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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 rank of faults see towards his brother. First,1 he accuseth him for beguiling him of his birth-right, which was a false accusation, for he could not cozen him of that, but himself out of a profane ignorance and contempt of the worth thereof, sold it away for a poor price, a mess of pottage. But man is ever ready to cast the blame of his faults upon others, if they have any colour so to do, it were better plainly to confess and take the blame unto ones self, than to double the fault by covering it with falsehood springing from self-love: Let no man say, that another hath deceived him of that which he hath fondly cast away, or the like. But when Jacob had indeed beguiled him of the blessing, which I cannot tell how to excuse, then he hated him.
Another rank of faults see towards his brother. First,1 he accuseth him for beguiling him of his birth-right, which was a false accusation, for he could not couzen him of that, but himself out of a profane ignorance and contempt of the worth thereof, sold it away for a poore price, a messe of pottage. But man is ever ready to cast the blame of his faults upon others, if they have any colour so to do, it were better plainly to confesse and take the blame unto ones self, than to double the fault by covering it with falshood springing from self-love: Let no man say, that another hath deceived him of that which he hath fondly cast away, or the like. But when Iacob had indeed beguiled him of the blessing, which I cannot tell how to excuse, then he hated him.
- 16. He falsely accused his brother.
It is a grievous offence to be so embittered,1 specially against a brother, or kinsman, as to entertain hatred against him. Thou shalt not hate thy neighbour in thine heart, Love your enemies, do good to them that do evil to you, saith our Saviour. This is far from being like God, and so from being a fruit of the Spirit of Christ, who loved his enemies. Should not the Image of God in a man prevail more to make one love, than his own injury to make him hate. If any of you be an Esavite in this thing, an hater of one that hath done him wrong, let him be assured that it is a great sin, and if he excuse it, defend it, deny it, will not see it, not carefully resist it, let him be assured that his sin is not pardoned. He that saith he loveth God, and hateth his brother, is a liar: and he that saith he is a child of God, and is not a lover of God, is a liar too.