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, to show where duty is to begin, on the wives part; it is to begin at the inferior and so to ascend to the superior. For ^*Love goeth downward: duty cometh upward. It beginneth with the ⟨p. 6⟩inferior and so goeth up to the superior. The wives duty is as the base or ground that the husband duty is built upon. It is that that must draw duty and respect from the husband. ^(a)Likewise, saith the Apostle Peter, Let the men live with their wives, &c. Having spoken of the wives behaviour toward her husband before. Not that it is lawful for the superior to omit his duty, if the inferior be slack or faulty in the performance of hers, but to show in course of nature whither should begin to show duty.

Secondly, to shew where dutie is to begin, on the wiues part; it is to begin at the inferiour and so to ascend to the superiour. For ^*Loue goeth downeward: dutie commeth vpward. It beginneth with the ⟨p. 6⟩inferiour and so goeth vp to the superiour. The wiues dutie is as the base or ground that the husband dutie is built vpon. It is that that must draw dutie and respect from the husband. ^(a)Likewise, saith the Apostle Peter, Let the men liue with their wiues, &c. Hauing spoken of the wiues behauiour toward her husband before. Not that it is lawfull for the superiour to omit his dutie, if the inferiour be slacke or faultie in the performance of hers, but to shew in course of nature whither should begin to shew dutie.

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