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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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First, he shall see their good conversation and hear their wise words, and enjoy their good counsel and their godly prayers and so be in possibility to be won to goodness by them, at least to a virtuous and civill conversation through their means,1 for he that walketh with the wise shall be made wise, as he that walketh with sinners shall be made worse by them. He that cometh where sweet spices and ointments are stirring, doth carry away some of their sweet savour even though he think not of it, so shall a man receive some savour and taste of goodness from good men, if he live friendly and familiarly with them.
First, he shall see their good conversation and heare their wise words, and enjoy their good counsell and their godly prayers and so be in possibility to be wonne to goodnesse by them, at least to a vertuous and civill conversation through their meanes,1 for hee that walketh with the wise shall be made wise, as he that walketh with sinners shall be made worse by them. He that commeth where sweete spices and ointments are stirring, doth carry away some of their sweet savour even though hee thinke not of it, so shall a man receive some savour and taste of goodnesse from good men, if hee live friendly and familiarly with them.
Again, the Lord had undertaken with Abraham, to be a friend to his friends and an enemy to his enemies, and to bless them that blessed him as well as to curse them that cursed him. Wherefore in entertaining friendship with them, a man doth interest himself into some degree of Gods favour and blessing according to that promise, for God hath tied himself as well to all Abraham's sons, even all the faithful, as well as to himself; you see the profit of such association with good men.