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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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Let Gods people learn therefore to trust upon him for their outward estate; for though he make not all his children rich, for it is not good for all, yet he will not see the meanest of them to starve, for then he should not answer that bountiful and merciful title of a Father, by which he loveth that his servants should call him and call upon him. Encourage your selves therefore in all holiness, righteousness and virtues, for sure the Lord that filled the house of Abraham and made him so wealthy and great a man, will not neglect to give you food convenient for you, and to supply you with necessaries.
Let Gods people learne therefore to trust upon him for their outward estate; for though he make not all his children rich, for it is not good for all, yet he will not see the meanest of them to starve, for then he should not answer that bountifull and mercifull title of a Father, by which he loveth that his servants should call him and call upon him. Incourage your selves therefore in all holinesse, righteousnesse and vertues, for sure the Lord that filled the house of Abraham and made him so wealthie and great a man, will not neglect to give you foode convenient for you, and to supply you with necessaries.
And let those that have houses, goods, and wealth in abundance, learn to use them well, to see it is Gods gift, and to use them as stewards, to praise God for them, to make them a means of knitting their hearts more sure and fast to him in love and obedience; and to employ them bountifully, liberally, and mercifully as Abraham no doubt did, that they may lay up treasure for themselves in Heaven, and that by well-doing they make them friends of the riches of iniquity. Wealth honestly gotten, mercifully and bountifully used and moderately enjoyed, is a great mercy of God. If God make you rich, do you show your selves to be good as well as rich, or else riches do not make a man the better that hath them, neither can they make his life much more comfortable; yea it doth appear often that riches are laid up for the owners thereof for hurt.1
And let those that have houses, goods, and wealth in abundance, learne to use them well, to see it is Gods gift, and to use them as stewards, to praise God for them, to make them a meanes of knitting their hearts more sure and fast to him in love and obedience; and to imploy them bountifully, liberally, and mercifully as Abraham no doubt did, that they may lay up treasure for themselves in Heaven, and that by well-doing they make them friends of the riches of iniquity. Wealth honestly gotten, mercifully and bountifully used and moderately enjoyed, is a great mercy of God. If God make you rich, doe you shew your selves to be good as well as rich, or else riches doe not make a man the better that hath them, neither can they make his life much more comfortable; yea it doth appeare often that riches are laid up for the owners thereof for hurt.