A20764:187
The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how…The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how…
The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and persuading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the works of mercy are so much neglected, or so undiscreetly practiced. Published by John Downame Bachelor in Divinity.The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, 1616
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect. 8. That all the former cases are to be understood with some exception.
Sect. 8. That all the former cases are to be vnderstood with some exceptiō.
All which cases are to be understood with this exception, if the poor be but in ordinary want, and not in extreme necessity; as when he is in danger to be famished or starved, or in extreme and imminent peril, to perish for want of relief. ⟨p. 69⟩or to be utterly ruined and overthrown in his whole estate; in which cases nothing is to be accounted proper, but all becomes commune 1through this urgent and unresistible necessity. Yet so as that he who giveth must purpose to the uttermost of his power to make satisfaction to the owner, for those goods which he hath thus bestowed; seeing though it may seem to be a work of mercy to give relief in such extremities, yet not of justice, if we give that which belongeth to other men, without any purpose of making restitution.
All which cases are to be vnderstood with this exception, if the poore be but in ordinarie want, and not in extreame necessitie; as when hee is in danger to bee famished or starued, or in extreame and imminent perill, to perish for want of releefe. ⟨p. 69⟩or to be vtterly ruined and ouerthrowne in his whole estate; in which cases nothing is to bee accounted proper, but all becomes commune