A15013:1724
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.
Now it might have been to the Baker a benefit, if his want of due knowledge had not unfitted him to make it useful, that he had three days warning to fit him for death. There is no man that can promise himself life for the space of three days, but so easy are we to make ⟨p. 177⟩and believe promises of life to our selves, unless we see the time of our life most inevitably determined, that we will hardly set our selves to prepare heartily for death, unless we be made to see that now before such a time we must needs die. But it is our duty to look for that, and walk prepared for it that may come every hour, must come within a short time; for what is the longest life when once the conclusion of it is come upon us.
Now it might have beene to the Baker a benefit, if his want of due knowledge had not unfitted him to make it usefull, that he had three dayes warning to fit him for death. There is no man that can promise himselfe life for the space of three dayes, but so easy are we to make ⟨p. 177⟩and beleeve promises of life to our selves, unlesse we see the time of our life most inevitably determined, that we will hardly set our selves to prepare heartily for death, unlesse we be made to see that now before such a time we must needes die. But it is our duty to looke for that, and walke prepared for it that may come every houre, must come within a short time; for what is the longest life when once the conclusion of it is come upon us.
Again, it was a benefit to the Butler,1 he both knew he must be delivered, and was delivered out of prison, and returned to his place of honour again.
Againe, it was a benefit to the Butler,1 he both knew he must be delivered, and was delivered out of prison, and retured to his place of honour againe.