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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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Lastly, beware of that sin of wilfulness and obstinacy,1 that are so bent upon an evil course, as no words nor other like means will turn you from your ill courses, this was the sin of Eli's sons, of Pharaoh, of Israel, of Amaziah. This is a fore-runner of mischief, He that hardens his heart against a reproof shall surely come to mischief, let no man stay him. When the Lord sees that words will not serve the turn, he comes with rods, and if the rod will not divert men from their evil paths, then swords must. Wherefore put you on a flexible and tractable disposition, and an heart that will easily be dissuaded from an evil way. Pray to God, pray to him to give you a mind full of light that may quickly discern evil, and an heart full of softness that may quickly be withdrawn from it.
Lastly, beware of that sinne of wilfullnesse and obstinacie,1 that are so bent upon an evill course, as no words nor other like meanes will turne you from your ill courses, this was the sinne of Elies sonnes, of Pharaoh, of Israel, of Amaziah. This is a fore-runner of mischiefe, Hee that hardens his heart against a reproofe shall surely come to mischiefe, let no man stay him. When the Lord sees that words will not serve the turne, he comes with rods, and if the rod will not divert men from their evill paths, then swords must. Wherefore put you on a flexible and tractable disposition, and an heart that will easily be disswaded from an evill way. Pray to God, pray to him to give you a minde full of light that may quickly discerne evill, and an heart full of softnesse that may quickly be withdrawne from it.
- 13. Obstinacy is a sin.3. Obstinacie is a sin.
Now consider the punishments, God comes down to see, that is,1