A15013:1652
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.
For here you see the secrecy of this Adullamite, 1no body knew by him of that fault which he himself knew only by Judah. Nothing becomes a friend better then secrecy of his friends faults, and he that hath once played the blab in this kind, hath no wrong if he be never trusted after. Nay verily, this may seem a most just cause of dividing friendship, therefore so far as may be without sin against God and against the Country and Superiors, every friend must affect this trustiness. Surely had not Judah found him faithful in this kind, he would never have engaged himself so far?
For here you see the secrecy of this Adullamite, 1no body knew by him of that fault which he himselfe knew onely by Iudah. Nothing becomes a friend better then secrecy of his friends faults, and he that hath once played the blab in this kinde, hath no wrong if hee be never trusted after. Nay verily, this may seeme a most just cause of dividing friendship, therefore so farre as may be without sinne against God and against the Countrey and Superiours, every friend must affect this trustinesse. Surely had not Iudah found him faithfull in this kinde, hee would never have ingaged himselfe so farre?
- 13. Secret.
So was Hiram a good friend, but yet he was not a good man,1 for we find not that he did rebuke Judah for his fault at all, which he must have done if he had been as good a man as a friend. And do you learn to add that to other good fruits of friendship, even to reprehend them for their faults, though you do not divulge them, that so friendship may not be a mutual infecting of one another but a mutual healing.
So was Hiram a good friend, but yet he was not a good man,