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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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Let us therefore labour to find this goodness of God to us, let us humbly pray him that made Sarah godly, to make us so too. If when we read of this work of his grace to others, we praise him for it, he will grant it to us as well as to them. The Lord is able to make ⟨p. 145⟩any other man or woman godly as well as Sarah. She had as bad a nature, and as unable to make her self good as we have, for she also was a daughter of Adam. Therefore if you find your selves yet not to be endued with faith and holiness, take notice of these wants, and go to the throne of grace for grace, beseeching the Lord to fulfil his covenant to you, in giving you his Spirit to make you his children, and it shall be unto you according to your constant and humble supplications.
Let us therefore labour to finde this goodnesse of God to us, let us humbly pray him that made Sarah godly, to make us so too. If when we reade of this worke of his grace to others, we praise him for it, he will graunt it to us as well as to them. The Lord is able to make ⟨p. 145⟩any other man or woeman godly as well as Sarah. Shee had as bad a nature, and as unable to make her selfe good as wee have, for she also was a daughter of Adam. Therefore if you find your selves yet not to be indued with faith and holinesse, take notice of these wants, and goe to the throne of grace for grace, beseeching the Lord to fulfill his covenant to you, in giving you his Spirit to make you his children, and it shall be unto you according to your constant and humble supplications.
And those whom God hath been pleased to deal so graciously with, let them heartily and constantly praise him, labouring to make all crosses seem nothing to them in comparison of this benefit. Say, though I be poor, despised, afflicted, yet God hath given me some faith and some holiness, and begun to sanctify and will preserve me in this estate to life eternal. What cause have I to be discouraged at crosses; to make one truly godly, though they be not without their faults, is the worthiest of all mercies. In Heaven the Saints rejoice in God, and are not interrupted in his service, by remembrance of former afflictions, we one earth should labour so to be glad in hope of that eternal weight of glory, that neither feeling of present miseries nor fear of future, should much hinder us therein.