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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 we come to another off-spring of Adam. If is not to be thought that he remained childless till the birth of Seth, or that God would smite him in that newness of the world with so long a barrenness, or that he so long forbore society with Eve. As it is said, that he lived an hundred and thirty years and begat Seth, 1so it is said, he lived long after and begat sons and daughters; therefore it is likely also, that in that hundred and thirty years before he begat sons and daughters, but because the Lord intended to draw out the linage of Christ, therefore he lets all the rest go and fastens alone upon Seth, of whom the promised seed was to come in a direct line: Of Seth then we must speak.2 His Birth gladded Eve and Adam too no doubt, because they understood by revelation from God, that he should be a godly man. Therefore he is called Seth, that is, he hath appointed, because saith Eve, 3God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel whom Cain slew. Lo it is an hundred and thirty years after and yet she hath not forgotten the murder of Cain. The infamy of a sin will cleave long to a mans name, and the grief of a cross if it be a stinging cross indeed as this was, will lie long upon the soul. But why saith she a seed instead of Abel, it may be it was, because she saw little piety and goodness in the other sons and daughters: none of them was like Abel in religion and godliness. But for Seth she understood that God would make ⟨p. 48⟩him as good a man as Abel, and therefore she rejoiceth in him, for a good Parent is little gladded in children, if they prove not pious and godly children, Gods children as well as his or hers; wherefore those children that would glad the hearts of their Parents, must see themselves to follow the ways of virtue, that their aged Parents may have joy in them.
Now we come to another off-spring of Adam. If is not to be thought that he remained childlesse till the birth of Seth, or that God would smite him in that newnesse of the world with so long a barrennesse, or that he so long forbare society with Evah. As it is said, that he lived an hundred and thirty yeeres and begat Seth,