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 2. Because their conjugall love should shew it selfe in all such duties.

Use. This may serve to admonish as well husbands as wives to beware of harshnesse and bitternesse. Doct. 13. That duty which we owe unto all the coheires of grace and life eternall, should direct and governe our particular duties towards our superiours, inferiours and equalls.

Reas. 1. Because that is the principall duty; to which all the rest are subordinate. 2. Because that love doth vertually at least containe in it all vertues. 3. Because the dignity which redounds from the relation to grace and eternall life, makes all those that are partakers of that grace, in some sort equall, and therefore restraines contempt, opposition, and all kinds of injuries. Vse. This may serve to direct us, in all parts of our conversation with Christian men, to have chiefe regard to this duty. Doct. 14. All our conversation, as well in publique as in private, should be so ordered, that it should not hinder, but rather further our Prayers.

This is gathered from the last words.

Reas. 1. Because otherwise we should wrong God himselfe, in violating his honour. 2. Because we should diminish at least our greatest comfort, which depends upon our prayers. Vse, This may serve to admonish us, to take heed therefore, not only of the grosser sort of sins, but also of contentions, injuries, perturbations, and all those vanities, by which we are made unfit to call upon the name of God aright. Verse 8. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pittifull, be courteous.

V. 9. Not rendring evill for evill, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.