A15013:1192
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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And for the benefit of the child's self, it helpeth much to his §3comfortable living in respect of outward abundance, and not being burdensome to others, and to his civill and orderly living in virtuous manner, and to his religious living when God shall call him to true piety; for if he be skilful in some way of maintaining himself, and will apply himself to his calling, he shall find the accomplishment of Gods promises, He that tilleth his ground, shall be satisfied with bread, 1and again, In all labour there is abundance; but being destitute of this ability, how shall he but want, unless a very great portion of goods or lands be given him? Yea, he that having lands and goods, hath not skill to employ them, grows far sooner wasteful and unthrifty, and consumeth his great estate, and then is put many times to base, many times to sinful shifts, which had he a good calling he might escape. Besides, labour in a calling subdues vice, and he that hath a calling, may be painful in it, he that hath none, cannot: Yea, if God call any person that hath been unprofitably brought up, to the knowledge of himself, such a one shall be much more to seek how to live religiously, than another that hath some employment; for in not knowing what course to take, he is made to stand distracted, and doubtful of his course, and so full of vexation and unquietness. Now all you Parents, that have neglected your children very much, and suffered them to trifle out all that golden season of youth, in which they should have fitted themselves for a profitable and comfortable life in elder days, be ashamed; you have been so foolish, as not alone to transgress the duty of Christians, but even that which the heathens have done: You have been causes of your children's misery, and the Common-wealth too, and if it proceed not from some other cause then from wisdom, your children must be but burdens and diseases to themselves, and the world. Rich Parents are sometimes guilty of this fault, for they think they shall leave them sufficient to maintain them though they do nothing, and therefore intend them not to any vocation, not considering how soon the Lord can empty a full Vessel, and make the River Jordan, yea, the ⟨p. 74⟩red Sea dry as dry ground, and then what will become of their children?