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…

^*Before, he began ^(r)first with Faith, and ^(s)then came to Life: because Faith is the Root and good Life the Fruit: and without the Root there can be no Fruit: in regard whereof it is well said, that The whole life of the Faithless is nothing but sin, and ⟨p. 3⟩there can nothing be good without the chief good. For it is no less true of special Faith, which is spoken by the Apostle of the general Faith, that ^(t)whatsoever is not of Faith, is sin.

^*Before, he began ^(r)first with Faith, and ^(s)then came to Life: because Faith is the Roote and good Life the Fruit: and without the Roote there can be no Fruit: in reg•rd whereof it is well said, that The whole life of the Faithlesse is nothing but sinne, and ⟨p. 3⟩there can nothing be good without the chiefe good. For it is no lesse true of speciall Faith, which is spoken by the Apostle of the generall Faith, that ^(t)whatsoeuer is not of Faith, is sinne.

1. *Tota vita infidelium peccatum est; & nihil est bonum absque summo bono. Prosper in s•nt. ex Aug.
2. (r)Chap. 1. & 2.
3. (s)