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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…
Marriage duties briefly couched together out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker Bachelor of Divinity and pastor of Rotherhith.Marriage duties briefely couched togither out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker Bachelar of Diuinitie and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by William Jones for William Bladen, 1620London: printed by William Iones for William Bladen, 1620
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And this point thus observed may first serve to show what is one main cause of much neglect of duty in many families, in children towards parents, in servants toward Master and Mistress; because the governors are not careful of mutual duties betwixt themselves, of concord and agreement the one with the other, of love and fidelity the one to the other, of respectful and regardful carriage the one towards the other. And so neglect of duty and difference between them is a means to breed a contempt of one or both in those that should be guided by them: making servants and children to take occasion of liberty and fail in their duty to them, as they fail in duty either to other. Yea it is a just judgement oft with God to punish the one by the other: as *rebellion against the Creator by rebellion in the creature; so neglect in rulers of duties enjoined them of God, by neglect of duty toward them in those that should be ruled by them.
And this point thus obserued may first serue to shew what is one maine cause of much neglect of dutie in many families, in children towards parents, in seruants toward Master and Mistres; because the gouernours are not carefull of mutuall duties betwixt themselues, of concord and agreement the one with the other, of loue and fidelitie the one to the other, of respectfull and regardfull carriage the one towards the other. And so neglect of dutie and difference betweene them is a meanes to breed a contempt of one or both in those that should be guided by them: making seruants and children to take occasion of libertie and faile in their duty to them, as they faile in dutie either to other. Yea it is a iust iudgement oft with God to punish the one by the other: as *rebellion against the Creator by rebellion in the creature; so neglect in rulers of duties enioyn•d them of God, by neglect of dutie toward them in those that should be ruled by them.
- *Rebel•s facta est, qu•a homo •umun, creatura homini, Aug. contr. Ep•st. fundam. cap. 37.