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…

Fourthly, let the husband take heed of being faulty in this duty of love in this inward and entire affection toward his wife, which the Apostle of Christ and by him the Spirit of God in so special manner requireth and exacteth of him. Some duties there are though generally required of all, yet in more special sort of some: and so this duty of love of all in general, but of married persons more specially: who are therefore more faulty, if therein they fail. Yea such therefore must take heed not only of ceasing simply to love, but of ^oleaving their first love: of suffering thei• Love ^pto grow luke-warm, not key cold only, that was fervent at the first. Howsoever as complements abate between friend and friend, the more familiar they grow; so some kind of dalliance between new married folks may after be less usual: yet their love is to be no less, rather to increase then decrease; as we see it is in ⟨p. 38⟩parents towards children, who the longer they have them, the more they affect them, and the loather they are to leave and forgo them; though it may be they are not so fond on them, as at first.

Fourthly, let the husband take heede of being faultie in this dutie of loue in this inward and entire affection toward his wife, which the Apostle of Christ and by him the Spirit of God in so speciall manner requireth and exacteth of him. Some duties there are though generally required of all, yet in more speciall sort of some: and so this dutie of loue of all in generall, but of married persons more specially: who are therefore more faultie, if therein they faile. Yea such therefore must take heede not onely of ceasing simply to loue, but of ^oleauing their first loue: of suffring thei• Loue ^pto grow luke-warme, not key cold onely, that was seruent at the first. Howsoeuer as complements abate betweene friend and friend, the more familiar they grow; so some kinde of daliance betweene new married folkes may after be lesse vsuall: yet their loue is to be no lesse, rather to encrease then decrease; as wee see it is in