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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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And know I beseech you, that as there be two sorts of violent beasts so of men. You know there be Lions, and Bears, and Tigers, and great creatures that prey upon the weaker as upon the Sheep, the Cow, &c. and then there be little beasts too that prey upon the lesser, as the Weasel on the Mouse and on Chickens, and such like that be lesser then themselves. So there be two sorts of violent men too, the great and wealthy man, and the poor and meaner man. The one can bear out his violence openly, and doth it in greater things. The other doth it more closely and in lesser things, but both will have what equity doth not give them by one or other shift or wile, or act of his hand. And truly as great wickedness is found in poor men this way as in the wealthier. He that is as bad as his place will suffer, is as wicked a man as another that in higher place is more apparently wicked. Give the Weasel the fangs and limbs of a Lion, he will do as much mischief as a Lion. Therefore the poor robbing the poor is compared to a sweeping rain that leaveth no food, 1and none more violent then these little violent ones when they can tell how to make way and bear out their violence, will not you see it evidently in the boldness of the poorer sort to steal corn at this time of the year. He that will pull a piece of ones sheaf from him, if he were a great Prince of name and power, would pull his whole living from him. Beware therefore of those unjust ways of getting which are under your hands, and in your powers incident to your places, repent of them, shun them, and forbear them for conscience sake, that you may not provoke Gods wrath against you.
And know I beseech you, that as there be two sorts of violent beasts so of men. You know there be Lions, and Beares, and Tigers, and great creatures that prey upon the weaker as upon the Sheepe, the Cowe, &c. and then there be little beasts too that prey upon the lesser, as the Weezle on the Mouse and on Chickens, and such like that be lesser then themselves. So there be two sorts of violent men too, the great and wealthie man, and the poore and meaner man. The one can beare out his violence openly, and doth it in greater things. The other doth it more closely and in lesser things, but both will have what equity doth not give them by one or other shift or wile, or act of his hand. And truly as great wickednesse is found in poore men this way as in the wealthier. He that is as bad as his place will suffer, is as wicked a man as another that in higher place is more apparantly wicked. Give the Weezle the fangs and limmes of a Lion, hee will doe as much mischiefe as a Lion. Therefore the poore robbing the poore is compared to a sweeping raine that leaveth no food,