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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.
1The sins of Sodom related by Moses you have heard of. The Prophet Ezekiel by way of upbraiding Judah, relates some other sins together with this, as you may read, Ezek. 16.49. Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness were in her, and in her daughters, and they strengthened not the hand of the poor and needy, and they were haughty and committed abomination before me.
1The sinnes of Sodome related by Moses you have heard of. The Prophet Ezekiel by way of upbraiding Iudah, relates some other sinnes together with this, as you may reade, Ezek. 16.49. Pride, fullnesse of bread, and abundance of idlenesse were in her, and in her daughters, and they strengthened not the hand of the poore and needy, and they were haughty and committed abhomination before mee.
- 1Other sins of the Sodomites. 1. Pride.Other sinnes of the Sodomites. 1. Pride.
1First, the Holy Ghost telleth us of their pride, this is a grievous vice, pride of heart is a fearful sin. 'Tis like a great swelling in the body, which unfitteth it for any good service, and is apt to putrefy,2 and to break and run with loathsome and foul matter. So doth this pride disable the soul from any good duty, and at left breaks forth into most odious and filthy deeds that cause it to be tedious to God and man. The Scripture often condemneth it, and pronounceth heavy threats against it, Psal. 73.6