A15013:1060
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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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.
I say therefore, use vowes as just occasion shall serve, but not hastily, nor in passion, for such vowes likely prove mischievous. And especially be carefull to doe the things vowed, that is, to make God your God, sticking close to him, and abhorring all forreine 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.
These be the most dangerous Idols of our times, many a man that abhors to worship an Image, a Saint, an Angel, doth yet worship Mammon, and make the world his God; take heed of this Idolatry, labour to know, love, fear, trust in, obey God, to remember him, to choose him, &c. to give him that whole, and inward spiritual, most needful, most acceptable worship of the heart, which shall not cease to be worship even in heaven.
These bee the most dangerous Idols of our times, many a man that abhorres to worship an Image, a Saint, an Angel, doth yet worship Mammon, and make the world his God; take heed of this Idolatry, labour to know, love, feare, trust in, obey God, to remember him, to choose him, &c. to give him that whole, and inward spirituall, most needfull, most acceptable worship of the heart, which shall not cease to be worship even in heaven.