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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
Example 24: THE TWENTY FOURTH EXAMPLE.Example 24: THE TWENTY FOVRTH EXAMPLE.
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.
If therefore any man would escape the foul acts of this sin, he must oppose himself to the first desires, and cross them by following the Apostles command, fly fornication. 1This sin must be run away from, the only sure and most safe way of escaping it is to run from it. If Shechem finding these desires boiling within his heart by means of the fire that lighted in at his eye, would have opposed wise and virtuous thoughts, and so gotten himself out of the company and sight of the Maiden, his desires had not drawn him to that which brought him to destruction, but he presently fell to plot and contrive how he might get the Maid into some house and lonely place, and ceased not till he had so far gratified his inordinate passion, and then lo he was not at his own command to forbear the lewd action.
If therefore any man would escape the foule acts of this sinne, he must oppose himselfe to the first desires, and crosse them by following the Apostles command, flie fornication. 1This sinne must be run away from, the onely sure and most safe way of escaping it is to run from it. If Shechem finding these desires boyling within his heart by meanes of the fire that lighted in at his eye, would have opposed wise and vertuous thoughts, and so gotten himselfe out of the company and sight of the Maiden, his desires had not drawne him to that which brought him to destruction, but he presently fell to plot and contrive how he might get the Maide into some house and lonely place, and ceased not till he had so farre gratified his inordinate passion, and then loe he was not at his owne command to forbeare the lewd action.
You have heard Shechems fault,1