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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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Secondly, a righteous man must stay, rest, depend on, believe in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, labouring to build up in his own heart a particular persuasion and assurance, that the Lord of Heaven will accept him as perfectly righteous in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ his Son, and that alone,1 for so was Abraham made partaker of that blessedness, which stood in the imputing unto him of righteousness without works, and Abraham is the Father of the faithful, as he was justified so must all we be justified, and no otherwise. See into your selves, do you rely upon our blessed Saviour the Lord Jesus for pardon of your sins? or do you waver from him or stay upon any other besides him?
Secondly, a righteous man must stay, rest, depend on, beleeve in the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ, labouring to build up in his own heart a particular perswasion and assurance, that the Lord of Heaven will accept him as perfectly righteous in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ his Sonne, and that alone,1 for so was Abraham made partaker of that blessednesse, which stood in the imputing unto him of righteousnesse without workes, and Abraham is the Father of the faithfull, as he was justified so must all we be justified, and no otherwise. See into your selves, doe you rely upon our blessed Saviour the Lord Jesus for pardon of your sinnes? or doe you waver from him or stay upon any other besides him?
- 1Rom 4.
Lastly, a righteous man must himself also work righteousness, and give himself to be a servant of righteousness, that is to say, he must resolve and endeavour to leave every sin by Gods Word condemned, and to do every duty by Gods Word commanded, and that also for Gods sake with reference to him, and out of a desire to please him, that is, to keep his favour. This is a righteous man. He strives in all things to please God according to his Word, but finding his defects bewails them, and resteth alone on Gods goodness in Christ for pardon and salvation. If you be such, then are you Noahs indeed and shall surely be saved, if not you be but dissemblers, and no show of religion shall save you from destruction.