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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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1It is a worthy virtue and a proof of integrity, speedily and readily to obey the word of God, and amend those sins which before we did not know, when once the Lord doth vouchsafe to make them known unto us. This proveth that the soul is uprightly desirous to avoid all sins, when it will instantly reform the fault once manifested. To linger and put of from time to time, and strive to make ones self blind, and to wink and not see the sin, or not address to a speedy reformation, that is a fruit of guilefulness, but to yield to God and ones conscience, and without further delays to leave of ⟨p. 199⟩the sin and put it away and the occasions of it, that is a proof of sincerity at least in that particular. When God declareth a fault to us, bids us mend, promiseth life if we do mend, threatens death if we will not reform; if we believe his promises and threats, and submit to his Commandments, we show integrity, Abimelechs Example must teach us this effect of uprightness.
1It is a worthy vertue and a proofe of integrity, speedily and readily to obey the word of God, and amend those sinnes which before we did not know, when once the Lord doth vouchsafe to make them knowne unto us. This proveth that the soule is uprightly desirous to avoid all sinnes, when it will instantly reforme the fault once manifested. To linger and put of from time to time, and strive to make ones selfe blinde, and to winke and not see the sinne, or not addresse to a speedy reformation, that is a fruit of guilefulnesse, but to yeeld to God and ones conscience, and without further delayes to leave of ⟨p. 199⟩the sinne and put it away and the occasions of it, that is a proofe of sincerity at least in that particular. When God declareth a fault to us, bids us mend, promiseth life if we doe mend, threatens death if we will not reforme; if we beleeve his promises and threats, and submit to his Commandements, we shew integrity, Abimelechs Example must teach us this effect of uprightnesse.
- 11. He speedily and readily obeyed God.