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…

Secondly, I answer further with the Apostle, (and so come to the second duty of Love, the Concealing and covering of the wives infirmities, and bearing patiently with them:) ⁿLove is long-suffering: and ^oLove covereth, much more ^pfervent love, a multitude of offences. ⁴There is no man or woman without infirmities, as no life without troubles. And this is one special act & exercise of love, to love those that we bear, and to ^qbear with those that we love: to seek to cover and conceal their infirmities, though they be many: remembering with all that God hath called us, as to ^rpeace ^sin Christ, so to ^tpatience ^uin the world, and to the exercise of patience; which therefore in these cases men must earnestly crave.^*

Secondly, I answer further with the Apostle, (and so come to the second dutie of Loue, the Concealing and couering of the wiues infirmities, and bearing patiently with them:) ⁿLoue is long-suffring: and ^oLoue couereth, much more ^pferuent loue, a multitude of offences. ⁴