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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
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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 ⟨p. 257⟩he hath little either love or humility or discretion, that knows not how to keep down the thought of an injury, but that it makes him still averse from offering or accepting courtesies from the authors of it.
But further, Abimelech came to him after to make a covenant with him, bringing alone his chiefe officer and speciall favourite. Though Abimelech had beene somewhat discourteous to Abraham before, and had chased him away from him, yet Isaac is not so farre leavened with discontent as to reject Abimelechs motion, but having gently minded him of that unkindnesse, is yet ready to imbrace his offer of amity. Why be not wee all of a like mind in this matter? to passe by unkindnesses quickly, and be never a whit the lesse forward to any good office of love, because we have met with some very unloving passages from the same men before. It is a fruite of wisedome and charity to cover wrongs as from others by forbearing to blaze them abroad, so from ones selfe, by forbearing to call them to minde, so as to be estranged from him that hath offered them, and made lesse forward to interchange amity with him afterwards. But ⟨p. 257⟩hee hath little either love or humility or discretion, that knowes not how to keepe downe the thought of an injury, but that it makes him still averse from offering or accepting curtesies from the authors of it.