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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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Alas, these be poor evidences for heaven, these are poor proofs of their being good men, and in Gods favour. A man must not think that such a measure of goodness will prove him a good Christian, that may show well enough a tolerable Heathen. I pray you therefore that all these things may ⟨p. 117⟩be found in you in a better manner, and a larger measure, upon better grounds, for better ends, more constantly, and more sincerely. Be courteous, bountiful, and peaceable, and so in the rest with reference to God, in obedience to his commandment, in love to him, and with a desire to please him, and abstain from all that he forbids, and let your peaceableness and courtesy extend it self even to enemies.
Alas, these be poore evidences for heaven, these are poore proofes of their being good men, and in Gods favour. A man must not thinke that such a measure of goodnesse will prove him a good Christian, that may shew well enough a tolerable Heathen. I pray you therefore that all these things may ⟨p. 117⟩bee found in you in a better manner, and a larger measure, upon better grounds, for better ends, more constantly, and more sincerely. Bee curteous, bountifull, and peaceable, and so in the rest with reference to God, in obedience to his commandement, in love to him, and with a desire to please him, and abstaine from all that hee forbids, and let your peaceablenesse and curtesie extend it selfe even to enemies.
That virtue is but a seeming virtue which doth not spring from a root of piety, and is not watered with an heavenly dew, and made to grow up with godly considerations taken from the divine Majesty.
That vertue is but a seeming vertue which doth not spring from a roote of piety, and is not watered with an heavenly dew, and made to grow up with godly considerations taken from the divine Majesty.