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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.
Now consider every man of himself, may it not be justly said of you, that you do not strengthen the hands of the poor. Are not a number of you in your own consciences convinced? or if you would not wink, might be convinced, that you do not strengthen the poor mans hands. When have you with any willingness given to any poor man any reasonable quantity? Yea, how backward are a number of you to give any thing at all. Here is such complaining amongst you of your being seized too much one, and too much another, that it is more then evident, you have little will to part with your money to his purpose, I know not what skill to use, for the fastening of a reproof upon a niggard, I will not so much as strive to do it therefore: But I call upon each of your consciences, to become a just and true Judge against you, and to find one your guiltiness and to give you no quiet, till it have made you confess the fault and blame you for it. But I call upon conscience in vain I fear, for the conscience of a niggard is always a bad conscience, so enthralled to the love of money, that he will not want excuses to make himself think he need not do that duty by which he should lessen his heap. But these excuses shall one day aggravate the sin, therefore whosoever is an offender in neglecting this duty of strengthening the hands of the poor; I pray you give your consciences leave to pass a right sentence upon you, viz. that your faith, love, obedience are in that degree counterfeit and feigned, that you take liberty to your selves to be slack in this service.
Now consider every man of himselfe, may it not be justly said of you, that you doe not strengthen the hands of the poore. Are not a number of you in your owne consciences convinced? or if you would not winke, might bee convinced, that you doe not strengthen the poore mans hands. When have you with any willingnesse given to any poore man any reasonable quantity? Yea, how backward are a number of you to give any thing at all. Here is such complaining amongst you of your being seised too much one, and too much another, that it is more then evident, you have little will to part with your money to his purpose, I know not what skill to use, for the fastening of a reproofe upon a niggard, I will not so much as strive to doe it therefore: But I call upon each of your consciences, to become a just and true Judge against you, and to finde one your guiltinesse and to give you no quiet, till it have made you confesse the fault and blame you for it. But I call upon conscience in vaine I feare, for the conscience of a niggard is alwaies a bad conscience, so inthralled to the love of money, that he will not want excuses to make himselfe thinke he need not do that duty by which he should lessen his heape. But these excuses shall one day aggravate the sinne, therefore whosoever is an offendor in neglecting this duty of strengthening the hands of the poore; I pray you give your consciences leave to passe a right sentence upon you, viz. that your faith, love, obedience are in that degree counterfeit and fained, that you take liberty to your selves to be slack in this service.