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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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It is usual with God that men of the greatest parts and gifts should be exercised with some or other inordinate affection to be mortified, and some strong temptations, to have some thorn in the flesh, or some or other messenger of Satan (as the Apostle had) to buffet them: Else they would be exalted above measure to the slighting, contemning, and condemning of their Brethren, and other men would have too high an opinion of them, half deifying them, despising those who are no less holy, but not so excellently gifted as they.
It is usuall with God that men of the greatest parts and gifts should be exercised with some or other inordinate affection to bee mortified, and some strong temptations, to have some thorne in the flesh, or some or other messenger of Satan (as the Apostle had) to buffet them: Else they would be exalted above measure to the sleighting, contemning, and condemning of their Bretheren, and other men would have too high an opinion of them, halfe deifying them, despising those vvho are no lesse holy, but not so excellently gifted as they.
There was nothing which did more evidently discover truth of Gods grace in this man, then that which was occasioned by his slips and strong temptations; For these made him more watchful over himself, then otherwise he would have bin; It made him more humble and more to loath his original corruption and sinful nature, and bewailingly to cry out with the Apostle, O miserable man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of this Death. And that because he was (as other the dear servants of God are) most sensible of the captivity and bondage which sin would strive to hold him under, sith that when he would do well, evil was present with him, and made ⟨image 11⟩him sometimes to do some things which in the bent of his soul he would not have done. This served to make him more humble in himself, more earnest in prayer to God and more pitiful towards others in whom this sin remaineth and dwelleth (even after conversion) which (as the Apostle saith) is a weight and doth easily beset them, to hinder them in their Christian race. And this I am assured off, that he would be the first espier of those faults of his when the world could not nor did take notice of them, having no peace in himself until he had with all speed and earnestness, sought and regained pardon and peace with God.