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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.
Every man sees that this was well done of Esau. Come and imitate him, and if you have been transported with rage against any, specially against a brother for any true or imaginary iniquity; yet when submissiveness and courtesy is showed unto you, let it melt you, let it win you, pacify, appease you, and cause your passion to depart, and though you have intended, attempted, and begun to use violence, yet cast out such thoughts, forbear the execution of such evil purposes, and turn your violence into kindness and humanity. Be better than Esau, and do this to any man, as he to a brother, and without such gifts and submission, which be did by such inducements, and show love and kindness for very conscience, as he did out of natural passion striving in him: Yea, if any man have been embittered against another for any cause, and hath so far yielded to his own fury, as to begin to do naughtily in seeking revenge; O let him do as well as Esau did, go back in the middest of his enterprise, and not suffer himself to be so confirmed in wickedness, as to go through with sinful designs. Let the fear of God, the checks of conscience, the apprehension of Gods displeasure against the doers of such things, even reclaim you in the middest, as natural kindness did this sinful man. Be not satisfied to do as well as Esau in this case, but exceed him, and do far better than he, that you may show your selves to have that grace of which Esau was destitute.
Every man sees that this was well done of Esau. Come and imitate him, and if you have been transported with rage against any, specially against a brother for any true or imaginary iniquity; yet when submissivenesse and curtesie is shewed unto you, let it melt you, let it win you, pacifie, appease you, and cause your passion to depart, and though you have intended, attempted, and begun to use violence, yet cast out such thoughts, forbeare the execution of such evill purposes, and turn your violence into kindnesse and humanity. Be better than Esau, and do this to any man, as he to a brother, and without such gifts and submission, which be did by such inducements, and shew love and kindnesse for very conscience, as he did out of naturall passion striving in him: Yea, if any man have been imbittered against another for any cause, and hath so far yeelded to his own fury, as to begin to do naughtily in seeking revenge; O let him do as well as Esau did, go back in the middest of his enterprise, and not suffer himselfe to be so confirmed in wickednesse, as to go through with sinfull designes. Let the feare of God, the checks of conscience, the apprehension of Gods displeasure against the doers of such things, even reclaime you in the middest, as naturall kindnesse did this sinfull man. Be not satisfied to do as well as Esau in this case, but exceed him, and doe far better than he, that you may shew your selves to have that grace of which Esau was destitute.