Eprß/.eofS. PailtoTitus. Cxnp.2.g. rie. O6ieF4.It will behere faid,that we may not doeuill to dogood with- all;or giue ofGhat which is not our owne. Anfiv.It is the quellion whe- ther it be euill or no. And fhe giueth ofthat which (he bath right and (late in even to difpofe,but in no other vfe then in workes of mercy , as prefent need requireth,and that with wifedome and difcretion,fo as the neither imponerifh her husband,weaken his elate, nor wrong herowne famille. Thirdly , we haue examples ofgodlywomen : for to lee pa(fe the fa6t ofAbigail,that was (asMr.C.shiin faith)extraordinarie,in that God did inwardly and fpecially direFt her in that (trait; & the cafe was ofprefent neccffitie to faue the hues ofthe whole family : and further her husband Nabal, was not only froward but drunks all that day,and nor to be con- fulted withall, t .Sam.ss.t6.36.The examples ofIoan na the wife ofCu. cuk.s.3. za,and Sufauna,and many other godly women,were nor fo extraordina- rie,whominiflred to Chrifl oftheir fub(lance : to fay here they had the confent of their husbands, is but to infill in the que(liô without proofe; and it is moll probable,their husbands were not fo forward efpecially Cuza,who was Herods fleward,in likelihoodwas ofHerods mind.Mofi expreffely Salomon faith ofeuery vertuous woman, that fhe Ilretcheth out her hand to the poore,Prou.31.ao. Fourrhly,rhe moll learned deciders ofcafes among the Papifls , con- clude & determine that the wife in this cafe may doe char which the huf- band ought to do,but will not:as if the knowmuchofhis goods ill got. ten,which ought CO be re(lored,fhemay giue more liberally:wherby Co farce as fhe can , (he laboureth to beak his error;and withholdeth Gods iudgement from her felfè,inparticipating inhis goods. It is obie5ted , that the voweof the wife may not (land without her husbands confent, at leaft implicitie , and therefore (he may not difpofe ofinfcriour things without it. To whichmay be anfwered,that this is a ruled cafe byexprefle commandemeat,nor deniable by any,as the other is not. Befìdes,it is an- vnlike cafe,feeing vowes are voluntary,and in the power or choife of thevower,to vowe or not to vows ; but fo are not workes ofinercie,which arecommanded,and nece(farie duties. Iris al.leadged,that partners may doenothing without mutual], con- fenc.But this is anfw.ered;becaufe here (leppeth in a fuperiour power, to whichboth ofthemmull (loope, corn a commandement ofmercy , and charitie,to the wife, as well as the husband , and includeth that the wife mull haue wherewithail tobe charitable as well as the husband. It is alleadged,that her delire mull be fubie&vntohim,& he (hall rule: but all loch allegations drawne from his headfhip and authoritie,fland onely in indifferent and cìuill things, which a merciful], and neceffsrie releefe 395 Cal, in i.Sam. hornH,9o. Num6o.g,
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