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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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1Also note that Abraham draws Sarah here to sin in such a kind, as did even hazard and endanger her chastity once or twice. O let good men take heed of drawing one another to sin, for our sin will so endanger another, that we know not when we shall be rid of the evil fruits of our fears and dissemblings. When a man is in peril he doth not likely look about him, to see those mischiefs that will follow the bad courses he takes, to free himself from the present evil. Sure if he would fore-see them, he would rather suffer the danger of fear, then expose himself to the bad consequents of his escape. Would not Abraham rather have hazarded himself by saying she is my wife, then of making her commit adultery, by saying she is my sister, if he had well considered of it before hand.
1Also note that Abraham drawes Sarah here to sinne in such a kinde, as did even hazard and indanger her chastity once or twice. O let good men take heed of drawing one another to sin, for our sin will so indanger another, that we know not when we shall be rid of the evill fruits of our feares and dissemblings. When a man is in perill he doth not likely look about him, to see those mischiefes that will follow the bad courses he takes, to free himselfe from the present evill. Sure if he would fore-see them, he would rather suffer the danger of feare, then expose himselfe to the bad consequents of his escape. Would not Abraham rather have hazarded himselfe by saying she is my wife, then of making her commit adultery, by saying she is my sister, if he had well considered of it before hand.
- 14. He drew Sarah to sin, so far as to endanger her chastity.4. He drew Sarah to sinne, so farre as to indanger her chastity.
But yet note we, that Abraham fell into this sin once, and again, and if occasion had served, was ready to fall into it often, as we have alleged his agreement with Sarah before. He did it first in Pharaohs Country, then in Abimelechs Country, and entreated Sarah to do so where ever he came; so for want of due considering, a good man may run into the same gross sin again and again, yea and be ready to run into it very often, if he were put to it, as we see also in Isaac in the same kind.