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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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We have done with Abel's life, we bring him to his death,1 at what age we cannot show you, but in what manner and by whose hand we can tell you. Here is a tragical narration, the murderer a bad man and a Brother, the murdered a good man and a Brother, and the quarrel goodness, and the manner sudden and unexpected and violent. Flesh and blood perhaps would find fault with ⟨p. 38⟩God, why did not God protect Abel when the world had so few Inhabitants? was it not pity that one should be taken out of it so untimely and in such a manner? and much more was it not pity that the more godly and the more useful should be so soon bereft of life? It is a thing that a shallow wit is ready to implead God for. But God is such a ruler that will order things according to his own perfect wisdom. It shall be worse in outward respects with the good then with the bad, the sinner shall out-live the Saint, and flourish in the world when the other is rotting in the grave, and why so? that God may teach them hereby to look for happiness in another world that is to come, that they may expect a better and enduring substance in Heaven.2 If in this life only we had hope, we were of all men the most miserable: but, We are dead with Christ and our life is hid with God in Christ. 3When Christ shall appear then shall we also appear with him in glory. We must not therefore be offended at the miseries which befall the godly in this life, but cause our minds to look beyond the world unto the future recompense. God were not just towards his people, if there were not another world where they shall have their portion, as the worldly minded have their portion in this life.
Wee have done with Abels life, wee bring him to his death,1 at what age we cannot shew you, but in what manner and by whose hand we can tell you. Here is a tragicall narration, the murderer a bad man and a Brother, the murdered a good man and a Brother, and the quarrell goodnesse, and the manner sodaine and unexpected and violent. Flesh and bloud perhaps would finde fault with