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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
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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.
1Another thing wherein this man dealed well, was that he dealt not over harshly with Abraham, but lets him goe without offering injury unto him in anything hee 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 Countrey. Let us at least so moderate our anger, that if it draw us to a little unkindnesse and sourenesse of carriage, which is one degree of revenge, yet it may not cause us to leape over the pale of justice, and to use unrighteousnesse and cruelty against those from whom we have received injury So Pharaoh was not so farre transported with anger, though perhaps he might have beene able to have done it, and it may seeme at first sight that he had cause of doing so. But it seemeth that the sence of Gods great plagues had made him begin to see, that God was a deare friend of Abrahams, 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 feare of God before us, then any King of Egypt. Deale justly therefore, let men goe from us with all they have, make not bold to wreake your teeme on any man, by sending him away without his owne.