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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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Again, it was a special goodness of God to her, that when she wandered in the wilderness, and the water was spent, and her son was ready to die for thirst, God pitied both him and her, and showed her a Well whereby she gat water to give him, and promised to bless him, and so he revived, and lived, and prospered. All these favours Hagar had.
Againe, it was a speciall goodnesse of God to her, that when shee wandred in the wildernesse, and the water was spent, and her sonne was ready to die for thirst, God pitied both him and her, and shewed her a Well whereby shee gat water to give him, and promised to blesse him, and so he revived, and lived, and prospered. All these favours Hagar had.
1Consider what crosses she felt, for some bitter things she met withal as well as these comfortable and pleasing things.2 First, the hard usage of Sarah was tedious to her, and so much the more tedious by how much she was more guilty of pulling it on her self by her disobedience, stubbornness, rude and contemptuous carriage. All you that be servants, if you find your Governors sharp and rigorous, consider with your selves, whether your irreverent and disobedient behaviour have nor provoked them against you, and exposed you to this affliction, and if so, humble your selves before God first, and after to them. But if any have escaped this cross, let them bless the name of God that hath kept them from stubborn and undutiful courses, and given ⟨p. 153⟩their governors wisdom and meekness not to be sharp as some governors be without just cause.
1Consider what crosses she felt, for some bitter things she met withall as well as these comfortable and pleasing things.2