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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
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.
All you that have married in this disorderly manner, see that you do unfeignedly repent of the sin before God, and confessing the fault before him, seek to prevent the curse that must else fall upon you and your children after you for so dishonouring your Parents.
All you that have married in this disorderly manner, see that you doe unfaignedly repent of the sinne before God, and confessing the fault before him, seeke to prevent the curse that must else fall upon you and your children after you for so dishonouring your Parents.
And you young men and women that be not yet married, see that you bind your consciences and resolve your wills to obey this commandment. Follow God in your Parents, and be not so rash and self-willed as to cross them and follow your own heads and passions. This duty will be easy, if you look carefully to your passions at first and suffer them not to be undiscreetely fixed upon any person, until you have acquainted your Parents with your desires, and craved their allowance and consent. But if a man or maid do enthral themselves and entangle others by a disorderly placing of their affections, then shall they make this otherwise easy duty hard and impossible to themselves. Keep your selves therefore Masters of your own hearts and sell not away your liberty through an over-hasty yielding of your selves to your unruly passions. Suffer not your minds to be drawn away by any means, but pray God to keep your hearts in order. It is a sinful love as well as a sinful passion in any other kind, which troubles an house and makes the children contrary to their Parents, and to prove the greatest cross that may be to them, to whom they ought to have been the greatest comfort.
And you young men and women that be not yet married, see that you binde your consciences and resolve your wills to obey this commandement. Follow God in your Parents, and be not so rash and selfe-willed as to crosse them and follow your owne heads and passions. This duty will be easie, if you looke carefully to your passions at first and suffer them not to be undiscreetely fixed upon any person, untill you have acquainted your Parents with your desires, and crav'd their allowance and consent. But if a man or maide doe inthrall themselves and intangle others by a disorderly placing of their affections, then shall they make this otherwise easie duty hard and impossible to themselves. Keepe your selves therefore Masters of your owne hearts and sell not away your liberty through an over-hasty yeelding of your selves to your unruly passions. Suffer not your mindes to be drawne away by any meanes, but pray God to keepe your hearts in order. It is a sinfull love as well as a sinfull passion in any other kinde, which troubles an house and makes the children contrary to their Parents, and to proove the greatest crosse that may be to them, to whom they ought to have beene the greatest comfort.