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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.
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.
1The next fault is, fullness of bread, this is reckoned as a fault, and either it is so indeed, or the Spirit of God was deceived, who put it down here in the catalogue of Sodomitish crimes. You must either grant that fullness of bread is a foul sin, or else you must tell the Prophet that himself and the Spirit by which he spake were both in an error.2 'Tis attributed to Dives in the Parable, he fared deliciously every day. 'Tis charged on wealthy men, as one of the sins that shall procure their howling and misery, you have nourished your selves in the day of slaughter, 3