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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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Again, learn to bear the crosses thou hast, with more patience and quietness of mind, by comparing them with Jacobs crosses, which have been more in number, and more weighty, and grievous.
Againe, learne to beare the crosses thou hast, with more patience and quietnesse of minde, by comparing them with Iacobs crosses, which have been more in number, and more weighty, and grievous.
Why doth any of you my Brethren take the matter so heavily, that some child of his is somewhat stubborn and ill disposed? When none of them have committed murder, incest, rapine, and such sins as Jacobs sons did commit. Why do you make such a stir at wrongs? When none of you were ever so pursued by any foe, as Jacob was by his brother and Father in Law; Why do you take on so for the ordinary and natural death of a child? seeing none of you hath had such a child torn by wild beasts, or some other like violence, as Jacob conceived Joseph to have miscarried. Why do you complain of famine, and of want? When none of you hath suffered such a famine as compelled him to send so far as Jacob sent to Egypt for Corn, which is thought to be not much less than two hundred miles: We complain of ease. If our so much lamented afflictions were laid in the balance with Jacobs, we should find them ⟨p. 93⟩very light and trifling businesses in comparison. Want of looking about, and observing the burdens that are fastened unto other mens shoulders, causeth us to aggravate our own so much in our own conceits, as that by making them seem extraordinarily heavy, we even wilfully cast our selves into excessive sorrow for them.
Why doth any of you my Brethren take the matter so heavily, that some childe of his is somewhat stubborne and ill disposed? When none of them have committed murder, incest, rapine, and such sins as Iacobs sons did commit. Why doe you make such a stir at wrongs? When none of you were ever so pursued by any foe, as Iacob was by his brother and Father in Law; Why doe you take on so for the ordinary and naturall death of a childe? seeing none of you hath had such a childe torne by wilde beasts, or some other like violence, as Iacob conceived Ioseph to have miscarried. Why doe you complaine of famine, and of want? When none of you hath suffered such a famine as compelled him to send so far as Iacob sent to Aegypt for Corne, which is thought to be not much lesse than two hundred miles: We complaine of ease. If our so much lamented afflictions were laid in the ballance with Iacobs, we should finde them