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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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1Further note, that Abraham dealeth plainly with Abimelech, and reproveth him concerning a well of water which the servants of Abimelech had violently taken away from Abraham. So must we deal freely and plainly with our neighbours and friends, in expostulating such and such wrongs as may fall out to be done unto us by them and theirs, and must not lay the matter up in our minds, so ⟨p. 113⟩to keep our selves estranged from them. For it may so come to pass, that we may find that it was without their privity and against their will, that such bad measure hath been offered unto us, as it fell out in the matter whereof Abraham doth complain to Abimelech. But we must be sure Beloved, in all occasions of such complaints, to temper our anger, and keep our selves in so good tune, that we break not forth into words of choler and discontent, tending to provoke and exasperate them with whom we deal in such cases, but do it with gentleness and mildness of speech, that quiet words may pacify wrath if any be stirred, not grievous words stir up that which was ready to go forth of it self. Yea when a just and reasonable apology or excuse is used by any upon our complaints, we must be ready to accept of it, and to be satisfied, that we may not prove our selves to be of an implacable disposition.
1Further note, that Abraham dealeth plainely with Abimelech, and reprooveth him concerning a well of water which the servants of Abimelech had violently taken away from Abraham. So must wee deale freely and plainely with our neighbours and friends, in expostulating such and such wrongs as may fall out to be done unto us by them and theirs, and must not lay the matter up in our mindes, so ⟨p. 113⟩to keepe our selves estranged from them. For it may so come to passe, that we may finde that it was without their privitie and against their will, that such bad measure hath beene offered unto us, as it fell out in the matter whereof Abraham doth complaine to Abimelech. But we must be sure Beloved, in all occasions of such complaints, to temper our anger, and keepe our selves in so good tune, that we breake not forth into words of choler and discontent, tending to provoke and exasperate them with whom we deale in such cases, but do it with gentlenesse and mildnesse of speech, that quiet words may pacifie wrath if any be stirred, not grievous words stirre up that which was ready to goe forth of it selfe. Yea when a just and reasonable apology or excuse is used by any upon our complaints, we must be ready to accept of it, and to be satisfied, that we may not prove our selves to be of an implacable disposition.