Of domesticall duties eight treatises. I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out…

Some that grant that a wife is so subjected to her husband in a civill manner, as she may not dispose any part of his goods at her pleasure to any civill use, deny this subjection to extend to giving of alms, and such like charitable uses.

Some that grant that a wife is so subiected to her husband in a ciuill manner, as she may not dispose any part of his goods at her pleasure to any ciuill vse, denie this subiection to extend to giuing of almes, and such like charitable vses.

Before I come to determine this question, let it be remembered, that it was before granted, that ^aordinary duty must give place to extraordinary need, so that relief in present necessity is not controverted. Let it be also remembered that ^ba wife may have goods proper to her self, yea ^cit shall be showed that an husband ought according to his ability to commit something to her discretion and disposition: of these and such like goods she is as much bound as her husband to expend something to charitable uses: and (as God offereth occasion) ^dto reach forth her hand to the poor and needy.

Before I come to determine this question, let it be remembred, that it was before granted, that ^aordinarie dutie must giue place to extraordinarie need, so that releefe in present necessitie is not controuerted. Let it be also remembred that ^ba wife may haue goods proper to her selfe, yea ^c