Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

2. The believing Wife, will then accuse her unbelieving […] band. Lord, thou knowest how I loved, and honoured, […] reverenced, and obeyed him in lawful things, and was faithful to him according to my duty; but he would not love and honour thee; he was unfaithful, and would not obey thy more reasonable 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 Closer, when he hath bin pouring in Wine and strong Drink in Taverns and Alehouses: I have been troubled for him when he hath sta•ed out so late; and troubled more with him when he •ath come in so full of drink and passion; and with much patience have endured his soul 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 flew 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 th•• love of Christ, nor the love of his own soul could […] with him to change his course: he would not leave […] drunkenness and adultery, his worldliness and unjustice, ••• lying and over-reaching, his swearing and bitterness again thy people, by no means would he be perswade•.

2. The believing Wife, will then accuse her unbelieving 〈…〉 band. Lord, thou knowest how I loved, and honoured, 〈…〉 reverenced, and obeyed him in lawful things, and was faithful to him according to my duty; but he would not love and honour thee; he was unfaithful, and would not obey thy more reasonable 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 Closer, when he hath bin pouring in Wine and strong Drink in Taverns and Alehouses: I have been troubled for him when he hath staed out so late; and troubled more with him when he ath come in so full of drink and passion; and with much patience have endured his soul 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 flew 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 th love of Christ, nor the love of his own soul could with him to change his course: he would not leave drunkenness and adultery, his worldliness and unjustice, lying and over-reaching, his swearing and bitterness again thy people, by no means would he be perswade.