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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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The first, and most remarkable example of this vice is found in Cain, it shows it self here again in Rachel. Let us consider what a loathsome vice it is, that we may the better shun it. The Word of God hath given us frequent warning of it in blaming it so often, it shows how apt we are to it, and how diligently we should oppose it, and preserve our selves from it;1 our Saviour is pleased to reckon it among the evil things that come out of the heart, and do defile the man, and giveth it the name of an evil eye, because it shows it self presently in the eye and countenance, and causeth a dejected countenance, and a vile look towards the party envied, as it is seen in Cain and Saul. It is a passion that will not be kept in, but will bewray it self in odd looks and casts of the eye.2 S. Paul reckons it up among those sins wherewith the Gentiles were full, viz. of Envy, murder, &c. and you see with what companions he joins it, murder, debate, for these indeed be the fruits that follow from it, as in Saul, Cain, and the Pharisees is evident. S. Paul also reckons it amongst the number of the things which are fruits of the flesh,3 and which he that doth, shall not inherit the kingdom of heaven, envyings, murders, where you see likewise how he fellows it with murders, as he had done before. In the same Epistle he forbids it, saying, Let us not be covetous of vain-glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Saint James saith, that Where, envying and strife is, there is confusion, and all manner of evil works. It is thought to have been one of the first sins of the devil. For what could move him to seek the overthrow of our first Parents Adam and Eve; but together with an hatred of God from whom himself had fallen, an evil affection towards them that stood entire in that good estate, which himself had lost, viz. the favour of God, and true happiness? Now this vice is injurious to God, to the party envied, to the envier's self, and to the societies of mankind.
The first, and most remarkable example of this vice is found in Cain, it shewes it selfe here againe in Rachel. Let us consider what a loathsome vice it is, that we may the better shun it. The Word of God hath given us frequent warning of it in blaming it so often, it shewes how apt we are to it, and how diligently we should oppose it, and preserve our selves from it;