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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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So must we do, if we have sinned and been an occasion of others sins, let us justify them above our selves and condemn our selves more then them, and not be possessed so with ⟨p. 151⟩the partiality of self-love, as still to stand in our own light, denying the fault or laying the blame upon another. True repentance will be ready to blame it self, but an impenitent heart is witty to cast the blame still from it self upon another.
So must wee doe, if wee have sinned and beene an occasion of others sinnes, let us justifie them above our selves and condemne our selves more then them, and not bee possessed so with ⟨p. 151⟩the partiality of selfe-love, as still to stand in our owne light, denying the fault or laying the blame upon another. True repentance will be ready to blame it selfe, but an impenitent heart is witty to cast the blame still from it selfe upon another.
Again, it is said, he knew Tamar no more afterwards, and we read not of any other wife or child he had afterwards, so that he forbore her because she was his daughter in Law, and forbore to take another wife voluntarily, it is like, in humiliation for this unbridled fact he had committed.
Againe, it is said, hee knew Tamar no more afterwards, and wee reade not of any other wife or childe he had afterwards, so that he forbare her because shee was his daughter in Law, and forbare to take another wife voluntarily, it is like, in humiliation for this unbridled fact he had committed.
If any have sinned in unlawful deeds of this kind, his care must be with Judah to offend so no more, and to be so humbled with his former offence, that the consideration of it may make him temper himself for the future.