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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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1But secondly, Sarah his wife was barren, she had no children, fruitfulness and she were parted, as the Holy Ghost noteth. This affliction hath befallen many good women, and it was so much the more bitter to Abraham, because he did not intend to take any other woman, but that at last Sarah when her self was now by means of age past all hope, did earnestly persuade him unto it. To be childless is a cross wherewith some are exercised, but to Abraham it was a worse cross then ordinary, because the want of a child was to him the want of salvation too, for himself and all Nations were to be blessed in his seed: So that if he had had no son, he could have had no Heaven, and nothing stood as a stronger objection against his being saved, then his being childless. Barrenness with this aggravation comes not to any of us, and if God had not eased this burden to Abraham, by often renewing the promise of a child unto him, doubtless it would have afflicted him sore.
1But secondly, Sarah his wife was barren, shee had no children, fruitfullnesse and shee were parted, as the Holy Ghost noteth. This affliction hath befallen many good women, and it was so much the more bitter to Abraham, because he did not intend to take any other woman, but that at last Sarah when her selfe was now by meanes of age past all hope, did earnestly perswade him unto it. To be childlesse is a crosse wherewith some are exercised, but to Abraham it was a worse crosse then ordinary, because the want of a childe was to him the want of salvation too, for himselfe and all Nations were to be blessed in his seede: So that if hee had had no sonne, hee could have had no Heaven, and nothing stood as a stronger objection against his being saved, then his being childlesse. Barrennesse with this aggravation comes not to any of us, and if God had not eased this burden to Abraham, by often renewing the promise of a child unto him, doubtlesse it would have afflicted him sore.
- 15. Sarah was barren.