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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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Now I will speak of those particular good deeds which he is commended for in Scripture. First,1 he left his own Country and Fathers house with his Grand-father Terah and his Uncle Abraham, this was a good deed and commendable. Indeed if he were then a mere young man, not yet living as the Master of a family of himself, but under the roof of his Father, then the commendation is not great, for he might be then driven to it by the authority of his Grand-father, rather then be lead by any faith in himself. But I suppose, he was then of age to make his own choice of habitation, and might if it seemed good unto him, have stayed in Aram Naharaim as well as his Uncle Nahor did the Father of Rebekah, for in the year of the World 2079, Abraham left his Country, ⟨p. 172⟩and in the year 2009 or thereabouts, Sodom was consumed. So betwixt the coming out of Mesopotamia and the conflagration of Sodom were but about thirty years, but Lot had at that time two marriageable daughters, therefore it is likely that himself was of a fit age at the time of his going out of the Country, to choose whether he would have gone or stayed. Well, Lot left his Country, and so showed himself a Pilgrim and stranger on earth together with Abraham, for though he inherited not Canaan, yet because he left the false gods which were served by his kindred in Mesopotamia, to serve the true God which Abraham went to serve, it proveth, that he had faith in that God and was accepted to life.
Now I will speake of those particular good deeds which hee is commended for in Scripture. First,1 he left his owne Countrey and Fathers house with his Grand-father Terah and his Unkle Abraham, this was a good deed and commendable. Indeed if hee were then a meere young man, not yet living as the Master of a family of himselfe, but under the roofe of his Father, then the commendation is not great, for he might be then driven to it by the authority of his Grand-father, rather then be lead by any faith in himselfe. But I suppose, he was then of age to make his owne choice of habitation, and might if it seemed good unto him, have stayed in Aram Naharaim as well as his Unkle Nahor did the Father of Rebekah, for in the yeere of the World 2079, Abraham left his Countrey, ⟨p. 172⟩