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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.
You therefore that are husbands and have wives, come and answer before God, how do you love your wives? how do you cherish them with all comfortable maintenance and kindnesses? how are you careful to shun all tartness and bitterness? all froward peevish words and gestures, all discourteous quarrellings with them, and ⟨p. 254⟩rating, revelling, and upbraiding terms. If your consciences accuse you of unlovingness and bitterness, you are great sinners before God, and must apply to your selves that of S. John, he that loveth not his wise whom he seeth daily, how shall he love God whom he never saw. Lay not the blame of your want of love upon your wives, in respect of their ill qualities and carriage, men love their children's persons above all other mens children, though they be neither so personable nor well conditioned, and should they not know how to do the same also to their wives? No man is dispensed withal from doing his own duty, because of another persons failing in his duty, for we must do our duty every one out of conscience to Gods Commandments, not alone because of other inducements. It is therefore a great offence in an husband, not to bear a tender and constant love unto his wife.
You therefore that are husbands and have wives, come and answer before God, how doe you love your wives? how doe you cherish them with all comfortable maintenance and kindnesses? how are you carefull to shun all tartnesse and bitternesse? all froward peevish words and gestures, all discurteous quarrellings with them, and ⟨p. 254⟩rating, revelling, and upbraiding tearmes. If your consciences accuse you of unlovingnesse and bitternesse, you are great sinners before God, and must apply to your selves that of S. Iohn, hee that loveth not his wise whom hee seeth daily, how shall he love God whom hee never saw. Lay not the blame of your want of love upon your wives, in respect of their ill qualities and carriage, men love their childrens persons above all other mens children, though they be neither so personable nor well conditioned, and should they not know how to doe the same also to their wives? No man is dispensed withall from doing his owne duty, because of another persons failing in his duty, for we must doe our duty every one out of conscience to Gods Commandements, not alone because of other inducements. It is therefore a great offence in an husband, not to beare a tender and constant love unto his wife.