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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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Again,1 when God met Laban by the way and commanded him to speak to Jacob neither good nor bad (that is, not to hinder his journey either by fair means or soul) he both acknowledgeth it, ver. 29. and accordingly obeys it, for he dismisseth him peaceably, and stops him not in his course homewards, though as he saith, it was in his power to have done otherwise.
Againe,1 when God met Laban by the way and commanded him to speake to Iacob neither good nor bad (that is, not to hinder his journey either by faire meanes or soule) hee both acknowledgeth it, ver. 29. and accordingly obeyes it, for hee dismisseth him peaceably, and stops him not in his course homewards, though as hee saith, it was in his power to have done otherwise.
- 112. He forbore what God forbade.12. He forbore what God forbad.
This is to be praised in him, that what God forbade him, he forbears, though he saw otherwise no danger in it. Certainly the duty of a man is to abstain from what God prohibiteth, though he have never so much both power, provocation, ⟨p. 116⟩and opportunity to do it. We ought so to fear God, as not to provoke him, so to love God as not to offend him, and so to acknowledge our absolute dependence upon him, as not to cross him. He knows not neither how much he owes to God, nor yet how obnoxious he stands unto him, that doth not so far submit himself unto him.
This is to bee praised in him, that what God forbad him, hee forbeares, though hee saw otherwise no danger in it. Certainly the duty of a man is to abstaine from what God prohibiteth, though hee have never so much both power, provocation,