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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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And therefore, let us not be discouraged though we find weakness in our faith, though faith I say do show it self feeble and be much troubled, and sometimes foiled by doubting, especially in great and sore temptations; yet we must not be heartless, nor conclude, that we are utterly destitute of faith, or that our faith is not true and sincere, and unfeigned. True faith you see in Abraham may be weak, yea cannot but be weak, so long as we be clothed with tabernacles of flesh. He that truly believes, may yet be carried away with doubting sometimes, when occasions of peril and danger encounter his faith; and therefore also let us be careful to confirm and strengthen our faith more and more, and to grow in it by renewing our meditations of Gods promises, and putting our selves often in mind of the ⟨p. 116⟩power and truth of God the promise-maker, which are the pillars and foundations of our faith. For if Abraham, when these doubts began to stir in his mind, had called to mind Gods promise of giving him seed, and had reasoned with himself thus, hath not the living God possessor of Heaven and Earth undertaken to give me a seed to inherit this land after me? How then can I be killed by the Philistines? How can they take away my life whilst this promise is not yet fulfilled? Surely God both can and also will give me life and preserve me from the hands of these godless Philistines, for how else should he fulfil his promise to me of giving me seed after me? If Abraham, I say, had thus stirred up his faith by serious consideration of Gods power and truth, he had not been foiled so as he was. Let his weakness and failings be our warning, that we may escape the evils which he fell into.
And therefore, let us not be discouraged though we finde weakenesse in our faith, though faith I say doe shew it selfe feeble and be much troubled, and sometimes foiled by doubting, especially in great and sore temptations; yet we must not be heartlesse, nor conclude, that we are utterly destitute of faith, or that our faith is not true and sincere, and unfained. True faith you see in Abraham may be weake, yea cannot but be weake, so long as we be cloathed with tabernacles of flesh. He that truly beleeves, may yet be carried away with doubting sometimes, when occasions of perill and danger incounter his faith; and therefore also let us be carefull to confirme and strengthen our faith more and more, and to grow in it by renewing our meditations of Gods promises, and putting our selves often in minde of the ⟨p. 116⟩