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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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1Now another good deed of Abimelech is in regard of his servants. As soon as it is day he calls them together, and acquaints them with the things that God had revealed unto him by a dream in the night. He doth well to let his servants know the matter, that so he might make them see the true cause of his restoring Sarah to Abraham, and might approve of his practise therein, and learn themselves to fear God which at least in some degree they did, for it is said, the men feared exceedingly, verse 8. and so did not persuade him to keep Sarah still, but rather furthered his intentions of her restitution. All governors must be ready to acquaint their inferiors with the way that God shows them, especially such as concern the reformation of the lives both of themselves and of their inferiors, for it was needful that Abimelechs servants should know, that Sarah was Abraham's wife, least they or some one of them should think of taking her, when the King had left her, if they had remained ignorant of her condition. Rulers therefore must show unto their inferiors the danger of sin and what is sinful when the Lord hath made them know it, that they may be an instrument of keeping them also from evil deeds and from the punishment of them. Learn we all of this man to tender the souls of our servants and inferiors, and to reveal to them such things as God hath taught us, that they may be preserved from sin as well as our selves. And take heed of being careless to show them the good and the evil way, that they sin not through our default, because we have not duly instructed them. And let inferiors also learn to receive such instructions with holy fear as the servants of Abimelech did, that the words they hear may prevail to keep them also from wickedness.
1Now another good deed of Abimelech is in regard of his servants. As soone as it is day he calls them together, and acquaints them with the things that God had revealed unto him by a dreame in the night. He doth well to let his servants know the matter, that so he might make them see the true cause of his restoring Sarah to Abraham, and might approove of his practise therein, and learne themselves to feare God which at least in some degree they did, for it is said, the men feared exceedingly, verse 8. and so did not perswade him to keepe Sarah still, but rather furthered his intentions of her restitution. All governours must be ready to acquaint their inferiours with the way that God shewes them, especially such as concerne the reformation of the lives both of themselves and of their inferiours, for it was needfull that Abimelechs servants should know, that Sarah was Abrahams wife, least they or some one of them should thinke of taking her, when the King had left her, if they had remained ignorant of her condition. Rulers therefore must shew unto their inferiours the danger of sinne and what is sinnefull when the Lord hath made them know it, that they may be an instrument of keeping them also from evill deeds and from the punishment of them. Learne we all of this man to tender the soules of our servants and inferiours, and to reveale to them such things as God hath taught us, that they may be preserved from sinne as well as our selves. And take heed of being carelesse to shew them the good and the evill way, that they sinne not through our default, because we have not duly instructed them. And let inferiours also learne to receive such instructions with holy feare as the servants of Abimelech did, that the words they heare may prevaile to keepe them also from wickednesse.