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.
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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.
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Downame, John, d. 1652.
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London :: Printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Grey-hound,
1616.
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Charity -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20764.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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Sect. 10. That the hus∣bands gouern∣ment must be in the Lord.
But withall we must hold that the husbands gouernement and the wiues subiection must bee* 1.1in the Lord, and as vnto the Lord. For in this res∣pect hath the husband authoritie ouer the wife, as bearing in himselfe the image of God; and she is to yeeld obedience vnto him, as vnto God in him, in all things which are honest, lawfull or indifferent. But if he commaundeth what God forbiddeth, or forbiddeth what God comman∣deth, he is not to be obeyed. As if hee shall for∣bid his wife to sanctifie the sabbath, to pray, heare the word, or to performe the workes of mercie which God inioyneth, because herein he beareth not the image of God, commaunding as
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he commandeth, but the image of the diuell op∣posing against God, and crossing that which he requireth. Againe, the Lord is our supreme so∣ueraigne, and the husband but subordinate vnto him as his deputie or leiuetenant, and therefore whilst he houldeth his subordination vnto Gods gouernement, the wife is to hold hers to him, because so in obeying him, she obeyeth God, but if he leaue his subordination and rebell against his soueraigne, shee is not to ioyne with him in this rebellion, but leauing her subordination vnto him, as he hath left his vnto God, shee is to diso∣bey him, that shee may yeelde obedience to the chiefe commander.