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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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Now of a man that is thus righteous,1 there are three sure plain and evident signs. 1. He desireth to know and do all that God revealeth to him out of his Word. I have lifted up mine hands unto thy testimonies which I have loved, and O that my heart were directed to keep thy righteous judgements, then shall I not be confounded when I have respect to all thy Commandments. 2. He confesseth and bewaileth before God his failings and errors, that break forth in him quite contrary to his purpose and desire.2 Against thee have I sinned, and He that confesseth his sins, &c. And if you turn to me I will turn to you, for If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves,3 But if we confess our sins he is faithful, &c. 3. He resteth wholly upon the mercy of God in Christ for pardon of his failings and acceptation of his endeavours: So saith John, If any man sin, 4we have an Advocate with God Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the Propitiation for sin, and Abraham believed in God that justifieth the ungodly. S. Paul would have the righteousness which is by the faith of Jesus Christ, I beseech you look that you be so righteous men as Abel was, else you shall never be saved. For even Balaam saw, that only the righteous should be saved, and therefore he wisheth,5 Let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his.6
Now of a man that is thus righteous,1 there are three sure plaine and evident signes. 1. Hee desireth to know and doe all that God revealeth to him out of his Word. I have lifted up mine hands unto thy testimonies which I have loved, and O that my heart were directed to keepe thy righteous judgements, then shall I not be confounded when I have respect to all thy Commandements. 2. Hee confesseth and bewaileth before God his failings and errours, that breake forth in him quite contrary to his purpose and desire.