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…

As also the practise of such as are wasters, spenders and spoilers of their husbands wealth, and of that they bring in; ^*that therein indeed like the Tortoise, carry their whole house on their back, which though they feel not the weight of, yet maketh the husbands back ache, yea and crack too, breaketh the back of their estate: (as ^*in that sex commonly there is no ho, when a wasteful humour is once in:) so far are they from helping to further or advance their estate. Such should remember the saying of Solomon, that ^zas the wise woman ⟨p. 21⟩helpeth to build up the house: so she is a fool that thus pulleth the house down with her own hands.

As also the practise of such as are wasters, spenders and spoilers of their husbands wealth, and of that they bring in; ^*that therein indeed like the Torteis, carrie their whole house on their backe, which though they feele not the weight of, yet maketh the husbands backe ake, yea and cracke too, breaketh the backe of their estate: (as ^*in that sexe commonly there is no ho, when a wastfull humour is once in:) so farre are they from helping to further or aduance their estate. Such should remember the saying of Salomon, that ^zas the wise woman ⟨p. 21⟩helpeth to build vp the house: so shee is a foole that thus pulleth the house downe with her owne hands.

1. *[…] auribus bina aut terus dependent yatrimonid. Senec. de benes. l. 7. cap. 9. ct de viz. beat cap 7. totus census in ter•o. Vise Proert. 3.10.