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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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1First, at some 15. or 16. years he mocked Isaac, this mocking was a degree of persecution and a fault in him. I cannot conceive that he did it out of any dislike of Isaacs piety, who being but a new weaned child could not discover any piety unto him, at least any such act of piety as should stir up disdain and derision, but seeing such a great gladness and a merry feast at the weaning of Isaac, he made a sport of him, as it were disdaining that Isaac should seem to thrust him out of the inheritance. Now it is a great sin to mock any one out of envy and scorn that they should be preferred before them. Mocking shows a great deal of pride in him that useth it, nothing but overvaluing of our selves makes us undervalue others. Mocking is a tedious thing to suffer, the good esteem we have of our selves and those that are near unto us, makes the contrary carriage of others unsufferable, therefore is mocking a great offence. Take heed I pray you of using it toward your brethren or neighbours; It is an act that tendeth strongly to provoke, and we must not provoke one another: It is then most loathsome when it comes from envy and malice, make not a may game at your brethren, flout them not, break not jests upon them;2 this jesting is that which S. Paul forbids, especially laugh not at their miseries and at their sins, but most of all mock not at them for well doing. Mocking is any carriage by which a man expresseth his contempt of another, and seeks to make him also contemptible and despicable unto others. He that can set light by a man for goodness sake which should procure honour, how blind a mind, how perverse a judgement hath he. Be penitent if your folly have carried you to such a sin, and now bridle your selves from such ill carriage, hath not God showed his dislike of it sufficiently, by punishing it in Ishmael with banishment out of Abraham's house?
1First, at some 15. or 16. yeares he mocked Isaac, this mocking was a degree of persecution and a fault in him. I cannot conceive that he did it out of any dislike of Isaacs piety, who being but a new weaned childe could not discover any piety unto him, at least any such act of piety as should stirre up disdaine and derision, but seeing such a great gladnesse and a merry feast at the weaning of Isaac, he made a sport of him, as it were disdaining that Isaac should seeme to thrust him out of the inheritance. Now it is a great sinne to mocke any one out of envy and scorne that they should be preferred before them. Mocking shewes a great deale of pride in him that useth it, nothing but overvaluing of our selves makes us undervalew others. Mocking is a tedious thing to suffer, the good esteeme wee have of our selves and those that are neere unto us, makes the contrary carriage of others unsufferable, therefore is mocking a great offence. Take heed I pray you of using it toward your bretheren or neighbours; It is an act that tendeth strongly to provoke, and we must not provoke one another: It is then most loathsome when it comes from envy and malice, make not a may game at your bretheren, floute them not, breake not jests upon them;