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What is the husband’s part? How does the word of God define his duties as a husband? What is involved on his part of the marriage relation? What does he owe to his wife? When he stands at the marriage altar and takes the hand of his bride in his and makes solemn vows and pledges in the presence of God and of human witnesses, what is it that he engages to do?
There is one word that covers all – the word love. “Husbands, love your wives,” comes the command, with all divine authority, from the Holy Scriptures. The counsel is very short, but it grows exceedingly long when it is fully accepted and observed.
The art of the photographer is now so perfect that he can take the whole face of a great city newspaper on a plate small enough to be worn in a little pin; yet as you look at it under the microscope you find that every word is there, every point and mark. So in this word “love” we have a whole volume of thoughts and suggestions of life and duty crowded; and as we study it closely and carefully every one of them appears distinctly and clearly written out. What are some of the things that are embraced in a husband’s love?
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