A15013:760
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.
But let us see, what idleness is. It is that vice,1 by which men refuse to bestow themselves constantly and painfully in some profitable thing, and take leave to spend their precious time in things unprofitable. Some things are unprofitable simply, as fond and roving thoughts, tattling and vain words, some things are unprofitable accidentally, in respect of their excess, as sports and pastimes, and sleep, and ease, and sitting still, and in respect of the manner of doing, as dealing with a slack hand and working by halves. He that will not continue to take pains in things useful and beneficial to himself and others, but whileth out his time in sitting still and twattling with others of matters impertinent to him, or useless in themselves, or discoursing with himself about like points, or gives himself to excess of sleep or of sports, or else follows his business by the halves, this man is idle, and if he do so much and ⟨p. 234⟩often and almost continually, then is he guilty even of abundance of idleness.
But let us see, what idlenesse is. It is that vice,1 by which men refuse to bestow themselves constantly and painefully in some profitable thing, and take leave to spend their pretious time in things unprofitable. Some things are unprofitable simply, as fond and roving thoughts, tatling and vaine words, some things are unprofitable accidentally, in respect of their excesse, as sports and pastimes, and sleepe, and ease, and sitting still, and in respect of the manner of doing, as dealing with a slacke hand and working by halves. He that will not continue to take paines in things usefull and beneficiall to himselfe and others, but whileth out his time in sitting still and twatling with others of matters impertinent to him, or uselesse in themselves, or discoursing with himselfe about like points, or gives himselfe to excesse of sleepe or of sports, or else followes his businesse by the halves, this man is idle, and if hee doe so much and ⟨p. 234⟩often and almost continually, then is hee guilty even of abundance of idlenesse.