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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 see, how Abraham carrieth himself to Abimelech as you find it recorded, Gen. 21.22. & 33. Abimelech with his chief Captain and inward friend came to Abraham, desiring to make a Covenant of peace and amity with him, perceiving that he was a man blessed of God and prosperous, and Abraham condescended to the motion and makes the oath unto him. So should we willingly embrace offers of peace and concord, and covenants of love and amity, even if need be, to bind our selves therein with a solemn oath, for the Lord of Heaven is so great a lover of unity betwixt men, that he is well content, his holy and great name should be used as a bond or obligation to tie them faster and surer together. When therefore a lawful oath is required of us, for the assuring of others that we will deal faithfully in any part of our duty, we shall not do well to refuse such an oath, but must inform our selves by the practise of so good a man as Abraham of the lawfulness and usefulness of such an oath; only that we be careful to deal uprightly and sincerely, both in taking and in keeping our oaths. Yea when an oath is ministered to bind as to forbear all wrongful carriage and do good in our places, we should be glad to have our consciences firmly tied in such cases.
1Now see, how Abraham carrieth himselfe to Abimelech as you finde it recorded, Gen. 21.22. & 33. Abimelech with his chiefe Captaine and inward friend came to Abraham, desiring to make a Covenant of peace and amity with him, perceiving that hee was a man blessed of God and prosperous, and Abraham condiscended to the motion and makes the oath unto him. So should we willingly imbrace offers of peace and concord, and covenants of love and amity, even if need be, to binde our selves therein with a solemne oath, for the Lord of Heaven is so great a lover of unity betwixt men, that hee is well content, his holy and great name should be used as a bond or obligation to tie them faster and surer together. When therefore a lawfull oath is required of us, for the assuring of others that we will deale faithfully in any part of our duty, we shall not doe well to refuse such an oath, but must informe our selves by the practise of so good a man as Abraham of the lawfullnesse and usefullnesse of such an oath; only that we be carefull to deale uprightly and sincerely, both in taking and in keeping our oathes. Yea when an oath is ministred to binde as to forbeare all wrongfull carriage and doe good in our places, we should be glad to have our consciences firmely tied in such cases.