A15013:1289
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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These three great deliverances God vouchsafed Jacob. O let us learn to turn to God, and to walk before him in truth, and then we shall have God ready to help us in all our necessities, and at that time, and in those exigents to provide for us means of escape by his providence, when our own wit and strength faileth; as we find him dealing with Jacob: What could he do against Esau, Laban, or the Inhabitants of the Country? Let us cleave to God, that he may be out Buckler also, and our strong Tower, and Rock of defence; and if we have found so much favour with God, as to rescue us out of such dangers as seemed unpreventable, let not us attribute the deliverances to any other secondary causes, but even see God in them, ascribe them to him, and learn thence to fear, honour, and praise him. Those deliverances are indeed profitable, that are cords of kindness to tie us nearer to God.
These three great deliverances God vouchsafed Iacob. O let us learne to turne to God, and to walke before him in truth, and then we shall have God ready to help us in all our necessities, and at that time, and in those exigents to provide for us meanes of escape by his providence, when our owne wit and strength faileth; as we finde him dealing with Iacob: What could he doe against Esau, Laban, or the Inhabitants of the Countrey? Let us cleave to God, that hee may be out Buckler also, and our strong Tower, and Rocke of defence; and if we have found so much favour with God, as to rescue us out of such dangers as seemed unpreventable, let not us attribute the deliverances to any other secondary causes, but even see God in them, ascribe them to him, and learne thence to feare, honour, and praise him. Those deliverances are indeed profitable, that are cords of kindnesse to tie us nearer to God.
He that improveth not such benefits to that end, loseth the most desirable fruit of them.
Hee that improveth not such benefits to that end, loseth the most desirable fruit of them.