{"product_id":"building-a-godly-home-volume-2","title":"Building a Godly Home, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, William Gouge’s \u003cem\u003eDomestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge’s work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to modern standards, and have given it the title \u003cem\u003eBuilding a Godly Home\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the second volume, \u003cem\u003eA Holy Vision for a Happy Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, we find detailed counsel about the most important relationship in the family—husband and wife. Gouge carefully addresses what a fit marriage is and the proper way to enter into one. He then discusses the mutual duties married couples share in order for marriage to survive and thrive, as well as the duties specific to men and women respectively. Not only does he give detailed treatment of how these responsibilities are best expressed and too often hindered, but he also provides ample biblical motivation to set us on the right course. Christian husbands and wives will find much encouragement in this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Few issues spell countercultural Christianity as does a biblical view of the home and its various relationships and responsibilities. Those like the seventeenth-century Presbyterian William Gouge, who provided a lengthy exposition of domestic life as outlined in Scripture, got themselves into trouble with those who viewed biblical teaching burdensome (Gouge was vilified by wealthy city women, for example). But domestic reform is essential if we are to reflect godliness in the home, and Gouge’s once enormously popular \u003cem\u003eOf Domestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e is without equal in describing what it looks like.  A masterful guide, Gouge is pastoral, clear-headed, thoughtful, and eminently Bible-focused as he writes about the tasks, ideals, and problems of Christian family life. Once as popular as Bunyan’s \u003cem\u003ePilgrim’s Progress\u003c\/em\u003e and Matthew Henry’s \u003cem\u003eCommentary\u003c\/em\u003e, Gouge’s \u003cem\u003eOf Domestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e deserves a central place in the modern Christian home.”\u003cbr\u003e—Derek W. H. Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking Marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGetting Married\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarital Unity and Sexual Faithfulness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving Together in Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaring for Each Other’s Souls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuarding Each Other’s Health, Reputation, and Property\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServing Together in Family Ministry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Wife’s Respect for Her Husband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Wife’s Not Going Against Her Husband’s Will (I)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Wife’s Not Going Against Her Husband’s Will (II)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Wife’s Active Obedience to Her Husband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Wife’s Submission to Christ First\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Affectionate Authority over His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Humble Gentleness to His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Patient Correcting of His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Kind Conduct toward His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Providing for His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Husband’s Sincere and Steady Love for His Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009564107063,"sku":"gjw1789809597985","price":3.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/building-a-godly-home-volume-2_1.png?v=1789809602","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/building-a-godly-home-volume-2","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}