A15013:1542
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now how comes it to pass that men run into such gross sins?
Now how comes it to passe that men run into such grosse sins?
Answer, First, God pleaseth to leave men unto themselves and permit their breaking forth into such horrible crimes, to make the wickedness of mans heart known, to humble the offenders and make way for the demonstration of his mercy, or else to show his justice in punishing one sin with another, and in punishing all at last with much severity, and to warn others by the example of the offenders, and therefore this Gods permission is not to be blamed or murmured at: for he is ready to forgive such enormous evils to the penitent, as he did also pardon Reuben.
Answer, First, God pleaseth to leave men unto themselves and permit their breaking forth into such horrible crimes, to make the wickednesse of mans heart knowne, to humble the offendours and make way for the demonstration of his mercy, or else to shew his justice in punishing one sinne with another, and in punishing all at last with much severity, and to warne others by the example of the offenders, and therefore this Gods permission is not to be blamed or murmured at: for he is ready to forgive such enormous evills to the penitent, as he did also pardon Reuben.
Again, the Devil out of the filthiness of his own nature and his most outrageous wickedness and deadly hatred of God and man, is ready to thrust men out even into such abominations, because the greater the offence the more it dishonours God, and hurts the soul, name, and all of the offenders, which he delighteth in, and he hopes by one bad example to draw others to the like evil, and so to do more mischief to mankind.