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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.
1Another virtue in him was, that he used Abraham kindly for his sisters sake, so was she reputed then, and by that means he grew in riches abundantly. Favourable dealing with a man for his friends sake, especially for a fair sister, a kinswoman's sake, is a kind of bastard courtesy, and may befall a man given to lust, yea many times the kindness of such is more won by such a motive, then by any better deservings. Let us do the same thing, but on better grounds, let the beauty of virtue make us esteem and countenance those that show it, more then a beautiful Sister or Kinswoman: but better be loving to a good man even upon such a sinister respect, then not at all to be courteous to him.
1Another vertue in him was, that he used Abraham kindly for his sisters sake, so was she reputed then, and by that meanes he grew in riches abundantly. Favourable dealing with a man for his friends sake, especially for a faire sister, a kinswomans sake, is a kinde of bastard curtesie, and may befall a man given to lust, yea many times the kindnesse of such is more wonne by such a motive, then by any better deservings. Let us doe the same thing, but on better grounds, let the beauty of vertue make us esteeme and countenance those that shew it, more then a beautifull Sister or Kinswoman: but better be loving to a good man even upon such a sinister respect, then not at all to be courteous to him.
- 12. He used Abraham kindly for Sarahs sake.
1Another thing wherein this man dealed well, was that he dealt not over harshly with Abraham, but lets him go without offering injury unto him in anything he had. He doth not take his life from him as Abraham feared he would have done, nay nor his servants, nor his goods, nor any part of them; but takes order for his safe passage and conduct out of his Country. Let us at least so moderate our anger, that if it draw us to a little unkindness and sourness of carriage, which is one degree of revenge, yet it may not cause us to leap over the pale of justice, and to use unrighteousness and cruelty against those from whom we have received injury So Pharaoh was not so far transported with anger, though perhaps he might have been able to have done it, and it may seem at first sight that he had cause of doing so. But it seemeth that the sense of Gods great plagues had made him begin to see, that God was a dear friend of Abraham's, and that he should have incurred further wrath for wronging him in other things wittily, whose injuries God did prosecure so severely, even when it was done ignorantly and unwittingly. We ought to have more fear of God before us, then any King of Egypt. Deal justly therefore, let men go from us with all they have, make not bold to wreak your teem on any man, by sending him away without his own.