A20764:58
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. Cheerfulness in the countenance.
Sect 10. Cheerefulnesse in the countenance.
Now this cheerfulness showeth it self in our countenance, words and actions.
Now this cheerefulnesse sheweth it selfe in our countenance, words and actions.
For the first, benefits are to be done with a cheerful look and smiling countenance, which addeth much to the grace of a good deed, when the eye of the giver telleth the receiver that the benefit bestowed is a token sent unto him from a loving heart: whereas contrariwise a sour look much blemisheth it, as though the hand had stolen it from the heart at unawares, and the eye were displeased when it discovereth the theft.
For the first, benefits are to bee done with a cheerefull looke and smiling countenance, which addeth much to the grace of a good deede, when the eye of the giuer telleth the receiuer that the benefit bestowed is a token sent vnto him from a louing heart: whereas contrariwise a soure looke much blemisheth it, as though the hand had stollen it from the heart at vnawares, and the eye were displeased when it discouereth the theft.