This rare puritan treatise on marriage is finally back in print
after over 350 years. The great importance of godly marriages is
emphasized by Daniel Rogers. Marriage is the preservative of
chastity, the seminary of the commonwealth, seed-plot of the
church, pillar (under God) of the world, right-hand of providence,
supporter of laws, states, orders, offices, gifts, and services:
the glory of peace, the sinews of war, the maintenance of policy,
the life of the dead, the solace of the living, the ambition of
virginity, the foundation of countries, cities, universities,
succession of families, crowns, and kingdoms; truly (besides the
being of these) it is the wellbeing of them being made, and
whatsoever is excellent in them, or any other thing, the very
furniture of heaven (in a kind) depending thereupon. Rogers begins
the treatise by showing that marriage is honorable. He then
instructs the reader on what is necessary for a good entrance into
marriage. It is necessary that one marries in the Lord and that
there is aptness and suitableness to the match. Rogers then
digresses to handle two points, which are consent of parents and
the marriage contract. Returning to the main point of the treatise,
he discusses three joint duties of the married, which are unity in
religion, chastity, and mutual consent. Rogers then proceeds to
handle the respective duties of the husband and the wife. Starting
with the husband, he instructs the husband in three duties, namely,
that he should be a man of understanding, providence, and given to
honor and respect his wife. He then handles the reflective duties
of the wife in response to the three duties of the husband. Her
subjection to her husband is a response to his understanding. The
helpfulness of the wife is in response to the husband s providence.
Finally, the husband s giving of honor or respect to the wife is
reflected back on him by the wife s gracefulness. Rogers has added
a lengthy appendix to the treatise regarding God s terrible
judgments against the defilers of marriage, with sundry means and
counsels to pursue chastity.The book has been retypeset and
modernized.
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