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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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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, Gen. 4.1.1 Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived and bare a son, and called his name Cain, or a possession: saying, I have obtained a man of the Lord, or, as it may be translated, a man the Lord, perhaps expressing her conceit to be, that this son of hers must be that man who was also to be God, that should redeem her self and all men from the mischief which the Serpent had brought upon them, but if she had any such hopes she had much deceived her self, for God doth seldom make ⟨p. 16⟩such hast in granting so great things immediately after the promise, he chooseth rather to exercise the faith and patience of his people in waiting some good and large space of time for the performance of the promise.
Now speaking of Caine, 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 wee have,