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…

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.

And therefore a wise and discreete woman ought to choose rather; when the thing enioyned or aduised shall import some difficultie, or carry with it some inconueniencie; howsoeuer she may in good tearmes propound it by way of excuse, yet if the husband shall persist in his minde that he will haue it so; she ought, I say, to choose rather, and account it better (so long as it import no euill) to buy her owne peace and the peace of a good conscience, to purchase peace with God and man by meeke and quiet obseruance, then to breake or hazard the breach of either by her peeuish resistance.

But of all others the course of those is most vain that will take to themselves the whole commendation of things done by mutual consent and advice: and so seek to honour themselves by discrediting their husbands whom God hath commanded them to honour, and whose honour they should account as their own. For when God saith, that ^gThe woman is the glory of the man: and that ^hA virtuous or industrious wife is the crown of h•r husband; he implieth that the wife should use all the gifts and graces of God bestowed on her for the honour of him. And on the contrary she is the contempt and dishonour of him, when she striveth and contendeth to seem wiser then he.

But of all others the course of those is most vaine that will take to themselues the whole commendation of things done by mutuall consent and aduice: and so seeke to honour themselues by discrediting their husbands whom God hath commanded them to honour, and whose honour they should account as their owne. For when God saith, that