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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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Children are a blessing of God, chiefly if they be good and virtuous, willing to be ruled by their parents. These are the inheritance of God, when they grow up as Olive plants round about ones table, and the Psalmist saith,1 blessed are they which have their quiver full of them, they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. These comfort him in their childhood, and are a delight to him when they be young, these are a staff to his old-age. In them his name liveth when his person is dead, and they be as it were branches springing from himself as a root, and making his house to flourish and be green. So God blessed Abraham in the fruit of his body.
Children are a blessing of God, chiefly if they be good and vertuous, willing to be ruled by their parents. These are the inheritance of God, when they grow up as Olive plants round about ones table, and the Psalmist saith,1 blessed are they which have their quiver full of them, they shall not be ashamed when they speake with their enemies in the gate. These comfort him in their childhood, and are a delight to him when they be young, these are a staffe to his old-age. In them his name liveth when his person is dead, and they be as it were branches springing from himselfe as a roote, and making his house to flourish and be greene. So God blessed Abraham in the fruite of his body.
Let all those therefore whom God hath blessed with this blessing, see Gods good hand to them, and praise him for it. Indeed to be a parent of many and towardly children, if it lift up the heart to God, and occasion our hearty thankfulness unto the Lord, is a special favour. Those that have it must see Gods good hand in it, and those that have it not, must seek it of God, and walk before him obediently, that they may be capable of it.