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…

But there must be an holy wisdom and discretion used herein. That admonition be given seasonably, (not as physic in a fit,) as ^bby Abigail to Nabal; and with due respect and regard of the husbands person and place. That in advice giving the wife, ever remember what is properly her part; and therefore move the matter rather by way of ⟨p. 16⟩question, or as cre••• ••uice, as ^cRebekah seemeth to move the master a far of unto Isaac, submit her adu•ce and opinion to his judgement and discretion, as ^d•ster to Assuerus his. Show her self willing to obey, if he shall think good otherwise: and withal so carry the matter that even in those things that are done by her advice to good purpose, her husband be honoured and not contemned either by others or her: that whatsoever is done by their mutual consent, may seem rather to come from him; as ^eJezebel sealed all with Ahab's seal, and ^fEster wrote all in Assuerus his name. For that as the ^*trumpeters own voice is nothing so loud or so strong, as the sound that it yieldeth when it passeth through the trumpet: so every action in the family shall gain it self more weight and procure more them both more credit, and carry more authority with it, when it passeth through the husbands hands and is ratified and sealed as it were with his seal.

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