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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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O how vile a sin is this revenge! one had done them wrong, they revenge it upon a whole City: one had injured them in one sister, they wrong a number in many sisters and goods besides: here is injustice and malice both in a very high degree. They are said to have been grieved but with a carnal grief, and to have been wroth, but with a carnal wrath, for the folly committed by Shechem, and that it was a carnal wrath is manifest; for lo, it makes them seek to revenge themselves by a most excessive and a most unjust course.
O how vile a sinne is this revenge! one had done them wrong, they revenge it upon a whole City: one had injuried them in one sister, they wrong a number in many sisters and goods besides: here is injustice and malice both in a very high degree. They are said to have beene grieved but with a carnall griefe, and to have beene wroth, but with a carnall wrath, for the folly committed by Shechem, and that it was a carnall wrath is manifest; for loe, it makes them seeke to revenge themselves by a most excessive and a most unjust course.
I call upon you to crucify this humour of revenge, it is evidently blamed: Avenge not your selves, but give place unto wrath; Recompense not evil for evil: Be not overcome of evil. Return not evil to him that hath done thee evil; if any thing may disgrace private revenge, this example may; for you see, when men think good to take upon them to revenge their own quarrels, they know not how to observe any equality or moderation.
I call upon you to crucifie this humour of revenge, it is evidently blamed: Avenge not your selves, but give place unto wrath; Recompence not evill for evill: Be not overcome of evill. Returne not evill to him that hath done thee evill; if any thing may disgrace private revenge, this example may; for you see, when men thinke good to take upon them to revenge their owne quarrels, they know not how to observe any equality or moderation.