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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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Here learn, that when you have sworn you must not delay the performance of it, but so soon as shall be convenient, and as you have power, must settle to do the thing sworn to. All you that have sworn any lawful and possible thing, look on Abraham's godly servant and be mindful of your oaths, consider the greatness of God to whom you are tied, and put not off the work from time to time, seek not needless delays, make not fearful or slothful excuses, but free your faith and pull your selves out of the danger of Gods displeasure by a conscionable fulfilling of your oaths. The Pharisees could say,1 thou shalt not forswear thy self but fulfil thine oaths to God. Let us show our selves at least as wise and conscionable as a Pharisee could teach us to be.
Here learne, that when you have sworne you must not delay the performance of it, but so soone as shall be convenient, and as you have power, must settle to doe the thing sworne to. All you that have sworne any lawfull and possible thing, looke on Abrahams godly servant and be mindfull of your oathes, consider the greatnesse of God to whom you are tied, and put not off the worke from time to time, seeke not needlesse delayes, make not fearefull or sloathfull excuses, but free your faith and pull your selves out of the danger of Gods displeasure by a conscionable fulfilling of your oathes. The Pharisees could say,1 thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but fulfill thine oathes to God. Let us shew our selves at least as wise and conscionable as a Pharisee could teach us to be.
But what if we perceive the oath to have been of an unlawful thing?
But what if we perceive the oath to have beene of an unlawfull thing?