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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 26: THE TWENTY SIXTH EXAMPLE.Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXT EXAMPLE.
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Now you that are sinful and disobedient Sons and Daughters, whose carriage doth far differ from that of Josephs, see the foulness of your Vice, by opposing unto it the fairness of his Virtue.
Now you that are sinfull and disobedient Sonnes and Daughters, whose carriage doth farre differ from that of Josephs, see the foulenesse of your Vice, by opposing unto it the fairenesse of his Vertue.
Do not your hearts within you say, that it was very well done in Joseph to say to his Father, here am I, when he called him to go on his errand, and when his father had told him his ⟨p. 6⟩work by and by to set about it, do you not think that Joseph did the office of a godly child, and that which his duty bound him to, and wherewith God was well pleased? If he did, as your selves must needs affirm he did, be you grieved & ashamed within your selves, of your quite contrary carriage, whose consciences can tell, that instead of answering here I am, have retained some surly answer, and instead of going on the business, have gone a quite contrary way. Let your hearts smite you to Repentance, that you may comfort your Parents with obedience hereafter, whose hearts you have formerly vexed by your graceless stubbornness.
Doe not your hearts within you say, that it was very well done in Joseph to say to his Father, here am I, when hee called him to goe on his errand, and when his father had told him his ⟨p. 6⟩work by and by to set about it, doe you not thinke that Joseph did the office of a godly childe, and that which his duty bound him to, and wherwith God was well pleased? If he did, as your selves must needes affirm he did, be you grieved & ashamed within your selves, of your quite contrary carriage, whose consciences can tell, that instead of answering here I am, have retained some surly answer, and instead of going on the businesse, have gone a quite contrary way. Let your hearts smite you to Repentance, that you may comfort your Parents with obedience hereafter, whose hearts you have formerly vexed by your gracelesse stubbornesse.