and before he be asked, prouide what he sees necessarie for her, and what may be after a Christian sort delightfull vnto her, & preuent her with the gift, euen as a father that loues his childe will not tarrie, till the child must come and beg & apparell or meat but he doth cast before hand how ⟨image 123⟩to helpe him, & vnrequested giues him things that be needfull; much more then must he doe thus to his wife, which is the one part of himselfe, and nearer, and should be dearer also vnto him then any other.