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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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1Now concerning Abel's death, consider we that it was violent and sudden, whereby we must be taught to walk always ready for death, and to look for it in every place by such violent means as our selves cannot foresee in particular. Who knows when or where he shall die, how soon, and by what means he must leave this world afore he be aware. Labour therefore to prepare for death every day, get faith, get repentance, get new obedience, get your sins pardoned, and your selves sanctified, that if death come suddenly, yet it may not be sudden to you, because you have made your selves ready for it, if we be thus fitted for death happy are we though it come without giving warning, but if we have not so fitted our selves, we shall be most miserable though our death be long and lingering, and come not with any violence.
1Now concerning Abels death, consider we that it was violent and suddaine, whereby we must be taught to walke alwaies ready for death, and to looke for it in every place by such violent meanes as our selves cannot foresee in particular. Who knowes when or where he shall die, how soone, and by what meanes he must leave this world afore he be aware. Labour therfore to prepare for death every day, get faith, get repentance, get new obedience, get your sinnes pardoned, and your selves sanctified, that if death come sodainely, yet it may not be sodaine to you, because you have made your selves ready for it, if we be thus fitted for death happie are we though it come without giving warning, but if we have not so fitted our selves, we shall be most miserable though our death be long and lingring, and come not with any violence.
- 1Abels death was violent and sudden.Abels death was violent and sodaine.
Yea we must learn to be thankful to God for his goodness in protecting us against the rage of evil men, that they be not able to cut us off in the midst of our days, as they would do if God did permit us to fall into their hands. No good man that liveth but some Cain or other would soon dispatch them out of the world, and do the same thing for them that Cain here did for Abel, for the sinner hateth the righteous and gnasheth against him with his teeth, but the Lord will not give him into his hands. It is a divine providence that maketh the godly dwell in safety in the midst of their enemies, and walk in a fiery furnace and yet not be burned, and lie in the den of Lions and yet not be touched by them. Now therefore let Abel's example put you in mind to be ready always for death, and to observe the goodness of God in saving you from the hands of sinful men and spirits, that they cannot destroy and devour as their malice and