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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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1Now concerning his life I pray you consider four things, 1. His goodness. 2. His bad deeds. 3. The sorrows and miseries he met with. 4. The benefits God gave him. And let us make use of all as we go along and so come to his death last of all.
1Now concerning his life I pray you consider foure things, 1. His goodnesse. 2. His bad deeds. 3. The sorrowes and miseries he met with. 4. The benefits God gave him. And let us make use of all as we goe along and so come to his death last of all.
- 1His life.
1First for his goodness, it is set forth in the Scripture generally and particularly. In general these three things are affirmed of him, Gen. 6.9. He was a just man and upright, or perfect, and walked with God. Before it is affirmed of Enoch that he walked with God, and the Scripture told us also of Abel, that he obtained a divine testimony that he also was just, and Job is said to have been a perfect man, yea it is added by way of amplification to his goodness that he was a just man and perfect in his generations, that is, in his own time, in those most sinful days when all were naught. Noah was good when all had corrupted their ways, he was sincere and upright in his ways. For this is the truest commendation of virtue, when it keeps a man unspotted of those evils which are every where practised in the world.
1First for his goodnesse, it is set forth in the Scripture generally and particularly. In generall these three things are affirmed of him, Gen. 6.9. He was a just man and upright, or perfect, and walked with God. Before it is affirmed of Henoch that hee walked with God, and the Scripture told us also of Abel, that hee obtained a divine testimony that hee also was just, and Iob is said to have beene a perfect man, yea it is added by way of amplification to his goodnesse that hee was a just man and perfect in his generations, that is, in his owne time, in those most sinfull daies when all were naught. Noah was good when all had corrupted their waies, he was sincere and upright in his waies. For this is the truest commendation of vertue, when it keepes a man unspotted of those evils which are every where practised in the world.