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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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THE SECOND EXAMPLE.
OF Cain.
OF Caine.
Next after Adam and Eve, the Scriptures propound unto us the Examples of Cain and Abel, two sons of those Parents. First, we must speak of Cain, who being the elder Brother was yet the worser man, for the Lord hath never accustomed to give his graces according to the privileges of age, that the gift may appear to be free and gratuitous, not at all deserved by any thing that the man may find in himself.
NExt after Adam and Evah, the Scriptures propound unto us the Examples of Caine and Abel, two sonnes of those Parents. First, wee must speake of Caine, who being the elder Brother was yet the worser man, for the Lord hath never accustomed to give his graces according to the priviledges of age, that the gift may appeare to be free and gratuitous, not at all deserved by any thing that the man may finde in himselfe.
Now speaking of Cain, we must handle his Birth and Life, for it hath not seemed good to God to tell us any thing of his death. His Birth we have,