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…

Neither shall his faultiness excuse thy fault, if thou shalt refuse to perform what God hath imposed on thee, and so shalt fail in thy duty that thou owest unto God, because man faileth in his, that he likewise oweth unto God, whither thou doest thine, or no, to him.

Neither shall his faultinesse excuse thy fault, if thou shalt refuse to performe what God hath imposed on thee, and so shalt faile in thy duty that thou owest vnto God, because man faileth in his, that he likewise oweth vnto God, whither thou doest thine, or no, to him.

Secondly this Submission, for the extent of it, must not be in ought against God. And therefore when the Apostle maketh it general, ^lin all thing• ; it must be conceived by way of opposition between her own will and her husbands will; (as ^mthe Apostle is said to please all men in all things, that is, even to the displeasing of himself: ⁿnot regarding his own profit, but respecting their ⟨p. 30⟩pleasure:) not by way of opposition between Gods will and mans will. For when they cross, ^oGod is rather to be obeyed then man: his will is rather to be regarded then mans will

Secondly this Submission, for the extent of it, must not bee in ought against God. And therefore when the Apostle maketh it generall, ^lin all thing• ; it must bee conceiued by way of opposition betweene her owne will and her husbands will; (as