A20764:260
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. 15. The conclusion of the former point.
Sect. 15. The conclusiō of the former point.
Let this then be the conclusion of this point, that the chief authority over the person of the wife and their common estate is in the husband, and that the wife hath also communion with him in all he hath both in respect of propriety and use taking it in the largest signification for all employments which may bring good either to her soul or body; the which both of them are bound to further in one another by all good means, it being the most excellent and common duty of marriage to advance their mutual good. And therefore the good woman of whom we read. 2. King. 4. 10. joineth both these together, 1and maketh suite unto her husband in behalf of the Prophet, to acknowledge his superior authority; but yet attributeth a part of the action to be done unto her self, seeing it was to be performed by those goods, in which she had communion with him; and this is the cause why she saith not, I will make him a chamber, to infringe her husbands authority, nor do you make him a chamber, to impair her own right, but, let us I pray thee make him a chamber. Neither let any man here ⟨p. 115⟩say, that this maketh against me, because she would not do it of her self without her husbands consent; seeing no man ever dreamed that the wife should take upon her so to do, if she can possibly by any good means obtain her husbands allowance.