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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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Further, no man hath true charity that hath not a heart to confirm the hand of the poor; for S. John makes the conclusion thus, He that loveth not his Brother whom he hath seen, 1how doth he love God whom he hath not seen? And he doth but lie that saith he loves a man, unless he be ready to relieve him, for S. Paul saith, that love is bountiful, wherefore, S. John is peremptory in this conclusion, saying, He that hath this worlds goods, 2and seeth his Brother hath need, and shutteth up his compassion against him, how dwelleth the love God? That therefore is a great offence, which proveth that a man hath either none, or none but counterfeit charity.
Further, no man hath true charity that hath not a heart to confirme the hand of the poore; for S. Iohn makes the conclusion thus, Hee that loveth not his Brother whom hee hath seene, 1how doth hee love God whom he hath not seene? And hee doth but lie that saith hee loves a man, unlesse he be ready to releeve him, for S. Paul saith, that love is bountifull, wherefore, S. Iohn is peremptory in this conconclusion, saying, He that hath this worlds goods, 2and seeth his Brother hath neede, and shutteth up his compassion against him, how dwelleth the love God? That therefore is a great offence, which prooveth that a man hath either none, or none but counterfeit charity.