Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

2. The believing Wife will then accuse her unbelieving Husband. Lord thou knowest how I loved, and honoured, and reverenced, and obeyed him in lawful things, and was faithful to him according to my duty; •ut he would not love and honour thee, he was unfaithful, and would not obey thy m•re reasonable ⟨p. 85⟩commands, unto whom he owed a greater subjection: I have often sate alone like a widow at home, when he hath been revelling abroad with his companions: I have been pouring forth tears for him, at the Throne of grace in my Closet, when he hath been pouring in Wine and strong drink in Taverns and Aye-houses: I have been troubled for him, when he hath stayed our so late; and troubled more with him, when he hath come in so full of drink, and passion; and with much patience have endured his foul speeches and behaviour, which he hath used: I have watched the most fit opportunity I could take, to put him in mind of his sin and danger; and I have done it with the greatest humility and meekness, and tender affection as I could; but either he hath not regarded my words; or slew out into a rage against me: O how fain would I have persuaded him to draw in the same yoke of Christ with me; but he would draw another way, do what I could; none of my prayers, nor tears, nor arguments, no, not the l•ve of Christ, nor the love of his own soul, could prevail with him to change his course; he would […] leave his drunkenness, and adultery, his worldliness and injustice, his lying and over-reaching, his swearing and bitterness against thy people, by no means would he be persuaded.

2. The believing Wife will then accuse her unbelieving Husband. Lord thou knowest how I loved, and honoured, and reverenced, and obeyed him in lawful things, and was faithful to him according to my duty; •ut he would not love and honour thee, he was •nfaithfu•, and would not obey thy m•re reasonable ⟨p. 85⟩commands, unto whom he owed a greater subjection: I have often sate alone like a widdow at home, when he hath been revelling abroad with his companions: I have been pouring forth tears for him, at the Throne of grace in my Closet, when he hath been pouring in Wine and strong drink in Taverns and Aie-houses: I have been troubled for him, when he hath staied our so late; and troubled more with him, when he hath come in so full of drink, and pssion; and with much patience have endured his foul speeches and behaviour, which he hath used: I have watched the most fit opportunity I could take, to put him in mind of his sin and danger; and I have done it with the greatest humility and meeknes, and tender affection as I could; but either he hath not regarded my words; or slew out into a rage against me: O how fain would I have perswaded him to draw in the same yoke of Christ with me; but he would draw another way, do what I could; none of my prayers, nor tears, nor arguments, no, not the lve of Christ, nor the love of his own soul, could prevaile with him to change his course; he would leave his drunkenness, and adultery, his worldliness and ijustice, his lying and over-reaching, his swearing and bitterness against thy people, by no means would he be perswaded.