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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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So you have the sum of the story of the old World in their sinfulness, and Gods forbearance for along time, and Gods severity and their misery at the last. Let us make due uses now of all.1 For the chief thing in such stories as these is to make a good use, because these are set forth for an Example to them that shall hereafter live ungodlily. For their souls also perished eternally as well as their bodies, for anything that can be learned out of Scripture to the contrary, except that we may conceive, the Lord might be merciful to the souls of infants, that were not of age to make use of the means that should have brought the rest to repentance, nor did not run to the same extremity of wickedness, unless I say we may hope in charity that God would show compassion on the souls of these, the men of years perish soul and body both. Now what uses must we make, 1. Of their sins, 2. Of Gods patience, 3. Of Gods severity. Of their sins we must make divers uses.
So you have the summe of the story of the old World in their sinfullnesse, and Gods forbearance for along time, and Gods severity and their misery at the last. Let us make due uses now of all.1 For the chiefe thing in such stories as these is to make a good use, because these are set forth for an Example to them that shall hereafter live ungodlily. For their soules also perished eternally as well as their bodies, for anything that can be learn'd out of Scripture to the contrary, except that we may conceive, the Lord might be mercifull to the soules of infants, that were not of age to make use of the meanes that should have brought the rest to repentance, nor did not runne to the same extremity of wickednesse, unlesse I say wee may hope in charity that God would shew compassion on the soules of these, the men of yeeres perish soule and body both. Now what uses must wee make, 1. Of their sinnes, 2. Of Gods patience, 3. Of Gods severity. Of their sinnes we must make divers uses.
- 1The uses of all.