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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.
O take heed that sin lay not so fast hold upon you, let it not be so absolute and mighty a commander. I pray you examine your selves, whether you have not sinned grossly, boldly, wilfully, and obstinately in some other kind, as the Sodomites in masculine lusts, at least whether you have not discovered the same faults in lesser degrees, and know that more deep remorse and wounding of heart is necessary to be sought after by all men for sins that have so many weights at their heels to make them heavier. They must rend our souls more, which are laden with such considerations, Was not the sin gross? Yes. Did I not commit it presumptuously? Yes. Did I not commit it shamelessly? Yes. Did I not commit it wilfully? Yes. Did I not persist in it against dehortations? Yes. Was I so furious that some strong hand of God befalling in the instant could not hinder me? Yes. O then how Sodomitical was this sin, and how should I wonder that I should so far surpass all bounds and break all bands as to commit such a crime in such a manner.
O take heed that sinne lay not so fast hold upon you, let it not be so absolute and mighty a commander. I pray you examine your selves, whether you have not sinned grossely, boldly, wilfully, and obstinately in some other kinde, as the Sodomites in masculine lusts, at least whether you have not discovered the same faults in lesser degrees, and know that more deepe remorse and wounding of heart is necessary to be sought after by all men for sinnes that have so many weights at their heeles to make them heavier. They must rend our soules more, which are laden with such considerations, Was not the sinne grosse? Yes. Did I not commit it presumptuously? Yes. Did I not commit it shamelesly? Yes. Did I not commit it wilfully? Yes. Did I not persist in it against dehortaions? Yes. Was I so furious that some strong hand of God befalling in the instant could not hinder mee? Yes. O then how Sodomiticall was this sinne, and how should I wonder that I should so farre surpasse all bounds and breake all bands as to commit such a crime in such a manner.
But here is one fault particularly to be noted in Lots sons in Law,1