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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, 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⟩our Lord hath foretold,3 a mans enemies shall be those of his own house, yea father hates the son, and the son the Father. For a mans inward and nearest friends are more weary of him then, then any other, because having occasion of conversing with him, they more see his piety, else as Owls are more offended with the light, and because wanting that commerce in evil and vanity which once they had, they are more displeased at the change.
First, God put him to suffer an heavy crosse 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 adoe to have maintained himselfe and the truth of his religion, if he should have continued amongst them. Wherefore hee caused him to leave that place, and those persons, and to goe into another land which he should shew him, according as in the Psalme, the Prophet speakes 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 sinnefull courses and to looke towards Heaven; though they change not their countrie for a new habitation, nor leave their fathers house to goe into a region farre distant, yet their fathers house falleth out with them, they cease to be friends to them, and they feele that which sometimes