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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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1And now let us consider the weaknesses of Sarah. First, she was weak in faith, for this caused her to give Hagar to Abraham her husband, and so to bring the sin of Polygamy into the Church of God wherewith it may seem it was not polluted before. She doubted least her self should not be fruitful, and therefore brought Hagar to him, to try whether the promised seed might come of her, and yet once more she bewrayed more unbelief, when the Angel of God told Abraham in her hearing, that he should have a son by her at the time of life, she laughed at the promise of God as at a thing ridiculous and impossible,2 saying, After I am old shall I have pleasure? 3and my Lord being old also, for the Scripture saith, She was old and it ceased to be with her after the manner of women. See how when God promised a thing in nature and reason utterly impossible, she so far forgot the Omnipotent power of God, as to think sure it could never come to pass, though God had promised it, and the Angel reproved her,4 saying. Shall any thing be impossible with God?
1And now let us consider the weakenesses of Sarah. First, shee was weake in faith, for this caused her to give Hagar to Abraham her husband, and so to bring the sinne of Poligamy into the Church of God wherewith it may seeme it was not polluted before. Shee doubted least her selfe should not be fruitfull, and therefore brought Hagar to him, to trie whether the promised seed might come of her, and yet once more shee bewrayed more unbeleefe, when the Angell of God told Abraham in her hearing, that he should have a sonne by her at the time of life, shee laughed at the promise of God as at a thing ridiculous and impossible,2 saying, After I am old shall I have pleasure? 3and my Lord being old also, for the Scripture saith, Shee was old and it ceased to be with her after the manner of women. See how when God promised a thing in nature and reason utterly impossible, shee so farre forgat the Omnipotent power of God, as to think sure it could never come to passe, though God had promised it, and the Angell reprooved her,