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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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1A fourth and a worse fault was, he spake to his Brother and gat him into the field out of company (for no doubt there were more men and women in the world though we do not read of any more) and there he knocks him on the head (with what weapon it is folly for us to enquire) but sure his tools of husbandry yielded him fitter help to do it then the jaw-bone of an Ass,2 which some will needs think to have been used. So his envy and hatred boiled so long, and prevailed so much in him, that it makes him dip his finger in blood and in the blood of his own Brother; notwithstanding the greatness of the sin in it self and great torment that would ensue thence unto his Parents. Moreover, Murder that is Cain's sin, and with this sin of murder is joined fraud and guile, and fearing man more then God: for he spake to him and gat him out, and then rose up against him, when they were together alone in the field, so it was a pretended and premeditated murder, he used words of kindness, at least which did not show forth any ill intention, for then would not Abel have gone with him, and having him in a solitary place where no man could see him to discover or hinder him, there not regarding Gods presence, he took away his life and spilt his blood on the ground. You see Cain's fourth sin.3
1A fourth and a worse fault was, he spake to his Brother and gat him into the field out of company (for no doubt there were more men and women in the world though wee doe not reade of any more) and there he knocks him on the head (with what weapon it is folly for us to enquire) but sure his tooles of husbandry yeelded him fitter helpe to doe it then the jaw-bone of an Asse,2 which some will needs thinke to have beene used. So his envie and hatred boyled so long, and prevailed so much in him, that it makes him dip his finger in blood and in the blood of his own Brother; notwithstanding the greatnesse of the sinne in it selfe and great torment that would ensue thence unto his Parents. Moreover, Murder that is Caines sinne, and with this sinne of murder is joyned fraud and guile, and fearing man more then God: for he spake to him and gat him out, and then rose up against him, when they were together alone in the field, so it was a pretended and premeditated murder, he used words of kindnesse, at least which did not shew forth any ill intention, for then would not Abel have gone with him, and having him in a solitary place where no man could see him to discover or hinder him, there not regarding Gods presence, hee tooke away his life and spilt his blood on the ground. You see Caines fourth sinne.