A15013:935
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.
Learn I pray you to see this fault in your selves, and amend it, even staying too long at your gauds, following them such a space of time together, or with such great violence, that you be even tired and spent by them. Sports must be done sportingly, not with the like seriousness, and earnestness, as serious matters. A small deal of time should be allotted for matters of small value, for seeing time is precious, to give much of a precious thing for that which is a very mean and worthless thing, is surely to suffer ones self to be consumed by fancy and passions, and not to walk rationally, and discreetly.
Learne I pray you to see this fault in your selves, and amend it, even staying too long at your gawdes, following them such a space of time together, or with such great violence, that you be even tired and spent by them. Sports must be done sportingly, not with the like seriousnesse, and earnestnesse, as serious matters. A small deale of time should be allotted for matters of small value, for seeing time is precious, to give much of a precious thing for that which is a very meane and worthlesse thing, is surely to suffer ones selfe to be consumed by fancy and passions, and not to walke rationally, and discreetly.
Learn therefore not to suffer your selves to be brought under the bondage of any the most lawful recreation, but to be able to break off seasonably.
Learne therefore not to suffer your selves to be brought under the bondage of any the most lawfull recreation, but to be able to breake off seasonably.
And when is the season, ye may ask?