A20764:278
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. 23.
Another example hereof we have in those ⟨p. 124⟩godly women commended by S. Luke, namely 1Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, Susanna, and many others, who of their substance ministered unto our Saviour Christ. For whereas some answer that it is likely that they did it with the allowance of their husbands, this conceit hath little ground; for it is not probable that a man so highly in favour with Herod, would show such love to our Saviour, whom his master contemned or rather hated. And secondly, if this good work had been done by the consent of their husbands, it is likely that the Evangelist would have ascribed the action to them as the chief agents, and not to their wives only, giving them alone the praise of this charitable bounty.
Another example hereof wee haue in those ⟨p. 124⟩godly women commended by S. Luke, namely 1Ioanna the wife of Chuza Herods steward, Susanna, and many others, who of their substance ministred vnto our Sauiour Christ. For whereas some answer that it is likely that they did it with the allowance of their husbands, this conceit hath little ground; for it is not probable that a man so highly in fauour with Herod, would shew such loue to our Sauiour, whom his master contemned or rather hated. And secondly, if this good worke had beene done by the consent of their husbands, it is likely that the Euangelist would haue ascribed the action to them as the chiefe agents, and not to their wiues only, giuing them alone the praise of this charitable bounty.