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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.
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Again, this little is all borrowed, it is none of his own; he hath it of mere courtesy, and from the goodness of another, so that he is not to be counted better for it, but alone more indebted: who swelleth for a borrowed thing; or if he do, who doth not befool him for it? If a man that hath no horse be friended with a good one, shall he be proud of it? and is not all we have borrowed?
Againe, this little is all borrowed, it is none of his owne; he hath it of meere curtesie, and from the goodnesse of another, so that he is not to be counted better for it, but alone more indebted: who swelleth for a borrowed thing; or if he doe, who doth not befoole him for it? If a man that hath no horse be friended with a good one, shall he be proud of it? and is not all we have borrowed?
Nay thirdly must we not be accountable for all we have, so that we are but as servants which have charge of their matters goods, and ⟨p. 231⟩and must answer how they have ordered it, shall such a person be proud?
Nay thirdly must we not be accountable for all we have, so that we are but as servants which have charge of their matters goods, and ⟨p. 231⟩and must answer how they have ordered it, shall such a person bee proud?
And lastly, what we have is uncertain too, 'tis moveable 'tis fleeting, we may loose it we know not how soon; we are like tenants at will, that cannot challenge so much as a quarter, nay not a week or minute: it ill becomes so mean a thing to think well of it self.