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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…
Marriage duties briefly couched together out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker Bachelor of Divinity and pastor of Rotherhith.Marriage duties briefely couched togither out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker Bachelar of Diuinitie and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by William Jones for William Bladen, 1620London: printed by William Iones for William Bladen, 1620
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And here cometh to be condemned the custom of those women that will do all of their own head, that will have things as they list themselves, and after their own mind: that refuse and think scorn either to ask of their husbands advice what to do, or to follow it in such things as they are advised unto. And so disobedience breedeth a contempt of the husband in them, and contempt in them causeth wrath in him, which openeth a gap to many grievous evils. Such must know that in disobeying them they disobey God in them and ⟨p. 17⟩provoke him against themselves: besides that they procure nothing unto themselves but an evil report abroad, and an unquiet life at home.
And here commeth to bee condemned the custome of those women that will do all of their owne head, that will haue things as they list themselues, and after their owne minde: that refuse and thinke scorne either to aske of their husbands aduice what to doe, or to follow it in such things as they are aduised vnto. And so disobedience breedeth a contempt of the husband in them, and contempt in them causeth wrath in him, which openeth a gap to many grieuous euils. Such must know that in disobeying them they disobey God in them and ⟨p. 17⟩prouoke him against themselues: besides that they procure nothing vnto themselues but an euill report abroad, and an vnquiet life at home.
And therefore a wise and discreet woman ought to choose rather; when the thing enjoined or advised shall import some difficulty, or carry with it some inconveniency; howsoever she may in good terms propound it by way of excuse, yet if the husband shall persist in his mind that he will have it so; she ought, I say, to choose rather, and account it better (so long as it import no evil) to buy her own peace and the peace of a good conscience, to purchase peace with God and man by meek and quiet observance, then to break or hazard the breach of either by her peevish resistance.