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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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Yea, as not considering that to leave children much wealth, and not some sufficiency for good employment of themselves, is to leave them furnished to do themselves hurt and others, and to bring all to nought quickly. But many of the poorer rank are guilty of this fault too, who give themselves so to unthriftiness, that they cannot bestow so much as reading and writing on them, much less some higher calling to which these should fit them. If any mans unpreventable poverty disable him, we blame him not for that to which necessity compels him, only so that he pull not that necessity on himself: but he that in a poor estate hath not some care to bring up his children to work, and if he cannot effect it himself, doth not herein seek help of the public and able persons, is not so good a Parent as nature will teach him that he should; therefore now I commend Jacobs pattern to your eyes, and pray you to cut out your lives according to his scantling: Be not wanting to your children's welfare, the common prosperity, and your own comfort. Let not others have cause to bestow upon you the reproof of Solomon. A child left to himself, 1maketh his Mother ashamed; and what is he but left to himself and the devil, that is not acquainted with any profitable employment in a calling? And let me speak something to children in this behalf: If Parents take never so due care, and children will cast off the yoke, what can the Parents do? Therefore you must learn you selves to practise subjection to your Parents; as in all other things, so in this.
Yea, as not considering that to leave children much wealth, and not some sufficiency for good imployment of themselves, is to leave them furnished to doe themselves hurt and others, and to bring all to nought quickly. But many of the poorer ranke are guilty of this fault too, who give themselves so to unthriftinesse, that they cannot bestow so much as reading and writing on them, much lesse some higher calling to which these should fit them. If any mans unpreventable poverty disable him, we blame him not for that to which necessity compels him, only so that he pull not that necessity on himselfe: but he that in a poore estate hath not some care to bring up his children to worke, and if he cannot effect it himselfe, doth not herein seeke help of the publique and able persons, is not so good a Parent as nature will teach him that he should; therefore now I commend Iacobs patterne to your eyes, and pray you to cut out your lives according to his scantling: Be not wanting to your childrens welfare, the common prosperity, and your owne comfort. Let not others have cause to bestow upon you the reproofe of Solomon. A childe left to himselfe,