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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.
Another fault in Esau in regard of his conversation about earthly things is, that when he came now to be an ageder man,1 and saw it vain to follow pastime, he fell, as Isaac tells him, Gen. 27.40. By thy sword shalt thou live. He made himself great by war. The sword was not appointed to get lands and livings withal, but to defend and maintain men against unjust violence, and to punish offenders and malefactors. But Esau followed the wars to make himself great, as it hath been used much formerly, and is now. Men would fight with others to take away their lands and goods from them, and to make themselves possessors and Lords of their countries, to get riches, command, and glory, and make themselves great in worldly respects, they would betake themselves to weapons and fighting. This is, so far as I can discern, a fault and sin, I say, to take occasion of warring, and making battles, to win mens lands and goods from them.
Another fault in Esau in regard of his conversation about earthly things is, that when he came now to be an ageder man,1 and saw it vain to follow pastime, he fell, as Isaac tels him, Gen. 27.40. By thy sword shalt thou live. He made himselfe great by war. The sword was not appointed to get lands and livings withall, but to defend and maintaine men against unjust violence, and to punish offenders and malefactors. But Esau followed the wars to make himselfe great, as it hath been used much formerly, and is now. Men would fight with others to take away their lands and goods from them, and to make themselves possessours and Lords of their countries, to get riches, command, and glory, and make themselves great in worldly respects, they would betake themselves to weapons and fighting. This is, so far as I can discern, a fault and sin, I say, to take occasion of warring, and making battailes, to win mens lands and goods from them.
- 13. He made himself great by war.