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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.
Be righteous therefore in this particular, and put your selves in mind of your promises and covenants to keep them, you cannot but know, that this is a duty your consciences require you to do to others, even as you desire that they should deal with you, and therefore must needs condemn you for such falsity which your selves with open mouth are ready to cry out against in others. And so much for these three men.
Be righteous therefore in this particular, and put your selves in minde of your promises and covenants to keepe them, you cannot but know, that this is a duty your consciences require you to doe to others, even as you desire that they should deale with you, and therefore must needes condemne you for such falsitie which your selves with open mouth are ready to cry out against in others. And so much for these three men.
Now for Ephron the Hittite he is named alone once, Gen. 23.10.1 and in his carriage we observe three things deserving commendation and fit to be imitated by us. First,2 he salutes Abraham with honourable and courteous language, saying, my Lord hear me, and again, my Lord hear me. Secondly, he was liberal and kind to Abraham, and offered freely to give him the Cave in which he desired to bury Sarah. Thirdly, he was just and true in his word, he told Abraham a due and right price, and made him good and full assurance of it, when he received the money. The Holy Ghost hath not for nothing inserted these stories of Scripture, the virtuous deportment even of Heathens courtesy, bounty, and justice be sweet virtues, they commend the practiser of them to the consciences of men, they adorn him with real honour, and make him to find both love and praise from all hearts and mouths. They be winning virtues, and give a man a kind of command in the hearts of wise men, especially they become men of good place and ability, for ⟨p. 192⟩