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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
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The Law of nature commandeth us To do as we would be done unto, 1and every mans heart within tells him, that he expects all just dealing from other men, and therefore cannot but find fault with those that shall use any unrighteousness towards him. Let us not neglect the plain directions of natural light; and though a man may suppose that the Bread of deceit and other unjustice is sweet, yet Solomon saith, It shall prove but gravel in the mouth, a thing troublesome and unsavoury. Yea Solomon saith, The riches gotten by lying, are but vainly tossed to and fro of them that seek death; and that, The deceitful man shall not roast what he took in hunting: and that, An inheritance may be hastily gotten at the beginning, but the latter end thereof shall not be blessed, for he that getteth goods, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and in his end shall prove a fool. Wherefore, that we may attain the blessing of God upon our estates, let us put away all kinds of unrighteousness; especially take we heed that we do not take our advantage upon other mens oversights or imperfections, by misreckonings, false measures, or any kind of encroaching. If one leave in another's hand any thing and forget, let not his forgetfulness cause him to take it as his own. If one lend us, and take no witness or security, let not his inability to prove the debt make us bold to detain it. Let not the love of riches and immoderate desire of gain so blind our eyes, as to make us unable to perceive the unequalnesse and sinfulness of our course, nor yet so harden our hearts and dull our consciences, that we should be emboldened against our knowledge to enrich our selves by such devices.
The Law of nature commandeth us To doe as we would be done unto, 1and every mans heart within tels him, that he expects all just dealing from other men, and therefore cannot but finde fault with those that shall use any unrighteousnesse towards him. Let us not neglect the plaine directions of naturall light; and though a man may suppose that the Bread of deceit and other unjustice is sweete, yet Solomon saith, It shall prove but gravell in the mouth, a thing troublesome and unsavoury. Yea Solomon saith, The riches gotten by lying, are but vainly tossed to and fro of them that seek death; and that, The deceitfull man shall not roast what he tooke in hunting: and that, An inheritance may be hastily gotten at the beginning, but the latter end thereof shall not be blessed, for he that getteth goods, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his daies, and in his end shall prove a foole. Wherefore, that we may attaine the blessing of God upon our estates, let us put away all kindes of unrighteousnesse; especially take we heed that we doe not take our advantage upon other mens oversights or imperfections, by misreckonings, false measures, or any kinde of encroaching. If one leave in anothers hand any thing and forget, let not his forgetfulnesse cause him to take it as his owne. If one lend us, and take no witnesse or security, let not his inability to prove the debt make us bold to detaine it. Let not the love of riches and immoderate desire of gain so blinde our eyes, as to make us unable to perceive the unequalnesse and sinfulnesse of our course, nor yet so harden our hearts and dull our consciences, that we should be emboldened against our knowledge to enrich our selves by such devices.