A15013:1790
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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But fourthly, This Joseph shows forth that excellent virtue of chastity, and that in an high degree, for being a young man, and earnestly and often, yea almost continually importuned by his Mistress to commit adultery with her, he continues to repel her temptations with a peremptory denial, and shuns her company by all the ways he can, & when she caught him at such an advantage once, that having him alone she durst lay hands upon him, and offer as much violence as that sex could offer in that case, he leaves his garment with her and runs out, so far is he from yielding; a truer and nobler pattern of continency, how can we think of? If we consider his age and his person and the person of the solicittesse, and the continuance of her evil suit, and her earnestness in it, how great a pattern is he of constant and invincible purity? But the words that can be bestowed in commending him will all fall short of his worthiness,1 I shall endeavour to commend this grace unto you, chastity is a sweet and excellent virtue.
But fourthly, This Ioseph shewes forth that excellent vertue of chastity, and that in an high degree, for being a young man, and earnestly and often, yea almost continually importuned by his Mistresse to commit adultery with her, he continues to repell her temptations with a peremptory denyall, and shuns her company by all the wayes he can, & when she caught him at such an advantage once, that having him alone she durst lay hands upon him, and offer as much violence as that sexe could offer in that case, he leaves his garment with her and runnes out, so farre is he from yeelding; a truer and nobler patterne of continency, how can we thinke of? If we consider his age and his person and the person of the solicittesse, and the continuance of her evill suit, and her earnestnesse in it, how great a patterne is he of constant and invincible purity? But the words that can be bestowed in commending him will all fall short of his worthinesse,1 I shall endeavour to commend this grace unto you, chastity is a sweet and excellent vertue.
- 1Chastity is an excellent virtue.Chastity is an excellent vertue.