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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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We must not put the worst sense, no not upon choleric speeches; but she meaneth that she thought her self no better than dead, that she should not enjoy her life, that it would do her no good, that she wished her self rather dead than alive. This she meaneth, and this is bad enough. O what a mixture of pride and folly is it, to wish ones self dead for so small crosses as this, that one hath continued a little while barren?
Wee must not put the worst sence, no not upon cholericke speeches; but she meaneth that shee thought her selfe no better than dead, that shee should not enjoy her life, that it would doe her no good, that shee wished her selfe rather dead than alive. This shee meaneth, and this is bad enough. O what a mixture of pride and folly is it, to wish ones selfe dead for so small crosses as this, that one hath continued a little while barren?
Good men have been over-taken with such clouds of discontent as have made them desire death, but to be weary of life because one hath not a child, I meet not with such impatience any where, but in Rachel.
Good men have beene over-taken with such cloudes of discontent as have made them desire death, but to bee weary of life because one hath not a childe, I meete not with such impatiency any where, but in Rachel.
Take heed to your selves, that no crosses, no not the greatest, draw such distempers into your minds, as to make you weary of life; but be much more ashamed if a small thing hath thus put you out. It is true, that many times this lavish talk of Would I were dead, is ⟨p. 100⟩from the teeth alone. If death should offer it self at that instant, they would find some other employment for him, than to take them out of the world; but to be so full of discontent and vexation as to give vent to such words, whether they seriously mean them or not, is a proof of a man that doth not weigh things rightly in his mind. Rachel had a good husband, she had likelihood of a good estate, and now lived abundantly, she had the love of her husband, she had health. What, and was not the fruition of all these able to make life sweet to her, but she must die if she had not a child? Did we not forget or dis esteem the favours God hath showed us, we could never be put so far out of taste as it were, that want of one benefit should embitter it self. But envy doth so rot the bones, that no ease can be felt of him that hath suffered that sickness to breed and grow strong in him; Yea, see how all Hamans honour contented him nothing, so long as Mordecai was an eye-sore to him. Pray God to keep you from such disordered passions, and greatly bewail them when you meet with them.