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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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But consider a man in his spiritual misery, he was conceived in sin, he is of his father the Devil, he is a slave to sin, a traitor to God. He is full of all wickedness, destitute of all holiness, and cannot escape eternal damnation by any worth or power of his own, but must needs sink down to hell, and be made fuel for that eternal burning. You see by what means you may subdue pride, he that findeth it out and resisteth it with these weapons, shall undoubtedly prevail against it, he that thinks himself free from it and takes no pains to subdue it, shall surely be conquered by it.
But consider a man in his spirituall misery, he was conceived in sinne, he is of his father the Divell, he is a slave to sinne, a traitor to God. He is full of all wickednesse, destitute of all holinesse, and cannot escape eternall damnation by any worth or power of his owne, but must needes sinke downe to hell, and be made fuell for that eternall burning. You see by what meanes you may subdue pride, hee that findeth it out and resisteth it with these weapons, shall undoubtedly prevaile against it, hee that thinkes himselfe free from it and takes no paines to subdue it, shall surely bee conquered by it.
And let the consideration of this, that pride is so foul a vice; make you bless God with much thankfulness for crosses, afflictions, and divers temptations and tribulations, for what be they else but medicines to take down pride? and who that hath a great swelling in his body, doth not think it a benefit deserving recompense as well as thanks, to have a fit medicine prepared and applied, that at length may take down that swelling. It is to be confessed that the best of men be too proud even now, notwithstanding all the crosses they have felt, and sins they have committed. O how much more proud would they have been had not God made use of such things to tame and depress them? And of their pride so much.
And let the consideration of this, that pride is so foule a vice; make you blesse God with much thankfulnesse for crosses, afflictions, and divers temptations and tribulations, for what be they else but medicines to take downe pride? and who that hath a great swelling in his body, doth not thinke it a benefit deserving recompence as well as thankes, to have a fit medicine prepared and applied, that at length may take downe that swelling. It is to be confessed that the best of men be too proud even now, notwithstanding all the crosses they have felt, and sinnes they have committed. O how much more proude would they have beene had not God made use of such things to tame and depresse them? And of their pride so much.