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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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Impudency in sin, especially in this sin against which God hath pleased to arm corrupt nature with some degree of shame; for were it not a matter of reproach to offend in this kind, how few would live chastely in their younger and wilder days? nay scarce in their elder. Mens credit is dearer to them then their soul, pleasure would conquer conscience in those in whom it cannot conquer vain-glory: but I say impudency in all sins, chiefly in this sin, doth make it out of measure wicked: they cannot blush, saith the Prophet,1 they declare their sin like Sodom, they know not how to be ashamed when they ⟨p. 220⟩had done evil. It is a sign that a man hath stripped himself of the nature of a man when he begins not to be ashamed of sin especially not of this sin. A beast hath not the understanding to discern the turpitude of evil, therefore he cannot be ashamed, so the shameless is turned into a very beast, having lost the sense of good and evil: such a one, if any, hath gotten to himself that which is called a reprobate mind, a mind that cannot try or prove things, that can put no difference.
Impudency in sinne, especially in this sinne against which God hath pleased to arme corrupt nature with some degree of shame; for were it not a matter of reproach to offend in this kinde, how few would live chastely in their younger and wilder dayes? nay scarce in their elder. Mens credit is dearer to them then their soule, pleasure would conquer conscience in those in whom it cannot conquer vaine-glory: but I say impudency in all sinnes, chiefely in this sinne, doth make it out of measure wicked: they cannot blush, saith the Prophet,1 they declare their sinne like Sodome, they know not how to be ashamed when they ⟨p. 220⟩had done evill. It is a signe that a man hath stript himselfe of the nature of a man when he begins not to be ashamed of sinne especially not of this sinne. A beast hath not the understanding to discerne the turpitude of evill, therefore he cannot be ashamed, so the shamelesse is turned into a very beast, having lost the sence of good and evill: such a one, if any, hath gotten to himselfe that which is called a reprobate minde, a minde that cannot trie or proove things, that can put no difference.