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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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He had respect unto them for the present, he gave testimony to them both at that time and also after by the pen of Moses and by the tongue of our Lord Jesus, calling him righteous Abel.
1We cannot affirm any thing concerning the means by which the Lord did express the liking of Abel and his Sacrifice, but that it was by some sensible and evident sign discoverable by Cain as well as by himself, Cain's doggedness stirred up by it doth clearly evince. The Lord hath respect unto his true hearted servants, that worship him in truth and in faith, and are truly righteous, he hath respect unto them and to their Services; he likes their persons, loves their works.2 The prayer of the upright is his delight, saith Solomon, The righteous Lord loveth righteousness. God doth to his faithful children sooner or later evidently discover his approbation and liking of them and their works, as David prayeth, Accept the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart, 3yea he doth make known this his favourable acceptation, by which as it is in the Psalm, he accepts their burnt Sacrifices, that is, all their holy services, he makes it known by the comfortable testimony of the Holy Ghost,4 as Paul saith, This is my glorying, the testimony of my conscience that in simplicity, &c. When Gods people walk in Gods ways, he causeth his Spirit to witness with their spirits, and their spirits to witness to them, that themselves and their ways please God, by which their spirits are refreshed and comforted against all the taunts and opprobries of sinners and scoffers. And this is a sufficient recompense to all our labours and for all our sufferings that God accepteth us. If he accept us, what need we care though the world deride and scorn and hate us. O let those that have seen God thus vouchsafing to respect them, comfort themselves in that, yea I shall not need to give them such advice, this apprehension of Gods gracious accepting us is a thing so sweet and delightful, that the people of God which have enjoyed it, will prefer it before the approbation of all men. For whom he thus respecteth, them will he likewise approve in the face of all the world, and therefore bear testimony to their works, even at the last day; yea the light to which he that doth well delighteth to come, that will make it known that his works be wrought of God,