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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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And if any find not himself so called, or find it doubtful to himself, whether he have been so called yea or not, let him earnestly seek to God for it, and if we would know whether we be called yea or not, compare our selves with Abraham's Call, Gen. 12.1. God had said, meaning, before his Fathers death, before he dwelt in Charran saith Steven, for though because Terah was the Father, the departure is ascribed to him, yet God gave the call first to Abraham and he acquainted his Father with it, and so his Father went out and he with his Father, as a son in the family and house-hold of his Father, and bids him leave kindred and Fathers house, and ⟨p. 127⟩go into a Country which God should show him, promising him large off-spring, great blessings, and that the promised and blessed seed should come of him: for S. Paul saith,1 that God preached the Gospel before to Abraham, when he said, in thee shall all Nations be blessed, so that he was more largely instructed by God of remission of sins and salvation everlasting by one that was to be borne of him. Now God caused him also to believe these promises, so that he left his Fathers worship and obeyed God. If any of us have had the Word of God preached in our ears, and by name the promises of the Gospel, and hath found his heart so affected with those promises, and the true belief of them, that it hath made him follow God in a holy conversation of life, and leave his former sins, travel towards the land of life, that land which God had showed him in the paths of righteousness and true holiness, this is effectual calling, happy and blessed is this man. Rejoice in this calling, and bless God for it more then for all earthly things whatsoever. And if any of you be not as yet so called, let him see his misery, and now call upon God so to call him, till he find his prayers granted: for if we turn to God he will turn to us, and if we seek to him for the performance of his gracious Covenant in putting his Spirit of Sanctification in our hearts, he will not fail to do it.
And if any finde not himselfe so called, or finde it doubtfull to himselfe, whether he have beene so called yea or not, let him earnestly seeke to God for it, and if wee would know whether we be called yea or not, compare our selves with Abrahams Call,