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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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Again, it is a fruit of hopelessness, and despair, the soul doth not expect the favourable goodness of God to strengthen, and deliver in due time, but thinks it will never be better with me till I die, and therefore wisheth it self out of the world. Hope would hold the heart up from these faintings, but it is a kind of ⟨p. 11⟩despair that casts it into such swoons, as Job said, As for mine hope, where is it?
Againe, it is a fruit of hopelesnesse, and despaire, the soule doth not expect the favourable goodnesse of God to strengthen, and deliver in due time, but thinks it will never be better with mee till I die, and therefore wisheth it selfe out of the world. Hope would hold the heart up from these faintings, but it is a kinde of ⟨p. 11⟩despaire that casts it into such swounes, as Iob said, As for mine hope, where is it?
Thirdly, pride is one great cause of this disposition, men consider not with themselves how unworthy they be of any good, how much they have deserved far greater evil, and therefore are immoderately vexed with those they feel, and therefore count their being a burden. But is it not a fruit of great pride in a man, that as if he were his own maker, preserver, disposer, will be no longer then he may have his own will? and may see things to go along with him after his own wishes.
Thirdly, pride is one great cause of this disposition, men consider not with themselves how unworthy they be of any good, how much they have deserved far greater evill, and therefore are immoderately vexed with those they feele, and therefore count their beeing a burden. But is it not a fruit of great pride in a man, that as if he were his own maker, preserver, disposer, will be no longer then he may have his own will? and may see things to go along with him after his owne wishes.