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…

Now that this may be the better performed: it shall not be amiss more distinctly to entreat of such particular duties as spring from the Subjection or Submission urged by the Apostle on this part.

Now that this may be the better performed: it shall not bee amisse more distinctly to entreate of such particular duties as spring from the Subiection or Submission vrged by the Apostle on this part.

We must not therefore conceive it, that this Submission consisteth in a complementall crouching and courtesying, or the like, as ^bhypocrites place religion only in ceremonial observances: but rather in a faithful and careful, in a constant and conscionable performance of such duties as issue and flow from the inward acknowledgement of that superiority of power and place, that God hath given to the husband in regard of the wife.

We must not therefore conceiue it, that this Submission consisteth in a complementall crowching and courtesing, or the like, as ^bhypocrites place religion onely in ceremoniall obseruances: but rather in a faithfull and carefull, in a constant and conscionable performance of such duties as issue and flow from the inward acknowledgement of that superioritie of power and place, that God hath giuen to the husband in regard of the wife.

1. bIsaiah. 58.3, 5. 1 King▪ 21.27.Esai. 58.3, 5. 1 King▪ 21.27.