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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Last of all,1 Sarah in regard of her self did apparel her self with modest and not over-costly attire, for S. Peters words propound her to be imitated by the good women in that particular, saying,2 so did the godly women that feared God in former time attire themselves as Sarah, and she is manifestly brought in for a pattern of this virtue, even decent, not flaring nor over-chargeable garments. The Holy Ghost hath given women warning in two places of this duty both by the pen of S. Paul and S. Peter, 3whose adorning (saith he) let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, wearing of gold, and putting on of apparel, but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, and S. Paul saith, Not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire, 4but as beseemeth women professing godliness with good works, meekness, quietness, good works, these must be the jewels and ornaments of a good woman, gaudy and wanton tricks of frizzling, platting, curling the hair, and sumptuosity in gallant things and chargeable must not be looked after by good women. This tricking and trimming doth nothing but allure the eyes of beholders, and call wanton eyes to play with them. It doth nothing but speak forth their haughtiness and self-conceit.
Last of all,1 Sarah in regard of her selfe did apparell her selfe with modest and not over-costly attire, for S. Peters words propound her to bee imitated by the good women in that particular, saying,2 so did the godly women that feared God in former time attire themselves as Sarah, and shee is manifestly brought in for a patterne of this vertue, even decent, not flaring nor over-chargeable garments. The Holy Ghost hath given women warning in two places of this duty both by the pen of S. Paul and S. Peter, 3