A15013:827
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.
1It is a good thing when we have done amiss and are charged with it, at least to refrain our tongues from denying, defending, excusing and the like, and at least by not gain-saying, to make it appear that we please not our selves still in the same offence. Indeed a plain acknowledging is the best of all, but a not gain-saying, not shifting, not winding out by words is at least necessary. It were a grace to a number, if they had a mind so willing to mend, that they might not have a tongue ready to speak against a reproof.
1It is a good thing when we have done amisse and are charged with it, at least to refraine our tongues from denying, defending, excusing and the like, and at least by not gaine-saying, to make it appeare that wee please not our selves still in the same offence. Indeede a plaine acknowledging is the best of all, but a not gaine-saying, not shifting, not winding out by words is at least necessary. It were a grace to a number, if they had a minde so willing to mend, that they might not have a tongue ready to speake against a reproofe.
- 1He accepted Abimelechs reproof.He accepted Abimelechs reproofe.
But further, Abimelech came to him after to make a covenant with him, bringing alone his chief officer and special favourite. Though Abimelech had been somewhat discourteous to Abraham before, and had chased him away from him, yet Isaac is not so far leavened with discontent as to reject Abimelechs motion, but having gently minded him of that unkindness, is yet ready to embrace his offer of amity. Why be not we all of a like mind in this matter? to pass by unkindnesses quickly, and be never a whit the less forward to any good office of love, because we have met with some very unloving passages from the same men before. It is a fruit of wisdom and charity to cover wrongs as from others by forbearing to blaze them abroad, so from ones self, by forbearing to call them to mind, so as to be estranged from him that hath offered them, and made less forward to interchange amity with him afterwards. But