A15013:1191
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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Secondly, this is exceeding commodious to the Commonwealth, promoting the public good very much: for far fewer persons degenerate to scandalous courses, and such as trouble the peace of the Common-wealth of those that have been brought up to take pains in some vocation, than of those that have been loosely and idly brought up; and if any of those that were accustomed to some vocation do degenerate, they are far more easily reclaimed, seeing the Magistrate hath some foundation to work upon. The person so educated can do something if he will for his maintenance, so that here is a possibility of redressing his disorders, find him employment, ⟨p. 73⟩and over-rule his will, and he is amended; But those that have lived over loosely, and are not able to do any thing, are almost desperate the Magistrate knows not which way to turn himself to the procuring of his reformation, but by using great extremities; for how shall he be compelled to do any thing, that can do nothing? and to make him learn some faculty when he is old, how extremely difficult is that? So now nothing remaineth but an house of Correction, or Galleys, or the like, whereby to force men, which should go much against the hearts of Governors, if any other course may suffice. Wherefore it concerns Parents as they love the Commonwealth, not to deliver over into the Magistrates, such cross and crooked pieces as cannot be made fit for any use without so much hewing.
Secondly, this is exceeding commodious to the Commonwealth, promoting the publique good very much: for far fewer persons degenerate to scandalous courses, and such as trouble the peace of the Common-wealth of those that have been brought up to take paines in some vocation, than of those that have been loosly and idly brought up; and if any of those that were accustomed to some vocation doe degenerate, they are far more easily reclaimed, seeing the Magistrate hath some foundation to work upon. The person so educated can doe something if he will for his maintenance, so that here is a possibility of redressing his disorders, finde him employment, ⟨p. 73⟩and over-rule his will, and he is amended; But those that have lived over loosly, and are not able to doe any thing, are almost desperate the Magistrate knowes not which way to turne himselfe to the procuring of his reformation, but by using great extremities; for how shall he be compelled to doe any thing, that can doe nothing? and to make him learne some faculty when he is old, how extreamly difficult is that? So now nothing remaineth but an house of Correction, or Gallies, or the like, whereby to force men, which should goe much against the hearts of Governours, if any other course may suffice. Wherefore it concernes Parents as they love the Commonwealth, not to deliver over into the Magistrates, such crosse and crooked pieces as cannot be made fit for any use without so much hewing.