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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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And all you servants that have been directed either by Gods providence, or by the careful endeavours of your good friends unto such households wherein you have all good usage for your outward man, and over and above the comfortable helps of domesticall duties to bring you unto goodness, take notice of this mercy and thank God for it, and take heed that you grow not weary of those holy duties, and show not your selves so profane, as to be troubled at that which should be your greatest content. Yea I pray you so many as live in good families, strive so to conform your selves to the goodness of the household, as that you may have goodness by the means of goodness there used, for otherwise that which should have procured life to you shall serve to make your destruction more terrible. Learn to pray, learn to hear Gods Word, learn to be good by the precepts and examples of your Governors, else as our Saviour telleth, that it shall be easier with the Sodomites, then the Capernaites at the day of judgement, so shall it be for the servants of profanest Masters then for you that serve good and holy Masters and Mistresses.
And all you servants that have beene directed either by Gods providence, or by the carefull indeavours of your good friends unto such households wherein you have all good usage for your outward man, and over and above the comfortable helpes of domesticall duties to bring you unto goodnesse, take notice of this mercy and thanke God for it, and take heede that you grow not weary of those holy duties, and shew not your selves so prophane, as to be troubled at that which should be your greatest content. Yea I pray you so many as live in good families, strive so to conforme your selves to the goodnesse of the household, as that you may have goodnesse by the meanes of goodnesse there used, for otherwise that which should have procured life to you shall serve to make your destruction more terrible. Learne to pray, learne to heare Gods Word, learne to be good by the precepts and examples of your Governours, else as our Saviour telleth, that it shall be easier with the Sodomites, then the Capernaites at the day of judgement, so shall it be for the servants of profanest Masters then for you that serve good and holy Masters and Mistresses.