A15013:1890
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.
Indeed many times God chooseth, rather the simple heads of the world, then these nimble and deep pates, that it may appear 'tis of his grace, and not of nature, that men be godly and virtuous. But an excellent gift it is, and makes way for their preferment in worldly things that have it, but let them which have it take heed of suffering it to degenerate into Craft, for then it will become pernicious.
Indeed many times God chooseth, rather the simple heads of the world, then these nimble and deepe pates, that it may appeare 'tis of his grace, and not of nature, that men bee godly and vertuous. But an excellent gift it is, and makes way for their preferment in worldly things that have it, but let them which have it take heed of suffering it to degenerate into Craft, for then it will become pernitious.
Craft is natural wisdom, separated from Justice, Truth,1 Charity, and other graces, and joined with falsehood, injuriousness, and self-love, as it were a weapon in the hands of Traitors, a fort possessed by Rebels, by which they do make war against their Prince.
Craft is naturall wisedome, separated from Justice, Truth,1 Charity, and other graces, and joyned with falsehood, injuriousnesse, and selfe-love, as it were a weapon in the hands of Traytors, a fort possessed by Rebels, by which they doe make warre against their Prince.
- 1Craft, what it is.