A15013:1348
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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1And see her folly yet further, when Bilhah had Dan, then she will needs make God an approver of their folly, God hath judged: as if she had great wrong before, and now God had righted it in giving her a son: Why, she might have accounted that God had given her a son when Reuben or Judah was borne, as well as Dan? But she will needs make God partner with her fond passions. We are apt to wrong God in misinterpreting the acts of his providence, as if he showed his love unto us in that wherein his Majesty intended no ⟨p. 101⟩such matter. What is it to judge? that she should say, God had judged her. For my part I can see no sense in her words, why this should be counted an act of Gods judging. No man had wronged her before, she was never a whit better now than before, no whit less barren. But such is our foolish self-love, that we will needs threap kindness upon God sometimes beyond his liking; take heed of this fault, it is a fruit of an overmeane conceit of God, when we will cause him to be a servant to our lusts, and unreasonable fancies.
1And see her folly yet further, when Bilhah had Dan, then shee will needs make God an approver of their folly, God hath judged: as if she had great wrong before, and now God had righted it in giving her a son: Why, she might have accounted that God had given her a son when Reuben or Iudah was borne, as well as Dan? But shee will needs make God partner with her fond passions. Wee are apt to wrong God in misinterpreting the acts of his providence, as if hee shewed his love unto us in that wherein his Majesty intended no ⟨p. 101⟩such matter. What is it to judge? that she should say, God had judged her. For my part I can see no sence in her words, why this should bee counted an act of Gods judging. No man had wronged her before, she was never a whit better now than before, no whit lesse barren. But such is our foolish self-love, that wee will needs threape kindnesse upon God sometimes beyond his liking; take heed of this fault, it is a fruit of an overmeane conceit of God, when we will cause him to be a servant to our lusts, and unreasonable fancies.
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