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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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I come to show you next the good carriage of Abraham to men-ward.1 First himself, then others. For himself, I request you to note, First that he was a very humble man, truly humble, one that did esteem himself nothing in comparison with God, and that is true humility, to have a mean esteem of himself out of a true apprehension of Gods greatness, and the infinite distance between God and himself, you shall see this in Abraham, because when God came to show him what should become of the Sodomites, and he out of mercy was moved to pray earnestly for them, he saith unto God, I am dust and ashes, O good man, that when he came near to God, he had a sense of his own meanness, and entitled himself no better then dust and ashes.
I come to shew you next the good carriage of Abraham to men-ward.1 First himselfe, then others. For himselfe, I request you to note, First that he was a very humble man, truely humble, one that did esteeme himselfe nothing in comparison with God, and that is true humility, to have a meane esteeme of himselfe out of a true apprehension of Gods greatnesse, and the infinite distance betweene God and himselfe, you shall see this in Abraham, because when God came to shew him what should become of the Sodomites, and he out of mercy was mooved to pray earnestly for them, he saith unto God, I am dust and ashes, O good man, that when he came neere to God, he had a sence of his owne meanenesse, and intitled himselfe no better then dust and ashes.
- 11. His virtuous carriage toward men. 1. He was truly humble.1. His vertuous carriage toward men. 1. He was truely humble.
This humility must we also be clothed withal, it is a necessary fruit of the knowledge of God and our selves, without which we cannot be true Christians. It is the cabinet and storehouse of all graces. It allures God to give us grace, it causeth all crosses to seem easy if God will lay them on, it makes all duties appear seasonable.