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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 now I must require you in Gods name, to take great care that this sin of Sodom do not show it self in you which would be counted Christians, I suppose there is scarce a Congregation within many near you, that hath been more urged to this duty then I have urged you. Sodom had not the twentieth part of this help, If God take it ill of them that they did not establish the poor mans hand, how will he be offended at it in you? If ever you will have comfort at your end? If ever you will have a reward of your religion? If ever you will be called any thing but Hypocrites by your own consciences? I call upon you to reform this fault, strengthen the poor mans hands.
And now I must require you in Gods name, to take great care that this sinne of Sodome doe not shew it selfe in you which would be counted Christians, I suppose there is scarce a Congregation within many neere you, that hath beene more urged to this duty then I have urged you. Sodome had not the twentieth part of this helpe, If God take it ill of them that they did not establish the poore mans hand, how will he be offended at it in you? If ever you will have comfort at your end? If ever you will have a reward of your religion? If ever you will be called any thing but Hypocrites by your owne consciences? I call upon you to reforme this fault, strengthen the poore mans hands.
Those poor that be idle, that be wasteful, that make themselves poor by carrying the dirty yoke of vice, ale-house haunting, &c. I pray you chastise them, correct them, spare not for their crying. It is no more pity to hear them complain, then to hear a Woolf howl when his foot is taken in a snare. But those that be honest, sober and good, and have not put themselves into this misery, but are put into it by Gods hand. I pray you confirm their hands, help them to such a quantity of relief as may make their lives comfortable, supply their needs, that God may supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. God giveth to some more, to some less, that there ⟨p. 239⟩