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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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Of Abel let us consider his birth, life and death.
His Birth is plainly set down by the authors of it,1 Eve and Adam, for she conceived again and bare a son and called his name, &c. but the time of it as also of the elder Brothers is uncertain. We know not how long they lived without children, whether she began to be fruitful instantly upon the fall, or that God held them a little under barrenness, to make them beget a child by their prayers to God for that blessing, as well as by the faculty of generation planted in nature, I cannot affirm: but such a son she had. Concerning ⟨p. 30⟩whose life observe we, 1. His virtues and good deeds. 2. His faults. 3. His benefits and afflictions.
His Birth is plainely set downe by the authors of it,1 Eve and Adam, for shee conceived againe and bare a sonne and called his name, &c. but the time of it as also of the elder Brothers is uncertaine. We know not how long they lived without children, whether shee began to be fruitfull instantly upon the fall, or that God held them a little under barrennesse, to make them beget a child by their prayers to God for that blessing, as well as by the faculty of generation planted in nature, I cannot affirme: but such a sonne shee had. Concerning ⟨p. 30⟩whose life observe wee, 1. His virtues and good deeds. 2. His faults. 3. His benefits and afflictions.
- 1His Birth.