A15013:452
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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If any say, But alas I want this, I find not God showing himself to me in his ordinances, I find him not settling my heart.
If any say, But alas I want this, I find not God shewing himselfe to me in his ordinances, I find him not setling my heart.
I Answer, If he have called thee out of sin to a good life, and that thou endeavourest to follow him, he will in due time show himself unto thee, fear it not, and the longer he seems to defer the revealing of himself, the more abundant and exceeding great shall the comfort be at last. God will not fail to bless his people with spiritual blessings, and comfort them with spiritual comforts, if they walk before him in sincerity.
I Answer, If hee have called thee out of sinne to a good life, and that thou indeavourest to follow him, he will in due time shew himselfe unto thee, feare it not, and the longer he seemes to deferre the revealing of himselfe, the more abundant and exceeding great shall the comfort be at last. God will not faile to blesse his people with spirituall blessings, and comfort them with spirituall comforts, if they walke before him in sincerity.
I proceed to tell you of good Abraham's crosses,1 which if you compare them with Isaacs, were much greater then his, if with Jacobs they seem in some respects much less. But if you consider them simply, they were some of them exceeding heavy to bear. We will rank them into a certain order.
I proceed to tell you of good Abrahams crosses,1