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…

What shall we say of them that love to swim, as we say, with the trout, against the stream, that will do things of purpose to cross their husbands; what they know that they can not, or will not like of? This is not to cut out the work according to the rule, but to cut out the work directly against the rule. Nothing more likely to breed heart-burning between them; and to make a man carry a stiffer & straighter hand over them: as we see that ^*a man letteth his garments hang loose about him in a calm, which he girdeth closer to him when the wind is boisterous and high. Such women ⟨p. 14⟩should remember that f a meek and a quiet spirit is a thing precious in Gods sight: and on the other side a froward and unquiet spirit in a wife is a thing odious and detestable both with God and man.

What shall we say of them that loue to swim, as we say, with the trout, against the streame, that will doe things of purpose to crosse their husbands; what they know that they can not, or will not like of? This is not to cut out the worke according to the rule, but to cut out the worke directly against the rule. Nothing more likely to breede heart-burning betweene them; and to make a man carry a stiffer & streighter hand ouer them: as we see that ^*a man letteth his garments hang loose about him in a calme, which he girdeth closer to him when the winde is boistrous and high. Such women ⟨p. 14⟩should remember that f a meeke and a quiet spirit is a thing pretious in Gods sight: and on the otherside a froward and vnquiet spirit in a wife is a thing odious and detestable both with God and man.

1. *Pide fabulam de sole et Bo•ea apud Plut.