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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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Now I pray you let each of us consider of himself, whether he be such a dissembler, that hath little show of piety, and is not pious indeed. We must be followers of them that by patience and faith inherit the promises, and be such as they that have gone to heaven, if our selves purpose to go to heaven. And if you be not so, but openly sinful, or hollowly and dissemblingly good; now see your misery, you shall never be heirs with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, if you labour not to be like unto them in this perfection. And the way to be perfect, is to see our want, and to pray to God to make us such. We have him tied by a just faithful promise to fill the hungry, and to hear them that call upon him.
Now I pray you let each of us consider of himselfe, whether he be such a dissembler, that hath little shew of piety, and is not pious indeed. We must be followers of them that by patience and faith inherite the promises, and be such as they that have gone to heaven, if our selves purpose to goe to heaven. And if you be not so, but openly sinfull, or hollowly and dissemblingly good; now see your misery, you shall never be heires with Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, if you labour not to be like unto them in this perfection. And the way to be perfect, is to see our want, and to pray to God to make us such. Wee have him tyed by a just faithfull promise to fill the hungry, and to heare them that call upon him.
1Further it is said, that Jacob dwelt in Tents, not only meaning that he was a man brought up to tend cattle, as they did that dwelt in Tents, (whereas Esau was an huntsman first, and a soldier after,) but chiefly that he did not set himself to seek great possessions, and fair palaces, and houses in the world, but sojourned in the land of Canaan, as in a strange country, dwelling in Tents with his Father Isaac, as before him Abraham had done: which thing the Apostle taketh notice of, as a profession of their being Pilgrims and Strangers upon earth, and seeking an enduring City.
1Further it is said, that Iacob dwelt in Tents, not only meaning that he was a man brought up to tend cattell, as they did that dwelt in Tents, (whereas Esau was an huntsman first, and a souldier after,) but chiefly that he did not set himselfe to seek great possessions, and faire palaces, and houses in the world, but sojourned in the land of Canaan, as in a strange countrey, dwelling in Tents with his Father Isaac, as before him Abraham had done: which thing the Apostle taketh notice of, as a profession of their being Pilgrims and Strangers upon earth, and seeking an enduring City.