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…

The sixth duty of Love is the allowance of all necessaries that her need shall require & their estate may afford. It is that honour, as some understand it, & it may well be one part of it, that is, ^*honest means and maintenance, that the Apostle exacteth for them. For ^dso is the word oft taken, and ^eunder that term doth our Saviour Christ show it to be comprehended elsewhere. And surely if ^fhe be condemned as worse th•n a• infidel, that provideth n•t for his family: then undoubted he that provideth not for his wife the chief in the family next himself, is no bette• […] a• br•st•n man therefore must labour that he may h••e wherewith to relieve other; ••ch more that he may have wherewith to maintain himself and his […], that is and ought to be one with himself. In regard whereof as ^hthe wife is compared to the vi• ; so the husband ought to be as the Elm to uphold her: and […] Moon shineth with light re•c•ued from the Sun••e, so i• she to be furnished with fit supplies allowed h•r by him. And surely where love is abounding, there will nothing be wanting that may be for her comfort & necessary contentment, that their ability may well afford.