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…

Where those w•ues come to be taxed and not unjustly condemned, that regard not at all their husbands pleasure, but their own self will only: If he will be pleased, let him: if he will not, choose him; it is a • o•e to them, he hath his mends in his hands. This is ^*not to cut out the work by the role, but the rule by the work: to make the wives will the rule of the husbands will: whereas ^dGod hath appointed the husbands will to be the rule & square of the wives will, not the wives of his. And as ^ePeter saith of servants that they are to apply themselves even to their crooked masters: so here though the hu•band• will shall be crooked, so it be not wicked, the wives will is not straight in Gods sight, if it be not pliable to his.

Where those w•ues come to be taxed and not vniustly condemned, that regard not at all their husbands pleasure, but their owne selfe will onely: If he will be pleased, let him: if he will not, choose him; it is a • o•e to them, he hath his mends in his hands. This is ^*not to cut out the worke by the role, but the rule by the worke: to make the wiues will the rule of the husbands will: whereas ^dGod hath appointed the husbands will to be the rule & square of the wiues will, not the wiues of his. And as ^ePeter saith of seruants that they are to apply themselues euen to their crooked masters: so here though the hu•band• will shall be crooked, so it be not wicked, the wiues will is not straight in Gods sight, if it be not pliable to his.