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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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They therefore who are churlish, sour, crabbed to strangers, and can scarce speak to them in any courteous accent, yea, that are apt if they meet with such, to give them flouts and taunts, rather than any good words, and to offer them injury, rather than to help them with any good advice, are worthy to be called Swine, rather than Men. For even beasts themselves show some respect unto them of the same kind, more than those of another, unless it be some most fierce beasts, and when occasion of quarrel falleth out betwixt them.
They therefore who are churlish, sowre, crabbed to strangers, and can scarce speake to them in any curteous accent, yea, that are apt if they meet with such, to give them flouts and taunts, rather than any good words, and to offer them injury, rather than to help them with any good advice, are worthy to be called Swine, rather than Men. For even beasts themselves shew some respect unto them of the same kinde, more than those of another, unlesse it be some most fierce beasts, and when occasion of quarrell falleth out betwixt them.
And let me now commend the virtue of humanity unto you, that is, of being ready to show love to man, as he is man, and because he is a man, one made after Gods own image, and proceeding out of the same common root. We all met in Adams loins, and in Noah's; let us therefore do good even to strangers. This good will which is communicated to such, savours least of self-love, and of self-respect, and is therefore the more to be commended. It tends to the uniting of the common body of the world together, and to make all mankind happy.
And let me now commend the vertue of humanity unto you, that is, of being ready to shew love to man, as he is man, and because he is a man, one made after Gods owne image, and proceeding out of the same common roote. We all met in Adams loynes, and in Noahs; let us therefore doe good even to strangers. This good will which is communicated to such, savours least of self-love, and of self-respect, and is therefore the more to be commended. It tends to the uniting of the common body of the world together, and to make all mankinde happy.