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 what a wretched and lamentable case is it then, when she that should be a comfort, proveth a discomfort, that her husband may say of her as ⁿJob of his friends, A miserable comforter art thou indeed. As in Eve, that she, that ^owas given to be an helper to good, ^pshould prove a tempter to evil: so here when she that should be ^qthe joy and the delight of a mans eyes, proveth a corrosive to his heart and corruption in his bones. And surely as there is no estate more comfortable where things are wisely ordered according to Gods will and word: so none more discomfortable, where things are crossly and crookedly carried. ^*Inward evils are most grievous: ^rin regard whereof ^*one of the ancients compareth not amiss an evil and a guilty conscience to an unto ward yoke fellow: For that is common to either, (then which what can be more grievous?) that that proveth with a man the greatest cross, that should be a comfort to him against other crosses. Such women forget or at least are far from that, which Solomon saith of a good wife, ^sShe will do her husband good, and not evil, all the days of her life: that which every good woman undoubtedly will endeavour her self unto.

But what a wretched and lamentab•e case is it then, when shee that should be a comfort, prooueth a discomfort, that her husband may say of her as ⁿIob of his friends, A miserable comforter art thou indeede. As in Eue, that shee, that ^o