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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 we come to Lots benefits. First,1 God drew him out of his sins and gave him repentance, else S. Peters words had not been true, that called him a just man. O how great a mercy of God is this? not to call us from the state of corruption at first, but when we have almost departed back again to folly, to recall us from our grievous sins, and heal our wounded souls, by causing us to repent unfeignedly. Presume not on this mercy, but if you have found it, praise God most earnestly for it, and let not the greatness of sin discourage you from returning unto God again, for such is his grace, that he will readily receive you after such wanderings.
Now wee come to Lots benefits. First,1 God drew him out of his sinnes and gave him repentance, else S. Peters words had not beene true, that called him a just man. O how great a mercy of God is this? not to call us from the state of corruption at first, but when wee have almost departed backe againe to folly, to recall us from our grievous sinnes, and heale our wounded soules, by causing us to repent unfainedly. Presume not on this mercy, but if you have found it, praise God most earnestly for it, and let not the greatnesse of sinne discourage you from returning unto God againe, for such is his grace, that he will readily receive you after such wandrings.
- 1His benefits. 1. God gave him repentance.
Again, you see that God gave him riches great store, the Lord can give the same to other of his people with as plentiful a hand, but if he do not, you see in Lot what cause there is not to murmur; for riches did undo Lot almost, and therefore was God fain to take them all again, because he could not so use them as not to set his heart too much upon them. If God hath been pleased to grant you these things, let Lots example make you careful to keep your hearts from being too much enamoured of them.