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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.
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He is profane that hath no great care of heaven, at least not at all to ⟨p. 27⟩get grace, and therefore first makes no great reckoning of, next despiseth, and after relinquisheth, and casteth off the signs and means of grace that God hath appointed. O let not any of you be such, perish not after the example of Esau's naughtiness, but let his badness teach you to fear to be bad in the same kind, and labour to be devout, holy, and religious, that you may be saved.
He is profane that hath no great care of heaven, at least not at all to ⟨p. 27⟩get grace, and therefore first makes no great reckoning of, next despiseth, and after relinquisheth, and casteth off the signes and meanes of grace that God hath appointed. O let not any of you be such, perish not after the example of Esaus naughtinesse, but let his badnesse teach you to feare to be bad in the same kinde, and labour to be devout, holy, and religious, that you may be saved.
Yet more faults must be spoken of,1 towards his Father and Mother he did not show that due respect which he ought unto them, for he married Canaanitish wives, against their good liking you may be sure which proved an heart-breaking unto them, and when he thought to mend the matter in super-adding the daughter of Ishmael, he went yet in the same road that before, not craving their advice and counsel, but did it of his own head, which though be were now married, he should not have done so long as he lived, as then it may seem he did live under their roof. Beware you children of this sin of Esau, wrong not the authority of God and your parents both, by marrying without their consent, liking, or privity; whether is it safe, better, & more desirable to be Jacobs imitators or Esau's? but of that I have spoken already.
Yet more faults must be spoken of,