The Godly Man's Picture

3. He is godly, who is good as an Husband, he fills up that relation with love, Eph. 5. 25. Husbands love your Wives: The Vine twisting its branches about the Elm, and embracing it, may be an emblem of that entire love, which should be in the conjugal relation; a married condition would be sad, if it hath cares to embitter it, and not love to sweeten it: Love is the best diamond in the marriage Ring: Isaac loved Rebeckah, Gen. 24. 57. Unkindnesses in this near relation, are very unhappy. We read in Heathen Authors, that Clytemnestra the wife of Agamemnon, to revenge an injury received from her Husband, first rent the Veil of her chastity, and afterwards consented to his death: The Husband should show his love to his Wife, by covering infirmities, by avoiding occasions of strife, by sweet endearing expressions, by pious counsel, by love-tokens, by encouraging what he sees amiable and virtuous in her, by mutual prayer, by associating ⟨p. 222⟩with her, unless detained by urgency of business: The Pilot that goes from his ship, and quite leaves it to the merciless waves, declares that he doth not esteem it, or reckon any treasure to be in it.

3. Hee is godly, who is good as an Husband, he fills up that relation with love, Eph. 5. 25. Husbands love your Wives: The Vine twisting its branches about the Elm, and embracing it, may be an emblem of that intire love, which should be in the conjugal relation; a married condition would be sad, if it hath cares to imbitter it, and not love to sweeten it: Love is the best diamond in the marriage Ring: Isaac loved Rebeckah, Gen. 24. 57. Unkindnesses in this near relation, are very unhappy. Wee read in Heathen Authors, that Clitemnestra the wife of Agamemnon, to revenge an injury received from her Husband, first rent the Vail of her chastity, and afterwards consented to his death: The Husband should shew his love to his Wife, by covering infirmities, by avoiding occasions of strife, by sweet endearing expressions, by pious counsel, by love-tokens, by incouraging what he sees amiable and vertuous in her, by mutual prayer, by associating