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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
Example 17: THE SEVENTEENTH EXAMPLE.Example 17: THE SEVENTENTH EXAMPLE.
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.
Some care you see he showed to give his Father content, though he had not wisdom enough to order himself rightly for that end.
Some care you see he shewed to give his Father content, though he had not wisdome enough to order himselfe rightly for that end.
Thus this Esau, though he wanted grace, and feared not God, yet he bare love and reverence in some degree as a carnal man could unto his Father Isaac; who loved him dearly, and so he requited his love again, with such a kind of love as might be found in an unsanctified person. Now all you sons and daughters that have Parents living with you, or have had, come and lay your selves in the balance with Esau, and consider if you have so much as equalled him in this kind of imperfect dutifulness towards your Parents. ⟨p. 17⟩He out of a kind of natural inclination, or out of hope of being still kindly used and blessed of his Father, showed much respect unto him divers ways. Hath nature, have carnal ends prevailed so much with you to incline your hearts to your parents, as they prevailed with Esau? If so, yet boast not of this, think not much the better of your selves, these kind of shadows of virtues, cannot prove you to be godly children, nor afford you sound comfort, because themselves be not sound and perfect. You have no great reason to please your selves, because you are as good as Esau, an unsanctified man, and one of whom we can give little hope, but that he was a casta-way. I say therefore, satisfy not your selves, be not good in your own eyes because of this painted and counterfeit goodness. But if otherwise it be, and that it is evident you come far short of Esau, and have not declared so much regard of your parents as he hath done, then how bad must you account your selves, that are much more sinful even than an Esau might have been? And it is clear, that divers children be far worse than this bad son of Isaac, for they show no reverence, no submission to their aged Parents, but apparently sleight them in word and deed; grumble at them, chafe against them, carry themselves cuttedly, and currishly towards them, if at any time they be crossed by them; will not be held from following their own evil desires, as Esau was from killing his Brother, by a desire not to grieve them, but wilfully run on in their wicked courses, even though they see and know that their wicked carriage doth greatly afflict and torment their Parents; but purposely some do things to torment them. O, sin hath a greater sway and dominion in such children's hearts than it had in Esau's, and they are far more wicked than he was.