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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 I pray you see and lament your unbelief, it is the root of all sin, neither can any sin be found to rule farther then this ruleth, and I pray you cry to God to work faith in you by the Word you read and hear, for no good at all can it do you if it be not mixed with faith. And if any man have such faith in Gods Word indeed and not alone in profession and show, happy is that man, for he shall be sure to find the like acceptance of God that Noah, he that hath this faith must needs be in Christ and Christ in him; for where Gods Word dwells, there himself dwells, and the Word of God dwells in men by faith.
Now I pray you see and lament your unbeleefe, it is the roote of all sinne, neither can any sinne be found to rule farther then this ruleth, and I pray you cry to God to worke faith in you by the Word you reade and heare, for no good at all can it doe you if it be not mixed with faith. And if any man have such faith in Gods Word indeed and not alone in profession and shew, happy is that man, for hee shall be sure to find the like acceptance of God that Noah, hee that hath this faith must needs be in Christ and Christ in him; for where Gods Word dwells, there himselfe dwels, and the Word of God dwells in men by faith.
1A third thing in Noah is noted by the Author to the Hebrews, that he was moved with fear, you see he feared Gods threats, he was afraid least he should be drowned with his family among the rest, if he did not obey God and live virtuously and build the Ark at Gods Commandment, and indeed if he had not done so he should have perished with the world: as whosoever lives wickedly shall be damned, this is a threat, he that hath true faith will not deceive himself with vain words, and say, I am elected, I am a believer, I shall be saved though I take liberty to sin, but he will fear and depart from evil, and use those means of escaping destruction which God hath appointed. So true faith will undoubtedly work such a fear of Gods threat, as will make a man depart from evil, because it brings a lively apprehension of danger and much evil before his eyes if he sin, and therefore cannot but work fear, I ⟨p. 71⟩