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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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1First, God gave him Commandment to leave his Country and Fathers house, to go out into a land which he should show him: A strong Commandment, leave all thy kindred and go into a Country thou knowest not whither, but go from place to place as I shall show thee. Here seemed no reason in this Commandment, but Abraham obeyed it, Gen. 12.1.
1First, God gave him Commandement to leave his Countrey and Fathers house, to goe out into a land which he should shew him: A strong Commandement, leave all thy kindred and goe into a Countrey thou knowest not whither, but goe from place to place as I shall shew thee. Here seemed no reason in this Commandement, but Abraham obeyed it, Gen. 12.1.
- 11. Left his Country at Gods Commandment.1. Left his Countrey at Gods Commandement.
1Secondly, when he came into the land of Canaan, he did not build a City, nor an house there, but dwelt in tents as the Apostle noteth, as a pilgrim and a stranger, not having possession in it at all, so much as a foot, God gave him no place of abode, but caused him to wander as himself telleth, Gen. 20.13. This seemed an unhappy and unsettled life, and flesh and blood could not take content in such a kind of living, but because God enjoined Abraham so to live. He submitted himself and did live so, save that only he bought a place to bury in, as being still mindful of his death.