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Duties of Husbands and Wives

by John Dod and Robert Cleaver

Excerpted from John Dod and Robert Cleaver's "A Plaine and Familiar Exposition of the Ten Commandements," a standard English Puritan treatment of the ten commandments, first published in 1603 and not reprinted...

The Special Duties Of Husbands Toward Their Wives

by Richard Baxter

Part of Baxter's "A Christian Directory" concerning marriage, and in particular the husband's duties.

Husbands and Wives

by J. R. Miller

General instructions to husbands and wives from an American 19th century presbyterian.