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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now come let me enquire of you my Brethren. Do you take the sins of others heavily? do they pierce your hearts with sorrow? Are they burdens to you? Ah, how many do rather rejoice, in seeing other mens evils in secret, and join with them in the same excess of riot, are glad to see and hear lewdness from others,1 and to join with them it. What are these? how far from deserving to be called righteous? But even of those that be righteous (as we hope there are some) so far inferior are they to Lot in goodness, though having far better means then any Sodom afforded, they ought also to be better persons, that few tears serve them, and little sorrow is found in them for the common sins. The common oaths, cursing, Sabbath-breaking which are every where rife, do not grieve them at all. One little trifling loss or cross hath made them more take on with sorrow, then all the disorders of the Land. It is but weak goodness that is not sensible of the contrary both in it self and others too, and it is but little sensible of it that is but little grieved for it.
Now come let mee enquire of you my Brethren. Doe you take the sinnes of others heavily? doe they pierce your hearts with sorrow? Are they burdens to you? Ah, how many doe rather rejoyce, in seeing other mens evills in secret, and joyne with them in the same excesse of riot, are glad to see and heare lewdnesse from others,1 and to joyne with them it. What are these? how farre from deserving to be called righteous? But even of those that be righteous (as wee hope there are some) so farre inferiour are they to Lot in goodnesse, though having farre better meanes then any Sodome affoorded, they ought also to be better persons, that few teares serve them, and little sorrow is found in them for the common sinnes. The common oathes, cursing, Sabbath-breaking which are every where rife, doe not grieve them at all. One little trifling losse or crosse hath made them more take on with sorrow, then all the disorders of the Land. It is but weake goodnesse that is not sensible of the contrary both in it selfe and others too, and it is but little sensible of it that is but little grieved for it.
- 1So in drunkenness.So in drunkennesse.