A15013:1076
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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He was also careful to give thanks to God for benefits received,1 to praise him, and continue the remembrance of his goodness, that had so favoured him in the place where he appeared to him: He set up the stone for a Pillar, and poured oil upon it; (which was nothing else but a solemn thanksgiving) and after, when God appeared to him again at Bethel, He set up a Pillar, and poured oil upon it. This was to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing, at least to bring it to his own mind and his children's, which were after to inherit the Land; and to show his thankful mind to God, in offering that oil, and that wine in testimony of his joyful acknowledgement of Gods goodness to him.
He was also carefull to give thankes to God for benefits received,1 to praise him, and continue the remembrance of his goodnesse, that had so favoured him in the place where he appeared to him: He set up the stone for a Pillar, and poured oyle upon it; (which was nothing else but a solemne thanksgiving) and after, when God appeared to him again at Bethel, He set up a Pillar, and poured oyle upon it. This was to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing, at least to bring it to his owne minde and his childrens, which were after to inherite the Land; and to shew his thankfull minde to God, in offering that oyle, and that wine in testimony of his joyfull acknowledgement of Gods goodnesse to him.
- 16. He gave thanks to God for benefits received.6. He gave thankes to God for benefits received.
These kind of ceremonies we have not cause to use, but a careful stirring up of Gods benefits in our minds, and thankful acknowledgement of his goodness we must ever perform. So he called the place Peniel, where God appeared to him in his wrestling, and Mahanaim, when the Host of God appeared to him; and the like. All these things were proofs of a mind desirous to be perpetually mindful of Gods benefits, that by them he might be stirred up to a more careful obedience of his Commandments.