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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First to God, to whom it will not grant the freedom of disposing ⟨p. 97⟩his own gifts according to his own good pleasure. Envy against him that excels us, carries with it by way of implication at least, and sometimes expressly, blaming, condemning, muttering against him that hath granted to another what he hath denied unto me. They murmured against the householder in the parable, that were troubled to see those of the eleventh hour to have equal wages with them at the first.
First to God, to whom it will not grant the freedome of disposing ⟨p. 97⟩his owne gifts according to his owne good pleasure. Envy against him that excels us, carries with it by way of implication at least, and sometimes expresly, blaming, condemning, muttering against him that hath granted to another what he hath denied unto me. They murmured against the housholder in the parable, that were troubled to see those of the eleventh houre to have equall wages with them at the first.
Now what an audaciousness is this in the creatures, to set rules to the Creator? and to bind him, that he shall not show himself more bountiful to another than to ones self. Are not we discontented, if one child grudge because another hath a bigger or better thing than himself? We cannot endure that our inferiors should set laws to us, and appoint us what to give to others, what to them: We must know our selves to forget our selves much if we will prescribe to God, and it is nothing else but a very prescribing to God, when we take occasion from his bounty to repine. For if it be well done, why are we vexed? If not, upon whom is the blame laid?
Now what an audaciousnesse is this in the creatures, to set rules to the Creator? and to binde him, that he shall not shew himselfe more bountifull to another than to ones selfe. Are not we discontented, if one childe grudge because another hath a bigger or better thing than himselfe? We cannot endure that our inferiours should set lawes to us, and appoint us what to give to others, what to them: We must know our selves to forget our selves much if we will prescribe to God, and it is nothing else but a very prescribing to God, when we take occasion from his bounty to repine. For if it be well done, why are we vexed? If not, upon whom is the blame laid?