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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.
But now we proceed to consider the sins of Sodom more particularly. First, as we find them recorded by Moses in Geneses, 1next as the Prophet Ezekiel doth afterwards tax them by way of upbraiding Israel with the same abominations. The first sin noted in the Sodomites is, Gen. 14.4. that having served the King of Shinar twelve years, in the 14 they rebelled. Those that have been subdued by another Prince, and received the yoke of subjection at length, covenanting Homage and obedience (as in such case they always do to redeem their lives by their service) upon such and such conditions, made betwixt the conqueror and conquered, are very weary of the yoke for the most part, and watch all advantages of making themselves free again by rebellion, whensoever they think themselves strong enough to justify and bear out their rebellions: but without doubt, this course is sinful and unlawful, because it is a manifest breach of an oath and covenant, which ought to be firmly kept amongst men even though a mans covenants be made to his own disadvantage. Therefore was the Lord greatly displeased with Zedekiah the last of Solomons race I think, that sate on the throne of David, because he rebelled against the King of Babel Nebuchadnezzar, who had conquered the land and made himself King over it, for so saith Ezekiel the Prophet, Chap. 17. ver. 15. He rebelled against the King of Babel in sending his Ambassadors to Egypt, shall he escape that doth such things? or shall he break the covenant and be delivered? as I live saith the Lord God, surely in the place whose oath he despised and whose covenant he brake, he shall die, and ver. 8. Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the Covenant when he had given his hand and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. The Lord you see is offended with such a kind of rebellion and punisheth it, because it is as you see a despising of an oath and breach of a covenant. For indeed this is the way to trouble the world and make wars everlasting: though it be a fault in a neighbour Prince without just cause and ground, to make War and conquer his bordering neighbours and bring them under his yoke;
But now wee proceed to consider the sinnes of Sodome more particularly. First, as wee finde them recorded by Moses in Geneses, 1next as the Prophet Ezekiel doth afterwards taxe them by way of upbraiding Israel with the same abhominations. The first sinne noted in the Sodomites is,