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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.
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.
It were good that men of ability would deal thus wisely, not alone for their private, but also for the public good, the pismire lays up in summer, man should be wiser then a silly creeping thing: oh how foolish and naught be those, that when they get much, spend all, and reserve nothing for harder times? You have some men can earn much in health, but lay up nothing against sickness, can get much in youth, but reserve nothing for age. Most just it is that they should be pinched in a dear year, which lavished and surfeited in a plentiful.
It were good that men of ability would deale thus wisely, not alone for their privat, but also for the publike good, the pismire layes up in summer, man should bee wiser then a silly creeping thing: oh how foolish and naught be those, that when they get much, spend all, and reserve nothing for harder times? You have some men can earne much in health, but lay up nothing against sicknesse, can get much in youth, but reserve nothing for age. Most just it is that they should be pinched in a deare yeare, which lavished and surfetted in a plentiful.
Brethren, you must not always have such years, as will bring forth by handfuls, be wise therefore for our estates, I wish you not to be niggardly, and defraud your selves, but to be discreet, and lay up for your selves: if God send no more then is needful, spend it and trust his providence, if he send an overplus, so much I mean as will serve for the present, and some to spare, waste not all at the present, but know that now he calleth to storing up, remember Solomons Proverb, in the house of the wise is treasure and oil, but the fool consumeth it up. Be not fools, but in plenty remember dearth, as in dearth you wish for plenty, you know that by well, husbanding of plenty, a wise man should take such an order, that he may feel no dearth. The love of riches is a baneful thing, but the well-husbanding of abundance, is not always a fruit of loving riches, but of a wise fore-sight. And so much for one part of Josephs care, diligence and fidelity in gathering corn.
Brethren, you must not alwayes have such yeeres, as will bring forth by handfuls, be wise therefore for our estates, I wish you not to be niggardly, and defraud your selves, but to bee discreet, and lay up for yourl selves: if God send no more then is needfull, spend it and trust his providence, if he send an overplus, so much I mean as will serve for the present, and some to spare, waste not all at the present, but know that now he calleth to storing up, remember Salomons Proverb, in the house of the wise is treasure and oile, but the foole consumeth it up. Be not fooles, but in plenty remember dearth, as in dearth you wish for plenty, you know that by well, husbanding of plenty, a wise man should take such an order, that he may feele no dearth. The love of riches is a banefull thing, but the wel-husbanding of abundance, is not alwayes a fruit of loving riches, but of a wise fore-sight. And so much for one part of Josephs care, diligence and fidelity in gathering corne.