A15013:1682
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 any of you masters have been barren fig-trees to your faithful servants, confess it to be a fault of unjustice, and a kind of ingratitude, a fruit of niggardize and self-love, and a just cause to provoke God to give you such wicked servants, as may become a plague to such sorry and pinching masters. The Holy Ghost bids us do to servants that which is just and equal; 1and to recompense a man well for his pains and fidelity, is a point of equity. He that will not requite a servant, doth but seek himself, not exercise virtue, if he seem ready to requite his equals and superiors; he would be as sl•cke towards them as to his servants, if he did not either fear some loss, or expect some gain from them; learn of Christ to be good masters, nay learn of Potiphar.
If any of you masters have beene barren fig-trees to your faithfull servants, confesse it to be a fault of unjustice, and a kind of ingratitude, a fruit of niggardize and selfe-love, and a just cause to provoke God to give you such wicked servants, as may become a plague to such sorry and pinching masters. The Holy Ghost bids us doe to servants that which is just and equall; 1and to recompence a man well for his paines and fidelity, is a point of equity. Hee that will not requite a servant, doth but seeke himselfe, not exercise vertue, if hee seeme ready to requite his equals and superiours; he would be as sl•cke towards them as to his servants, if he did not either feare some losse, or expect some gaine from them; learne of Christ to be good masters, nay learne of Potiphar.
- 1Col. 4.1.
And if any of you have been so much favoured by the divine providence, as to be provided of these household instruments, good and faithful, and every way virtuous, let them afford them all encouragements by all good usage. You know how much it concerns an Artificer to get a good, and strong, and fit tool, no less needful is a prudent, diligent and trusty servant. Consider now that which Potiphar could not consider,