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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 of Gods patience towards them in giving them all outward prosperity and long deferring the execution of his wrath, and sending Noah by preaching and building the Ark to draw them to repentance; learn first to praise God for the like long-suffering to us, and using the like means to bring us to repentance and to life eternal. It is the same God that ruled the world at those times who ruleth us also at this time, and he discovers the same virtues in his governing. O how patient is God now also? how great care doth he take to lead us to repentance also? How many outward benefits have we? This goodness of God towards them that perish, whereby he took such order and care for them, that they might have escaped perdition if they would have made use of his means is not sufficiently heeded nor observed. Might not the world then have escaped both drowning and hell too, if they would have hearkened to Noah and believed him, and followed his instructions. Did any thing but their own wilfulness and heedlessness shut them out of the Ark and out of Heaven, and thrust them down into the Deluge and into Hell? Brethren, God magnifies his mercies to the vessels of wrath, he doth labour to bring them out of their ill estate, he hath not ceased for many years to entice them to repentance by his long-suffering. Certainly this should magnify Gods goodness to us and make us to applaud him exceedingly, and acknowledge the brightness of his Justice in their future destruction. O how just was God in the drowning of these men? is he not as just in the damning of the sinner now? Lord be thou praised for thy mercy and for thy justice, and let the one serve to clear the other, and both to commend thee.
Now of Gods patience towards them in giving them all outward prosperity and long deferring the execution of his wrath, and sending Noah by preaching and building the Arke to draw them to repentance; learne first to praise God for the like long-suffering to us, and using the like meanes to bring us to repentance and to life eternall. It is the same God that ruled the world at those times who ruleth us also at this time, and he discovers the same vertues in his governing. O how patient is God now also? how great care doth he take to leade us to repentance also? How many outward benefits have wee? This goodnesse of God towards them that perish, whereby he tooke such order and care for them, that they might have escaped perdition if they would have made use of his meanes is not sufficiently heeded nor observed. Might not the world then have escaped both drowning and hell too, if they would have hearkened to Noah and beleeved him, and followed his instructions. Did any thing but their owne wilfullnesse and heedlesnesse shut them out of the Arke and out of Heaven, and thrust them downe into the Deluge and into Hell? Brethren, God magnifies his mercies to the vessells of wrath, he doth labour to bring them out of their ill estate, he hath not ceased for many yeares to intice them to repentance by his long-suffering. Certainely this should magnifie Gods goodnesse to us and make us to applaud him exceedingly, and acknowledge the brightnesse of his Justice in their future destruction. O how just was God in the drowning of these men? is hee not as just in the damning of the sinner now? Lord be thou praised for thy mercy and forthy justice, and let the one serve to cleare the other, and both to commend thee.