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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 let me tell you what pride is, that you may the better know it and acknowledge it when you meet with it.1 I shall describe it in the words of an excellent describer of vices. The inordinate desire of ones own excellency is but an effect of it. The Apostle S. Paul tells you most briefly, and yet most clearly, what it is, when he saith,2 If a man think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Lo a singular definition of this vice. It is that vice, by which a man thinks himself something when he is nothing; whereby he makes too great reckoning of himself, judging himself to be better then he is, taking himself for gold when he is but copper, for a goodly thing when he is but dirt, for something when he is nothing, saith our Apostle. Pride is the vice of over-prizing himself, setting too much store by himself, as a child out of his folly makes a great account of a white pebble-stone, so man out of his folly makes great reckoning unduly of himself, sets too high a price on himself, as a covetous over-reaching Chapman on his wares. A man if he would consult with himself could not but confess that he is nothing, but he doth, with himself as some folks, do by Dogs and Monkeys, they know they be paltry carrions, beasts, yet they set great store by them and make precious account of them for their minds sake, so do we men by our selves, notwithstanding the imperfect knowledge of our nothingness, and this is the pride of heart which we seek for. O see it, see it, that is it rules in each of us naturally, every son of Adam makes an over-great account of himself, sets himself at too high a rate, for so slender is the knowledge of God that he sets more by himself then by God, and I am sure that is to set too much ⟨p. 228⟩by himself. A man counts himself something that is nothing, yea he accounts him that is nothing, more then him that is infinitely more then all things. Judge you if there be not cause that God should resist him in whom there is this vice regnant, this high thing that lifts it self against the knowledge of God.
But let mee tell you what pride is, that you may the better know it and acknowledge it when you meete with it.1