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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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We must also strive to wax strong in faith, by putting our selves in mind of Gods Omnipotency and faithfulness, as Sarah did at length, for the Apostle witnesseth,1 that she judged him faithful which had promised, and those promises which we must labour steadfastly to believe, are the promises of God to pardon our sins, and write his Law in our hearts, and to make us able to walk in his ways, and crown us at last with life and glory, notwithstanding our sins and imperfections. Though the performance of these promises seem to us as impossible as that a dry woman should be a mother, yet we must labour to rest upon them, because of the fidelity of him that hath promised to perfect his power in our weakness.
Wee must also strive to waxe strong in faith, by putting our selves in minde of Gods Omnipotency and faithfullnesse, as Sarah did at length, for the Apostle witnesseth,1 that shee judged him faithfull which had promised, and those promises which we must labour stedfastly to beleeve, are the promises of God to pardon our sinnes, and write his Law in our hearts, and to make us able to walke in his waies, and crowne us at last with life and glory, nonwithstanding our sinnes and imperfections. Though the performance of these promises seeme to us as impossible as that a dry woman should be a mother, yet we must labour to rest upon them, because of the fidelity of him that hath promised to perfect his power in our weakenesse.
Another fault of Sarahs, was this,1 that once she forgot her self to her husband, and was full of anger and discontent, wrongfully charging him to take her maids part against her, saying, My wrong he on thee for I have given my maid into thy bosom, and now I am despised in her sight. It was true, that Hagar did sleight her too much, but that Abraham was guilty of this fault by bearing out Hagar in it, that was altogether false, as his answer proveth plainly, for he saith, thy maid is in thine hand, do with her what thou wilt.