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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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Now therefore we must learn most earnestly to seek this benefit which God is ready to give to us, as well as to him. For Jacob was not godly by nature, nor by any power of his own, but by the free grace of God, and the mighty and saving work of his own blessed Spirit, which Spirit he hath promised to all that ask, even as undoubtedly as any tender hearted Father will give food unto his hungry child that shall crave it at his hands.
Now therefore we must learne most earnestly to seeke this benefit which God is ready to give to us, as well as to him. For Iacob was not godly by nature, nor by any power of his owne, but by the free grace of God, and the mighty and saving worke of his owne blessed Spirit, which Spirit he hath promised to all that aske, even as undoubtedly as any tender hearted Father will give food unto his hungry childe that shall crave it at his hands.
Let no man be discouraged because of the corruption and naughtiness of his nature, for the same bad and depraved nature was found in Jacob that in himself, seeing Jacob also was a son of Adam, by corrupt nature a child of wrath, and heir of death as well as any other; but God did circumcise his heart as well as his flesh, and made him partaker of the divine nature, by which he prevailed against the corruptions that are in the world through lust. Wherefore let each of us take notice of his own wickedness, and inability to make himself good, and of his manifold sins, and inability to procure pardon of them to himself; and let him earnestly call upon God to work true repentance, and unfeigned faith in him, and the Lord will graciously work these things in him, as well as in Jacob, and will pardon his sins, and sanctify his soul, and make him an inheritor of his heavenly Kingdom.
Let no man be discouraged because of the corruption and naughtinesse of his nature, for the same bad and depraved nature was found in Iacob that in himselfe, seeing Iacob also was a son of Adam, by corrupt nature a childe of wrath, and heire of death as well as any other; but God did circumcise his heart as well as his flesh, and made him partaker of the divine nature, by which he prevailed against the corruptions that are in the world through lust. Wherefore let each of us take notice of his owne wickednesse, and inability to make himselfe good, and of his manifold sins, and inability to procure pardon of them to himselfe; and let him earnestly call upon God to worke true repentance, and unfained faith in him, and the Lord will graciously worke these things in him, as well as in Iacob, and will pardon his sins, and sanctifie his soule, and make him an inheritour of his heavenly Kingdome.