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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.
For his misery into which he seemed to cast himself by his goodness, was even a pair of stairs to lift him up into the place of honour, wherein the Lord caused him to continue eighty years. His goodness in complaining of his brothers faults, made them hate him, his goodness in denying his Mistresses solicitations, made her hate him.
For his misery into which he seemed to cast himselfe by his goodnesse, was even a paire of staires to lift him up into the place of honour, wherein the Lord caused him to continue eighty yeares. His goodnesse in complaining of his brothers faults, made them hate him, his goodnesse in denying his Mistresses sollicitations, made her hate him.
Their hatred made him a slave, her hatred made him a prisoner, bondage and imprisonment brought him acquainted with the chief Butler, made himself known to Pharaoh, and so brought him up to this exceeding height of place. Blessed be God for his goodness to his people, no man shall hazard himself to temporal misery for conscience sake, but God will requite him with a hundred fold (at least more comfort) here, as well as with life eternal hereafter. Let Josephs wages make you not afraid, so far as you are called to it, to do Josephs work, that is, to say and do good, and forbear evil, though you incur hatred and danger, and much affliction thereby.1
Their hatred made him a slave, her hatred made him a prisoner, bondage and imprisonment brought him acquainted with the chiefe Butler, made himselfe known to Pharaoh, and so brought him up to this exceeding height of place. Blessed be God for his goodnesse to his people, no man shall hazard himselfe to temporall misery for conscience sake, but God will requite him with a hundred fold (at least more comfort) here, as well as with life eternall hereafter. Let Iosephs wages make you not afraid, so farre as you are called to it, to doe Iosephs worke, that is, to say and doe good, and forbeare evill, though you incurre hatred and danger, and much affliction thereby.