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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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Another fault of Isaacs is this,1 that he had too great respect to good fare, he loved his tooth and palate a little too much, he was an aged man and he gave himself a little more then enough to savoury meat, and his love to good fare carried him so far awry in his ⟨p. 262⟩affections, that he loved Esau more then Jacob, Gen. 25.28. Surely, it was too great a love to Venison, that caused him to love a worse son above a better. This is a weakness against which it is needful to strive, our sensuality inclineth us unto it, we are apt to think it no sin, may not a man use Gods benefits and enjoy the comforts of this life in good measure? why should not he fare well that hath much given him by God? But sure to be so over-ruled by ones palate, that any disorders be bred thence in ones life towards any person or thing, cannot but be a sin for all these excuses. Do not we know that cockering of the body doth likely depress the soul? and the feeding of the belly and pleasing of the taste doth breed an aptness to be less delighted with better things.
Another fault of Isaacs is this,1 that he had too great respect to good fare, he loved his tooth and palate a little too much, he was an aged man and hee gave himselfe a little more then enough to savoury meate, and his love to good fare carried him so farre awry in his ⟨p. 262⟩affections, that he loved Esau more then Iacob, Gen. 25.28. Surely, it was too great a love to Venison, that caused him to love a worse sonne above a better. This is a weakenesse against which it is needefull to strive, our sensuality inclineth us unto it, wee are apt to thinke it no sinne, may not a man use Gods benefits and enjoy the comforts of this life in good measure? why should not hee fare well that hath much given him by God? But sure to be so over-ruled by ones palate, that any disorders be bred thence in ones life towards any person or thing, cannot but be a sinne for all these excuses. Doe not wee know that cockering of the body doth likely depresse the soule? and the feeding of the belly and pleasing of the taste doth breed an aptnesse to be lesse delighted with better things.