A20764:240
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. 5. Secondly, she must give with meekness and reverence towards her husband.
Sect. 5. Secondly, she must giue with meekenesse and reuerence towards her husband.
Secondly, she must perform this duty with all meekness and humility of spirit, with all reverence and due respect unto her husbands authority, ⟨p. 106⟩with acknowledgement of her subjection in all things lawful, that hereby she may win him by her christian carriage and conversation to a liking and allowance of her good works, yea also (if it be possible) to the practise and imitation of them, according to that, 1. Pet. 3. 1. Ye 1wives be in subjection to your own husbands, that if they obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives: to which purpose he further persuadeth them to adorn themselves with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God, of great price.
Secondly, she must performe this duetie with all meekenesse and humilitie of spirit, with all reuerence and due respect vnto her husbands authoritie, ⟨p. 106⟩with acknowledgement of her subiection in all things lawfull, that hereby she may winne him by her christian cariage and conuersation to a liking and allowance of her good works, yea also (if it be possible) to the practise and imitation of them, according to that,