A15013:793
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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Indeed, the Lord hath abolished such kind of Altars, and such kind of sacrifices now since the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, and offering himself once for all as a propitiatory sacrifice to take away the sins of the world,1 but yet now also we have an Altar, whereof they have no right to eat that partake of those sacrifices. Christ Jesus is our Altar, who sacrificeth all those services which we offer up unto God by him, and our sacrifices are spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. The offering of a contrite and broken heart God doth much esteem, the offering of praises and prayers, the calves of our lips done unto God in the name of Christ, are very pleasing unto him; the presenting of our selves, souls and bodies to him,2 is exceeding delightful, yea with doing of good and distributing as with sacrifices, God is greatly contented, as S.3 Paul saith, these are an odour of sweet savour, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. If a man retire himself, and considering the death of Christ for sin, do humbly present himself before God, confessing his sins, and judging himself for them, and labour to lament them with hearty grief before God, as causes of the death of his son, this is a grateful sacrifice. If he praise God in the Name of Christ as for all other benefits, so for the great blessing of redemption wrought by Christ, this also doth give a sweet odour unto God; if he even consecrate himself to God, resolving to walk before him in all upright obedience, praying for the Spirit of God to sanctify him, that in all things he may please God, no Bullock or Ram can please the Lord so well: If he set apart some portion of his wealth to God, and give it to relieve the necessities of the Saints, this is very sweet incense, so that he trust not in the merit of the work, as if it could deserve any thing for the worthiness of it, but trust alone in Christ for the acceptation of himself and it, and all his services. Would you confirm to your own consciences that you be true Isaacs? Ask your selves then, do you offer these burnt offerings, if not, you be not as Isaac, children of the promise, if yea, you may assure your souls that you be. O then study to abound in these services.
Indeed, the Lord hath abolished such kinde of Altars, and such kinde of sacrifices now since the comming of Jesus Christ into the world, and offering himselfe once for all as a propitiatory sacrifice to take away the sinnes of the world,