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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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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.
There be certain childish and imperfect expressions of grace mixed as it were with the weaknesse of head that is in children; yet be these true proofes 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 Iacob beleeved the promises of God concerning the land of Canaan, and the rest, he would never have tooke any care of the birth-right; but in that he doth long for it, and in such a fashion as a young man could doe, contracts for it with his brother, it argues his faith, which caused him so to esteeme of it. Indeed it was not that bargaine 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 shewed 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.
Secondly, he desired also, and highly esteemed the blessing, as is §2seen in his condescending to his mothers motion of getting it, according to her advice. Here also weakness discovered it self, but the desire of attaining the blessing, showed it self in this weakness, and the fruit of faith is to be allowed, though the corruption joined with it be blame-worthy.