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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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First, he made him gracious promises, Gen. 12.2. I will bless thee, 1and make thee a great Nation, and thou shalt be a blessing, and I will bless them that bless thee, and will curse them that curse thee. Again, he appears to him to renew this blessing, and these promises. Gen. 13.4. promising him a large off-spring again, and the possession of the land of Canaan, understood by Abraham to be a figure of an heavenly inheritance, for he sought a City to come, saith the Author to the Hebrews.
First, he made him gracious promises, Gen. 12.2. I will blesse thee, 1and make thee a great Nation, and thou shalt be a blessing, and I will blesse them that blesse thee, and will curse them that curse thee. Againe, he appeares to him to renew this blessing, and these promises. Gen. 13.4. promising him a large off-spring againe, and the possession of the land of Canaan, understood by Abraham to be a figure of an heavenly inheritance, for he sought a Citie to come, saith the Author to the Hebrewes.
- 11. God made him gracious promises.1. God made him gratious promises.
Again, Chap. 15.1.1 and in the whole Chapter he confirmeth the promise again by another vision, I am thy shield and thine exceeding great reward; so to comfort him against the doubts which he might have, that the vanquished Kings might prepare an army and return upon him, and there also again he renews the promise of giving him a son, yea giving him a multitude of children after him, and by a sign confirms it to him: Look up to Heaven (saith he) and count the Stars, &c. yea gave him faith to believe it, and assures him that he was justified, and that he accepted that faith of him for righteousness, accounting him by means of that faith for the sake of him in whom he believed, as perfectly just, as if he had perfectly fulfilled the Law.