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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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Yet another fault, Every mans hand was against him, 1and his against every man. The meaning is, he was a quarrelsome fellow, still brawling and falling out, one that would easily take and give matter of strife and debate; apt to speak and do that which would give distaste to others, and apt to distaste the things that others said and did to him, so as to make it the matter of a fray or grudge, or both. This is the fault that is described in these words; Now a sore sin it is that makes a man troublesome to himself and all his neighbours, and causeth his life to be like the life of a Cock of the game, that is still bloody with the blood of others and himself. I pray you examine your selves whether you be not such froward contentious men, still in suite, in contestation, in opposition with some or other, that will take no show of wrong, but will do enough, that cannot long keep out of some brabbling matter. If it be a legal kind of quarrelling, it is a sign of much folly, much pride, or both, much more if it be a kind of martial quarrelling that tends to strokes and bloodshed. Repent, repent of this evil humour, and seek to God to give you a meek and quiet spirit, able to bear and forbear, able to show kindness and to pass by unkindness, for surely it is a kind of diabolical life to live so unquietly, and it will cause Gods hand to be stretched out against him, whose hand is against every body. And these are Ishmaels faults.
Yet another fault, Every mans hand was against him, 1and his against every man. The meaning is, he was a quarrelsome fellow, still brawling and falling out, one that would easily take and give matter of strife and debate; apt to speake and doe that which would give distaste to others, and apt to distaste the things that others said and did to him, so as to make it the matter of a fray or grudge, or both. This is the fault that is described in these words; Now a sore sinne it is that makes a man troublesome to himselfe and all his neighbours, and causeth his life to be like the life of a Cocke of the game, that is still bloudy with the bloud of others and himselfe. I pray you examine your selves whether you be not such froward contentious men, still in suite, in contestation, in opposition with some or other, that will take no shew of wrong, but will doe enough, that cannot long keepe out of some brabling matter. If it be a legall kind of quarrelling, it is a signe of much folly, much pride, or both, much more if it be a kind of martiall quarrelling that tends to stroakes and bloudshed. Repent, repent of this evill humour, and seeke to God to give you a meeke and quiet spirit, able to beare and forbeare, able to shew kindnesse and to passe by unkindnesse, for surely it is a kind of diabolicall life to live so unquietly, and it will cause Gods hand to be stretched out against him, whose hand is against every body. And these are Ishmaels faults.