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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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Now another temporal blessing we observe to be granted to this good man, and it is three or four times noted in Scripture, Gen. 13.2. Abraham was very rich in silver, cattle, and gold. So Gen. 24.35. The Lord hath blessed my Master greatly, and he is become great, and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men servants ⟨p. 124⟩and maid servants and Camels and Asses, and 25.6. Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his Concubines. He could not have enriched them, if he had not been rich himself; So God fulfilled his promise to Abraham, and he was a very rich man as well as very good. Riches are in Gods hand, he hath them in abundance; He is able and ready to grant them to his servants: Indeed they be but doubtful blessings, if a man have not power to use them well, they will be more hurtful to him then profitable. But so far as the perfect wisdom of God sees that they will be beneficial to them, wisdom shall bring them also in her hand and fill the houses of her admirers with them also.
Now another temporall blessing we observe to be granted to this good man, and it is three or foure times noted in Scripture, Gen. 13.2. Abraham was very rich in silver, cattell, and gold. So Gen. 24.35. The Lord hath blessed my Master greatly, and he is become great, and hee hath given him flockes and heards, and silver and gold, and men servants ⟨p. 124⟩and maide servants and Camells and Asses, and 25.6. Abraham gave gifts to the sonnes of his Concubines. He could not have inriched them, if he had not beene rich himselfe; So God fulfilled his promise to Abraham, and he was a very rich man as well as very good. Riches are in Gods hand, hee hath them in abundance; He is able and ready to grant them to his servants: Indeed they be but doubtfull blessings, if a man have not power to use them well, they will be more hurtfull to him then profitable. But so farre as the perfect wisedome of God sees that they will be beneficiall to them, wisedome shall bring them also in her hand and fill the houses of her admirers with them also.