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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
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.
A vow is a binding ones self in an oath to God,1 to do some lawful thing which is in his power, that he may the better attain to his suits. And the use of it is, in afflictions to confirm our faith for the attaining of Gods help, or in prosperity to testify our thankfulness for a benefit. Let us be cautelous what we vow, and let us as need and occasion shall offer, make vows to God, especially the use of a vow may be to tie our selves from things otherwise lawful, that have been occasions of sins to us; or to quicken us to such good duties as we find our selves most slack in: only take heed of vowing rashly, and vowing perpetually any thing, but what we be bound unto by duty: for it is not unfit to bind our selves to needful and commanded things by a vow, as here Jacob voweth that God shall be his God.
A vow is a binding ones selfe in an oath to God,1 to doe some lawfull thing which is in his power, that he may the better attaine to his suits. And the use of it is, in afflictions to confirme our faith for the attaining of Gods help, or in prosperity to testifie our thankfulnesse for a benefit. Let us be cautelous what we vow, and let us as need and occasion shall offer, make vowes to God, especially the use of a vow may be to tie our selves from things otherwise lawfull, that have been occasions of sins to us; or to quicken us to such good duties as we finde our selves most slack in: only take heed of vowing rashly, and vowing perpetually any thing, but what we be bound unto by duty: for it is not unfit to binde our selves to needfull and commanded things by a vow, as here Iacob voweth that God shall bee his God.
- 1What a vow is
I say therefore, use vows as just occasion shall serve, but not hastily, nor in passion, for such vows likely prove mischievous. And especially be careful to do the things vowed, that is, to make God your God, sticking close to him, and abhorring all foreign gods. And seeing now the danger is not so great, a running after heathenish false gods, beware of going after those heart-Idols, pleasure, profit, credit, ease. Make not the belly your God, by loving riches, wealth, good fare, &c. more than God, and caring for these things more than for the favour and honour of God.