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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 Lord that saw deeply into Cain's heart and found it filled with guile, that it did not draw near to him when his body did, would at first make it appear, that it was not possible to deceive him by disguises, and therefore by not showing any note of respect, did plainly discover his utter dislike of such mere outside service as he hath also done at other times, saying, that those which draw near to him with their lips and have their hearts far from him, do worship him in vain, and that if any man seem ⟨p. 19⟩to be religious alone, his religion is in vain, and that he is not a Jew which is one outwardly.
the Lord that saw deepely into Caines heart and found it fild with guile, that it did not draw neere to him when his body did, would at first make it appeare, that it was not possible to deceive him by disguises, and therefore by not shewing any note of respect, did plainely discover his utter dislike of such meere outside service as hee hath also done at other times, saying, that those which draw neere to him with their lips and have their hearts farre from him, doe worship him in vaine, and that if any man seeme ⟨p. 19⟩to be religious alone, his religion is in vaine, and that hee is not a Iew which is one outwardly.
The second sin of Cain follows,1 that when he perceived that God had not respect to him and his sacrifice, he was wrath and his countenance fell, he had a furious inside and a dogged outside, whereas he should have looked into the cause, he only chased at the thing. This is a fearful sin, when a man is punished, to be vexed at the punishment, and not take care to see and reform the sin which causeth the punishment. This is to accuse God as the Author of the evil, and not himself, and so to justify himself above God; this is to show a predominancy of pride and blindness, that out of an high opinion of himself hath his mind muffled as it were from seeing his own faults, it is to show that he serveth that sin which punishments cannot make him humbly to confess; and this wrath and fallen countenance was procured through envy against his Brother; for he did not only vex himself because his one Sacrifice found no approbation, but also hated his Brother, because his was accepted, as appears, because God in reproving his sullen and dogged looks, doth tell him instantly, that unto thee shall be his desire, that is, I know Cain what aileth thee, thou art wrath against thy Brother, and hatest him, because he is more regarded by me then thy self, but know that I intend not to take away the superiority which thine age gives thee, he shall be thine inferior in respect of government, though he be better then thy self in virtues. Thou shalt be the ruler of the Family after Adam and not he.