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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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First then, he was somewhat faulty towards God,1 in that he did show himself a little forgetful of his Vow made to God in his trouble, and deferred the performance of it somewhat too long, even till the Lord did force him unto it by a sore chastisement, and that chastisement would not serve to revive his memory, till in a Vision the Lord spake unto him, and wished him to go to Bethel, and there to rear an Altar unto him, that had appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother. It was twenty years space betwixt the Vow, and Jacobs return, so that it may seem that Jacob had well near forgotten the Vow. A good man may grow forgetful of a Vow in twenty years, and indeed omissions through forgetfulness and commissions through inconsiderateness, are not unwonted in good men. I pray you look that none of you offend through the same example of forgetfulness; indeed there are greater faults, but a good man must show his uprightness by forsaking all faults, great as well as small, and small as well as great.
First then, he was somewhat faulty towards God,1 in that he did shew himself a little forgetfull of his Vow made to God in his trouble, and deferred the performance of it somewhat too long, even till the Lord did force him unto it by a sore chastisement, and that chastisement would not serve to revive his memory, till in a Vision the Lord spake unto him, and wished him to goe to Bethel, and there to reare an Altar unto him, that had appeared to him when hee fled from the face of his brother. It was twenty yeares space betwixt the Vow, and Iacobs returne, so that it may seeme that Iacob had well neare forgotten the Vow. A good man may grow forgetfull of a Vow in twenty yeares, and indeed omissions through forgetfulnesse and commissions through inconsideratenesse, are not unwonted in good men. I pray you looke that none of you offend through the same example of forgetfulnesse; indeed there are greater faults, but a good man must shew his uprightnesse by forsaking all faults, great as well as small, and small as well as great.