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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
Example 4: THE FOURTH EXAMPLE.Example 4: THE FOVRTH EXAMPLE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, to prepare for death, that whensoever it befalleth we may change for the better not for the worse, and this preparation for death must be not alone a little before it comes, or at the hour of its approach, but in the whole course of our life by beginning early to repent and continuing daily to turn and renew our repentance, that so we may get an assurance of our being taken from earth to Heaven: for he that begins unfeignedly to turn to God and so continues, he shall surely be saved, and for the most part shall obtain before his departure hence an assured apprehension of his salvation. Therefore he must (as Enoch did) walk with God in a continual care of obeying him, and labouring to hold fast a constant persuasion of his favour and love to him in his Son, for it is testified of Enoch, that he pleased God,1 so that what in Genesis is called a walking with God, that S. Paul calls pleasing of God, and also that by faith he was translated that he should not see death, even by his believing and resting upon Gods mercy, for so it is said, he believed that God was and was a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, which finding himself to do, he resolved that God would reward him: So must each of us walk with God, constantly resolve and endeavour to please God in all things, and retain in our selves an assured persuasion, that God will graciously accept and reward us in Christ, with giving us life eternal and causing us never to see the second death: though we must not be freed from the first, for that was the special privilege of Enoch and Elijah, and was never granted to any other that we read. Labour therefore to hold fast in your souls a firm persuasion of Gods love to you in Christ, and withal a firm purpose of pleasing him in all things. Let sincere truth of obedience be joined with a firm persuasion of Gods love, and the firm persuasion of Gods love be joined with a sincere endeavour of obedience, then death shall never come amiss, then you are always ready for it, So David faith;2 I have hoped in thy salvation and done thy Commandments. So then if we would be ready for God we must do two things. Turn to him and walk with him. To turn is to begin to walk with God, to walk with God is to continue to turn to him.
First, to prepare for death, that whensoever it befalleth wee may change for the better not for the worse, and this preparation for death must be not alone a little before it comes, or at the houre of its approach, but in the whole course of our life by beginning early to repent and continuing daily to turne and renew our repentance, that so we may get an assurance of our being taken from earth to Heaven: for he that begins unfaignedly to turne to God and so continues, hee shall surely be saved, and for the most part shall obtaine before his departure hence an assured apprehension of his salvation. Therefore hee must (as Henoch did) walke with God in a continuall care of obeying him, and labouring to hold fast a constant perswasion of his favour and love to him in his Sonne, for it is testified of Enoch, that he pleased God,