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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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First, by his desire to get the birth-right, and to buy it of his brother who despised it; for, if it was a testimony of profaneness and §1unbelief in Esau, to sell and sleight his birth-right; then must it be also a proof of holiness and faith in Jacob, to desire it and buy it. Indeed they were both young, and so Jacob gets it in a childish way, by giving his brother a mess of broth on that condition, that he would resign up to him all interest, right, and title unto it that he had, or might have: But yet in the main matter, Jacob believed Gods promises for the spiritual benefits annexed to the birth-right, else he would not have sought it in that manner. Graces work in men according to the age and ability of discretion that is found in the party which hath them.
First, by his desire to get the birth-right, and to buy it of his brother who despised it; for, if it was a testimony of prophannesse and §1unbeliefe in Esau, to sell and sleight his birth-right; then must it be also a proofe of holinesse and faith in Iacob, to desire it and buy it. Indeed they were both young, and so Iacob gets it in a childish way, by giving his brother a messe of broth on that condition, that he would resigne up to him all interest, right, and title unto it that he had, or might have: But yet in the main matter, Iacob beleeved Gods promises for the spirituall benefits annexed to the birth-right, else he would not have sought it in that manner. Graces worke in men according to the age and ability of discretion that is found in the party which hath them.
There be certain childish and imperfect expressions of grace mixed as it were with the weakness of head that is in children; yet be these true proofs of grace, and such as the Lord accepts for the substance of them; though the weaknesses mixed with them deserve no acceptation; and for the love of the good, he passeth by those weaknesses. Sure had not Jacob believed the promises of God concerning the land of Canaan, and the rest, he would never have took any care of the birth-right; but in that he doth long for it, and in such a fashion as a young man could do, contracts for it with his brother, it argues his faith, which caused him so to esteem of it. Indeed it was not that bargain betwixt them that made it his, but Gods promise before made to his mother, The elder shall serve the younger: but this affecting of it showed that he had been taught by his mother this his interest; and that he was possessed with an earnest desire of getting it, which is the first fruit of his faith.