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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 Brethren, be you encouraged to answer Gods call, to repent, to live holily, to cast of your sins and become obedient as was Abraham, for though perhaps you may not be so rich as he, nor have so many children, nor have so great outward favours, yet will God be your God, he will be your shield, he will be your reward, he will bless you in all things, he will give you the inheritance of life eternal, as sure as he did to Abraham; he will hear and accept your prayers, and he will bring you safe to the land of rest, to Heaven that true rest, where you shall have no more unquietness inward nor outward. Into Abraham's bosom will he receive all those, that be the true sons of Abraham.
And Bretheren, be you incouraged to answer Gods call, to repent, to live holily, to cast of your sinnes and become obedient as was Abraham, for though perhaps you may not be so rich as he, nor have so many childeren, nor have so great outward favours, yet will God be your God, he will be your shield, he will be your reward, hee will blesse you in all things, he will give you the inheritance of life eternall, as sure as he did to Abraham; he will heare and accept your prayers, and he will bring you safe to the land of rest, to Heaven that true rest, where you shall have no more unquietnesse inward nor outward. Into Abrahams bosome will he receive all those, that be the true sonnes of Abraham.
Learn to esteem of these spiritual blessings, though perhaps they ⟨p. 129⟩may be separated from the temporal, God therefore alone divideth them because he sees you be not fit for both, but would be hindered from enjoying the one and growing in the one, by the overfull enjoyment of the other. But the better I say you shall surely have as well as Abraham, God will more and more assure you of his favour, and of his kingdom, and show himself more and more graciously unto you, in confirming to you his comfortable promises more and more. This is better then all the riches of the whole world; If Abraham had enjoyed this whole world and not this sweet intercourse with God, his life would not have been half so comfortable and happy, but if his estate had bin never so poor and mean in outward things, yet would this sweet fellowship with his Maker have made him happy and blessed enough. Spiritual good things are the chief and principal, blessed is the man whom God pleaseth to take for his own, to call to himself, to strengthen in faith, to make more and more certain of his salvation. This is the blessing of Abraham that comes unto the Gentiles by faith in Jesus Christ. This poor and afflicted Saints enjoy as well as rich; This seek, this labour for, by endeavouring to walk with God, and by being upright.