A15013:1769
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 26: THE TWENTY SIXTH EXAMPLE.Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXT 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.
First, that you be not apt to complain for every light weakness, which ought to be passed by, and
First, that you be not apt to complaine for every light weakenesse, which ought to be passed by, and
Secondly, that you never aggravate any thing, much less fain, lye, counterfeit; for false and slanderous complaining against a servant to his master, is forbidden expressly by Solomon, saying, accuse not a Servant to his Master: 1the word is used to denote slanderous and malicious accusations, and such must be avoided in respect of servants, and men of lower rank, that by setting their betters against them, they may not occasion much causeless misery to them.
Secondly, that you never aggravate any thing, much lesse faine, lye, counterfeit; for false and slanderous complaining against a servant to his master, is forbidden expressely by Solomon, saying, accuse not a Servant to his Master: 1the word is used to denote slanderous and malitious accusations, and such must be avoyded in respect of servants, and men of lower ranke, that by setting their betters against them, they may not occasion much causelesse misery to them.