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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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1Now again, worldliness continued to grow stronger in Lot, for he continued to dwell in Sodom, even though they were exceeding great sinners. It was well done that he grieved for their sins, it would have been better done if he had forsaken the City. He might have departed of his own accord with far less loss, then God forced him out at length. Sure it is a fault, if a man can possibly remove, to make his constant abode in an extreme wicked place, where heinous and foul sins are usually and impudently committed, for if a mans self escape the infection, yet it is too too probable ⟨p. 177⟩that his children shall be defiled, and catch the sins of the places as the daughters of Lot and most of his servants did, for had they been righteous they should have escaped with him. And most times if any man that hath any the least goodness, do suffer himself to be so neighboured, it is a fruit of some carnal passion or other, in favour of which he hardens himself to endure such a miserable thing, as the continual hearing and beholding of great wickedness. Let us take heed no such thing in inveigle us to pitch out Tents in any Sodom.
1Now againe, worldlinesse continued to grow stronger in Lot, for hee continued to dwell in Sodome, even though they were exceeding great sinners. It was well done that he grieved for their sinnes, it would have beene better done if he had forsaken the City. Hee might have departed of his owne accord with farre lesse losse, then God forc't him out at length. Sure it is a fault, if a man can possibly remove, to make his constant aboad in an extreame wicked place, where heinous and foule sinnes are usually and impudently committed, for if a mans selfe escape the infection, yet it is too too probable ⟨p. 177⟩that his children shall be defiled, and catch the sinnes of the places as the daughters of Lot and most of his servants did, for had they beene righteous they should have escaped with him. And most times if any man that hath any the least goodnesse, doe suffer himselfe to be so neighboured, it is a fruit of some carnall passion or other, in favour of which he hardens himselfe to endure such a miserable thing, as the continuall hearing and beholding of great wickednesse. Let us take heed no such thing in inveigle us to pitch out Tents in any Sodome.