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…

2. As a note of limitation, describing the bounds and limits of this submission, assistance, reverence, and obedience; that it extend not it self to anything against the will and word of God.

2. As a note of limitation, describing the bounds and limits of this submission, assistance, reuerence, and obedience; that it extend not it selfe to anything against the will and word of God.

In the former sense it seemeth to be used by the Apostle, where ^bhe speaketh of children's duty; in the latter, ^cwhere he applieth it to widows marriage. And the latter followeth upon the former. For a man can not do ought against Gods will or word out of obedience to his will and word: it implieth a manifest contradiction. And therefore whatsoever is done in obedience to Gods will must needs so far forth be done according to, and not against his word or will. The former I take here to be the direct meaning of the words; the latter by way of consequence is deduced from it. And so this branch affordeth two points concerning the duty here enjoined.

In the former sense it seemeth to be vsed by the Apostle, where ^bhe speaketh of childrens dutie; in the latter, ^cwhere he applieth it to widdowes marriage. And the latter followeth vpon the former. For a man can not doe ought against Gods will or word out of obedience to his will and word: it implieth a manifest contradiction. And therefore whatsoeuer is done in obedience to Gods will must needs so farre forth be done according to, and not against his word or will. The former I take here to be the direct meaning of the words; the latter by way of consequence is deduced from it. And so this branch affordeth two points concerning the dutie here enioyned.