hated his own fl••sh, but nourisheth, and che∣risheth
it. The other the love that Christ
bears to his Church, which is far greater,
ver. 26. both which he sets as patterns for
this love of husbands towards their wives. This
utterly forbids all harshness, and roughness to
them; Men are to use them as parts of them∣selves,
to love them as their own bodies, and
therefore to do nothing, that may be hurtful,
and grievous to them, no more then they
would cut, and gash their own flesh. Let
those husbands that tyrannize over their
wives, that scarce use them like humane crea∣tures
consider, whether that be to love them,
as their own bodies
13. A second duty of the Husband, is
Faithfulness to the Bed. This is by God as
well required of the husband, as the wife,
and though the world do seem to look on the
breach of this duty, with less abhorrence in
the husband, yet sure before that Just Judge,
the offence will appear no less on the mans
side, then the womans. This is certain, 'tis
in both a breach of the vow, made to each
other, at their Marriage, and so besides the un∣cleanness,
a down-right perjury, and those
differences in the case, which seem to cast the
scale, are rather in respect of civil and world∣ly
consideration, then meerly of the sin.
14. A third duty of the husband is to
maintain, and provide for the wife. He is to
let her partake with him in those outward
good things, wherewith God hath blest him,