A15013:997
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
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.
O call to mind your own ways, have not you walked as crookedly as these men of the Philistine Nation? Stopped up another mans Wells as it were, that is, put your selves to pains to do him damage, to hinder him, though you get nothing by it your selves. This is a plain proof of a man stuffed with envy, and with great wickedness, whereby he loves to do evil, even for the pleasure sake he taketh in doing, not for any other fruit of it. This is to be just like the devil, that seeketh to keep others out of heaven, and to bring them to hell, though it ease not his torments one whit, because it a little satisfieth his stomach. Repent, repent exceedingly, if you have been so devilish.
O call to minde your owne wayes, haue not you walked as crookedly as these men of the Philistime Nation? Stopped up another mans Wels as it were, that is, put your selves to paines to doe him dammage, to hinder him, though you get nothing by it your selves. This is a plaine proofe of a man stuffed with envy, and with great wickednesse, whereby he loves to doe evill, even for the pleasure sake he taketh in doing, not for any other fruit of it. This is to be just like the devill, that seeketh to keepe others out of heaven, and to bring them to hell, though it ease not his torments one whit, because it a little satisfieth his stomack. Repent, repent exceedingly, if you have been so devillish.
Another fault of the Philistines you meet with. Gen. 26.19,1 20, 21. Isaac digged a Well in the valley, and found there a fountain of living water: that is, such as did run with a full and constant stream,2 And the Shepherds of Gerar contended for it with Isaacs Shepherds, saying, the water is ours. Wherefore Isaac called the name of it Hezek, or strife, because they strove with him. Then they digged another Well, and they strove for that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah, which signifieth hatred or enmity, because he saw that they contended with him now, not for need of the water,