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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 14: THE FOURTEENTH EXAMPLE.Example 14: THE FOVRTEENTH 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.
Again, if we have sinned in smaller degrees of evil, or once or twice done amiss, let us make hast to repent and turn, humbling our selves and craving power and help against our own naughtiness, otherwise it is certain, that extremity of the most horrible wickednesses will grow upon us, and we shall become like them of Sodom, grievous sinners, and exceeding wicked before the Lord, and our sins also will grow so roaring, as to waken the Lord out of his slumber of patience and forbearance, yea and if God have stopped us in the paths of sin, and not left us to the highest degree of wickedness, we must acknowledge his goodness in keeping us from such excess of naughtiness, and beware of boasting our selves because we are not stark naught; for did not a divine power restrain and bridle corruption, and ⟨p. 213⟩hold it down as it were by strong hand, there is no man in the work so civill and so moderate, but he would break forth into the greatest exorbitancy of wickedness, as the least coal of fire if it be nourished with fuel and incited with blowing, will undoubtedly break forth into a consuming flame within a little space of time. If we be less evil then others, God is more good to us, not our selves more good in our selves. Every carcass would breed worms if it were not embalmed or some way preserved from putrefying.
Againe, if wee have sinned in smaller degrees of evill, or once or twice done amisse, let us make hast to repent and turne, humbling our selves and craving power and helpe against our owne naughtinesse, otherwise it is certaine, that extremity of the most horrible wickednesses will grow upon us, and wee shall become like them of Sodome, grievous sinners, and exceeding wicked before the Lord, and our sins also will grow so rooring, as to waken the Lord out of his slumber of patience and forbearance, yea and if God have stopped us in the paths of sinne, and not left us to the highest degree of wickednesse, we must acknowledge his goodnesse in keeping us from such excesse of naughtinesse, and beware of boasting our selves because wee are not starke naught; for did not a divine power restraine and bridle corruption, and ⟨p. 213⟩hold it downe as it were by strong hand, there is no man in the work so civill and so moderate, but he would breake forth into the greatest exorbitancy of wickednesse, as the least coale of fire if it be nourished with fewell and incited with blowing, will undoubtedly breake forth into a consuming flame within a little space of time. If we be lesse evill then others, God is more good to us, not our selves more good in our selves. Every carkasse would breed wormes if it were not imbalmed or some way preserved from putrifying.