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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, be thankful for escaping the like, prepare for them hereafter, bear those that do come, patiently. And take heed of provoking God, for he is not a fond Father, but Will scourge every son whom he receiveth.
First, be thankfull for escaping the like, prepare for them hereafter, beare those that doe come, patiently. And take heed of provoking God, for he is not a fond Father, but Will scourge every son whom he receiveth.
For the first, you have heard how many miseries this godly man was exercised withal: Let me propound one question unto you. Think you that your selves have more wit than he had, or more goodness, or more of both? I presume I may make answer for you, that you will not be so over conceited of your selves, as to affirm either of these things.
For the first, you have heard how many miseries this godly man was exercised withall: Let me propound one question unto you. Thinke you that your selves have more wit than he had, or more goodnesse, or more of both? I presume I may make answer for you, that you will not be so over conceited of your selves, as to affirme either of these things.
Now if you be neither wiser, nor godlier than he; how cometh it that you have so long lived in the world, and yet have not met with divers of those crosses that followed him? No, nor any in all your lives so pinching or grievous. Sure if it be not to be attributed to your understanding, and piety (as it is not, if you do indeed acknowledge your selves to be not superior, or rather not equal unto Jacob therein, who yet did meet with them) then must you ascribe the same to the wisdom and goodness of God, that hath disposed of things so by his wakeful providence, as that such miseries have not way-laid you, and seized upon you. Therefore you must learn to be humbly thankful to him, and praise his holy name, acknowledge his bountifulness, graciousness, and tenderness, that hath spared you from such smarting strokes, as these that fetched blood