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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1It hath three sorts of acts in regard of which it is styled by three titles: Faith of God, Faith to God, Faith in God. Faith of God is that by which we believe that there is such a God as indeed he is. All conceits of God are not of faith, but those apprehensions of him which agree to his being and conceive him to be such as himself doth set forth himself to be, and you shall see what Abraham believed concerning him. 1. He believed that this God was one and but one as the Scripture witnesseth of him. He worshipped God, he called on the name of God, he builded an Altar to God, not to gods or more gods, but to one God JEHOVAH. 2. He believed that this one God was True, Omnipotent, able and willing to do any thing that he should speak, viz. that he was All-sufficient and faithful, as ⟨p. 95⟩S. Paul witnesseth, being fully persuaded that what he had spoken he was able also to perform, and Heb. 11. that he was able to raise him from the dead. 3. He believed that this one God was possessor and judge, and therefore also Maker of Heaven and Earth. And 4. That he was righteous and would do righteousness in punishing the wicked that lived in sin, and in sparing and being favourable to the righteous man that did study to walk before him in a good conversation. Now these be the principal things to be assented unto concerning God.
1It hath three sorts of acts in regard of which it is stiled by three titles: Faith of God, Faith to God, Faith in God. Faith of God is that by which we beleeve that there is such a God as indeed he is. All conceits of God are not of faith, but those apprehensions of him which agree to his being and conceive him to be such as himselfe doth set forth himselfe to be, and you shall see what Abraham beleeved concerning him. 1. He beleeved that this God was one and but one as the Scripture witnesseth of him. He worshipped God, he called on the name of God, he builded an Altar to God, not to gods or more gods, but to one God JEHOVAH. 2. He beleeved that this one God was True, Omnipotent, able and willing to doe any thing that he should speake, viz. that he was All-sufficient and faithfull, as ⟨p. 95⟩