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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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Again, you must in this plague see the justice of God, his will to punish sinners by inflicting great evil upon them, that so you may yet make the fear of him the more steadfast and more effectual, for as he is of power to crush the highest and stoutest and those of greatest power in the world, so he is resolved upon this course, and will surely declare his excellency by making them smoke with most heavy calamities, that dare advance themselves against his authority. See here how severe God is, he will not spare the wicked, he ⟨p. 62⟩will not hold them innocent, though he defer many days, yet will the heaviness of the stroke answer the delay. The flood was long a coming, but being come it's furious and irresistible, and wipes out all the sons of men sparing none. The Lord can find in his heart to execute hideous evils upon sinners. Let them if they please fancy a God wholly consisting of mercy, they shall find him such as his Word describeth, not as they themselves have counterfeited, he will recompense vengeance on his Adversaries, he will not pity their cries nor groans. He will not be melted with their complaints, but utterly destroy them according as his Word hath spoken.
Againe, you must in this plague see the justice of God, his will to punish sinners by inflicting great evill upon them, that so you may yet make the feare of him the more stedfast and more effectuall, for as hee is of power to crush the highest and stoutest and those of greaest power in the world, so he is resolved upon this course, and will surely declare his excellency by making them smoake with most heavie calamities, that dare advance themselves against his authority. See here how severe God is, he will not spare the wicked, he ⟨p. 62⟩will not hold them innocent, though he deferre many daies, yet will the heavinesse of the stroake answer the delay. The floud was long a comming, but being come it's furious and irresistible, and wipes out all the sonnes of men sparing none. The Lord can finde in his heart to execute hideous evills upon sinners. Let them if they please fancie a God wholy consisting of mercy, they shall find him such as his Word describeth, not as they themselves have counterfeited, hee will recompence vengeance on his Adversaries, hee will not pitie their cries nor groanes. Hee will not be melted with their complaints, but utterly destroy them according as his Word hath spoken.