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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.
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.
In keeping himself sober for an evil end, he is worse then if himself had been drunken for company. These two sisters did keep themselves free from excess, that they might better abuse their own reason to work upon their Fathers unreasonableness. Had they been all overcome of wine, incest had not so easily followed from drunkenness; but now that the man is swallowed up of wine, and the woman not so, they prevailed more easily to make their Father lewd. It is a drunken sobriety that is directed to uncleanness, they would not be drunken because they desired to be filthy. Some men boast that themselves have borne their cups wherewith another hath been overcome, but that soberness makes them greater offenders, then if they exceeded measure in drinking. Wherefore you must blame your selves with exceeding detestation of your selves, if you have abused a thing otherwise virtuous to make another man more vicious. Thou madest another to take cup after cup, that when he had lost his wits, and thou keptest thine, thou mightest better prevail to draw him unto further wickedness, thy soberness was as bad and much worse then his drunkenness. O that you would see and lament your extreme ungraciousness in this abusing both wit in yourselves, and want of wit in others.
In keeping himselfe sober for an evill end, hee is worse then if himselfe had beene drunken for company. These two sisters did keepe themselves free from excesse, that they might better abuse their owne reason to worke upon their Fathers unreasonablenesse. Had they beene all overcome of wine, incest had not so easily followed from drunkennesse; but now that the man is swallowed up of wine, and the woeman not so, they prevailed more easily to make their Father lewd. It is a drunken sobriety that is directed to uncleanesse, they would not be drunken because they desired to be filthy. Some men boast that themselves have borne their cups wherewith another hath beene overcome, but that sobernesse makes them greater offenders, then if they exceeded measure in drinking. Wherfore you must blame your selves with exceeding detestation of your selves, if you have abused a thing otherwise vertuous to make another man more vitious. Thou mad'st another to take cup after cup, that when he had lost his wits, and thou kepst thine, thou mightest better prevaile to draw him unto further wickednesse, thy sobernesse was as bad and much worse then his drunkennesse. O that you would see and lament your extreame ungraciousnesse in this abusing both wit in yourselves, and want of wit in others.