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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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The last part of Abraham's good carriage is to strangers, which he conceived at first to be men, though indeed they proved to be Angels: for so you have his hospitality recorded by the Holy Ghost, Gen. 18. 1. ad 17. When he saw certain men which he took to be travellers, he ran to them, and with importunity brought them on their way. A courteous, free and honourable entertaining of strangers, is a virtue commended to our imitation, by the example of Abraham: for so saith the Author to the Hebrews. 1Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for by that means some have received Angels unawares, and we are bidden to be given to hospitality. Let us therefore be far ⟨p. 114⟩from niggardliness in this case, and yet far from profuseness too. And if to strangers, much more to our friends and acquaintance, must we show our selves humane and liberal in this kind, and most of all to our poor and needy neighbours, that cannot reward us, for our Saviour prefers mercy before courtesy, and tells us, that such cost shall be reckoned for. So have we done with Abraham's virtues, which if we can take out in our practise happy shall we be, for to this end are good mens good deeds registered in the Book of God, that we which read them, by following them in the ways of goodness, might be sure to over-take them in the end of our journey, and to dwell in the place of happiness, whether they have safely gone before us.
The last part of Abrahams good carriage is to strangers, which he conceived at first to be men, though indeed they proved to be Angels: for so you have his hospitality recorded by the Holy Ghost, Gen. 18. 1. ad 17. When he saw certaine men which he tooke to be travellers, he ranne to them, and with importunity brought them on their way. A courteous, free and honourable intertaining of strangers, is a vertue commended to our imitation, by the example of Abraham: for so saith the Author to the Hebrewes. 1Be not forgetfull to intertaine strangers, for by that meanes some have received Angels unawares, and we are bidden to be given to hospitality. Let us therefore be farre