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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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A greater mercy then this the world cannot have, to be the Church of God to have the Church continue in a mans posterity, ⟨p. 136⟩this is a singular favour, and God pleased to take all these sons and to make them heirs of his promise; Isaac had but two sons, Jacob and Esau, God took Jacob and refused Esau, Abraham had but two sons, God cast out Ishmael and gave the blessing and promise to one alone even to Isaac; but see the great favour showed to all these, they be all taken into the Church, all partake of the blessing, all are made heirs of the promise. If we consider their carriage, Ishmael never committed so great and monstrous a fault against the second Table as Judah, for he never fell into incest, but he scorned Isaac. Esau never did so foul a fault as Simeon and Levi; but he despised his birth-right and hated Jacob. So God did not take these for their goodness, but of his mercy, though they were of rude carriage he suffered them not to despise and contemn the truth and so still kept them within the Church. Furthermore, four of these were borne of hand-maidens as well as Ishmael, and yet the Lord rejected them not. This is the first benefit, we must learn to esteem it a choice mercy that God vouchsafeth us the same, in making us members of his Church, and in planting the true Church amongst us.
A greater mercy then this the world cannot have, to be the Church of God to have the Church continue in a mans posterity, ⟨p. 136⟩this is a singular favour, and God pleased to take all these sonnes and to make them heires of his promise; Isaac had but two sonnes, Iacob and Esau, God tooke Iacob and refused Esau, Abraham had but two sonnes, God cast out Ishmael and gave the blessing and promise to one alone even to Isaac; but see the great favour shewed to all these, they be all taken into the Church, all partake of the blessing, all are made heires of the promise. If we consider their carriage, Ishmael never committed so great and monstrous a fault against the second Table as Iudah, for he never fell into incest, but hee scorned Isaac. Esau never did so foule a fault as Simeon and Levi; but he despised his birth-right and hated Iacob. So God did not take these for their goodnesse, but of his mercy, though they were of rude carriage hee suffered them not to despise and contemne the truth and so still kept them within the Church. Furthermore, foure of these were borne of hand-maidens as well as Ishmael, and yet the Lord rejected them not. This is the first benefit, we must learne to esteeme it a choice mercy that God vouchsafeth us the same, in making us members of his Church, and in planting the true Church amongst us.