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…

First for Admonition, in being content to be admonished by him: and taking his admonitions in good parts; and being willing to reform and amend what he admonisheth her of as amiss. Not ready to return a snappish answer again, and to give one angry word again for another; nor to be pouting and louring upon it, (as the manner is of many, when they are told of ought,) for a long time together, as if they would make him weary of admonishing ought any more; but hearing it with mildness, and hearkening to it with meekness: remembering that when the husband admonisheth, God admonisheth in him; and hearkening to him, she hearkeneth to God in him: as ^hon the other side contemning him, she contemneth God and Gods ordinance in him. Yea though the husband should chance to blame and find fault without cause, (as even the best and the wisest sometime may do,) it shall be a wise and discreet woman's part ⁱrather to take it quietly and patiently, as if there were just cause of it, than to give any unkind or ⟨p. 15⟩uncomely language again: remembering that ^*It is, as one saith we•l, the property of an ingenuous disposition; to acknowledge a fault sometime, even where there is none: not ^*by lying or dissembling, (for that is altogether unlawful:) but by patient bearing and forbearing, being as ready to alter what is done, as if it had been done otherwise then it ought.

First for Admonition, in being content to be admonished by him: and taking his admonitions in good parts; and being willing to reforme and amend what he admonisheth her of as amisse. Not ready to returne a snappish answer againe, and to giue one angry word againe for another; nor to be pouting and lowring vpon it, (as the manner is of many, when they are told of ought,) for a long time togither, as if they would make him weary of admonishing ought any more; but hearing it with mildnesse, and hearkening to it with meekenesse: remembring that when the husband admonisheth, God admonisheth in him; and hearkning to him, she hearkeneth to God in him: as