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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
Example 12: THE TWELFTH EXAMPLE.Example 12: THE TVVELFTH EXAMPLE.
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Here indeed the more aged maiden is most blame-worthy, for the ⟨p. 185⟩Spirit of God witnesseth that she was the first mover to this lewdness, but the younger was greatly to be blamed also, for she consented to such a motion. Let those that be of more age take heed of giving wicked counsel to the younger, and let the younger take heed of opening their ears to lewd advice. Let us beware we suffer not our selves to be drawn upon pretence of I know not what necessity or urgent occasion, to resolve on things plainly sinful, especially such as are extremely gross and unnatural. No necessity can excuse an evil deed, much less when it is none other but a counterfeit and false appearance of necessity. Would these sisters have deferred their desires a while, they might have found their Father at length willing to have left that hole in a Mountain, and to have conversed again amongst men. Why had they not rather persuaded him to leave that solitary kind of living, and betaken himself to his Uncle Abraham, who was not grown either so niggardly or unkind, but that he would have welcomed them with good entertainment. Why had they not taken up any resolution, rather then venture on this monstrous abomination? Let not the Devil and carnal reason beset us so far, as to fain to ourselves a necessity of evil-doing, and then to grow bold to do evil.
Here indeed the more aged maiden is most blame-worthy, for the ⟨p. 185⟩Spirit of God witnesseth that shee was the first moover to this lewdnesse, but the younger was greatly to be blamed also, for shee consented to such a motion. Let those that be of more age take heede of giving wicked counsell to the younger, and let the younger take heede of opening their eares to lewde advice. Let us beware wee suffer not our selves to be drawne upon pretence of I know not what necessity or urgent occasion, to resolve on things plainely sinfull, especially such as are extreamely grosse and unnaturall. No necessity can excuse an evill deed, much lesse when it is none other but a counterfeit and false appearance of necessity. Would these sisters have deferred their desires a while, they might have found their Father at length willing to have left that hole in a Mountaine, and to have conversed againe amongst men. Why had they not rather perswaded him to leave that solitary kinde of living, and betaken himselfe to his Unkle Abraham, who was not growne either so niggardly or unkinde, but that he would have welcomed them with good entertainement. Why had they not taken up any resolution, rather then venture on this monstrous abomination? Let not the Divell and carnall reason beset us so farre, as to faine to ourselves a necessity of evill-doing, and then to grow bold to doe evill.