A15013:1851
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.
Further you see, that when men have truly repented of their sins, be they never so great, their sins must be forgotten, and they must be accepted and regarded, even as if they had never sinned. Joseph is as loving to his brethren, as if they had been the honestest men in the world, because now they were truly changed. So should men be to the greatest offenders, when a sound and thorough reformation and amendment shows it self in their lives. Till sins be amended, it is not requisite to show such respect, but when they be amended. Therefore every sinner should hasten to amend, that he might repair his broken estimation, and regain the love which he hath lost with good and wise men. And those must not please themselves in their folly, that to a man truly reformed, are still objecting and upbraiding former evil deeds. Herein they show not the detestation of the vices, but wrath and discontent against the persons, and are far unlike to God himself, who doth blot the sins of his converting children out of his remembrance, and that so, as if they commit them no more, he will no more remember them.
Further you see, that when men have truely repented of their sinnes, be they never so great, their sinnes must be forgotten, and they must be accepted and regarded, even as if they had never sinned. Ioseph is as loving to his brethren, as if they had beene the honestest men in the world, because now they were truly changed. So should men be to the greatest offendours, when a sound and thorough reformation and amendment shewes it selfe in their lives. Till sinnes be amended, it is not requisite to shew such respect, but when they be amended. Therefore every sinner should hasten to amend, that he might repaire his broken estimation, and regaine the love which he hath lost with good and wise men. And those must not please themselves in their folly, that to a man truly reformed, are still objecting and upbrayding former evill deeds. Herein they shew not the detestation of the vices, but wrath and discontent against the persons, and are farre unlike to God himselfe, who doth blot the sinnes of his converting children out of his remembrance, and that so, as if they commit them no more, he will no more remember them.