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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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And for man, his corruptions are very strong, and there is little or no fear of God before his eyes, wherefore by degrees he will wax extremely wicked, and run into crimes against the very light of nature: for when any thing begins to corrupt it doth grow worse and worse, till it come to extremity; because it is a kind of easy motion to go from bad to worse, and especially it is so in this corruption of the soul, because every sin adds blindness and hardness to the mind and heart, and so causeth the sins to seem far less vile and mischievous then they be, besides all sins do flatter with a kind of carnal and sensual content, and so carry away the fancy and passions, and by them also the will to give consent and to act the wickedest things.
And for man, his corruptions are very strong, and there is little or no feare of God before his eyes, wherefore by degrees he will waxe extreamely wicked, and runne into crimes against the very light of nature: for when any thing begins to corrupt it doth grow worse and worse, till it come to extremity; because it is a kinde of easie motion to goe from bad to worse, and especially it is so in this corruption of the soule, because every sinne addes blindnesse and hardnesse to the minde and heart, and so causeth the sinnes to seeme farre lesse vile and mischievous then they be, besides all sinnes doe flatter with a kinde of carnall and sensuall content, and so carry away the fancie and passions, and by them also the will to give consent and to act the wickedest things.
We must learn first to see our vile nature and to fear and look to our selves, striving against less sins, that we may not be delivered ⟨p. 141⟩over to greater through Gods justice and the strength of our lusts, yea to repent of lesser sins and strive to get them pardoned and healed, and to cry earnestly to God that he would keep us, seeing alas we be sorry and simple keepers of our selves, thus we may escape grosser evils: we must not therefore brag, and censure, and presume, but know our own nature, pity others and heedfully watch over our selves.