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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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Let us therefore see that our souls be so thoroughly subjected unto God, if ever we desire to be counted the seed of Abraham and the brothers of Isaac. But oh how far short do very many of us come of this obedience? for how should any man believe that we would readily part without lives for God, which will not part with honour or goods, or pleasure, yea any of our sins at his commandment. You be not Isaacs, if you cannot be content to give up your lives to God, how much less if you stand with him for other matters far less then life.
Let us therefore see that our soules be so thoroughly subjected unto God, if ever we desire to be counted the seede of Abraham and the brothers of Isaac. But oh how farre short do very many of us come of this obedience? for how should any man beleeve that we would readily part without lives for God, which will not part with honour or goods, or pleasure, yea any of our sinnes at his commandement. You be not Isaacs, if you cannot be content to give up your lives to God, how much lesse if you stand with him for other matters farre lesse then life.
This is the first part of Isaacs goodness to God-ward, he became obedient to death.
This is the first part of Isaacs goodnesse to God-ward, he became obedient to death.
Secondly, he was devout and religious, given to all holy exercises,1 by name, to meditation and prayer, principal exercises of piety and religious services of God, for so it is noted, Gen. 26.25. He builded an altar there, and called on the name of the Lord. Lo here he worshipped