A20764:232
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. 2. Some think it unlawful for the wife to give alms.
Sect. 2. Some thinke it vnlawfull for the wife to giue almes.
But howsoever almost all in the five first of these cases or cautions do well agree, yet about the four last there is much question. For some ⟨p. 104⟩taking it that the propriety of the goods is wholly in the husband; do condemn it as no better then theft in the wife, if she take upon her to give less or more by way of alms, without the consent of her husband either expressed or secretly implied. But this is an hard saying, and if it were true, I might (with better reason) say with the Disciples, in another matter; If the case be so between man and wife, then it were good for 1woman not to marry.
But howsoeuer almost all in the fiue first of these cases or cautions doe well agree, yet about the foure last there is much question. For some ⟨p. 104⟩taking it that the proprietie of the goods is wholy in the husband; doe condemne it as no better then theft in the wife, if she take vpon her to giue lesse or more by way of almes, without the consent of her husband either expressed or secretly implyed. But this is an hard saying, and if it were true, I might (with better reason) say with the Disciples, in another matter; If the case bee so betweene man and wife, then it were good for 1woman not to marrie.