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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 4: THE FOURTH EXAMPLE.Example 4: THE FOVRTH 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.
1Brethren, revenge is a fearful sin; there are two ways of revenge, some do compass it by main strength, presently and openly if one wrong them, they rail or strike and lay about them, as it were an angry Dog or Bear or other Beast, others be more still in their revenge, they lay it up in store and set it on the score till a fit opportunity come, and then they pay him home with the like and more that hath wronged them, both these revenges be naught, and it is hard to say whether is the worse of the twain: the one hath more craft, the other more fury, both show an heart destitute of all meekness and charity and faith. If you have found your selves so disposed, until you repent you shall be sure to find God as bitter against you. He ⟨p. 45⟩will be revenged of the revengeful. He will be an enemy to him that will fight and keep a stir if he be touched or wounded. Do not count it valour to give stroke for stroke or wound for wound, or blow for blow, it is an hellish valour, it is not man-hood, it is dog-hood, or I may term it bear-hood, it is brutish, so will a Lion or a brute creature. It is not courage but outrage, it is not fortitude but mere fury. And yet alas where shall you find breasts that do not bear the stamp of Lamechs words within them, that perhaps be not come to such an high degree as he was to revenge 490 times, but are come to that, that they resolve and purpose, if a man wound them, they will wound him again if they can, if any man strike, they will do the best they can to strike him again. Beloved, he in whom this sin reigneth, is a wicked man though it be not of so high a growth in him as it was in this wretch. He that holdeth this purpose, I will requite blow with blow• wrong with wrong, he is not a true Christian, for he doth not overcome evil with good, but is overcome with evil. He is a man that lives allowedly in a sin as bad in Gods account as theft or whoredom. Revenge in Gods account is a sin as foul and fouler then lust or injustice. I beseech you examine your selves, and if you have found your selves carried away with revenge, and resolve to be so still, take notice that you be too like to Lamech to be the children of God.2
1Brethren, revenge is a fearefull sinne; there are two waies of revenge, some doe compasse it by maine strength, presently and openly if one wrong them, they raile or strike and lay about them, as it were an angry Dog or Beare or other Beast, others be more still in their revenge, they lay it up in store and set it on the score till a fit opportunity come, and then they pay him home with the like and more that hath wronged them, both these revenges be naught, and it is hard to say whether is the worse of the twaine: the one hath more craft, the other more furie, both shew an heart destitute of all meekenesse and charity and faith. If you have found your selves so disposed, untill you repent you shall be sure to finde God as bitter against you. He