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…

Thirdly, If the husband must in this manner love his wife, then must he draw home his affections from loving any other in that sort. For if such a singularity of love be here required, then it can be but one that in this sort is affected. As we reason well, that there can not be two Gods, because there cannot be ^*two chief goods: so here there ought not to be two wives of two husbands, because two can not have the principality & chiefety in our love; or rather, because such love as this is, is or ought to be peculiar and proper to one: But the branches and streams of love are dispersed among many; whereas ^*the whole current of it runneth one way between twain.

Thirdly, If the husband must in this manner loue his wife, then must hee draw home his affections from louing any other in that sort. For if such a singularitie of loue be here required, then it can be but one that in this sort is affected. As wee reason well, that there can not be two Gods, because there cannot be ^*two chiefe goods: so here there ought not to be two wiues of two husbands, because two can not haue the principalitie & chiefety in our loue; or rather, because such loue as this is, is or ought to be peculiar and proper to one: But the branches and streames of loue are dispersed among many; whereas ^*the whole current of it runneth one way betweene twaine.

1. *[Greek or Hebrew]. Basil. Sel. de Abr. Cen 22.1.2.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Basil. Sel. de Abr. Cen 22.1.2.
2. *Una costa decerpta, et utique ex plurib•s Te•.Vna costa decerpta, et vtique ex plurib•s Te.