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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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They gave themselves to earthly mindedness in hunting after a name, and this they would get forsooth, by such a building as the world had never seen the like for greatness and height, and never should see.1 Be not you vain-glorious, studying to do some earthly vain thing, for which you may be talked of far and near, and for a long time. This is vain-glory, the vice by which men affect to be famous and much talked of, and magnified in the world for some great earthly matter that they have gotten, for getting a great deal of riches together, for raising their family, for a fine house, for being the first that did such or such a thing or the like. Be not I say vain-glorious, ⟨p. 89⟩let not your hearts affect this foaming froth of mens tongues. Care not for such kind of praises and commendations: but set your hearts upon better things, to get you a name in Heaven, and in earth to be good, holy, just. Praise is a thing which the Apostle commandeth us to follow, but by praise he meaneth praise worthy things, not praise it self further then it is a necessary effect and companion of things praise-worthy. Be good for conscience sake to God, that so you may have, though you seek not after it, good esteem of men and their good reports. This vain-glory will so choke all true desire of goodness and all true goodness, that at last it will make you to fall into that high degree of Hypocrisy, as with the Pharisees you shall do all your deeds to be seen of men, and if you do any good thing, shall even loose your reward in Heaven.
They gave themselves to earthly mindednesse in hunting after a name, and this they would get forsooth, by such a building as the world had never seene the like for greatnesse and height, and never should see.1 Be not you vaine-glorious, studying to doe some earthly vaine thing, for which you may be talked of farre and neere, and for a long time. This is vaine-glory, the vice by which men affect to be famous and much talked of, and magnified in the world for some great earthly matter that they have gotten, for getting a great deale of riches together, for raising their family, for a fine house, for being the first that did such or such a thing or the like. Be not I say vaine-glorious, ⟨p. 89⟩