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 last but not the least Office of love is the diligent endeavouring of the wives spiritual good: which if he love her as he ought, he cannot, nor will not neglect. In regard hereof the Apostle saith, that ^ahusbands must love their wives, as Christ loveth his Church; ^bwhose love to his Church tendeth to this, to sanctify & purify it by water and the word, to make it gracious here, & glorious without spot or wrinkle hereafter. And therefore this is a special thing that the husband should aim at in his love & in all duties of love to his wife, to bring her on unto God, or to help her on in the good waves of God.

The last but not the least Office of loue is the diligent endeuouring of the wiues spirituall good: which if he loue her as he ought, he cannot, nor will not neglect. In regard hereof the Apostle saith, that ^ahusbands must loue their wiues, as Christ loueth his Church; ^bwhose loue to his Church tendeth to this, to sanctifie & purifie it by water and the word, to make it grations here, & glorious without spot or wrinckle hereafter. And therfore this is a special thing that the husband should aime at in his loue & in all duties of loue to his wife, to bring her on vnto God, or to help her on in the good waves of God.

1. aThes. 5.25.
2. bEph 5.26.17.

^cHow knowest th•u, O woman, saith Paul, but that thou mayest win thine husband: and