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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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Here is a man of a quiet spirit indeed! His Father in Law had wronged him formerly, and presently, by pursuing him, and by charging him to have stolen his Idols, which he foolishly calleth gods, yet he had so soon forgotten all this, as at the first word to embrace an offer of reconciliation, and to enter into a Covenant with him of ⟨p. 67⟩peaceable carriage to himself and his daughters. It is a most excellent grace to be quickly and easily pacified, and to blot out the remembrance of wrongs, and to carry himself lovingly to such a man as hath offered him hard measure, and that also many times, even as if he had received no such injury from him.
Here is a man of a quiet spirit indeed! His Father in Law had wronged him formerly, and presently, by pursuing him, and by charging him to have stolne his Idols, which he foolishly calleth gods, yet he had so soon forgotten all this, as at the first word to imbrace an offer of reconciliation, and to enter into a Covenant with him of ⟨p. 67⟩peaceable carriage to himselfe and his daughters. It is a most excellent grace to be quickly and easily pacified, and to blot out the remembrance of wrongs, and to carry himselfe lovingly to such a man as hath offered him hard measure, and that also many times, even as if he had received no such injury from him.
This is to imitate God and our Lord Jesus Christ, who doth so forgive us, and a surer proof of an humble and discreet spirit we cannot have any other.
This is to imitate God and our Lord Iesus Christ, who doth so forgive us, and a surer proofe of an humble and discreet spirit wee cannot have any other.