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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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Yet a fourth commandment more tedious and contrary to reason and affection then all these,1 which was of it self exceeding grievous in his sight, as the Holy Ghost witnesseth, that is, the expulsion or excommunicating of his son Ishmael, and of his mother Hagar, yet when God commanded him to do it, Gen. 21.12. he rose up the next morning betimes, v. 14. and sent away both the mother and the son.
Yet a fourth commandement more tedious and contrary to reason and affection then all these,1 which was of it selfe exceeding grievous in his sight, as the Holy Ghost witnesseth, that is, the expulsion or excommunicating of his sonne Ishmael, and of his mother Hagar, yet when God commanded him to doe it, Gen. 21.12. hee rose up the next morning betimes, v. 14. and sent away both the mother and the sonne.
- 14. He expelled his wife Hagar and sonne Ishmael.
But last of all he obeyed a commandment, that seemed to contradict nature and religion, and Gods promise, and his own salvation,1 and the salvation of all men, and the truth and honour of God himself, so that God was said to try him to the utmost in that commandment. It was in sacrificing Isaac, as the Spirit of God noteth. Heb. 11. and Gen. 23. God bad him take Isaac, and not instantly kill him in the place, but go three days journey, and not knock him on the head and there an end, but offer him for sacrifice. But what was this son, the son of his old-age, the son of his love which was so dear unto him, yea the promised seed in whom it was said,