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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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I pray you do as Jacob should have done, not as he did, in a thing wherein it is evident that he did amiss, and call to mind often the words of Solomon, 1When thou vowest a Vow unto the Lord, defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools; pay what thou owest: and before him Moses in the Law saith,2 Be not slack to perform thy Vows. If you have tied your souls in an oath to God, defer not from day today, be not forgetful.
I pray you doe as Iacob should have done, not as he did, in a thing wherein it is evident that he did amisse, and call to minde often the words of Solomon, 1When thou vowest a Vow unto the Lord, defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fooles; pay what thou owest: and before him Moses in the Law saith,2 Be not slack to performe thy Vowes. If you have tyed your soules in an oath to God, defer not from day today, bee not forgetfull.
It is a great carelessness to forget a great bond, and to let the payment be put off from time to time; yet if any man have committed such a sin, he must not be discouraged: the sin is not to be unduly extenuated, nor yet aggravated above measure. It is such a fault as calleth for unfeigned repentance, and that done, shall be pardoned; yea, the most wilful breach of a Vow is pardonable to the penitent.