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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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If any say, but God hath promised never again to destroy the world by water.
If any say, but God hath promised never againe to destroy the world by water.
1I answer, true, but he hath never promised not to drown sinners, neither hath he promised not to punish them with punishments as fearful as this of perishing by waters. God hath great variety of weapons to wound his enemies; if he hath renounced the use of one, he hath others enough to take up for that purpose. And Brethren, I pray you take notice of what S. Peter tells us of, That as the world that then was did perish being drowned in the waters,2 so the world that now is shall perish by fire, for he telleth us, that it is by the same word reserved for fire kept in store against the time to come. 3The Prophet Enoch foretold of that great day before Noah foretold of this deluge. That day is longer before it come, but it shall be more terrible when it comes,4 for the heavens shall pass away with a noise, as the holy Apostle tells you. Now as the righteous Noah showed a way how to escape that water, even repent and get into the Ark, so we show away how to escape that fire, repent and turn unto the Lord, otherwise when he shall come in flames of fire, you shall receive the judgement of eternal destruction from before the presence of his glory.
1I answer, true, but he hath never promised not to drowne sinners, neither hath he promised not to punish them with punishments as fearefull as this of perishing by waters. God hath great variety of weapons to wound his enemies; if he hath renounced the use of one, he hath others enough to take up for that purpose. And Brethren, I pray you take notice of what S. Peter tells us of, That as the world that then was did perish being drowned in the waters,