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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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 which if you compare them with Isaacs, were much greater then his, if with Iacobs they seeme in some respects much lesse. But if you consider them simply, they were some of them exceeding heavy to beare. Wee will ranke them into a certaine order.
- 1Abrahams crosses.
First, God put him to suffer an heavy cross at his first call,1 as many times also he doth many of his servants. His kindred and his Fathers house were all Idolaters, and God saw that he should have had much ado to have maintained himself and the truth of his religion, if he should have continued amongst them. Wherefore he caused him to leave that place, and those persons, and to go into another land which he should show him, according as in the Psalm, the Prophet speaks to Pharaohs daughter,2 forsake thy kindred and thy fathers house, and this affliction often assaileth the Saints of God, at their looking towards true piety, when they begin to forsake sinful courses and to look towards Heaven; though they change not their country for a new habitation, nor leave their fathers house to go into a region far distant, yet their fathers house falleth out with them, they cease to be friends to them, and they feel that which sometimes ⟨p. 130⟩