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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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It is good to be moderate in our speeches, and not over-confident; but Laban is the subject of our speech now: he did falsely charge Jacob with theft, upon a surmise of his own.
It is good to bee moderate in our speeches, and not over-confident; but Laban is the subject of our speech now: hee did falsly charge Iacob with theft, upon a surmise of his owne.
This is a sin which no man can brook from another, without blaming him for it, therefore he hath light enough if he could use the light to discover it in himself. Too easily to believe, and too earnestly to affirm against another, that he hath committed such a sin, because we have some probabilities to allege against him, is a sin against our brother, and an injurious defiling of his name, against whom we ought not to raise up an ill report: Neither without just or sure proof, nor yet in public manner, as Laban did, if we might reform it privately.
This is a sinne which no man can brooke from another, without blaming him for it, therefore hee hath light enough if hee could use the light to discover it in himselfe. Too easily to beleeve, and too earnestly to affirme against another, that hee hath committed such a sinne, because wee have some probabilities to alleadge against him, is a sinne against our brother, and an injurious defiling of his name, against whom wee ought not to raise up an ill report: Neither without just or sure proofe, nor yet in publike manner, as Laban did, if wee might reforme it privately.
So Laban failed both in the manner and manner of his accusation; the matter, it was false; the manner, it was over-public, when it should and might have been private, though it had been true.