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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
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.
Beware of bloods, beware of bloods, this sin tears the conscience in an hundred pieces when once it is made sensible. This sin leaves a deep stain, it begets grievous horrors, and makes the soul still fierce in pronouncing evil against it, after it hath been fierce in doing so great an evil unto others. Pray to God to preserve you from it, and get meek, gentle, quiet, patient spirits, which may keep you from being provoked with wrongs.
Beware of blouds, beware of blouds, this sinne teares the conscience in an hundred peeces when once it is made sensible. This sinne leaves a deepe staine, it begets grievous horrors, and makes the soule still fierce in pronouncing evill against it, after it hath beene fierce in doing so great an evill unto others. Pray to God to preserve you from it, and get meeke, gentle, quiet, patient spirits, which may keepe you from being provoked with wrongs.
And if any of you have transgressed in this kind, though not in so high a degree, let the example of these two encourage him to repent, and make him fly to the throne of grace, that God would work in him true repentance, and both pardon and heal him. You see two young men here drowned in a river of blood, most innocent blood, by them most causelessly and groundlessly spilt, you see them yet pardoned. Nay they were stained with their brothers blood, whom they consented to kill, and actually sold for a slave, and yet they be pardoned. Run to God, he can pardon many murders as well as one angry word, and will do it if you submit and convert. He that judgeth himself for his sins past, resolving thoroughly by Gods help to reform his heart and life, and takes boldness to ask remission and sanctification at Gods hand in Christs name, shall be pardoned, although the guilt of the blood of God the son did stick to his fingers.
And if any of you have transgressed in this kinde, though not in so high a degree, let the example of these two incourage him to repent, and make him flie to the throne of grace, that God would worke in him true repentance, and both pardon and heale him. You see two young men here drowned in a river of bloud, most innocent bloud, by them most causelesly and groundlesly spilt, you see them yet pardoned. Nay they were stained with their brothers bloud, whom they consented to kill, and actually sould for a slave, and yet they be pardoned. Runne to God, hee can pardon many murders as well as one angry word, and will doe it if you submit and convert. He that judgeth himselfe for his sinnes past, resolving thoroughly by Gods helpe to reforme his heart and life, and takes boldnesse to aske remission and sanctification at Gods hand in Christs name, shall be pardoned, although the guilt of the bloud of God the son did sticke to his fingers.