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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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If any say Cain was necessitated to it, because there were no other to till the ground for them he being Adams first-borne.
If any say Caine was necessitated to it, because there were no other to till the ground for them he being Adams first-borne.
I answer, first, I desire you should live somewhat better then Cain and do good out of choice, which perhaps he might do out of necessity.
I answer, first, I desire you should live somewhat better then Caine and doe good out of choice, which perhaps he might doe out of necessity.
Secondly, I answer, that though you be not necessitated to any calling by want, yet wisdom and a good conscience bind you, for must you not submit to that of God, In the sweat of thy brows shalt thou eat, and to that of the Psalmist, he shall eat the labour of his hands, and to that of Paul, which condemns the inordinate walkers which wrought not at all, and is it not wisdom to forbear walking on a thorn hedge, which Solomon saith the idle man doth? and to prevent many occasions, as the having no calling, and being careless of it ⟨p. 24⟩will surely bring. I say again then, be as good as Cain, have and follow some calling.
Secondly, I answer, that though you be not necessitated to any calling by want, yet wisdome and a good conscience binde you, for must you not submit to that of God, In the sweate of thy browes shalt thou eate, and to that of the Psalmist, he shall eate the labour of his hands, and to that of Paul, which condemnes the inordinate walkers which wrought not at all, and is it not wisdome to forbeare walking on a thorne hedge, which Salomon saith the idle man doth? and to prevent many occasions, as the having no calling, and being carelesse of it