A20764:235
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. 3. That she must endeavour to persuade her husband to join with her
Sect. 3. That she must indeauour to perswade her husband to ioyne with her
First then we thus far agree with those who oppose us in the rest; that as God hath made them yoke-fellows, so she must endeavour by all means to work and persuade her husband in all christian duties to draw together, that joining in the work they may not be separated in the reward. And to this purpose she is to use towards him all duty, respect, and reverence, all loving and sweet behaviour, that gaining her husbands heart, she may move him by loving her, to love all goodness which she embraceth and practiseth, for her sake: and also to show such care and faithfulness in preserving and increasing his estate by good housewifery and painful endeavours, ⟨p. 105⟩that like the virtuous woman in the Proverbs, the heart of her husband may safely trust in her, Pro. 31. 11.1
First then we thus farre agree with those who oppose vs in the rest; that as God hath made them yoke-fellowes, so shee must indeauour by al meanes to worke and perswade her husband in all christian duties to draw together, that ioyning in the work they may not be separated in the reward. And to this purpose she is to vse towards him all duetie, respect, and reuerence, all louing and sweete behauiour, that gayning her husbands heart, she may moue him by louing her, to loue all goodnesse which she imbraceth and practiseth, for her sake: and also to shew such care and faithfulnesse in preseruing and increasing his estate by good huswiferie and painefull indeauours,