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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 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.
It is a great carelesnesse to forget a great bond, and to let the paiment 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 unfained repentance, and that done, shall bee pardoned; yea, the most wilfull breach of a Vow is pardonable to the penitent.
But other faults he is to be blamed for in respect of his Parents:
1First, he abused his old Father with lies and dissembling; the lie it self and dissimulation we meddle not with in it self, but that he bare so little respect unto aged Isaac, as to go about to mock him with tricks and tales. Indeed before his doing of it his conscience told him, that this was a sin, and yet he was induced by his Mother to do it. So he sinned in this against his conscience.
1First, he abused his old Father with lies and dissembling; the lie it selfe and dissimulation we meddle not with in it selfe, but that hee bare so little respect unto aged Isaac, as to goe about to mocke him with tricks and tales. Indeed before his doing of it his conscience told him, that this was a sin, and yet he was induced by his Mother to doe it. So he sinned in this against his conscience.