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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,1 the fault is exceedingly aggravated from the manner of doing. First, they carried themselves most impudently in this matter, they stuck not to tell their mind plainly, bring them out to us, say they, and they do not pretend any honest errand, nor will so much as go about the bush a little to shelter their naughtiness, till opportunity served to put it in practise, but as if it were the most honest occasion that might be, they proclaim, that we may know them. The Holy Ghost abhorreth turpitude of speech, and therefore delivers their meaning in a modest phrase, but whither they affected any such modest veil of speaking, its greatly questionable, at least it is more probable, that those which would declare their minds so openly and so loudly, would utter it also as broadly, for shame is the only pull-back to these kind of loose speeches. Men fear to speak grossly, because they would not be thought so vile as to delight in filthiness, and he that would be known to intend such a lewdness, no question but he would also please himself in the worst phrases he could invent.
Againe,1 the fault is exceedingly aggravated from the manner of doing. First, they carried themselves most impudently in this matter, they stucke not to tell their minde plainly, bring them out to us, say they, and they doe not pretend any honest errand, nor will so much as goe about the bush a little to shelter their naughtinesse, till opportunity served to put it in practise, but as if it were the most honest occasion that might be, they proclaime, that wee may know them. The Holy Ghost abhorreth turpitude of speech, and therefore delivers their meaning in a modest phrase, but whither they affected any such modest vaile of speaking, its greatly questionable, at least it is more probable, that those which would declare their mindes so openly and so loudly, would utter it also as broadly, for shame is the onely pull-backe to these kinde of loose speeches. Men feare to speake grossely, because they would not be thought so vile as to delight in filthinesse, and he that would be knowne to intend such a leudnesse, no question but he would also please himselfe in the worst phrases he could invent.
- 13. From the manner of doing it.