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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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But what did God for others for Abraham's sake? First,1 he blessed Lot the more for Abraham's sake, and as it is noted, Lot that went with Abraham had herds, and after when God destroyed Sodom he thought of Abraham and delivered Lot also. So God for a good mans sake will bless and help even his friends and well-willers, and those that belong to him shall be much the better for him, according to the promise that he had made, saying, I will bless them that bless thee.
But what did God for others for Abrahams sake? First,1 he blessed Lot the more for Abrahams sake, and as it is noted, Lot that went with Abraham had heards, and after when God destroyed Sodome he thought of Abraham and delivered Lot also. So God for a good mans sake will blesse and helpe even his friends and well-willers, and those that belong to him shall be much the better for him, according to the promise that he had made, saying, I will blesse them that blesse thee.
- 12. God did do good to others for Abrahams sake. 1. Blessed Lot and delivered him.2. God did doe good to others for Abrahams sake. 1. Blessed Lot and delivered him.
And for Abraham's children,1 he blessed Isaac and gave him great outward things, yea gave him also grace and made him heir of the Covenant, and continued the Church in his house, giving him a son in the life time of Abraham. For Abraham had Isaac at a hundred, and lived 175 years, and Isaac married at forty, and had Esau and Jacob at sixty, so Abraham lived to see those two sons about five years old,2 and gave outward things to Ishmael and abundance to him, that Princes came of him in likelihood during Abraham's life time, and he sent away his sons by Keturah with great riches, and you know that even after Abraham's death, God honoured him still, by calling him his friend in many places,