A15013:1213
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For as any thing is most lovely, so with due reservation of other respects, most love should be showed: as if I have five children, all being children, and one having most grace, should be most loved, because grace makes most lovely, seeing it proves a man to be loved of God, therefore must that child be loved more than any of the rest, and so in other like respects; The most gracious kinsman, the most gracious neighbour, the most gracious poor man.
For as any thing is most lovely, so with due reservation of other respects, most love should bee shewed: as if I have five children, all being children, and one having most grace, should be most loved, because grace makes most lovely, seeing it proves a man to bee loved of God, therefore must that childe be loved more than any of the rest, and so in other like respects; The most gracious kinsman, the most gracious neighbour, the most gracious poore man.
They therefore are even rotten in naughtiness, that love the most godly children least, yea, that hate such; and they are but weak in goodness sure, whose loves are drawn more by base attractives, than by grace.
They therefore are even rotten in naughtinesse, that love the most godly children least, yea, that hate such; and they are but weake in goodnesse sure, whose loves are drawne more by base attractives, than by grace.
Surely, the liker we be to God in our love and hatred, the better we be, and the more unlike the worse.