Marriage duties briefly couched together out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker…Marriage duties briefely couched togither out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker…

And therefore first let men look unto it and take heed how they take upon them to advise, persuade, induce or urge their wives to ought against God and godliness or good conscience. For by so doing they shall but abuse their power and place, and lessen their authority and credit, as every one doth that goeth beyond the bounds and limits of his office.

And therefore first let men looke vnto it and take heede how they take vpon them to aduise, perswade, induce or vrge their wiues to ought against God and godlinesse or good conscience. For by so doing they shall but abuse their power and place, and lessen their authoritie and credite, as euery one doth that goeth beyond the bounds and limits of his office.

As also women must know that it shall be no sufficient excuse for them, if they shall suffer themselves to be led by their husbands unto ought that is evil: no more then it was for ^qAdam to be seduced and misled by Eve: or for ^rAhab to be provoked and egged on by Jezebel unto evil: Neither will it serve to allege, that ^sthe woman is the weaker. But they must consider who it is from whom the man hath his right, his power, and his place, even he that hath power equally over either, and will undoubtedly punish either, if either the one shall persuade, or the other upon persuasion yield to ought against his will.

As also women must know that it shall be no sufficient excuse for them, if they shall suffer themselues to be led by their husbands vnto ought that is euill: no more then it was for ^qAdam to be seduced and misled by Eue: or for ^rAhab to be prouoked and egged on by Iezabel vnto euill: Neither will it serue to alleadge, that