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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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In him therefore we learn to be wary in swearing and to swear in judgement, that is, advisedly and with good consideration, informing our selves fully of the thing sworn too, that it might not be either impossible or unlawful to the entangling of our souls in the peril of falling into that heinous offence of perjury.1 No man must proceed to an oath hastily and inconsiderately, but must ponder upon the thing sworn too, that he may have a full resolution to accomplish the same. Look to your selves that you show the like religious respect to the great name of God. An oath is a strong bond in which a man lays his soul as it were in pawn to God, so that the breach of his oath is a forfeiture of his precious soul to the hands of Gods judgement, so great a bond must not be taken upon us without great cautelousnesse. They therefore that have sworn on a sudden not deliberating seriously of it, must know that they have even offered contempt to God, because though perhaps the thing was just and possible, ⟨p. 164⟩yet it was so by chance alone and as it fell out, and if it had been otherwise, yet they would have taken it so that no thanks was due to any religious care of theirs if it were otherwise. Repent therefore of your hastiness and heedlessness in swearing, this is to show your selves such as do not fear an oath, and so do not duly reverence and honour the great Majesty of God, whose name in swearing you invocate against your selves.
In him therefore we learne to be warie in swearing and to sweare in judgement, that is, advisedly and with good consideration, informing our selves fully of the thing sworne too, that it might not be either impossible or unlawfull to the intangling of our soules in the perill of falling into that hainous offence of perjury.1 No man must proceede to an oath hastily and inconsiderately, but must ponder upon the thing sworne too, that he may have a full resolution to accomplish the same. Looke to your selves that you shew the like religious respect to the great name of God. An oath is a strong bond in which a man laies his soule as it were in pawne to God, so that the breach of his oath is a forfeiture of his pretious soule to the hands of Gods judgement, so great a bond must not be taken upon us without great cautelousnesse. They therefore that have sworne on a suddaine not deliberating seriously of it, must know that they have even offered contempt to God, because though perhaps the thing was just and possible,