A15013:1252
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. The chief and principal.
1. The chiefe and principall.
2. Those that followed hereupon.
The chief spiritual blessing was this,1 that he made him a godly man, giving him true faith, so that he did unfeignedly believe in God, and was a right godly and religious man. For it is noted of him, that he believed in God, and was an heir with Abraham of the same promises, both concerning the land of Canaan, as a Type, and heaven it self, the thing figured by the land of Canaan; So Jacob was a true servant of God, and member of Christ, and inheritor of heaven, and from him the Church is many times called by the name of Jacob and Israel. And this is the greatest good that can be found in this life, in comparison of which, all other benefits are of no value, and without which, other things are not sufficient to make a man happy, though he should possess them in never so great abundance; for what will it advantage a man to win the whole world, and lose his own soul.
The chiefe spirituall blessing was this,1 that he made him a godly man, giving him true faith, so that he did unfainedly beleeve in God, and was a right godly and religious man. For it is noted of him, that he beleeved in God, and was an heire with Abraham of the same promises, both concerning the land of Canaan, as a Type, and heaven it selfe, the thing figured by the land of Canaan; So Iacob was a true servant of God, and member of Christ, and inheritour of heaven, and from him the Church is many times called by the name of Iacob and Israel. And this is the greatest good that can be found in this life, in comparison of which, all other benefits are of no value, and without which, other things are not sufficient to make a man happy, though he should possesse them in never so great abundance; for what will it advantage a man to win the whole world, and lose his owne soule.