A15013:975
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
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We must be as charitable in our censures of men, as was this Abimelech, and not take leave to think the worst of any mans actions, but favourably interpret them, and make the fairest construction of them that may be. But to be harsh in our censures of any man, & think he is naught, he meaneth wickedly, this is a testimony of a heart guilty of as bad sins in himself, and of one desirous to hide his own eyes from his own badness, by measuring others by himself. For he that is himself ready to do evil, is prone to conclude, that others are as bad as himself; and therefore, when he sees them do such a thing as may possibly be meant to an evil purpose, he concludeth presently, that so it is. For he will not think better of others, than himself, and therefore will resolve that they have done as ill as he finds that himself would have done in like case.
We must be as charitable in our censures of men, as was this Abimelech, and not take leave to thinke the worst of any mans actions, but favourably interpret them, and make the fairest construction of them that may be. But to be harsh in our cēsures of any man, & think he is naught, he meaneth wickedly, this is a testimony of a heart guilty of as bad sins in himselfe, and of one desirous to hide his owne eyes from his owne badnesse, by measuring others by himselfe. For he that is himselfe ready to doe evill, is prone to conclude, that others are as bad as himselfe; and therefore, when he sees them doe such a thing as may possibly be meant to an evill purpose, he concludeth presently, that so it is. For he will not thinke better of others, than himselfe, and therefore will resolve that they have done as ill as he findes that himselfe would have done in like case.
Take heed that you betray not your own naughtiness, in being forward and hasty to blame others.
Take heed that you betray not your owne naughtinesse, in being forward and hasty to blame others.