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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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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.
And lastly, what we have is uncertaine too, 'tis moveable 'tis fleeting, wee may loose it we know not how soone; we are like tenants at will, that cannot challenge so much as a quarter, nay not a weeke or minute: it ill becomes so meane a thing to thinke well of it selfe.
Now for the evil we have, that is much, and our own, that is inseparable and inavoideable, it is great. O to how many and sore crosses is every man subject? to diseases, to casualties for goods, to madness, to injuries, and to a 1000. unhappinesses, from which neither wisdom nor strength, nor riches, nor high places can fence and save him, especially to the vexation of his own heart, which is enough to make him miserable though he were rid of all other evils. And these evils are come unto him as due punishments of his own sins, as fruits of his ill deservings, and as effects of his own folly, and misery is shameful as well as bitter, when it is justly imputable to the persons ill carriage that suffers it, because his faults have brought it on himself, and this evil is properly his own, because he owes it to none properly but to himself, neither can any care of his prevent it, but he shall be so during life, and ever as he lives longer so shall he be subject to more misery. Indeed some men scape in this world with more ease then divers others, but every man hath his portion, enough to make him know himself to be nothing, and enough to dash pride out of countenance, if he would not hide his own eyes from taking notice of it.
Now for the evill we have, that is much, and our owne, that is inseperable and inavoideable, it is great. O to how many and sore crosses is every man subject? to diseases, to casualities for goods, to madnesse, to injuries, and to a 1000. unhappinesses, from which neither wisedome nor strength, nor riches, nor high places can fence and save him, especially to the vexation of his owne heart, which is enough to make him miserable though he were rid of all other evils. And these evils are come unto him as due punishments of his owne sinnes, as fruits of his ill deservings, and as effects of his owne folly, and misery is shamefull as well as bitter, when it is justly imputable to the persons ill carriage that suffers it, because his faults have brought it on himselfe, and this evill is properly his owne, because he owes it to none properly but to himselfe, neither can any care of his prevent it, but he shall be so during life, and ever as he lives longer so shall he be subject to more misery. Indeed some men scape in this world with more ease then divers others, but every man hath his portion, enough to make him know himselfe to be nothing, and enough to dash pride out of countenance, if he would not hide his owne eyes from taking notice of it.