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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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Thirdly, idleness is a great nourisher of all vices. It nourisheth §3pride and self-conceitedness,1 For the sluggard is wiser in his own eyes then seven men that can render a reason; he is apt to filthiness and lust, why was Sodom so lewd, but because they were idle? Every temptation doth easily seize upon him that is at leisure, and doth nothing, as a bird that sitteth still on a tree is easily hit with an arrow or bullet. He can have while to hearken to a temptation, and to ruminate upon the evil things which Satan and the flesh do stir up. In nature things that lie still gather rust, and standing water soon breeds noisome creatures, and soon putrefies, and especially idleness makes a man a busy body, full of meddling with other folks matters, and that for the most part to do more hurt then good. The nature of man is active, and if it be not employed in some useful thing, it must follow sin and vanity.
Thirdly, idlenesse is a great nourisher of all vices. It nourisheth §3pride and selfe-conceitednesse,1 For the sluggard is wiser in his owne eyes then seven men that can render a reason; he is apt to filthinesse and lust, why was Sodome so lewd, but because they were idle? Every temptation doth easily seize upon him that is at leasure, and doth nothing, as a bird that sitteth still on a tree is easily hit with an arrow or bullet. He can have while to hearken to a temptation, and to ruminate upon the evill things which Satan and the flesh doe stirre up. In nature things that lie still gather rust, and standing water soone breeds noysome creatures, and soone putrifies, and especially idlenesse makes a man a busie body, full of medling with other folkes matters, and that for the most part to do more hurt then good. The nature of man is active, and if it be not imployed in some usefull thing, it must follow sinne and vanity.