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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
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1Again, it is well done of Abimelech, that he by a first commandment ratified with a threat of death, charged that no man should dare to wrong this man or his wife: He was a King, and had power to make such an edict, and for the securing of Isaac against his fears, and preventing any evil, publisheth it to his people. Governors must use their authority to keep their inferiors from sins by threatening, and if that prevail not by punishing with due severity. They must terrify them from crimes of death by denouncing the punishment of death, and not suffer them to be more easily drawn to naughtiness through hope of impunity.
1Againe, it is well done of Abimelech, that he by a first commandement ratified with a threat of death, charged that no man should dare to wrong this man or his wife: He was a King, and had power to make such an edict, and for the securing of Isaac against his feares, and preventing any evill, publisheth it to his people. Governours must use their authority to keep their inferiours from sins by threatning, and if that prevaile not by punishing with due severity. They must terrifie them from crimes of death by denouncing the punishment of death, and not suffer them to be more easily drawn to naughtinesse through hope of impunity.
- 1Ver. 11. 5. He charged that none should wrong Abraham or his wife.
Most men forbear sin for fear of punishment, rather then hatred of wickedness, wherefore they must have this fear wrought in them by the Governors, that they may be so restrained, and the Magistrate is to show himself such, that if men do evil they may fear. You Governors have not power to make laws, but you have the care of executing laws entrusted to you, see therefore that you be unpartially, and wisely, and righteously severe in putting the laws in execution which are made to terrify malefactors, else you bring the guilt of their sins upon your own souls, and sin at once against God the supreme Ruler, the Common-wealth, the sinners themselves, and your own souls too.