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…

See then that the Lord shows a great deal of patience, long-suffering and goodness to hypocrites in the Church, and maketh them partakers of all outward benefits and privileges which are bestowed upon the Church: so did Ishmael live in Abraham's family a long time, and Esau longer in Isaacs. So Core, Dathan, Abiram, and the rest of those rebels and murmurers were brought out of Egypt, passed thorough the sea, saw the miracles, and did eat Manna, and drunk water out of the rock, and were shadowed with the cloud, and conducted by the pillar of fire among the rest of the sons of Jacob. And I pray you to take heed by this warning, of priding and pleasing your selves in this, that you be members of the Church, escape divers punishments, enjoy many mercies, live in good esteem among the godly, and carry away as great credit as any other men in the Church. All this befell Ham a wicked Hypocrite, and at last a damned Reprobate. It is a dangerous thing to flatter our selves in a bad estate and to cozen our selves with false arguments, making our selves to trust upon a false conclusion, and to judge our selves Gods children and in the state of salvation, upon such reasons as have no verity nor stability in them. You live in the true Church, so did Ham, you live amongst godly men, have been borne of godly parents, have been instructed in the doctrine of godliness, so was Ham: you have escaped great punishments, enjoyed great benefits, and been well reputed of by godly men: all this befell Ham, and all this notwithstanding Ham was ⟨p. 81⟩cursed and damned and so may you. In after times, the Jews bragged of the Temple of the Lord, and the Temple of the Lord are we, and yet the Lord rejected them and cast them out of his sight. In Christs days the Jews bragged that Abraham was their Father, for John Baptists warning would not serve the turn to make them forbear such idle boasting of their Pedigree, but our Saviour telleth them that the Devil was their Father; yea Judas himself was one of Christs Family and Disciples and Apostles, and trusted with the bag, and yet a Devil. O therefore beguile not your selves with ill grounded hopes and build not upon a rotten foundation.

See then that the Lord shewes a great deale of patience, long-suffering and goodnesse to hypocrites in the Church, and maketh them partakers of all outward benefits and priviledges which are bestowed upon the Church: so did Ishmael live in Abrahams family a long time, and Esau longer in Isaacs. So Core, Dathan, Abiram, and the rest of those rebels and murmurers were brought out of Egypt, passed thorough the sea, saw the miracles, and did eate Manna, and drunk water out of the rock, and were shadowed with the cloud, and conducted by the pillar of fire among the rest of the sons of Iacob. And I pray you to take heed by this warning, of priding and pleasing your selves in this, that you be members of the Church, escape divers punishments, enjoy many mercies, live in good esteeme among the godly, and carrie away as great credit as any other men in the Church. All this befell Cham a wicked Hypocrite, and at last a damned Reprobate. It is a dangerous thing to flatter our selves in a bad estate and to couzen our selves with false arguments, making our selves to trust upon a false conclusion, and to judge our selves Gods children and in the state of salvation, upon such reasons as have no verity nor stability in them. You live in the true Church, so did Cham, you live amongst godly men, have beene borne of godly parents, have beene instructed in the doctrine of godlinesse, so was Cham: you have escaped great punishments, enjoyed great benefits, and beene well reputed of by godly men: all this befell Cham, and all this notwithstanding Cham was