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…

Secondly, it may admonish married folk, that are heads of houses, if they desire to have things go well' in the family that they have a special care of those duties that God hath enjoined them in regard either of other. That will be a means to make duties pass more orderly both from them to others, and from others to them, as the contrary proveth ordinarily a great hindrance to either. ⟨p. 5⟩For as in a clock or a watch, if the spring be faulty, the wheels can not go, or if they move not either other, the hammer can not strike: so here, where duty faileth between man and wife it causeth a neglect of all other good duties in the family that dependeth upon them, yea ^(e)of duty oft even to God himself in them. And therefore married persons, if they desire to have duties performed to them by others, they must first perform what is fit and convenient either to other: remembering that the due performance of mutual duties to either, shall both make them fitter for the performance of good offices to others, and others readier in performance of theirs unto them.

Secondly, it may admonish married folke, that are heads of houses, if they desire to haue things go wel' in the family that they haue a speciall care of those duties that God hath enioyned them in regard either of other. That will be a meanes to make duties passe more orderly both from them to others, and from others to them, as the contrarie prooueth ordinarily a great hindrance to either. ⟨p. 5⟩For as in a clocke or a watch, if the spring be faultie, the wheeles can not goe, or if they mooue not either other, the hammer can not strike: so here, where dutie faileth betweene man and w•fe it causeth a neglect of all other good duties in the family that dependeth vpon them, yea ^(e)of dutie oft euen to God himselfe in them. And therefore married persons, if they desire to haue duties performed to them by others, they must first performe what is fit and conuenient either to other: remembring that the due performance of mutuall duties to either, shall both make them fitter for the performance of good offices to others, and others readier in performance of theirs vnto them.