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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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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.
Learne to esteeme of these spirituall blessings, though perhaps they ⟨p. 129⟩may be separated from the temporall, God therefore alone divideth them because he sees you be not fit for both, but would be hindered from injoying 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 kingdome, and shew himselfe 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 sweete entercourse with God, his life would not have beene halfe so comfortable and happy, but if his estate had bin never so poore and meane in outward things, yet would this sweete fellowship with his Maker have made him happy and blessed enough. Spirittuall good things are the chiefe and principall, blessed is the man whom God pleaseth to take for his owne, to call to himselfe, to strengthen in faith, to make more and more certaine of his salvation. This is the blessing of Abraham that comes unto the Gentiles by faith in Jesus Christ. This poore and afflicted Saints enjoy as well as rich; This seeke, this labour for, by indeavouring to walke with God, and by being upright.