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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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But if you have done otherwise, be not disheartened, but return unto God with confessions and humble petitions, renewing your former purposes, and you shall be pardoned. For the Lord is at this time as abundant in mercy to all that call upon him, as formerly he was: Neither let any man suffer himself to entertain too hard a conceit against another whom he shall see to have been either over-entreated, or by threatenings over-borne, to do some evil thing at a Superiors motion; but consider thine own weakness, and remember, that even Jacob did so too, and that when he was now past a child, for he was at least sixty years when he did this, so that no part of the blame can fall on the weakness of youth or childhood.
But if you have done otherwise, be not disheartned, but returne unto God with confessions and humble petitions, renewing your former purposes, and you shall be pardoned. For the Lord is at this time as abundant in mercy to all that call upon him, as formerly hee was: Neither let any man suffer himselfe to entertaine too hard a conceit against another whom he shall see to have been either over-intreated, or by threatenings over-borne, to doe some evill thing at a Superiours motion; but consider thine owne weaknesse, and remember, that even Iacob did so too, and that when he was now past a childe, for he was at least sixty yeares when he did this, so that no part of the blame can fall on the weaknesse of youth or childhood.
But in respect of his children some faults he was guilty of.
First, he did excessively love Joseph, 1and indiscreetly manifest his love unto him, so that his brethren discerning it, were enviously disposed to him, and procured him much misery.