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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
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First, to take notice of our own corrupt nature that is ready to grow so extremely naught. For we also are the posterity of Adam, and have the same corruption of nature that these had, and our imaginations and the form and frame of our hearts and all our thoughts ⟨p. 56⟩will be only evil continually, if God give us to ourselves, and there is not one of us that would not grow unjust, voluptuous, worldly, violent, and most extremely wicked in every kind of wickedness, as occasion would offer it self, if the Lord did not hold us back, either by restraining or sanctifying, or both. To him let us give the praise of our being restrained or sanctified, and let us confess his goodness that doth not give us over to all licentiousness, to commit all wickedness with greediness. An hearty praising of God for delivering us from notorious sinfulness, is a testimony of some grace. Mans heart is apt to turn such freedom into matter of swelling and self-conceitedness, if our less badness makes us more thankful and humble not haughty and arrogant, it is a sign of some truth of goodness. But innocency joined with swelling, lifting up our selves and despising others, is no better then that of the Pharisee. This is the first use of their sin.
First, to take notice of our owne corrupt nature that is ready to grow so extreamely naught. For wee also are the posterity of Adam, and have the same corruption of nature that these had, and our imaginations and the forme and frame of our hearts and all our thoughts ⟨p. 56⟩will be onely evill continually, if God give us to ourselves, and there is not one of us that would not grow unjust, voluptuous, worldly, violent, and most extreamely wicked in every kinde of wickednesse, as occasion would offer it selfe, if the Lord did not hold us backe, either by restraining or sanctifying, or both. To him let us give the praise of our being restrained or sanctified, and let us confesse his goodnesse that doth not give us over to all licentiousnesse, to commit all wickednesse with greedinesse. An hearty praising of God for delivering us from notorious sinfullnesse, is a testimony of some grace. Mans heart is apt to turne such freedome into matter of swelling and selfe-conceitednesse, if our lesse badnesse makes us more thankefull and humble not haughty and arrogant, it is a signe of some truth of goodnesse. But innocency joyned with swelling, lifting up our selves and despising others, is no better then that of the Pharisee. This is the first use of their sin.