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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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.
Take notice therefore of your own hearts and lives, and see if none of you be a quarellous and contentious person; that is, ready upon every occasion to strive with his brother, and to break forth into brawls and suits, challenging that which is none of his, and disquieting his brethren and himself.
Take notice therefore of your owne hearts and lives, and see if none of you bee a quarellous and contentious person; that is, ready upon every occasion to strive with his brother, and to breake forth into brawles and suits, challenging that which is none of his, and disquieting his brethren and himselfe.
A man may use legal means to get and keep that which is rightfully due to him, but he must not do this in a froward manner, with bitterness and rage against his adversary; but for the things that appertain not to him in equity, he must make no striving at all, otherwise he is a contentious man. And because self-love maketh us so blind, that we are apt to deceive our selves, and to imagine we have good title to that which indeed belongs not to us, we must be content to refer our selves willingly to other mens judgements, and not stand upon our own opinions; I mean to other indifferent, and uninterested persons, whose judgements are like to be clearer than our own, in things wherein themselves be not engaged.
A man may use legall meanes to get and keepe that which is rightfully due to him, but he must not doe this in a froward manner, with bitternesse and rage against his adversary; but for the things that appertaine not to him in equity, hee must make no striving at all, otherwise he is a contentious man. And because selfe-love maketh us so blinde, that wee are apt to deceive our selves, and to imagine we have good title to that which indeed belongs not to us, wee must bee content to referre our selves willingly to other mens judgements, and not stand upon our owne opinions; I mean to other indifferent, and uninterested persons, whose judgements are like to bee clearer than our owne, in things wherein themselves be not ingaged.