A20764:243
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. 7. Fourthly, she must not disgrace her husband by publishing his faults.
Lastly, she must take heed, that by reporting her own good deeds, and her husbands backwardness she do not disgrace him; but she must hide and cover his faults from all, saving those who may help to better him, and pray unto God for his amendment; for a good wife will not lay the foundation of her own credit in the ruins of her husbands honour, but knowing that it is no small disgrace to the most proper and beautiful body, to have a deformed and misshapen head, she will hide it under the veil of secrecy, or adorn and beautify it with the most favourable report that sincerity and truth can give unto it; knowing that a virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that maketh him ashamed is rottenness in his 1bones, as it is Pro. 12. 4. Wherein Abigail (though otherwise a virtuous woman) failed, excusing her husband by discovering his folly.
Lastly, she must take heede, that by reporting her owne good deedes, and her husbands backwardnesse she doe not disgrace him; but she must hide and couer his faults from al, sauing those who may helpe to better him, and pray vnto God for his amendment; for a good wife will not lay the foundation of her owne credit in the ruins of her husbands honour, but knowing that it is no small disgrace to the most proper and beautifull body, to haue a deformed and mishapen head, she will hide it vnder the vaile of secrecie, or adorne and beautifie it with the most fauourable report that sinceritie and truth can giue vnto it; knowing that a vertuous woman is a crowne to her husband, but she that maketh him ashamed is rottennesse in his 1