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be avoided; and you VIII not nave 10
lament its effects.
Bur lei for d moment suppose a cir
cumstancc occurs in which your has
bands hearts, enangled, or that there
appears danger OF his affection be-
lug drawn from you. TINS 10 truth,
is the bt,eie W pund woman's heart
ever received, aud none but God can
direct her Alright. To him, therefore,
(ifshe be under the influence of rell
i gion,) she will at once 20, and at his
iootstool pour forth every thought OF her
heart The comfort she inplores she
| certainty VIII re Give; the guidance
| she sollclts will assuredly- be granted.
The wife forsaken and grieved ~
SPIRIT is an object of peculiar care to
Onnipotence; and her signs and tears
shall not be unnoticed On this i'm
portans subject, all shall say is, let
circumstances, discretion, and good
sense be your direction Bot, as you
value your peace, as you hope TO wIn
your husband back again, avoid an an
Cry, debate. Genie and wise remon
STRANGE may most probably make him
all you wish UpbraId him and make
his home uncomfortable; and a hun
dred TO one he is lost to you forever.
I'll husband and wife keep within,
their proper department, II they con
fine themselves TO the sphere allotted
to each by Providence and nature,
there need he no dispute about power
and superiority, andthere will be none
They have no opposite, no separate
interest, and therefore there can be no
just ground for opposition ofconduct."
Lit me intreat your particular atten
ton, gentle lady, tothe following ad
vice Whenever any little dlscord or
GOODNESS takes place between you and
your husband, remember concession
is your duty rather than his. and nc
Der close your eyes IN steep TIL Won
nave endeavoured to obtain recGncll
Iailon. Tell MN the resolution you
nave formed; &lheu you MY good hu-
monredly add, that perhaps he would
not find you so very forgving, bat
really you should dread breaking,
through your determination Again
let me threat you to adopt this plan, II
may appear triflng and immaierial
Rot YOU do not, you cannot without ex
perience, know the wide spreading
good it may produce, the wide spread
ing ills it may proven!
Many matrimonial dispute occurs
net so much from an unwlllingness to
give up The contested point, as from a
dread of being conquered. Beware
OF the slightest approach to contraction
and be assured every little dispute be
tween man and wife. even IN itself of
the most trivial nature, is danger Gus
1t forces good humour out of its chan
mel, undermines affection, and lns,d
iously, though perhaps ms nslhly,
wears out and al last entirely destroys
that cordially which is the lite and
soul of matrimonial felicity
Without intending it, 1 have prolon
gcd my remarks on this subject TO an
extraordinary length / will now
therefore endeavour in few words to
sum up The whole matter Do yon
wish, gentle lady, to make your hus
hand good mud, tender, Gmiable; in
short, all that he should be? Let me
sUhiSper to you the secret: Endea
vour by prayer and every effort to
NIKE him religious man and the
work is accomplished,-And now let
me for moment indulge in the blessed |
supposition that You are both in The fold
OF Christ, and heirs together of the
grace of life. Then, in truth, happy
was the day you were horn and hap
Ply the day which united you! And o.
thrice blessed be the hour when the
everlasting gates shall be lifted up and
you shall both he presented iaultless
before the throne of Gods glory with
joy dude 24)
Chapter III
ON PRUDENCE AND DECO RUM
"Though woman before hen mar
riage may be admired for her gaiety,