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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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1Lastly, God blessed Ishmael in outward things, and made him to prosper so much in the world that he became a great man, and had twelve Princes issuing from his loins and after a great nation. Why should the Saints doubt of things needful? seeing even those of whom we are not sure that they were Saints, enjoyed so great abundance, or why should any man boast himself of these things? which an Ishmael may have as well as an Isaac. And why should not we be encouraged to serve God in uprightness? who vouchsafeth so liberally to reward his servants, as to bless their children so much for their sakes. And so much for the life of Ishmael.
1Lastly, God blessed Ishmael in outward things, and made him to prosper so much in the world that he became a great man, and had twelve Princes issuing from his loynes and after a great nation. Why should the Saints doubt of things needfull? seeing even those of whom we are not sure that they were Saints, enjoyed so great abundance, or why should any man boast himselfe of these things? which an Ishmael may have as well as an Isaac. And why should not we be incouraged to serve God in uprightnesse? who vouchsafeth so liberally to reward his servants, as to blesse their children so much for their sakes. And so much for the life of Ishmael.
- 14. He prospered much in the world.
1Now for his death, which is set down, Gen. 25.17. These are the years of the life of Ishmael 137 years, and then he gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered to his people. He lived ten years more then Sarah, for she lived 127 and he an 137 and this is to be noted of him, that the years of his life are reckoned, which is not done to any wicked man in Scripture again,2