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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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It is a great fault, and shows a man is led by passion, not by reason, when he suffers his affections to be misguided by such respects, as in true judgement should not over-rule them. But to love the child the better for the mothers sake, is no way unwarrantable, so that it be not with such an excessive love as produceth injury or neglect against the rest: Only one thing common now amongst us, I must not let pass without a kind of wondering how it should come to pass that many with us hate the Mother, yet dote of the child, or hate the Father, yet be fond of the Son.
It is a great fault, and shewes a man is led by passion, not by reason, when he suffers his affections to be misguided by such respects, as in true judgement should not over-rule them. But to love the childe the better for the mothers sake, is no way unwarrantable, so that it be not with such an excessive love as produceth injury or neglect against the rest: Only one thing common now amongst us, I must not let passe without a kinde of wondring how it should come to passe that many with us hate the Mother, yet dote of the childe, or hate the Father, yet be fond of the Son.
Surely either the bad carriage of the Parent quencheth affection, or else to loath the root, and love the fruit, is a thing no way conformable to right reason.
Surely either the bad carriage of the Parent quencheth affection, or else to loath the roote, and love the fruit, is a thing no way conformable to right reason.
But Jacob is much to be commended for that be loved Joseph most for his goodness; He was his best son, and he amongst all that were come to any growth, did show forth the fear of God early. That should rule the love of Parents to their children most of all, where they see most holiness and fear of God, there should they bear most affection.