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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
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.
If any of us be guilty of the contrary fruit of hollowness, that we have neglected to acknowledge a fault beginning to be revealed to us, and out of love to the sin in respect of any profit, credit, pleasure it flattered us withal, have rather endeavoured to shut out the light by false reasonings, then to receive the knowledge of the truth when it began to shine out of the cloud of ignorance, we must greatly blame our selves for such hypocritical behaviour. This is that S. Paul accuseth the Gentiles of, saying, that Gods wrath is manifest from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who detain the truth in unrighteousness, 1who do as it were imprison and suppress truth and hold it down, that it may not show it self unto them, out of a love they bear to sin and wickedness. And sure Gods wrath shall appear evidently against all that in such manner shall play the dissemblers with him; how much more then, if when a man cannot so darken himself with feigned pretences, but that he must needs see and confess the truth in his conscience, shall he be guilty of a great sin, if still he uphold in himself a will and resolution to commit the sin, that he could not but see to be a sin, or if he do not come to a present resolution of amendment, but put it off till afterwards and purpose to continue offending once or twice or a little time longer. Shall not Abimelechs example condemn our disobedience before God, if we show our selves so much enthralled to sin?
If any of us be guilty of the contrary fruit of hollownesse, that we have neglected to acknowledge a fault beginning to be revealed to us, and out of love to the sinne in respect of any profit, credit, pleasure it flattered us withall, have rather indeavoured to shut out the light by false reasonings, then to receive the knowledge of the truth when it began to shine out of the cloud of ignorance, wee must greatly blame our selves for such hypocriticall behaviour. This is that S. Paul accuseth the Gentiles of, saying, that Gods wrath is manifest from Heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men who detaine the truth in unrighteousnesse, 1who doe as it were imprison and suppresse truth and hold it downe, that it may not shew it selfe unto them, out of a love they beare to sinne and wickednesse. And sure Gods wrath shall appeare evidently against all that in such manner shall play the dissemblers with him; how much more then, if when a man cannot so darken himselfe with fained pretences, but that he must needs see and confesse the truth in his conscience, shall he be guilty of a great sinne, if still he uphold in himselfe a will and resolution to commit the sinne, that he could not but see to be a sinne, or if he doe not come to a present resolution of amendment, but put it off till afterwards and purpose to continue offending once or twice or a little time longer. Shall not Abimelechs example condemne our disobedience before God, if we shew our selves so much inthralled to sin?