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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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1Now a fourth virtue in Abraham, was religiousness, for it is said of him, that he built an Altar to God, and that he worshipped God, and that he called on the name of God, and that he payed tithe of all he had to Melchizedek, and this is for our learning. We must call upon God, we must profess and practise true religion, we must offer real sacrifices on Christ the Altar, we must also pay tithes of our goods, Gen. 12.7. You have an Altar built to God, a profession of his true religion among the Canaanites, there he called on Gods name, that is, performed public worship of sacrificing and praying, one named for all. And v. 13.14. again it is said, that he came to the place of the Altar which he had made at the first, and there called on the name of the Lord. And v. 18. there at Hebron he built an Altar to the Lord, and when God appeared to him, C. 17. v. 3. he fell on his face before God, showing all due outward respect unto him, when he spake unto him. And C. 14. Melchizedek was Priest of the most high God, and he met Abraham and blessed him, and Abraham gave him tithes of all. I do not think he meant only of all the spoils, though that he did too, but a constant tithing of all he had is meant. This tithing was an acknowledgement of his subjection to Melchizedek, and so necessary to be performed to Christ who is a Priest for ever after that order, who must bless and take the tithes of us.
1Now a fourth vertue in Abraham, was religiousnesse, for it is said of him, that hee built an Altar to God, and that hee worshiped God, and that he called on the name of God, and that he payed tithe of all he had to Melchisedech, and this is for our learning. We must call upon God, we must professe and practise true religion, we must offer reall sacrifices on Christ the Altar, we must also pay tithes of our goods, Gen. 12.7. You have an Altar built to God, a profession of his true religion among the Cananites, there he called on Gods name, that is, performed publike worship of sacrificing and praying, one named for all. And v. 13.14. againe it is said, that he came to the place of the Altar which he had made at the first, and there called on the name of the Lord. And v. 18. there at Hebron he built an Altar to the Lord, and when God appeared to him, C. 17. v. 3. he fell on his face before God, shewing all due outward respect unto him, when he spake unto him. And C. 14. Melchisedech was Priest of the most high God, and he met Abraham and blessed him, and Abraham gave him tithes of all. I do not thinke he meant onely of all the spoiles, though that hee did too, but a constant tithing of all he had is meant. This tithing was an acknowledgement of his subjection to Melchisedech, and so necessary to be performed to Christ who is a Priest for ever after that order, who must blesse and take the tithes of us.