A Godly Vision for the Family Vol. 1

For years, William Gouge’s Domestic Duties has stood as the most significant Puritan treatment of Christian family life. However, due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown to current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Editorial Credo has divided Gouge’s work into three manageable volumes and given it the title A Godly Vision for the Family.

In the first volume, we hear the voice of a wise and loving mentor, calling us back to the ancient paths laid out for the family in the Bible. Here is Gouge’s helpful exposition of Ephesians 5:21-6:4, where he expounds on the wife’s willing submission to her husband, the husband’s sacrificial love for his wife, the children’s obedient honoring of parents, and the parents’ nurturing leadership of their children. To read it is like sitting down for coffee with a kind grandfather and a wise pastor. Come and allow your family to benefit from such wise counsel.