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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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1But first mark his love to Lot, although Lot was lately departed from him, yet his love to Lot had not left him, but he was at cost and labour and hazard to redeem him from captivity. Must not we learn of him to show great love to our kinsmen and special friends, if they be in danger peril and misery, even to do all that according to our places we may to succour, relieve and rescue them, against wrong, violence, oppression and like calamities. Be charitable and kind kinsmen and brethren, cleave to your kinsmen and brethren, and so far as you may lawfully, and as your places will bear, defend, maintain and help them against unjustice and injury. No man must join with his kindred in a sinful and unjust cause, but in a good and honest and just cause, he is not of Abraham's mind, that will not stick to them, and help them what in him lieth. All therefore that desert their friends in honest matters, for fear of a little cost or pains or the like, are to see, that they be not good imitators of this good man, nay nor any that doth not according to his place, succour the oppressed, which Solomon commendeth under a question saying, wilt thou not deliver him? For must we succour an Ass pressed with a burden, and not a brother pressed with a bundle of injuries.
1But first marke his love to Lot, although Lot was lately departed from him, yet his love to Lot had not left him, but he was at cost and labour and hazard to redeeme him from captivity. Must not wee learne of him to shew great love to our kinsmen and speciall friends, if they be in danger perill and misery, even to doe all that according to our places we may to succour, relieve and rescue them, against wrong, violence, oppression and like calamities. Be charitable and kind kinsmen and bretheren, cleave to your kinsmen and bretheren, and so farre as you may lawfully, and as your places will beare, defend, maintaine and helpe them against unjustice and injury. No man must joyne with his kindred in a sinnefull and unjust cause, but in a good and honest and just cause, he is not of Abrahams minde, that will not sticke to them, and helpe them what in him lieth. All therefore that desert their friends in honest matters, for feare of a little cost or paines or the like, are to see, that they be not good imitators of this good man, nay nor any that doth not according to his place, succour the oppressed, which Salomon commendeth under a question saying, wilt thou not deliver him? For must we succour an Asse pressed with a burden, and not a brother pressed with a bundle of injuries.