A20764:250
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. 10. That the husbands government must be in the Lord.
Sect. 10. That the husbands gouernment must be in the Lord.
But withal we must hold that the husbands government and the wives subjection must be 1in the Lord, and as unto the Lord. For in this respect hath the husband authority over the wife, as bearing in himself the image of God; and she is to yield obedience unto him, as unto God in him, in all things which are honest, lawful or indifferent. But if he commandeth what God forbiddeth, or forbiddeth what God commandeth, he is not to be obeyed. As if he shall forbid his wife to sanctify the sabbath, to pray, hear the word, or to perform the works of mercy which God enjoineth, because herein he beareth not the image of God, commanding as ⟨p. 110⟩he commandeth, but the image of the devil opposing against God, and crossing that which he requireth. Again, the Lord is our supreme sovereign, and the husband but subordinate unto him as his deputy or lieutenant, and therefore whilst he holdeth his subordination unto Gods government, the wife is to hold hers to him, because so in obeying him, she obeyeth God, but if he leave his subordination and rebel against his sovereign, she is not to join with him in this rebellion, but leaving her subordination unto him, as he hath left his unto God, she is to disobey him, that she may yield obedience to the chief commander.
But withall we must hold that the husbands gouernement and the wiues subiection must bee