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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 should have named one grace more in Abraham towards God,1 that is, patience, I do not mean so much or only in bearing afflictions, as in a contented tarrying for the promised seed. A quiet waiting till benefits come, and a quiet bearing of crosses that did come, this is patience, a being silent to God and waiting on him: Abraham had waited divers years, no son came, his wife was barren, yet he waited and still continued to hope, that God would give him a son at length according to his promise. See, how you can wait upon God if he defer the performance of his promise, and that without muttering and without fainting. This is an excellent thing to believe, pray and hope still though God defer the accomplishment of his word. Learn this grace, Blessed is he that by faith and patience can inherit the promises, as it is said of our godly fore-fathers.
I should have named one grace more in Abraham towards God,1 that is, patience, I doe not meane so much or onely in bearing afflictions, as in a contented tarrying for the promised seed. A quiet waiting till benefits come, and a quiet bearing of crosses that did come, this is patience, a being silent to God and waiting on him: Abraham had waited divers yeares, no sonne came, his wife was barren, yet he waited and still continued to hope, that God would give him a sonne at length according to his promise. See, how you can waite upon God if he deferre the performance of his promise, and that without muttering and without fainting. This is an excellent thing to beleeve, pray and hope still though God deferre the accomplishment of his word. Learne this grace, Blessed is hee that by faith and patience can inherit the promises, as it is said of our godly fore-fathers.
- 1Another grace in Abraham toward God, his Patience.
So Abraham's virtues to God are faith, fear, obedience, waiting or hope and devotion. And to Sarah I should have named another. He mourned moderately for her and buried her honourably,