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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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Again, all you children to whom God hath vouchsafed such Parents as have dealt wisely and mildly with you in this matter presenting unto you fit yokefellows, and such against whom no exception might be justly made, or have yielded you to your own choice, and that hath so guided you too, that you have pleased your Parents in your matches, and so with good will and approbation on both sides have entered into this estate, be you thankful to God that hath ordered this affair so prosperously for you, and take heed of ascribing this comfort to your own wit and goodness, without giving the whole honour to God, that gave the wit, and the goodness, and the success, without whose favourable providence, neither wit, nor goodness would have brought the business.
Againe, all you children to whom God hath vouchsafed such Parents as have dealt wisely and mildly with you in this matter presenting unto you fit yokefellows, and such against whom no exception might be justly made, or have yeelded you to your owne choice, and that hath so guided you too, that you have pleased your Parents in your matches, and so with good will and approbation on both sides have entred into this estate, be you thankfull to God that hath ordered this affaire so properously for you, and take heed of ascribing this comfort to your owne wit and goodnesse, without giving the whole honour to God, that gave the wit, and the goodnesse, and the successe, without whose favourable providence, neither wit, nor goodnesse would have brought the businesse.
If benefits be perverted to nourish our good conceits of our selves, not to increase our thanks and praises to God, they be but unsanctified benefits, such as at last will make our state more miserable than the want of them would have done.
If benefits be perverted to nourish our good conceits of our selves, not to encrease our thankes and praises to God, they be but unsanctified benefits, such as at last will make our state more miserable than the want of them would have done.