if_o he_o love_v she_o he_o wisnes_n she_o well_o he_o do_v well_o for_o she_o he_o give_v she_o what_o in_o justice_n and_o reason_n she_o â—n_v desire_v he_o suffer_v for_o she_o more_o than_o she_o will_v he_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o displease_v and_o most_o willing_a to_o give_v her_o honour_n and_o all_o good_a content_n god_n when_o he_o give_v law_n and_o precept_n to_o man_n he_o conclude_v they_o all_o in_o this_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o s._n paul_n 10._o rom._n 13_o 10._o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o this_o love_n as_o portray_v the_o husband_n be_v bind_v so_o say_v s._n paul_n man_n ought_v so_o to_o love_v their_o wife_n 5.28_o eph._n 5.28_o and_o this_o express_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v the_o husband_n duty_n to_o love_v his_o wife_n which_o s._n paul_n bare_o say_v not_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n though_o his_o word_n as_o from_o god_n be_v a_o law_n and_o there_o need_v no_o other_o confirmation_n for_o it_o but_o he_o prove_v it_o for_o the_o man_n to_o his_o wife_n be_v as_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n and_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o you_o husband_n ought_v to_o love_v your_o wife_n second_o the_o wife_n be_v not_o flesh_n of_o thy_o flesh_n but_o be_v make_v one_o flesh_n and_o one_o body_n and_o as_o it_o be_v one_o person_n with_o thou_o 5.28_o eph._n 5.28_o so_o ephes_n 5.28_o and_o therefore_o man_n ought_v to_o love_v his_o wife_n and_o if_o you_o ask_v i_o how_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v she_o this_o the_o apostle_n express_v too_o and_o most_o plain_o say_v 1._o as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o you_o husband_n ought_v to_o love_v your_o wife_n where_o note_n that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v not_o by_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o to_o tell_v the_o husband_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v his_o wife_n in_o that_o high_a measure_n and_o degree_n as_o christ_n do_v love_v his_o spouse_n the_o church_n 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to_o settle_v these_o on_o the_o woman_n his_o wife_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n husband_n love_v your_o wife_n 5.22_o eph._n 5.22_o these_o be_v the_o object_n of_o your_o solace_n and_o delight_n and_o as_o they_o be_v make_v help_v to_o the_o husband_n which_o word_n husband_n as_o it_o note_v the_o man_n to_o be_v the_o band_n of_o the_o house_n and_o all_o therein_o so_o primary_o and_o principal_o of_o his_o wife_n by_o which_o he_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n to_o keep_v she_o from_o shatter_v as_o the_o band_n in_o sheaf_n or_o as_o the_o band_n of_o
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