A15013:1068
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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or without vow freely dedicate some good part of your substance to God, and as God blesseth you, lay still aside something (if you distrust God so much, as you think he will not reward such a quantity as the Tenth, why then with a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a fifth, with something I say, that shall show, you are desirous to obey every Commandment, and so to prove your selves sincere to God. Surely to mark how God prospers a mans labour, and then to be constant in laying aside a good portion for God; this shall be none of mine, it shall be Gods, ready at hand for pious uses, to keep up, and beautify Gods house, to further Gods worship any way, and to relieve the poor members of Christ, would make you so rich in good works, and so increase your liberality by exercise, as would undoubtedly pull a rich blessing upon you, and cause you to have interest into the blessing of having your prayers to run over with increase.
or without vow freely dedicate some good part of your substance to God, and as God blesseth you, lay still aside something (if you distrust God so much, as you thinke he will not reward such a quantity as the Tenth, why then with a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a fifth, with something I say, that shall shew, you are desirous to obey every Commandement, and so to prove your selves sincere to God. Surely to marke how God prospers a mans labour, and then to bee constant in laying aside a good portion for God; this shall be none of mine, it shall be Gods, ready at hand for pious uses, to keep up, and beautifie Gods house, to further Gods worship any way, and to relieve the poore members of Christ, would make you so rich in good workes, and so increase your liberality by exercise, as would undoubtedly pull a rich blessing upon you, and cause you to have interest into the blessing of having your prayers to runne over with increase.
Show your selves liberal to God, and be good Jacobs; else, he that is a niggard to God, and will honour him indeed with his lips, not with his goods, gives others reason to think, though himself be so full of self-love, that he will not think so of himself that he honours him only with his lips.