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…

Again those are here to be condemned, that live, like drones, on their wives labours, wasting all that is gathered together by their industry. Of whom we cannot say, that the Moon shineth with the Suns light: but the Sun shineth with the Moons light; that is, the husband shines with the spoils of his wife, ^*whom he ought to maintain as the Sun enlighteneth the Moon.

Againe those are here to be condemned, that liue, like drones, on their wiues labours, wasting all that is gathered togither by their industrie. Of whom wee cannot say, that the Moone shineth with the Suns light: but the Sun shineth with the Moones light; that is, the husband shines with the spoiles of his wife, ^*whom he ought to maintaine as the Sunne enlighteneth the Moone.

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As also those that spend riotously the portion they have with their wives, & then leave them to the wide world to shift for themselves: like those that climb & take pains to get nuts, which having cracked & eaten the kernel out of, they cast the shells under-board.

As also those that spend riotously the portion they haue with their wiues, & then leaue them to the wide world to shift for themselues: like those that climbe & take paines to get nuts, which hauing crackt & eaten the kernell out of, they cast the shels vnder-bord.