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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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But the matter which I would most commend to the imitation of children is this: The more they have by their offences grieved their Parents already, the more careful they must be to show their love and respect unto them afterwards by all means, and to take heavily those things which they know will grieve them. But most wicked and impenitent and graceless must they be counted that still add wrong to wrong, and persist in a continual course of vexing and tormenting their Parents hearts by their misdemeanours, breaking forth still more and more.
But the matter which I would most commend to the imitation of children is this: The more they have by their offences grieved their Parents already, the more carefull they must bee to shew their love and respect unto them afterwards by all meanes, and to take heavily those things which they know will grieve them. But most wicked and impenitent and gracelesse must they be counted that still adde wrong to wrong, and persist in a continuall course of vexing and tormenting their Parents hearts by their misdemeanours, breaking forth still more and more.
Further Reuben did a good work when he sought to remove his Father from his stiffness in resolving not to send Benjamin to Egypt, 1and if it were possible to win him to that which was so behoovefull for them all; yea and doing it with much earnestness too, saying, Slay my Sons if I bring him not to thee again; he did not mean to expose his Sons to the danger of death by his Fathers and their Grand-fathers hand; for he knew him to be a far more loving Grand-father, then that he could find in his heart to take such a fruitless and bootless revenge, but his meaning is to deal most effectually with his Father, to persuade him to a needful thing and dissuade him from an harmful peremptoriness, as much as if he had told him, that he would use as much care and diligence for Benjamins preservation, as if the life of his two sons did lye at stake for him.
Further Reuben did a good worke when hee sought to remoove his Father from his stiffenesse in resolving not to send Benjamin to Aegypt,